HICKS KING SOLOMON Harlem (Red Transparent Vinyl / 180gr.)

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Up and coming guitar virtuoso King Solomon Hicks has announced his debut album, Harlem. Hicks grew up in Harlem "around a lot of great musicians." That certainly shows on this album, an 11-song salute to those roots -- and how the 24-year-old guitarist and singer has turned them into his own fierce and distinctive style over the years. The set, produced by multiple Grammy Award winner Kirk Yano (Miles Davis, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey), showcases Hicks as a writer, player and interpreter. Originals such as the roadhouse ready "421 South Main," and the gospel shuffle of "Have Mercy on Me" rub musical elbows with staples such as a Latin-tinged take on Blood, Sweat & Tears' "I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know," a funked-up romp through Gary Wright's "Love is Alive" and a searing rendition of Sonny Boy Williamson's "Help Me" that closes the album. Hicks' playing and singing shine throughout Harlem, blending reverent familiar with vigorous fresh, the work of an artist deeply rooted in blues birthed decades before him but equally invested in finding his own way of playing it.

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Hicks, King Solomon
Harlem

1. Rather Be Blind
2. Every Day I Have the Blues
3. What the Devil Loves
4. 421 South Main
5. Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
6. Headed Back To Memphis
7. My Love is Alive
8. Have Mercy On Me
9. Riverside Drive
10. It's Alright
11. Help Me