BJ The Chicago Kid [2024] - Noochie's Live From The Front Porch Presents: BJ The Chicago Kid

One of our favourite songs of 2023 was an album track "Never Change" by BJ The Chicago Kid on his "Gravy" album (9 Nov '23) which featured Phillip Bailey (EWF). So it was a pleasant surprise to come across a live performance of it included on Noochie's Live From The Front Porch Presents: BJ The Chicago Kid along with four other songs:

Never Change 0:43

Church 4:57 (In My Mind 2016)

Smooth 7:00 (Three EP 2021)

Turnin’ Me Up 8:58 (In My Mind 2016)

Turn Your Lights Down Low (Bob Marley cover) 11:48

BJ has recently opened for Ledisi on her "The Good Life Tour" and is currently touring with "The Gravy Tour" (dates/tickets in link) promoting his "Gravy" album which kicked off in Washington D.C. where he recorded this performance.

BJ The Chicago Kid is 38 year old Brian James Sledge, not surprisingly from Chicago, who has been active since 2001 co-writing David Hollister's "For You". His vocals first appeared on Kanye West's "Impossible" in 2006 to promote the movie "Mission Impossible III". 

His debut solo album "Pineapple Now-Laters" didn't materialise until 2012 which won him a contract with Motown. He has subsequently released a further two albums, "On My Mind" in 2016 and "1123" in 2019, both on Motown and "Gravy" last year.

As Bailey doesn't actually appear on the live video, and because we love the song so much, we've included the official visualiser video for "Never Change".

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Rating:	N/A
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Live
Media:	Video
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Cat No:	None
Date:	06/05/2024
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Price:	£N/A

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