Years active 1975–present Record label Soul Street Records Role Record producer | Name Angelo Earl Labels Soul Street Records | |
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Occupation(s) Musician, record producer, audio engineer Instruments Electric guitar, electric bass Music groups Black Oak Arkansas, The Bar-Kays Genres Rhythm and blues, Hard rock, Blues rock, Blues, Jazz, Jazz fusion Albums The Best of the Bar‑Kays, Dangerous, The Best of Bar‑Kays, If an Angel Came to See You, Raunch 'n Roll Similar John Roth, Ronnie Caldwell, Ben Cauley, Shawn Lane, Willie Hall | ||
Angelo Earl is an American guitarist, record producer, songwriter and owner of Soul Street Records. Earl is most widely known for playing electric guitar on Al Green's "He Is The Light", Bobby Rush's "Southern Soul", the Bar-kays' "The Real Thing", contributing vocal work to Isaac Hayes' "Branded", touring with the Jackson family, touring with the Funk Brothers and writing for Queen's "Under Pressure". Recently, Earl appeared on episodes of The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty on A&E. Earl's musical career has spanned over 20 years.
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Early years
Angelo Earl began his professional career in 1975 with guitar tracks recorded on Yanique's album Lovin' You.
Engineering, production and writing
Earl performed engineering on Jody Watley's album Affection alongside musical great Booker T. Jones. Angelo Earl also produced RCA recording artist Cherokee's critically acclaimed debut album in 1997, I Love You.. Me.
Earl has served as a staff engineer for both Ardent and Cotton Row studios.
In 1990, he played on Cybil Sheppard's solo album, Somewhere Down The Road produced by Sid Selvidge.
In 1993, Earl engineered and produced music for the Motown documentary film, Only The Strong Survive and in 1994, Earl produced music for the film, Little Giants in both production and recording capacities. Earl also played the part of a prisoner in the 1984 CBS Television show, The Mississippi.
In 2005, Earl produced The Tim Terry Experience album The Tim Terry Experience and released it on his record label, Soulstreet Records. Angelo Earl tracked the album at Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN and mixed it at Prince's studio, Paisley Park. At its height, The Tim Terry Experience album reached the #3 position for soul music on the United Kingdom Soul charts in 2005. It also received 4 1⁄2 stars in Blues and Soul Magazine Review in the UK.
Angelo Earl continues to operate Soulstreet Records and tours with various acts.
Electric guitar
Earl's electric guitar work includes: