Their story
Earl Dupree played guitar and organ behind other singers around Memphis for thirty years before forming The Late Shift in 2024, finally stepping up to sing his own songs. Their first record 'Overtime Blues' (2024) was cut live in two days, and 'Clocking Out' (2025) has made them the label's most unlikely rising act. The band keeps the grooves low and the vocal grateful.
The band
- Earl Dupree vocals
- Walter Pryce Hammond organ
- Cass Whitfield electric guitar
- Lonnie Marks drums
Influences: Hammond organ soul-jazz, Southern rhythm-and-blues ballads, session-musician craft, Sunday-night juke joints