Sherman Holmes of
The Holmes Brothers 1st Solo Record
The Richmond Sessions Streets July 21 Special Guests Include Joan Osborne, Rob Ickes & Sammy Shelor World Cafe, Mountain Stage, Music City Roots & Song Of The Mountain Booked |
| Northport N.Y. - On July 21, Sherman Holmes will release his
first solo recording in his 50+ year career. The Richmond Sessions by The Sherman
Holmes Project carries on the spirit of the Holmes Brothers by re-imagining
songs and making them their own. The record will be released by M.C. Records
and maintains a bluesgrass/gospel vibe throughout that surprises and
delights. A couple of weeks ago Sherman taped a World Cafe session and this Sunday he'll be performing on Mountain Stage! You can watch him live at 7PM ET, http://www.mountainstage.org/. Next month he heads to Nashville to record a Music City Roots session and in September a visit to the television program Songs of the Mountain. More here, https://songofthemountains.org/ If you would like to listen to The Richmond Sessions you can via Airplay Direct, click the image.  The project is flawlessly rendered, The spirit of the Holmes Brothers lives on! - Elmore Magazine A one of a kind record that’s just going to blow your mind, killer stuff throughout! - Midwest Record Sherman Holmes' voice contains a lifetime of soul. We are so lucky we still have him with us! - Joan Osborne Sherman Holmes’ solo debut The Richmond Sessions can’t help being a milestone: It’s the esteemed singer and bassist’s first recording since the passing of his brother and musical partners, Wendell Holmes and Popsy Dixon, both in 2015. But his solo debut, dedicated to the memories of Wendell and Popsy, is no somber affair. The blend of bluegrass, gritty rock & roll and joyful gospel will be familiar from Holmes Brothers days. And with some of his strongest vocals on record, the album shows Sherman is still an artist in his prime. Long time friend, Joan Osborne, duets with Holmes on the Dan Penn classic, “Dark End of the Street.” Other songs include The Band's "Don't Do It," Credence's "Green River" and Ben Harper's "Homeless Child."
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 Photo: Pat Jarrett/Virginia Humanities “Sounds pretty good for a 77-year-old, doesn’t it?” Holmes laughs. “I was overjoyed to do this, because I didn’t know how I was going to restart my career. We chose a good collection of songs that we wanted to do—We got some gospel in there, and some bluegrass. It’s a good mix of the Americana music, as I like to call it.” Look for Sherman to hit the road for his first tour as a solo artist. “I’m really looking forward to getting out there,” he says. “That’s my life, man.”
Sherman Holmes Project Tour Dates
July
13 - Summer Arts Festival, Huntington NY
July
16 - Mountain Stage Taping, Charleston WV
August
2 - Music City Roots Taping, Nashville TN
Sept.
1 - Joe Wilson Memorial Festival, Galax, Virginia
Sept.
2 - Song of The Mountains Taping, Marion VA
October
14 - Richmond Folk Festival, Richmond VA
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Friday, July 14, 2017
Holmes Bros., Sherman Holmes, Streets July 21!
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Sherman Holmes 1st Solo Record
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June 23 - River and
Roots Festival, Berryville Virginia
July 13 - Summer Arts
Festival, Huntington NY
July 16 - Mountain
Stage Taping, Charleston WV
August 2 -
Music City Roots Taping, Nashville TN
Sept. 1 - Joe Wilson
Memorial Festival, Galax, Virginia
Sept. 2 - Song of The
Mountains Taping, Marion VA
October 14 - Richmond
Folk Festival, Richmond VA
June 23 - River and
Roots Festival, Berryville Virginia
July 13 - Summer Arts
Festival, Huntington NY
July 16 - Mountain
Stage Taping, Charleston WV
August 2 -
Music City Roots Taping, Nashville TN
Sept. 1 - Joe Wilson
Memorial Festival, Galax, Virginia
Sept. 2 - Song of The
Mountains Taping, Marion VA
October 14 - Richmond
Folk Festival, Richmond VA
June 23 - River and
Roots Festival, Berryville Virginia
July 13 - Summer Arts
Festival, Huntington NY
July 16 - Mountain
Stage Taping, Charleston WV
August 2 -
Music City Roots Taping, Nashville TN
Sept. 1 - Joe Wilson
Memorial Festival, Galax, Virginia
Sept. 2 - Song of The
Mountains Taping, Marion VA
October 14 - Richmond
Folk Festival, Richmond VA
Friday, June 19, 2015
Wendell Holmes has passed - My thoughts are with his family
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WENDELL HOLMES, DECEMBER 19, 1943 - JUNE 19, 2015
Wendell Holmes, vocalist,
guitarist, pianist and songwriter of the critically acclaimed soul/blues band
The
Holmes Brothers, died on Friday, June 19 at his home in Rosedale,
Maryland of complications due to pulmonary hypertension. Earlier this week,
Wendell addressed his fans and friends in an open letter as he moved into hospice care. He was 71.
Wendell retired from touring earlier this year when he was first diagnosed. Holmes Brothers drummer Willie "Popsy" Dixon died on January 9, 2015 of complications from cancer. Brother and bassist Sherman Holmes continues to carry on The Holmes Brothers legacy with The Sherman Holmes Project featuring Brooks Long and Eric Kennedy.
Wendell, the man Entertainment Weekly has
called "a timeless original," was born in Christchurch, Virginia on
December 19, 1943. He and his older brother Sherman were raised by their
schoolteacher parents, who nurtured the boys’ early interest in music. As
youngsters they listened to traditional Baptist hymns, anthems and spirituals
as well as blues music by Jimmy Reed, Junior Parker and B.B. King. According
to Wendell, “It was a small town, and my brother and I were about the only
ones who could play anything. So we played around in all the area churches on
Sundays.” The night before, though, they would play blues, soul, country and
rock at their cousin’s local club, Herman Wate’s Juke Joint. “When he
couldn’t get any good groups to come from Norfolk or Richmond, he’d call us
in,” Wendell recalls. “That’s how we honed our sound. We used to say we’d
rock ‘em on Saturday and save ‘em on Sunday.”
Once Wendell finished high
school he joined Sherman, who had already begun playing professionally in New
York. The two brothers played in a few bands before forming The Sevilles in
1963. The group lasted only three years, but they often backed up touring
artists like The Impressions, John Lee Hooker and Jerry Butler, gaining a
wealth of experience. Sherman and Wendell met drummer Popsy Dixon, a fellow
Virginian, at a New York gig in 1967. Dixon sat in with the brothers and sang
two songs. “After that second song,” recalls Wendell, “Popsy was a brother.”
They continued to play in a variety of Top 40 bar bands until 1979, when the
three officially joined forces and formed The Holmes Brothers band.
The band toured the world,
releasing 12 albums starting with 1990's
In The Spirit on Rounder. Their most recent release is 2014's Brotherhood on
Alligator. The New York
Times calls The Holmes Brothers "deeply soulful, uplifting
and timeless."
In September 2014, The Holmes Brothers were honored with a National Endowment For The Arts National Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor the United States bestows upon its folk and traditional artists. They won two Blues Music Awards including Blues Band Of The Year in 2005. The Holmes Brothers are featured on the cover of the current issue of Living Blues magazine. Wendell is survived by his wife, Barbara, daughters Felicia and Mia, brothers Sherman and Milton, and three grandsons.
Memorial service arrangements
have not yet been announced.
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Friday, May 9, 2014
Behold the Bender!
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