American Boy | Estelle & Kanye West | funk cover ft. @StaceyRyanMusic + LELAND SKLAR

FREE SHOW coming up! 8/27/22 at Oshkosh Jazz Festival in Oshkosh, WI. The Show Band: Antwaun Stanley, Mario Jose, Therese Curatolo, JJ Johnson, Nick Campbell, Neara Russell, Ryan Lerman.

A funk cover of @EstelleDarlings & @kanyewest's "American Boy" by Scary Pockets & Stacey Ryan.

MUSICIAN CREDITS
Vocals: Stacey Ryan
Drums: Tamir Barzilay
Bass: Leland Sklar
Synth: Zac Rae
Keys: Jack Conte
Guitar: Ryan Lerman

AUDIO CREDITS
Recording Engineer: Caleb Parker
Mixing/Mastering: Craig Polasko

VIDEO CREDITS
Director: Dom Fera
DP: Nate Cuboi
Editor: Adam Kritzberg

Recorded Live at East West Studios in Los Angeles, CA.

#ScaryPockets #Funk #kanyewest #staceyryan #estelle #americanboy

[Bussman]

Freaking Leland Sklar on the bass!! Bass royalty right there.

[StaceyRyanMusic]

Thanks for having me back!!! Always a huge pleasure to play with you guys 😊 when’s the next one??🤩

[paddyclint]

The lick Leland throws in at 1:49 and the reaction from Ryan was so natural!

[humankindmedia]

I love how everyone is pinching themselves that they can't believe they're playing with the great Leland Sklar. And btw, he seems pretty happy with the quality of the musicians around him, too. Kudos all around for this fantastic cover.

[spock]

I saw Stacey Ryan and I clicked. It’s that simple.

[cameronlesley]

Good to see that a 60+ year old bass with flats wasn’t needed to make this sound funky. Just an absolute legend, a forefather, a pillar of the instrument Leland sklar can make it happen

[BIGFATMALLARD]

Stacey Ryan is a star in the making! I saw her in Pittsburgh opening for Lawrence and she sounded great. Keep the hits coming!

[florentino]

1:25 the best moment in this music is the silence on the beat, the smile toward Leland is epic 😁

[paalmiso]

listening to this for 50th time and still love it! <3

[Landerdog]

The incongruity between what Leland plays and his relaxation while doing it is a beautiful thing.

[walruss]

I am so glad that some professors from a university's English department decided to start a band.

[silverschmid]

Leland Sklar on bass!!! Am I dreaming? The man is a LEGEND👍 Thanks, Scary Pocket! U R awesome!

[fheering]

Tamir’s pocket is solid as rock, but the groove flows as water. That’s amazing drumming, hell yeah.

[leandromartins]

There are millions of bass players who are exhibitionists and make it seem like the bass is a formula 1 car and they are the drivers, it's cool for those looking for that kind of exhibitionism, but if you want to hear a bass sound that gets into your heart and it touches your soul, just listen to something recorded by Leland Sklar, because in this sense there is no one like him in the world! He is the inspiration for all bass players who want to play with class and feeling.

[johnrawkstaugh]

WHAT?!?!?! This needs to be a single. Better than the original, IMHO. That last verse was absolute FIRE!

[janhenkins]

Hey everybody, Lee Sklar! Whoohoo!! Man, he doesn't just have pocket, he has a whole bag of pockets! Wonderful to hear him and Tamir locking it down - awesome guys!

[jessealves]

I cannot stop watching this video. It's at least one play per day since I discovered this masterpiece. STACEY IS UNBELIEVABLE AT VOCALS!

[Nme]

Just, damn… how’d it take me so long to find this Gem?! Sklar’s has such a smooth style. Love

[sakanien]

Oh wow, what a cover. Goes straight into my Brain

[artpro]

WOW at how the song begins to hit the next level at 2:55 Incredible