tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post2999749490958449454..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: A free Amos Lee downloadUndercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-56509389007836919612008-11-14T09:58:00.000-08:002008-11-14T09:58:00.000-08:00To Clarify, Amos's dad is African American and...To Clarify, Amos's dad is African American and his mom is white. He is from the Philly area, but raised by his mother & step father in New Jersey.Penn BigTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11741728022910030725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-43976940246649962322008-06-26T14:46:00.000-07:002008-06-26T14:46:00.000-07:00I first heard Amos Lee when "Keep it Loose, Keep i...I first heard Amos Lee when "Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight" played in that crappy Law & Order prosecuter show.<BR/><BR/>Great song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-41672449581753146642008-06-26T11:07:00.000-07:002008-06-26T11:07:00.000-07:00Hey, if Amos doesn't want to get specific and want...Hey, if Amos doesn't want to get specific and wants to preserve his privacy, that's okay with me. I think sometimes we want to know TOO MUCH about a person and have no automatic right to that knowledge. We need to respect that and drop the UBM tag. Amos Lee is a great singer and that's all we need to know. Enjoy his artistry. If he wants to go beyond "mixed" later on, more power to him. Personally I don't care what he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-49182267284132773262008-06-23T22:21:00.000-07:002008-06-23T22:21:00.000-07:00^ Oh shit, Amos Lee is starting at the top of his ...^ Oh shit, Amos Lee is starting at the top of his profession, huh? Those are some heavyweight tours.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-27840071677252276252008-06-23T10:50:00.000-07:002008-06-23T10:50:00.000-07:00I've seen him live a few times. He was on tour wit...I've seen him live a few times. He was on tour with Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard in '05 and with Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello in '07. Did a great version of A Change is Gonna Come.TimmyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292923625577353715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-22071792203821711662008-06-20T09:09:00.000-07:002008-06-20T09:09:00.000-07:00Thanks, daughterofthedream. Interesting. I might h...Thanks, daughterofthedream. Interesting. I might have to see about getting his UBM pass revoked.<BR/><BR/>"Undercover" is one thing, but if you don't acknowledge the blackness... you just gamin'.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-5859421311568926132008-06-20T08:27:00.000-07:002008-06-20T08:27:00.000-07:00In a 2006 Virginian Pilot story, a black reporter ...In a 2006 Virginian Pilot story, a black reporter (Malcolm Venable) asked Lee about his background.<BR/><BR/>An excerpt:<BR/><BR/>The first thing I noted, when looking at a photo of him, is that he had interesting features that I couldn't easily categorize. Which is to say that I couldn't guess what ethnicity he was, and so I asked.<BR/><BR/>He replied: "Mixed."<BR/><BR/>Interesting, I thought. Most people I know of multiple ethnicity -- including other singers like Kelis (black, Asian, Latino) for example -- glady rattle off their ancestry. Most un-biased people, I think, find this sort of thing interesting.<BR/><BR/>Yet Lee just said "mixed," which prompted the next logical question: with what?<BR/><BR/>"Many things," he said, adding that he didn't really know.<BR/><BR/>Now the reporter in me was sensing something amiss. You're saying you don't have any idea about your ancestry? It seemed odd. So I asked if he knew about his parents background.<BR/><BR/>He offered another vague answer, so I dropped it and changed the subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2230208052883567062008-06-20T07:00:00.000-07:002008-06-20T07:00:00.000-07:00I hadn't heard of him until your post. I caught hi...I hadn't heard of him until your post. I caught him on Tavis. It's interesting that he included blogs as an outlet for discovering new music. Only occasionally to I listen to the radio these days, yet I'm always discovering new artists via blogs and the internet in general; artists I doubt I'd ever hear on the stations I listen to.<BR/><BR/>I've been hearing Santogold's "Creator" and another song in a Bud Lite" (I think that's the beer) commercial lately. Amos mentioned that his music has been used in a commercial too. Wasn't there a time when artist didn't like this?bklyn6https://www.blogger.com/profile/03878143211808703104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-21358605895978700312008-06-20T06:19:00.000-07:002008-06-20T06:19:00.000-07:00I saw a rumor that Famous Amos was his daddy.I saw a rumor that Famous Amos was his daddy.Kellybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186473285513898735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-41228535419906251042008-06-19T21:39:00.000-07:002008-06-19T21:39:00.000-07:00Amos Lee is a brotha, UBM? Any proof?I read somebo...<EM>Amos Lee is a brotha, UBM? Any proof?</EM><BR/><BR/>I read somebody refer to him as an "artist of color." But until I get more conclusive information, I'll hedge my bets and call him a <EM>suspected</EM> undercover black man.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-18188827860290575132008-06-19T21:21:00.000-07:002008-06-19T21:21:00.000-07:00Amos Lee tricked me, just like that Jonny Lang!Amos Lee tricked me, just like that Jonny Lang!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-569593477509290122008-06-19T20:11:00.000-07:002008-06-19T20:11:00.000-07:00I love Alana Davis too.What's she up to these days...I love Alana Davis too.<BR/><BR/>What's she up to these days? I know she released an album entitled "Surrender, Dorothy" on her own label a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>Amos Lee is a brotha, UBM? Any proof? Can't find any info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-87680323431652471352008-06-19T19:56:00.000-07:002008-06-19T19:56:00.000-07:00I love Amos Lee's first album. Sooooo many memorie...I love Amos Lee's first album. Sooooo many memories. This is a little more country than he's been, but I like it. I'd put him on with Alana Davis on a muggy hot Sunday afternoon.Kellybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186473285513898735noreply@blogger.com