A much needed Black Music thread.

[ogibowt]

now and again i need to listen to Elmore James,,,,one of my favourite Bluesman......................i can escape from this crazy world if only for a few minutes

 

[ogibowt]

nice trio of Blues stuff.. thanks Hunter.....The Sky Is Crying has been done by many Artists and is a Blues standard....my favourite version is by Elmore James, which i posted in the past...white boy George Thorogood, lol, did a great version....and one of my favs...Albert King

 

[eddie kerr]

I remember this band from the 80's. I think they are Canadian, no? Well given that it is Canada Day after all I'll post some domestic content

The pride of Hamilton, ON jackSOUL headed by Haydain Neale (RIP)

The pride of Winnipeg MB, blue eyed soul artist Remy Shand.

The pride of Toronto, ON and one of our most successful artists, Deborah Cox.

And also the pride of Toronto and repping the Malvern projects our best rapper of all time, the Maestro Fresh Wes. This is is most underrated track, some pretty hitting lyrics.

The pride of Winnipeg Manitoba in music is BURTON CUMMINGS formerly lead singer of the GUESS WHO accompanied by the great RANDY BACKMAN, later played solo for many years, saw him live in Ajax, my favourite song. These EYES. He had one terrific voice.

 

[xmontrealer]

The pride of Winnipeg Manitoba in music is BURTON CUMMINGS formerly lead singer of the GUESS WHO accompanied by the great RANDY BACKMAN, later played solo for many years, saw him live in Ajax, my favourite song. These EYES. He had one terrific voice.

I agree. He had a great rock singing voice.

However, I knew Burt, and was sitting next to him one day back in the late 60's in Winnipeg at a vocalists concert. Burt wasn't on the program.

Another friend, Herschel Fox performed, with a more classical voice, and Burt said to me "I wish I could sing like that..."

Herschel ended up being a renowned Cantor at a Synagogue in Los Angeles.

Burt still has it, and I see his clips on TikTok from time to time, sitting at his electric piano at his home and performing his classic songs.

Randy Bachman is also often on TikTok, but mostly talking about the old days in the Guess Who and BTO, and his guitars. Very informative and entertaining...

One of Randy's guitar teachers was the great Lenny Breau, who also lived in Winnipeg for a while. Lenny was one of the best jazz guitarists ever, but a heroine addict who died too soon.

 

[K Douglas]

This is an epic blues song. Just heard it on Soul Town yesterday had to blast it.

 

[K Douglas]

The pride of Winnipeg Manitoba in music is BURTON CUMMINGS formerly lead singer of the GUESS WHO accompanied by the great RANDY BACKMAN, later played solo for many years, saw him live in Ajax, my favourite song. These EYES. He had one terrific voice.

I agree. Burton is one of the greatest rock voices all time. I used the term loosely.

 

[xmontrealer]

Two Beach Music faves. Good vocals. In the first song the instrumentation is very late '70's...

 

[Insidious Von]

 

[Insidious Von]

 

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Tony Clarke

 

[ogibowt]

Two Beach Music faves. Good vocals. In the first song the instrumentation is very late '70's...

Jerry was gifted with a great soulful voice.........but i cant lie.....i prefer his early stuff, much like Marvin Gaye...loved his early stuff, not so much the later stuff

 

[ogibowt]

a throw back to 60,s soul...........new to me.....thanks for posting X

 

[xmontrealer]

a throw back to 60,s soul...........new to me.....thanks for posting X

Charles Bradley was born in 1948 and passed in 2017. His success came late in life, when he was signed to the Daptone record label out of Brooklyn, which specialized in neo-soul music.

Daptone released 3 albums under his name.

Here are some of my faves...

 

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[xmontrealer]

I've posted this before, but it's my fave Charles Bradley song. Heartbreaking lyrics...

 

[xmontrealer]

A change of pace...

 

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