Artist:Al Green
Song:Take Me To The River
Album:Al Green Explores Your Mind
I've talked about Al Green before. He's had renewed popularity in recent years because of other groups sampling and covering his songs. Take Me To The River is a 1974 classic that was covered by David Byrne's popular group Talking Heads. Byrne is the kind of guy who will cover an Al Green song to get his fans to listen to Green. That's exactly what happened. It opened Green up to a new audience. Guys like Byrne & Ry Cooder are valuable because of their respect for black music. It's OK with me. I love Al Green. And you're going to love this video of Al Green performing Take Me To The River on Soul Train in the 70s.
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