This is the perfect cross-post pairing I can think of! I read Charles’ original post on Medium and even thought to myself: “this would be a good cross-post story for Front Row.” So the fact that y’all did just that is great.
Regarding the music, I always have a soft spot for lefty guitarists (being a southpaw myself) so that made me like her music and guitarwork even more. Also, her pick-less playing stood out for me too. Excellent article and spotlight on an artist that deserves way more attention and accolades.
I think lefties' brains are actually wired differently. My son is a lefty, and he has always had an unusual take on things, even as a 4-year old. Thanks for stopping by - again!
Astonishing. I think I like her version of What I Say better than Ray Charles' version, and I love that one. She had a pretty good voice even in 2016. Thanks for this .
Wow...just wow! Beautifully presented, Charles, and what a gal! I'm embarrassed to admit I knew very little, if anything, about Ms. Lynn before today! And, it's extra shameful that she's from "my backyard" (Beaumont, not 100 miles east of Houston) and has intermingled with recording folks (Huey P. Meaux, for one, Austin's Clifford Antone, with a label and local blues club, here, another) from the Louisiana/Texas area whom I've known about for decades (I was born and raised in Houston, and have lived in Austin, just a handful of miles from your last live video was filmed, for 30 years, now)!
While languishing on tiny stateside labels, I'm noticing, she did have one album on Atlantic (London/Decca in the UK, at least for a time in the mid-'60s); it confounds me why there weren't more! The good news, I suppose, is that her colleagues have "picked her up," and either covered her songs, and/or taken her on the road with them. Even Moby has sampled a song of hers!
Thanks, Charles, for giving such a naturally gifted singer/songwriter/guitarist another spotlight! She deserves to be heard and appreciated, certainly before we lose a good thing!🎼🎸🎵👏
Thank you Brad, when someone with your knowledge and connections to the music scene says he learned something, I feel like I must be getting something right! Yes, Ms. Lynn was taken on tour as a backing musician or opening act by people as big as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and James Brown. I wonder if any of them really tried to push her out front the way, for example, Jeff Beck (RIP) did for Tal Wilkenfeld. Either way, I find her mesmerizing! Much appreciate the kudos and the cross-post!
Happy to share, Charles! She reminds me of Ketty Lester, about whom I wrote back in August (she recorded in the early '60s, then had a recurring role in the '70s on "Little House on the Prairie")...working steadily over the decades, but being a Black woman in "the biz," she may have heard a few of the same doors Ms. Lynn experienced shut before anything resembling fame came around.
I'm also reminded of Bonnie Raitt, who, for years, has been trumpeting the value and talents of "old" blues singers like Sippie Wallace. I wonder if Bonnie ever got behind Ms. Lynn in that way, as well. And, yes, you're getting something right...quite frequently!! Keep it up!😁👍✨
Love the video of her in her 70's. She seems so blissed out to be performing, like she'd just arrived home after years of travel.
This is the perfect cross-post pairing I can think of! I read Charles’ original post on Medium and even thought to myself: “this would be a good cross-post story for Front Row.” So the fact that y’all did just that is great.
Regarding the music, I always have a soft spot for lefty guitarists (being a southpaw myself) so that made me like her music and guitarwork even more. Also, her pick-less playing stood out for me too. Excellent article and spotlight on an artist that deserves way more attention and accolades.
I think lefties' brains are actually wired differently. My son is a lefty, and he has always had an unusual take on things, even as a 4-year old. Thanks for stopping by - again!
I enjoyed all those videos, Brad. It's refreshing to see someone new (to me). Thanks for sharing!
Astonishing. I think I like her version of What I Say better than Ray Charles' version, and I love that one. She had a pretty good voice even in 2016. Thanks for this .
Thanks for checking this out. I'm on a search for (almost) lost treasures, and she certainly qualifies.
Wow...just wow! Beautifully presented, Charles, and what a gal! I'm embarrassed to admit I knew very little, if anything, about Ms. Lynn before today! And, it's extra shameful that she's from "my backyard" (Beaumont, not 100 miles east of Houston) and has intermingled with recording folks (Huey P. Meaux, for one, Austin's Clifford Antone, with a label and local blues club, here, another) from the Louisiana/Texas area whom I've known about for decades (I was born and raised in Houston, and have lived in Austin, just a handful of miles from your last live video was filmed, for 30 years, now)!
While languishing on tiny stateside labels, I'm noticing, she did have one album on Atlantic (London/Decca in the UK, at least for a time in the mid-'60s); it confounds me why there weren't more! The good news, I suppose, is that her colleagues have "picked her up," and either covered her songs, and/or taken her on the road with them. Even Moby has sampled a song of hers!
Thanks, Charles, for giving such a naturally gifted singer/songwriter/guitarist another spotlight! She deserves to be heard and appreciated, certainly before we lose a good thing!🎼🎸🎵👏
Thank you Brad, when someone with your knowledge and connections to the music scene says he learned something, I feel like I must be getting something right! Yes, Ms. Lynn was taken on tour as a backing musician or opening act by people as big as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight and James Brown. I wonder if any of them really tried to push her out front the way, for example, Jeff Beck (RIP) did for Tal Wilkenfeld. Either way, I find her mesmerizing! Much appreciate the kudos and the cross-post!
Happy to share, Charles! She reminds me of Ketty Lester, about whom I wrote back in August (she recorded in the early '60s, then had a recurring role in the '70s on "Little House on the Prairie")...working steadily over the decades, but being a Black woman in "the biz," she may have heard a few of the same doors Ms. Lynn experienced shut before anything resembling fame came around.
I'm also reminded of Bonnie Raitt, who, for years, has been trumpeting the value and talents of "old" blues singers like Sippie Wallace. I wonder if Bonnie ever got behind Ms. Lynn in that way, as well. And, yes, you're getting something right...quite frequently!! Keep it up!😁👍✨