Aloe Blacc

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Aloe Blacc

Blacc at Festival Mundial in Tilburg on 19 June 2011
Background information
Birth name Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III
Born 1979
Origin Orange County, California, United States
Genres Soul, R&B, jazz, hip hop
Occupations Musician
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1995–present
Labels Stones Throw Records, Goontrax
Associated acts Emanon, Exile, Lena Meyer-Landrut
Website Aloe Blacc.com

Aloe Blacc (born Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III[1]) is an American soul singer, rapper and musician.

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[edit] Early career and Shine Through (1995-2009)

Blacc was born in Orange County, California to Panamaian parents.[2] He began his music career in 1995 as a rapper in the hip hop duo Emanon with producer Exile.

By the late 1990s, Blacc was part of the duo Stowaway on a Lootpack tour in Europe. The duo released six albums. This led to Blacc working with the French Jazz group Jazz Liberatorz. He released an album at the end of the 1990s.[3]

In 2003, Blacc signed with Stones Throw Records and began a solo career. On July 11, 2006, he released his first LP album, Shine Through, on CD, vinyl record and online (on the Stones Throw website).

He then toured across Europe and the U.S. with Emanon, while working on his second solo album.

In 2009, Blacc collaborated with the Japanese hip hop producer Cradle. They called themselves Bee, and released the album Open Your Mind on GoonTrax records.

[edit] Mainstream success and Good Things (2010-present)

In 2010, Blacc released his second album, Good Things, on Stones Throw records. The album was produced by Jeff Dynamite and Leon Michels for Truth & Soul Productions.

Blacc was signed by Matthew Larkin for the charity album Red Hot + Rio 2, a follow-up to the 1996 Red Hot + Rio. Proceeds from the sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. In 2011, Kenneth Bager used Aloe Blacc on "The Sound of Swing, Pt. 2 (Oh Na Na)" co-written by Thomas Troelsen.[4]

In summer 2011, Blacc performed on the main stages at major festivals such as Glastonbury and The Falls Festival in Australia. "I Need a Dollar" is the opening title track on the HBO series, How To Make It In America.

[edit] Television appearances

Year Show
2010 Later... with Jools Holland
2010 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2011 Conan
2011 The Graham Norton Show[5]
2011 Strictly Come Dancing
2011/2012 Hootenanny

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US R&B
[6]		 US Heat
[6]		 AUS
[7]		 AUT
[8]		 BEL (FL)
[9]		 BEL (WL)
[10]		 NL
[11]		 NZ
[12]		 FRA
[13]		 SWI
[14]		 IRE
[15]		 UK
[16]
Shine Through — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Good Things 41 10 22 36 5 30 39 21 19 31 12 8
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released

[edit] Extended plays

Title EP details
The Aloe Blacc EP[19]
  • Released: 12 July 2003
  • Label: N/A
  • Format: CD, vinyl
The Aloe Blacc EP 2: Me and My Music[20]
  • Released: 28 September 2004
  • Label: N/A
  • Format: CD, vinyl

[edit] Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Album
AUS
[7]		 BEL (FL)
[21]		 GER
[22]		 AUT
[23]		 DEN
[24]		 SWI
[25]		 FRA
[26]		 NL
[27]		 NZ
[28]		 IRE
[15]		 UK
[29]
2010 "I Need a Dollar" 11 1 4 5 35 5 52 53 20 2 2 Good
Things
2011 "Loving You Is Killing Me" — 12 12 8 — 26 — — — — —
"Green Lights" — — — 69 — — — — — — 130
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or receive certification.

[edit] With Emanon

Main article: Emanon discography

[edit] With Cradle

  • Bee - Open Your Mind (2009)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Liston, Enjoli (5 May 2011). "Aloe Blacc, Scala, London". The Independent (London: INM). ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 185201487. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/aloe-blacc-scala-london-2278978.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011. 
  2. ^ Aloe Blacc x LA Stereo interview. LA Stereo. July 16, 2010.
  3. ^ Laidlow, Benn. Aloe Blacc: Good Things. The Music Network. November 11, 2011.
  4. ^ "The Sound of Swing, Pt. 2". http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/city-lounge-cool-tempo-new/id429618586. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  5. ^ "Episode 7". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011ktfl. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
  6. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/#/album/aloe-blacc/good-things/1473999
  7. ^ a b "australian-charts.com - Discography Aloe Blacc". Hung Medien. http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc. Retrieved June 21, 2011. 
  8. ^ http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  9. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  10. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Things_%28Aloe_Blacc_album%29#cite_note-5
  11. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  12. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  13. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  14. ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=Good+Things&cat=a
  15. ^ a b http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp
  16. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=50215
  17. ^ http://aloeblacc.com/post/5197137418/good-thing-gold-record-france-05-04-11
  18. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx
  19. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Aloe-Blacc-The-Aloe-Blacc-EP/release/1352299
  20. ^ http://board.rapmusic.com/battle-video-archives/801853-new-cd-wax-aloe-blacc-emanon.html
  21. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s
  22. ^ http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Blacc%2CAloe/I+Need+A+Dollar+%282-track%29/single
  23. ^ http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=I+Need+A+Dollar&cat=s
  24. ^ http://www.danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=I+Need+A+Dollar&cat=s
  25. ^ http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=I+Need+A+Dollar&cat=s
  26. ^ http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=i+need+a+dollar&cat=s
  27. ^ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s
  28. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Aloe+Blacc&titel=I+Need+A+Dollar&cat=s
  29. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/
  30. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1U50
  31. ^ http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2010
  32. ^ http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/#topSearch
  33. ^ http://www.fimi.it/temp/cert_Nielsen_week3411.pdf
  34. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  35. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx

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