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Aloe Blacc's Golden God Voice

Comments (0) By Page Two Team Thursday, May 19 2011

Although a honeyed voice reminiscent of Sam Cooke and lyrics that recall Gil Scott-Heron provide evidence to the contrary, Aloe Blacc is a fairly recent arrival on the scene. He might have only just crossed into his 30s, but his ascension to soul stardom was swift. His song "I Need a Dollar" was chosen as the theme to HBO's How to Make It in America last fall, and his debut album, Good Things, on the ever-stellar Stones Throw label, recently was certified gold in France. Good things don't come easy, though: In his teens, he got his hands dirty in the beat lab with L.A.'s mad scientist Exile as the hip-hop group Emanon. Even singing of the shadowy alleys of a capitalist society and the litter the last economic recession left behind, he doesn't bring you down. Just like the golden-voiced gods of soulful protest that came before him, he makes even the struggle sound sublime.

He doesn't need a dollar anymore.
PHOTO BY DAN MONICK
He doesn't need a dollar anymore.

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Music Box Cocktail

13114 Downey Ave.
Paramount, CA 90723-2413

Category: Bars/Clubs

Region: Southeastern Cities

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