Guitarist Bennie Smith is a staple in the wonderful world of St. Louis blues for 50 years. Furthermore to his personal Shook Up recording from Fedora, the indigenous son from the musical town can be noticed on Mean Disposition from Big Poor Smitty, “Shook Up Over You” from Jimmy “Spirit” …

Like virtually all other music artists hit using the neo-soul and retro-soul tags, the principal inspirations of singer and songwriter Leela Adam are classic performers who arrived zero later compared to the early ’70s. Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and Tina Turner had been among the vocalists to whom the gritty-voiced …

Chris Bennett is an excellent singer located in LA whose design crosses more than between pop and jazz and whose tone of voice could be very haunting. Both of her parents performed piano (her mom was an primary school music instructor) and she was learning piano and dance by enough …

Graham Broad offers played drums for an array of groups over time. Among his initial recordings was 1976’s Cash Discussions with Polecats. He was highlighted on the Commander Cody record the following season, and one by Alexis Korner another. 1979 saw Wide working on several lesser-known produces, and it wasn’t …

On his 1st album, James Cafe, clean jazz saxman Jimmy Sommers could score a high 20 NAC (New Adult Contemporary) single using the title track. The Mt. Potential customer, IL, native 1st selected the alto saxophone in the 4th quality when on “device day time” he find the sax, despite …

There was a period — ancient history with regards to his career — that it could have already been easy to check out J.A. Deane on-stage and know what device he was playing. Standing up in the horn portion of the Ike & Tina Turner revue, for instance, blowing that …

As people of Wayne Brown’s famous backing music group the J.B.’s, saxophonists Pee Wee Ellis and Maceo Parker and trombonist Fred Wesley described the sinuous grooves, striking horn preparations, and relentless rhythms that will be the foundations of funk. A long time (and myriad hip-hop examples) later on, the three …

The production arm of early synth popsters Heaven 17 and occasionally a documenting entity in its correct, B.E.F. (or English Electric Basis) was created by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh soon after their leave from the initial lineup from the Human being Little league. Ware and Marsh experienced formed …

Vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and maker Syleena Johnson may be the child of unsung spirit and blues great Syl Johnson (“Different Strokes,” “COULD IT BE Because I’m Dark”). Given birth to in Harvey, Illinois, she was raised hearing Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Tina Turner, the Dells, and Mavis Staples. She performed …

Stan Lewis are the owners of the seminal blues/R&B/gospel/rock and roll label Jewel-Paula-Ronn-Records. In 1948, Lewis opened up a record shop, Stan’s Record Store, on Texas Road in Shreveport, LA. A regular customer was a performer on “The Louisiana Hayride” radio system, Elvis Presley. Lewis became a one-stop operator (additional …