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MP3 Jimmy Norman - The Way I See It
12 MP3 Songs in this album (51:53) !
Related styles: Blues: Soul-Blues, Urban/R&B: Traditional R&B, Solo Male Artist
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"When I first met Jimmy Norman in 2001 in a tiny New York City bar, his
health was very poor. He’d had a heart attack and had been forced to retire
after three decades of singing with The Coasters. It was unimaginable at
the time that Jimmy’s very best work—the crowning moments to a long,
illustrious musical career—lay in the years ahead.
Yet, that’s just what happened. From sheer luck (many of these songs
were rescued from notebooks in a trash bag on the street) to Jimmy’s
improbable pairing with producer Kerryn Tolhurst, a series of random
events led to the making of these recordings. Tolhurst, who just happened
to be playing in the house band at the bar, got involved when he was asked
to check out Jimmy’s newly found archive of songs. He was amazed by
what he heard, and agreed to be Jimmy’s producer.
The first recording was Little Pieces, the result of a two-year, no budget
project in which Tolhurst worked with Jimmy at his home to bring to life an
amazing collection of “new-old” songs written on the road during the 1960s
and 70s. Released in 2004, the first recording was a critical success that
wove together Jimmy’s unique musical background of country, gospel,
blues and jazz.
Now, nearly seven years later, Jimmy Norman and Kerryn Tolhurst
are back with The Way I See It, a continuation of their remarkable
collaboration. Jimmy’s songs are again first rate—timeless, homespun
stories of lost love, the pursuit of power and continuing racial differences.
And, again, Kerryn has assembled some of the finest musicians working
today to back Jimmy in the studio.
Jimmy Norman’s music represents an explosive period of American
creativity—a time when soul and R&B (heavily under the influence of
gospel and blues) met the richest storytelling traditions of country music. A
native of Nashville, Jimmy came of age in the post World War II era when
all these musical forms were fusing into what would become the golden
age of rock and roll.
For this reason, one cannot separate Jimmy’s music from his personal
story. They are forever blended. These songs represent Jimmy Norman’s
life, and the miracle that brought them to us is a true blessing."
Frank Beacham
New York City
December, 2010
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