Born and raised in Memphis, this track finds Homer Banks bursting into the stratosphere with a very Stax-like sound (although he was denied the opportunity to record for Stax records proper which to me is mind-boggling; he certainly deserved to be there).
The riff of this song was copped shortly afterwords by the Spencer Davis Group for their hit "Gimme Some Lovin".
from 1966...
HOMER BANKS - A LOT OF LOVE
Homer Banks is an unsung star. What little credit he gets is from his songwriting for Stax, but why the label never gave him a recording contract, I don't know. The CD of his (I think) complete works, Hooked By Love is well worth purchasing. W.
ReplyDeleteNICE. I know this one from Taj Mahal's version in the Stones R&R Circus, but i didn't know it was a cover.... You learn something new every day.
ReplyDeleteat first I was like, oh, that's nice. But at 30 secs to the end, he totally kicks it up a notch and turns the song from good to great.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Peter
Incredible how blatantly that riff was stolen.
ReplyDeleteAnother good one. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHomer Banks is my uncle, and I miss him a lot. It has been 8 years since he passed. It is nice to see that someone appreciates the music he gave us! Marcus Best
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