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If you like soul music, you’ve come to the right place. Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley are living proof that America has not lost its soul. Sharon Jones and her band, the Dap-Kings, are the leaders of a soul music revival that has swept the nation and crossed the Atlantic to inspire the likes of Adele and Amy Winehouse, whose “Back to Black” album featured the Dap-Kings. Now Jones is joined on her Brooklyn-based Daptone Records label by a powerful new voice, Charles Bradley, whose raw, passionate style recalls the spirits of Wilson Pickett and James Brown. “Quick Hits” showcases Jones and Bradley on tour, spreading the gospel of soul. SOUND TRACKS reporter Marco Werman interviews the soul man after his big break at age 62.
Don't miss other Quick Hits starring Dengue Fever, Charles Bradley & Sharon Jones, Helene Grimaud, Jovanotti, KT Tunstall, Meklit Hadero, Ozomatli, and Seu Jorge. For more info visit the Sound Tracks website.
Sharon Jones Welcomes Charles Bradley
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Charles Bradley Speaks to Quick Hits
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Sharon Jones Sings "I'll Still Be True"
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Charles Bradley Sings "Heartaches and Pain"
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"How long?" shouts Charles Bradley, and it's like an electric shock, and an existential question. It's King Lear raging in the storm. Mahalia Jackson or Martin Luther King, asking when will the misery of segregation end? Set my people free. For Bradley, it's a question about all the world's woes, but it's also very personal. As Bradley tells SOUND TRACKS reporter Marco Werman in this "Quick Hits" interview, his moment in the sun has been a long time coming.
Born into poverty, growing up with no parents around, Bradley describes how he was saved from homelessness and addiction by Lyndon Johnson's Job Corps. His religious faith and occasional gigs as a James Brown imitator known as "Black Velvet" kept Bradley "keeping on." But his dream of being a singer in his own right -- his own man -- was a dream deferred until Daptone Record's co-founder Gabriel Roth discovered Bradley singing in a Brooklyn bar. With support from producer Thomas Brenneck and backing from the Menahan Street Band, Bradley is now making up for lost time. No surprise that his first album -- after all these years -- is called "No Time for Dreaming." There's work to be done.
Charles Bradley's official website: http://www.thecharlesbradley.com/
Daptone Records: http://www.daptonerecords.com/
Segment presented by Sound Tracks: http://www.pbs.org/opb/soundtracks/
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