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Francine Reed
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta vocalist Francine Reed made an energized return to Music Midtown on Friday night after bad weather and scheduling conflicts kept her off stage last year and in 2003.
With her old pals Java Monkey providing backup, Reed blasted through fan favorites like “Trouble in Mind” and “Wild Women Don’t Get the Blues.”
Performing a conga-laced cover of “I Feel Good,” Reed had the crowd dancing and screaming James Brown’s part. Even a bandana-sporting photographer shooting the set on stage couldn’t resist grooving between shutters.
Singing the ballad “If You Don’t Know Me By Now,” Reed immediately turned the festival setting into an intimate “blue light in the basement” party. Said Reed: “This is one of the coolest gigs in the world, being a blues singer on a stage this big. We’re feeling all the energy and love y’all are sending us. We’re gonna throw it right back at ya!”
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