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Eugene McDaniels, Catherine Russell and April Varner

by Jerome Wilson
April 15, 2026

This episode features a segment on the changing music of singer-songwriter Eugene McDaniels in the 1960s. It also includes music from April Varner, Matthew Shipp, and Catherine Russell.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Allan Harris “Weary Blues" from The Poetry of Jazz--Live at Blue Llama (Live at Blue Llama) 1:00 Catherine Russell “I Just Refuse to Sing the Blues" ...

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Album Review

Eugene McDaniels: Screams and Whispers

Read "Screams and Whispers" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
October 19, 2004

Eugene McDaniels--vocalist, lyricist, fearless social commentator, and composer of massive hits such as “Compared to What" and “Feel Like Makin' Love"--is back. Sample-hungry DJs have been snapping up 30+ year-old vinyl copies of his Joel Dorn-produced, futuristic folk/funk/gospel/jazz fusion LPs ( Outlaw and Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse ) for quite some time now. Besides offering sweet soul, unusual arrangements, and seriously funky beats, McDaniels' raw nerve approach to socio-political matters on tunes such as “Love Letter To America," “Supermarket ...

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Eugene McDaniels: Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse

Read "Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
January 20, 2003

This is soul. Not Al Green soul. Not Isaac Hayes soul (but perhaps a bit closer to that). This is the soul of the black man. It is the soul of a student of history who is sick and tired of force-feeding and ready to spit back. This is the soul of a man tired of the system and using his art to reframe and correct it.When it first came out in 1971, Eugene McDaniels’ vitriolic statement irked ...