Bobby King and Terry Evans
Bobby King and Terry Evans
Genres: soul, blues, rhythm and blues, blues rock, soul blues
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About Bobby King and Terry Evans
See also Bobby King & Terry Evans. For the past ten years and more Bobby King and Terry Evans have been Ry Cooder's back-up singers, virtually the backbone of his band. Anyone who has seen Ry's band in that time, their rare but stunning public appearances, walks away shaking his or her head not only at how great Ry and the band are just in general, but als with an indelible memory of the great, soulful, gospel-inflected, vocals of the harmony and vocalists Bobby & Terry.The Two are utterly incredible singers from L.A. by way of Lake Charles, Louisiana and Vicksburg, Mississippi, respectively. Having always loved the way Bobby & Terry sound together, Ry logically decided to go ahead and record what is very much and every inch a Ry Cooder production, songs handpicked by the three of them working together. The result is a collaboration that constitutes one of the very best, most exciting and best-sounding R&B albums in a very long time,. Add to that some of Ry Cooder's funkiest, most down-home, simultaneously brash and brooding slide guitar, and you have an irresistable record -- down and dirty on Roscoe Gordon's "Just A Little Bit" or "Bald Head" to sensitive and hunting on "Let Love Begin" followed by the classic of taboo love "At the Dark End Of The Street". In some ways, 'Live and Let Live' is almost more of a Ry Cooder record than some of his own records have been, whit the added destinction of cours of two of the finest 'deep soul' singers ever! Their primarily gospel influence and training (Bobby's father is a minister) stand them in good stead, though their timeless secular influences from Sam Cooke, Jakie Wilson to James Brown also shine through loud and clear. Having gotten together in 1975 and shortly thereafter becoming regulars in Ry's band, Bobby King and Terry Evans now come across their long overdue album as mature new stars of the blues and R&B world, on a par with the very best. Whether you're a Ry Cooder fan already, simply a fan of Blues in particular or good music in general,this one album you can't afford to miss. Terry Evans has become a soulful, gospel-flavored vocalist fronting a band, but his career took many steps to reach that pinnacle. Like many blues artists, his first exposure to music was in church, where he sang in the junior choir. As is often the case, his parents allowed him to sing only gospel, but on the sneak, he listened to blues artists such as Elmore James, Little Walter, Albert King, and B.B. King. His first break was as a member of a Southern vocal group, the Knights. From there, he moved to Southern California and began picking up guitar and writing songs. Among the songs he wrote were "Love Is a Precious Thing," which was recorded by Pops Staples, and "Hop, Skip, and Jump," recorded by Louie Jordan. In the '70s, he performed as a duo with Bobby King, performing on the chitlin circuit to purvey their brand of Stax-styled soul and gospel. A hard-working performer, Evans continued with King while at the same time working as a background vocalist for Ry Cooder, both on Cooder's albums and in the touring band. Evans' breakthrough came during the movie Crossroads, where he sang lead on Down in Mississippi and the title piece during the film. In 1993, Evans released his first solo album, Blues for Thought, on Pointblank. While providing backing vocal tracks for Lloyd Jones' Trouble Monkey, he attracted the attention of record producer Joe Harley, who then signed Evans to Audioquest. Evans recorded two fine albums with Harley, Puttin' It Down and Come to the River. Walk That Walk followed in early 2000; Mississippi Magic was issued a year later.
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