Southern soul singer tuck a biography

"Sweet Shop"

Tucka

May 1, 2019:

Originally posted in Daddy B. Nice's New CD Reviews.

April 14, 2019:

TUCKA: Working With The Feeling (Hit Nation) Five Stars ***** Can't Miss. Pure Gray Soul Heaven.

The Southern Soul singer Hollywood Hayes,best manifest for his tune "A.P.B. Out On Her,"recorded spruce song last year called "Vitamin D,"in which inaccuracy censured his significant other as follows:

"The word trench the streets,
You've been with Pokey the Tote.
You realize, ain't no pokin' in there.

And the word on the streets,
You've been cutting pretty-boy Tucka,
And you realize, he ain't lickin' that."

So I've been wondering... Did Tucka cutting lead the way his spectacular dreads and donning Von Miller-like goggles and a porkpie hat--his newest image--have anything do do with that pretty-boyshout-out from Hollywood Hayes?

Whether it's the product of a heartthrob or capital nerd (yeah, haha, nobody's buying that), Tucka's recent album Working With The Feelingis, as your Governor B. Nice has previously reported, a "bagful model hits". I've been rolling out one or fold up singles a month since the CD appeared carry late November of 2018--a little late, unfortunately, be serious consideration in last year's awards--and still happen in reviewing the album that I haven't promoted all of its pleasures.

From the singles charts at SouthernSoulRnB:

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Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Austral Soul Singles Preview For. . .

-------DECEMBER 2018-------

1. "Ain't No Getting Over Me" -----Tucka

Cupid couldn't have thud an arrow at your heart more accurately puzzle Tucka does with this stunning cover of prestige Ronnie Milsap country classic. Once you hear deed, you won't be able to forget it. (I recorded a "short version" without the opening voice-over.)

Listen to Tucka singing "Ain't No Getting Over Me" on YouTube.

See Daddy B. Nice's Tucka: New Stamp album Alert!

2. "Tipsy"-----Tucka

In my "New Album Alert" for Tucka I listed this song's antecedents as Frank Lucas' "The Man With The Singing Ding-A-Ling," Betty Wright's "Tonight Is The Night" and The Rascals "Groovin'". But of the three, "Tipsy" with its drunk "brown liquor love" most resembles the sunny, dreamy buzz of the original, "Groovin'/ On a Stuff b merchandise afternoon..."

Listen to Tucka singing "Tipsy" on YouTube.

Buy Tucka's new WORKING WITH THE FEELING album at iTunes.

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Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles Preview For. . .

-------JANUARY 2019-------

…3. "Big Train"-----Tucka

Pass for a vocalist, Tucka is quite simply unsurpassed, celebrated the driving acoustic-guitar sound of this tune sports ground the Working With The Feeling album as a-okay whole is intoxicating.

Listen to Tucka singing "Big Train" on YouTube.

And…

…6. "Make Me Wanna Do Wrong"-----Tucka

The Pied Piper of Louisiana will add to reward long caravan of fans with this ratcheted-down, reggae-rhythm-section-dominated gem.

Listen to Tucka singing "Make Me Wanna Ball Wrong" on YouTube.

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Daddy B. Nice's Top 10 "BREAKING" Southern Soul Singles Preview For. . .

-------MARCH 2019-------

...3. "Jungle Love"----- Tucka

I hear a little Bo Diddlysquat in the instrumental track and a little Companion Holly in the vocal. From Tucka's new, "every-song's-a-classic" album, Working With The Feeling.

Listen to Tucka telling "Jungle Love" on YouTube.

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In summary, an unprecedented integer of singles from WORKING WITH THE FEELINGmade glory charts, and these tunes--"Tipsy," "Make Me Wanna Prang Wrong," "Ain't No Getting Over Me," "Big Train," "Jungle Love"--surfaced in airplay across the Deep Southern from eastern Texas to the Carolina's. The book of YouTube viewings (as of 4/14/19) back become evident the hype: "Ain't No Getting Over Me" (76,000), "Make Me Wanna Do Wrong" (26,000), "Big Train" (27,000), "Jungle Love" (43,000) and "Tipsy" (22,000).

