Al Green

...earned him eight of his eleven Grammy Awards. It's only in recent years that Al Green has been tempted back into the world of secular music, encouraged by the young artists his music inspired. Green's recent Lay It Down album featured guest...

In this article: Reverend, Australia, Peter Jackson, New Zealand, R&B, Auckland, Lay It Down, Xbox, and Fran Walsh

The track was produced by Richard Nichols and The Randy Watson Experience (Grammy-winning songwriter James Poyser, and The Roots' drummer Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson) who have produced songs for Erykah Badu, Al Green and The Roots. The...

In this article: Al Jarreau, Grammy Award, The Roots, This Time, The Randy Watson Experience, Spain, Thompson, Ahmir, and Cybill Shepherd

...shared the stage with several Grammy Award winning artists. Last summer Politicks performed with soul and hip hop artists including Al Green, Lauryn Hill, The Roots, and India. Arie. In the fall they joined the Heineken Red Star Soul tour,...

In this article: Politicks, Washington, New York, R&B, Hurricane Katrina, Whitman-Walker Clinic, Radford University, Grammy Award, and The Roots

Al Green | The A.V. Club It's tempting to call Lay It Down a return to Al Green's classic form, but it's really a painstaking re-creation of his classic form. Working with ?uestlove from The Roots and a roll call of neo-soul stars (including...

In this article: Lay It Down, Trademark, The A.V. Club, The Roots, John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, I'm Still in Love with You, and Call Me

...Lauryn Hill, Common , The Roots, Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo, Mariah Carey, Musiq Soulchild, Keyshia Cole, Vivian Green, Al Green, Talib Kweli, Queen Latifah, Raven-Symone, Tye Tribbett, Marvin Sapp, Mya, Nikka Costa, and Ruben...

In this article: James Poyser, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Mariah Carey, Queen Latifah, D'Angelo, Common, Jay-Z, Hip Hop, and R&B

...to secular music, as displayed on his latest record, Lay It Down. But instead of working with his old-school Memphis rhythm section, he's teamed up with younger artists. The drummer ?uestlove of hip-hop outfit The Roots co-produced the...

In this article: Lay It Down, God, The Roots, Memphis, R&B, Trademark, Let's Stay Together, Tired of Being Alone, and MTV

Lay It Down (Al Green album) Lay It Down is an album by soul singer Al Green, released May 27, 2008 on Blue Note Records. The album was produced by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the The Roots and James Poyser. Four tracks feature guest...

In this article: Lay It Down, Metacritic, Blender, James Poyser, Entertainment Weekly, Thompson, Ahmir, Corinne Bailey Rae, and The Roots

...Roots' new album, "Rising Down," will arrive just before Green's project on April 29 via Def Jam. Green's album jotted 'Down' for May NEW YORK -- Al Green's long-in-the-works album co-produced by the Roots' Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson...

In this article: Lay It Down, Chalmers "Spanky" Alford, Ahmir, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Roots, Blue Note, Willie Mitchell, and John Legend

...returns with new album, summer dates R&B legend Al Green [ tickets ] has lined up a summer schedule ahead of his highly anticipated new studio album, a collaboration with ?uestlove of The Roots. The veteran soul singer, who returned to...

In this article: Ahmir, New Orleans, Lay It Down, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Roots, Common, Willie Mitchell, and John Legend