Tag Archives: Retro-Soul

The son of O’Jays founder Eddie Levert, R&B vocalist Gerald Levert launched his own recording career in the middle-’80s as the first choice of the group LeVert. Rounding out the group was a different one of Eddie Levert’s sons, Sean, furthermore to member Marc Gordon, as the trio released such …

After decades of toiling in obscurity (including a low-profile stint on Chess), Barbara Carr finally started to make a name for herself in the past due ’90s like a brassy, often X-rated belter in the Southern soul-blues vein. A indigenous of St. Louis, Carr was created Barbara Crosby on January …

Vocalist Lee “Shot” Williams sang a method of Southern soul-blues commensurate with the custom of vocalists like Bobby “Blue” Bland, Johnnie Taylor, and Albert Ruler. He got the nickname “Shot” from his mom at a age, due to his fondness for putting on suits and dressing being a “big shot.” …

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 …

Ken Yokoyama continues to be involved with some projects (including going Pizza of Loss of life Information), but mostly of the to carry strongly was the Crazy Ken Music group, a big contingent of music artists clustered around Yokoyama who perform something of the parody-based pop music. The music reaches …

Crescent Town blues and R&B vocalist Larry Hamilton had a revelatory experience at age group five when he 1st heard the Mardi Gras is better than of Shriners rings. He used drums, but his grandmother organized for him to consider piano lessons. He started singing at age group 9 and …

Blessed in Augusta, GA, spirit vocalist Chuck Roberson and his family members relocated to Madison, FL, where Roberson discovered his like of music. Affected by such performers as Bobby Bland, Small Milton, Tyrone Davis, and O.V. Wright, amongst others, Roberson started his musical profession in the middle-’70s. He released many …

Southern soul man Kip Anderson was created January 24, 1941 in Anderson, SC — the son of the mom who taught music and a father who regularly played out guitar at weekend fish-fry parties; from child years ahead he sang and performed piano along with his chapel gospel choir. At …

Named following the Chinese language word for snow cream, Bing Ji Ling may be the alias of N.Con.C.-centered singer/songwriter Quinn Luke. As Ling, Luke makes vintage-sounding pop that requires motivation from ’60s psychedelic pop and ’70s spirit. A indigenous of SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, Luke released the 1st Bing Ji …

Located in Southern California, Blinddog Smokin’ certainly are a thoroughly contemporary 21st century blues group — a good-time party group as indebted towards the sleazy, slippery rhythms of funk because they are to slow-burning soul and juke joint blues. Blinddog Smokin’ initial shaped in 1994 however they missed their way …