SEAN MCDONALD * HAVE MERCY ! *
Sean McDonald – Have Mercy!
With a musical heritage that’s produced James Brown, Sharon Jones and J.B. Hutto, the
city of Augusta, Ga., has plenty of reasons to be proud. But the music world better make room for another
powerful voice…Sean McDonald. From the opening notes of this CD, the 24-year-old will prove beyond a
scintilla of doubt that he’s a dynamic vocalist/guitarist with a modern approach and old-school sensibilities
who’s capable of ascending to the stars.
McDonald possesses a warm, smooth tenor with surprisingly wide range and exceptional behind-thebeat
appeal. And he’s a picker whose single-note attack on the strings comes with a sting. Without a doubt, he’s
a fully-rounded performer with an encyclopedic knowledge of classic and varied blues styles – everything from
the azure licks of gospel giant Howard Carroll of the Dixie Hummingbirds to the swing of jazz-blues great Bill
Jennings and the three Kings, B.B. Albert and Freddie, all of which masks the fact that he’s a recent college
graduate from Middle Tennessee University, where he earned a major in audio production and a minor in music
industry.
Mack's an old man in a young man’s body who’s fused the essence of the past into a sound that’s totally
his own but faithful to his heritage. Co-produced with Kid Andersen at Greaseland Studios, the lineup is studded
with an all-star at each position with a couple of surprises, too. Kid handles second guitar with drummer June
Core, keyboardist Jim Pugh and sax players Eric Spaulding and Jack Sanford with D’Quantae “Q” Johnson
(Snoop Dog, Raphael Saadiq) on bass. The Morgan Brothers – formerly the Sons of the Soul Revivors – and
Marcel Smith add gospel flair on backing vocals and trombonist Mike Rinta and vocalist Lisa Leuschner
Andersen sit in, too.
A seamless mix of four originals and five dusties that Mack makes his own, this one will leave you
screaming: “Have mercy!”
-- Marty Gunther
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