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Whatever You Need
is the debut album from 76-year-old North Carolina-based singer/guitarist
Johnny Ray Daniels
. Patriarch of the
Daniels
/
Vines
gospel dynasty. He is best known as the rocking pianist and guitarist behind the award-winning
Glorifying Vines Sisters
(which stars his wife,
Dorothy Vines-Daniels
), and for leading
Little Willie & the Fantastic Spiritualaires
with siblings and friends. His "Somewhere to Lay My Head" appeared on the celebrated
Hanging Tree Guitars
compilation from
Music Maker
. He also appeared on 2021's
Bible & Tire Recording Company
's
Sacred Soul of North Carolina
with his band and solo.
was co-produced by label boss
Bruce Watson
and guitarist
Will Sexton
.
recorded it at Memphis' Delta Sonic Sound studio. He is backed by the astonishing
Sacred Soul Sound Section
: guitarists
Sexton
and
Matt Ross-Spang
, bassist
Mark Edgar Stuart
, organist
Rick Steff
, and drummer
Will McCarley
. Backing vocals are provided by son
Anthony "Amp" Daniels
(
Dedicated Men of Zion
) and granddaughter
KeAmber Daniels
. Some of the album's finest moments showcase the call-and-response interplay between the three singers.
opens with the rocking title track. His country guitar vamp choogles atop a shuffling drum kit and organ swells. His vocal melds gospel, Delta blues, and Southern soul as he wails, testifying about God's power and steadfast faithfulness, affirmed rapturously by the chorus at every turn. He turns in an electrifying performance of
Lucie Campbell
's great gospel standard "Something Within Me."
pushes his crystalline baritone into the red with a shout and growl that recall the late
Clarence Fountain
. "God Is Able" is rendered as a celebratory altar call. The origin of "I Shall Not Be Moved" dates back to the 19th century as a coded call of resistance among slaves, and was adapted as "We Shall Not Be Moved" during the civil rights era.
and singers stirringly and convincingly embody its entire history as
Steff
's Muscle Shoals-inspired organ leads them on. "Jesus Is Waiting" is an original. Its haunted, bass-throbbing intro borrows from
the Temptations
' "I'm Losing You," before
lays out a gritty gospel blues. His first-person protagonist prays to survive surgery after a serious car accident, and the song transforms into a stomping, affirmative anthem to God's healing and compassion. While the nugget "Glory Glory" could inspire a rocking tent revival, "Church Get Ready" is an outlier. Offered at midtempo, it's a call-and-response meditation about the Bible's promised return of Christ, the triumph of eternal life over death, and the healing of all afflictions. No matter your beliefs, the song will lift you up. Accompanied only by
's B-3 organ,
and his singers offer raw, powerful expressions of gratitude in closer "Thank You Lord."
is a stellar example of not only
' prowess as a singer and musician, but of his conviction that Southern Black gospel music remains the fertile ground where spiritual inspiration meets and informs the grit, gristle, and struggle of everyday life. ~ Thom Jurek
is the debut album from 76-year-old North Carolina-based singer/guitarist
Johnny Ray Daniels
. Patriarch of the
Daniels
/
Vines
gospel dynasty. He is best known as the rocking pianist and guitarist behind the award-winning
Glorifying Vines Sisters
(which stars his wife,
Dorothy Vines-Daniels
), and for leading
Little Willie & the Fantastic Spiritualaires
with siblings and friends. His "Somewhere to Lay My Head" appeared on the celebrated
Hanging Tree Guitars
compilation from
Music Maker
. He also appeared on 2021's
Bible & Tire Recording Company
's
Sacred Soul of North Carolina
with his band and solo.
was co-produced by label boss
Bruce Watson
and guitarist
Will Sexton
.
recorded it at Memphis' Delta Sonic Sound studio. He is backed by the astonishing
Sacred Soul Sound Section
: guitarists
Sexton
and
Matt Ross-Spang
, bassist
Mark Edgar Stuart
, organist
Rick Steff
, and drummer
Will McCarley
. Backing vocals are provided by son
Anthony "Amp" Daniels
(
Dedicated Men of Zion
) and granddaughter
KeAmber Daniels
. Some of the album's finest moments showcase the call-and-response interplay between the three singers.
opens with the rocking title track. His country guitar vamp choogles atop a shuffling drum kit and organ swells. His vocal melds gospel, Delta blues, and Southern soul as he wails, testifying about God's power and steadfast faithfulness, affirmed rapturously by the chorus at every turn. He turns in an electrifying performance of
Lucie Campbell
's great gospel standard "Something Within Me."
pushes his crystalline baritone into the red with a shout and growl that recall the late
Clarence Fountain
. "God Is Able" is rendered as a celebratory altar call. The origin of "I Shall Not Be Moved" dates back to the 19th century as a coded call of resistance among slaves, and was adapted as "We Shall Not Be Moved" during the civil rights era.
and singers stirringly and convincingly embody its entire history as
Steff
's Muscle Shoals-inspired organ leads them on. "Jesus Is Waiting" is an original. Its haunted, bass-throbbing intro borrows from
the Temptations
' "I'm Losing You," before
lays out a gritty gospel blues. His first-person protagonist prays to survive surgery after a serious car accident, and the song transforms into a stomping, affirmative anthem to God's healing and compassion. While the nugget "Glory Glory" could inspire a rocking tent revival, "Church Get Ready" is an outlier. Offered at midtempo, it's a call-and-response meditation about the Bible's promised return of Christ, the triumph of eternal life over death, and the healing of all afflictions. No matter your beliefs, the song will lift you up. Accompanied only by
's B-3 organ,
and his singers offer raw, powerful expressions of gratitude in closer "Thank You Lord."
is a stellar example of not only
' prowess as a singer and musician, but of his conviction that Southern Black gospel music remains the fertile ground where spiritual inspiration meets and informs the grit, gristle, and struggle of everyday life. ~ Thom Jurek
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