Clifford Coulter
Encyclopedia
Clifford Coulter is an American
blues
, R&B
and jazz
guitarist
and keyboardist
.
He released three album
s, 1970's East Side San Jose (Impulse! Records), 1971's Do It Now: Worry About It Later (Impulse! Records)and 1980's The Better Part of Me (Columbia Records
).
The latter record
was produced
by Bill Withers
, and included contributions from Russ Kunkel
, Ronnie Beck, and Jerry Perez, and is an Allmusic album pick.
United States
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blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
guitarist
Guitarist
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and keyboardist
Keyboardist
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.
He released three album
Album
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s, 1970's East Side San Jose (Impulse! Records), 1971's Do It Now: Worry About It Later (Impulse! Records)and 1980's The Better Part of Me (Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
).
The latter record
Gramophone record
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was produced
Record producer
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by Bill Withers
Bill Withers
William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands"...
, and included contributions from Russ Kunkel
Russ Kunkel
Russell Kunkel , also known as Russ Kunkel, is an American drummer and producer who has worked as a session musician with a number of well-known artists.Kunkel was born in Pittsburgh, PA...
, Ronnie Beck, and Jerry Perez, and is an Allmusic album pick.