The Bo-Keys featuring Percy Wiggins
photo by Nathan Black
“Breathes new life into classic sounds… a Memphis tour-de-force.”
— Meredith Ochs, NPR’s All Songs Considered
“A band steeped in tradition but with a thoroughly updated sound… a bubbling stew of Southern-fried soul.”
— Steve Jones, USA Today
“There aren’t enough superlatives in the dictionary & thesaurus combined to lavish on The Royal Sessions… unquestionably one of the best releases of 2004.”
— Lou Friedman, Musictoday
“This is funky, greasy, gritty soul, rooted in the tradition, but timeless in its heat-seeking groove stealth….”
—Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
“Memphis soul legends in the making.”
— The Memphis Flyer
Recent Press
06.18.11
NPR Weekend Edition: The Bo-Keys: Master of the Memphis Sound
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July 2011
Guitar Player magazine: Skip Pitts interviewed by Michael Ross
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06.17.11
Wall Street Journal: The Bo-Keys Mine the Memphis Sound on Got To Get Back!
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06.14.11
USA Today: Got to Get Back (To My Baby) – Pick of the Week
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Older Press
03.31.11
Local Producer Learns Trade from Stax Legends
Fox 13 Memphis
11.6.10
Show Review: First Night of Beat ‘n’ Soul Gets Down at Off Broadway, Friday, November 5
Riverfront Times
07.20.09
The Bo-Keys and the Sweet Divines @ Southpaw in NYC
Brooklyn Vegan
07.17.09
Harking Back to Southern Soul, and Then Reveling in Those Sounds
New York Times
Press Photos
(all photos ©2011 Jacob Blickenstaff unless otherwise noted)
Photos:
“Got To Get Back” band photo (above): Print / Web
“Got To Get Back” album cover: Print/ Web
Charles “Skip” Pitts: Print / Web
Archie “Hubby” Turner: Print / Web
The Bo-Keys featuring Percy Wiggins
photo by Nathan Black