Friday, May 7th sees Omnivore Recordings’ release of a new live album/disc by the late Alex Chilton with the Hi Rhythm Section, Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street, which was recorded at Memphis’ New Daisy Theatre in 1999.
According to Omnivore’s website:
“When Fred Ford, co-founder of the Beale Street Music Festival, was diagnosed with cancer, David Less organized Fredstock, a fund raiser to help with his medical bills. Less contacted Memphis legend Alex Chilton (The Box Tops, Big Star), who was living in New Orleans, to ask him to participate. Alex said he didn’t have any musicians to play with in Memphis, so Less suggested the Hi Rhythm Section (the band behind classics from artists including Ann Peebles, Ike & Tina Turner, O. V. Wright, Otis Clay, and Al Green). Alex replied, “That will work.”
This previously unissued live set contains versions of soul classics from The Supremes and Otis Clay, rock numbers from Chuck Berry and Little Richard, and even a cover of the KC & The Sunshine Band’s “Boogie Shoes”, which was used as the album’s title track. Available on CD, Digital, and LP, Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street was recorded during Fredstock.
Packaging contains liner notes from Producer David Less, a friend of Chilton, and author of the acclaimed Memphis Mayhem: A Story Of The Music That Shook Up The World, and features a cover from rock & roll and folk art painter, Lamar Sorrento.
Get ready to discover this performance by Memphis icons—tearing it up on stage, making music, and having fun.”
Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street will be released on Friday, May 7th, 2021.