“Music is what brought us together, but it’s the spiritual bond that makes us play so in touch with each other.”Īt the core of their vibe is a deviously simple concept – the healing power of Love. “Each one of us is a songwriter, so when we get together, everything becomes much stronger.” Beyond raw skill, however, Glapsie cites a deep spiritual connection as the glue that binds them together. Finally rounding off the ensemble is the newest and youngest member, Courtney J’Mell Smith who brings his soulful vocals and keyboard abilities to the table. Bassist Nate Edgar of Groovechild and John Brown’s Body perfectly compliments Singer and Guitarist Nick Cassarino who came from the Jennifer Hartswick Band and toured with Big Daddy Kane. Female powerhouse Nikki Glaspie was Beyonce’s world-touring drummer for five years before she joined Ivan Neville’s New Orleans outfit, Dumpstaphunk. The quartet hails from diverse musical backgrounds, races and creeds.
Formed during an impromptu late-night jam at Jazz Fest 2012 in New Orleans, the relentlessly funky and soulful band believes in music as a higher power – tapping into an energy that is simultaneously **** and spiritual, with songs that will inspire audiences to dance, groove, make love or just stand there with goose bumps. With the entire 2+ hour show now released on this new double CD set, this remarkable concert is now available for fans to hear and indeed own for the first time.Proving that soul music can be exponentially greater than the sum of its parts, The Nth Power is on a mission to share the light. Chris Stainton’s Hammond B3 solo is exceptional and offers a nice counter-balance to Clapton’s frequent guitar solos. The medley of Cream classic ‘Badge’ segued into Clapton’s first solo hit, 1970’s ‘Let It Rain,’ rocks hard and offers the most nostalgia of the night. Opening with a lengthy piano intro, he breaks into a jumping version of ‘Tulsa Time,’ which is followed by a very soulful rendition of Bob Marley’s ‘ I Shot The Sheriff.’ The always welcome ‘Wonderful Tonight’ provides the show’s anchor ballad, and sounds as touching here as it did when Clapton originally recorded it for Patti in the late 1970s. The British rocker plays it safe with a hit-filled set of radio classics for this concert. & the MG’s.Įric Clapton’s by now troubled marriage to Pattie Boyd – the woman for whom he composed “Layla”, “Bell Bottom Blues” and numerous other of his best loved songs – became the main subject matter for most of his original material at the time and It was during the recording of the record that Boyd left him. Recorded for live FM radio Broadcast by the King Biscuit Network in the spring of 1985, Eric Clapton’s stunning concert at the Richmond Coliseum in Virginia occurred one month after the release of “Behind the Sun”, the Phil Collins– produced studio album that would place Clapton back atop radio playlists with singles ‘She’s Waiting’ and ‘Forever Man.’ Clapton had assembled a crackerjack band comprised of most the musicians who appeared on the album – a crew including former Joe Cocker keyboardist Chris Stainton, ex-Fairport Convention guitarist Tim Renwick, future Little Feat vocalist Shaun Murphy and Donald “Duck” Dunn, bassist from the legendary Booker T. Klasszikus FM rádiós koncert felvétel 1985-ből, a “Behind The Sun” promóciós turnéja alatt készültek a felvételek.ĬLASSIC 1985 BROADCAST RECORDED WHILE PROMOTING BEHIND THE SUN.