Arzell Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984), known as Z. Z. Hill (pronounced "Zee Zee...") was an Americanbluessinger best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul albumchart for nearly two years. The track "Down Home Blues" has been called the best-known blues song of the 1980s. According to the Texas State Historical Association, Hill "devised a combination of blues and contemporary soul styling and helped to restore the blues to modern black consciousness."
Life
Born in Naples, Texas, Hill began his singing career in the late 1950s as part of a gospel group called The Spiritual Five, touring Texas. He was influenced by Sam Cooke, B. B. King, and Bobby "Blue" Bland, and began performing his own songs and others in clubs in and around Dallas, including spells fronting bands led by Bo Thomas and Frank Shelton. He took his stage name in emulation of B. B. King.
Encouraged by Otis Redding who had seen him perform, he joined his older brother, budding record producer Matt Hill, in Los Angeles in 1963, and released his first single, "You Were Wrong", on the family's own M.H. label. It spent one week at no.100 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, and Hill was quickly signed by Kent Records. Most of his records for Kent were written or co-written by Hill, and arranged by leading saxophonistMaxwell Davis. None charted, but in retrospect many, such as "I Need Someone (To Love Me)", are now viewed with high regard by soul fans.
Tell It Like It Is is an album by American guitarist George Benson featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the A&M label.
Reception
The Allmusic review states "Benson manages to transcend the blasting Latin-percussion-spiced production, the tight time limits, and all with often brilliantly tasty guitar fills and brief solos in many styles and three reverb-heavy vocals".
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Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville (1966)
"Tell It Like It Is" - Aaron Neville (1966)
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Don Johnson - Tell It Like It Is (Video)
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Tell It Like It Is
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Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is [1988]
[Stereo] Mr. Neville performs his signature song, assisted by the house band for this number.
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Slight glitches appear visually, and occasionally occur in the audio. Apologies, but repeated attempts with adjusting tracking on the tape yielded the same results.
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Produced by: Edward “E-Dub” Rios
All Instruments by: Joseph “JQ” Quinones
Recorded by, Mixed by and Mastered by: Edward “E-Dub” Rios at BeatBox Pros Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Written by: George Davis / Lee Diamond
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[Stereo] Mr. Neville performs his signature song, assisted by the house band for this number.
Musicians for this appearance include: David Sanborn on sax; Hir...
[Stereo] Mr. Neville performs his signature song, assisted by the house band for this number.
Musicians for this appearance include: David Sanborn on sax; Hiram Bullock on guitar; Philippe Saisse on keyboards; Omar Hakim on drums; and Marcus Miller on bass.
Slight glitches appear visually, and occasionally occur in the audio. Apologies, but repeated attempts with adjusting tracking on the tape yielded the same results.
[Stereo] Mr. Neville performs his signature song, assisted by the house band for this number.
Musicians for this appearance include: David Sanborn on sax; Hiram Bullock on guitar; Philippe Saisse on keyboards; Omar Hakim on drums; and Marcus Miller on bass.
Slight glitches appear visually, and occasionally occur in the audio. Apologies, but repeated attempts with adjusting tracking on the tape yielded the same results.
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"Tell It Like It Is" - Aaron Neville (1966)
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Song Info:
Executive Producer: Edward “E-Dub” Rios
Produced by: Edward “E-Dub” Rios
All Instruments by: Joseph “JQ” Quinones
Recorded by, Mixed by and Mastered by: Edward “E-Dub” Rios at BeatBox Pros Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
Written by: George Davis / Lee Diamond
Published by: BMG Rights Management, M. Jones Publishing Co.
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Executive Producer: Edward “E-Dub” Rios
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Tell It Like It Is · Myles Kennedy
The Ides of March
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Released on: 2021-05-14
Music Publisher: BMG
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[Stereo] Mr. Neville performs his signature song, assisted by the house band for this number.
Musicians for this appearance include: David Sanborn on sax; Hiram Bullock on guitar; Philippe Saisse on keyboards; Omar Hakim on drums; and Marcus Miller on bass.
Slight glitches appear visually, and occasionally occur in the audio. Apologies, but repeated attempts with adjusting tracking on the tape yielded the same results.
Arzell Hill (September 30, 1935 – April 27, 1984), known as Z. Z. Hill (pronounced "Zee Zee...") was an Americanbluessinger best known for his recordings in the 1970s and early 1980s, including his 1982 album for Malaco Records, Down Home, which stayed on the Billboard soul albumchart for nearly two years. The track "Down Home Blues" has been called the best-known blues song of the 1980s. According to the Texas State Historical Association, Hill "devised a combination of blues and contemporary soul styling and helped to restore the blues to modern black consciousness."
Life
Born in Naples, Texas, Hill began his singing career in the late 1950s as part of a gospel group called The Spiritual Five, touring Texas. He was influenced by Sam Cooke, B. B. King, and Bobby "Blue" Bland, and began performing his own songs and others in clubs in and around Dallas, including spells fronting bands led by Bo Thomas and Frank Shelton. He took his stage name in emulation of B. B. King.
Encouraged by Otis Redding who had seen him perform, he joined his older brother, budding record producer Matt Hill, in Los Angeles in 1963, and released his first single, "You Were Wrong", on the family's own M.H. label. It spent one week at no.100 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964, and Hill was quickly signed by Kent Records. Most of his records for Kent were written or co-written by Hill, and arranged by leading saxophonistMaxwell Davis. None charted, but in retrospect many, such as "I Need Someone (To Love Me)", are now viewed with high regard by soul fans.
It is the shanty in the dear park the hide and seek till after dark the talks we had at picked fences create the blueprints in my heart of the way we are the way we are... I see them sliding down on brook bridge in tiny boots on icy streets the gang we had was so almighty tell me the blueprints of my heart I wonder where they are... the way we are