The most influential band you’ve never heard of
I took the record to the listening deck and dropped the needle. Within seconds I knew I’d found something special
One sweltering summer years ago, I set off on a month-long pilgrimage around the southern states of America, hoping to expand my musical horizons in proximity to the jazz and soul music I loved and, more importantly, to bring home a stack of great records. Most days it was over 40 degrees in Tennessee and . Furious bongos, a forceful bassline, a jittery flute solo, within a few seconds I knew I’d found something special. This is the music I came to America for, I thought.
