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Bobby Hurricane Spencer, vocalist, saxophonist and songwriter/arranger, lifts the spirits and moves the body with his deep soulful and funky blues, deserving mention with King Curtis and Hank Crawford according to Dave Rubin, KBA recipient. Like a powerful musical storm, he blows you away.
Named by Elmore Magazine as one of the killer artists you need to hear right now, he was also selected by Relix magazine as a featured artist on their playlist. Spencer started his musical career in Oakland where he cut his teeth in the Chitlin’ Circuit of the Bay Area, anchored dead center in the funk bands of Johnny Tolbert and De Thangs and Marvin Holmes and the Uptights. Spencer played behind such legends as Etta James, the Whispers, Carla Thomas, Lowell Fulsom, and ZZ Hill, opening for Bobby Blue Bland, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, and Smokey Robinson. His trademark sound can be found on records by Timex Social Club, Sonny Rhodes, JJ Bad Boy Jones, Jimmy McCracklin, and his original music appears on the Grammy nominated Force of Nature album by Koko Taylor
The “Hurricane” now calls Los Angeles home where he has been honored by the JazZabration Living Legend Foundation, the Los Angeles City Council w/LA Mayor Eric Garcetti , the California State Senate, and the Beverly Hills NAACP, as a Living Legend, a group which includes Les McCann, Buddy Collette, Gerald Wilson, Brenda Lee Eager, Phil Upchurch, Big Jay McNeely, Barbara Morrison, and HB Barnum.
Named by Elmore Magazine as one of the killer artists you need to hear right now, he was also selected by Relix magazine as a featured artist on their playlist. Spencer started his musical career in Oakland where he cut his teeth in the Chitlin’ Circuit of the Bay Area, anchored dead center in the funk bands of Johnny Tolbert and De Thangs and Marvin Holmes and the Uptights. Spencer played behind such legends as Etta James, the Whispers, Carla Thomas, Lowell Fulsom, and ZZ Hill, opening for Bobby Blue Bland, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, and Smokey Robinson. His trademark sound can be found on records by Timex Social Club, Sonny Rhodes, JJ Bad Boy Jones, Jimmy McCracklin, and his original music appears on the Grammy nominated Force of Nature album by Koko Taylor
The “Hurricane” now calls Los Angeles home where he has been honored by the JazZabration Living Legend Foundation, the Los Angeles City Council w/LA Mayor Eric Garcetti , the California State Senate, and the Beverly Hills NAACP, as a Living Legend, a group which includes Les McCann, Buddy Collette, Gerald Wilson, Brenda Lee Eager, Phil Upchurch, Big Jay McNeely, Barbara Morrison, and HB Barnum.
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