James Hunter, with Allen Toussaint, "The Hard Way" (2008)
Photo credit: Chris Ramirez
NICK DERISO: Rock Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint brought me to James Hunter's "The Hard Way," produced by Liam Watson of the White Stripes and set for June 10 release on Hear Music.
But Hunter -- a remarkably soulful presence in the style of Jackie Wilson, Van Morrison, Ray Charles and (primarily) Sam Cooke -- kept me glued in front of the speakers.
He's refreshingly retro, not in the sense of simply recalling the familiar but of taking those expectations to a new place.
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posted by daSLOB at 5/21/2008 12:05:00 AM
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Hi Dablog
On behalf of Exile Productions and Exile Publishing, many thanks for plugging Van Morrison and, if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks from Van’s new album – “Keep It Simple” - full versions of "That's Entrainment" and "Behind The Ritual" (along with album track samplers) are available for fans and bloggers to link on Lost Highway's web-site at http://www.losthighwayrecords.com .
Up-to-the-minute info on Keep It Simple and Van’s 2008 shows is, of course, also available on www.vanmorrison.com and www.myspace.com/vanmorrison and, for a limited period, you can still hear Van's exclusive BBC concert at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio2_aod.shtml?radio2/r2_vanmorrison and you can also see his BBC sessions at http://www.bbc.co.uk/musictv/vanmorrison/video/ .
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