Podcast intro by: Gail Nobles
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Sometimes you might get a little bit tired of hearing the same Christmas songs every year. If you want to hear some soul blues Christmas songs,, check out the original Santa Clause song by Albert King on Spotify. Santa Claus Wants Some Loving.

Albert was a blues guitarist and singer. It is said that he stated in interviews that he was half-brother of BB King but documentation suggest otherwise. He also used the same nickname as BB king “ Blues Boy” and he named his guitar Lucy ( BB king’s guitar was named Lucille). BB was bothered by Albert saying he was his brother until he got to know him and realized he was right. He wasn’t his brother in blood but in blues.

Albert sure did remind me of BB King a lot when I first saw him. I often wondered if they were related. I’ve seen them perform once together on an award show singing, Let The Good Times Roll. They certainly did look and sound alike.

Albert King’s record Santa Claus Wants Some Loving is on the Stax record label. It was released in 1974. The Genre is funk/soul. It’s a very good Christmas song. It puts you in a happy mood. It’s a fun type of song to listen to at Christmas. I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Podcast and Blues.