Kebā Moā might be straight outta Compton, but āI Remember Youā proves that the man knows the blues intimately. Born in Compton in 1951, Kebā Moā was making music a decade before six other guys from Compton would put gangsta rap in nearly every city in America. But instead of becoming a pioneer of any hip-hop genre, Kebā Moā focused on the blues almost from the beginning.
I remember you dancinā on the floor
āKebā Moā (Kevin Roosevelt Moore)
I remember you walkinā out the door
You had a red dress on and some high heel shoes
You donāt remember me but I remember you
When I can, I choose live recordings for the Hangover Cafe sessions or at least an official music video of the song. This is another of those times I have not done so. Itās not that the live recordings arenāt good. They are. Itās that I think the studio recording captures the subtle richness of Moās voice better than anything else Iāve heard so far. Heās all confidence and determination in āI Remember You.ā The object of his affection may not remember Junior (the songās narrator) at all. However, heās letting her know how impactful their meeting was. She may not be listening. Doesnāt matter, Junior is telling the world.
Heās telling us with his guitar as much as he is with his lyrics. Steady and focused, I feel the guitar as much as I hear it. Kebā Moās āI Remember Youā is one part flirtation, one part lamentation. A perfect mix for working through hangovers. Take care.