A much needed Black Music thread.

[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]

 

[xmontrealer]

 

[xmontrealer]

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...

 

[xmontrealer]

 

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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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[ogibowt]

those CB tunes you posted ..reminded me of this guy....Mighty Sam...an underappreciated Soul man from the Golden Era of Soul..the 60./70,s

 

[ogibowt]

instantly this one came to mind as i listened to CB........................and yes i still have this Album in my Collection ..lol

 

[ogibowt]

i think i posted this awhile ago,,,,a 2nd helping is always welcome..................the butchery that John Lennon committed on his cover of this classic was absolutely terrible in my opinion