Back in December, the members of Minneapolis soul band Sonny Knight & the Lakers each selected their favorite live albums for a special feature right here at Glide. The members were excited to share personal favorite live shows because they were getting ready to record their very own live album. If you read that piece and had never heard of the group, you probably would have guessed that their music is heavily influenced by classic funk and soul, among many other styles. At the age of 66, veteran performer Sonny Knight brings to mind other soul singers like Charles Bradley and Lee Fields who’ve found new audiences decades after getting into music. Don’t let his age fool you though, as Knight fronts the band with a youthful spunk that plenty of performers in their 20s can’t top.
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