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Today she also shares a new single, “Let Me Down Easy” along with a companion music video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album will be released via \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa’s\u003c\/strong\u003e independent blues label \u003cstrong\u003eKTBA Records\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was produced and recorded by \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eOcean Way Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong\u003eNashville, Tennessee\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hotly tipped 11-track album features Joanne’s personalized covers of eleven rare blues classics originally recorded by \u003cstrong\u003eAlbert King\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Green\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLittle Richard\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMagic Sam\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAretha Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eLittle Milton\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blues Album\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the follow up to 2019’s critically acclaimed album \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReckless Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, features \u003cstrong\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eReese Wynans\u003c\/strong\u003e (keyboards), \u003cstrong\u003eGreg Morrow \u003c\/strong\u003e(drums), \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Mackey\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass), \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Patrick\u003c\/strong\u003e (trumpet), \u003cstrong\u003eMark Douthit \u003c\/strong\u003e(sax), \u003cstrong\u003eBarry Green\u003c\/strong\u003e (trombone). \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e plays guitar and sings on the track “\u003cem\u003eDon’t Go Away Mad\u003c\/em\u003e.” \u003cstrong\u003eMike Farris\u003c\/strong\u003e also joins as a special guest on “\u003cem\u003eI Don’t Know What You’ve Got.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’d known from the beginning of my recording career that one day I wanted to record an album of blues covers, I just wasn’t sure when the right time to do that would be,” says Joanne. “I’ve always found it far easier to write my own material than come up with creative ways to make other artists’ material my own.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the pandemic put the brakes on from musicians from touring during 2020 and most of 2021, Joanne thought it was the right time to head into the studio to record \u003cem\u003eThe Blues Album\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I mentioned my new project idea to Joe Bonamassa,” recalls Joanne. “He asked me for my song choices. Immediately he began sending me notes and was texting me song suggestions.” Joanne and Joe have been best friends and fans of each other’s music for many years. Joanne always wanted to work with Joe if the right project or collaboration came about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“He was already acting as a mentor as well as an unofficial producer on \u003cem\u003eThe Blues Album\u003c\/em\u003e, so I asked him if he’d fancy the job, officially,” says Joanne. “Thankfully, he accepted. \u003cem\u003eThe Blues Album\u003c\/em\u003e has been everything I hoped it would be. It’s been a labor of love, overseen by an artist, producer, and friend who I trust beyond measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We wanted to make a tough vocal centric straight blues record that showcases Joanne’s amazing talent but in a slightly different light,\" explains Bonamassa. “Joanne is a dear friend and a superstar. Josh and I focused on testing her limits and pushing boundaries that might not have occurred before. It's all about making a statement and having the listener want to play the music repeatedly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoanne’s covers album pays tribute to artists and bands that are not obvious choices including Little Village, Little Milton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, James Ray, but, at the same time, she covers seminal blues icons including Albert King, Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green and Magic Sam. Some of the songs covered are B-sides of singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We try not to live in the well-worn trails of the blues,” explains Bonamassa. “Each song has to has to stand on its own while paying tribute to the original masters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Joe made it known from the get-go that his main objective for this album was to push me as a singer,” recalls Joanne. “Obviously, Joe has seen me perform many times over the years and knows my voice well. I think he felt that he could my vocal performance more, and get more out of it, especially since I’d had over a year to rest my vocal cords.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a musician and a recording and performing artist, Joe Bonamassa has always been a fan of Joanne’s music. Ultimately, what did Bonamassa set out to achieve by co-producing this magnificent, rich, and beautifully recorded and performed album for Joanne? Joe explains, “If you focus on what people might not associate with an artist and work hard on those areas it allows her fans to discover things and sets her up in a different light. Joanne’s a great singer and always has been. The guitar unfortunately has over-shadowed it until now. A lot of us in the business have the same problem. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“On the new album, I mostly played my own guitar, my 1966 Esquire ‘Junior’,” says Joanne. “I tried to use a few of Joes Tele’s, but they’re set up for much bigger hands than mine. I did use Joe’s vintage amps - I believe one of his 60’s Vibroverbs mixed with a fumble overdrive for pretty much all of it. We didn’t use any pedals.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt goes without saying that the production team of Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith are at the top of their game.  