Sol Blackman is the modern day incarnation of the quintessential "Soul Man" in the tradition of the great "Soul Men" of the past. Soulfully, he provides melodic insight into the heart of a man over a stirring canvas of live instrumentation. It’s a familiar, yet original, sound that resonates with the old as well as the young. It’s an intoxicating groove that’s as much “Old School” as it is “Top 40”. It’s a feeling that’s as much today, as it is yesterday, as it is yesteryear. Sol Blackman is the intersection at which classic and contemporary masterfully meet head on. Sol Blackman, "The Soul of The South", was born and raised in Dallas, TX, where he attended and graduated from Duncanville High School. A life-long music lover, the initial groundwork for his eventual ambitions started as a child emulating and imitating The Jackson 5, Prince, and New Edition. While Sol’s heart has always been in music, his arrival at this present place has been far from traditional. Through life, as well as institutions of higher learning (Texas A&M University at Commerce), he has educated himself in many ways; even earning a degree in Business Administration. However, in all his studies, music was never his focus. He instead spent his formative years sitting in front of a record player taking course after course in the form of his father’s album collection from such astute professors as Marvin Gaye, Teddy Pendergrass, Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, The Isley Brothers, Donny Hathaway, and countless others. While having no formal instruction in music, Sol wrote and co-produced every song on his debut album. The album is tentatively titled “The Whiskey Chronicles” and is scheduled for release late 2010. In a world of manufactured stars, fly by night, one hit wonders, and “artists” (some even established) who seemingly change styles and directions on a whim based on trends and popular thought, Sol Blackman is a unique departure who finds comfort in classic style (music and otherwise), staying true to who he is, and being what many others simply refuse to be... Real. SOLBLACKMAN.COM facebook.com/solblackman twitter.com/solblackman reverbnation.com/solblackman youtube.com/solblackman solblackman.bandcamp.com 7thlettersoul.com Booking Contact Spank Sinatra - 7th Letter Soul Entertainment (469) 865-4783 spanky.sinatra@7thlettersoul.com Media Contact Clarence Shepard - Shepic Media Group (469) 867-4588 clarence@shepicmedia.com SOLBLACKMAN.COM facebook.com/solblackman twitter.com/solblackman reverbnation.com/solblackman youtube.com/solblackman solblackman.bandcamp.com 7thlettersoul.com <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sol+Blackman">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.