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The Holmes Brothers are a vocal and instrumental trio originally from Christchurch, Virginia. Mixing sounds from blues, soul, gospel, country, and rhythm & blues, they have released ten studio albums, with two reaching the top 5 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart. They have gained a following by playing regularly at summer folk, blues, gospel, and jazz festivals. They’ve recorded with Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Odetta, Phoebe Snow, Willie Nelson, Freddie Roulette, Rosanne Cash, Levon Helm and Joan Osborne, and have gigged all over the world—including performing for President Bill Clinton. They won the Blues Music Award from the Memphis-based Blues Foundation for Band of the Year in 2005 and for the Soul Blues Album of the Year in 2008.USA Today calls The Holmes Brothers’ music "Rootsy R&B, gospel and country. They are glorious, full of soul and surprises."The New Yorker says, “The Holmes Brothers are capable of awesome achievements.”National Public Radio adds, “Their voices are rough enough for a juke joint and smooth enough for church.”
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State of Grace [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love with You | 3:20 |
| I Want You to Want Me | 6:03 |
Outlaws and Angels [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Opportunity To Cry [Live 2004: Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles] | 4:05 |
| Opportunity to Cry | 4:04 |
Simple Truths [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| We Meet, We Part, We Remember | 3:56 |
| Hey Baby | 4:01 |
| Big Boss Man | 2:52 |
| Opportunity to Cry | 3:35 |
| He'll Have to Go | 3:01 |
Righteous! The Essential Collection [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| When Something Is Wrong With My Baby | 6:32 |
| And I Love Her | 4:50 |
Speaking in Tongues [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Homeless Child | 3:50 |
| I Shall Not Walk Alone | 5:37 |
| I Want to Be Ready | 4:02 |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| My Girl Josephine | 2:45 |
| I Remember | 6:30 |
| Down by the Riverside | 4:06 |
| That's Where It’s At |
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