They recently produced new albums for Joanna Connor, Jimmy Hall, and Eric Gales. Joanna Connor’s album, \u003cem\u003e4801 South Indiana Avenue\u003c\/em\u003e, met with great critical acclaim worldwide, was the second album released on Bonamassa’s independent label KTBA Records and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Joe and Josh make a fantastic team,” insists Joanne. “Both bring something different to the table that the other maybe couldn’t. I loved working with them. I was worried about working with Joe for obvious reasons, (we are very close friends), but you never know how that will translate into a working relationship. It was cool to work with two guys not much older than me. Most of the producers I’ve worked with so far haven’t been so close to me in age, plus Joe and Josh have the added benefit of understanding what it is to tour on the same scene as me and what me touring this album will look like. All in all, it was a very relaxed fun session and hang.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop Messin’ Round (3:38)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf That Ain’t A Reason (4:00)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep On Lovin’ Me (4:07)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (4:10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon’t Go Away Mad Feat. Joe Bonamassa (2:49)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScraps Vignette (1:27)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan’t You See What You’re Doing To Me (4:25)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet Me Down Easy (4:50)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Time My Lovin’ (4:34)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don’t Know What You’ve Got Feat. Mike Farris (4:49)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Time Loser (4:52)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoanne Shaw Taylor was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16 who, having watched her play, immediately invited her on the road with his supergroup D.U.P. - a career in music was born and in the proceeding years, her incredible guitar playing saw her build an army of plaudits including Jimmy Cliff, Joe Bonamassa, Stevie Wonder and Annie Lennox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill only in her 30’s, she has become one of the most sought-after guitarists in the world of rock. She released her first album on Ruf Records entitled “White Sugar” (2009), unleashing her distinct soulful voice on the world, and demonstrating a song writing prowess way beyond her years - the world of blues rock had a new star! Over the next few years, she released critically acclaimed albums including her sophomore album “Diamonds In The Dirt” (2010), “Almost Always Never” (2012) which featured the UK radio hit “Soul Station”, plus her final album for Ruf Records - the live album “Songs From The Road” (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014 she released her fourth studio album “The Dirty Truth” on Axehouse Records that featured the singles “Mud, Honey” and “Wicked Soul”. In 2016, Joanne followed up with the release of her fifth album “Wild” (Produced by Kevin Shirley) which saw her perform songs “Dyin’ To Know” and “Summertime” on BBC Two Television’s popular music show “Later With Jools Holland”. Three years later, in 2019 she signed to Silvertone Records via Sony Music and released her sixth studio album, “Reckless Heart”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past two decades, Joanne has proven herself as a prolific songwriter, releasing seven acclaimed albums under her belt, each increasingly more successful with her 2019 “Reckless Heart” breaking into the UK Top 20 Album Chart and cementing herself as one of the most important exports in British blues-rock. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Her highly anticipated seventh studio album “The Blues Album”, produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith at Oceanway Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, will be released on Bonamassa’s independent label KTBA Records on September 17, 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – SOCIAL MEDIA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joanneshawtaylor.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Website\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joanneshawtaylor\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFacebook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshawtaylor\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwitter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joanneshawtaylor\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstagram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/jstblues55\/featured\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYouTube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Joanne Shaw Taylor - KTBA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261448814838,"sku":"21JSTBLUESALBUMCD","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/2968\/8054\/products\/media-setup-cd_05f7e69b-48b9-47ca-a0cf-fe72d4ef034d.jpg?v=1650674177"},{"product_id":"blues-comin-on-dion-blues-with-friends-single","title":"Dion: \"Blues Comin' On\" - Single","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDION RECORDS WITH PAUL SIMON, VAN MORRISON, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND 14 OTHER SUPER STARS ON NEW STUDIO ALBUM \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBLUES WITH FRIENDS \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTO RELEASE JUNE 5\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE 14 ORIGINAL SONGS ALSO INCLUDE MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JEFF BECK, RORY BLOCK, JOE BONAMASSA, SAMANTHA FISH, BILLY GIBBONS, JOHN HAMMOND JR., SONNY LANDRETH, JOE MENZA, PATTI SCIALFA, BRIAN SETZER, STEVIE VAN ZANDT, JERRY AND JIMMY VIVINO, JOE LOUIS WALKER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST SINGLE “BLUES COMIN’ ON” FEATURING JOE BONAMASSA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVAILABLE TO STREAM AND DOWNLOAD NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is an excerpt from \u003cstrong\u003eBob Dylan’s\u003c\/strong\u003e liner notes for \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Dion knows how to sing, and he knows just the right way to craft these songs, these blues songs. 