Music Television is sad to report that Daptone Records recording artist Charles Bradley passed away on September 23, 2017. His official website stated the following:
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Charles Bradley.As part of a tribute to Charles Bradley, Music Television is proud to present five Charles Bradley music videos featured below.
Always a fighter, Charles battled cancer with everything he had. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer in the fall of 2016 and underwent treatment. Bradley headed out on the road earlier this year after receiving a clean bill of health but the cancer recently returned, spreading to his liver.
Born on November 5, 1948 in Gainesville, FL, Charles then moved to Brooklyn, NY at the age of 8. He lived across the country throughout his life including Maine, Alaska and two decades in the Bay Area before returning to New York City, his home for the last 20 years. Bradley passed away in Brooklyn on September 23, 2017, surrounded by family and friends including members of the bands he worked closely with: Menahan Street Band, His Extraordinaires, Budos Band and the Jimmy Hill Allstarz--his band from his time performing as Black Velvet.
The first music video below is to the title track from his most recent album titled Changes.
It was directed by Eric Feigenbaum at EgoPuppets, produced by Jessie English for Remedial Media and edited by Jimmy Giannopoulos of PGDM.
Press the play button on the first video below, choose high-res & full screen and you'll be able sit back and enjoy all of the music videos automatically followed by several hours of handpicked music videos from different artists to explore. Press forward to skip any video or click the rewind button to replay or return to previous songs. Enjoy!
Charles Bradley "Changes"
The video below to his song titled Ain't It A Sin is from his most recent album titled Changes.
The video was directed by Poull Brien, produced by Alex Brough, with Cinematography by Philip Martinez and Edited by Stu McCardle.
Charles Bradley "Ain't It A Sin"
The next video titled Where Do We Go From Here was directed by Michael Daye. The song is from the album titled Victim Of Love.
Charles Bradley - Where Do We Go From Here?
The next music video is to his song titled The World (Is Going Up In Flames) was from his debut album titled No Time For Dreaming.
It was directed by Poull Brien. The DP was Jon Chen, Editor and Camera man was Stu McCardle and it was produced by Alex Brough
Charles Bradley - The World (Is Going Up In Flames) - Feat. Menahan Street Band
The next music video is to Charles Bradley's song titled Strictly Reserved for You from his album titled Victim of Love. The director of photography in New York was Peter Steusloff. The director of photography in Melbourne was Darren Bastecky at Sticky Productions.
Charles Bradley - Strictly Reserved for You
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