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Feb 28 2012 8:00P The Red Lion NYC *
Aug 04, 2011 9:15P National Underground NYC *
Jul 20, 2011 9: 00P America Sings GMC TV **
May 22, 2011 7:00P WFDU 89.1 FM Radio Interview
Aug 04, 2011 9:15P National Underground NYC *
Jul 20, 2011 9: 00P America Sings GMC TV **
May 22, 2011 7:00P WFDU 89.1 FM Radio Interview
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| EXCERPT: "... If you listen you’ll quickly find poetic verse and bare emotion that boost these fourteen songs to a higher level of cool.... The opening track “The Little Things You Do” is an enthusiastic love song, but it’s followed by the Clash-esque “Pick Up the Gun.” This tune shows us a montage of gritty scenes and includes the lyric “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice I’ll kill everyone.” That tune and the others written by James Power tend to have a darker edge than those by his band-mates, including his brother and long-time collaborator Michael..." CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW |
The tribute that Jerry Lawson (former lead singer of The Persuasions) and I recorded in honor of the incomparable Reverend Claude Jeter of the Swan Silvertones entitled The Man in Room 1009 is now available! Now on iTunes Click Here |
| BRAKEMAN JOHN WHEN WILL I BE HEAVEN BOUND? WHEN WE FLY ON THE SWINGS JIM, JACK, JOSE, AND JOHNNY BLUE COLLAR MAN |
| THE SONGS: |
| I recently got together with the legendary band THE UPTOWN HORNS for an amazing recording session for the song IT'S REALLY LOVE (LA-LA-LA) |
| The week after our session, they performed with Sam Moore, Elvis Costello & Sting at President Obama's Innauguration |
| During their long and highly acclaimed career, they have worked with many of the top performers of our time including James Brown, The Rolling Stones, The Ohio Players, Pat Benatar, Solomon Burke and Robert Plant. |
| In November 2009, Keith Lewis and I spent a very memorable day with Music Historian & Urban Harmony Authority DR. CHARLES HORNER. We visited with Dr Horner to gain further insight and commentary for Keith's documentary A LESSON IN A CAPPELLA. For years I listened to Dr Horner's Urban Harmony radio program on WXPN in Philadelphia. His knowledge, and vast collection of memorabilia (including cylinder recordings of the Fisk Jubilee Singers that were roughly 100 years old!), left me speechless. Hopefully, the day will come when others will view the enormous contribution of early R&B and Gospel singers as the classic art form that Dr. Horner, Keith & I know it to be. |
| More information on this meeting can be found here - ClassicUrbanHarmony |
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* with THE LATE MODEL HUMANS
** with JERRY LAWSON
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| Beginning January 31, 2012 From Poetry to Song |
| The New York Writer's Coalition is beginning a new podcast series for 2012. I will be composing & performing songs created from poems collected by the show's host, Laura Solomon. The opportunity to collaborate with these talented writers has been an extraordinarily rewarding experience! |
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| Public Speaking Event May 23, 2012 7:00 P Discussing A LESSON IN A CAPPELLA w/ Filmmaker Keith Lewis Garwood NJ Public Library |