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Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e co-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e a project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e will be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e through \u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e harmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e and after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right, \u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album \u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. 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But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. 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I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. 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Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. They made it something sublime.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LISTING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues Comin' On\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKickin' Child\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUptown Number 7\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Start Over Again\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Baby Loves To Boogie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got Nothin'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVan Morrison \u0026amp; Joe Louis Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStumbling Blues\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJimmy \u0026amp; Jerry Vivino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got The Cure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat If I Told You\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTold You Once In August\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Hammond \u0026amp; Rory Block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWay Down (I Won't Cry No More)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHymn To Him\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePatti Scialfa \u0026amp; Bruce Springsteen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Dion DiMucci - KTBA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261449011446,"sku":"20DDBLUESNFRNDSVINYL","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/2968\/8054\/products\/dion-media-vinyl.jpg?v=1650674177"},{"product_id":"dion-stomping-ground-double-vinyl-setreleased-2021","title":"Dion: Stomping Ground (Double Vinyl Set)(Released: 2021)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion is following up his critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2020 album release \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends \u003c\/em\u003ewith \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStomping Ground,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e a new album that finds him collaborating yet again with music greats with whom he shares mutual admiration.  Set for release November 5, \u003cem\u003eStomping Ground \u003c\/em\u003ewas produced by Wayne Hood with Dion and will be released through Joe Bonamassa and Roy Weisman’s KTBA Records.  The album will be available digitally as well as on CD and as a two LP set.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the album’s songs were written by Dion and his songwriting partner Mike Aquilina.  Guest artists appearing on tracks with Dion include Boz Scaggs, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Billy F Gibbons, Keb’ Mo’, Sonny Landreth, Joe Menza, Mike Menza, Marcia Ball, Jimmy Vivino, Rickie Lee Jones, Wayne Hood, Joe Bonamassa and G.E. Smith with Pete Townshend’s liner notes which Dion characterizes as “amazing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s voluminous notes include an intro by Dion that succinctly summarizes the philosophy behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s latest recorded endeavor:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“When I was young, I was always striving for accolades and admiration. Those were my goals.  But when I reached them, they didn’t satisfy.  I discovered joy when I leaned to stop caring about all that – when I learned to relax and make music with friends… music that would make more friends for us through its joy.  To make music with friends, and to make friends through music: I can’t imagine a better life than this.  I am grateful to my friends who made \u003cem\u003eStomping Ground \u003c\/em\u003ewith me – and my new friends who are listening.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was preceded last month with the release of “I’ve Got To Get To You,” a track featuring Boz Scaggs along with the father and son guitar team of Joe and Mike Menza.  This week marks the release of “Take It Back,” on which Dion is joined by Joe Bonamassa. Next month (10\/13) will see the release of “Angel In The Alleyway” that features Patti Scialfa (vocals) and Bruce Springsteen (guitar and harmonica).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s notes include a foreword by Pete Townshend, which reads, in part:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Dion, like a circling star that never fades, generates the energy and fire we need to pull ourselves up and start again.  Dion is a star who knows well how to start again, how to keep shining.  He looks at his watch every few years. Damn! Let’s make a record.  Take care. This one will blow those little white things in our ears right into your brain.”\u003c\/p\u003e\nBeyond Townshend’s literary contribution, Dion provides a track-by-track description of all the album’s 14 selections, the sole non-original being “Red House,” the Jimi Hendrix song that has become a blues standard.  On \u003cem\u003eStomping Ground,\u003c\/em\u003e Dion is joined by Keb’ Mo’ on that song.  Dion notes, “We had a blast grooving on ‘Red House.’ I’m honored to have him join me on this Jimi Hendrix cover\/tribute.  We did it as only we could. I think Jimi would approve!”  It’s worth mentioning that the follow-up single release to Dion’s 1968 smash hit “Abraham, Martin and John” was “Purple Haze,” serving to underscore the connection that Dion has long had with the legacy of Jimi Hendrix.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThere’s more Dion news.  \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e, a musical based on the life and music of Dion will stage its world pre-Broadway premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ on March 24, 2022.  Michael Wartella (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e) stars as Dion, alongside Christy Altomare (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnastasia)\u003c\/em\u003e as Susan, Dion’s wife. Original New Kids on the Block member Joey McIntyre (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWaitress)\u003c\/em\u003e plays Johnny, Dion’s best friend.  \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e was written by \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Messina\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Room of My Own\u003c\/em\u003e) and directed by \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKenneth Ferrone\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCruel Intentions\u003c\/em\u003e) and choreographed by \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSarah O’Gleby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tony Award-winner \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeowulf Boritt\u003c\/strong\u003e is the scenic designer. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wanderer \u003c\/em\u003eis produced by Paper Mill Playhouse in association with \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJill Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Messina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Side A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake It Back with Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Diddle Diddle with G.E. Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDancing Girl with Mark Knopfler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll with Eric Clapton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere Was A Time with Peter Frampton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCryin’ Shame with Sonny Landreth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Night Is Young with Joe Menza and Wayne Hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide C \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat’s What The Doctor Said with Steve Conn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Stomping Ground with Billy F Gibbons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngel In the Alleyways with Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Side D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’ve Got To Get To You with Boz Scaggs, Joe Menza and Mike Menza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed House with Keb’ Mo’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got My Eyes On You Baby with Marcia Ball and Jimmy Vivino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’ve Been Watching with Rickie Lee Jones and Wayne Hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Dion DiMucci - KTBA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261449076982,"sku":"21DDSTOMPINGGRNDSVINYL","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/2968\/8054\/products\/dionVinyl.jpg?v=1650674177"},{"product_id":"joanne-shaw-taylor-the-blues-album-digital-album","title":"Joanne Shaw Taylor: The Blues Album (Digital Album) (Released: 2021)","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBRITISH BLUES-ROCK STAR JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR PUTS A NEW SPIN ON SOULFUL CLASSICS WITH NEW STUDIO ALBUM RELEASING ON SEPTEMBER 17\u003csup\u003eTH\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“THE BLUES ALBUM” SHOWCASES TAYLOR’S ELECTRIFYING GUITAR CHOPS AMPLIFIED BY HER MAGNIFICENT SULTRY VOCALS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHIGHLY ANTICIPATED ALBUM PRODUCED BY GUITAR LEGENDS JOE BONAMASSA \u0026amp; JOSH SMITH, SET TO RELEASE WORLDWIDE ON BONAMASSA’S INDEPENDENT LABEL KTBA RECORDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MbW9y5Md-PY\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCritically acclaimed British guitarist and singer songwriter,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanne Shaw Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e, universally hailed as the UK’s premiere blues rock guitarist, is announcing the release of her seventh studio full-length record\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Blues Album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFriday September 17, 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e. Today she also shares a new single, “Let Me Down Easy” along with a companion music video.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album will be released via\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eindependent blues label\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBA Records\u003c\/strong\u003e. It was produced and recorded by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOcean Way Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNashville, Tennessee\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hotly tipped 11-track album features Joanne’s personalised covers of eleven rare blues classics originally recorded by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbert King\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Green\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Richard\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagic Sam\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAretha Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Milton\u003c\/strong\u003e, and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blues Album\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the follow up to 2019’s critically acclaimed album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eReckless Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, features\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(guitar),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReese Wynans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(keyboards),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreg Morrow\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(drums),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Mackey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(bass),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Patrick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(trumpet),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Douthit\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(sax),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarry Green\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(trombone).