
Buffalo Killers - Dangerous Highway Vol. 4 (7")
SIDE A: Heavy Makes You Happy / SIDE B: Still Water Runs Deep Buffalo Killers have Vol. 4 all to themselves. The A-Side is taken from the third in an excellent series of Eddie Hinton songwriting sessions released by Zane Records. The flip, although not written by Eddie, is included because it’s an excellent example of his session work. This Staples Singers’ original not only highlights Hinton’s session talents, but it has also been cited as one of his favorites. The track was also The Staples Singers’ first hit for Stax. Some artists considered geniuses spend a lifetime in the spotlight. Some artists, deemed the same, spend their time in the shadows helping that elusive spotlight shine a little brighter on others. Nothing could be truer to that sentiment than the career of songwriter/singer/guitarist Eddie Hinton. As a key player in the Muscle Shoals Sound, his session work quickly becomes a game of Six Degrees of Eddie Hinton that connects Dusty Springfield to Toots of The Maytals,