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May 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Don Bryant: Don’t Give Up On Love

Don Bryant Don’t Give Up On Love Fat Possum Records How timely to receive this at almost exactly the same time as the fabulous new Robert Cray album. Both records use the same rhythm section – those magical players from Hi Records; responsible for the magic across records by Al Green and Ann Peebles and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Al Green, Album Review, Ann Peebles, Comeback, Don Bryant, Don Bryant: Don't Give Up On Love, Don't Give Up On Love, Fat Possum, Fat Possum Records, Hi, Hi Records, Memphis, Robert Cray, Solomon Burke, Songwriter, Soul, Willie Weeks ·

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May 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm: Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm

Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm Jay-Vee Inc./Southbound Here’s a wonderful pairing – Robert Cray (sweet soul voice, great guitar licks) and Steve Jordan (superb drummer and wunderkind producer). Completing this perfect connection is the decision to record in the still-running Royal Studios, home of Hi Records. You know Hi from […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Al Green, Album Review, Archie Turner, Bad Influence, Bill Withers, Blues, Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, Groove, Guitar, Hi Records, Hi Rhythm, Hi Rhythm Section, Jay-Vee, Leroy Hodges, Rev. Charles Hodges, Robert Cray, Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, Royal Studios, Soul, Steve Jordan, Strong Persuader, Tony Joe White ·

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March 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 9 – The Greatest Music In The World

Hyperbole – it still has its uses. Hopefully. Tonight I’m doing a DJ set that I have dubbed The Greatest Music In The World. I am not even the greatest DJ in my street. But it’s not about my skills, it’s about the music – it’s always about the music. And though I love music […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 9, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Bettye LaVette, Blues, Chris Bartley, Curtis Mayfield, DJ, DJ Set, Feed Me Good, Five Songs, Five Songs For Friday, Five Songs For Friday: # 9, Five Songs For Friday: # 9 – The Greatest Music In The World, Friday, Funk, Jazz, Kung-Fu, LP, R'n'B, Records, Rodger Fox, San Fran, Soul, The Beatles, The Greatest Music In The World, The Har-You Percussion Group, The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven, Van McCoy, Vinyl, Wait, You Ought To Be With Me ·

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December 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 5 – Al Jackson, Jr.

You don’t see his name in the list of the absolute greats often enough – but drummers know. And people with stacks of, er, Stax Records records know – Al Jackson, Jr. was one of the all-time greatest, a better drummer you couldn’t hope to find. You want someone to just sit on the groove […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Al Green, Al Jackson, Al Jackson Jr, Albert King, Blues, Booker T & The M.G.'s, Drummer, Drummers You Just Can't Beat # 5, Drummers You Just Can’t Beat # 5 – Al Jackson Jr., Drumming, Drums, Phantom Billtickers, Soul, Stax ·

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June 23, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Teenie Hodges

Sad to hear, just now, of the passing of Teenie Hodges. If you don’t instantly know the name you at least know the sound. For Hodges was part of the Hi Records Rhythm Section, a Memphis session player who was crucial to the development of funk and soul music as both lead and rhythm guitarist; […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Al Green, Eulogy, Funk, Hi Records, Memphis, R.I.P., Soul, Teenie Hodges ·

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April 9, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1390

Al Green, Al Green Gets Next To You (1971) About a decade ago I got hooked on the Hi Records stuff; that run of great Al Green records. I’d been an Al Green fan (who isn’t, right?) but then I started moving into the classic records. And this one was always a favourite. So many […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Al Green, Al Green Gets Next To You, Hi Records, I Can't Get Next To You, Vinyl ·

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January 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1691

George Benson, The Love Songs (1985) I prefer the George Benson that, at a young age, played with Miles Davis and lit up the guitar on his own records. And he’s a sweet-voiced singer too, sure. But I also love a bit of the cheese. I can’t dig all of his ballads and I haven’t […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1985, 20/20, Al Green, Bill Withers, Dirty Dancing soundtrack, Feel Like Making Love, George Benson, Give Me The Night, Interview, Lady Love Me (One More Time), Love X Love, LP, Miles Davis, The Dominion Post, The Love Songs, Vinyl ·

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