Booker T. Averheart - Heart 'N Soul

Year Released: 1970 (approx.)
Genre: Funk / Soul / Breakbeat

Description:
A sought-after Texas funk 7″ on Bo-Mar Records, “Heart 'N Soul” by Booker T. Averheart is a heavy, horn-driven funk jam beloved by DJs and beat-diggers for its raw drum breaks and deep-pocket groove.

Though Averheart remains an obscure figure, this single has achieved cult status in funk-collecting circles thanks to its tight rhythm section, stabbing horns, and open drum passages that lend themselves perfectly to hip-hop sampling. Indeed, the track’s break has been used by multiple underground producers in the 1990s and 2000s, most famously appearing in People Under The Stairs’ “Time To Rock Our Sh—” and several classic breakbeat compilations.

A prime example of regional funk at its finest, “Heart 'N Soul” delivers everything crate-diggers crave — grit, groove, and a monster break that helped shape the backbone of sample-based hip-hop.