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Curtis Salgado
12+ albums
bluesblues rockBerlinrockrnb
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Curtis Salgado (born February 4, 1954 in Everett, Washington, United States) is an American blues, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. He plays harmonica and fronts his own band as lead vocalist. There is a moment on Salgado's Shanachie Entertainment CD Strong Suspicion (March 23, 2004) where it seems the spirit of Al Green has possessed him. When Salgado takes on the obscure Beatles gem "I'll be back" and gives it the full-on Memphis Soul treatment, the results are spine-tingling and eerily reminiscent of Al Green's exquisite soul-i-fication of the Bee Gees and Bob Dylan. Salgado's interpretation of "I'll be back" is one of many highlights on Strong Suspicion, his latest tour-de-force amalgam of blues/soul/rock'n'roll. With the added bonus of great guest performances from slide guitarist Sonny Landreth and singer Bekka Bramlett, it's the strongest effort yet from the man the Los Angeles Times said "is keeping the classic flame of soul music alive." As always, Salgado's take on soul music is wide-ranging. His heartfelt approach to the music has won him starring roles as lead singer in bands led by such starts as Robert Cray and Santana. The late John Belushi was so inspired by Salgado that he developed his Blues Brother character after him. Salgado's take on soul is simple. "If a song is sincere and you believe it, that's soul," he says. "To me Pavarotti is as much a soul singer as Otis Redding; Merle Haggard and Hank Williams are soul singers as much
top songs
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I Know A Good Thing
3,6442I Want My Dog To Live Longer (The Greatest Wish)
3,2713Walk A Mile In My Blues
2,6654Is There Something I should know
2,4615I Will Not Surrender
2,3976The Longer That I Live
1,6117Low Down Dirty Shame
7388A Woman Or The Blues
7249Baby, Let Me Take You In My Arms
68710Cookie Dough
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