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplays guitar and sings on the track “\u003cem\u003eDon’t Go Away Mad\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Farris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso joins as a special guest on “\u003cem\u003eI Don’t Know What You’ve Got.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’d known from the beginning of my recording career that one day I wanted to record an album of blues covers, I just wasn’t sure when the right time to do that would be,” says Joanne. “I’ve always found it far easier to write my own material than come up with creative ways to make other artists’ material my own.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the pandemic put the brakes on from musicians from touring during 2020 and most of 2021, Joanne thought it was the right time to head into the studio to record\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blues Album\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I mentioned my new project idea to Joe Bonamassa,” recalls Joanne. “He asked me for my song choices. Immediately he began sending me notes and was texting me song suggestions.” Joanne and Joe have been best friends and fans of each other’s music for many years. Joanne always wanted to work with Joe if the right project or collaboration came about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“He was already acting as a mentor as well as an unofficial producer on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blues Album\u003c\/em\u003e, so I asked him if he’d fancy the job, officially,” says Joanne. “Thankfully, he accepted.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Blues Album\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been everything I hoped it would be. It’s been a labor of love, overseen by an artist, producer, and friend who I trust beyond measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We wanted to make a tough vocal centric straight blues record that showcases Joanne’s amazing talent but in a slightly different light,\" explains Bonamassa. “Joanne is a dear friend and a superstar. Josh and I focused on testing her limits and pushing boundaries that might not have occurred before. It's all about making a statement and having the listener want to play the music repeatedly.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoanne’s covers album pays tribute to artists and bands that are not obvious choices including Little Village, Little Milton, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, James Ray, but, at the same time, she covers seminal blues icons including Albert King, Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green and Magic Sam. Some of the songs covered are B-sides of singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We try not to live in the well-worn trails of the blues,” explains Bonamassa. “Each song has to has to stand on its own while paying tribute to the original masters.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Joe made it known from the get-go that his main objective for this album was to push me as a singer,” recalls Joanne. “Obviously, Joe has seen me perform many times over the years and knows my voice well. I think he felt that he could my vocal performance more, and get more out of it, especially since I’d had over a year to rest my vocal cords.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a musician and a recording and performing artist, Joe Bonamassa has always been a fan of Joanne’s music. Ultimately, what did Bonamassa set out to achieve by co-producing this magnificent, rich, and beautifully recorded and performed album for Joanne? Joe explains, “If you focus on what people might not associate with an artist and work hard on those areas it allows her fans to discover things and sets her up in a different light. Joanne’s a great singer and always has been. The guitar unfortunately has over-shadowed it until now. A lot of us in the business have the same problem. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“On the new album, I mostly played my own guitar, my 1966 Esquire ‘Junior’,” says Joanne. “I tried to use a few of Joes Tele’s, but they’re set up for much bigger hands than mine. I did use Joe’s vintage amps - I believe one of his 60’s Vibroverbs mixed with a fumble overdrive for pretty much all of it. We didn’t use any pedals.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt goes without saying that the production team of Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith are at the top of their game.  They recently produced new albums for Joanna Connor, Jimmy Hall, and Eric Gales. Joanna Connor’s album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e4801 South Indiana Avenue\u003c\/em\u003e, met with great critical acclaim worldwide, was the second album released on Bonamassa’s independent label KTBA Records and debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Joe and Josh make a fantastic team,” insists Joanne. “Both bring something different to the table that the other maybe couldn’t. I loved working with them. I was worried about working with Joe for obvious reasons, (we are very close friends), but you never know how that will translate into a working relationship. It was cool to work with two guys not much older than me. Most of the producers I’ve worked with so far haven’t been so close to me in age, plus Joe and Josh have the added benefit of understanding what it is to tour on the same scene as me and what me touring this album will look like. All in all, it was a very relaxed fun session and hang.