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Zac Harmon & The Drive - Live - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live , from Zac Harmon & The Drive and it's super! Opening with soulful, NTRO , Nate Robinson on bass and Gino Iglehart on drums set a solid foundation, with Corey Lacy building on keys and lush guitar work by Zac Harmon and Kingston Livingston really setting the bar. Terrific opener. Blue Pill Thrill has super movement and soulful vocals by Harmon. Lacy on keys works the rhythm with Robinson and Iglehart and Livingston and and Harmon play stinging riffs on guitar really giving this track some kick. Deep blues track, Feet Back On The Ground features Albert King like stinging riffs and super soulful vocals by Harmon. Keeping the music floor low allows Harmon plenty of space to go dynamically from soft to wow quickly adding real emotion to the track. Excellent! Boogie Down is a strong jam with a firm piano base by Lacy giving Harmon plenty of headroom for vocal corralling. Lacy lays in some real tasty keyboar...
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Goody Goody - Marie Adams & The Three Tons of Joy

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According to The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul, Marie Adams was referred to as “TV Mama” by her bandmates because of her “big wide screen.” She was also a Founding Mother of R&B who cut come great sides for Peacock in the 1950′s and 1960′s. Born Ollie Marie Givens in Linden, Texas in 1925, the future Marie Adams began her recording career in nearby Houston on Don Robey’s Peacock imprint. Her first release in 1952, “I Gonna Play the Honky Tonks” was an R&B hit as was her well-received cover of Johnny Ace’s “My Song” the following year. Her work with Peacock won her attention from Johnny Otis, who recruited her to join his road show in concert and on record through the late ’50′s. She also recorded with Capitol as part of Three Tons of Joy and cut some solo sides before rejoining Otis’ group in the early ’70′s. “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure t...
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