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Playground Recording Studio

From Vintage Analog to Surround Sound Digital
Home of Southern Americana Music
Playground Records

Southern Americana Music is a music conglomerate that includes publishing and production as well artist development with a southern ethnic focus. S.A.M is also the parent company of Playground Recording Studio. For licensing info or publishing info on Chu-Fin Music, Friendly Finley Music, Piccolo Music or Southern Americana Tunes BMI or Tucker Steet Music ASCAP please email. 70's source cues available, please email

bassace123@aol.com

S.A.M. known for it's "This Ain't Hi-Fidelity" compilations is scheduled for several new releases by 2007. "This Ain't Hi-Fidelity" volumes 1-14 are currently available.

"SOUL RESURRECTION" VOL. #1 Some rare cuts from BIG JOHN HAMILTON, DORIS ALLEN, REUBEN HOWELL, LEROY LLOYD, LEN WADE and JIMMIE NELSON. Some of the tracks we are using have never been released and are some FUNKY SOUL Music. Included in "Soul Resurrection" are a couple of cuts by Len Wade, which we found at the last moment when assembling the master. These cuts are from 1966 and include "Everybody's Clown" with the Memphis Horns and an alternative cut of "Love Comes and Goes". To purchase your send $20.00 to Playground Recording Studio, 101 Westview Ave., Valparaiso, Fl. 32580 USA we will pick up the shipping in the US. Customers abroad must include $5.00 for shipping. We also accept PayPal payments. Our account is bassace123@aol.com. Please include return shipping address.

John Ciba of Choked distributors in Chicago is handling pre sales for folks up nawth. Now available on your favorite download service.

We are shipping "Soul Resurrection" Now! Send $20.00 US to Playground Recording Studio, 101 Westview Ave., Valparaiso, Fl. 32580 or $20.00 PayPal to bassace123@aol.com. Customers abroad include $5.00 shipping

Reuben Howell early 70's

"Soul Resurrection" spans the time period between LenWade's demo cut of "Everybody's Clown" from 1966 to Reuben Howell's 1984 "No Need to Worry". Musicians include the Fame Muscle Shoals rhythm section in the late 60's, The Memphis Horns, the Muscle Shoals Horns, The first Playground House rhythm section, including John Rainey Adkins and RJ Benninghoff. The Leroy Lloyd band and More.

Soul Resurrection

The Playground Series Vol.1

1. Bad Habit Baby Reuben Howell

2. I’ll Keep on Loving You Doris Allen

3. No Need to Worry Reuben Howell

4. So Good to Be Together John Hamilton and Doris Allen

5. No Way to Stop it Jimmy Gresham

6. Watch Yo Step Jimmie Nelson

7. I'll Keep On Lovin You Big John Hamilton

8. The Funky Muscle Count Willie with Leroy and Dukes

9. Everybody's Clown Len Wade

10. Chasin A Rainbow Jimmy Gresham

11. Leroy’s Blues Leroy Lloyd and the Dukes

12. How can I Prove Reuben Howell

13. Sang this song Johnny Soul

14. Heavy in my Mind Doris Allen

15. Missin Piece of Me Johnny Lee Hamilton

16. Disco Nights Count Willie with Leroy and the Dukes

17. Sundown Leroy Lloyd & The Swingin' Dukes

w/ Cigarette Jones on Sax

18. Love Comes & Goes Len Wade

19. Just Call me Darling Reuben Howell

For more info on Playground Recording Studio and Southern Americana Music go to the Home page and email Will or the Chief. We are always looking for artists and bands who write and perform.. We don't care what genre of music as long as we think it is good and from the heart. We have also included Some pix of our friends..... But the site is limited so don't feel "froze out"
THE WORLD BOOGIE IS COMING!

Finley Duncan at his bar in Valparaiso

Only Known photograph of
Big John Hamilton and Doris Allen

Studio Manager and Talent Scout
William Lancaster with Luther Dickinson
of the North Mississippi All Stars
at Luther's Wedding