Great music lasts a lifetime but it is also fluid enough to absorb the tenor of the times that it is recorded. Check out the subtleties in these versions of the Shirley Murdock classic from L. Young and Kelly Price recorded in 2014 and 2000 respectively and then compare them to the original from Shirley below, oddly enough recorded 14 years before the Kelly Price version.
Hit us up in the comments to let us know what remained the same throughout the versions and what changed?
Ivan Orr is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, and writer. A native of Charlottesville, Virginia Ivan was involved with the forming and nascent days of The Music Resource Center as its first Program Director. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Music, Ivan currently resides in Richmond, VA where he maintains an active performance and production schedule while serving as the Music Editor for Grown Folks Music, a position he has held since 2010.
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