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"I'd Rather Go Blind" is a blues song written by Ellington Jordan [2] with co-writing credits to Billy Foster and Etta James. It was first recorded by Etta James in 1967, released the same year, [ 3 ] and has subsequently become regarded as a blues and soul classic.
Ode to Io is the first full-length album from the Swedish Rock band Lowrider, released on Meteor City. [2] [3] [Link to precise page]Early reviews noted a similarity to musical elements used by influential rock bands such as Kyuss and Fu Manchu. [4]
Lowrider was an Australian soul-indie band, formed in 2003 when brothers John (keyboard and Rhodes) and Paul Bartlett (drums) joined with bassist Scott Duncan and singer Joseph Braithwaite. Lowrider draws influences from Donny Hathaway , Marvin Gaye , Curtis Mayfield , the Roots , Mos Def and Erykah Badu .
On Friday's episode of her talk show, Clarkson belted out an extraordinary version of Etta James' hit soul ballad "I'd Rather Go Blind" — honoring both a legendary singer and an important day ...
The entire album (with the exception of "I'd Rather Go Blind") and the rest of the Christine Perfect sessions while on the Blue Horizon label were made available on the CD compilation Christine Perfect – The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions (2008). This compilation included an album outtake "Tell Me You Need Me" written by Perfect.
"Low Rider" is a song written by American funk band War and producer Jerry Goldstein, which appeared on their album Why Can't We Be Friends?, released in 1975. It reached number one on the Billboard R&B singles chart , peaked at number seven on the Hot 100 singles chart, and number six in Canada (number 69 in the Canadian year-end chart [ 6 ] ).
He later fronted a gospel music group, the Harmony Echoes. [4] It was during this time that he was discovered (along with James Carr ) by Roosevelt Jamison , a songwriter and manager. [ 4 ] Their first pop recording in 1964 was " That's How Strong My Love Is ," a ballad later covered by Otis Redding and the Rolling Stones . [ 4 ]
The Lowrider Band consists of three of the four surviving original core group members of the multi-platinum selling band War: Howard E. Scott, Lee Oskar, and Harold Brown. These members lost the right in federal court to use and tour under the name "War" in the mid-1990s to Far Out Productions (producer and manager Jerry Goldstein ).