Jazz Articles about Willie King

Willie King and the Liberators: Living in a New World

by Charlie B. Dahan
June 25, 2002

Willie King follows his critically acclaimed album “Freedom Creek,” with an equally masterful recording of conscious blues that while highly entertaining, packs the punch of a Bob Marley song. On “Living in a New World,” King turns his insightful observation from statements on social injustice and prejudice to thoughts of redemption and optimism that despite everything going on around him, hope lies in the future. King has mastered the bridge between conveying a meaningful message to the ...