Isaac Hayes aka Shaft introduces one of the baddest Bluesmen ever in this rare clip from the Reelin' In The Years archives. As Isaac observes this bad-ass display of guitar and vocals by Albert King, the connection between these two visionaries of soulful music is apparent. For the Hip Hop generation, each artist would eventually create classics that became the backdrop for music by Ice Cube, MC Eiht and for this song, Big Daddy Kane's "Young, Gifted & Black".
It's a soulful affair of the highest order as Michael McDonald channels the famed "Muscle Shoals Sound" for an emotionally-stirring take on Etta James' "Cry Like A Rainy Day". This exciting version is bound to make you feel it as Michael's performance turns up the emotion and blues of Etta's songwriting to another notch.
From "Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound" Available Now! http://smarturl.it/MuscleShoalsTribute
Feel the emotion from this son of a Bluesman as he pours his soul out in the name of his musical mentor. This groovy new rendition of the Donny Hathaway classic comes from Lucky Peterson's 2017 album " Tribute To Jimmy Smith" on Jazz Village Records.
Critics and concertgoers love his live performances and call him a living blues legend. Record collectors of soul and funk 45s consider many of his early recordings on wax as a “must have”, some even as “holy grails”. No matter what Roy Roberts means to you, an album which collects his sought after 45rpm single tracks was long overdue.
Roy Roberts became hooked on music while growing up in a small town in Tennessee, listening to blues and R&B on radio stations WLAC out of Nashville. When he turned 18, he moved to Greensboro, North Carolina to live with an uncle. Roy sharpened his skills while playing in makeshift bands until he landed a job with local hero Guitar Kimbers’ Untouchables. Before long, Roy was backing up major artists who came through town. One of those artists, Solomon Burke, took young Roy under his wing after letting him sit in as a bass player during a local gig. He was soon handling the guitar chores behind the future soul legend on tour. Roberts subsequently picked up touring gigs with such luminaries as Eddie Floyd, “Little” Stevie Wonder, and Otis Redding, while fronting his own band, The Roy Roberts Experience, on the regional club scene and South-eastern beach town circuit.
Roy began to cut records in the mid-sixties, staying mostly behind the scenes as a session man. The tragic death of Otis Redding inspired him to step up to the microphone with a song dedicated to the late crooner. The record was released on Nina Simone’s NinaAndy label and backed by an ace studio band. Roy followed this successful effort with a string of 45’s that carried him well into the seventies. During the disco years, Roy turned his talents to country music. After a brief hiatus from the music scene, Roberts got the blues fever once again in the early 1990s. Besides recording his own material Roy continues to record and produce records for his label, and tours the U.S. and Europe regularly.
Lester “Groovebug” Sterling – January 2017
"Featuring Rock’s First Great Guitar Tandem in Mike Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Were Quite Possibly the Best Live Band Around in 1966. Before The Beatles ’Revolver, Before The Byrds’ Fifth Dimension, Their Album East-West Brought Eastern Modalities and Lengthy Improvisations into Blues-Based Rock, Setting the Stage for the Psychedelic Revolution to Come.
This Legendary Bootleg Captures the Band Right Around the Release of East-West and Includes Material from That Album “Work Song” and “I Got a Mind to Give Up Living” Feature Jaw-Dropping Solos from Mike Bloomfield That Point the Way Towards a Whole New Way of Electric Guitar Playing.
This Double-LP Release for Record Store Day Includes Four Unreleased Tracks, Featuring Bloomfield’s Vocal Turn on “If You See My Baby,” Bishop’s Take on Percy Mayfield’s “Danger Zone,” and Bassist Jerome Arnold’s Rollicking Vocals on “In the Midnight Hour” (with Another Fantastic Bloomfield Solo) and “You’re So Fine.”
Notes by Chris Morris Include Quotes from the Band’s Elvin Bishop and Mark Naftalin
Includes Rare Photos and Memorabilia
Mastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision
Limited Edition of 2000 Copies Pressed in “Butter” Yellow and “Bloom”
Blue Vinyl Inside a Gorgeous Gatefold Package
Amazing Ensemble Playing from One of Rock’s Greatest Groups
Available here courtesy of Real Gone Music
"Now, after almost a decade, the legend that is Bettye LaVette has teamed up with producer Joe Henry once again and the result is a stunning new album, Worthy, featuring 11 songs composed by writers such as Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Mickey Newbury, Beth Nielsen Chapman & Mary Gauthier (who wrote the album title track) and Joe Henry among others. As Joe Henry states; "With every song on Worthy, Bettye finds the thread that first will unravel it. Then she stitches it all back together until it fits her taut frame and fierce stride, until it bends to meet her, until each song’s story is somehow, miraculously, telling her own”. Worthy is a supreme achievement from a uniquely gifted performer." - Cherry Red Records
From the joyful sound of her 70's classic "Soul Tamborine" to the deeply emotional Soul and Blues which she uses to express the complexities of life in the new millennium, Ms. LaVette shows her versatility as a vocalist and songwriter who shows how special she is in her own way. Bettye Lavette 'Worthy' - the new album from the Great Lady of Soul Bettye LaVette, is released January 26 via Cherry Red Records.
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