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Friday 16 July 2010
AGMP PROUDLY PRESENTS LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESSIONS
Lee was born and
raised in the small town of Wilson, North Carolina,one of 4 children. He
spent his adolescence years singing in church and listening to R&B
Artists such as James Brown, The Temptations, Eddie Floyd, Otis Redding
and the classic sound of 60's Memphis. He joined a few racial balance
groups in the South and began playing college circuits that included
East Carolina University, Duke University and Georgia Tech. By the late
sixties, Lee began his singing career, working with bands which would
lay the foundation for funk music including Kool and the Gang, Sammy
Gordon and the Hip-Huggers, and Little Royal.
Renowned throughout the global Funk community, Lee Fields has poured
his grunts and screams over a legacy of funk and soul hits from the
early seventies, including such 45 rpm classics as She’s a Lovemaker,
The Bullis Coming, and The Funky Screw, not to mention his well sought
after Let’s Talk It Over LP. This LP draws four digit bids from
collectors worldwide. His recordings with the hard funk purists at TRUTH
& SOUL, Desco, and Daptone Records in recent years has solidified
his place as the King of contemporary funk music as well.
When Truth & Soul started as a record label in 2004, the first
mission of label owners Jeff Silverman and Leon Michels, was to record a
sweet soul record that would be modeled after the near perfect formula
that bands like The Moments, The Delfonics, and The Stylistics had
created. Music that was both tough as nails and sweet as honey. Music
with laced with lush strings and smooth vocal harmonies layered over
hard-hitting rhythms. Michels and Silverman called in a few trusty
associates, which included singer Lee Fields, and recorded the single
“Do You Love Me” b/w “Honey Dove”. What happened in the studio was pure
magic and thus, The Expressions were born.
Fast forward almost two years and The Expressions featuring Lee
Fields have successfully created a unique and personal sound that can
hold court with the bands they set out to emulate. However, what was
created in the process goes beyond just a carbon copy of a sweet soul
music. The music has developed into a deeply soulful mix of old and new.
The formula stayed the same but the style has been adapted for the ears
of people who didn’t grow up on Al Green or Sam Cooke. Elements of
modern music have crept their way into the mix to create something
entirely fresh and unique. The Expressions have surely lived up to the
name, each song they make is choked full of raw emotion that permeates
deep through your ear hole straight to the soul.
Lee Fields-vocals
The Del-Larks-backing vocals
Leon
Michels-guitar, keys, saxophone
Thomas Brenneck-guitar, bass
Quincy
Bright-bass
Nick Movshon-drums, bass
Homer Steinweiss-drums
Toby
Pazner-vibraphone, keys
Micahel Leonhart-trumpet, mellophone
Aaron Johnson-trombone
Garo
Yellin-cello
Rachel Garb-violin
Rico Reese-violin
Amy
Adams-viola
Yoshi-congas, percussion
http://www.truthandsoulrecords.com/lee-fields/
http://www.myspace.com/leefields
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Lee+Fields
http://www.stonesthrow.com/news/2009/04/lee-fields-and-the-expressions
Admission: £18.50 in advance. Age 18+
Tickets: www.ticketweb.co.uk 08444 771 000 or Scala box office between 10am and 6pm Mon-Fri for ticket purchase (not collection)
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