Purdie, Pretty and The Playboys / Stand by Me LP alternative our man unwinds a psychedelic

our man unwinds a psychedelic threnody to the artist formerly known as Norma Jean Mortenson

Now elevated to exalted status

Jack Hale on trombone

The soul of your country called and left you a message

albeitpiecemeal work

Purdie, Pretty and The Playboys / Stand by Me LP alternative our man unwinds a psychedelicYouve heard Bernard Pretty Purdie drum on more albums than you can count. Besides releasing some 30 albums as a bandleader, and acting as Aretha Franklins musical director, Purdie played on records by Miles Davis, Herbie Mann, King Curtis, Tom Rush, Albert Ayler, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Roberta Flack, Cat Stevens, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Al Greenand thats just scratching the surface! He also invented The Purdie Shuffle, tapping triplets