The News Review:
- John rr: ‘It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues’ is great at TheatreWorks
- Bobby Rush prompts Monroe bluesman to solo
- Aretha’s best songs:
John rr: ‘It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues’ is great at TheatreWorks
San Jose Mercury News
The difference was of course after three to seven years the indentured servants were free people. Kidnapped Africans were somebody else’s property till they died and their children property to be bought and sold. Still it’s a way for the show to draw some parallels between the development of blues music and the folk and country music of such artists as Jimmy Rogers and Hank Williams. And what an astounding cast. The three women — all extraordinarily soulful vocalists — are Michelle E. Jordan a TheatreWorks vet who was a stunning Effie in “Dreamgirls”; Alison Ewing another TheatreWorks vet who has also done some TV work; and C. Kelly Wright who has appeared on stages all around the Bay Area including at TheatreWorks and has done some movie work.
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Bobby Rush prompts Monroe bluesman to solo
Picayune Item
—It’s been a long journey from the gospel of his youth to the often risquDe double entendre-laden brand of roadhouse blues that Brian Sivils pumps out. “I don’t remember not singing” said Sivils who released his first solo CD “nce Upon a Time in the Delta” late last year — partly thanks to encouragement and help from Blues Music Award winner Bobby Rush. “My family have been gospel singers forever” Sivils continued. “As a matter of fact my father and his brothers had a gospel radio show coming out of Bastrop in 1949 so I remember singing gospel harmony as long as I can remember being alive. ”He performed classical music opera and oratorio while pursuing a music degree. Then he spent 20 years as an Air Force Band singer always working with another band on the side.
Aretha’s best songs:
Newsday
Her signature remains a classic in feminist assertiveness and gave a crucial spelling lesson to generations of kids. “Think” – This 1968 smash is another Franklin signature but those of us who grew up with 1980′s “The Blues Brothers” know her best performance of it was on a very greasy diner counter. Franklin delivers her pre-song dialogue brilliantly chastising “husband” Matt “Guitar” Murphy for deigning to accompany Jake and Elwood Blues on their mission from God. Classic line: “Don’t you ‘don’t get riled Sugar’ me!”"Bridge ver Troubled Water” – The Simon and Garfunkel original is better. And neither of those guys will ever sing gospel like this. “Spirit in the Dark” -.