20-04-2014, 01:44
A group and a singer. You've heard of the singer; the group is less well-remembered. Group first:
Redbone Took a racist word and spat it back, much as NWA did with the first word in their name. Well-seasoned in Las Vegas casino house bands, these guys bring a non-melismatic, almost monotonic approach to the music (think: the trance blues of RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough and others in the Delta). Shows you how wide-ranging Soul/R&B can be.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7eloXr2iak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHEuSGGmX-c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VB2LdOU6vo << a bit political but so was Curtis Mayfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj8ScYGokec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAxaTMVW1f0 << Powerful. Hypnotic. Some disturbing images displayed.
Michael McDonald [SIZE=2]Needs no introduction. From singing on Steely Dan records to this very minute, he brings class, style, and an understated personage to the proceedings. He's also generous in lending his time, talent, and reputational muscle to make special occasions happen (like Springsteen and Keith Richards have):
[/SIZE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCf_j0rHfr0 << an hour+ of his later solo stuff--a bit slick for some who prefer a grittier approach...but that voice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4eew6iqa90 << here's a duet for you...KL to be covered later
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPEvB_NEvSs << been there oh yes. From '92.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54lfxiid_w << '96 Reunion Concert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_GmuIHL_EM << another from the same concert. Were his former bandmates ever happy he shined around? Oh yes!
Highly recommended video: http://www.allmusic.com/album/soundstage...0001005259
Redbone Took a racist word and spat it back, much as NWA did with the first word in their name. Well-seasoned in Las Vegas casino house bands, these guys bring a non-melismatic, almost monotonic approach to the music (think: the trance blues of RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough and others in the Delta). Shows you how wide-ranging Soul/R&B can be.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7eloXr2iak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHEuSGGmX-c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VB2LdOU6vo << a bit political but so was Curtis Mayfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj8ScYGokec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAxaTMVW1f0 << Powerful. Hypnotic. Some disturbing images displayed.
Michael McDonald [SIZE=2]Needs no introduction. From singing on Steely Dan records to this very minute, he brings class, style, and an understated personage to the proceedings. He's also generous in lending his time, talent, and reputational muscle to make special occasions happen (like Springsteen and Keith Richards have):
[/SIZE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCf_j0rHfr0 << an hour+ of his later solo stuff--a bit slick for some who prefer a grittier approach...but that voice...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4eew6iqa90 << here's a duet for you...KL to be covered later
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPEvB_NEvSs << been there oh yes. From '92.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G54lfxiid_w << '96 Reunion Concert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_GmuIHL_EM << another from the same concert. Were his former bandmates ever happy he shined around? Oh yes!
Highly recommended video: http://www.allmusic.com/album/soundstage...0001005259