Terry Evans
Terry Evans eventually became a soulful, gospel-flavored vocalist fronting a band, but his career took many steps to reach that pinnacle. Like many blues artists, his first exposure to music was in church, where he sang in the junior choir. As is often the case, his parents allowed him to sing only gospel, but on the sneak, he listened to blues artists such as Elmore James, Little Walter, Albert King, and B.B. King. His first break was as a member of a Southern vocal group, the Knights. From there, he moved to Southern California and began picking up guitar and writing songs. Among the songs he wrote were "Love Is a Precious Thing," which was recorded by Pops Staples, and "Hop, Skip, and Jump," recorded by Louis Jordan.
In the '70s, he performed as a duo with Bobby King on the chitlin circuit, playing their brand of Stax-styled soul and gospel. A hard-working performer, Evans continued with King while at the same time working as a background vocalist for Ry Cooder, both on Cooder's albums and in his touring band. Evans' breakthrough came during the movie Crossroads, where he sang lead on "Down in Mississippi" and the title piece.
In 1993, Evans released his first solo album, Blues for Thought, on Pointblank. While providing backing vocal tracks for Lloyd Jones' Trouble Monkey, he attracted the attention of record producer Joe Harley, who then signed Evans to Audioquest. Evans recorded two fine albums with Harley, Puttin' It Down and Come to the River. Walk That Walk followed in early 2000; Mississippi Magic was issued a year later, and Live Like a Hurricane arrived in 2003. Crosscut Records issued his Fire in the Feeling album in 2005, and he paired with Dutch blues artist Hans Theessink for the Blue Groove label releases Visions (2008), Delta Time (also featuring Ry Cooder, 2012), and True & Blue Live (2015). Terry Evans died at a Los Angeles Hospital in January 2018 after becoming ill during a European tour; he was 80 years old.
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11 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Blues For Thought
Blues - Paru chez Virgin Records le 1 janv. 1994
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Puttin' it Down
Blues - Paru chez Sledgehammer Blues le 17 oct. 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Terry Evans Anthology
Blues - Paru chez EvenFlow Music le 1 sept. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live And Let Live!
R&B - Paru chez Rounder Records le 1 janv. 1988
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Rhythm, Blues, Soul & Grooves
R&B - Paru chez Rounder le 1 janv. 1990
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Come to the River
Soul - Paru chez Sledgehammer Blues le 5 mai 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mississippi Magic
Soul - Paru chez Sledgehammer Blues le 27 févr. 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fire In the Feeling
Soul - Paru chez Valley Entertainment le 12 juill. 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live Like a Hurricane
Soul - Paru chez Sledgehammer Blues le 25 févr. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Aromas Of June
Électronique - Paru chez Terry Evans le 29 mai 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo