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UPDATE! LEROY HUTSON & Don Blackman & Gregg Perry live in London I know there's some Hutson fans on here, so I thought I'd share the good news that he's going to return to Europe for some selected performances this August. It's his first time overseas in 20 years and especially Soul fans in England are really hyped about this ... for those of you don't know him, check out his bio and music. A ticket will be worth buying - maybe we'll see some of y'all at the shows!
Soul fans in Europe have been waiting for many years. This summer, it is finally going to happen - LeRoy Hutson's highly anticipated return to European stages.
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Some of Hutson's own releases:
and of course ...
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Leroy is one of my favorite solo acts and I'm glad to see him tour Europe again. Unfortunately I probably won't have a chance to attend any of those three performances. You should convince him to come to Finland for the Pori Jazz festival next summer, so I'll get a chance to see him In any case, I wish him all the best On the Org since 2005.
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.Thanks for the suggestion. We might look into that. | |
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I'm a huge Leroy Hutson fan and have all the albums. I'll be in London the week before the gig. I'm so sad to miss that one.Hope there are more dates coming up.
When was the last time he toured? /peace Manki | |
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It's been a long time that he toured ... and more than 20 years since he was in Europe. LeRoy is more comfortable in the studio and doesn't tour for the sake of touring ... and he doesn't need to tour to make a living. The circumstances have to be right, and they are right this year.
But even after his last album "Paradise" he has been quite active in the background .. as a producer and arranger. He is working with his son a lot, JR Hutson, who works closely with Jill Scott and Musiq Soulchild. Hutson wrote "So beautiful" for him.
These upcoming European shows are going to be major ... we've already worked on the arrangements and I have heard first band demos, it sounds exactly as on record, including the major orchestration. Shame you're gonna miss this one ... hopefully, we'll do some more after that. There's definitely a high demand. | |
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Leroy is up there as one of my favourite male vocalists
Im keeping my fingers crossed that im in London for the rare groove show Life has a way of making you live it. . . . | |
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My favorite Leroy Hutson song is "So In Love". Now, that's my slow jam!!! | |
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Just in: Don Blackman and Gregg Perry will support Leroy Hutson at the London show.
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Thank you for posting this Greg Perry song. I forgot this, what a great song. I love music like this Is this on CD!!? We gonna come on with the come on, gonna get down with the get down! | |
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I'd be the wrongest person to ask. | |
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Don Blackman | |
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I wonder what Leroy and Don look like now. | |
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Leroy looks exactly like he did in 1979. It's amazing how well this guy took care of himself. Don't know about Don ... I don't have anything to do with his show. | |
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I'm thinking ole Leroy ain't got grey hair at all then by this statement.
Maybe some pictures can be posted soon.
Oh yeah Harley loves her some Don Blackman. | |
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Sure, I'll post some pictures after this tour ... | |
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What? | |
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Is the attraction physical or of creative sort? | |
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Creative.
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Ah, ok. I misread that. | |
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We worry that "Soul" as a genre is dying; these days, "RnB" and "Urban" prevail, but what has happened to the soul? Here we feature some of the great singers and others who represent the very ethos of soul music, and hope to introduce you to many artists, broadcasters and producers who do not get the recognition that they deserve!
DON BLACKMAN
Radiocafé's view
Don has travelled the world with his fantastic band, and continues to do so, with regular visits to the UK where he plays to sell-out crowds at London's Jazz cafe every year. He's also toured with artists such as the Marcus Miller Band, the World Saxophone Quartet and the incredible Lenny White & Twennynine.
Don was in fact a founder member of Lenny's Twennynine group, and features prominently on the group's 1980 classic LP. Lovers of soul will also recognise Don from a number of rare groove classics: the funky 'Haboglabotribin', which he wrote for Bernard Wright; 'I Love You' which he sang on for close friend Weldon Irvine, and proved to be one of the classiest mellow tracks of all time; and the numerous classics from the self entitled 1982 album, 'Don Blackman'. It's too hard to select any outstanding tracks, as they are all first rate. What is as incredible as the quality of this production is that this legendary recording did not get an official UK release until last year, when Expansion Records re-released the album on CD. Thank heavens for people like Ralph Tee for their efforts for the good music cause.
If you do not know this album, and this is your first listen here, you have stumbled across one of the most amazing soul/funk albums of all time.
20 years later, and a follow-up from Don finally sees the light of day, with the excellent 'Listen' album (again courtesy of Expansion Records). Don's voice remains as soulful as ever, the CD has the expected mix of mellow and funky, and the added treat of the voice of Weldon Irvine, who sadly passed away as the album was being finalised.
Radiocafé had the privilege to catch up with Don Blackman during one of his visits to London. Don expressed some very interesting views in support of the Campaign For Real Music, which you can read below.
We very much hope Don will continue to visit the UK, and most importantly, carry on demonstrating his talents in the best possible way - by producing the very best in quality, real music.
A devoted section of the British public quite simply love Don's music; it's impossible not to love the man too. We hope that those who haven't come under his spell - yet - also get a chance to be mesmerised by his music.
In fact, if you have arrived at this page and do not have any of Don Blackman's music in your collection, you really should change that right now - you will not be disappointed.
Radiocafé interviews Don Blackman
We weren’t sure if he was having a joke, but later all was to become clear. Don’s performance, as always, featured virtually every track from his ‘82 album, ‘Never Miss A Thing’ causing a particular stir. Also featured was the brilliant new album ‘Listen’, and two audience-pleasers: the Bernard Wright penned Haboglabotribin’; and ‘I Love You’, which he recorded with the late great Weldon Irvine. Don demonstrated precisely why he is one of the all time greats: his vocals were spot on, the funky vibe was deep and heavy, and he had the eager crowd eating from his palm throughout his two-hour-plus set.
So what was Don eluding to with the worrying words of warning which provided a somber interlude to this great man’s total entertainment policy? Don willingly opened up to express grave concerns about the state of the profession: “the music industry has gone in the wrong direction,” he told us. “The companies’ efforts are put into so many artists who don’t deserve it these days. The real talent doesn’t get a look in any more”.
We fully agree with Don’s sentiments. However, of more concern was Don’s assertion that if the industry doesn’t change soon, this may be the last time we have the privilege to seem Don perform live.
So we told Don about the Campaign For Real Music, the very existence of which is to raise the profile of great albums like ‘Blackman’. “That sounds like a great idea, I’m fully in support of that”, he told us, before concluding: “however, the music industry is very frustrating nowadays”.
We mentioned how hard it is to obtain the ‘Blackman’ album , and Don said he was disappointed that [until recently] this had never officially been released on CD in the UK (we had to pay £28 for our Japanese import a number of years ago).
However, Don still gave us a trade-mark bear hug, and we said we’d continue to campaign on behalf of him and the many other, overlooked artists who simply deserve so much more.
We hope, and suspect, he just might be back…
Report post to moderatorHaboglabotribin wasn't pinned by 'Nard | |
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it was by written by him(Don) for 'Nard to sing. At least, if my memory serves me correctly.
Does'nt the article confirm that though ? ...
"...Lovers of soul will also recognise Don from a number of rare groove classics: the funky 'Haboglabotribin', which he wrote for Bernard Wright..." | |
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Oh ok, my mistake then. I missed that part after I read the Bernard Wright penned Haboglabotribin’. | |
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30 July 2010 , Camden Jazz Cafe
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