A VOICE KNOWN NOT ONLY for its natural beauty and grit, but for its honesty.
BOsco Mann AKA GABRIEL ROTH |
A VOICE KNOWN NOT ONLY for its natural beauty and grit, but for its honesty.
BOsco Mann AKA GABRIEL ROTH |
Daptone Records presents our latest offering, With Love, The James Hunter Six, a heart-shaped collection of candle-lit ballads and love songs. Plucked like so many "he loves you" petals from the vast and sumptuous garden of his Daptone Recordings, these twelve lilting melodies have been selected and sequenced with great care, tenderness, and intention by Daptone staff for the solitary purpose of compiling some of the criminally overlooked treasures in the James Hunter Six's critically acclaimed catalog.
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ABOUTJames Hunter has certainly paid his dues. Over the span of 30 years, he’s worked on the railway, busked in the streets of London, provided backup vocals and guitar for Van Morrison, played clubs and theatres all over the world, written scores of original songs, and recorded some of the most original and honest rhythm & soul albums of the last two decades. At age 16, Hunter left school in Colchester, Essex and began working for the railway, while honing his blues guitar and singing skills. Six years later, he played his first paid gig at the Colchester Labour club (as “Howlin’ Wilf and the Vee-Jays”). In the decades since, James Hunter has gone from singer/songwriter to labourer and back again. His gritty, soulful voice has matured well along with his musicianship and songwriting. With widespread critical acclaim for his recordings plus a Grammy nomination, it's still the live performances that reveal Hunter at his best.
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71 ORIGINALS |
Since the US debut of People Gonna Talk, which earned him a GRAMMY®-nomination, James Hunter has recorded an impressive self-penned 71 original songs.
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THE PRAISEIn 2006, James Hunter was recognized with nominations for a GRAMMY® Award for Best Traditional Blues Album (People Gonna Talk/Rounder) and an American Music Award for Best New/Emerging Artist. He and his band then hit the road for extensive touring and kept recording new material on Concord and Daptone Records. By 2016, MOJO magazine had crowned him “The United Kingdom’s Greatest Soul Singer.” He opens regularly for Van Morrison and has also toured with The Stray Cats, Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, Willie Nelson, Chris Isaak, and Sharon Jones & The DapKings.
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