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Robert Palmer - jazzboCR - 05-01-2015
An excellent "blue-eyed soul" singer, mentioned many times here, usually in connection with another artist. Some excellent '70's albums, and died in '03 during a career resurgence. Always brought good spirit and deep feeling, usually Caribbean-inflected., to his work. A Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Palmer_(singer) and
Discog: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-palmer-mn0000093632/discography A review of his last (the one a Blueser would get): http://www.allmusic.com/album/drive-mw0000037991
Some songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE << remember this was '85
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ7WyP_qCZk << Another'n from the classic period
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_QveXWAZoo << good 3-song medley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kEpQzT-pQ0 << covering Redbone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvtezhTDKRo << Don't know what folks expected from him...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ym8gnJpIyI <<...but this CD tips those apple-carts
BONUS: 1-hour BBC concert (audio only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_GZUXMmnRk
Robert Palmer - CRAZY-HORSE - 05-01-2015
i have a couple of albums on vinyl and one on cd....i should own more than i do though.
very talented guy who is often overlooked(even possibly forgotten) by the majority of people when they make those 'best of' lists of artists/songs and albums.
Robert Palmer - jazzboCR - 05-01-2015
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:very talented guy who is often overlooked(even possibly forgotten) by the majority of people when they make those 'best of' lists of artists/songs and albums.
Exactly why I posted...because he had slipped my mind too. That last album was a revelation--sure could use him (all of him) these days...