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop Messin’ Round (3:38)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf That Ain’t A Reason (4:00)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep On Lovin’ Me (4:07)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (4:10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon’t Go Away Mad Feat. Joe Bonamassa (2:49)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScraps Vignette (1:27)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan’t You See What You’re Doing To Me (4:25)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet Me Down Easy (4:50)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Time My Lovin’ (4:34)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don’t Know What You’ve Got Feat. Mike Farris (4:49)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Time Loser (4:52)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoanne Shaw Taylor was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16 who, having watched her play, immediately invited her on the road with his supergroup D.U.P. - a career in music was born and in the proceeding years, her incredible guitar playing saw her build an army of plaudits including Jimmy Cliff, Joe Bonamassa, Stevie Wonder and Annie Lennox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStill only in her 30’s, she has become one of the most sought-after guitarists in the world of rock. She released her first album on Ruf Records entitled “White Sugar” (2009), unleashing her distinct soulful voice on the world, and demonstrating a song writing prowess way beyond her years - the world of blues rock had a new star! Over the next few years, she released critically acclaimed albums including her sophomore album “Diamonds In The Dirt” (2010), “Almost Always Never” (2012) which featured the UK radio hit “Soul Station”, plus her final album for Ruf Records - the live album “Songs From The Road” (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014 she released her fourth studio album “The Dirty Truth” on Axehouse Records that featured the singles “Mud, Honey” and “Wicked Soul”. In 2016, Joanne followed up with the release of her fifth album “Wild” (Produced by Kevin Shirley) which saw her perform songs “Dyin’ To Know” and “Summertime” on BBC Two Television’s popular music show “Later With Jools Holland”. 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Produced by blues-rock titan\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 12-track collection will be released via Bonamassa’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping the Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(KTBA Records). The album also features performances by Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes, Joanna Connor, and Reese Wynans.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, McCray’s life has imitated the rags-to-riches stories of the blues.   Larry’s musical journey took him through many twists and turns, personal hardships, and dark moments. After meeting his current companion and collaborator, Peggy Smith, Larry found peace and was rediscovered by kindred spirits Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Writing this album made me feel proud, as it allows others to see me as more than a blues musician,” shares McCray. “The songs are reflective of my broad taste in music styles and the subject matter, although personal at times, is relatable to anyone’s life. Hopefully, the words and message of the songs will help others express their feelings in a similar synopsis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I feel totally reborn, with a whole new career, and I'm optimistic about what the future holds,” McCray continues. “But truthfully speaking, sometimes I do wish it would have happened 30 years ago. I would have been much more qualified for the job at that age than at 62,” he laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Larry McCray is a legend,” praises Bonamassa. “We have known that for 30 years. 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Next month (10\/13) will see the release of “Angel In The Alleyway” that features Patti Scialfa (vocals) and Bruce Springsteen (guitar and harmonica).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s notes include a foreword by Pete Townshend, which reads, in part:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Dion, like a circling star that never fades, generates the energy and fire we need to pull ourselves up and start again.  Dion is a star who knows well how to start again, how to keep shining.  He looks at his watch every few years. Damn! Let’s make a record.  Take care. 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Produced by blues-rock titan\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 12-track collection will be released via Bonamassa’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping the Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(KTBA Records). The album also features performances by Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes, Joanna Connor, and Reese Wynans.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, McCray’s life has imitated the rags-to-riches stories of the blues.   Larry’s musical journey took him through many twists and turns, personal hardships, and dark moments. After meeting his current companion and collaborator, Peggy Smith, Larry found peace and was rediscovered by kindred spirits Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Writing this album made me feel proud, as it allows others to see me as more than a blues musician,” shares McCray. “The songs are reflective of my broad taste in music styles and the subject matter, although personal at times, is relatable to anyone’s life. Hopefully, the words and message of the songs will help others express their feelings in a similar synopsis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I feel totally reborn, with a whole new career, and I'm optimistic about what the future holds,” McCray continues. “But truthfully speaking, sometimes I do wish it would have happened 30 years ago. I would have been much more qualified for the job at that age than at 62,” he laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Larry McCray is a legend,” praises Bonamassa. “We have known that for 30 years. 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It's now up to the world to rediscover him.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe has been here all along.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e– Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNASHVILLE, Tenn. – Poised to become a genre-shaping staple with the release of two major label albums in the 90’s, rustbelt Blues singer and guitarist\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLarry McCray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproves he’s been hiding in plain sight with today’s announcement of his first album in nearly seven years,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlues Without You\u003c\/strong\u003e, set for release on March 25. Produced by blues-rock titan\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, the 12-track collection will be released via Bonamassa’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKeeping the Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(KTBA Records). The album also features performances by Joe Bonamassa, Warren Haynes, Joanna Connor, and Reese Wynans.