Edwin mccain1/8/2024 ![]() ![]() “When we got to the studio, we were ripping through, recording a lot of songs in a short period of time.” A particular favorite was “T.C.B. The band approached the sessions much like the originals, recording the tracks largely live in just one or two takes. White and Chasen Hampton (background vocals) in the studio. ![]() & the MG’s, as well as Joan Osborne (“I’ve Got Dreams To Remember”) and Ivan Neville to join Larry Chaney (guitar), Manolo Yanes (bass), Eddie Bayers (drums), Doug Moffet and Craig Shields (saxophones), Quentin Ware (trumpet), Steve Pierson (acoustic guitar on “Good Times”) and C.C. They enlisted Steve Cropper, one of the architects of the Stax sound and a founding member of Booker T. After culling through hundreds of songs, Edwin and his team came up with the 15 tracks for Nobody’s Fault But Mine. “I had a conversation with my friend Kevn Kinney (of Drivin’ n’ Cryin’) about five or six years ago, who said ‘you need to get a smoking band together and make a soul music album like James Brown,’ and I loved it.” Then last year, out of the blue, Edwin was invited by producer Tor Hyams (Joan Osborne, Tricky) to do just that. The idea for Nobody’s Fault But Mine had been simmering for quite some time. “It was so much fun taking a break from staring into my own bellybutton, playing, singing, interpreting other people’s songs just for the fun of it. So why would McCain - someone who has considerable talent at writing his own songs – choose to do an album of other peoples’ work? “For me, it was an absolute blast,” he says. So when it came to recording a new album, Edwin wanted to share the songs he loves and that make him happy, hoping listeners will take a few moments along the way to discover, rediscover and savor some of the best vintage soul and R&B songs ever written. ![]() An unwavering fanbase that keeps him on tour more days out of the year than not.Īnd - surprising even Edwin himself - not one, but two of the most enduring wedding songs on the circuit, his earnest and soulful delivery unlikely standouts amongst all the other contrived wedding fare. Hit songs that never leave the radio airwaves. Life’s been good to him and he is very much obliged. UPDATE WITH NEW SOUTHERN SOUL CLASSIC CD - NOBODY'S FAULT BUT MINEĮdwin McCain is happy. BIOGRAPHY - Edwin McCain, Singer/Songwriter/Guitar ![]()
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