Soul of a Man (2006)

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This is the latest studio work from the living rock legend Eric Burdon (he is the same guy who sang "House of the Rising Sun" with The Animals in the 60's). "Soul of a Man" contains 14 cover versions for the classical blues songs from Wille Johnson, J.J.Holiday, David Munyon, and others. This work proves old Burdon's credo 'it's the singer, not the song'. It is nice to hear Eric singing blues again and we all know that he has a voice for that (there are a few musicians world over that the listener instantly recognizes with eyes closed). I listened for this wonderful album sometimes during last week and "Feeling Blue" (Eric Bidd) became my favorite song.