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThroughout his career, McCray’s life has imitated the rags-to-riches stories of the blues.   Larry’s musical journey took him through many twists and turns, personal hardships, and dark moments. After meeting his current companion and collaborator, Peggy Smith, Larry found peace and was rediscovered by kindred spirits Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Writing this album made me feel proud, as it allows others to see me as more than a blues musician,” shares McCray. “The songs are reflective of my broad taste in music styles and the subject matter, although personal at times, is relatable to anyone’s life. Hopefully, the words and message of the songs will help others express their feelings in a similar synopsis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I feel totally reborn, with a whole new career, and I'm optimistic about what the future holds,” McCray continues. “But truthfully speaking, sometimes I do wish it would have happened 30 years ago. I would have been much more qualified for the job at that age than at 62,” he laughs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Larry McCray is a legend,” praises Bonamassa. “We have known that for 30 years. He is the last of the great blues shouters from the rust belt. In the spirit of BB King, Luther Allison and Little Milton, Larry is among the greats. It’s now up to the world to rediscover him. He has been here all along.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Working with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith as producers was an opportunity of a lifetime,” credits McCray. “Having known and respected them as accomplished musicians first, it allowed me to trust their opinions even more and made this an incredibly fulfilling project.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlong with today’s album announcement McCray releases lead single “\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArkansas\u003c\/strong\u003e,” a charging ode to McCray’s childhood in his home state and an anthem for those who grew up similarly. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“This song is a reminder of my childhood, growing up in rural Arkansas in the 60’s,” elaborates McCray. “Feeding hogs, bailing straw, amongst all the other chores that a kid of that generation had to perform, and still, we found a way to find the joy and make it seem as though it was no work at all. I hope the people can feel that spirit when they listen to this music that was born from a generation whose prime has long come to pass.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMcCray was named the Orville H. Gibson (in honor of the vaunted Gibson Guitar founder) Male Blues Guitarist of the Year in 2000, won the Top Guitarist prize in the International Blues Matters 2014 writer’s poll and was awarded the “Sunshine” Sonny Payne Award for Blues Excellence in 2015. Over the years, Larry has performed and toured with such blues greats as BB King, Buddy Guy, Albert King, John Mayall, Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, Keb Mo, Jimmie Vaughan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Joe Bonamassa, as well as rock legends the Allman Brothers, Phil Lesh, Jonny Lang, Joe Walsh, Levon Helm, Chris Robinson, Dickey Betts, and countless others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArkansas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWithout Love It Doesn't Matter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGood Die Young\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDown To The Bottom feat. 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It was an honor to bring this to you, the listener.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoanna has played guitar with the who’s who of blues including the likes of James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, and Junior Wells. Debuting at Chicago’s premiere blues club Kingston Mines in the 1980s, she played there three nights a week ever since, in between gigs at larger clubs and festivals, before the spread of the pandemic earlier this year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn aggressively edgy and highly innovative blues rock guitarist with a tight groove that encompasses jazz and funk, Joanna’s hailed by many as one of the most powerful and influential female guitarists on the planet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe new album reflects an entirely new experience from the way Joanna has recorded music in the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This album is a homage to the blues school that I attended in Chicago,” says Joanna. “We attempted to capture the spirit of tradition and inject it with raw energy and passion.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Joanna was asked how Joe came to produce her album, she remembers it like it was yesterday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We recorded the album in Nashville. Joe retweeted one of my videos last May and it went viral on his site. I thanked him in a message, gave him my contact info, and he immediately responded.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“He opened for me years ago at the House of Blues Backporch Stage in Chicago, where I played weekly for years! Joe was totally aware of me for years. He wanted to make an album for me that he felt I needed to make and had never really made.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eJoanna has a reputation in music circles for being a great guitar player. What did she try to achieve with her guitar playing on the new album?\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Says Joanna, “We used no effects, lots of cool guitars and vintage amps, which is new for me. We tried to redo it to portray the deep history I have in the blues genre, bring out the thousands of sweaty hours in those blues clubs in Chicago and deliver it to the record.