Jarekus Singleton - Heartfelt

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:33
Size: 86.0 MB
Styles: Blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Gotta Believe Me
[4:21] 2. I'm Telling You
[3:22] 3. Singing The Blues
[5:12] 4. I'm Leaving You
[4:23] 5. Suppose To Be
[7:34] 6. I Dont Need You
[4:53] 7. Tired
[3:55] 8. Use To

At just 30 years old, Jarekus Singleton is a musical trailblazer with a bold vision for the future of the blues. Springing from the same Mississippi soil as Charley Patton, Muddy Waters and B.B. King, Singleton’s cutting-edge sound—equally rooted in rap, rock and blues traditions—is all his own. He melds hip-hop wordplay, rock energy and R&B grooves with contemporary and traditional blues, turning audiences of all ages into devoted fans. With his untamed guitar licks and strong, soulful voice effortlessly moving from ferocious and funky to slow and steamy to smoking hot, Singleton is a fresh, electrifying bluesman bursting at the seams with talent.

Heartfelt

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Jarekus Singleton - Refuse To Lose

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 52:44
Size: 120.7 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:54] 1. I Refuse To Lose
[3:54] 2. Purposely
[3:39] 3. Gonna Let Go
[5:38] 4. Crime Scene
[3:47] 5. Keep Pushin
[4:31] 6. Suspicion
[4:50] 7. Hell
[3:34] 8. Hero
[5:12] 9. High Minded
[4:14] 10. Sorry
[4:26] 11. Blame Game
[3:59] 12. Come Wit Me

The title of Jarekus Singleton's album Refuse to Lose says it all. "It's like my life story in three words," Singleton says.

The Mississippian is a former college basketball star. He played three years as the starting point guard for the University of Southern Mississippi, before suffering an ankle injury in 2009. "It was really frustrating — I don't think I'll ever get over it 100 percent, but in a way, I've learned to deal with it," he says. "I wouldn't change it for the world because I think that happened to make me who I am today. It had a big impact on the way my music sounds, the conviction that I write with, the conviction that I sing and play with."

Singleton, who praises blues as an "honest genre," says his biggest musical inspirations are his uncle, grandfather and mother. His grandfather played guitar and was pastor of his church. He adds that he gets his biggest satisfaction from fan outreach. "When people e-mail me and Facebook me and say, 'Hey, you helped me get through a certain thing, you helped me get through this point,' that's what really means a lot to me as far as my release of my music."

Refuse To Lose

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