Beautiful Lowdown

Beautiful Lowdown
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With a career spanning forty years, award-winning soul, blues and R&B vocalist/harmonicist/songwriter Curtis Salgado is a one-of-a-kind talent whose music is as compelling as his story. From co-fronting The Robert Cray Band to leading his own band (and recording nine solo albums) to helping transform John Belushi into â€œJolietâ€ Jake Blues to touring the country with Steve Miller and Santana, he is a true musical giant. Salgado earned a reputation for high-intensity performances and a repertoire inspired by his encyclopedic knowledge of soul, blues and R&B music. He won the 2010 Blues Music Award (BMA) for Soul Blues Artist Of The Year and went on to win the award again in 2012 and 2013. In 2013 he also won the coveted BMA for B.B. King Entertainer Of The Yearâ€”the highest honor the blues world has to offerâ€”and took the statue for Soul Blues Album Of The Year for his Alligator debut, Soul Shot. The Beautiful Lowdown, Salgadoâ€™s new Alligator album, is the singerâ€™s most fearless and adventurous release to date. For the first time in his career, he wrote or co-wrote virtually the entire album himself. He co-produced it along with Marlon McClain and Tony Braunagel and contributed to the horn arrangements and background vocal parts. â€œMy heart and soul are in this,â€ he says proudly. â€œI worked my tail off and let the songs lead the way.â€ As for the title, Salgado explains, â€œDuring a recent show, I turned to my guitarist and said, â€˜Play something lowdown. But make it beautiful.â€™ Then I thought, â€˜Keep that.â€™â€ The Beautiful Lowdown is a major step forward for Salgado. â€œI wanted to write memorable songs with strong melodies that stick to you, and thatâ€™s whatâ€™s here.â€ He arrived at the studio with 17 originals and whittled the list down to 11, adding Johnny â€œGuitarâ€ Watsonâ€™s Hook Me Up to close the set. Each trackâ€”from the Van Morrison-esque Nothing In Particular to the funk grooves of My Girlfriend to the driving Hard To Feel The Same About Love to the reggae-tinged Simple Enoughâ€”is delivered with the vocal power and passion of a musical master. Living Blues says, â€œSalgado navigates dynamic soul, swaying balladry, and funky grooves with equal confidence. He is a formidable performer.â€ Born February 4, 1954 in Everett, Washington, Salgado grew up in Eugene, Oregon. By his early 20s, Salgado was already making a name for himself in Eugeneâ€™s bar scene with his band The Nighthawks, and later as co-leader of The Robert Cray Band. In 1977, comedian/actor John Belushi was in Eugene filming Animal House. During downtime from production, Belushi caught a typically ferocious Salgado performance and introduced himself during a break. Once Salgado started sharing some of his blues knowledge, a fast friendship grew. Salgado spent hours playing old records for Belushi, teaching him about blues and R&B. Belushi soaked up the music like a sponge and used his new awareness to create The Blues Brothers skit and movie. Then Salgado joined The Robert Cray Band and he found himself sharing stages with many of his heroes, including Muddy Waters, Bobby Bland, Albert Collins and Bonnie Raitt. After Salgado and Cray parted ways in 1982, Curtis went on to front Roomful Of Blues, singing and touring with them from 1984 through 1986. Back home in Oregon, he formed a new band, Curtis Salgado & The Stilettos, and was once again tearing it up on the club scene, where he honed his band to a razorâ€™s edge before releasing his first solo album in 1991. His friend and fan Steve Miller invited Curtis and his band to open for him on a summer shed tour in 1992. Two years later, Salgado spent the summer on the road singing with Santana. Curtis successfully battled back from liver cancer in 2006 and lung cancer in 2008 and 2012, re-emerging stronger and more determined to share his music with the world.
Country USA
Brand UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Manufacturer Alligator Records
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 014551497028
Model AL 4970 02
ReleaseDate 2016-04-08
UnitCount 1
UPCs 014551497028
EANs 0014551497028

Country	USA
Brand	UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
Manufacturer	Alligator Records
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	014551497028
Model	AL 4970 02
ReleaseDate	2016-04-08
UnitCount	1
UPCs	014551497028
EANs	0014551497028

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