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We had the great honor of talking to Charles Bradley a couple of hours before the concert, and will be posting the interview soon. A photo special will also follow.
Why is it so hard:
His brilliant album:
-Egil & Hallgeir
Tag Archives: Soul
Bergenfest – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings concert
Friday – june 22, 21:10 – Bastionen
The Dap-Kings, who function as Sharon Jones’ backing band and her label Daptones Records’ house band, took the stage at Bergenfest, Norway Friday 22 June and immediately started laying the rhythm track for what was to become a performance that will be remembered a long time. Her guitar player announced that we were about to witness the “Dap Tones Super Soul Revue” and it was on! Sharon came dancing out from backstage like a rocket in a yellow dress.
Their songs are meant for live shows, they’re just much more vibrant in a concert setting. The James Brown influence is very promminent but her cover of a Gladys Knight song made it very evident that there were other artists that had influenced her just as much. Lovely.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings are true originals, but they perform in a genre that lends itself to tradition. Her primal energy, combined with incredible voice, great dancing and charisma also reminds us of Tina Turner in her heyday.
This was the second great soul concert this day, the firs beeing the fantastic Charles Bradley concert. It must be a challenge to go on stage after Mr. Bradley, but Sharon Jones and The dap-Kings gave us a fantastic performance.
Best Songs: New Shoes, 100 Days, 100 Nights , He Said I Can
Overall rating: 5/6
-Egil & Hallgeir
Today: Bob Dylan’s album: “Saved” was released in 1980 – 32 years ago
From Wikipedia:
Saved is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan‘s 20th studio album, released by Columbia Records in June 1980.
Saved was the second album of Dylan’s “Christian trilogy,” following his conversion to born-again Christianity. It expanded on themes explored on its predecessor, Slow Train Coming, with gospel arrangements and lyrics extolling the importance of a strong personal faith. Many critics dismissed Saved as dogmatic or bombastic. The album hit #3 on the UK charts, but managed to reach only to #24 on the US charts and did not go gold.
The replaced cover for ‘Saved’:
| Released | June 23, 1980 |
|---|---|
| Recorded | February 11–15, 1980 |
| Genre | Rock, gospel |
| Length | 42:39 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Producer | Jerry Wexler, Barry Beckett |
5 best songs from the album:
- In The Garden
- Solid Rock
- Are You Ready?
- Saved
- Pressing On
Clip from the Toronto concert in 1980 – Saved:
Album of the day:
Other June-23:
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Video of the day: That Wasn’t Me – Brandi Carlile (feat. Kris Kristofferson)
“a song that happened by accident,
like all my favorite songs that I write do.”
She says that she listened to Border Song by Elton John and The Beatles’ Let it Be when she wrote it, and that gospel feeling that those songs have, Brandi Carlile mannages to bring into this great song, That wasn’t Me.
Music video by Brandi Carlile performing That Wasn’t Me.
Live at Beer Creek version:
She told Rolling Stone Magazine:
“I literally could not believe my luck,” recalls Carlile about getting Kristofferson to appear in the video. “I was fortunate enough to hang out with Kris at the shoot, and he surpassed all my expectations and proved himself to be a kind, compelling and inspiring gentleman.”
Two incredibly good versions of the song!
– Hallgeir
Today: Spooner Oldham was born in 1943
(photo: Andrew Quist)
Spooner Oldham
Dewey Lindon “Spooner” Oldham (born June 14, 1943) is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as “When a Man Loves a Woman” by Percy Sledge, “Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett and “I Never Loved a Man” by Aretha Franklin.
As a songwriter, Spooner Oldham teamed with Dan Penn to write such hits as “Cry Like a Baby” (The Box Tops), “I’m Your Puppet” (James and Bobby Purify), “A Woman Left Lonely” and “It Tears Me Up” (Percy Sledge).
I’m your Puppet (here with Dan Penn):
Oldham was inducted into the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, here’s his acceptance speech:
Other june-15: