AL GREEN TO RECEIVE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOR AT BET AWARDS JUNE 24 AND TO PERFORM AT CARNEGIE HALL ON JUNE 27
"As for Green, his voice sounds as though it's been preserved in amber, with the ordained minister still blessed with a limitless register that he gainfully employs throughout the record's 45-minute length."- Los Angeles Times (5/27/08)
Al Green's new release, Lay It Down, has garnered Green the highest debuting record of his career, charting at #9 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, but Al is not stopping there! Green is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's BET Awards, airing live on June 24 from Los Angeles. Before the award is even warm in his hands, he'll be in New York City to headline Carnegie Hall for the first time, on June 27, as part of the JVC Jazz Festival. It's been a longtime dream of Green's to perform in this hallowed hall.
The Village Voice "Summer Guide 2008" picked up on Al's dream come true: "On June 27, as part of the JVC Jazz Festival, Green will bring some of Lay It Down to Carnegie Hall, his first time performing there. Fans should be thrilled if Green delivers a set like the one he gave at last year's JVC festival in Newport. 'Al wasn't good,' says veteran Newport producer George Wein. 'He was sensational.'"
The New York Post declared "...Green himself still has something to teach the young folks about soul."
"...Green's growls and precious high notes...find the soul great full of fire and brimming with youthful energy." -Washington Post (5/27/08)
'You can feel the love seeping through your speakers' -Essence Magazine (June 2008)
Al Green's new release, Lay It Down, has garnered Green the highest debuting record of his career, charting at #9 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, but Al is not stopping there! Green is being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's BET Awards, airing live on June 24 from Los Angeles. Before the award is even warm in his hands, he'll be in New York City to headline Carnegie Hall for the first time, on June 27, as part of the JVC Jazz Festival. It's been a longtime dream of Green's to perform in this hallowed hall.
The Village Voice "Summer Guide 2008" picked up on Al's dream come true: "On June 27, as part of the JVC Jazz Festival, Green will bring some of Lay It Down to Carnegie Hall, his first time performing there. Fans should be thrilled if Green delivers a set like the one he gave at last year's JVC festival in Newport. 'Al wasn't good,' says veteran Newport producer George Wein. 'He was sensational.'"
The New York Post declared "...Green himself still has something to teach the young folks about soul."
"...Green's growls and precious high notes...find the soul great full of fire and brimming with youthful energy." -Washington Post (5/27/08)
'You can feel the love seeping through your speakers' -Essence Magazine (June 2008)
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