Son Seals: Biography

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Birth Name:

Frank Seals

Born:

Aug 14, 1942 in Osceola, AR

Died:

Dec 20, 2004 in Chicago, IL

Genres:

Electric Blues Music, Modern Electric Blues Music

Decades Active:

1970's|1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Cultural Impact

Low

Popularity

Low

Ratings Guide

It all started with a phone call from Wesley Race, who was at the ~Flamingo Club on Chicago's South Side, to Alligator Records owner Bruce Iglauer. Race was raving about a new find, a young guitarist named Son Seals. He held the phone in the direction of the bandstand, so Iglauer could get an on-site report. It didn't take long for Iglauer to scramble into action. Alligator issued Seals's 1973 eponymous debut album, which was followed by six more. When Alligator signed him up, his days fronting a band at the ~Flamingo Club and the ~Expressway Lounge were numbered. Seals's jagged, uncompromising guitar riffs and gruff vocals were showcased very effectively on that 1973 debut set, which contained his "Your Love Is like a Cancer" and a raging instrumental called "Hot Sauce." Midnight Son, his 1976 encore, was by comparison a much slicker affair, with tight horns, funkier grooves, and a set list that included "Telephone Angel" and "On My Knees." 1994's Nothing but the Truth sported some of the worst cover art in CD history but a stinging lineup of songs inside.

- Bill Dahl, All Music Guide