Showing posts with label Georgie Bonds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgie Bonds. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Georgie Bonds - Hit It Hard

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:19
Size: 124.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[4:10] 1. Pickin' Your Bones
[5:09] 2. Let's Get Down
[6:57] 3. Sentenced To The Blues
[4:38] 4. Not Tired Of Living
[2:48] 5. Come Back Baby
[6:08] 6. The Soul Of A Man
[4:35] 7. Butter Your Biscuit
[4:55] 8. Deadly Poison
[5:26] 9. Paid Vacation
[6:55] 10. Blues Job
[2:33] 11. Another Year

Hit it hard. This is what Georgie tells his band before they take the stage. Hit it hard. That’s how he worked as a blacksmith, that’s how he lives his life. Nothing is done in half measures. Upon hearing of the many setbacks Georgie has endured, most people are amazed that not only is he still standing but that he continues to learn, grow, and thrive. You don’t have to talk to Georgie for long before he smiles and tells you just how blessed he is. In Georgie’s world, you count and rejoice in your blessings. All the rest is just noise. It’s a world that perhaps more people should inhabit. Georgie’s obvious talent attracts many fans and admirers. But it’s his personality and infectious positive attitude that turns them into a community of true friends and supporters. When times get tough, Georgie can always count on this community for its unwavering support. Yet another blessing.

These songs reflect many aspects of Georgie’s personal blues journey. The first track, Pickin’ Your Bones, is a tribute to Georgie’s mentor–the great Sonny Rhodes–who guided him as a fledgling blues singer. The final track, Another Year, laments the prospect of spending another year in jail. Georgie wrote this song, his first, as a young man during a two year stint in Federal prison. Between are songs of guilt and redemption, incarceration and freedom, toil and celebration, revenge and forgiveness, despair and wonder, loneliness and joy.

Hit It Hard

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Georgie Bonds - Stepping Into Time

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:37
Size: 122.7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[1:51] 1. St James Infirmary
[4:47] 2. The Blacksmith
[3:53] 3. What More
[4:00] 4. Lord, Oh Lord
[5:41] 5. Daily News
[5:49] 6. Dyin' Is The Easy Way
[4:54] 7. Calling Your Name
[3:35] 8. Going Shopping
[5:28] 9. Out Of The Fryin' Pan
[3:19] 10. I Need Somebody
[2:58] 11. Hurricane Blues
[7:16] 12. Dimples

The unusual and unlikely story of Georgie Bonds' life has led to some wonderful music. In 2001, Georgie independently released his debut CD, "Sometimes I Wonder" to significant critical acclaim. It took a while to overcome some health issues and a few other challenges that life threw at him, but Georgie was persistent and in 2013 Georgie released his second CD, "Stepping Into Time." Additionally, he was chosen for an acting/singing role in the broadway hit, It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues, which was nominated for four Tony Awards and Best Musical and praised by the New York Times. Georgie has established himself as a world class singer/songwriter and blues entertainer and the best is yet to come. It seems as though the Blacksmith is blessed with the gift of making his dreams come true and his fans will reap the benefits of those beautiful dreams.

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