Elvis Murphy's Green Suede Shoes
Released: Mar 1, 2005
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Released: Mar 1, 2005
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Elvis Murphy's Green Suede Shoes is the audio companion to Black 47 bandleader Larry Kirwan's memoir, Green Suede Shoes: An Irish-American Odyssey. The six brand-new tracks, as well as two...
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New York Town
Released: Feb 10, 2004
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Released: Feb 10, 2004
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The Next Big Thing hype that followed Black 47 everywhere about ten years ago has long since slouched off to dog the heels of some other band, and its major-label contract expired years ago, and...
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On Fire
Released: Oct 9, 2001
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Released: Oct 9, 2001
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It seems apt that Black 47 should release plenty of live albums, given that they're a fabulous party band whose way-over-the-top treatment of their material is far more suited to live shows than...
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Trouble in the Land
Released: Jan 11, 2000
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Released: Jan 11, 2000
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Black 47 is a band that will not die. After making a big splash with the raw Celtic reggae-rock of their self-produced (and still their best) debut abum in 1992, they were picked up and dropped by...
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Live in New York City
Released: Feb 23, 1999
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Released: Feb 23, 1999
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There are several perfectly good reasons why Black 47, despite a huge industry buzz upon the release of their self-produced debut in 1992, have never met with significant commercial success. Singer...
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Green Suede Shoes
Released: Oct 15, 1996
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Released: Oct 15, 1996
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These guys get slagged plenty in the regular press, but Black 47 can be one of the most exciting rock & roll bands around when they've got their Irish mojo workin'. Granted, Larry Kirwan simply...
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Home of the Brave
Released: Oct 10, 1994
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Released: Oct 10, 1994
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Larry Kirwan devotes himself to a strange mixture of Irish nationalism, American civil rights advocacy, and working-class infidelity on New York's Lower East Side. He sings with equal passion about...
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