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"The Way You Look Tonight"

Some day, when I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And th...

Biography

When R&B lovers hear the name Al Green, they immediately think of the Memphis soul singer who gave us 䀘70s hits like "I'm Still in Love with You," "Take Me to the River," "Love and Happiness," "Full of Fire" and "Let's Stay Together"--that is, before he became a gospel-singing Protestant minister and gave up his career in secular music. But the Al Green who is profiled in this bio is a different Al Green; he's a veteran jazz drummer who has been around the Chicago music scene since the 䀘50s. Green, who was born in Houston, TX on March 20, 1936 but raised on the Windy City's Near North Side, started out as a blues drummer; one of the bluesmen he accompanied on stage was Willie Dixon. But Green ended up shifting his focus to instrumental jazz, and the drummers who influenced his hard bop playing included Art Blakey, Max Roach, Art Taylor and Philly Joe Jones. Although Green never became well known nationally, he remained active on the Chicago jazz scene in the 䀘60s, 䀘70s and 䀘80s.

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