Janiva Magness
The Pearl at Commerce,
Dallas, TX USA
September 6, 2008

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Location: 20' from stage, in line w/ rt. stack
Taper: David Sell
Sound Quality: Excellent
fade in applied at beginning of each set.

Setlist:

Disk One (76:34)
01. Instrumental
02. Instrumental
03. Sometimes You Got to Gamble
04. That's What Love Will Make You Do
05. I Want a Love
06. Fool Me Again
07. Bitter Pill
08. Intro to "You Sound Pretty Good"
09. You Sound Pretty Good
10. Freedon is just Beyond the Door
11. The Mojo (Boogie)
12. I'm Glad You're Mine
13. One Heartache Too Late

Disk Two (76:58)
01. Get it Get it
02. Band intros/Get it Get it
~~Second Set Start~~
03. Instrumental
04. Instrumental
05. I Don't Want You on My Mind?
06. Workin' on Me Baby
07. I'm Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')
08. You Were Never Mine
09. ??
10. That's No Way to Get Along??
11. Outro...

Check this lady out!!! I was more than impressed, I was moved!!

Here's a blurb from her biography:

“A superb, powerhouse R&B singer who delivers blues and soul with show-stopping authority” –Los Angeles Daily News“
Janiva Magness slow-burns and romps heart-first...she never injects contrived emotion, never puts a tear in her voice where one doesn’t belong. She simply sings heartbreak, hunger and humor—sings ‘em with equally great chops and feeling—and lets that speak for itself.” –No Depression

The story of award-winning vocalist Janiva Magness’ rise to the top of the blues world and beyond is a testament to the redemptive power of music and the human spirit. Possessing a rich, soulful voice and absolute command over her material, Magness is an incredibly gifted performer who can lead her audience through a range of emotions, from the deepest sorrow to overwhelming joy.

A survivor of an impossibly rough childhood, born in Detroit, Magness was inspired by the blues and country she heard listening to her father’s record collection and by the vibrant music of the city’s classic Motown sound. By her teenage years, though, her life was in chaos. She lost both parents to suicide by the time she was 16.

She lived on the streets, was in 12 foster homes in two years, became a teenage mother who gave her baby daughter up for adoption, bounced from city to city, and felt hopeless and desperate. One winter’s night, Magness hitchhiked across Minneapolis to attend an Otis Rush concert, and for the first time saw a path forward. “Otis played and sang every note with such complete and total desperation. He was fully committed to the story he was singing. Hearing him opened up some other place in me, like letting oxygen into a sealed crypt for the first time.”

Magness’ life experience informs her music in a way that is brutally honest, emotionally moving and, above all, spiritually healing. Winner of the 2006 and 2007 Blues Music Awards for Best Contemporary Female Artist Of The Year, Magness has seven solo recordings to her credit and has made guest appearances on CDs by R.L. Burnside and many others. Her presence on stage is legendary, as she performs 200 nights a year at clubs, festivals, and concert halls all over the world.

www.janivamagness.com

As alway, NEVER for sale, trade freely and please don't distribute in lossy formats!

enjoy,

David