The soulful, distinctive voice of rhythm and blues crooner Al Green will grace the environs of the Charleston Music Hall on Saturday night in a highly anticipated concert that's causing quite a buzz around the Lowcountry. Green has a new record out, "Lay It Down," his third on Blue Note Records, and it's billed as a return to the classic Al Green sound with innovations. It was released May 27, and July 22 it was No. 21 on Billboard's rhythm and blues chart. A Southern blues belter from way back, Green helped define the soul-music genre when he started out in 1970 with his first release, "Green Is Blues." His sound has become legendary. Music writer Stephen Erlewine describes Green's approach as "a sinewy, sexy groove highlighted by horn punctuations and string beds that let Green showcase his remarkable falsetto." Green and...
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