We recently had the opportunity to check out the second single from The Reverend Shawn Amos Dance Party, “Twisting The Night Away”

You can listen to “Twisting The Night Away” on Spotify Here, Apple Music Here

“This second Dance Party groove is from Sam Cooke—who was more than a beautiful face and voice. Brother Cooke used his massive popularity to sway people’s conscience in the struggle for civil rights. He understood the necessity of raising your voice and spirit. Sam Cooke knew why we should dance. Sometimes dancing is a righteous act of joyful defiance.” 

Celebrated recording artist and NAACP Image Award-winning author Shawn Amos, best known as joyful bluesman The Reverend Shawn Amos, is an astute storyteller of multiple mediums. Shawn invests his unique creative vision and business savvy in both his own work and the endeavors of countless collaborators. He first honed these skills—and a restless entrepreneurial spirit— as a child of 1970s Hollywood, helping his father Wally “Famous” Amos launch a now-iconic cookie brand on then-gritty Sunset Boulevard.

Following a stint at NYU film school, Shawn wrote scripts for A & M films by day, recording and performing original music focusing on race and identity by night.

The Reverend Shawn Amos Dance Party!—an album of originals and 1960s dance classics—is forthcoming.

The Reverend Shawn Amos, artfully gives new life to the classic , “Twisting The Night Away” by honoring the great Sam Cooke , while also adding his own personal touch.