“Best soul band on the planet? Best band on the planet? I need to tell the world about them. Specifically some editor … but after that the world … (Also is the lead backing vocalist single, I may be in love).” – David Hutcheon, MOJO ANNIE & THE CALDWELLS are a family that plays a powerful disco soul from West Point, Mississippi, led by Annie Caldwell (who sings) and her husband of the last fifty years Willie Joe Caldwell, Sr. (who plays guitar). Annie Caldwells says, “My family is my band”: she is backed by their daughters Deborah Caldwell Moore and Anjessica Caldwell and … read more
“Best soul band on the planet? Best band on the planet? I need to tell the world about them. Specifically some editor … but after that the worl… read more
“Best soul band on the planet? Best band on the planet? I need to tell the world about them. Specifically some editor … but after that the world … (Also is the lead backing vocalis… read more
Growing up, Annie Brown Caldwell was often asked why she wasn’t singing lead more often on songs by her family’s group, Staples Jr. Singers. Her vocal power was never in doubt: Her brothers could belt with soulful, raspy wails, but when Annie channeled Mavis Staples in their rendition of “Somebody Save Me,” she shook the rafters. Politely, Caldwell would respond to the question with, “In due time.” That was Annie’s life in the 1970s. Now, with the 40 years-in-the-making release of her debut album as Annie & The Caldwells, she attributes her shift to center stage to Divine interv… read more
Growing up, Annie Brown Caldwell was often asked why she wasn’t singing lead more often on songs by her family’s group, Staples Jr. Singers. Her vocal power was never in doubt: Her brothers… read more
Growing up, Annie Brown Caldwell was often asked why she wasn’t singing lead more often on songs by her family’s group, Staples Jr. Singers. Her vocal power was never in doubt: Her brothers could belt with soulful, raspy wails, but whe… read more