Here you will find links to media coverage about Sonny Knight And The Lakers as well as a short list of selected press quotes…
“New “old-school” soul music, it captures the singer sounding as vital as ever…a wonderful album.” –NPR’s World Café
“Sonny Knight is the goods with his vocal power.” – WBEZ’s Sound Opinions
“Do It Live perfectly captures the raw energy of their concerts…They are ferocious on stage.” – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
“A crackling soul and funk ensemble.” – WNYC’s Soundcheck
“Sonny Knight & the Lakers’ new album I’m Still Here on the Secret Stash label proves to groove!” – KCRW
While it’s hard to believe it now, only a few short years ago, interest in locally made soul and R&B music was mostly relegated to few particularly dedicated record collectors and DJs around town. Groups like Dave Brady & the Stars or the Valdons may have popped up on mix tapes from crate-digging collectives like […]
One of the Twin Cities’ own unsung music vets, R&B/funk singer Sonny Knight – who probably couldn’t have even landed an Entry gig this time a year ago — was visibly moved as he took the stage in front of a more than three-quarters-full crowd at First Avenue later on Saturday night. In less than […]
Now 67, Knight cut his first single in 1965 at age 17, but his music career took a backseat to the reality of duty in the Vietnam War. After that, he spent many years as a truck driver. Recently, Secret Stash Records released an album called I’m Still Here, credited to Sonny Knight and His […]
Sonny Knight was just 17 when he recorded his first single. He later joined the Twin Cities funk band Haze. Then his music career simply came to a halt. Nearly 50 years later, he’s back in the spotlight with Sonny Knight and the Lakers. The Twin Cities group has just released its debut album, “I’m […]
This world isn’t fair, but every once in a while, good things happen to good people — and that’s definitely the case with Sonny Knight, the Minnesota soul music veteran who’s reaching a new career peak in his mid-60s. Immigrating up the Big River to Minnesota from Mississippi in the 1960s, Knight cut some sweet […]
One of the best soul music comebacks we’ve ever heard – and one of the few contemporary records like this to have a really cohesive feel overall! This isn’t just a new group working with an older singer – but a tremendous blending of the skilled soul vocals of Sonny Knight with just the kind […]
Few activities are more enjoyable than belting out the chorus of an old school soul song with Sonny Knight. He knows all the hits and deep cuts. His magnetic, calming presence strips away all inhibitions and fears, aiding his congenial demeanor. Singing along is a natural reaction to his feel-good music. The Minneapolis soul luminary […]
With an album freshly printed, local R&B/soul group Sonny Knight and The Lakers are celebrating the release at the iconic First Avenue mainroom Saturday night. Earlier this week, the album, appropriately entitled I’m Still Here, was released by the band’s record label, Secret Stash Records, on LP, CD and digital media. Full article here.
Soul singer Sonny Knight will headline First Avenue on Saturday night and no one is more surprised by that than Knight. “I had no clue I would be doing this,” the 66-year-old Mississippi native said. “I knew (when I retired) I wasn’t going to sit around and do nothing. That’s not me. I figured I’d […]
As Sonny Knight and his eight-piece band, the Lakers, relax at Secret Stash Records headquarters, their thoughts turn to the music they love. At the five-year-old reissue label’s office/recording studio in Uptown, the basement level is like a miniature music museum, with obscure classic records lining the walls. The band members arrive to rehearse there, […]