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George Stancell

Friday, March 20
9:50PM - 10:30PM

Saxon Pub
1320 S Lamar Blvd

10728

The word journeyman usually isn’t intended as a compliment in music criticism, but it’s high praise in the case of sexagenarian singer-guitarist George Stancell, who’s been plying his rough-hewn brand of blues-inflected soul for decades. Little known outside Milwaukee, Stancell was discovered playing at his own club there in the late 90s by vocalist Johnny Rawls, who was working as an A and R man for JSP Records; Stancell recorded his 1999 debut album, Gorgeous George, for the label.

His guitar leads bore forward with a steely force, yet they’re supple and flexible enough to skip nimbly over, under, and around whatever rhythmic challenges his sidemen throw into the mix. Likewise, his vocals combine prowess with nuance: sometimes coming off like a juke-joint Johnnie Taylor, at others like a less churchy O.V. Wright, he delivers gospel-infused rave-ups (“Stop Your Cryin’”), desolate hard-time soul laments (“Standin’ in th...

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