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BEV BEVAN'S CD PICKS JULY 2018 FAB FOUR
Charlie McCoy – The Real McCoy / Charlie McCoy / Good Time Charlie / The Gastest Harp in the West (Beat Goes On)
Charlie McCoy could be classed as the Larry Adler of country music, or the blues equivalent. The role of the harmonica (or harp as it is also dubbed) has mainly been used as an accompanying instrument on countless country music songs and when it comes to virtuoso harmonica players, Charlie McCoy is the king. Based in Nashville, he has performed and recorded with such legends as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Chet Atkins and Waylon Jennings. Charlie McCoy has also recorded an astonishing 37 studio albums. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame In 2009 and was also a member of the bands Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.
These four albums, recorded in the late sixties and early seventies are now released on this budget-priced double-CD package. There are 45 tracks in all, including his stylised interpretations of county standards such as: Orange Blossom Special; Jackson; Today I Started Loving You Again; Me And Bobby McGhee; I Can’t Stop Loving You; I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry; Almost Persuaded; Release Me; Behind Closed Doors; and Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues.
Three Six Nine – The Best of Shirley Ellis (ACE)
Two dozen of this Bronx-born artist’s finest recordings, many of them written by her mentor Lincoln Chase including: The Nitty Gritty; The Clapping Song; and The Name Game, all of which were top ten hits in the USA. The Clapping Song got to number six on the UK charts in 1965 and was a song that I used to play that year when I joined Carl Wayne and the Vikings. Other top tracks here include: Such A Night; Kansas City; Bring It On Home To Me; C C Rider; Soul Time; The Puzzle Song; and the brilliantly titled Ever See A Diver Kiss His Wife While The Bubbles Bounce About Above The Water? Shirley Ellis died in October 2005, aged 76.
Nick Hooper – 6 Strings (Angel Air)
Nick Hooper is a BAFTA award-winning and Grammy-nominated film and TV music composer. He is best known for writing the scores for two Harry Potter movies - The Half Blood Prince and The Order of the Phoenix. The Half Blood Prince (for which he was nominated a Grammy) is the most successful album of the series, debuting at number 29 on the American Billboard charts. In addition he has been responsible for scoring several TV series, including Prime Suspect and was the recipient of a Richard Attenborough Film Music of the Year Award from Classic FM.
This lovely solo acoustic guitar album of Irish folk songs was recently recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London (where he previously recorded the Harry Potter soundtracks with an impressive 110 musicians). Tracks on this CD album include: The Blackbird; The Silver Lining; March of the King of Laois; Cherish The Ladies; Carolan’s Concerto; and The South Wind.
George Jones and the Jones Boys – Live in Texas 1965 (ACE)
Fifty years ago, in 1968, one of the UK’s most enduring number ones, Everlasting Love, hit the top of the charts. The group behind it were called Love Affair, but the only member of the band to actually appear on the record was lead singer Steve Ellis.
Boom! Bang! Twang! is his latest solo album and his fine, soulful voice shifts effortlessly through all 11 tracks, be they soul, rock, R&B, reggae or pop. Standout songs include Lonely No More (co-written with Paul Weller), Forever (written by COW), Soul Trek (utilising an exquisite string arrangement from John Schroeder) and cover versions of William Bell’s Forgot To Be Your Lover, Jimmy Cliff’s Sitting In Limbo and Gerry Marsden’s Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying .
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