Danny Brooks - Soulsville Rock This House

Size: 299 MB
Time: 54:44
File: Flac
Released: 2005
Styles: Rock, Blues
Art: Front

1. Can't Keep A Good Man Down For Long (3:42)
2. Hold On (3:40)
3. Stand Up (3:33)
4. Yonder Cloud (5:31)
5. Rock This House (4:28)
6. You'll Find A Way (4:14)
7. Good Love Is Hard To Find (3:55)
8. Walks On Water (4:26)
9. Never Go Wrong Doing Right (3:27)
10. Down On My Knees (4:58)
11. Unseen Hands (4:57)
12. Tears From Heaven (4:02)
13. Takes A Little Time (3:48)

"Cook Up the Old-Time Soul Stew, Rock this House - (12/20/06) - The cover of the album has a map of Memphis and the surrounding tri-state area, an area from which Danny Brooks draws a heavy influence. Brooks does not try to hide these influences as he talks about them in his extensive liner notes and also in his songs. This is a solid R&B album full of horns, keys, and strong vocals. This is a very upbeat affair with a positive spin that's contagious. These guys love what they are doing and it shows on this album. Each song has a little explanation that Brooks wrote, which gives the album a nice personal touch. Brooks has been through some rough spots in life and is not afraid to talk about it, or sing about it, on this album. He has been energized with a clean slate to take off into what he wants to do, and he is doing it. There is a lot of Gospel in the Soul of Danny Brooks. He is coming out of the school of Solomon Burke, Sam and Dave, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, and the Soul singers of the 1960s. He delves into those sounds with full conviction and a true respect for these musicians. He wants to remember these artists, gone the way of Otis Redding or here with us like Bobby Bland. The band gets into grooves that would make James Brown start shakin' on the floor. This is a tough unit that can push out some smokin' Soul or soothing night songs. From the horns to the keys to the guitar, this album doesn't waste any notes. The backing vocals support Brooks beautifully. I know I already said it, but the positive sound just grabs you and holds on. With so many negatives coming from the mass media, this has good vibrations all over it. Any fan of 1960's Soul that is looking for something new to get into should take a listen here. Danny Brooks is very confident with his vocals and uses them well. His supporting cast is on the same page and telling the same story. The songwriting is good and the liner notes give you perspective on each song's lyrics. Let Danny Brooks rock your house soon".

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Danny Brooks & Lil Miss Debi - Are You Ready?: The Mississippi Sessions!

Size: 186,1 MB
Time: 79:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Are You Ready (3:52)
02. Jesus Had The Blues (3:57)
03. Jamaica Sun (3:47)
04. We Do Whatever It Takes (3:27)
05. Let Me Know (3:24)
06. No Easy Way Out (4:51)
07. Angel From Montgomery (4:47)
08. Coming Home (3:28)
09. One More Mile (To Mississippi) (3:56)
10. Rock N Roll Was The Baby (3:49)
11. Where Will You Stand (3:50)
12. Hold On To Love (5:12)
13. Broken (4:07)
14. Climb That Mountain (3:30)
15. Put A Little Rock N Roll In Your Soul (3:14)
16. Without Love (3:27)
17. Me And Brownie McGhee (4:20)
18. Tell Me About It (3:43)
19. When I'm Holding You (3:21)
20. The Battle (5:24)

Texanadians Danny Brooks and Lil Miss Debi (formerly of Toronto Canada) met Tom Easley of AVA Entertainment in 2019 and discussed making a record, making a real recording, blending old school with new tricks and now have a recording that some listeners are calling “new vintage”.

Recorded in Raymond Mississippi (a suburb of Jackson), Tom assembled some stellar musicians such as Chalmers Davis and Sam Brady, who he had worked with at Malaco Records (as an engineer). Rhythm section is brothers Micah and Joel May from Jackson Mississippi. James Lawlis, horn guru form Toronto Canada, Greg Martin of the Kentucky Headhunters adds his guitar style along with John Fannin (formerly with Rusty Weir/Jerry Jeff Walker). Rounding things out is Geri O’Neil adding some bass and background vocals , along with Lil Miss Debi and Danny Brooks. Special thanks to Professor Andrew Lewis, who added piano/B3 on “We Do Whatever It Takes”, and who helped enormously on bed-tracks. Says Tom Easley, “this is a recording for these times, and people need to hear these songs and what they are saying!”

The recording hearkens to a time when artists lived what they sang about, and wrote from the depths of those life experiences seared into their souls. You cannot scrub the Mississippi grit that clings to each of these tracks on “Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions!” Perhaps Greg Martin said it best years ago, and a little prophetic,”Listening to Danny Brooks is like driving out of Memphis Tennessee on a Sunday morning into the Mississippi Delta, listening to WDIA. It’s one of those things where time stands still. A dash of Eddie Hinton (Jerry Wexler referred to Eddie as the white Otis), Solomon Burke, Reverend James Cleaveland, and Howlin’ Wolf are all ingredients in Danny’s soulful, musical stew!”

Are You Ready?: The Mississippi Sessions! MP3
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Danny Brooks - 2 albums: Texassippi Soul Man / No Easy Way Out

Album: Texassippi Soul Man
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:40
Size: 161.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:40] 1. Soul Man
[4:33] 2. Can't Stop Riding This Train
[4:00] 3. Let It Rain
[4:15] 4. Trouble Me No More
[4:43] 5. Shakin' My Burdens Free
[5:49] 6. Hard Workin' Man
[3:33] 7. Better Man Than Me
[4:04] 8. Jubilee
[3:31] 9. Mama Prayed
[4:03] 10. Running With The Best Of Them
[6:50] 11. I Want To Be With You
[4:35] 12. Something Gotta Hold On Me
[3:34] 13. Middle Of A Miracle
[3:25] 14. You're The Best Thing About Me
[3:55] 15. The Night Hank Williams Let Me Down
[5:03] 16. Caught A Fire

I grew up listening to Hank Williams, Reverend Jumping Jim Jericho and Taj Mahal when older brother Greg turned me onto Solomon Burke, Joe Tex, and Bobby Blue Bland, and that laid the bedrock for my writing and vocal styling. CBCRadio: Ringo Starr once said, that “you’ve gotta pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues”, then Danny Brooks has enough life experience to share with a dozen fledgling performers. But more importantly, he has uncommon chops as a musician and songwriter. Anyone who cares at all about music - and I mean REAL music that comes from the soul - should make themselves aware of Brooks winning blend of blues, R&B, and Stax". ~Mark Rheaume

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Album: No Easy Way Out
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:25
Size: 97.1 MB
Styles: Country blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Ain't That The Truth
[4:28] 2. All God's Children
[4:49] 3. No Easy Way Out
[3:30] 4. Keys To My Heart
[2:58] 5. Bama Bound
[3:26] 6. Miracles For Breakfast
[4:59] 7. Lonesome Road
[4:15] 8. Where Sinners And Saints Collide
[3:28] 9. Memphis, Tennessee
[3:29] 10. I Believe In Love
[3:11] 11. Carry Me Jesus

I will never forget walking into Johnny Sandlin’s (Capricorn Records Producer) Duck Tape Studios in Decatur Alabama that cool spring morning in 2007 and meeting music legends ‘David Hood’, ‘Spooner Oldham’, (se.e below) and the rest of the Muscle Shoals players. They were down home, gracious and gave of themselves, and I will never forget David Hood’s telling me in his southern drawl after listening to the first song we were about to record ‘Ain’t That The Truth’; “Y’all could’ve been born down here Danny....”

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