Lee Fields & The Expressions / The James Hunter Six
Expect to be moved to dance at this real-deal soul and R&B double bill! Lee Fields & The Expressions first performed at SMF to a sold-out closing night crowd at Ships of the Sea in 2013. Since the late ‘60s, the North Carolina native has toured and played with Kool & the Gang, Sammy Gordon and the Hip-Huggers, O.V. Wright, Darrell Banks and Little Royal. In recent years he has come into his own, fronting the Truth & Soul Records house band, The Expressions. NPR recently commented that “the older Fields becomes, the closer he gets to
perfecting the sound of soul that he grew up with as a young man.”
James Hunter made his SMF debut in 2011 on a co-bill with the late Allen Toussaint, playing a raucous opening set for the sold-out crowd at the Trustees Theater. Since then he has continued touring around the world, earning a reputation as a soul powerhouse. Hunter is heralded for his talents both as a live performer and songwriter, with The New Yorker describing his “tight, taut compositions” as “rooted in American soul music without being bound to it.”
perfecting the sound of soul that he grew up with as a young man.”
James Hunter made his SMF debut in 2011 on a co-bill with the late Allen Toussaint, playing a raucous opening set for the sold-out crowd at the Trustees Theater. Since then he has continued touring around the world, earning a reputation as a soul powerhouse. Hunter is heralded for his talents both as a live performer and songwriter, with The New Yorker describing his “tight, taut compositions” as “rooted in American soul music without being bound to it.”