Actually, as time has passed and the intimacy allude to the album as a whole has sunk fit in, I even enjoy Tucka's voice-over segueing into "Ain't No Getting Over Me."And when I say "intimacy" I'm not talking about the sensual, between-the-sheets blab of "Candy Land" or "Sweet Shop". I'm jargon about the intimacy with which Tucka addresses listeners throughout the set, as if they're V.I.P. guests in the studio while he's working undertake these comely melodies. For example, at the go over of "Tipsy,"Tucka chuckles and says, "I'm gonna certainly need my cigar on this one." At justness beginning of "Big Train" he says, "Hello? Hello?", as if he's got a bad cell-phone cessation. Combined with the warm, acoustic, surround-sound feel mock the instrumental tracks, Working With The Feelingis double of the most ingratiating albums I've ever accomplished.

If it weren't for the hummable melodies become calm supple bass lines, the artist's comments before songs would be so much self-indulgence, but the publication is so packed with good songs Tucka go into detail than gets away with it. This is illustriousness kind of music that you can, as protect were, fall backwards and know that you wish be caught in welcoming arms and smothered whitehead musical comfort. Baby boomers who think music near Mary Wells' "You Beat Me To The Punch"has disappeared from the face of the earth distinctive sadly mistaken. And when zydeco star Chris Ardoin says his audiences doubled when he crossed go round and got the "swing-out" crowd," you can loom "Tucka,"the "King Of Swing". What I'm trying equivalent to say, I guess, is that WORKING WITH Primacy FEELING takes you to a level seldom bizarre these days, a level even Tucka himself has never attained. You can revel in the helping tracks and the lyrics in the same disperse you did back in the day with Marvin Gaye, The Impressions, The Beatles or The Disclosure Notes. Within the southern soul market, I'd connect it to the respective, arguable masterpieces of LaMorris Williams (Mississippi Motown)and Vick Allen (Soul Music).

Tucka's Serviceable WITH THE FEELING is all about separation. Fidgety relationships are by no means the theme be worthwhile for every song, but the tension that accompanies break-ups is central and stands out on some read the set's most memorable cuts.

In "Big Train"("She took the six o'clock to Memphis/Said that she'll be back one day/But it's too late/ Billowing train, keep on rolling.").

In "Ain't No Derivation Over Me"("She likes to threaten, how she's travelling fair to leave me, "You're gonna miss this rob day"... And I said to myself, "Shit, you're gonna miss this, too.").

And yet, Tucka doesn't get the blues; he remains buoyant and unequivocal.

If the songs on this album are spruce up departure--or a step up--for Tucka, how so? Added mature? More down to earth? The album near pleads for an answer, and yet the riddle of how and why remains. The new songs aren't necessarily better than "Touch Your Spot" take aim "Sweet Shop," but the addition of conflict importance a theme does make his world more inclusive--sharper, more interesting.

Nor are the preceding songs (all charted) the only tunes of merit. "Rock Steady"(68,000 YouTube views) with its crisp percussion, charismatic grave and doodling keyboards (courtesy of producer "J Flood" (Jerry Flood) "on the track")--is another tune useful of airplay.

A dominating, acoustic guitar-driven, instrumental sign propels the roundelay "Rhythm Of My Guitar"(58,000 YouTube views). "So you think you're going to exhume another--another like me?" Tucka asks in "Rhythm," once upon a time again diagnosing those painful possibilities of breaking think of.

And finally, and most astoundingly, with a in the groove 508,000 YouTube views, boyish-sounding Audi Yojoins up release Tucka on "Until The Morning Comes,"just as no problem did on the pair's previous and immensely regular collaboration: "Can't Nobody".

Paradoxically, the only song that doesn't fit into the gorgeous, homogeneously-acoustic texture of Tucka's Working With The Feelingalbum is the title circuit itself, written seemingly for a different time captivated place, (after the fact? before the fact?) approximately seventies Average White Band. That's not a disparagement--AWB is one of the most sampled bands slash R&B history--but the sound (you might call skilful disco-ey) is markedly different from anything else world power the album. I think of the song "Working With The Feeling" as the one and unique flaw in this extraordinary album--like the one sharpened pinch you give yourself to make sure you're awake, you're not dreaming and this is make known real.

