AL "Coffee" McDaniel

AL "Coffee" McDaniel - Vocals and Guitar Vincent Sims - Guitar Kevin Wilder - Keyboards Dale Horton - Bass Pat Close - Drums AL ?Coffee? McDaniel is a crowd pleaser, arranger, composer, producer, and a captivating entertainer. No matter where ?Coffee? performs, he captures the attention of his audience and fills them with music. While preserving the spirit of the original artists, ?Coffee? revives their songs in a personal way, polishing them, enhancing them, customizing them with his own added touches, making each song as, if not more, beautiful than it's original version.

Vincent Sims - Guitar
Kevin Wilder - Keyboards
Dale Horton - Bass
Pat Close - Drums

AL ?Coffee? McDaniel is a crowd pleaser, arranger, composer, producer, and a captivating entertainer. No matter where ?Coffee? performs, he captures the attention of his audience and fills them with music. While preserving the spirit of the original artists, ?Coffee? revives their songs in a personal way, polishing them, enhancing them, customizing them with his own added touches, making each song as, if not more, beautiful than it's original version. His performances consists of pop, blues, jazz, R & B, standards, mixed in with some of his own music.

AL ?Coffee? McDaniel has become the singing sensation of Clearwater Beach, Florida, performing at the Marriott Sand Key Resorts. He has developed a loyal following of locals who enjoy that fine, strong baritone voice, and the visitors love him, too. They often cheer, sang, dance, and sway to every song. He has also appeared on several television and radio gospel music programs across the nation in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casinos; Nashville, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Raleigh, North Carolina; Washington, DC; New York City, NY; and across the state of Florida.

When blues recording artist AL "Coffee" McDaniel talks about being independent, he means it. This virtuoso blues guitarist and singer not only records his own albums in-house but even distributes them through his own label ? CPA Records. It means that Coffee retains true artistic control over his output; an output that has now reached its highest point in an already sparkling career with the release of new album ?Sole Music'.

The record, his second as a blues artist following two well-received albums of contemporary gospel, highlights everything that is great about this uniquely talented musician. The 12 songs on the album demonstrate the full range of Coffee's abilities both as vocalist and guitarist. His up-tempo stylings mean that this is music that is instantly accessible to fans of the blues, gospel and r'n'b and curious newcomers alike. His choice of music is indicative of the audience he wants to reach, ranging from Ray Charles' classic ?I've Got a Woman' to James Brown's funk odyssey ?Papa Got a Brand New Bag' via the music of Otis Redding, Barry White and Billy Paul. He even throws some Michael Jackson and Burt Bacharach for good measure.

But what makes the music special is what Coffee himself brings to these classic tracks: the spirit and desire of great blues and R & B. His uplifting vocal performances stand comparison with the greats of the soul scene, while his guitar licks will have the creakiest old knees hitting the dance floor. Having broken in with debut effort ?Blues in My Shoes', AL "Coffee" McDaniel is ready to go stratospheric with this album. Coffee spent time in his youth in the Air Force and then working in the post office before concentrating on music. One listen to the 12 hotter-than-July tracks on this album will leave you in little doubt that the post office's loss is very much the music lover's gain.

Influences:
"New-School Soul Music" is how to best describe AL "Coffee" McDaniel. His various styles will remind you of Barry White, Marvin Gaye, and Frank Sinatra all wrapped-up into one voice. He effectively mixes R & B, Blues, NEO-Soul, and Jazz melodies with cool modern urban beats. His rich baritone voice is very smooth and soothing to the ear. The emotions, passions, and energy that he expresses with his voice, and his soulful guitar playing, makes him unique as a crooner, and as a seasoned musician. His Jazzy, Bluesy, and Original guitar playing style makes it very difficult to limit his music to just one category, or genre. AL ?Coffee? McDaniel effectively takes the concepts and grooves from the funk-dance music of the 80's and blending it with the urban and neo-soul sounds of today.