Tuesday, November 10, 2015

A dapper Leon Bridges takes Fonda Theatre on a sonic trip through time

A dapper Leon Bridges takes Fonda Theatre on a sonic trip through time
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
November 10, 2015

When I was a kid, I bought a CD called Billboard Top Hits: 1961. It was a compilation album that featured songs like Ben E. King’s “Stand by Me,” Dion’s “Runaround Sue,” and “Blue Moon” by The Marcels. I wore through my copy of that album by playing it so many times.

Though doo-wop and soul was at the forefront of popular music in the early 1960s, it has certainly fallen back in today’s times. On Monday night at the Fonda Theatre, the fast-rising Leon Bridges helped a sold-out crowd time travel back to a time where music was thriving – though Bridges’ brand of music is more in tune with the likes of Sam Cooke and Otis Redding.

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