James Hunter Six + Marcel Smith at Harlow's Nightclub

A double whammy of soul, blues & classic rhythm & blues !
The first Brit to sign to Daptone Records, James Hunter is revered by critics both in his native UK and stateside with the Los Angeles Times praising his “extraordinary soul voice.” Of his prior recordings, Rolling Stone called his U.S. debut People Gonna Talk, “a treat not to miss” and his second album “unbelievably awesome,” while The New York Times noted of The Hard Way, Hunter’s “tight, slithery groove” and “sweet growl.” Hunter’s accolades include milestones of reaching #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart; a GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Traditional Blues Album”; years as a singer touring and recording with Van Morrison; and many TV appearances on Conan, Later…with Jools Holland, and other late night TV shows....

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A double whammy of soul, blues & classic rhythm & blues !
The first Brit to sign to Daptone Records, James Hunter is revered by critics both in his native UK and stateside with the Los Angeles Times praising his “extraordinary soul voice.” Of his prior recordings, Rolling Stone called his U.S. debut People Gonna Talk, “a treat not to miss” and his second album “unbelievably awesome,” while The New York Times noted of The Hard Way, Hunter’s “tight, slithery groove” and “sweet growl.” Hunter’s accolades include milestones of reaching #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart; a GRAMMY® Award nomination for “Best Traditional Blues Album”; years as a singer touring and recording with Van Morrison; and many TV appearances on Conan, Later…with Jools Holland, and other late night TV shows.

Special Guest, Sacramento native Marcel Smith & The Chosen Few.
Smith sings like “a fully mature cross between Sam Cooke and Wilson Pickett,” while as a guitarist he sometimes recalls Robert Ward’s Magnatone tremolo....It’s been a long wait to hear Marcel Smith get a chance to fulfill the promise of those first recordings for Have Mercy 25 years ago, but we can rejoice that the follow up is here at last and that it shows Smith to be at or near the forefront of contemporary singers."
- Jim DeKoster, Living Blues

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