Time: 40:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Blues Soul, Funky Blues
Art: Full
01. Tobacco Road (3:48)
02. Sweet Tenderness (3:56)
03. Mary Jane (2:46)
04. My Street (3:45)
05. Due (4:26)
06. Right Now (4:20)
07. The New Trend (2:49)
08. Make Me Blue (4:23)
09. Just A Little Bit Of Love (5:17)
10. What You Judge (4:56)
Personnel:
Ursula Ricks - vocals
Johnny Moeller - guitar
Kevin Anker - keyboards
Steve Gomes - bass
Rob Stupka - drums
Mark Merella - percussion
Christal Rheams & Caleb Green - background vocals
Special guests: Kim Wilson, Mike Welch, Pete Kanaras.
My Street, the debut recording of longtime Baltimore based soul-blues artist Ursula Ricks. Produced by David Earl and Steve Gomes with horns by Chicago legend Willie Henderson, My Street showcases Ursula's astounding vocals and fresh approach to song writing. She's backed by the label's studio house band, with special guests Kim Wilson (harmonica) and Johnny Moeller (rhythm guitar) of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, plus Sugar Ray & the Bluestones' guitarist 'Monster' Mike Welch featured. In addition to 8 originals penned by Ricks, My Street highlights the Bobby Rush classic Mary Jane, and Curtis Mayfield's Just a Little Bit Of Love all delivered by the big-voiced singer who's star is clearly on the rise.
Ursula Ricks is tha shit, period, end of story.......well, that's what her colleagues and fans will tell you. For 32 years, Ursula Ricks has been holdin' court with her unique, spellbinding vocals, unique for it's range, energy, and depth her vocal grabs you by your heart and shake's loose what you don't need, leaving you with a well being in your soul that compels you to discover the Ursula Ricks beyond the entertainer. And if you do so, you'll find just that.....Ursula Ricks, unapologetic, opinionated, big-hearted, and most importantly, authentic.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Texas, Ursula's music takes you on a journey through a life of Funk/Soul/ and Neo-Blues. Even when belting a non-original composition, she has an uncanny knack to somehow convey the originality of the music as if she were the song's originator; maybe because her voice comes from that same place that so many great songs derived, a place of true soul and humanism. Through songs and idea, Ursula creates paths to greater living, leaving her audience free of worries, dancing, laughing, and making friends in a roomful of folks they had never met before. In short, Ursula makes you feel at home. Backed by some of the best musicians in the Baltimore/DC area, Ursula Ricks Project gives a musical experience that is nothing short of riveting.
From Cape May Jazz Festival and Pennsylvania Blues Festivals, ARTscape to Arteach, the Jersey shore to Down the Ocean in Maryland, from Rehobeth Beach and Cape Canveral, Ursula Ricks is the real deal.........her music, voice, and message transcends so many of the divides experienced today. Young and old, black and white, brown and red, rich, poor and middle class, all love and respect her as she does them, bestowing upon her the title of "Queen of Baltimore Soul".
Ursula Ricks - vocals
Johnny Moeller - guitar
Kevin Anker - keyboards
Steve Gomes - bass
Rob Stupka - drums
Mark Merella - percussion
Christal Rheams & Caleb Green - background vocals
Special guests: Kim Wilson, Mike Welch, Pete Kanaras.
My Street, the debut recording of longtime Baltimore based soul-blues artist Ursula Ricks. Produced by David Earl and Steve Gomes with horns by Chicago legend Willie Henderson, My Street showcases Ursula's astounding vocals and fresh approach to song writing. She's backed by the label's studio house band, with special guests Kim Wilson (harmonica) and Johnny Moeller (rhythm guitar) of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, plus Sugar Ray & the Bluestones' guitarist 'Monster' Mike Welch featured. In addition to 8 originals penned by Ricks, My Street highlights the Bobby Rush classic Mary Jane, and Curtis Mayfield's Just a Little Bit Of Love all delivered by the big-voiced singer who's star is clearly on the rise.
Ursula Ricks is tha shit, period, end of story.......well, that's what her colleagues and fans will tell you. For 32 years, Ursula Ricks has been holdin' court with her unique, spellbinding vocals, unique for it's range, energy, and depth her vocal grabs you by your heart and shake's loose what you don't need, leaving you with a well being in your soul that compels you to discover the Ursula Ricks beyond the entertainer. And if you do so, you'll find just that.....Ursula Ricks, unapologetic, opinionated, big-hearted, and most importantly, authentic.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Texas, Ursula's music takes you on a journey through a life of Funk/Soul/ and Neo-Blues. Even when belting a non-original composition, she has an uncanny knack to somehow convey the originality of the music as if she were the song's originator; maybe because her voice comes from that same place that so many great songs derived, a place of true soul and humanism. Through songs and idea, Ursula creates paths to greater living, leaving her audience free of worries, dancing, laughing, and making friends in a roomful of folks they had never met before. In short, Ursula makes you feel at home. Backed by some of the best musicians in the Baltimore/DC area, Ursula Ricks Project gives a musical experience that is nothing short of riveting.
From Cape May Jazz Festival and Pennsylvania Blues Festivals, ARTscape to Arteach, the Jersey shore to Down the Ocean in Maryland, from Rehobeth Beach and Cape Canveral, Ursula Ricks is the real deal.........her music, voice, and message transcends so many of the divides experienced today. Young and old, black and white, brown and red, rich, poor and middle class, all love and respect her as she does them, bestowing upon her the title of "Queen of Baltimore Soul".
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