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In Reply to: RE: Amy Winehouse...???? posted by jdarby on February 12, 2008 at 17:21:17

as I finally heard this CD yesterday and was VERY impressed with it.
Her style is honest and sincere, pure emotion. The Dap-Kings and arrangements are right in the groove.
Stylistically she shares NOTHING with Billie Holiday (well, only as much as ANY female "pop" vocalist post WWll owes to BH) so whoever said that is clueless and REALLY stretching.
I'm hearing a bit o' Betty Lavette, maybe a funkier Bonnie Bramlett, some Betty Davis... Whatever- she's got a helluva voice and style and I hope she survives her current troubles to keep making such fine music.
"Back to Black" is a far more pleasant musical experience than I ever thought it would have been!
BTW: the Dap-Kings also shine with the equally talented, but seriously overlooked Sharon Jones, who, despite her great talent doesn't seem to be plagued with the demons of Mz. Winehouse and thusly hasn't received nearly the amount of "press".

"...You're all welcome to stay for the next set...we're going to play all the same tunes, but in different keys..." -Count Basie

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