Thanks, Hank! I love this whole series. Sonny Sharrock is one of my all time favorites - probably seen him play a dozen times, mostly at the original Knitting Factory and got to know him a bit. He was mostly playing his music from that era, the stuff on Seize the Rainbow and Highlife. A lot of it was corny (electronic keyboards - ugh) but man the sound of that guitar! The last time I saw him, he had just been signed to a major label (RCA?) and was super-excited to have his music reach a wider audience. He was working out, lost a lot of weight, looking good. Shortly after he had a heart attack and it was suddenly over. I was crushed when I heard the news on WKCR. A huge loss.
Thanks, Hank! I love this whole series. Sonny Sharrock is one of my all time favorites - probably seen him play a dozen times, mostly at the original Knitting Factory and got to know him a bit. He was mostly playing his music from that era, the stuff on Seize the Rainbow and Highlife. A lot of it was corny (electronic keyboards - ugh) but man the sound of that guitar! The last time I saw him, he had just been signed to a major label (RCA?) and was super-excited to have his music reach a wider audience. He was working out, lost a lot of weight, looking good. Shortly after he had a heart attack and it was suddenly over. I was crushed when I heard the news on WKCR. A huge loss.
Thanks, Yulun! So awesome you got see/meet him
Beautiful essay!