Stax Records Soul Revue feat. William Bell, N´Dambi & The Soul Children

(US)
southern & modern soul

Memphis soul means bluesy soulfulness, majestic melodies, passionate singing and a lean & funky sound, where the spaces between notes

count as much as the played notes. Stax Records Soul Revue offers the best musicians and two dynamite singers: William Bell from the original

roster, the new Stax- artist N’Dambi and The Soul Children.

Memphis-born William Bell first sang R&B in the Del Rios, then studied medicine, but all changed when he signed with the young

Stax/Volt label, whose soon-to-be legendary style he helped to define with songs he sang and songs he wrote for others. Self-sung You

Don’t Miss Your Water and Everybody Loves A Winner and Born Under A Bad Sign, performed by Albert King and Cream and written with Booker

T, hit the charts first, later Any Other Way, Never Like This Before and many others followed. His songs have been covered by Otis Redding,

Rod Stewart and Billy Idol, and they have been sampled by countless rappers. The ever active and productive Bell’s latest album to hit

the southern soul charts is 2006’s New Lease On Life.

N’Dambi from Dallas, Tx, started as a backing singer for Erykah Badu (and visited Pori Jazz Festival in 2001 with her), but now she

has already three albums of her own: Little Lost Girls Blues, Tunin’ Up & Cosignin’ and A Weird Kinda Wonderful. She cites

Nina Simone, Bette Davis and Janis Joplin as her inspirations.

The Soul Children offer the ongoing essence of (Memphis) soul: heartfelt performance paired to rhythm and a thrilling blend of gospel

oriented voices.

Lineup

Name
Instrument
"Phyllis" Smiley
MD, backing vocals
Alexander Lloyd Walke, Jr.
alto & soprano saxophone, flute
Cassandra Graham
vocals
DeRamus Price
drums, percussions, backing vocals
Featured Artists:
Gary Harris
tenor & alto saxophone
Harold Lucas McColumn, Jr.
keyboards, hammond organ
Jason Andrew Young
trumpet
Jay Blackfoot
vocals
Larry Longino
guitar, backing vocals
N´dambi
vocals
Norman West
vocals
Queen Ann Hines
vocals
Soul Children:
The Total Package Band:
Thomas Bingham
musical director
Tyrone A. Bell
bass, backing vocals
Tyrone Holmes
baritone & tenor saxophone
Vernay Jackson
backing vocals
William Bell
vocals

Performances in 2008

Date
Time
Venue
18.07.2008
21.00
Otava Factory
19.07.2008
21.00
Otava Factory
20.07.2008
13.00
Kirjurinluoto Arena