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    May 06, 2020 3 minutes

    Album Of The Month

    KING SOLOMON HICKS

    HARLEM

    Provogue ★★★★★

    King Solomon Hicks has been playing guitar since the age of six. He was regularly seen at Harlem’s famous Cotton Club with its in-house 17-piece band, studied at Harlem School Of Arts and then played in Europe, including opening for Jeff Beck and Ringo Starr. What makes his debut notable is it’s the ‘good stuff’, where blues, R&B, jazz and gospel meet, all courtesy of growing up in Harlem. The 11 tracks brim with soulful guitar work that crackles with energy and taste. Imagine Robert Cray meets BB King. He’s smooth and

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