The Bo-Keys new album, Got To Get Back! Slated for release June 21
The Bo-Keys - kings of Memphis soul/funk/rhythm & blues who combine young hotshot players with veterans of Stax/Volt and Hi Records - are raoring back with a new album that's deep in the pocket. guest vocalists include Stax artist William Bell, blues great Charlie Musselwhite, soul/gospel master Otis Clay, and Northern soul favorite Percy Wiggins - recorded at Electraphonic Recording in Memphis on analog equipment.
The Bo-Keys have a new website - please visit thebokeys.com by clicking here!
Cyndi Lauper records newest record at Electraphonic Recording
Cyndi Lauper came to Electraphonic Recording in March to record an album of blues material for Downtown Records which will be released on June 22. Cyndi Lauper and Scott Bomar produced the record and put together an ace studio band and an amazing lineup of guests including B.B. King, Allan Toussaint, Charlie Musselwhite, Johnny Lang, Ann Peebles, Kenny Brown and Amy Lavere.
Photo Left to Right: Leroy Hodges, Lester Snell, Scott Bomar, Skip Pitts, Marc Franklin, Charlie Musselwhite, Howard Grimes, William Wittman and Cyndi Lauper.
Electraphonic Recording's Scott Bomar wins an Emmy!
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Losers Take All score recorded at Electraphonic Recording!
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Anthony Hamilton "Soul Music" from Soul Men Soundtrack nominated for Grammy Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
2009 "Best Of" Lists
Willem Maker "New Moon Hand"
Produced and mixed by Scott Bomar at Electraphonic made Ben Ratliff / NY Times top 10 jazz and pop list.
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The City Champs, "The Safecracker
Bob Mehr / The Commercial Appeal
10. The City Champs, Safecracker, (Electraphonic) Reviving the tradition of organ-fueled instrumental soul-jazz for contemporary audiences, this local outfit's debut album -- recorded by Bo-Keys main man Scott Bomar -- captures all the groove-filled glory of the band's live sets.
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Mark Jordan / The Commercial Appeal
9. The City Champs. Booker T. & the MGs meet Henry Mancini at a late-night jam session on The Safecracker , a sly and irresistible record of funky, cool instrumentals from the City Champs
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Chris Herrington / The Memphis Flyer
5. The City Champs: Live or on record (debut: The Safecracker), this instrumental trio is the most musically bracing new addition to the local landscape, taking their jazz base and smartly incorporating influences ranging from Booker T. & the MGs to Afropop.
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Grimey's Records, Nashville
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Jay Reatard “Watch Me Fall”
Spin Magazine
Number 13 record of 2009
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