McKinley Moore - voc
Ben „King“ Perkoff – sax
David – Perkoff – sax
Freimuth „Freddie“ Fischkal – g
Ernie Schmiedel – keyb
Hans Hoffmann – b
Klaus Krüger – dr

The Zig Zag is proud to present one of San Francisco´s most talented and respected vocalists performing songs from the late and great Ottis Redding. Supported by Soul train one of Berlins most powerful soul bands prepare for an unforgettable evening!

The history of soul singers who cut their teeth in the African American church on gospel music is long and rich. The black church is the backdrop of most practitioners of the blues, rhythm & blues and especially soul music which came out of America's southern stat. McKinley "Moore" Shaw Jr. has followed in that tradition, being the son of the Baptist Minster, Reverend McKinley Shaw Sr., and Mittie Arcola Moore Shaw, his mother, with family roots beginning in rural Tyler, Texas. The singing of gospel music was very much a part of the daily routine in the Shaw household. During McKinley's formative childhood years he began playing drums in a teen garage band while also being schooled by a local itinerant farm worker from the deep south on the blues harmonica in the southern style. In the seventies McKinley made his way to San Francisco there he met another harmonica virtuoso, the late Alvis Gumm of Tennessee, who taught McKinley his unique style of harp playing and singing his deep-chested soul vocal style. McKinley by then proficient harp player sitting in with the likes of Willie Dixon, Albert Collins, Billy Branch and many other acts during their West Coast tours. In the eighties, McKinley met and became protégé to Blues Harmonica legend Sam Myers who encouraged McKinley that just being a harmonica player with a different and unique style was not going to cut it! Thus McKinley return to his gospel roots where his heart and soul, were musically, implanted in him from his childhood years. McKinley began performing as a vocalist, in and around San Francisco's music scene and sitting in with the likes of the late Albert Collins, the great Willie Dixon, Johnny Heartsman & Band, Billy Branch - The Boss of the Harmonica, Katie Webster, and Joe Louis Walker to name a few.

McKinley “The Voice” Moore
Over the years McKinley Moore grew to love the Soul music of Otis Redding, who he says reminded him of his mother’s use of words and in her southern inflection. He has since perfected an arresting The Otis Redding Legacy Show, which has received high accolade, with critics commending his voice as having a ‚profound likeness to the king of soul‘.

McKinley’s 8-piece band The Soul Kings regularly performs at festivals, concerts and local gigs in both the US and Europe. The audiences love his renditions of “Dock of the Bay”, “Try a Little Tenderness”, “Respect”, “My Girl”, “Can’t Turn You Loose”, “Knock on Wood”, “Security”, “A Change is Going to Come” and many more. This show truly and tastefully captures the spirit of one of the greatest entertainers of our time – Otis Redding!

Artist Support Fee: 15€
Location:
Zig Zag Jazz Club
Hauptstr. 89, 12159 Berlin