The Dixie Drifter

Credited on the record as The Dixie Drifter with Black River Junction.

Let the Soul Roll On Pt. II

1971 · Archives AR 1-68 · USA

Let the Soul Roll On Pt. II – The Dixie Drifter (A-side label)

Artist
The Dixie Drifter
Credited on the record as
The Dixie Drifter with Black River Junction
Title
Let the Soul Roll On Pt. II
Release
Let the Soul Roll On
Year
1971
Label
Archives # AR 1-68
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
USA
Songwriter
Enoch Gregory
Genre
Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs

Let the Soul Roll On Pt. I (Dixie Drifter, The) (Part II an instrumental). Born Enoch Hawthorne Gregory (13 December 1936 - April 2000) in Hertford, North Carolina, USA. Song recorded in Brooklyn, New York. Soul - general history, mainly civil rights. Reference to African-Americans fighting in wars.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

White "For the Archives Recording Co." scroll-logo label, record no. AR 1-68 A / B, "A Black River Production", Black River Music BMI; "Let the Soul Roll On" Pt. I (3:30) and Pt. II (2:36), both (E. Gregory); The Dixie Drifter with Black River Junction; arranger Horace Ott. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Born Hertford, North Carolina

In collections

Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs

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