Randy Harris

Randy (born Veronica Crawford) is a brilliant American soul singer who had a UK top five hit (Street life) as un-credited vocalist with the Crusaders in 1973, then had two UK top five hits (One day I'll fly away, Almaz) in the eighties as a solo singer. Randy never achieved this level of success in her homeland. Apart from those three major hits, Randy had two other UK top twenty hits (You might need somebody, Rainy night in Georgia) and several minor hits, three of which (Imagine, Secret combination, One hello) are included here. Most of the songs here are originals but, with her outstanding voice, Randy is a great interpreter of other people's songs, as this collection shows. This collection truly is the very best of Randy Crawford, one of the finest soul singers there has ever been.

Don "Sugar Cane" Harris - Fiddler On The Rock (1971) {MPS–Body Heat BHR901 rel 2007)
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© 1971, 2007 MPS Records / Body Heat Records | BHR 901
Jazz / Rock / Jazz Rock / Blues Rock / Violin

This is a jam album, but no meandering 1970s affair. This is a 70s show featuring Harris with the great and completely under recognized guitarist, Harvey Mandel. Based on the blues, the numbers are long, but both soloists-Mandel turned down an invitation to replace Mick Taylor in the Stones and Harris played on "Gumbo Variations" on Zappa's Hot Rats -have such concentration, their long solos take on a classical grandness and architecture. Listen to the rework of the Beatles "Eleanore Rigby," which turns into a Hot Ratsish jam.