Biography
Hi Records producer Willie Mitchell constructed his vaunted house rhythm section around three talented Hodges brothers during the late '60s: guitarist Mabon (nicknamed "Teenie"), bassist Leroy, and organist Charles. With drummer Howard Grimes (and on some of Al Green's sides, MG's trapsman Al Jackson Jr.) rounding out the lineup, this skin-tight Memphis quartet laid down surging, simmering grooves behind the entire Hi stable during the label's 1970s heyday: Green, Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, Syl Johnson, and Mitchell himself, to name but a few. Mitchell had patiently molded the unit since when the Hodges Brothers were in their teens (Grimes was a bit older, having worked as a sideman over at rival Stax during the early '60s).

As the succinctly named Hi Rhythm, they recorded the 1976 LP On the Loose and remained a cohesive unit well into the '90s, providing luxurious backing on Johnson's wonderful 1994 comeback set for Delmark, Back in the Game. Meanwhile, as the Hodges Brothers, they released a 1994 disc called Perfect Gentlemen on the tiny Velvet Recordings of America logo that also featured a fourth brother, Fred, on keys and veteran soul singer Percy Wiggins on several tracks. ~ Bill Dahl, Rovi




 
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Al Green Classics with Hi Rhythm Section with Martin Shore / Take Me to the River: LIVE
Hi Rhythm Section with Marcus Scott LIVE from BBC Studios in London II TMTTR Live
Ann Peebles & Hi Rhythm Section "I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight" LIVE IN MEMPHIS
Marcus King & Hi Rhythm
Terrence Howard teaches Hi Rhythm Section "Walk Away"
The Legendary Hi Rhythm Section LIVE from BBC Studios Maida Vale in London II TMTTR Live
Willie Mitchell on Al Green and HI studio
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