There is Something On Your Mind - Big Jay McNeely

So I was watching Southland on Tuesday and heard this bluesy, melodic song begin to play as Detective Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy) sneaks up on the young man he believes shot his partner.  It caught my ear primarily just because I love songs from the 50's and 60's era.  And considering my vast collection of Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway, and Motown hits; I was in shock I had never heard this song before.  But even besides that I liked how this song was strategically placed in the right scene of the show as well to convey what Detective Sammy was feeling.

A little bit about the artists on the song...

The instrumental part of the song is played by Big Jay McNeely who is an American rhythm and blues saxophonist.   His flamboyant and expressive playing of the saxophone was nicknamed "honking" and that's how he became known as the King of the Honking Tenor Sax.  He managed to have a couple of chart-topping hits in the 50's including There's Something On Your Mind in 1959.  McNeely left the music scene for a while and returned in the 1980's with the revival of R&B.  His original tenor sax is enshrined in the Experience Music Project in Seattle, and he also had the honor of being inducted into The Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.  The vocals on the track were sung by Little Sonny Warner who was an American blues singer.  He was mainly a backup vocalist.  During his music career he's performed with starts such as James Brown, Etta James, and B.B. King.