Bob Davis Appears Courtesy of Soul-Patrol.net

Yeah, Leela James was off the hook once again. This time it was at the CD Release party for her new album and she performed with the same band that she had when I saw her in Philly last fall, except this time she had a horn section. SOB’s was jam packed and resembled a “sweatbox.” (where was the fire marshall???)

–She did 3 James Brown songs (“It’s a Man’s World”, “Doin It To Death”  & Make It Funky)

Leela James Flyer from SOB's March 25th 2009 Show

–She Did Bootsy Collins (“I’d Rather Be With You”)

–She did Betty Wright (“Clean Up Woman”)

–She did Rick James (“Give it to me”)

–She did Mavis Staples (“I’ll Take You There”)

–She did a few songs from her first album (including “Music”)

–She did the same “soul train line” with the audience that she did in Philly

–She even made fun of a white guy from the audience (just like she did in Philly)

But the thing that got me the most is that Leela James was able to make me dance to a song that I absolutely hate. She made me dance to a Frankie Beverly & Maze song (“Joy & Pain”)

It’s a well known fact that I simply can’t stand the music of Frankie Beverly & Maze (“hypnotic black muzak”)

However I got all sweaty dancing off of “Joy & Pain” with a very nice woman from Westchester, who in fact had to suffer being jammed up against me all night long inside of this packed club, way back in the “cheap seats” (actually there are no seats……LOL)

So I really gotta give it up to Leela James.

She is badd enough to get me to dance to a song that I can’t stand

(“so take a tip, ya betta get hip…”)

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