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In The Shadow Of The City
''In the Shadow of the City'' is an album by the American musician Maurice John Vaughn, released in 1993. Vaughn supported the album with a North American tour. "(Everything I Do) Got to Be Funky", which was a minor, regional radio hit, appears on the soundtrack to ''Major League II''. Production Vaughn started working on the album in 1990. The song selection was the result of a compromise between Vaughn and label head Bruce Iglauer. Vaughn sang and played guitar and saxophone on the album. Critical reception The ''Chicago Reader'' praised the "brooding urban funk of 'Blood Red Sky'." The ''Rocky Mountain News'' wrote that Vaughn's "superior songwriting and playing mark him as a blues force to be reckoned with." The ''Wisconsin State Journal'' stated that "Vaughn's style is a special blend of funky urban blues steeped in the tradition of Muddy Waters and Howling Wolf." ''The Denver Post'' called the songs "laid-back, funk-influenced and rueful." The ''Houston Chronicle'' labeled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice John Vaughn
Maurice John Vaughn (born May 10, 1952) is an American blues musician from Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is a guitarist, saxophonist, keyboardist and singer. Biography Vaughn began playing professionally in 1968 as a saxophonist in Chicago R&B groups. He recorded with the Chosen Few in 1976, and played and recorded with Phil Guy, went on tour in Canada in 1979. He played as a sideman with Luther Allison, Son Seals, Junior Wells, Valerie Wellington, and A.C. Reed. His debut solo record was 1984's ''Generic Blues Album'', released in plain white packaging on his own Reecy Records record label; Alligator Records reissued it in 1987. In the 1990s, Vaughn played with Detroit Junior, but spent much of his time working in A&R for Appaloosa Records, and produced albums by Shirley Johnson, Zoom, Maxine Carr, B.J. Emery, and Velvet McNair. Vaughn and his band backed up Detroit Junior on the latter's two releases on Blue Suit Records, ''Turn Up The Heat'' (1995) and ''Take Out T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |