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01. The Blackstones - Be Thankful
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02. The Blackstones - Be Thankful (Hornz Inst Vs)
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03. The Blackstones - Be Thankful (Guitar Inst Vs)
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04. The Blackstones - Be Thankful Dub
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05. The Blackstones - Deliver Me
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06. The Blackstones - Deliver Me (Hornz Inst Vs)
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07. The Blackstones - Deliver Me (Flute Inst Vs)
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08. The Blackstones - Deliver Me Dub
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ARTIST
BLACKSTONES, THE
TITLE
Be Thankful EP
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
IRON SOUND RECORDS
CATALOG #
IRON 024CD
IRON 024CD
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
5/14/2021
The Blackstones
were formed by
Leon Leiffer
in 1974. Since the initial group formation, there have been several line-up changes, currently the group consists of: Leon Leiffer,
Tony Mahoney
,
Jr. Bailey
, and they have recently been joined by
A.J. Franklin
(
Chosen Few
,
Federals
). On tours they have supported
Curtis Mayfield
and the
Impressions
,
Rufus Thomas
,
Dennis Brown
,
Owen Grey
,
John Holt
,
Alton Ellis
, and many more soul/reggae greats. In 2013, the Blackstones were voted the No. 1 vocal group in the reggae section of the BBC Radio London awards. Also, their
Mellow Mood
album recorded for Stingray in 2018, was a main contender for the Reggae Grammy Awards for that year. Over the years they have worked with many notable Jamaican producers,
Count Shelly
,
Fatman
,
Phill Pratt
,
Lloyd Charmers
,
Lindel Lewis
,
Tony "Ruff Cut" Phillips
,
Winston Curtis
,
Jah Larry
,
Tony Owens
, and the late great
Bunny "Striker" Lee
and the legendary,
Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd
, at Studio One in JA. This release features two sides of their consistent repertoire. A contemporary reggae re-work of
William DeVaughn
's US '70s soul classic, "Be Thankful" and also a re-work of the
Yabby You
'70s roots reggae track "Deliver Me". The vocal tracks are replete with instrumental versions from
Alvin Davis
(hornz)/
Steven "Marley" Wright
(guitar) and dub versions from
Alien Dread
.
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