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    DISCOVER Johnnie Frierson ‘Have You Been Good To Yourself’

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    Posted on 11 November 2020
    Have You Been Good To Yourself (reissue) Light In The Attic Out 19 August 2016
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    In such a chaotic time, it couldn’t be more important to check in and ‘be good to yourself’. Just as Johnnie Frierson sings on the ultra-rare home recordings drawn from his religious upbringing and his history in the music business, which was interrupted in 1970 when he was sent to fight in Vietnam.

    ‘Have You Been Good To Yourself‘ will come as a surprise to anyone expecting more of the beat-driven R&B Johnnie and his sibling produced.

    With the year we’ve all had, these lyrics...

    In such a chaotic time, it couldn’t be more important to check in and ‘be good to yourself’. Just as Johnnie Frierson sings on the ultra-rare home recordings drawn from his religious upbringing and his history in the music business, which was interrupted in 1970 when he was sent to fight in Vietnam.

    ‘Have You Been Good To Yourself‘ will come as a surprise to anyone expecting more of the beat-driven R&B Johnnie and his sibling produced.

    With the year we’ve all had, these lyrics say is all really…

    “Have you been good to yourself?
    Have you been getting your proper rest?
    Have you been sleeping at least eight hours?
    Have you been eating the right kind of food?
    Have you been getting enough exercise?”

    Johnnie joins Domino care of our Light in the Attic catalogue. 

    SELECTED AND WRITTEN BY WILL THOMMES

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    DISCOVER Johnnie Frierson ‘Miracles’

    Light in the Attic
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    Posted on 07 January 2021
    Bill Callahan & Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (feat. Ty Segall) covering 'Miracles' by Johnnie Frierson Light In The Attic Out 06 January 2021
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    As part of Light in the Attic’s on-going 7″ covers series we celebrate the song “Miracles” (written by Johnnie Frierson. The a-side includes Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (feat. Ty Segall) covering “Miracles,” while the flip-side includes Johnnie’s original version, taken from our reissue of his album Have You Been Good To Yourself.

    Johnnie Frierson was a soul-singer/songwriter on the Memphis scene of the 1960s, perhaps best known for his role in The Drapels, tho...

    As part of Light in the Attic’s on-going 7″ covers series we celebrate the song “Miracles” (written by Johnnie Frierson. The a-side includes Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (feat. Ty Segall) covering “Miracles,” while the flip-side includes Johnnie’s original version, taken from our reissue of his album Have You Been Good To Yourself.

    Johnnie Frierson was a soul-singer/songwriter on the Memphis scene of the 1960s, perhaps best known for his role in The Drapels, though he played parts behind the scenes in soul, funk and gospel productions for Stax and Hi Records. His career was interrupted in 1968 by the U.S. Army. Following a stint in Vietnam, he returned to Memphis, making music only intermittently (making a single in 1975 with the gospel group The Whole Truth), while working a variety of different jobs and raising a family. In the early 90s, he got involved with music again, hosting a gospel radio show and selling cassettes of his new home-recorded songs in different places around town. According to his daughter, this was a hard time in Johnnie’s life, during which he was no doubt processing the painful experiences he’d had in Vietnam and afterwards. The songs show remarkable optimism in the face of this information — perhaps none more so than “Miracles,” with its warm and emphatic refrain:

    You can do ‘em
    have faith
    you are human
    only human
    and human beings, they do miracles

    Johnnie’s version, a guitar and vocals performance, thrills with its uncoated R’n’B and gospel inspirations. For Ty’s take on the song, the ever-darkening realities of the present-day require a different sonic platform — and so, via the riffs of the original, he takes the song to a darker area of the blues, which, driven by the funky soundings of the Rhythm King drum machine and scudded with filth-toned guitars, synths and saxes (sketchily blown by Bitchin Bajas’ Rob Frye), evokes the raw beats of Sly, the exotic tinge of Stevie and the sanctified elevation of Al Green. This clearly delights Bill and Bonny, who deliver from deep down, with Bonny supplying all the voices in the backing choir with true fervor and Bill hitting a couple of notes that make our hair stand straight up every time. A low-down, slinking celebration of our bottomless grace.

    Domino Publishing represent Light in the Attic

    A-Side: Drag City – B-side: Light in the Attic

    THIS DOMINO DISCOVERY WAS SELECTED BY LYNDEN CAMPBELL

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    Leslie Winer ‘When I Hit You — You’ll Feel It’ Out 30th July 2021

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    Release
    Posted on 01 August 2021
    When I Hit You — You'll Feel It Leslie Winer Out 30 July 2021
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    Leslie Winer returns with a 16 track anthology that celebrates the extraordinary work of the musician, poet, and author. This release spans Winer’s three-decade-long musical career: from her groundbreaking solo work in the early ‘90s to her latest inspired projects. Featuring musical contributions from Jon Hassell, Helen Terry, Jah Wobble, Renegade Soundwave’s Karl Bonnie, and others, the collection also spotlights Winer’s diverse collaborations, and unearths previously-unreleased rec...

    Leslie Winer returns with a 16 track anthology that celebrates the extraordinary work of the musician, poet, and author. This release spans Winer’s three-decade-long musical career: from her groundbreaking solo work in the early ‘90s to her latest inspired projects. Featuring musical contributions from Jon Hassell, Helen Terry, Jah Wobble, Renegade Soundwave’s Karl Bonnie, and others, the collection also spotlights Winer’s diverse collaborations, and unearths previously-unreleased recordings. Released via Light In The Attic records.

    Watch the video for ‘Skin’ above.

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