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Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home is the third studio album by American blues musician Taj Mahal. A double album , the first disc ( Giant Step ) is electric, while the second ( De Ole Folks at Home ) is acoustic.
The song was later covered by singer Taj Mahal, in a significantly rearranged version, and included as the title track to his 1969 double album release Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home. [5] It was also recorded by Rising Sons—featuring Mahal and Ry Cooder—in 1966, but not released until 1992 on their self-titled album. [6]
Mahal was born Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. on May 17, 1942, in Harlem, New York City.Growing up in Springfield, Massachusetts, he was raised in a musical environment: his mother was a member of a local gospel choir and his father, Henry Saint Claire Fredericks Sr., was an Afro-Caribbean jazz arranger and piano player.
The Best of Taj Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, ... "Take a Giant Step" "Six Days On The Road" "Farther On Down The Road (You Will Accompany Me)"
Blue Light Boogie is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. Track listing. No. Title ... Feldman/Mahal: 4:20: 4. "Take a Giant Step" Gerry Goffin/Carole King: 4 ...
Blues with a Feeling: The Very Best of Taj Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. [4] Track listing ... "Take a Giant Step" "The New Hula Blues"
[15] Mahal and his band were later invited to England by the Rolling Stones, [16] and they appeared as a musical guest in The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. [17] He played in the "electric" disc of Mahal's double album Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home (1969) and appeared in two songs of his fourth album Happy Just to Be Like I Am (1971). [18]
Taj Mahal. Released: October 13, 1998 [1] Genre: Blues: Taj Mahal chronology; Sacred Island ... "Take a Giant Step" [1] References This page was last edited on 24 May ...