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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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Saint Louis Blues - Papa John Creach

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John Henry Creach was born in Beaver Falls, Pa., on May 28, 1917 into a family of five brothers and four sisters. Members of his musical family played piano, guitar, bass, and drums. His uncle, a merchant seaman, on a visit to Beaver Falls, brought a violin he purchased in Europe. After hearing his uncle play hymns, John was enamored with the violin. His uncle gave him the violin and taught him the basics. John was soon able to play with his sister accompanying him on piano. During the 1930's, John Creach formed the cabaret band Chocolate Music Bars that played jazz, blues and popular music. They toured the United States and Canada. Later Creach played with Roy Milton's six piece band in Memphis. In 1943 Creach purchased a National electrified violin and amp allowing him to be heard in larger bands. Creach moved to Los Angeles in 1945. For the next 20 years he performed in cocktail lounges in California. He studied and played classical music by day at a symphony wor...
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