{"id":89598,"date":"2015-05-23T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=89598"},"modified":"2015-05-22T19:03:10","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T17:03:10","slug":"richard-marks-never-satisfied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/richard-marks-never-satisfied\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Marks – Never Satisfied"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Richard<\/p>\n

Seven years in the making, Never Satisfied is Now-Again\u2019s collection of legendary soul and funk singles by Atlanta Guitarist\/Singer\/Songwriter Richard Marks. This 21-track anthology follows Marks\u2019 stylistic development, from his earliest work for the legendary Tuska label, c.1968-1972, through his more mature releases on the Shout label and smaller regional labels like Note, Free Spirit and RSC. It also includes two tracks never released in any form, found on reels Marks had maintained in his Atlanta home.<\/p>\n

Marks\u2019 story is that on an unsung soul and funk hero; a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter whose number was in Al Green\u2019s, Barry White\u2019s and Eddie Kendricks\u2019 rolodexes, but whose talents have only been heard in sporadic bursts since his 45s were released and disappeared into Atlanta\u2019s urban expanse.<\/p>\n

This is the story of a father and husband who managed to keep his family together as he gigged the third shift six nights a week. The story of a man who wished for more and whose talent is overdue for reassessment.<\/p>\n

He and his music are unknown to the majority, but to an obsessive minority, he is a lightning rod, that singular point at which numerous Southern soul and funk musicians converged and exploded, spreading wondrous music in all directions. Marks\u2019 impeccable run of 7\u201d singles, released largely on tiny, local labels, are the stuff of legend, and are hen\u2019s-teeth-rare.<\/p>\n

Marks died of cancer in May of 2006, never having issued an album, or ever granting an interview. Given the caliber of his recordings and the near complete lack of information available about him before the issue of this anthology, Marks stands out as the most mysterious talent to originate from Atlanta, a city that birthed no shortage of genius, from acclaimed worldwide (the Mighty Hannibal), obscure yet celebrated (Lee Moses) and local, but well documented (Tommy Stewart).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n