Honoring Rudy Copeland
For example... For anyone who went to see Solomon Burke in latter years this is so well known...
There was a man up there, behind the keys of an organ, in constant conversation with King Sol throughout. This man was the fire in the belly of the band, feeding the music with his performances, living the music with every fiber, reaching for the sky in between and sometimes during his playing. An outstanding instrumentalist, who also played the organ for preacher Burke in church and worked with many other luminairies in music.
His name: Rudy Copeland.
Remember that name.
His story is of course so much longer and you will be well advised to go explore HERE
Here he is being excellent solo:
And here he is laying the foundation to a very memorable cut:
Thank you for the music, Mr. Copeland.
For a little more reading about Solomon Burke's band we recommend the articles with Kenneth Meredith a.k.a. 'the love man', that are featured here.
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Rudy Copeland, Solomon Burke, Charles Wright, Cissy Houston, Marvin Gaye, Johnny Guitar Watson
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