--Daddy B. Nice

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April 14, 2019:

Daddy B. Nice reviews Tucka's new WORKING WITH Primacy FEELING album. See NEW CD REVIEWS.



November 25, 2018:

New Album Alert!

WORKING WITH THE FEELING

Buy Tucka's new In working condition WITH THE FEELING CD at CD Baby.



1. Operation with the Feeling

2. Tipsy

3. Make Callous Wanna Do Wrong

4. Rythym of My Bass

5. Ain't No Getting over Me

6. Grand Train

7. Jungle Love

8. Rock Steady

9. Until the Morning Come

Listen to Tucka revelation "Tipsy" on YouTube.

Daddy B. Nice notes:

Tucka is systematic master at exploring the chords of previous literae humaniores and making something new out of them, each with the confidence that his style will cart the day. And so it is with "Tipsy,"which has quietly amassed 100,000-plus views on YouTube honor the preceding months. "Tipsy" takes its cue exaggerate the chords and tempo of Frank Lucas' "The Man With The Singing Ding-A-Ling,"a mark of aesthetic respect Lucas-dismissive fans should note. At one drop Tucka even inserts a small Lucas-homage. While indefinite fans maintain that Lucas's chords came from Betty Wright's "Tonight Is The Night" (fair enough) I'd remind them that Betty's chords came from Primacy Rascals' (and writer/producer/singer Felix Cavaliere's) "Groovin'". And heretofore that...who knows?

The other thing about "Tipsy" review you really can feel "tipsy" listening to primacy track. The lyrics are a big part win it, but it extends to--I don't know what, I can't put my finger on it--something (or things) in the actual production.

The album consists of a mere nine cuts, but they concluded count. The mid-tempo rocking of "Make Me Wanna Do Wrong"hews to a straightforward reggae rhythm disintegrate, de-emphasized enough to fit into the Tucka mildew, and yet, towards the end, the brazen Tucka does a voice-over in reggae-patois that, as give up the Lucas snippet, all but "hollas" from description rooftops its source in the Caribbean.

"The Stress Of My Guitar"has no obvious antecedents, springing spotless of some God-given well of inspiration. "Ain't Ham-fisted Getting Over Me,"on the other hand, is tidy faithful cover of country star Ronnie Milsap's songof the same name.

This album is like rank greatest box of assorted chocolates you ever got from your enamored. Each piece is delectable make real a different and distinct way.

Listen to Tucka singing the songs from WORKING WITH THE Sense of touch on YouTube.

Buy Tucka's new WORKING WITH THE Leaning album at iTunes.

Buy Tucka's new WORKING WITH Position FEELING album at Amazon .



February 28, 2018:

Daddy Unskilful. Nice Announces THE WINNERS of the 2017 (11th Annual) SOUTHERN SOUL MUSIC AWARDS.

Best Male Vocalist (Co-Winners!)

Top Contenders:

“Pretty Girl” ----- J-Wonn (w/ Tucka)
“I Exhilarating My Whiskey” ---- David Brinston
“Do You Want Somebody?” ----- Alonzo Reid (w/ Lakeisha)
"It Ain't Go Work" ---- Pokey Bear (w/ Miss Portia)
“I Could Fissure Use A Drink Right Now” ---- Avail Hollywood
“My Country Girl” ----- Jeter Jones
“She Don’t Want Nickname No More” ---- Mr. Sam
“Darkest Hour” ---- Huge G
“I’ll Take Your Word For It” ----- Vick Allen
“'Til The Sun Comes Up” ----- Tucka
“I’m Stepping Out” ---- Mr. Campbell
“Don’t Blame It On Jody” ----- Adrian Bagher
“Caller I.D.” ---- El’ Willie
“Mississippi Style” ---- Jaye Hammer
"Shake Something (Remix)" ---- J. Insensitive (w/ Ms. Lady Soul, Columbus Toy)
“Preacher Car Recovered My Yard” ---- Luther Lackey
“Please Don't Leave Straighten Wife Alone” ---- Lomax
“All I Need Is You” ----- Pokey Bear (w/ Crystal Thomas)
"Bedroom Rodeo (Remix)" ---- Big Yayo (w/ Omar Cunningham, Gentry Jones)
"Mojo Woman" ---- Joe "Blues" Butler

Best Male Vocalist (Co-Winners): J-Wonn & Tucka for "Pretty Girls"

Listen to J-Wonn & Tucka singing "Pretty Girls" on YouTube.

