Singer\/songwriter Bill Withers is not very well known but he had a very successful career thanks to three huge hits, \u201cLean On Me\u201d, \u201cUse Me\u201d and, of course, \u201cAin’t No Sunshine.\u201d Two musicians from Booker T. and the MGs, my favourite band as a teenager, played on his recording of \u201cAin’t No Sunshine\u201d; bassist Donald \u201cDuck\u201d Dunn and drummer Al Jackson, with Booker T. himself producing. It was Booker T. Jones’ superb B3 organ playing which inspired me to initiate this B3 project. Also, playing keyboards somehow brings me closer to my brother Gabriel, who died so many years ago but is always a part of my life.<\/p>\n
The traditional gospel song \u201cSign of the Judgment\u201d has been recorded by several gospel choirs and singers, like the excellent McIntosh County Shouters.<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn the Revelator\u201d, another traditional gospel song, has also been recorded by a number of artists, most notably by Son House. His 1965 a cappella<\/em> recording of \u201cJohn the Revelator\u201d is one of the great musical masterpieces of the 20th<\/sup> century. If you’ve never heard it, you must, by using this link: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P7m-Kenqhpk<\/p>\n Here is the piece:<\/p>\n