Sadly, the 'screaming eagle of soul' passed away this weekend.
If you are a fan of retro soul/funk/psychedelic soul etc, no doubt you'll know all about Charles and be a big fan.
He was on daptone records and all his albums were fantastic. He was an electric performer.
If you dont know him and enjoy a good music documentary, i heartily recommend 'soul of america' which follows Charles as he steps up to release his debut album aged 62, and tells his insanely challenging life story.
I'll be rocking his albums today in tribute.
'Aint it a sin' off his last album 'changes' is my favourite riff of the last ten years, and believe it or not the title track is a incredible, horn drenched cover of the black sabbath song.
Rip Charles. A brief career, but a great one.
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RIP Charles.
@EricTheWeary Such a brilliant scene, the music in Luke Cage was inspired.
Had the pleasure of seeing him live twice in London. Fantastic singer/songwriter & his 3 albums will always be enjoyed by me.