Matt Henshaw Sings ... 'Higher & Higher' by Jackie Wilson

One year ago I played for the last time in Leicester, the city in which I now live, but spend hardly any of my time, so be the schedule of a full-time independent touring musician ! 300 shows, yeah, that's right over 300(!) and 4 top 40 releases on Peace, Love & Tea Records ... nowhere near minimum wage for the hours I put in, but mentally, physically and spiritually enriched from the journey ... and who need money anyway ?!



"Your Love is Lifting Me Higher & Higher", so I sing with the De Montfort University Pentecostal Gospel Choir, EAGA boys and girls, brothers and sisters, I love them so. And the words are true, I wouldn't be able to do anything I do if it wasn't for you, and I'm grateful for that. So extremely grateful.

I love singing these songs, I only sings songs that I like, otherwise, what is the point ? Keep listening, keep spreading the love, and keep it real, so real, look, feel and touch. #BeliefIsAll

Peace, Love & Tea, MHx



Matt Henshaw Sings ...
My Girl
Wonderful World
Blackbird
The Mighty Quinn

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Matt Henshaw Sings ... 'My Girl' by The Temptations

Here's me trying to do justice to a classic song. I don't do a lot of covers as many of you very well know, hence the lack of "Matt Henshaw Sings ..." blogs but here we are, here's one ...

Hello & Welcome to May Everybody !

Post by Matt Henshaw.

Loads more festival announcements to come and spring in my step as we go into summer, Spread The Love !

Peace, Love & Tea, MHx

Matt Henshaw Sings ...
Wonderful World
Blackbird
The Mighty Quinn

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Matt Henshaw Sings ... 'Wonderful World' by Sam Cooke

A bit of soul for you in the midnight hour, and back to the smoky salubrious setting of my living room for a bit of Sam Cooke. Just because I fancied it, and just because I believe he is the greatest singer in the history of ever !!

I could not begin to tell you, or describe the profound affect this man and his music has had on my life, when I hear his dulcet tones resonate through speakers anywhere my heart is filled with joy and my soul is bustling with gladness. He stands alone as an inspiration, success and master in the world of soul and every day we should be thankful he did what he did, wrote what he wrote and sang what he sang, because if it wasn't for Mr Cooke the wonderful world of music wouldn't be the same today.

He changed the musical landscape, for black and for white, and for British and American. Thousands upon millions of lives have been changed by 'A Change Gonna Come', 'You Send Me' or 'Twistin' The Night Away', some explicit and some implicit so, his musical influence and reach stretches like the octaves in his vocal range.

And thank God he lived and sang, because immediately without him we wouldn't have had Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Steve Marriott, Rod Stewart, Eric Burdon or any number of British kids in the 60s that tried to emulate what this man did, and he was a young Aretha Franklin's favourite singer too ... Goodnight and God Bless !! Spread The Love, MHx

The man himself ...



This record makes me cry when I listen to it, regularly, and I'm not ashamed to admit it ...



The King & Queen of Soul !!



And he was mates with this chap too, even had him singing on a couple of records ... Yeah Man !!





Matt Henshaw Sings ...
Blackbird
The Mighty Quinn

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https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep/id814589358
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aint-Easy-My-Life-EP/dp/B00I8ZDJZC/
https://play.spotify.com/album/733AAcf7c2KcZ75SUFlpi3
http://matthenshaw.bandcamp.com/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep
http://www.emusic.com/album/matt-henshaw/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep/14753983/
http://www.7digital.com/artist/matt-henshaw/release/it-aint-easy-my-life
http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/matt-henshaw/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep
http://www.napster.co.uk/artist/matt-henshaw/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep

Matt Henshaw Sings ...

A recent addition to Matt Henshaw's Adventures in Wonderland is Matt Henshaw Sings ... at the request of my wonderful followers, some of whom like to hear me sing other people's songs, so I'll be treating you every now and then to a few of my favourites ... done a couple, so enjoy them, and listen and look out for more ...

Blackbird

The Mighty Quinn

---===DOWNLOAD LINKS===---
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep/id814589358
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aint-Easy-My-Life-EP/dp/B00I8ZDJZC/
https://play.spotify.com/album/733AAcf7c2KcZ75SUFlpi3
http://matthenshaw.bandcamp.com/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep
http://www.emusic.com/album/matt-henshaw/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep/14753983/
http://www.7digital.com/artist/matt-henshaw/release/it-aint-easy-my-life
http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/matt-henshaw/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep
http://www.napster.co.uk/artist/matt-henshaw/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep

Matt Henshaw Sings ... 'The Mighty Quinn' by Manfred Mann and Bob Dylan & The Band

A second instalment of Matt Henshaw Sings now, and it's a little different from the first, and the usual kind of cover versions you see on YouTube ...

I went to Portugal at the start of this month, and it was the longest I've gone for a long while without singing, apart from a couple of rounds on karaoke, but best not to talk about that really, so I thought driving up to my first show of the month I ought to try and warm up my voice with the iPod going round in the car, I skipped a few to find one that I could sing along to and belt it out, apparently I got really excited when Quinn The Eskimo came along, so the wife decided to start doing some cheeky filming ...



So, I sang a little and I smiled a little and I laughed alot. Unfortunately for everyone, I'm sure, it wasn't so much the prospect of singing along that got me excited, but all the useless/useful knowledge and trivia I have about the song, Quinn The Eskimo, Nicholas Ray, Manfred Mann, Bob Dylan and The Band ... I didn't really wreal much off here, but anyone who has ever sat in my passenger seat would be able to tell you, I love to give little bits of poptastic trivia out about whatever comes on my iPod.

I'll leave you with a few interesting pictures ... please discuss ...



Quinn The Eskimo



The Savage Innocents directed by Nicholas Ray



Bob Dylan



Manfred Mann

Peace, Love & Tea, MHx

Matt Henshaw Sings ... 'Blackbird' by The Beatles & Sir Paul McCartney

As with many things on current social media, viral videos and nominations seems to be the order of the day, so earlier this week I was nominated to sing a cover, record a video and upload it to my Facebook, I did it, quite enjoyed and I hope a lot of you did too ...

Here's my version of one of Paul McCartney's finest acoustic numbers, 'Blackbird' from The Beatles "White Album" ...



This has given me a new idea for a blog, 'Matt Henshaw Sings ...', every week or so I might just treat you to a favourite song of mine that I like to sing in the home or on the road, stay tuned and be sure to watch, listen, follow, share, like, comment and just generally keep on keeping on and Spread The Love !!

Thanks to Lee Spencer !

And I'm sure you can see the inspiration from The Beatles "White Album" in my own sleeve ...