Al Green is Still Laying It Down

Al Green’s whirlwind year began in May with the release of his critically acclaimed new album, Lay It Down. For Green the album marked the highest debuting release in his long, accomplished career.

From there he became the recipient of the 2008 BET Lifetime Achievement Award and gave a well received performance at the BET Awards. He then embarked on a worldwide tour that included his first show ever at New York City’s famous Carnegie Hall.

And still, with all that under his belt, believe it or not, the Grammy Award winning icon is just getting started.

The Los Angeles Times recently wrote, “Watching Al Green sing live should be on any list of “Things to Do Before You Die.””

Now, thanks to the power of television, combined with the format of late night talk shows, the ability to see Al Green perform will be as easy as picking up your remote control. On Friday, August 8th, Green will be performing “Stay with Me (By the Sea)” on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

Here is a glimpse of what critics have been saying recently about Al Green.

“… he displays the voice and presence that make him one of soul’s greatest singers…Onstage his voice did still have it; it was strong and vivid, with his tangy, elastic baritone moan, his gospel rasps and his hearty falsetto.” -New York Times

“Green’s voice is a miracle, an incomparable, inventive instrument that produces sublime, swooping sounds with apparently minimal effort. He sings with urgency, sensitivity, conviction, control and nuance — not to mention creativity, particularly as regards his idiosyncratic phrasing.” -Washington Post

For more information you can visit him online at algreenmusic.com.

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