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It's hard to call this a comeback, since Sugar Pie DeSanto's been recording and performing since a few years before her first hit, 1959's "I Want to Know," but at the least Refined Sugar is a return to form. At age 70, this former Chess Records belter who helped define the sound of early rock is still a tiny skyrocket, illuminating traditional blues (Memphis Minnie's "One Black Rat"), dancefloor funk ("Git Back"), and zippy party numbers ("Somebody Scream") with a singing style that's kept most of its sandpaper-and-brass character. Some of these 14 tunes crumble under clichéd writing, but others give DeSanto's experienced phrasing a strong emotional framework. "Life Goes On" simmers with loss and regret, her vibrato accenting the weariness of failing at love. And "I Need to Live Again," a kind of sequel, rings with the promise of better times to come as a lonely guitar echoes the weary soul in DeSanto's voice. --Ted Drozdowski
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From the clubs to your buds,
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Sugar Pie has a deep, expressive voice, here, late in her career, it's husky, sounds like a big woman. She's not, so maybe she's the biggest little woman in the blues. Beautiful sax-like tone, with exciting back-up singers and inspired work from the band. She can tear apart a song, ripping your heart out while she's at it. Refined Sugar
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lady blues,
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sugar pie desanto is umpelya balinton, born before world war 2 in brooklyn ny but grew up in the bay area in california. filipino dad and african american mom. she has opened up for james brown and other leading bluesmen. they dubbed her lady james brown...this cd has funk, blues ballads and soul music..
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rare and hard to find,
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A threat for those of us who grew up in West Oakland and had the opportunity to share with our local artists that are beginning to be recognized far beyond their prime.
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