Reed —who will sing the national anthem at the Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park tonight August 24—and the acclaimed monthly live music series Dig Deeper have also announced the line-up for The Second Annual Brooklyn Soul Festival, which they will co-present at The Bell House on October 8 & 9. Back by popular demand, the festival—which features veterans of the genre backed by two of the most in-demand bands in soul music today—drew packed crowds of soul fans to the Brooklyn club last year and set the music blogs abuzz.

The festival also represents an important part of Reed’s m.o.: going back to the source of his own inspiration, finding the unsung legends that have inspired him, and shining a spotlight on them. This fall the Brooklyn Soul Festival returns with an incredible lineup headlined by two legendary women of Gulf Coast soul, Barbara Lynn and Betty Harris. The massive event also features a top-notch record fair, award-winning BBQ, and a slew of international soul DJs. See full line-up below.

The Second Annual BROOKLYN SOUL FESTIVAL

at the Bell House – 149 7th St., Brooklyn, NY

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8

8:00pm doors/DJs

8:30pm Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves

9:30pm Don Gardner

10:30pm Vernon Garrett

11:30pm Barbara Lynn

DJs until 4am

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9

11:00am-5:00pm Shakey’s Record Fair

8:00pm doors/DJs

8:30pm The Sweet Divines

9:30pm Renaldo Domino

10:30pm Harvey Scales

11:30pm Betty Harris