The Screaming Eagle of Soul

The last post mentions how Charles Bradley has been well hyped already but I realized that I never posted anything about him on this blog.  He is backed by Daptone Records house band, the Menahan Street Band, some of the same guys that back Sharon Jones. Charles’ voice evokes the long road he has taken (according to his bio) to be where he is.  Though the full band behind him is great, this is the video that got me into him: