Ep 118 // Leon Bridges: The Retro-Futuristic Style Icon Who Danced His Way into Music Greatness
ARE WE ON AIR ?Show Notes
LIVE FROM SUNSET BOULEVARD - THE GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTIST: LEON BRIDGES!
FROM HIS EARLY DAYS STUDYING DANCE IN TEXAS TO HIS SOULFUL CAREER, WE TALKED HOW MOVEMENT SHAPED HIS MUSIC, HIS LOVE FOR THE SOUND OF THE DESERT BLUES AND WHY DRU HILL’S “BEAUTY” STILL HITS HARD!
BUT MY PERSONAL HIGHLIGHT: A LIVE A CAPELLA VERSION OF SAM COOKE’S “A CHANGE IS GONNA COME” 🔥
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