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  Kev-Lo (7273747576) 3-Pundit Username: 7273747576 Post Number: 60 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 4.236.201.38 |
Hi this is Kev-Lo you know when we talk about great artist who play instruments you have to mention the two best saxiphonest along with Grover Washington Jr. JR Walker had that great motown soulful sound in all of his great songs. King Curtis had that great memphis soul sound | ||
Lady Mystique (ladymystique) 5-Doyen Username: ladymystique Post Number: 333 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 198.26.122.13 |
Oh yes I agree! It is hard to choose who was better also because of their differences. They were both great...their albums remind me of everyone sitting at a barbecue!  | ||
Galactus (galactus) 3-Pundit Username: galactus Post Number: 37 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 207.144.253.114 |
I love these guys.... I also love Sil Austin and his long out of print album "Plays Pretty for the People".......Austin has been unjustly overlooked for years, but he defined soulful sax as much as anyone.... | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 1-Arriviste Username: paladin Post Number: 9 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 206.185.64.23 |
Jr. Walker was da man, both he and King Curtis played music that touched the soul of black folk ....summer & picnic, winter & house party or blue light in basement party, quarter party, rent party, waist line party, party party...... I know ya'll feeling me........Kev thanks for reminding us...... | ||
Juicefree20 (juicefree20) 6-Zenith Username: juicefree20 Post Number: 974 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 24.46.184.162 |
I thought that Junior had that grits & gravy sound. The brother blew sounds straight out of a Summer barbecue, you could smell the hot sauce. I was 11 & was at Mt Morris Park with the family when it came over the radio that King Curtis had been stabbed to death in front of his house. At that age, I knew of him, not as much as I knew later. Either way, he was great. I loved his sax riff on Aretha's Save Me!!! | ||
Kev-Lo (7273747576) 4-Laureate Username: 7273747576 Post Number: 79 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.184.163.192 |
Hi this is Kev-Lo hey Juice what's happening yes I also remember that day myself Infact it was in August of 1971 I was 13 I remember his back up group the Kingpins had split up right after that It was sad to hear that a great soul legend like him had passed on | ||
Kdubya (paladin) 2-Debutant Username: paladin Post Number: 15 Registered: 5-2004 Posted From: 206.185.64.23 |
Kev, I was nineteen and it never fails that all through my life because I was so deep into music, a death of someone like Paul Williams, King Curtis, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, and more always seemed to bring a moment of clarity to anything that I was involved with...guess I also suffer from the universal psycological effect of the violent passing of Martin, Kennedy and Malcom X. And the band played on...... |
