Dede Priest - Kinky At The Root (2011)

This album, “Kinky At The Root” by Dede Priest, is a powerful blend of soul and blues that highlights raw vocal intensity and emotionally driven songwriting. Released in 2011, the record draws deeply from traditional blues roots while incorporating a modern soul sensibility, resulting in a sound that is both classic and contemporary. Dede Priest delivers expressive vocal performances throughout, shifting between gritty blues storytelling and smoother, soulful phrasing. The instrumentation supports this dynamic range with warm guitar tones, steady rhythm sections, and occasional touches of gospel-inspired backing vocals. Lyrically, the album explores themes of love, struggle, resilience, spirituality, and personal reflection, often delivered with a direct and unfiltered emotional tone. Tracks vary from intimate blues ballads to more energetic, groove-driven numbers, giving the album a balanced emotional arc. Overall, it stands as a heartfelt and authentic blues-soul recording with strong vocal presence and traditional musical grounding.

Tracklist
1. Lips Of A Friend
2. Chicken Or The Egg
3. Kinky At The Root
4. What Would I Do
5. I Got It
6. Freddie King Way Down Deep
7. Purple & Satin
8. Dandelion In The Breeze
9. Whole Christmas Thing
10. Blues Gypsy
11. Gather ‘Round
12. Freedom Moan
13. Blues Is Running Red
14. Gotta Die To Go To Heaven
15. Judgment Day Bells

Personnel
Dede Priest – vocals
Musicians – not fully specified in source