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When we profiled him back in January, Sonny Knight said he was “ready to be doing not much of anything.” Instead, the once “lost” soul singer spent the year putting on 60-some high-energy, low-bottomed gigs with his young, funk-blasting band the Lakers, ending the year with four full-house shows at the Dakota last week that […]
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Sonny Knight and the Lakers are coming home to Minneapolis with four shows at the Dakota Jazz Club. The band will perform two shows tomorrow, Dec. 18, at 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.; and two shows on Friday, Dec. 19, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. The venue will transform the main floor into a dancing […]
Much like soul singers Charles Bradley and Lee Fields, Sonny Knight has been making music for nearly fifty years, but recently the 66-year-old performer has found a new zest for the stage with the help of his young whipper snapper band The Lakers. Together the group released their aptly titled debut album I’m Still Here […]
Secret Stash are quietly going about their business of making the hideously rare, previously unissued and brand spanking new releases available – what’s happening with the Valdons is amazing in itself. Sonny Knight’s album arrived with great expectations and I wasn’t disappointed… bluesy, funky and very black – just the way it should be. Loads […]
“The idea behind the live album is to capture the show we’ve developed on the road. The more we play it, the more it takes on a life of its own. Some of the songs that were our least favorite on the album have become highlights of the live show. I think that was just […]
Sonny Knight got more than he bargained for when he teamed up with some former members of the Minneapolis ’60s soul institution the Valdons. “I was singing with two former members of the Valdons in a group called the Bachelors doing Mills Brothers, Ink Spots and Platters stuff,” said Knight from his home in St. […]
Now into his sixties, Sonny Knight is a powerhouse vocalist… His debut album in his mid-sixities sounds like a live recording. It sounds like it was done in the moment. It has that sort of vibrancy to it, and Sonny Knight is the goods with his vocal power.
This weekend we played 2 sets a night on Friday and Saturday at the Minnesota State Fair. Our home state prides itself on many things; the Juicy Lucy, classic beers like Hamms and Grainbelt, incredible natural resources, and groundbreaking musicians including Bob Dylan and Prince. But there are few things more celebrated in the land […]