The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend album cover
The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend

Baby Huey

1971
Curtom

Vocalist Baby Huey’s only album was released in 1971 after he tragically passed away the previous year. Produced by Curtis Mayfield, it’s another lost soul classic that was rediscovered then heavily sampled by hip hop producers. Several of the tracks are elongated into extended hippie-funk jams full of organ and guitar soloing, soaring brass and extremely funky percussion and drum breaks. The cover of ‘California Dreaming’ is easily one of the best ever while the beat and vibe of ‘Hard Times’ prefigures much of 90s hip hop; this is tight, densely arranged majestic soul-funk. 

Harold Heath

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