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Charles Bradley: “Can’t Fight the Feeling”

October 20, 2018 by Nicole Mitchell Leave a Comment

Charles Bradley’s latest single from his posthumous album “Black Velvet” is out. Listen to “Can’t Fight the Feeling” below. The full album will be released November 9 via Dunham Records and features the previously released song “I Feel a Change,” plus covers of songs by Nirvana, Neil Young, and Rodriguez. These recordings were culled from the sessions of his previous albums, “No Time for Dreaming, “Victim of Love” and “Changes”. Bradley passed away in 2017 at age 68 after battling liver and stomach cancer. In this classic mid-tempo groover Bradley approaches his listeners with his raspy vocals over dusty drums, slick guitar and plenty of horn fanfare. The artist’s longtime producer and co-writer, Tommy “TNT” Brenneck was pulling together the track list for “Black Velvet” when he rediscovered this track and said that the song was likely recorded around 2007 during the first sessions of Bradley’s 2011 debut, No Time for Dreaming.

Filed Under: Amongst The Myriad, New Releases, Sub Features Tagged With: Black Velvet, Can't Fight The Feeling, Changes, Charles Bradley, Dunham Records, I Feel a Change, Neil Young, Nirvana, No Time for Dreaming, Rodriguez, Victim of Love

Remembering Charles Bradley

September 29, 2017 by Dan Stuckie Leave a Comment

Charles Bradley died on (Sept 23rd) at the age of 68, a mere six years after releasing his debut album, No Time For Dreaming.

The way Charles Bradley sang, the way he commanded a stage, his weathered yet powerful scream — every bit of his essence was imbued with the gratitude, love and absolute urgency of a man who waited until his 60s to realize his dream. It was a dream that began when Bradley was 14 years old and saw James Brown perform at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

Bradley was born in Gainesville, Fla. in 1948, and raised by his grandmother. He didn’t meet his birth mom until he was eight years old, when she showed up and moved him to Brooklyn. Bradley left home as an early teen and was homeless for years. But he found some work through JobCorps — a program that connects young adults with training and resources to find careers. He learned to become a cook.

Bradley worked many other paycheck-to-paycheck jobs across America, but in 1996 he settled back in Brooklyn, where he worked as a handyman by day. At night, he moonlighted as a James Brown tribute artist, under the name Black Velvet. He was in his 50s.

One night, Gabriel Roth, the co-founder of Daptone Records, caught Bradley’s James Brown act and introduced him to producer-guitarist Tom Brenneck, who ended up collaborating with Bradley on his debut. Hear Bradley share that story with David Dye, reminisce about meeting his hero, James Brown, and perform live music with the sparkle and spunk he’ll always be remembered for — that and more in the player above.

-NPR.org

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