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Dave Hollister’'s Ghetto Hymns:
a testament to dynamic talent
&B singer, songwriter,
Rand producer Dave
Hollesteris avocal pow
erhouse and dynamic show
man. His disc Ghetto Hymns
(released May 30), was the de
but release of Def Squad/
Dream Works Records,
through veteran hip-hop su
perstar/producer Eric
Sermon’s (EPMD, Def Squad)
venture with Dream works
Records. Ghetto Hymns first
single “My Favorite Girl,” de
tails how a one night stand
moves to a fatal attraction,
and the video features light
heavyweight champ Roy
Jones, Jr. and actress N'Bushe
Wright (Blade, Dead Presi
dents, Fresh). The single en
tered the Billboard R&B
Singles chart as a “Hot shot
Debut,” and continues toclimb.
A soulful urban griot in the
style of one of his greatest in
fluences, Donny Hathaway,
Dave Hollester is a musical
storyteller whose lyrics ex
press the vast experiences of
this accomplished artist.
Ghetto Hymns is a gritty
soundtrack of urban emotion.
Embracing the sacred and the
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JULY 8, 1999 AUGUSTA FOCUS
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NEW YORK
ince returning to the recording scene in
1991 after a 10-year hiatus, Buddy Guy
has become one of the most exciting and
prolific artists in contemporary blues. Buddy’s
Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy is his seventh
release for Silvertone Records and will recap the
finest moments from five of these albums, which
was released June 15%.
This list includes his 1991 landmark album,
profane, Ghetto Hymns tells
the story of love and relation
ships in the voice of an inner
city son of the streets.
The disc’s second single
“Babymamadrama,” sets the
tone for Dave’s in-your-face
lyrics and the disc’s head bob
bing beats. Other standouts
include the mack anthem
“Came In The Door Pimpin™
featuring Too Short; the me
lodic “Can’t Stay;” and a soul
“a vocal
powerhouse
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and dynamic
showman”
ful remake of Michael
McDonald’s “Keep Forget
ting’,” which only hint at the
wealth of Hollister, who wrote
or co-wrote every song on the
disc, save one, shares produc
tion credits with Eric Sermon,
Stevie J (Notorious 8.1. G.,
Sean “Puffy” Combs), and
other talented producers.
Born andraised in the rough
the gold-certified, international smash
Damn Right, I've Got the Blues, 1993’s Feels
Like Rain, 1994’s Slippin’ In, 1995’s Live!
The Real With with G.E. Smith and the
Saturday Night Live Band and last year’s
sizzlin’ soulful throwdown, Heavy Love.
Besides being hailed as one of the best
guitarists and performers by such rock roy
alty as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and the
Rolling Stones, Buddy has been nominated
for six Grammy Awards and won four, sell
ing millions of records worldwide in the
process. He is constantly visible, perform
ing a worldwide total of over 200 shows a
year and running his own club, the Chicago,
111. Blues mecca, Legends.
Fans of Buddy’s will be familiar with the
material on Buddy’s Baddest: The Best of
Buddy Guy, which includes the Jeff Beck
duet, “Mustang Sally,” “Feels Like Rain”
with Bonnie Riatt, “Midnight Train” with
Jonny Lang and much more. And as a
special bonus, three previously unreleased
tracks will be included: “Miss Ida B,” “I
Need Your Love So Bad” and “Innocent
Man.”
For more information, please contact
Alyssa Miller at (212) 824-1286.
west side section of Chicagoin
s family of twelve children,
Dave Hollister sang in the
church choir and played the
organ in his father’s church
while growing up. He has
toured with gospel legends
Vanessa Bell Armstrong and
with such artist as Patti
Laßelle,MaryJ. Blige, the late
TupacShakur,and R&B quar
tet Blackstreet (Dave sanglead
on the group’s hits “Joy” and
“Before I Let You Go”).
Dave Hollister is giving his
vocal all with Ghetto Hymns,
proving he is truly a top notch
balladeer who can also flip the
script over slamming grooves.
The combination of captivat
ing vocal talent and excep
tional expressiveness makes
Ghetto Hymns a passionate
and sincere collection. Ghetto
Hymnsisatruetestament that
Dave Hollister can deliver.
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