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Stolen Hearts: Dirty Southern Soul
Track review of "I'd Rather Go Blind"
The blood register on this recording is a searing cover of "I'd Rather Go Blind" that closes the disc. Clocking in at nine minutes, Stolen Hearts mix Muscle Shoals, Memphis, Philadelphia, and Detroit into a heady roux seasoned with Mike Taylor's throaty tenor saxophone swimming in James Pace's Hammond stew. Taylor sings with a southern curl in her voice, sweet as spring. She trades solos with Johnson, but it is Mike Taylor who quickens the flesh of this standard. Pace injects a shot of church via Jimmy Smith into music almost too rich to eat. This music still exists.
Personnel
Pam Taylor: vocals guitars; Robert Johnson, Jr.: guitars, bass; Mike Taylor: saxophone; Rome Leach: drums; James Pace: Hammond B-3.
Album information
Title: Dirty Southern Soul | Year Released: 2015 | Record Label: Self Produced
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