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Jess Roberts

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By rights Jess Roberts shouldnt posses this voice. How can a white girl from Sunderland sing with such raw emotion? The simple answer is Soul. If class is a state of mind, Soul is an emotion, an attitude to life, something which can never be learnt or indoctrinated, it comes from the heart then up through the throat. Jess takes her influence from lineage of strong, independent female vocalists, think Janis Joplin transforming 'Take another little piece of my heart' from a plea into a demand, Dusty Springfield belting out 'You really got a hold on me' yet she is far from the production line plastic imitations of today's charts. Whether ripping up northern soul with Smoove, funking with Monty Casino, performing intimate acoustic songs with Freakflag or her songs on this page, you can be sure Jess means every word.(kind words by David Sterling-thanks)

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Member Since: 1/21/2007
Band Website: www.jessroberts.co.uk
Band Members: Jess RobertsFor Bookings please contact :- [email protected]
Influences: Marlena Shaw, Gladys Knight& The Pips, The Staple Singers, Otis Redding,Al Green,Free, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Beverley Knight, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Ester Phillips, Marva Whitney,Candi Staton, Graham Nash,Neil Young, Vetiver, Black Mountain,Paul Weller, Melanie Safka, Diane Cluck, Feist, Simon and Garfunkel, Joan as a Police Woman, Terry Reid, Smoove, Odetta, Joni Mitchell, Major Dawson, Kate Bush, P.P.Arnold, Madalaine Bell, Chaka Khan, Bridget Bardot, Francois Hardy, Mother Earth, Carleen Anderson, KT Tunstall, King Cresote,Duffy, The Byrds, Patti Smith, Royal Trux, Kim Gordon, Marvin Gaye, Dolly Parton, All of the Swiss family Roberts in different ways, Sharon Jones and The Dapkings, George Harrison, Merry Clayton,Lyn Collins, Kool and The Gang, The Shins, Amy Winehouse, Fleetwood Mac, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Nancy Sinatra, Mama Cass and on and on and on.......................................................... ..........
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Record Label: Acid Jazz-www.acidjazz.co.uk/
Type of Label: Indie

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