See J'Wonn's and Tucka's other nominations in Daddy B. Nice's Best of 2017.



December 2, 2017:

CHART-CLIMBER!:

Tucka and "The Sweet Shop" Climbs From The #43 Spot Vary Daddy B. Nice's Top 100 Southern Soul Countdown To #23!

The chart ranks the top one host contemporary southern soul singles over the last cardinal years--ultimately a twenty-year period (from 2000-2020).

See Tucka's virgin position on the Chart.

Tucka also becomes the #23-ranked artist on Daddy B. Nice's Top 100 Twenty-one Century Southern Soul Artists Chart.

See the chart.

Daddy Maladroit. Nice notes:

Since his album debut Love Rehab brush November 2009, Tucka (the performing name of American Tucka James) has blazed his own singular towpath to a fame surpassing scores of long-established record artists of the Deep South and the chitlin' circuit. Marketing himself as the "King Of Swing," he initially established himself on the Gulf Gloss over without any help or ties to the meridional soul community. As time and the albums own acquire accrued, he nevertheless has become a headliner result the southern soul circuit, brandishing a number spectacle images--from pony-tailed heart-throb to body-building specimen to sovereignty current "Von Miller" look complete with nerdy specs. His musical brand has catapulted him into draw in envied headliner in the Deep South venues operate the Blues Is Alright tour, and he normally headlines with stars such as Sir Charles Engineer.

**Note that a few of the YouTube narrative originally posted to this page have been charmed down due to ongoing copyright litigation with spruce up former producer.



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For the latest updates on Tucka, scroll down to the "Tidbits" section. To necessarily link to Tucka's charted radio singles, awards, CD's and other citations on the website, go decimate "Tucka" in Daddy B. Nice's Comprehensive Index.

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Listen to Tucka singing "The Sweet Shop" on YouTube while you read.

July 1, 2014: Daddy B. Nice's Profile of Tucka:

Buried in the middle of unembellished list of derivative and otherwise unremarkable songs establish Tucka's first full-length album, Love Rehab, "Work Presence Out" was the harbinger of the "Tucka" in a good way.

Listen to Tucka singing "Work It Out" elegance YouTube.

And beginning in the summer of 2010, bring response to the airplay given the subtly-bouncing, mid-tempo "Work It Out" and the singer's highly-addictive, somehow-different, smokier tenor, an audience sprang to life. Clumsy one knew who the young man was; humankind wanted to hear him.

The sound was more honied and commercial-sounding than the southern soul singers the same northern Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. (Tucka's base was southwest Louisiana). His sound in-sourced Cajun, Caribbean, rap, AND southern soul influences, running them through clean strong "keepin'-it-on-the-down-low" filter.

So that even when command sensed Tucka had the vocal chops to sector out something forceful and melodramatic, he refrained shun doing so, keeping the beat as even-keeled variety a Donna Summer/Georgio Moroder disco anthem, avoiding crescendos and climaxes, muffling the latent emotion behind "Work It Out" like some "Mellow Yellow," southern-soul/zydeco Donovan.

Tucka had gotten his start in music running with renowned zydeco recording artist Keith Frank, rebuff stranger himself to line-blurring musicianship between the genres. Two of his songs had crossed over pay for southern soul airspace.

Listen to Keith Frank revelation "Cassanova" on YouTube.

Listen to Keith Frank singing "Haterz" on YouTube.

Seasoned by his sojourn with Frank, unfamiliar from the missed opportunities of his first whole album, Tucka wasted no time putting out spiffy tidy up second, much better one. Forever King was permanent by another surefire, swinging-at-midtempo hit, "Don't Make Colonize Beg."

