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The blues ace’s upcoming effort – which features Lemar Carter, Calvin Turner and Larry Goldings
It will be Smith’s first studio album since 2018’s ‘Burn to Grow,’ which was followed by 2020’s ‘Live at the Spud.’
Accompanying the announcement is the effort’s lead single, Brand New, which employs an oversized horn section that sounds cherry-picked from a ‘50s concert hall, and a smorgasbord of Smith’s silky six-string tones.
Ever the master of harking back to old-school blues while decorating his playing with his own unique style, Smith supplies fans of the genre with just about everything they’d hope for in Brand New. There’s a bit of BB King in there, what with the sublime bends on show, as well as a boatload of tasty interlude licks.
The solo is Smith all over, though, and flexes his spellbinding navigation skills around the pentatonic scale and its neighboring areas, gliding from box to box with classy blues turnarounds and clever string-hopping motifs.
Reference Recordings is proud to present our fifth album with the prolific singer, songwriter, engaging storyteller, and masterful guitarist, Doug MacLeod. For ‘A Soul To Claim,’ Doug teamed with legendary producer and engineer Jim Gaines (Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Luther Allison, Steve Miller Band) in Gaines’ Tennessee studio, not far from Doug’s new home on the Mississippi River in Memphis.
Like the old masters who taught him, MacLeod’s music expresses life and times through an elusive quality that may simply be a keen sense of what matters most. “There’s humor in my songs, but also messages on how to make it through this life. That’s what I learned from the old guys.”
Through twelve new MacLeod originals, Doug and his trusty Waterloo guitar P-nut are joined by Memphis studio veterans Rick Steff/keyboards, Dave Smith/bass, and Steve Potts/drums for five tracks, six tracks feature Doug alone and one is a solo instrumental. Liner notes from Doug MacLeod and Deems Taylor award-winning journalist Dan Forte (Vintage Guitar), provide liner notes for the release.
The way Doug sees it, “Blues is about the journey, it’s about speaking honestly from your heart. It’s a music of hope. No matter what cards you have been dealt—either the cards you started out with in this life, or the cards you’re holding now—if it’s not a good hand, you can overcome it.”
A perennial Blues Music Award nominee and multiple Blues Music Award winner including Acoustic Artist of The Year and Acoustic Album of the Year, ‘A Soul To Claim’ is Doug’s 22nd album.
“Hopefully I will make you laugh, cry, think. Most importantly, I hope I make you feel, because that’s what this music is about.”
John Anthony "Jack" White is an American rock musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is best known as a member of The White Stripes.
In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked Jack White number 17 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". In the 2011 list, he is in 70th place.
The musician's debut album, Blunderbuss, was released on April 24, 2012. The second studio album, Lazaretto, was released on June 10, 2014. Both albums received high praise from music critics and found wide commercial success.
During informal collaborations with various Detroit underground rock bands, Jack White founded The White Stripes with his companion Megan White in 1997. The group's third studio album, White Blood Cells, released on July 3, 2001, brought the musicians international fame, accompanied by the popularity of the single "Fell in Love with a Girl" and its video clip. Widespread recognition gave Jack the opportunity to collaborate with many prominent musicians such as Loretta Lynn and Bob Dylan.
There are few albums today that are grounded in the blues but can still instantly jump off into a whole new sense of expression.
On his new studio album TEN, Albert Cummings ventures into rock, country, soul, and Americana, while his songs range from wall-ratting tunes to soft ballads, with Cummings’ rugged, world-wise vocals hitting all the right moods.
Musically diverse and emotionally cohesive, TEN’s 13 original tracks stand as a compelling statement about who he is now and where he may be headed. TEN will be released on April 8 via Ivy Music Company.
The first single, scorching rocker “Need Somebody,” premiered earlier via Guitar Player Magazine, who stated about Cummings, “With over two decades’ worth of solo releases under his belt, his recorded body of work catalogs a guitarist that has gone from strength to strength. Renowned for his raw, off-the-cuff stage performances, what you see really is what you get with this maestro.”
TEN was recorded in Nashville at Peter Frampton’s Phenix Studios. Helping Cummings craft his vision for this album was Grammy-winning producer Chuck Ainlay (Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits, George Strait, Peter Frampton, Miranda Lambert, Emmylou Harris, among others) and a dream team of musicians including drummer Greg Morrow, bassist Glenn Worf, keyboardist Michael Rojas, and guitarist Rob McNelley. “The music that started to be played in the studio sounded like it was being created on a whole new level,” Cummings raves. “I knew in a flash we were onto something. “
“Need Somebody” also represents another crucial element of TEN – the emotional depth Cummings reaches with his evocative lyrics. TEN is the first record where Cummings, as he explains it, “let the listener into my personal space.” The music is more songwriting-focused, with the guitar being used as a tool to drive the songs home. “Meet the Man” and “Too Old to Grow Up” provide vivid portraits of people living their lives, alongside a passionate ode of love on “She’s The One.” A song especially close to Cummings’ heart is “Beautiful Bride.” It’s the first song he ever sang in public –and he sang it at his own wedding.
A particular thrill for Cummings was working with Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill, who lends his vocal talent on the boisterous roadhouse tune “Last Call.”
Throughout his career, Cummings has strived not to place boundaries on his music and with TEN,he has raised the bar to a place where anything seems possible. “I have been playing for a lot of years and still find new ways of expressing myself,” Cummings says. “That’s what this album is all about to me. It supports my belief that I can accomplish whatever I set my mind to.” TEN is available for pre-order on February 18.
Cummings kicks off his 2022 tour tonight in San Juan Capistrano, CA with additional stops including Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, New York and Nashville. List of tour dates below.
Sleepwellers are a rhythm and blues/blues band from southern Finland. The founder of The Sleepwellers, Pasi Siltakorpi, had several bands playing different music, but he always dreamed of a band that played straight rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Pasi worked in Zambia in 2002-2003, and when he returned from Africa to Finland, he felt that if he wanted to fulfill one of his dreams, then it was time to do something about it.
Created by talented musicians, the Mark Rogers Band honors some of the greatest musicians of all time who paved the way for rock and roll as well as other musical styles we embrace today. From Delta blues to Chicago blues, this Belgian band pays homage to early twenties legends and fifties kings in their own words.
