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QUEEN
IVORY

SOUL
QUEEN

SHE'S CANDICE IVORY
"NEW SOUTHERN VINTAGE"
AN ALBUM FROM A NATURAL WOMAN
NOLA BLUE RECORDS
RELEASE DATE : SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
(USA)
01 Ain'T So Blind 03:18
Candice Ivory: Vocals
Jan Hartmann: Harmonica
The Blue Bloods
Robert Allen Parker: Guitar
Khari Wynn: Bass
Donnon R. Johnson: Drums
02 Blue Blood 03:05
Candice Ivory: vocals
Jan Hartmann: harmonica
The Blue Bloods
Robert Allen Parker: guitar
Adam Hill: guitar
Khari Wynn: bass
Donnon R. Johnson: drums
03 I'm in Trouble 03:46
Candice Ivory: vocals
Jan Hartmann: harmonica
Ben Levin: piano
The Blue Bloods
Robert Allen Parker: guitar
Adam Hill: guitar
Khari Wynn: bass
Donnon R. Johnson: drums
04 Foolish Pleasure 04:41
Candice Ivory: vocals
Yubu Kazungu: vocals
Ben Levin: whistle
Jan Hartmann: harmonica
Chris Stephenson: Wurlitzer organ
The Blue Bloods
Robert Allen Parker: guitar
Adam Hill: guitar
Khari Wynn: bass
Donnon R. Johnson: drums
05 Looking for My Baby 04:13
Candice Ivory: vocals
Ben Levin: piano
The Blue Bloods
Robert Allen Parker: guitar
Adam Hill: guitar
Khari Wynn: bass
Donnon R. Johnson: drums
06 Strong Black Mattie 04:04
Candice Ivory: vocals
Chris Stephenson: Hammond B-3 organ
The Blue Bloods
Robert Allen Parker: guitar
Adam Hill: guitar
Khari Wynn: bass
Donnon R. Johnson: drums
CREDITS
CREDITS
CREDITS
07 Let Your Love Shine On 04:49
Candice Ivory: vocals
featuring Antonio Vergara: lap steel guitar, wah, electric guitar, and background vocals
Chris Stephenson: Wurlitzer organ
The Blue Bloods
Robert Allen Parker: guitar
Adam Hill: guitar
Khari Wynn: bass
Donnon R. Johnson: drums
12 Crown Royal Bag Blues 04:13
Candice Ivory: vocals
Damian "Yella P" Pearson: guitar
Takuto Asano: guitar
Ben Levin: piano
08 Look Away 04:29
Candice Ivory: vocals
Chris Stephenson: Hammond B-3 organ
The Blue Bloods
Robert Allen Parker: guitar
Adam Hill: guitar
Khari Wynn: bass
Donnon R. Johnson: drums
13 World of Trouble 04:51
Candice Ivory: vocals
David Evans: guitar
Ben Levin: piano
09 Folk Tradition 00:35
Andrew Cohen: narration
10 Catfish Blues 04:12
Candice Ivory: vocals
featuring Jimmy "Duck" Holmes: vocals and guitar
Damian "Yella P" Pearson: harmonica
Ben Levin: piano
11 Corrina 02:16
Candice Ivory: vocals
David Evans: guitar
Ben Levin: piano
14 Shout the Boogie 02:02
Candice Ivory: vocals
David Evans: guitar
Andy Cohen: guitar
Ben Levin: piano


Listen to samples - Candice Ivory - New Southern Vintage
THEY CALL CANDICE IVORY THE QUEEN OF AVANT SOUL.TO BE MORE SPECIFIC,
CANDICE IS THE VOICE OF CONTEMPORARY SOUL, A GENRE THAT, BACK IN THE 1960S, OPENED A NEW WINDOW TO REVOLUTIONIZE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC WITH ONE-OF-A-KIND ARTISTS AND A GROUNDBREAKING STYLE. LABELS LIKE MOTOWN, STAX, AND ATLANTIC GAVE THE WORLD A SOUND THAT CHANGED THE COURSE OF BLACK MUSIC HISTORY FOREVER. SAM COOKE, ARETHA FRANKLIN, JAMES BROWN, MARVIN GAYE, OTIS REDDING, RAY CHARLES AND WILSON PICKETT LIT THE SPARK THAT, EVEN TODAY, AFTER GOING THROUGH COUNTLESS FERTILE AND INNOVATIVE EVOLUTIONS, CONTINUES TO KEEP THE FIRE ALIVE, SIXTY YEARS LATER. BORN IN THE BLUES-RICH CITY OF MEMPHIS, CANDICE IVORY ESTABLISHED HERSELF AS A SINGULAR VOICE ACROSS HER FIRST THREE ALBUMS, EACH FILLED WITH BOLDNESS AND CREATIVE RISK. IN HER FOURTH ALBUM, SHE INVITED AUDIENCES TO PAY ATTENTION TO MEMPHIS MINNIE, AN ESSENTIAL BLUES SINGER FROM THE 1920S AND 1930S. HER LATEST ALBUM, "NEW SOUTHERN VINTAGE", CONFIRMS THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE THIS ARTIST HAS ACHIEVED. THE SOUL AND BLUES OF CANDICE IVORY ARE ONE OF THE TRUEST REFLECTIONS OF ROOTS MUSIC IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THESE FOURTEEN SONGS EXPRESS MODERNITY AND CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT, WITH TALENT AND PASSION, AN ARTIST CAN EVOKE NEW SENSATIONS THROUGH MUSICAL GENRES AS POWERFUL AS THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN. WITH THIS WOMAN, WE HAVE A TRULY PRICELESS TREASURE. WELCOME TO HI-HOP-BLUES !
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"I CONSIDER MYSELF A SOUTHERN SURREALIST"



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