Maxwell has officially recorded his rendition of Al Green’s “Simply Beautiful.” Green wrote and recorded “Simply Beautiful” for his 1972 classic album, I’m Still in Love with You. Maxwell has included the song in his live shows for years and performed it at the BET Awards in 2008 as a tributeContinue Reading
[youtube id=”ox5Q-bYduZw”] Ann Nesby and Al Green recorded “Put It On Paper” for Nesby’s second album named after the song. Their performance gave Nesby her first Grammy nomination as a solo artist. She already had success as the former lead singer of the Sounds Of Blackness. They won Grammys, blazed Billboard andContinue Reading
[youtube id=”TCHP7hYZZTk”] Al Green recently became a Kennedy Center honoree and he appeared on Late Night With David Letterman to perform his classics, “Tired Of Being Alone” and “Let’s Stay Together.” Related posts: R.I.P. Willie Mitchell Throwback: Jane Child-Don’t Wanna Fall In Love Vocalist Conya Doss Makes History on Soultracks.com,Continue Reading
Willie Mitchell has passed. In the ’60’s he was a successful recording artist gigging at college campuses with songs like “Mercy” but he is famous for signing Al Green and producing all of his classic albums when Green was making a name for himself on the Memphis based Hi Records.Continue Reading