Geater Davis

Vernon "Geater" Davis (29 January 1946 - 29 September 1984) was an American soul singer and songwriter. He has been described as "one of the South's great lost soul singers, an impassioned stylist whose voice was a combination of sweetness and sandpaper grit."

Details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geater_Davis

I'm gonna change

a sad shade of blue

St. James Infirmary

from compilation CD I'll Play The Blues For You (Soulscape)