Jimmy Hughes - Steal Away

[Andrewnette1959]

This song reminds of those days when company came to the house and the 45s came out. My mom would fry a big skillet of fried chicken and everyone just had a grand old time. You never know how much you miss those days until you hear a song like this.

[MizMackie]

This was played until the grooves practically turned to dust -- loved it then & still do now. Thanks for bringing back some very fond memories of many moons ago.

[SuperJohnnysoul1]

Man this was my momma song bless her heart, rest in peace. What a mother she was this brought back such memories, gotta play this one more time maybe more.

[ThreadCityDeanF]

The first Southern Soul record to crack the pop top forty - and deservedly so! Thanks for a great, great song.

[d820m]

@ThreadCityDeanF i thought it was Joe Tex's Hold What You Got...oh well, thanks for that tidbit....

[nibabays]

this is some real ols skol shit ...... fuk da ones dat dis like

[danwillingham]

The boy got soul

[theoneofseven]

I liked this version too but Ted Taylor gave me goose bumps even in prson.

[birddawg494]

This was one of my dad's favorites. He sung it so much I had to to start singing too...

[mvarahadas]

Thank you.

[Kukumamma]

This song is great,it bring back so many good memories.love it thank so much for posting it

[mvarahadas]

YESSSSS-SIR!

[carrington45]

My cousin.

[schoolbus551]

now this song really took me back!

[EubieCool]

Every vinyl crackle adds to the beauty of this post...thank you so much!

[agape4tube]

Blue light, slow dancing, loving those back in the day basement parties.

[EubieCool]

I used to have him singing this on a live recorded old Murray The K show album, and Mr.Hughes sounded just like the record, not too many stars can do that nowadays.

[tljones9]

You can't beat the original.....my mama wored her copy of this record out! It was released on a compilation CD called 3614 Jackson Highway.....Classic Muscle Shoals, AL sound......this was the song that put Rick Hall & FAME records on the map!

[tommy2chips]

correct me if i am wrong. blues singer etta james did a version of this. she made it more bluesy. her version was better

[videogirlzzzzzz]

My Auntie used to love this song when I was real young...even at 4 or 5 years old, I knew it meant doing something sneaky! LOL (But it was probably more her swaying, snapping her fingers, closing her eyes, rubbing her waist that gave it away!

[SkiesVibrant]

Too bad they don't make music like this any longer. It was my favorite during my teenage years.

Yes... He recorded this song in one take! Phenomenal..........

Thanks for uploading this to the web. BTW you can still buy this from Amazon!

[carolyrrh]

thanks for posting this song. i was singing this song the other day and decided to see if it was posted and there it is . thanks again.

[TallRingo]

one take Jimmy

[loveisjoynpain]

This was when singing was real...I was only a kid, but my folks played this song all the time...funny thing when you hear a song how it brings back memories~

[srercrcr]

check I'M QUALIFIED

[csrmanuel3]

thanks 4 uploading this...i love hearing that real scratch from needle 2 wax...man, ain't nothing like that!

[bb62g]

This cat has a bunch of great songs.

[laron214]

does anyone have the ted taylor version from the 70s?

[ILoveLugoff]

Used to put the radio near my pillow and listen to this song all afternoon. This is a beautiful song even if you weren't stealing away. GREAT GREAT GREAT SONG.

[carrington45]

My cousin, Jimmy Hughes!

[Sugarshack35]

Love Jimmy Hughes....

[DRF42]

I actually learned to sing this song well enough to score with the ladies on more than one memorable occassion. Great Love song.

[madrox555]

no lie thats my great uncle. My grandfather used to bodyguard for him when he would sing in night clubs. Its crazy i just found out like 3 weeks ago. Love the oldies.

[agentgooner007]

Well your great uncle has sung one of my favorite songs of all time this tune is excellent. Only discovered it today and VERY glad I did have listen to it about 30 times already lol. If anyone likes this then please try Fleetwood Mac "I need your love so bad" the one that is uploaded by sixtiesfreak1 is a good one it is when Peter Green was lead singer 5* trust me. Peace and love everyone.

[madrox555]

thats really cool. i had gotten into this type of music so my dad took me down to fame studios in muscle shoals, and showed me pics of him and my mom getting married in jimmy's house. it was really cool

[agentgooner007]

It sound really cool. Just looked up FAME on Wiki and found he was the first to record a hit in the new studio and was aming some real heavy weights like Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Tom Jones, Andy Williams and The Osmonds. You must be proud og your Great uncle and I like him even more after reading he would not sell his soul for stardom and stayed humble and rightous Google jimmy Hughes singer and then go to sonicboomersDOTcom (change the DOT for .) Happy for you mate nice one ;o)

[LoboMuchacho]

I just found out a few minutes ago that he's my 3rd cousin!  we might be related

[madrox555]

what? really? are you from around the muscle shoals area? or the florence area maybe?

[LoboMuchacho]

Not me, but my great grandmother who died recently is Jimmy's Aunt.

[madrox555]

oh wow, im sorry bout your grandmother. But you got legend in your family and that is very cool

[sandranjk]

Great song!! Ted Taylor sings this one as well as Johhny Taylor, but Jimmy sings it best to me. I was a little girl when this one came out. Love it, love it.

[luvoldies1]

how can u say no.i love this song. go ahead and give him some

[myroseaccount]

Awesome!

[prettycountrygirl2]

I remember this. A great record.

[brownwejr1]

this is the best recorded by hughes. does he have any dvd's.