Also joining jj for a track on this album is grey s longtime musical hero and reggae icon toots hibbert, who sings with grey on the the sweetest thing. Down by the sea staring at the sunset all those colors of light like a flame through the heart oh but i never saw a sunset woman till i. Special limited edition 180 gram vinyl records, special tshirts, downloads and. Turns out, a tour bus can set floridas state flower blooming. Playing via spotify playing via youtube playback options. Jj returns with eleven new original songs including one cowritten with songwriting icons chuck prophet and angelo petraglia kings of leon. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. The fellow singing with jj grey on the sweetest thing is toots hibbert. I love hearing jj talk about the meanings behind his songs. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Drop it straight into the deep blue sea shes as sweet as tupelo honey shes an angel of the first degree shes as sweet as tupelo honey just like honey from the bee you cant stop us on the road to freedom you cant keep us cause our eyes can see men with insight, men in granite knights in armor bent on chivalry shes as sweet as tupelo honey shes an angel of the first degree shes as sweet. Jj grey and mofro the sweetest thing featuring toots.
It really puts a whole different perspective on the song the next time you hear it. The album features familiar upbeat songs such as florabama, 99 shades of crazy, and your lady, shes shady. I was going to post a couple that ive heard him talk about and was wondering if other people can post some that they know of. It stars cameron diaz, christina applegate and selma blair. Down by the sea staring at the sunset all those colors of light like a flame through the heart oh but i never saw a sunset woman till i met you yeah the sweetest. Born and bred in florida, jj grey plays music that mixes raw rural blues with tough, swampy southern rock, generating a sound that has a loose, natural feel while maintaining a potent edge, and his songs. Or click the artist name tag above to go to the artist page.
The song featured a duet with reggae icon toots hibberts. Jj grey s latest video the sweetest thing released 10 features grey and toots hibbert in the studio intermeshed with some of lifes sweetest things and footage of grey s north florida native backwoods. Onstage, grey delivers his songs with compassion and a relentless honesty, but perhaps not until ol glory has a studio record captured the fierceness and intimacy that defines a grey live performance. From the days of playing greasy local juke joints to headlining major festivals, jj grey remains an unfettered, blissful performer, singing with a bluecolla. In 2007 grey released his alligator debut, country ghetto, followed by 2008s orange blossoms. When you see jj grey and his band mofro liveand you truly, absolutely mustthe man is fearless. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The new yorker makes an immediate impact with every track dipping back into the swamp for inspiration mojo warm and organic, with blasts of hardedged rock, memphis soul and gutbucket blues.
Find music from your favorite tv shows and movies at tunefind. His presence before an audience is something startling and immediate, at times a funk raveup, other times a sort of massabsolution for the mortal weaknesses. Jj greys latest video the sweetest thing released 10 features grey and toots hibbert in the studio intermeshed with some of lifes sweetest things and footage of greys north florida native backwoods. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Jj grey and his band mofro stir up a southern storm of soulful grooves. From the days of playing greasy local juke joints to headlining major festivals, jj grey remains an unfettered. Jj grey and mofro the sweetest thing featuring toots hibbert. From the days of playing greasy local juke joints to headlining major festivals, jj grey remains an unfettered, blissful performer, singing with a bluecollared spirit over the bonedeep grooves of his compositions. Like before i always thought circles was a love song but i was wrong. I believe in everything from a river running backwards to a bee when it stings and i believe in the voices out here t. Oct 12, 2010 the sweetest thing featuring toots hibbert album. They wont mean a thing if you dont live free all them things.
We crossed paths at a couple festivals, and i sat in with. The recording was named one of the best of the decade in music by. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Blackwater is the first studio album by the jacksonville, florida based band mofro. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. The pairing might seem odd at first glance, but keep in mind that hibbert was heavily influenced by the same classic soul singers, like otis redding, that left a mark on young jj grey. The sweetest thing is a 2002 american romantic comedy film directed by roger kumble and written by nancy pimental, who based the characters on herself and friend kate walsh. The enhanced cd contains bonus audio and instudio video. Download on amazon the hottest spot in hell play on apple music. Their new release, country ghetto, is a nod to the. A mofro concert gives you a buzz, leaves you hungering for more afterward, and sends you home in search of your next fix. Its taken from the bluesrock outfits ninth album ol glory, to be released on february 23 via provogue records the label says of the followup to 20s this river. Down by the sea staring at the sunset all those colors of light like a flame through the heart but i never saw a sunset woman till i met you. Jul 21, 2017 drop it straight into the deep blue sea shes as sweet as tupelo honey shes an angel of the first degree shes as sweet as tupelo honey just like honey from the bee you cant stop us on the road to freedom you cant keep us cause our eyes can see men with insight, men in granite knights in armor bent on chivalry shes as sweet as tupelo honey shes an angel of the first degree shes as sweet.
Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. Im bound for chattahoochee on a turnip truck oh yeah, you dont have to holler i hear you im standing right here beside you oh, 99 shades of crazy, im 99 shades of crazy crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy ah youre crazy youre crazy hold my feet, feet to the fire. Ol glory deluxe version, this river, brighter days, georgia warhorse, the choice cuts, singles. We crossed paths at a couple festivals, and i sat in with him once or twice, grey says about how the two joined forces. In 2011 the full fury of the bands live show was captured on the live cddvd brighter days. Orange blossoms, tupelo honey, lochloosa, the sun is shining down, every minute, biography.
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