Our blogger friends at Read and Hear surfaced an artist with a retro-soul-falsetto style that recalls Smokey Robinson and Curtis Mayfield. You can read a bit about Bo Saris in this Billboard article. Like many “new” artists, he’s been working and recording for years.
You won’t see Bo in the video for “She’s on Fire”; instead you’ll see clips of Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield and Bo’s library of stripper movies. “The Addict” was released recently, and this one hides Bo behind clever animation.
To see Bo without any artiface, visual or otherwise, watch this live, unplugged performance of “Tender”.
Since Bo paid homage to Curtis Mayfield in the video for “She’s on Fire”, let’s do the same, and then let’s listen to Smokey Robinson and Daryl Hall having fun with a Miracles classic.
Thank you for spreading the word about Bo Saris. He´s great or what! I clicked instantly the first time i heard his songs! Really looking forward to more music from Bo!