CALVIN RICHARDSON DELIVERS FACTS OF LIFE:

THE SOUL OF BOBBY WOMACK

Calvin Richardson is one of the most reliable keepers of the soul-music flame.” – USA Today

Calvin Richardson is all about soul. Having come of age in the hip-hop era, he is nonetheless totally dedicated to carrying on great traditions of classic soul music into the contemporary era and the future. So it makes perfect sense that Calvin would want to do an album of his interpretations of songs by Bobby Womack, the legendary singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer known as “the street preacher.” Revered by many and recently elected to the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame, Bobby Womack—who was mentored by Sam Cooke —helped define soul music.  Womack enjoyed a fifteen year run of major hits as an artist while such notables as Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Rolling Stones, George Benson (he wrote Benson’s signature hit “Breezin’”), Millie Jackson, Janis Joplin and countless others have had hits with his songs. Indeed Calvin himself covered Bobby’s “I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me So Much” on his debut album. For that reason, Calvin embraced the idea of recording an album of Bobby Womack songs.  The concept was to record the old school way, with live musicians in the studio. The splendid results are heard on Facts Of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack, Calvin Richardson’s fourth album, to be released on August 25, 2009 by Shanachie Entertainment.