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Bridge Of Love
BOBBY HARDEN & THE SOULFUL SAINTS
How do you define a true Soul Man? With difficulty, given that so much is down to a certain mystical Mojo. But if anyone knows one when they see him, it would be Stax legend Eddie Floyd, who has spent 60-plus years perfecting the role. When Bobby Harden joined the star-studded Blues Brothers Band in 2012 as one of two singers in support of Floyd, the elder Soul Man immediately recognized similar qualities in his understudy. “He was everything I’d been when I was younger,” said Floyd, who gracefully passed the torch after several tours tag-teaming on stage. “I always tell him. ‘I saw you, my man,’ and I said, ‘That’s it! I can go back to the house and rest!’”
You get the sense it will be many years until Harden makes a similar transition into retirement. The true Soul Man, after all, lives to work, recognizing that success don’t come knocking on the door with a gold-plated invite. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Harden was blessed with a voice to raise roofs, and after a stint in Houston attending college, headed up to New York City to pursue his passion. It wasn’t always easy, but years singing soul classics on the wedding band circuit sharpened that church-trained voice and polished his moves in the process; they also instilled in Bobby the necessary professionalism to not just survive, but thrive on a slow, yet inexorable, rise in reputation.
Being invited into the Original Blues Brothers Band, alongside the likes of Steve Cropper, ‘Blue’ Lou Marini, Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy and of course, Eddie Floyd, provided Harden with a public seal of authenticity, and private assurance that he was on the correct spiritual life path. Then, just as the Blues Brothers Band began to age out, and in-between two albums Bobby released with his own live band, Soul Purpose, he was introduced to Daptone artist Charles Bradley’s trumpet player/producer Billy Aukstik by Kurtis Powers, head of celebrated 24/7 online station The Face Radio. Suddenly, Harden found himself in a different domain, alongside a younger generation of soul musicians and entrepreneurs whose respect for the form was emboldened by a desire to render it thoroughly now. Following Bradley’s tragic demise, Aukstik set up his own label, Dala Records, rearranged Bradley’s backing group into The Soulful Saints, and launched Bobby Harden on Dala in tandem with Powers’ own BQE label. The impressively exuberant single ‘Runnin’ (To Get to Your Love)’ won instant plaudits and sold out its vinyl pressing in almost no time.
Now, following an equally funky second 45, ‘Feels So Good’, comes Bridge of Love, on which Harden’s voice is tailored to perfection by the almost impossibly dexterous Soulful Saints, and further dressed to the nines by an accoutrement of Latin percussion, full-on horns, high-flying backing singers and even a string quartet. The album’s ten original compositions are presented in sparklingly clear stereo sound and run the soul gamut, from grits-n-bricks R&B (‘Played a Fool by You’) to throw-back psychedelia (‘One Tribe’), svelte seventies pop (‘One Night of the Week’) and some seriously sophisticated ballads (‘Wounded Hearts’, ‘Bridge of Love’). Together they document Bobby’s life journey in song. Through youthful self-doubt in the opening track ‘It’s My Time’, to confirmation on the exuberant finale ‘Raise Your Mind’, Bobby proves that faith and hard work can pay dividends. “Life is a joy when you free your soul.”
Having gotten to know Bobby personally over the last several years, I can pay testament to his strength of spirit. Onstage, regardless of the group behind him or the co-vocalists alongside him, he knows that 99 1⁄2 just won’t do; this is a man who sweats with the best of them even as every last note remains on pitch. Offstage, Bobby presents with similar intensity of personality but also genuine humility, a recognition that, as he sings on ‘It’s My Time’, “the hurdles will come,” but you “don’t let them bring you down.” Bobby has lived and loved, loved and lived, and his experiences, alongside the performances, have helped make him that true Soul Man. With Bridge of Love, yes indeed Lord, his time has come.
-Tony Fletcher
new Bridge of Love album. Use your phone to scan the QRC to order
Or to buy the CD click on link below
Review: click on link https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/reviews/bobby-harden-and-the-soulful-saints-bridge-of-love-dala-bqe/?fbclid=IwAR2u4wTOYrbv3JfvMECc5VQIZPK5ZIRB5jkB9eSKI4-RNwVjlzSt3m0fEXQ
New Record Release Concert
click link to purchase ticket link: https://link.dice.fm/bobbyharden
Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints
new album “Bridge of Love”
release date May 11th
on Dala Records/BQE Records
Dala Records, in partnership with BQE Records, is proud to present the debut album from Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints, Bridge of Love. The album’s ten original compositions are presented in sparklingly-clear stereo sound and run the soul gamut, from grits-n-bricks R&B, to throw-back psychedelia, svelte seventies pop, and some seriously sophisticated ballads. Together they document Bobby’s life journey in song.
Throughout the album, Harden’s voice is tailored to perfection by the almost impossibly dexterous Soulful Saints, and further dressed to the nines by an accoutrement of Latin percussion, full-on horns, high-flying backing singers and even a string quartet. This comes as no surprise as The Soulful Saints have performed live and recorded together with acts such as Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Lee Fields, The Budos Band, Mark Ronson, Antibalas, & The Impressions.
The album is produced by Dala Records founder Billy Aukstik and recorded at Hive Mind Recording in Brooklyn, New York. Kurtis Powers of BQE Records Co-Executive Produced the album along with Aukstik.
Pre-Order your copy today! Hazy Black Swirl & Standard Black vinyl with Gatefold Jacket available. Orange vinyl available soon via the BQE Records Webstore.
PRE-ORDER LINK: https://linktr.ee/dalarecords
“Feels So Good” worldwide!!
