Sister Mercy - Diamonds

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:45
Size: 104.7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:58] 1. Diamond Doris
[4:40] 2. Travelin' Shoes
[5:32] 3. Lay Down With Me
[5:09] 4. Poison
[4:13] 5. River Of Tears
[5:04] 6. Tell Mama
[5:24] 7. Beale Street
[4:02] 8. Baby, I'm No Fool
[3:22] 9. Treat Me Like A Lady
[4:13] 10. Stop Knocking

April Brown is a Los Angeles native, but don’t hold that against her. She also grew up in Bend, OR as well and has been obsessed with Portland since the 90s when she still had eyebrows. April is from a musical family and was born singing. She began singing in church and to this day singing Gospel Blues is her favorite. Her musical influences are pretty ecelectic – The Eagles, Three Dog Night, Sam Cooke, The Beatles, Linda Ronstadt, Michael Jackson, Larry Gatlin, James Taylor, Carol King, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, Faith Hill, Etta James, Sharon Jones, Mavis Staples, Gladys Knight and the list goes on…. April received her B.A. in Theater and was involved in musical theater, comedy troupes, and has sung back-up in several popular LA bands, studied improv at the famous Groundlings Theater and continued singing in church. It was church that brought April together with her SISTER MERCY band mates and where Debby Espinor asked her to front a blues band they were starting. Since being in SISTER MERCY April has been given a platform to fully realize her musical dreams.

Diamonds mc
Diamonds zippy

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Sister Mercy - Head Over Heels

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:33
Size: 102.0 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:20] 1. My Mind's Made Up
[4:13] 2. Upside Down Inside Out
[4:25] 3. Syrup & Honey
[3:28] 4. Nobody's Fault But Mine
[4:10] 5. The Way
[4:15] 6. Holding On To Love
[4:54] 7. Come To Me
[5:02] 8. Sister Mercy
[5:00] 9. Heavy Load
[4:41] 10. I'm Done

Sister Mercy introduces April Brown to the Portland Blues scene. Originally from Los Angeles, April has desired to take her talent to the stages of the Rose City. Nina Simone, Etta James as well as current artists such as Adele and Duffy influence April. She was deeply involved with the music world in Los Angeles, recording and singing with top names at The Whiskey and The Roxie. She trained in comedy at the Groundlings, the training ground for Melissa McCarthey, Kristen Wigg and Will Farrell.

Sister Mercy band members have deep roots in the Oregon regional music area. Roger Espinor played with the award-winning Rose City Kings, as its original drummer and band production manager. He produced three CD’s with this high-energy blues band and brings that creative, driving rhythms to Sister Mercy.

A native New Yorker, Gary Giacci’s musical influences have been molded by the likes of Jaco Pastorius, The Rippingtons, and Stanley Clark. Gary's musical experience spans two coasts and 30 years as both a professional and part-time musician. Steve Savoie brings strong R & B experience on his slide guitar and strong energy to the stage.

Keyboardist Debby Espinor rounds out the band. Debby has played all styles of piano. Highway 99 Blues club was home for The Love Doctors with Charlene Grant and lately she has played across the region with a local jazz band. Ray Charles, Dr. John and Nina Simone as well as Portland local David Vest have influenced her personal style.

Head Over Heels Head Over Heels mc
Head Over Heels Head Over Heels zippy

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