Bobby G With Curtis Grant Jr & The Midnight Rockers “Still Standing”

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    Artista / Grupo: Bobby G With Curtis Grant Jr & The Midnight Rockers

    Álbum: Still Standing

    Discográfica: Third Street Cigar Records

    Año publicación: 2017

    Fecha crítica: 11/2017

    Valoración: GREAT

It is surprising and rather strange that an artist with quality enough and excellent vocal qualities has published his first album aged seventy-three This is what has happened to Bobby G who, backed by an excellent band like Curtis Grant And The Midnight Rockers and with the clever production of the always respectable Johnny Rawls, appears with this album as one of those old hidden talents which is always a pleasure to discover Bobby has a suggestive voice gifted with a broad vocal range He also gathers an emotional intensity, which communicates a great feeling, both when he sings blues or when he performs soul and rhythm and blues, three styles that have no secrets for him Born in Winterville, Mississippi, like so many other children, he had to work in the cotton fields Only aged eleven, he tried to get in juke joints where he listened to BB King, Mississippi Slim or Bobby Bland and he dreamed he will one day become a singer like them Without a single coin in his pocket, he moved to Toledo, Ohio where, for thirty-nine years, he worked here and there in the most diverse jobs and sang on weekends in different clubs, bars, restaurants, cafes or barbecues He left aside the music to devote himself to his family, coming back again some time ago Now, in the twilight of his career, he has had the opportunity to show all his undeniable talent in this excellent recording that I hope will help him to get the recognition he deserves



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