Down and Out - The Sad Soul of the Black South

Some wonderful Southern Soul for you today courtesy of the great German label Trikont and their 1998 compilation Down & Out -The Sad Soul of the Black South.
As the review in AllMusic has it these songs believe in a love so pure, it can only be consummated by murder, suicide, or an act of divine intervention such is its emotional intensity.
They are not wrong there

You will not hear a better song today than the opening number  Crying in the Streets by George Perkins & the Silver Stars. Fact. It is a song based on observation of Martin Luther King's Funeral.
When I googled Dicky Williams the first entry was about a Welsh rugby player.
It is however more likely that The Same Motel was performed by North Carolinan Leonard Thomas Williams more commonly referred to as Dicky
Texas Blues man Juke Boy Bonner appears to be experiencing similar domestic problems to Dickie given that he has been Carried to the Cleaners and Hung Out to Dry

George Perkins & the Silver Stars - Crying in the Streets

Dickie Williams - In the Same Motel

Juke Boy Bonner - Carried to the Cleaners and Hung Out to Dry