Steve Cropper

El pasado día 3 fallecíó Steve Cropper, una verdadera leyenda del Soul y un compositor, guitarrista y productor brillante en este estilo.

 Fundador del grupo Booker T. & the M.G.'s y autor o coautor y colaborador de muchos de los grandes clásicos de Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett o Eddie Floyd, también participó activamente en el desarrollo del sello Stax, uno de los pilares del género junto a la Motown. 

Su nivel es tal, que un amigo y yo jugábamos a menudo a averiguar las canciones en las que había participado...y el resultado es increíble: Soul Man, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Green Onions, Time is Tight, In the Midnight Hour..

Descanse en paz

  

 

I NEED YOU - Jon Batiste

He conocido recientemente a este fulano y me ha sorprendido gratamente. Me parece una excelente actualización del mejor Soul y un artista como la copa de un pino. De hecho, ha arrasado en la última edición de los premios Grammy.

Os dejo con este showman y pedazo de artista.

Espero que os guste 

 We done a lot of living

We working overtime

Don't need another million

You got that gold mine

I love the way you're livin'

'Cause you so genuine

You got that something special

Didn't you know?

I just need you, you, you

Met you when I was a lil' nappy head boy

And I never put down my alto saxophone, yeah

Buckjumpin' down on the boulevard

I couldn't wait to blow my own horn (Woo)

It ain't wrong for you to play along

Playing this song 'til you die, come on

In this world with a lot of problems

All we need is a little loving

Thank you, thank you, oh, you make me

Thank you, thank you for your love

We done a lot of living

We working overtime

Don't need another million

You got that gold mine

I love the way you're livin' (Hey)

'Cause you're so genuine (Genuine)

You got that something special

Didn't you know?

I just need you, you, you (Come on, now)

Met you when I was a lil' country boy

And I never put down that pork chop and salt

Then we fell in love on the boulevard

If you was Jenny, I guess I was Forrest (Run)

Nah, it ain't wrong for you to sing along

Singing this song 'til you die

In this world with a lot of problems

All we need is a little loving

Thank you, thank you, oh, you make me

Thank you, thank you for your love

We done a lot of living (Whole lotta)

We working overtime (Overtime)

Don't need another million

You got that gold mine (Gold mine)

I love the way you're livin'

'Cause you're so genuine (Genuine)

You got that something special

Didn't you know?

I just need you, you, you

You, you, you, you

Lean on me - Bill Withers

Se fue Bill Withers, cantante y compositor de temas tan conocidos como Ain’t no sunshine o Use me. Gozó de gran éxito en las décadas de los 70 y 80 llegando a ganar varios premios Grammy a la mejor cancion de R&B.

Su prodigiosa voz y sus composiciones hicieron que desde hace mucho formara parte de mis preferencias musicales. En concreto siento predilección por este maravilloso canto a la amistad que es Lean on me y su aportación al célebre tema de Grover Washington Jr., Just the two of us.

Hasta siempre

Hmm... hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm
Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have sorrow

 

But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

 

Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on...

 

For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

 

Please swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow

 

For no one can fill
Those of your needs that you won't let show

 

You just call on me brother when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on

 

Lean on me
When you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on...

 

For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

You just call on me brother
When you need a hand
 

We all need somebody to lean on

I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load you have to bear
 

That you can't carry

I'm right up the road
I'll share your load
If you just call me

 

Call me
If you need a friend
(Call me)
Call me (call me)
If you need a friend
(Call me)
If you ever need a friend
(Call me)
Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me)

If you need a friend
(Call me)
Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me) Call me
(Call me)