Gregg Allman – “Low Country Blues”
Written by admin on November 3, 2010 – 8:17 pm -Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band will pay tribute to his blues roots with the release of “Low Country Blues” in January. This will be Allman’s first solo studio album since 1997’s “Searching for Simplicity.”
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“Low Country Blues” was produced by T Bone Burnett and recorded earlier this year at Burnett’s Village Recorder studio in Los Angeles. The album features songs made famous by blues icons such as Muddy Waters (“I Cant Be Satisfied”), Junior Wells (“Little By Little”) and B.B. King (“Please Accept My Love”).
It also includes an original song called “Just Another Rider”, written by Allman and Allman Brothers Band member Warren Haynes. |
Tracklist for “Low Country Blues”:
- “Floating Bridge”
- “Little By Little”
- “Devil Got My Woman”
- “I Can’t Be Satisfied”
- “Blind Man”
- “Just Another Rider”
- “Please Accept My Love”
- “I Believe I’ll Go Back Home”
- “Tears Tears Tears”
- “My Love is Your Love”
- “Checking on My Baby”
- “Rolling Stone”.
Burnett assembled a great band for the session, including himself and Doyle Bramhall II on guitars, Dennis Crouch on bass, Jay Bellerose on drums and Mac “Dr John” Rebennack on piano.
Allman has spoken enthusiastically about the “Low Country Blues” sessions:
| “If it works right, it all turns real magic. And that’s what happened this time, more so I think than anything I’ve ever recorded. We got 15 masters in 11 days; let me tell ya, they just went Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!” |
Gregg Allman is commencing a tour with the The Allman Brothers Band on November 11. These will be Gregg’s first live performances since his successful liver transplant surgery in June. Ticket information is available here.
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