Lee Fields & the Expressions, Alanna Royale
Thursday, Mar. 17 @ Georgia Theatre
No mere revivalist, singer-songwriter Lee Fields has been a steady fixture on the soul and R&B scenes since the mid ’60s, when he briefly joined Kool and the Gang before setting off on a prolific solo career. These days he writes and performs with his group The Expressions, a sprawling ensemble whose pulsing, horn-laden tracks nicely complement Fields’ urgent, impassioned vocal delivery. The band’s partnership with Brooklyn label Truth and Soul has proven fruitful, as evidenced by 2014’s heartfelt Emma Jean. Nashville-based soul-pop group Alanna Royale will open Thursday’s show with a similarly high-octane, dance-inducing performance.
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Thursday, March 17
Georgia Theatre
Lee Fields and The Expressions, Alanna Royale
LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS North Carolina native Fields has played with legends like Kool and the Gang, Sammy Gordon and O.V. Wright. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.
ALANNA ROYALE Soulful Americana group from Nashville, TN.
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