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David Lee + PoB = Wax Poesy.

Posted in Brethren and Sistren, Paradisaical, Photos, Press, Releases, Tributes on June 23, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

Please pick up a copy of the latest issue of righteous magazine Wax Poetics (#47) to read Contributing Editor Jon Kirby’s thoughtful profile of David Lee on page 28. Mr. Lee finds himself among illustrious company in these pages, which are populated by the likes of the great Solomon Burke (the King of Rock ‘n’ Soul himself, RIP); cosmic songster Terry Callier; PoB hero and Carolinas favorite Roy C; the legendary Bobby Womack and Lamont Dozier; and even Earth, Wind, and Fire.

Exciting things are afoot here at Paradise of Bachelors–stay tuned for announcements about our next suite of releases due in the autumn, which includes records by Willie French Lowery and his bands Plant and See and Lumbee, as well as our first release of new music by a contemporary North Carolina artist.

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David Lee’s Brown-Hudson Award Acceptance and Performance Videos.

Posted in Brethren and Sistren, Fieldwork, Other Sounds, Paradisaical, Photos, Press, Releases, Tributes, Videos on May 19, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

On April 2, 2011, David Lee accepted the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Brown-Hudson Award and performed two songs, “I Can’t Believe You’re Gone” and “I’ll Never Get Over Losing You,” accompanied by his custom cassette backing track. We’re delighted to share some video of the event below.

You can read Doug Mosurock’s recent capsule review of Said I Had a Vision, our anthology LP documenting Mr. Lee’s career, for Dusted Magazine (scroll to the bottom of the page to the “Various Artists” section) and his Still Single blog.

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Light in the Attic Interview and PoB-03/04 Announcement.

Posted in Brethren and Sistren, Other Sounds, Paradisaical, Photos, Press, Records, Releases, Tributes on May 5, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

Our friends at Light in the Attic Records, who are distributing Said I Had a Vision, have posted a long-form interview with the Bachelors. You can find that here–be sure to read to the end, where we announce our upcoming projects in collaboration with brilliant North Carolina songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist Willie French Lowery, who served as Clyde McPhatter’s bandleader and fronted heavy psych bands Plant and See and Lumbee before striking out on his own. More details forthcoming, but suffice it to say that we are thrilled to be working with Willie, whose career and musical practice are legendary and inspiring.

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“Days… weeksandmonthsandyearsgoneby-y-y…”

Posted in Paradisaical, Press, Releases on March 30, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

Check out this perceptive close listening review of Vision in the new issue of Roctober, courtesy of Mr. Jake Austen. Thank you, good sir.

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Mr. Lee comes to Chapel Hill.

Posted in Brethren and Sistren, Miscellany, Other Sounds, Paradisaical, Press, Records, Releases, Tributes on March 27, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

David Lee will be in Chapel Hill this Saturday, April 2nd, to accept the 2011 Brown-Hudson Award at the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Annual Meeting. Please consider joining us at this exciting event, at which David will perform two songs with his son-in-law (a total of sixteen members of the Lee family are making the journey to support David!) The awards ceremony begins at 2:45; attendance is free, but the NCFS asks that you register online.

The Bachelors hope to celebrate with you this weekend. In the meantime, enjoy the following heretofore unheard David Lee piano demo tracks, transferred from a cassette of home recordings. “Only You Can Make It Happen” is a relatively recent gospel number, and fans of Said I Had a Vision will recognize “I’ll Never Get Over Losing You,” albeit in an early rendering.

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March Madness Press Roundup.

Posted in Brethren and Sistren, Paradisaical, Photos, Press, Records, Releases, Tributes on March 10, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

Paradise in the papers! Friends, when you have a few moments of ease, please peruse the following full-length article and two new reviews of Said I Had a Vision and Tobacco a-Go-Go.

In their eleventh issue, Charlotte-based concern Shuffle, a fine magazine dedicated to the music of the Carolinas, has published a thoughtful piece about David Lee, Paradise of Bachelors, and Said I Had a Vision, featuring some choice quotes from the man himself. (But who is this Brendan Gleason character? The Irish actor?) Read the online version here, or if you live in North or South Carolina, pick up a paper copy next week. Thanks be to the Shufflers!

Additionally, Indiana University’s Black Grooves blog has posted a glowing review of Said I Had a Vision, and Durham’s own Bull City Records has an array of admiring things to say about Tobacco a-Go-Go. Finally, dig the evocative–and unexpected–description of Mr. Lee’s “pencil-thin Cantinflas moustache” over at the Weirdo Records realm.

Mark your calendars, Visionaires: David Lee will appear at the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Brown-Hudson Awards ceremony at Girard Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus at 2:45pm on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Register for the free event here. Read more about the Brown-Hudson Award here.

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PoB on Taproot Radio.

Posted in Brethren and Sistren, Miscellany, Other Sounds, Paradisaical, Press, Releases on March 2, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

On February 14th, 2011 (that’s right–Valentine’s Day), the Bachelors joined DJ and music writer Rick Cornell on his “Dirty Laundry” program on WCOM in Carrboro, NC. This is the third radio interview we’ve done about David Lee and “Said I Had a Vision”–previously we appeared on WXYC and WNCW–but the first that has been recorded and turned into a podcast. You can check it out here, on Calvin Powers’ Taproot Radio.

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David Lee wins the NC Folklore Society’s Brown-Hudson Award.

Posted in Brethren and Sistren, Paradisaical, Press, Records, Tributes on February 28, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

David Lee with the Washington Sound record shop sign, in front of his storage trailer.

David Lee has won the North Carolina Folklore Society’s 2011 Brown-Hudson Award, awarded to “persons who have in special ways contributed to the appreciation, continuation, or study of North Carolina folk traditions.” With this prestigious honor, David joins the ranks of legendary North Carolina vernacular and traditional musicians such as Doc and Merle Watson, Etta Baker and Cora Phillips, Joe and Odell Thompson, George Higgs, Bishop Dreddy Manning, and Alice Gerrard.

“David Lee, songwriter, label owner and record store proprietor, who is at the center of a powerful regional soul, gospel and R&B scene based out of Shelby, North Carolina. From 1967 to 1997 he founded three record labels and recorded regionally based artists. While his labels focused on soul and R&B, his third label SCOP (Soul, Country, Opera, and Pop) and his support for interracial bands like the Constellations show his wide taste in music and his willingness to push the boundaries of genre and social convention.”

We are thrilled to witness Mr. Lee receive this long overdue and much deserved recognition for his career in music. Join the celebration at the NCFS’s annual meeting on April 2 at Gerrard Hall on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. David is readying a band to perform at this event!

Congratulations, Mr. Lee!

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Vision, reviewed. Party, recommended.

Posted in Paradisaical, Press, Releases, Soundsystem on February 16, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

The Bachelors are in intensive training for our Tobacco-a-Go-Go Dance Party this Saturday (described both below and herein by the Independent Weekly), and we trust that our fans, friends, and fellows are limbering up as well. But please take a breather from your exertions to check out these excellent new reviews of “Said I Had a Vision.” See you this weekend!

The B Side.

The Black Gospel Blog.

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Melleraires in Rotterdam.

Posted in Brethren and Sistren, Paradisaical, Press, Records on February 2, 2011 by Paradise of Bachelors

One of our daily pleasures is shipping international orders of Said I Had a Vision, to Sao Paolo, Paris, Tokyo, Manchester, London, Dublin, Copenhagen, and other locales far from our home in North Carolina. Here’s a nice review on the Rotterdam-based gospel blog Just Moving On. Thanks, Cies!

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