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The 2017 album, Drivin', contains all
original material by Crenshaw composed over the last few years,
incorporating influences from country-western music as well as R&B.
The inspiration for Drivin' came when Crenshaw bought a vintage
Cadillac, which he says, "would run for two or three weeks before it
predictably broke down, costing me a fortune." The result was the
title track, and a double record set of long format, live-feel blues,
imagined to a backdrop of traveling the road with his beloved
"Lucille" model Gibson (signed personally by B.B. King). Crenshaw has
consistently been described in superlatives.
Drivin' is available for purchase and download on
Amazon,
iTune and
CDbaby.
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Tom Larsen - rhythm guitar Jimmy
Odum - bass guitar
Eric Finland - organ and piano
Jordan Rose - drums
Wayne Tucker - trumpet
OneTrickDog Record
With the exception of horn parts, which were arranged and
recorded at Avidon Audio Labs, the entire album consists of
live, contiguous takes, done with no additional editing,
overdubbing or pitch correction, and was mixed and recorded by
producer/engineer Dev Avidon, using almost exclusively analog
tools. The resulting sound stays true to the performance feel
of live blues.
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SaRon's 2009 live recording CD "Tight, Cranky & Loose"
is available for purchase where he performs, also available for
purchase and download on
Amazon,
iTune and
CDbaby. Click on the titles
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SaRon
Crenshaw - lead vocals & guitar
Al Levy - bass &
background vocals
Barry Harrison - drums &
background vocals
Bob Schlesinger - keyboards |
1.
Tight, Cranky
& Loose (written
by SaRon Crenshaw)
2. Still
Around (written by Robert Cray)
3. Built
For Comfort (written by Willie Dixon)
4. You're
Gonna Need Me (written by Albert King)
5. Guitar
Man (written by SaRon
Crenshaw)
6. I
Can't Hear Nothin' But The Blues (written by Albert King)
7. Let's
Straitin' It Out (written by Latimore)
8. Hey
Baby Please Come Home (written by SaRon
Crenshaw)
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| Live
recording of SaRon Crenshaw band performing
at Long
Branch outdoor summer concert on Jul 12, 2009, part of the Jersey
Shore Jazz & Blues concert series.
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| Voodo
Child & Hey Joe medley
Oye
Como Va
Right
next door
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SaRon
Crenshaw - lead vocals & guitar
Al Levy - bass &
background vocals
Barry Harrison - drums &
background vocals
Bob Schlesinger - keyboards
Richie Lee- trumpet
Thomas Hutchings - saxophone
Santos Thomas - trombone
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| Live
recording of SaRon Crenshaw band performing at Red Bank Festival
2007:
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| Honey
what's wrong (original)
Don't
let the green grass fool you
Before
you accuse me |
SaRon
Crenshaw (guitar & vocals)
Junior
Mack (guitar & vocals)
Jerry
Dugger (bass & vocals)
Barry
Harrison (drums & vocals)
Mathias
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SaRon
plays the Blues with a Soul twist, a strong sensation you cannot
avoid when you hang out in the space where he performs. Over the
years SaRon has performed with numerous wonderful musicians and the
experience helped making this "soul twist" more and more
strong. Here are some arrangements of music that carry the taste of
SaRon a few years back:
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| Recorded
in 2003:
C-smooth
(written by George
Benson)
Daddy o
(written by Joyce
Cooling)
Summertime (Jazz
standard) |
Fred
McFarland - Keyboard
Scott Jordan - Drums
Mel Taylor - Saxophone
Dave Nunez - Keyboard
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| Studio
recordings of Universal Sound Band in 2002, songs from CD "Bits
& Pieces" |
| I'll
play the blues for you
Members
only
SaRon's
Boogie
Rainy
night in Georgia
Quest
for Louie
For
the love of you
Slide
away
Still
called the blues
Cheating
in the next room
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SaRon
Crenshaw (guitar & vocals)
Leroy Owens (drums &
vocals)
Butch Waters (rhythm
guitar & background vocals)
Curtis Folks (bass guitar
& background vocals)
Mel Taylor (saxophone)
Mark Randolph (keyboards)
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