03/30/2014 SOULFUL SUNDAY Soulful Sunday . AL Green known for his romantic soulful songs and his great style We are bringing you one of his all time great hits.. Co- written by a good friend and great guitarist Mabon Teenie Hodges.*)O(* Voice of Memphis Music... Cotton Row Music Records. Albert Greene (born April 13, 1946),better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as You Oughta Be With Me, Im Still In Love With You, Love and Happiness, and Lets Stay Together. In 2005, Rolling Stone named him #65 in their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The nomination, written by Justin Timberlake, stated that people are born to do certain things, and Al was born to make us smile. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Green in 1995, referring to him as one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music. “Teenie”Mabon Lewis Teenie Hodges (born 1946) is a Memphis, Tennessee musician, best known for his work as rhythm and lead guitarist and songwriter on many of Al Greens popular soul hits, and those of other artists such as Ann Peebles and Syl Johnson, on Hi Records in the 1970s. Born in Germantown, Tennessee, Hodges began playing guitar at age 12 in his fathers band, the Germantown Blue Dots, before joining his brothers Leroy and Charles in their group, the Impalas. He was encouraged by local band leader and record producer Willie Mitchell. Mitchell used Hodges as a central component of the Hi Rhythm Section, which also included Leroy, Charles, drummer Al Jackson, and pianist Archie Turner, Mitchells stepson. When Jackson left in 1966, Hodges recruited Howard Grimes to replace him. Two of his compositions Take Me to the River and Love and Happiness, both co-written with Green, have been covered by numerous other international artists, including Al Jarreau, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Talking Heads, O.V. Wright, David Sanborn, Toots & the Maytals, Canned Heat, Foghat, Levon Helm, Syl Johnson, Annie Lennox, Delbert McClinton Mitch Ryder, Tom Jones, Graham Central Station, Living Colour, blues artist Willie Cobbs, Denise LaSalle, and others. He also co-wrote several other popular hits with songwriters like Isaac Hayes, Willie Mitchell, and Al Green, including I Take What I Want, Oh Me, Oh My, Here I Am (Come and Take Me) and Full of Fire. Hodges has continued to record and tour as guitarist in the Hi Rhythm Section, often with major soul acts like Syl Johnson and O.V. Wright. The Hodges brothers, with Grimes, recorded the 1976 LP On the Loose, as Hi Rhythm, and in 1994 issued Perfect Gentlemen. They also recorded comeback albums with both Syl Johnson and Al Green. In 2005 Teenie Hodges recorded with Cat Power on her successful album The Greatest.He has also recorded with Alvin Youngblood Hart. He continues performing in blues and soul groups today, based out of his home in Memphis. I was lucky enough having purchased the Stax Studios to sign Teenie as my first artist.. we released “MEMPHIS SOUL STEW”, “LOVE BONE” & TAKE ME TO THE RIVER all as instrumental versions.. )o(B Voice of Memphis Music... Cotton Row Music Records youtu.be/1EOimdQMK8s
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