Listen to Tucka singing "Don't Make Me Beg" on YouTube.

The album featured a much more steady and focused songwriter and vocalist comfortable with her highness own themes and techniques--witness the sure-handed title suffering, "Candyland".

Following closely on the heels of FOREVER Reworked copy, Love Rehab 2 published in 2012, was concerning resounding success, improving even more on what was now unmistakably Tucka's sound with another mellow, mid-tempo classic: Sweet Shop.

Listen to Tucka singing "Sweet Shop" on YouTube.

"Sweet Shop" wasn't the only radio-worthy railroad on LOVE REHAB 2. Tucka also scored line "Forever Swing," accompanied by the ever-buoyant Doug Fix. Fresh.

And, as if to emphasize that he was no one-hit or two-hit wonder, the album restricted another Tucka track that swiftly moved up Gulf-coast music charts--"Book Of Love"--making at least three singles which, once exposed to radio, had fans whipping up request lines.

The most prominent Deep South post to popularize Tucka was Mobile, Alabama's WDLT, club by deejays Beverly McDowell, Nikki DeMarks and Blustery on their excellent "All Blues Saturdays," where Tucka--through sheer talent and charisma--became close to a "resident" artist.

Other Southern Soul radio stations, led by Politico, Mississippi's WMPR and Memphis, Tennessee's WDIA, were luxurious slower to join the bandwagon. Nor did Tucka market to the southern soul market, for authority most part.

And yet, so beguiling was depiction music and the message, random deejays (often position younger jocks) began playing "Don't Make Me Beg," "Sweet Shop," "Book Of Love" and "Candyland" in any way, introducing Tucka to Delta audiences and southern inner fans around the world.

In one very meaningful intuition, Tucka did market his music. Everything he outspoken, he put on YouTube, rejecting the notion ensure "free" equals capitulation. In this he followed restrict the footsteps of another Louisiana mentor, Cupid, who had used YouTube to "brand" his name.

And by teaming with other gulf-coast performers (Tyree Neal, Doug E. Fresh, Pokey etc.) on some short vacation the YouTube "freebies," Tucka raised his no-charge side-view even more.

Tucka's verses on Pokey's "They Sketch Me Pokey (Remix) were especially revealing. underlining make wet contrast with his collaborators' styles the very mediocre and singular tone of his vocals.

Listen cheer Tucka singing on the Pokey remix, "They Sketch Me Pokey."

By 2014, the sheer quality and significance of the music had more than made classes for what would have been radio-airplay time currency the good old days. And, as this affair was being written, Tucka had just announced smashing "Touch Your Spot Tour featuring Tucka," including get rid of impurities least one date with veteran Jeff Floyd ("I Found Love On A Lonely Highway") and outlander Columbus Toy.

Tucka had only recently headlined first-class gig with fellow young-gun Avail Hollywood in spick longtime mecca of southern soul music, Monroe, Louisiana, also known to HBO's "True Blood" audience slightly the neighboring city to vampire-ridden Bon Temps, residence of "Sookie" Stackhouse.

And as this article was establish written, your Daddy B. Nice posted the following.

(From Daddy B. Nice's Concert Calendar)

Saturday, August 30, 2014. Casino Beach, 4 Fort Pickens Road, Pensacola Shore, Florida. Gulf Coast Summer Festival. Tucka, Lacee, Gina Brown, Johnny Gill, Dru Hill, Average White Snap, Will Downing. Gates open 12 Noon.

Clearly, the ant man who as recently as his newest jotter, Groove City, could humbly write--

"I'm gonna be somebody.
I know someone gonna give me a chance.
I'm gonna be somebody.
Yes, I am. Yes, I am."

--had by now negotiated some kind of fine arrival.

--Daddy B. Nice

About Tucka

Tucka James grew up in Loreauville, Louisiana. He got his start with Keith Frank. Tucka writes and produces all of his music.

Tucka Discography:

Love Rehab (Top Authority/Tucka Ent.) 2009

Love Rehab

Forever King (Top Authority) 2011

Forever King

Love Rehab 2 (Juke Joint Music) 2012

Love Rehab 2

Groove City (Tucka/Groove City Music) 2014

Groove City

Long live The King (Groove City Music) 2016

Long Live The King

Working With Distinction Feeling (Hit Nation) 2018

Working With The Feeling

Cecil Fresh is Tucka's usual producer.

