Incredible Soul Mixed With Stirring Vocal Harmonies On Vinyl LP!
Produced by John Leventhal, this unique collection combines the songwritingtalents of Marc Cohn with the soul stirring harmonies of Blind Boys OfAlabama and falls on the heels of more than a year of live collaborativedates. Work To Do is comprised of three studio tracks by Cohn and Blind Boys(two originals and a version of the gospel standard “Walking To Jerusalem”), andseven intimate live performances recorded at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural ArtsCenter in Old Saybrook, CT, during a taping of the PBS series The Kate, whichpremiered on May 24th, 2019. Original plans were to release an EP containing thestudio tracks, but the excitement and magic captured during the taping inspiredthe decision to create this unique hybrid album. The live performances on WorkTo Do feature the Grammy award-winning Blind Boys Of Alabama adding theirtrademark harmonies and vocal textures to six songs drawn from the breadth ofCohn’s venerable career including the mega-hit, “Walking in Memphis”, “GhostTrain” and “Silver Thunderbird”. Blind Boys’ striking rearrangement of thetraditional hymn “Amazing Grace” completes the collection.
Grammy award-winning artist Marc Cohn has solidified his place as a highlyacclaimed and compelling singer-songwriter, combining the precision of abrilliant tunesmith with the passion of a great soul man. Hailed as “gospeltitans” by Rolling Stone, Blind Boys first rose to fame in the segregated southwith their thrilling vocal harmonies and roof-raising live show. They releasedtheir debut single, “I Can See Everybody’s Mother But Mine”, on the iconicVeejay label in 1948, launching a 70-year recording career that would see themrack up five Grammy Awards (plus one for Lifetime Achievement), enter the GospelMusic Hall of Fame, collaborate with everyone from Mavis Staples and StevieWonder to Prince and Lou Reed, and perform on the world’s most prestigiousstages.
This rare combination of the incredible soul of Marc Cohn mixed with thestirring vocal harmonies of Blind Boys Of Alabama is not to be missed.
Features:
• Vinyl LP
Selections:
Side A:
1. Walking In Jerusalem
2. Talk Back Mic
3. Work To Do
4. Ghost Train
5. Baby King
6. Listening To Levon
Side B:
1. Silver Thunderbird
2. Amazing Grace
3. Walking In Memphis
4. One Safe Place
