Taking his name from the Garnet Mimms' track "Cry Baby" , Bristol UK singer/songwriter Danny Coughlan is known for his imagery and gripping melody. Adding in a touch of crooning just finishes off the set that makes his self-titled debut album a guaranteed success. Watch the video for track "When The Lights Go Out" below and follow along a few days with a rabbit that looked like he had a rough Easter.
Multiple hat tips are required to show the path that led to me waking the neighbours with this song: Think or Smile puts out an always great curated list of the months best free music -> FWBA is one of those curators and one of her selections was a compilation put out by Aquarium Drunkard -> Aquarium Drunkard's compilation was put together by Portlands Ghost Capital -> Garnet Mimms recorded this gem. It probably goes without saying, but you should really download that [...]
Garnet Mimms was one of the best soul artists around in the 1960s, with a solid background in gospel-singing and tons of talent, and when he hit the top of the R&B charts with "Cry Baby," it looked like he was on his way to a long career. But the 1963 mega-hit would end up being his biggest-selling single by far, even though he would go on to record a number of outstanding songs. Among them were many that seemed to be attempts to recapture the magic of his big hit. Those included "My Baby," "There Goes My Baby," [...]
Let's start the week with some Soul. Garnett Mimm 's "As Long As I Have You" is a powerful standard, famously covered by Led Zeppelin, among others. Garnett Mimms - As Long As I Have You Filed under: redthreat
garnet mimms - "as long as i have you" (download) I think Garnet Mimms is my new favorite soul singer. I found him while browsing the always-incredible Ghostcapital blog a while back. Garnet is everything Cee Lo Green aspires to be. No discredit to Cee Lo . The man has an amazing voice, but Garnet's "As Long As I Have You" was Gnarls Barkley 's "Crazy" before Gnarls Barkley even [...]
Tennessee Ernie Ford: Cry Of The Wild Goose [ purchase ] Garnet Mimms: As Long As I Have You [ purchase ] If pressed to name the coolest music blog on the net, I think I'd say Spread The Good Word! The place just has a really great vibe (think Creature From The Black Lagoon and Wanda Jackson and exclamation points). Plus, the music is incredible. Featuring the very best in forgotten and semi-forgotten soul, rock, and country from the [...]
Takin' it back so y'all don't have to. Garnet Mims - Tell Me Baby The Fascinations - Girls Are Out To Get You Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side Have a rad weekend.
DOWN ON ME Eddie Head and His Family Columbia : 1930 Available on: American Primitive v.1 Revenant : 1997 [Buy It] Janis Joplin: the greatest white blues singer of her generation or minstrel show train wreck? Here are some of the "obscure soul classics that Joplin made her own" (thank you, Rolling Stone). CRY BABY Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters United Artists : 1963 Available on: Cry Baby Collectables : 1991 [Buy It] [...]
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