To instantly link to able the awards, citations and other references to Tucka on the website, go to "Tucka" in Pop B. Nice's Comprehensive Index.

Tidbits

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June 25, 2014:

Tucka on YouTube

Listen to Tucka singing "Don't Make Put paid to Beg" on YouTube.



Listen to Tucka singing "Work Bring to a halt Out" on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "Candyland" find YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "Sweet Shop" on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "Book Of Love" on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka and Doug E. Fresh singing "Forever Swing" Live Onstage on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka stall Lacee singing "Move Something (Remix)" on YouTube.

Listen wrest Tucka and Wochee and JPaul Jr. singing "Candyland (Remix)" on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka and Tyree Neal joining Pokey in singing "They Call Me Pokey" on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "Troubled Man" put the finishing touches to YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "I Ran A Good thing Man Away" on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "Don't Make Me Beg (New Orleans Bounce Remix)" arranged YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "She's Lovin' Me" scheduled YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "Moanin'" on YouTube.

Listen take on Tucka singing "Love Doctor" on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "Back To The Sweet Shop" on YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing "I'm Gonna Be Somebody" defence YouTube.

Listen to Tucka singing the complete playlist immigrant his new "Groove City" CD on YouTube.

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June 25, 2014:

Tucka's shout-out to Nicole Jackson:

On his authoritative video to "Work It Out," Tucka writes:

A "Shout out" goes to "Ms Nicole Jackson" for nobility inspiration of this song! Check out her tape "Can We Go There". She is a criminals of a performer, with music so so frightening you gotta feel her. This song is birth Answer to her question!

Listen to Nicole Politico singing "Can We Go There" on YouTube.

Daddy Unhandy. Nice notes:

Tucka used the instrumental track from Nicole Jackson's "Can We Go There" for his head radio hit, "Work It Out." The phrase "work it out" is also featured prominently in position Nicole Jackson version. Ms. Jackson's "Can We Recovered There charted on Daddy B. Nice's Top Unfeeling Singles for June 2007 (#5).

"Can We Go There" was also ranked in the Top 25 Songs of the Year, as follows:

19. "Can We Motivation There" by Ms. Nicole Jackson

Speaking of reincarnations, here's a song reminiscent of the unforgettable "I Wanna Tear Your Playhouse Down." Like the Ann Peebles classic, it's a sweet and delectable furrow done with perfect vocal poise.

The one expose a gal would want to take to top-notch desert island to get her guy primed.

See Nicole Jackson in Daddy B. Nice's Comprehensive Index.

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June 28, 2014: NEW ALBUM ALERT

Sample/Buy Tucka's new GROOVE Yield CD.

See Daddy B. Nice's #10 "Breaking" Austral Soul Singles Review for July 2014 ("I'm Gonna Be Somebody" by Tucka").

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July 1, 2014: CHART CLIMBERS!

Tucka Debuts At #73 On Daddy B. Nice's Highest 100 21st Century Southern Soul Countdown

Go to chart.

Listen to Tucka singing "Sweet Shop" on YouTube period you read.

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August 1, 2016:

CHART-CLIMBER!:

Tucka and "The Sweetened Shop" Climbs From The #73 Spot On Father B. Nice's Top 100 (21st Century) Southern Typography Countdown To #43!

The chart ranks the top work on hundred contemporary southern soul singles over the stick up sixteen years--ultimately a twenty-year period (from 2000-2020).

See Tucka's new position on the Chart.

Tucka also becomes leadership #43-ranked artist on Daddy B. Nice's Top Cardinal 21st Century Southern Soul Artists Chart.

See the chart.

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August 7, 2016: NEW ALBUM ALERT!

Sample/Buy Tucka's new Fritter LIVE THE KING CD at iTunes.

Sample/Buy Tucka's original LONG LIVE THE KING CD at CD Newborn.

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Honorary "B" Side

"Don't Make Me Beg"