Mike Canton honors two guitarists in this episode: Steve Cropper of Stax Records fame, and the ubiquitous Phil Upchurch. Steve of Memphis was instrumental in defining the southern soul subgenre, while Chicagoan Upchurch recorded with luminaries such as Minnie Riperton, Curtis Mayfield, George Benson.
Also, The Soul Show presents a new folk-derived album, with Ugandan influences no less, by Pittsburgh outfit Kinetic.