Penny For Your Thoughts With … CALVIN RICHARDSON
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS… WITH CALVIN RICHARDSON
Crooner Calvin Richardson on the release of his third album “When Love Comes.” Presented by Electronic Urban Report.
Singer Calvin Richardson is a real old soul. That’s not to say that his personality is particularly mature or that he reminds you of a favorite uncle, but it is a true testament to his music. Real. Old. Soul.
Richardson just released his third album in his 11-year career. The disc is called “When Love Comes,” and yes, it’s just his third. That’s in part to the fact that his musical styling is timeless and reminiscent of soul masters and label legends. He’s inspired by the likes of Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, and Curtis Mayfield.
There’s no rushing his craft and there are no cookie cutter projects where he’s concerned. But he reminded EUR’s Lee Bailey that his method is hardly new. It’s the way soul music has always been created.
“It’s just soul music,” Richardson plainly described. “It’s soul music the way that it was back in the day; like how I learned soul music, how I was raised on soul music. It still has that substance and that old school feel. A lot of people have since moved on to the commercial R&B. I haven’t and I think it’s a tradition that needs to be kept alive. That’s what classic records came from. Whether you’re young or you’re old, you’re still going to feel those records.”
In contemporary music, fortunately or unfortunately, there is a dichotomy in being a soul musician, and Richardson is not afraid of having to wear two faces. While he admits his music is more mature and old school, his look is young and his style is fresh.
“It’s always been hard to match the picture with the sound, but the fact of the matter is that I’m right there in the middle - I’m mid-30s,” he said. “I just maintain the edge and look by taking care of myself and I’m young at heart. The fire that was living inside of me 11 years ago when I first got in the studio to make a record, it still burns the same way and….”
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