Standing Strong by Chester Knight (CD, 2003 Warrior/SOAR) Native American Rocker

Description: Chester Knight is a Canadian folk and rock singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan. He is most noted for the 1999 album Falling Down, which won the Juno Award for Best Aboriginal Recording at the Juno Awards of 2000. A Cree musician originally from the Muskoday First Nation near Prince Albert, Knight also worked as an academic counselor at the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, later known as First Nations University of Canada, in Saskatoon. He is the uncle of musician Eekwol. He was initially active in music as leader of the band Chester Knight and the Wind, in which he was the sole constant member; other supporting musicians over the band's lifetime included his brother Vernon Knight on backing vocals, bass player Darryl Ross, lead guitarists Malcolm Pooyak and Todd Duncan, and drummers K.K. Nogada, Robin Turner and Hal Schrenk. In 1996 the band released its debut album Freedom, which was shortlisted for Best Aboriginal Recording at the Juno Awards of 1997. Falling Down followed in 1999; in addition to its Juno Award win, the album won a Prairie Music Award and an Aboriginal Music Award. The following year, Falling Down was reissued in the United States with the alternate title Windfall. Knight released the album Standing Strong in 2002 as a solo artist, although he still toured under the band name. Guest musicians on the album included Brandon Friesen, Lucie Idlout, Derek Miller and Paul Carrack. The album was again a Juno nominee for Aboriginal Recording at the Juno Awards of 2003, and Knight won Songwriter of the Year for "Cochise Was a Warrior" at the Aboriginal Music Awards. In 2004, his music video for "Love Fades Away" won the award for Best Music Video at the American Indian Film Festival. "Standing Strong" is definitely a rock album, but it owes as much to the singer/songwriter tradition of the 1970s. Influences of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen can be heard throughout the album of love songs, break-up songs, and Native issues. Highlights include the intense "Shameface (So You Tell Me)" which was co-written with his daughter, Laura Knight. The song is an angry litany of lies told in a failing relationship where the passion is only equal to the mistrust; "So you tell me that you'll save me/ So you tell me that you trust me/ So you tell me that you'll show me / Show me slowly." The song is balanced out by such aching love ballads as "Strange How it is," which is as disarming in its simplicity as it is amazing in its direct harmonies and understated production. Indian issues are dealt with in songs like the soaring "Spirit Journey," the blues rocker "Bingo Baby," and "Cochise Was a Warrior." Combined shipping discount on all items unless otherwise noted. Just use the add to cart option and proceed to checkout when done. Please note that the Buy It Now button voids the discount. See the shipping link for more shipping options.

Price: 8.99 USD

Location: Old Saybrook, Connecticut

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