Charles Bradley: The Soul Of America (Trailer)
Charles Bradley, the man they call the ‘The Screaming Eagle Of Soul’, is the subject of a new documentary set to chart his incredible late-in-life rise that saw him release his amazing debut album, No Time For Dreaming, in 2011 at the age of 62.
Charles Bradley: The Soul Of America will premiere in March at SXSW 2012.
MOJO Rising: Charles Bradley
Origin: Gainesville, Florida, USA.
MOJO says: “The man they call the ‘The Screaming Eagle Of Soul’. The 62-year-old gravel-voiced testifier is the newest recruit to Brooklyn’s Daptone label, home to Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings. In 1962, Bradley witnessed a performance by James Brown at Harlem’s Apollo. It was a life-changing experience. Almost a decade spent working in the kitchens at a hospital for the mentally ill and several years of singing in pick-up bands eventually led to 2011’s blistering No Time For Dreaming, a mix of gritty messages and raw-nerve hitting ballads. ‘It took me 40 years to get to my dream,’ says the man who counts Otis Redding and Sam Cooke as inspirations. ‘You just gotta have faith, keep moving forward.’”
Current release: No Time For Dreaming is out now on Daptone.
Want more?: Read MOJO’s interview with Charles Bradley in the current issue of the magazine.
