ˈælən kˈɛpt spˈɪnɪŋ ðə nˈuːɪst ɹᵻlˈiːsᵻz fɹʌm sˈæm kˈʊk, mˈʌdi wˈɔːɾɚz, ænd æɹˈɛθə fɹˈæŋklɪn, wˌaɪl pˈeɪɪŋ ɐtˈɛnʃən tə ðə nˈuː sˈoʊl sˈiːnz dɪvˈɛləpɪŋ ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ɪn tˈuː nˈɪɹbaɪ sˈɪɾiz: mˈɛmfɪs ænd mˈʌsəl ʃˈoʊlz.
Allen kept spinning the newest releases from Sam Cooke, Muddy Waters, and Aretha Franklin, while paying attention to the new soul scenes developing in the mid-1960s in two nearby cities: Memphis and Muscle Shoals.