Robert Palmer

Never has so much been promised and so little delivered as in the case of Robert Palmer.
Palmer defined his cleanshaven style quickly on his first solo LP, Sneaking Sally through the
Alley: a reggae beat, some Allen Toussaint spinoffs, the garlicky handiwork of Little Feat
and lots of string and horn gravy from Motown's Gene Page. Mix well, add pinstriped
playboy panache, cook slowly, do not boil. Since he's rarely deviated from this... More >