Neal Francis – Changes CD Released 20/09/19

Description

Neal Francis has captured an inspired collection of songs steeped in New Orleans rhythms, Chicago blues, and early 70s rock n’ roll on his new album, Changes. There is a deep connection between Francis’s childhood – his obsession with boogie woogie piano, his father’s gift of a dusty Dr. John LP – and the songs he’s created. The result is an astonishing collection of material without parallel in the contemporary funk and soul scene. The influences are unmistakable: the vocal stylings of Allen Toussaint and Leon Russell; the second line rhythms of The Meters and Dr. John; the barroom rock ‘n’ roll of The Rolling Stones; the gospel soul of Billy Preston; the roots music of The Band.