Kate Bush, Bobby Charles, Peter gabriel, J.J. Cale, U Roy, Guy Clark, Gene Clark, Beck, boz Scaggs, Leonard Cohen, McDonald and Giles, Bo Hanson, Joni Mitchell, Prince, Hoagy Charmicheal, Howie B., Phil Spector, Hugh masekela, Joe Jackson, Kitaro, Prefab Sprout, Ry Cooder, Jorge Ben, Scritti Politi, Sly Stone, Serge Gainsbourg, Neil Young, prince jazzbo,Townes Van Zandt, (old) UB40, Bob Dylan, Lord Buckley, Caetaano Veloso, Beach boys, Can ox, Rick Danko, Interpol, Ennio Morricone, Dino Valente, Thelonius Monk, Martin Hannett, Bill Evans, Charles Brown, Parliament, Cat Power, Dr. John, Bill withers, Womack and Womack, Donald Fagen, Micheal Franks, simian, Randy Newman, Tubeway Army, Gregory Isaacs, Dillinger, Richard and Linda Thompson, THE BAND...and also THE BAND
In the debut solo album Love Rhino, singer-songwriter Sunny Levine delivers a sparsely textured chronicle of love gone wrong. Sunny presents his side of the story as “a glimpse into a bizarre breakup set to classic California sounds”. Intertwining quirky, insightful lyrics and laidback beats, Sunny maps a relationship’s bumpy path.
Sunny comes from a strong musical heritage, which becomes increasingly clear as the album progresses. His grandfather is Quincy Jones, his father is producer Stewart Levine (Simply Red, Joe Cocker, BB King, Dr. John, Minnie Ripperton, and Jamie Cullum) and his uncle is producer QD3 (Tupac Shakur, Ice Cube). Sunny followed in the family footsteps producing artists such as The Happy Mondays, Mickey Avalon, Pete Yorn, and Hugh Masekela, with his own solo album on the backburner. It’s been a long time coming, but here it is...
Sorry I missed the show.... I wasn't feeling well and it turns out I had strep throat - that's what the doc said. I was totally there in spirit though! I betcha did GREAT!! =8 (my cat just stepped on the keyboard).
good show sunny. ben was telling me something about an old hip hop or rap group you used to be in called lam kids or revenge of the nerds or something like that... hmmm. i couldn't hear him, he was talking during your show so i just ignored him. see you sept 9th!
"Love Rhino" is still brilliant. I've been lucky enough to find out about it while the "1st edition" lasted. Is the duo album with Howie B that you hinted at in one of your blog posts coming to fruition? I sure do hope so, because you're both amongst my favourite producers! All the best Yannick
