Been listening to Raul Midón, a blind black singer/songwriter/guitarist who plays with a Latin percussive style and sings like Donny Hathaway with a little Stevie Wonder thrown in. Has two available CDs and one early hard-to-finder. Smooth voice and nice delivery; good songs. Has a duet remake with a lady (whose name I can't spell or pronounce) of "Where Is The Love." Even my 16-year-old, Jack, likes this guy because of the way he strums with a flailing motion of the tips of his fingers (long nails) just like Jack does (ala Lindsey Buckingham).
Also, thanks to Mr. Nicholson, I've been listening to my Mitch Ryder "Best of" CD in the car and really enjoying some of the songs I was less familiar with, like the one he mentioned, "I'd Rather Go To Jail." Nice.
Waiting for my copy of the new Puppini Sisters second CD to show up in the mail. Has a version of "Walk Like An Egyptian" done swing. Hmmm. I'll report when it arrives.
2 comments:
Interesting right hand technique. Makes his own backbeat.
Good singer, too.
Where do you hear about these guys?
He was one of the singers on the Herbie Hancock CD I mentioned earlier (brother Jay lent it to me). I liked his voice and looked him up.
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