PAGE 5A THE COURIER DECEMBER 3, 2015 Connick not in control, but sounds at best Harry Connick Jr. usually is in charge of every aspect of his recordings, but for his latest release, That Would Be Me, has chosen two “external” producers on this album – the ac- claimed Eg White (Sam Smith, Adele, Florence And The Ma- chine) and Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Pink). “For the most part, nobody’s ever made musical decisions for me before,” said Connick. “This is brand new territory. I’m used to jumping in head-first, but all of a sudden I found myself not in full control of the wheel anymore.” Connick notes that he picked up on both producers’ styles as they upcoming began working together. “Butch is more of a ‘let’s play the song in the room’ kind of guy, so we invited a couple more concerts musicians in; with Eg, it was a completely different experi- ence – it was just the two of us in a room writing, starting with CHRISTMAS WITH THE CELTS an idea, a groove or a chord or melody line.” 12/13/15 The result is fantastic, including his catchy first single, “(I Ford Center, Oxford Do) Like We Do.” I really liked “(I Like It When You) Smile” which had a ultra-cool jazzy scat, rap. Connick began playing the keyboards at the age of three, THE MOLLY RINGWALDS played publicly for the first time at five and had a jazz band 12/18/15 by 10. In fact, at age nine, he performed the Piano Concerto Duling Hall, Jackson No. 3 Opus of Beethoven. Connick first started branching out musically in 1994 with She, an album fueled by New Orleans funk. He’s included some of that flair onThat Would Be Mewith TONY BENNETT the funky “Where Prisoners Drown.” 12/18/15 Orpheum Theatre, Memphis Another favorite is the stripped back, piano heavy “Song- Harry Connick Jr. writer.” This is one of Harry’s best. LUCERO Blues duo take on music of Lead Belly 12/19/15 I’ve been a long time fan of Eric Bibb. And of course, I’ve Minglewood Hall, Memphis always found Lead Belly (1888-1949) and his music interesting, especially since he made something out of himself, after serving time for killing one of his relatives. His real name was Huddie William Ledbetter, and it’s be- THE TEMPTATIONS lieved he picked up “Lead Belly,” while in prison. Some claim 12/29/15 his fellow inmates called him "Lead Belly" as a play on his fam- Horseshoe Casino, Robinsonville ily name and his physical toughness. 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