MP3 At 3PM: Chuck Prophet

Chuck Prophet. If the name doesn’t sound shivers down your spine, then you clearly haven’t heard of the critically underrated musician and songwriter. Or maybe you’ve heard his songs, just sung by somebody else. Covered by artists like Heart, Peter Wolf and Solomon Burke—and acclaimed by Lucinda Williams and Cameron Crowe, among others—Prophet refuses to compromise in the name of profit, no pun intended. “Sonny Liston’s Blues” is from the new ¡Let Freedom Ring! (Yep Roc).

“Sonny Liston’s Blues” (download):

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