Bentley’s Bandstand: November 2024 By Bill Bentley Jeremie Albino, OUR TIME IN THE SUN. Sometimes there is a musician who walks into the front of the crowds and makes their presence well-known on the first verse of the opening song on a new album. It’s instantaneous, and can’t be plotted. It’s because the artist has […]
Jimmy Carpenter – Just Got Started One thing’s for certain Jimmy Carpenter (sax/vocals) has a fine tone to his sax & his voice is pop-oriented enough to be in a popular song territory. He starts with the catchy original “(Feels Like) I Just Got Started,” with a well-tied soulful stretch that stays in the ears […]
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Freedy Johnston, Back on the Road to You. Given her love of late 1960s and 1970s pop and rock, it’s easy to see why the Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs agreed to back up Freedy Johnston on his wonderful ninth album, which also features guest spots by Aimee Mann and Susan Cowsill and a top-notch four-piece backup […]
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