I chose to record Soul Man because it is the ultimate American soul song and thus the flagship of my album, Great American Soul Book, Reimagined. Vol l. It’s staying power is singular. This release marks its third incarnation since originally performed by Sam and Dave in the sixties ( whom I saw perform it live). Secondly , it was performed by the Blues Brothers of Saturday Night Live fame, who even used the original backing musicians of Steve Cropper( guitar) and Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn( bassist), on their recording and live dates. And now, of course, my take on it. It is everything that I like about authentic soul music, a great hook, great singers and a great band with screaming horns. Soul Man lent itself to reinterpretation like few other songs did. There were many great soul songs out there to chose from to be the flagship of my new album, but in choosing Soul Man, I chose what is arguably one of the greatest soul songs ever written. www.JerryBurton.com