Charles Ponder - In the Spotlight (2017)

Memphis singer Charles Ponder draws from an extensive musical pallet. From dramatic opera to Memphis funk, he has performed in bar rooms and theatres throughout the Mid-South. He has been featured on numerous high-profile recordings including the 2005 release Art of the Motorcycle: Songs of the Open Road ( Travellin Band ) and Fried Glass Onions: Memphis Meets The Beatles Volume 2 & Volume 4.

With a background in musical theatre and a teenage obsession with sixties doo-wop, Charles is arguably one of Memphis most versatile performers. With extensive credits as a studio background singer, his debut CD release is appropriately entitled In the Spotlight and embraces the many genres of American roots music that define his musical experience. The album opens with a sizzling R&B take on The Beatles classic Day Tripper followed by the blues-inspired Best in Town, featuring Beale Street harmonica wiz Eric Hughes. Iconic Memphis songwriter Bob Simon (Randy & the Radiants) contributes the uplifting gospel-inflected ballad We re Gonna Make it Through the Storm featuring Memphis studio aces Malcolm Cullen, Dave Smith, and Steve Potts. With a nod to seventies funk, Lovin It Up is downright contagious and, with a snappy horn arrangement, a likely radio favorite. The mood shifts with the Latin feel of Will You Stand By Me? and picks up again with the North Mississippi hill country blues groove of the mid-sixties, Paul McCartney gem She s a Woman In The Spotlight buy CD music. For fans of minor key blues, Ponder offers a satisfying interpretation of Santana s classic Black Magic Woman In The Spotlight CD music. The emotional depth of his smooth voice is even more evident on the intimate All Tore Up and Cryin , an earthy, jazz-steeped track supported by string-bassist Lance Williams (Memphis Jazz Orchestra), Joe Restivo (Bo-Keys) and Ghost Town Blues Band s Preston McEwen on drums In The Spotlight album for sale. For old-school rockers Bingo is fun and exhilarating and delivered in a way that only a Memphis singer can In The Spotlight songs. Ponder s intimate vocal treatment of Let s Get Together is absolutely mesmerizing and features Memphis jazz icon Carl Wolfe on saxophone In The Spotlight buy CD music. The CD closes with the tongue-in-cheek country novelty song Will Sign Record Deal For Food. You can almost visualize the singer donning a cowboy hat and boots at a not-so-friendly street corner somewhere in Music City, hoping to get a record deal…. In The Spotlight album for sale by Charles Ponder was released Dec 08, 2017 on the Inside Sounds label.

Track List:
01. Day Tripper 03:19
02. Best in Town 03:30
03. We're Gonna Make It Through the Storm 03:15
04. Lovin' It Up 03:34
05. Will You Stand by Me 03:31
06. She's a Woman 04:38
07. Black Magic Woman 04:01
08. All Tore up & Cryin' 03:07
09. Bingo 02:25
10. Let's Get Together 04:41
11. Will Sign Record Deal for Food 03:30

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