the essentials song list
- 25 Miles - Edwin Starr, 1968
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell, 1967
- Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations, 1968
- Can’t Get Next To You - The Temptations, 1969
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You - Frankie Vallie, 1967
- Carnival Time - Al "Carnival Time" Johnson, 1960
- Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin, 1967
- Come and Get Your Love - Redbone, 1974
- Come Rain Or Come Shine - Ray Charles, 1959
- Crazy Love - Van Morrison, 1970
- Don't You Just Know It - Huey "Piano" Smith, 1958
- Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing - Stevie Wonder, 1972
- Easy - The Commodores, 1977
- Everyday People - Sly And The Family Stone, 1968
- Express Yourself - Charles Wright, 1971
- Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone, 1971
- Gimme Little Sign - Brenton Woods, 1967
- Get It While You Can - Howard Tate, 1967
- Get Ready - The Temptations, 1966
- Good Lovin' - The Rascals, 1966
- Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG’s, 1962
- Groove Me - King Floyd, 1970
- Groovin’ - Willie Mitchell, 1968
- Happy Together - The Turtles, 1967
- Hava Nagila (Let Us Rejoice) - Traditional Hebrew song, 1915
- Here Come The Girls - Ernie K. Doe, 1970
- Hold On I'm Coming - Sam & Dave, 1965
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye 1964
- I Choose You - Willie Hutch, 1973
- I Got Loaded - Lil' Bob & The Lollipops, 1965
- I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1967
- I Want To Take You Higher - Sly & The Family Stone, 1969
- I’ll Be Around - The Spinners, 1973
- Intimate Friends - Eddie Kendricks, 1977
- It’s a Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone, 1971
- It’s Raining - Irma Thomas, 1962
- Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd, 1966
- La Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong, 1959
- Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett, 1966
- Lean On Me - Bill Withers, 1972
- Let's Stay Together - Al Green, 1971
- Love and Happiness - Al Green, 1972
- Memphis Train - Rufus Thomas, 1968
- Monkey In A Sack - Lil Buck & The Top Cats, 1969
- More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase, 1969
- Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight, 1971
- Nothing Can Change This Love - Sam Cooke, 1962
- Pots And Pans - King Curtis, 1966
- Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner, 1970
- Reach Out (I’ll Be There) - The Four Tops, 1967
- Rescue Me - Fontella Bass, 1965
- Respect - Aretha Franklin, 1967
- Sea Of Love - Phil Phillips, 1959
- Shout - The Isley Brothers, 1959
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder, 1970
- Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding, 1967
- Someday - Smiley Lewis, 1956
- Soulful Strut - Young-Holt Unlimited, 1968
- Soul Finger - The Bar Kays, 1967
- Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin, 1970
- Take Me to the River - Al Green, 1974
- A Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, 1965
- These Boots Are Made For Walkin’ - Nancy Sinatra, 1966
- This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) - The Talking Heads, 1983
- Too Late to Turn Back Now - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, 1972
- Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1965
- Treat Her Right - Roy Head, 1965
- Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding, 1967
- Twist & Shout - Isley Brothers, 1962
- What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong, 1968
- Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston, 1973
- You Are The Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne, 2008
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder, 1972
- You Keep Me Hanging On - Bonnie & Sheila, 1971
- You Really Got A Hold On Me - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1962
- Your Love is Lifting Me Higher - Jackie Wilson, 1967
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