Today, my career made history. Bobby Harden and the Soulful Saints new 45 vinyl, “Feels So Good” A side, and “Wounded Hearts” B side, released on Dala Records/BQE Records, is in record stores worldwide today! Yes, a first for me, in my entire career.
You can purchase records in-person through your local record store! Record stores are a lifeblood for indie bands and labels so this is a great way to support the community. Secretly Distribution will be stocking the stores, so if your store doesn’t have a title in stock, please ask them to order it through Secretly. (It may take the stores a minute to ingest a re-stock of a record so please be patient with that).
Online orders for North American customers, click on DALA WEBSTORE PURCHASE LINK: https://tinyurl.com/DalaRecordsstore
For all international online orders, you can purchase through our friends at the Daptone Records Webstore (In the “Daptone Recommends” section).
DAPTONE WEBSTORE PURCHASE LINK: https://tinyurl.com/Dapstore
Feels So Good
Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints release new 45 vinyl “Feels So Good” written by Bobby Harden & Billy Aukstik and “Wounded Hearts” written by Billy Aukstik..
Bobby Harden & The Soulful Saints are back with a new 45 , “Feels So Good” A side/ Wounded Hearts B side to order online in North America click on
DALA WEBSTORE PURCHASE LINK: https://tinyurl.com/DalaRecordsstore
To International orders clickDAPTONE WEBSTORE PURCHASE LINK: https://tinyurl.com/Dapstore
Both sides are produced by Billy “The Kid” Aukstik at Hive Mind Recording in Brooklyn, NY, and co-executive produced by Kurtis Powers/BQE Records. Stay tuned because there is lots more on the way from Bobby and The Saints including 2 more singles and a full-length album in 2022!
New single “New York Song” written by Dan Klug and performed by Bobby Harden
Dan Klug just released his new single “New York Song” and guess who he asked to do the lead vocal? That’s right! Me. Check it out. Great song!
to view video click: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erKw_ijSiCQ
To buy “I Love NY” single click on link below: https://thecenturyband.bandcamp.com/track/new-york-song
Written by Dan Klug
Bobby Harden – Vocals
Dan Klug – Piano, Executive Producer
Ray Cetta – Bass, Guitars, Producer
Tom Wilson – Organ
Kevin Raczka – Drums
Togetherness Orchestra – Strings
Recorded at Studio G in Brooklyn, NY
Engineered and Mixed by Hayden Tycehurst
Mastering by Dan Millice
Video by Mario Riquelme
Bobby Harden with his Soul Purpose Band promo video
Click on link below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6jgfTluauE
Dala Records
Runnin’ (To Get To Your Love)
Purchase the 45 record from Daptones Record webstore
For international customers, order online at
https://www.fatbeats.com/products/bobby-harden-the-soulful-saints-runnin-to-get-to-your-love-7
Also available as a mp3 download on itunes, amazon.com
The Original Blues Brothers CD
“The Last Shade Of Blue Before Black”
Click on link below to buy:
“Not Ready” video
Written by Brian Knox (BMI) and Bobby Harden (ASCAP)
Available on
iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bobby-harden/id216798055;
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017PDKJEQ/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1
shazam https://www.shazam.com/track/295842934/not-ready
Filmed at Arthur’s Tavern, NYC & The Cave Studio at Far West, @ Westbeth in NYC Videography by Anana Kaye @ Irakli Gabriel
Where Is The Love video
“Where Is The Love” Written by Bobby Harden (ASCAP) and Gene Torres (ASCAP) Video produced by Anana Kaye and Irakli G. Available on iTunes New “River Of Soul…
River of Soul CD
Click on the links below to buy River of Soul CD
itunes (mp3’s only)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bobby-harden/id216798055
Amazon (hard and mp3 downloads)
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A5174%2Cp_32%3ABobby%20Harden
Stew Cutler & Friends CD
Featuring Bobby Harden
“Bobby Harden’s presence is likely to make any recording worth a listen (or any gig worth the cover charge” review byBy Jon Sobel, BLOGCRITICS.ORG
click link to read full review
Bobby Harden and Soul Purpose performing at The Slipper Room
Bobby Harden music video of “Pure and Simple Love”
to buy Pure and Simple Love https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017PDJYTM/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk1
Bobby Harden & Gene Torres on Indie Beat with Joyce Stovall
The Indie Beat features the music of noteworthy emerging independent recording artists. Follow these promising artists on their journey to success. See and hear them first, here on The Indie Beat! REAL music by REAL MUSICIANS. Hosted by Joyce Stovall.
BOBBY HARDEN
INDUCTED INTO THE NEW YORK BLUES HALL OF FAME @ BB KINGS
On August 4th, 2013 – Bobby Harden
was inducted into the
NEW YORK BLUES HALL OF FAME
@ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, NYC
To see all Photo of event by Jens Haulund and Rich Balter visit my photo gallery
Hosted By The Michael Packer Blues Band
Bobby Harden (Lead singer of The Original Blues Brothers)
“Bobby inducted into the New York Blues Hall Of Fame”
See Blues Hall of Fame Photo Gallery
New York’s Soul Man
Singer/songwriter Bobby Harden delivers honest, straight-ahead R&B in his debut CD Soul Purpose on Nyota Records. Soul Purpose is a traditional project built on good story lines, generous melodies, solid grooves and powerful vocals.
There is a dependable lack of clutter in the production. The influence of traditional R & B and Soul recordings are brought to life with material that is fresh; songs that command you to listen again and again. The lyrics are drawn from universal emotions that, according to Bobby, “even your mother can enjoy.”
Bobby has earned an international reputation as “New York’s Soul Man.”