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn the new album, Joe pushed Joanna which enabled her to deliver a more powerful vocal on every track.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003eIt was the hardest I’ve ever pushed my voice ever,” says Joanna.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut why did Joe Bonamassa want to produce Joanna’s new album?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I remember asking Joe point-blank, ‘Out of all the guitar players in the world why me?’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe said, “Because you have an intensity about your playing that most people don’t have. As a matter of fact, I wish I had some of that in myself where you just let it go, and you don’t even think about it.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe new album features the crème de le crème of musicians. Joanna cites working with them as an unforgettable experience.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Playing with Reese Wynans was an honor and a privilege and brought me to tears. Having Josh Smith and Joe playing guitar on every cut and arranging everything was a gift to me. Bassist Calvin Turner was incredibly groovy and solid and was responsible for the horn arrangements. Lemar Carter is one of the hottest drummers on the music scene and plays with Frank Ocean and so many others. He’s a master of time and taste and groove. We recorded every song in a max of three takes. We were all in the same room together, except for Joe who was in the control room playing and producing. Making this album felt like a sweet gig.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LISTING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestination \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCome Back Home \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBad News\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Feel So Good \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor The Love Of A Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrouble Trouble \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Help\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut You Loose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Time Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's My Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cu\u003e4801 South Indiana Avenue\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrack by Track\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the songs on the new album were lovingly hand-picked by Joe and Josh Smith and were ran by me for final approval. Each song was true to the original but were given a few twists and turns with subtle and not so subtle shifts in approach, rhythm, and attack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eDestination\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis is a real house rocking tune written by a somewhat overlooked band called The Assassins, led by Jimmy Thackeray. It was made sweeter by the soulful background vocals of Jimmy Hall. Joe and Josh joined on as well. It’s a great showcase for my frantic and frenetic guitar work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eCome Back Home\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis song features killer blues piano performed by Reese Wynans. Joe encouraged me to play some raw and old school slide guitar.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eBad News\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis is a Luther Allison song, and we chose because we were all huge fans of his. I toured with him in Europe for almost ten years as his opening act, so it was an honour to record this haunting piece. Joe came up with the bell idea to further capture the mood. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eI Feel So Good\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one heavy boogie tune. The opening note I held was a fun challenge! This tune absolutely burns. Joe used some interesting microphone technique on the vocal and overdrove it purposely. The drummer (Lemar Carter) and I were flying by the seat of our pants so to speak and miraculously ended the fade out together. I particularly love the way the musicians come roaring back- all Joe’s idea! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eFor The Love of a Man\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis is our Albert King tune! What blues album would be complete without one?\u003cu\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eTrouble Trouble\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis song features slinky horns and stellar Josh Smith guitar licks. It’s another facet of the classic blues genre that we wanted to cover.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003ePlease Help\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is our tribute to Hound Dog Taylor. I believe he would have liked it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eCut You Loose\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is one of my favourite songs that features a hypnotic rhythmic shift. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003ePart Time Love\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis song is a real staple in the repertoire in Chicago. I think we did it justice. A cracking horn section really makes it shine.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eIt’s My Time\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis song was written by Josh Smith. It was Joe’s Idea to have me do a spoken word and make some of the verses personal to me. Joe and I perform a slide duet, conjuring up Ry Cooder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanna Connor – Biography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumerous artists have been influenced by or had love affairs with the iconic African American art form called the Blues. Not many sought after it by diving headfirst into its epicenter - Chicago, and even fewer women have attempted. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoanna made a pilgrimage at the age of 19 to the Windy City and set her mind to move there three years later. An abridged version of her years spent during the 80s prolific blues explosion would include years spent playing with Dion Payton and the 43rd St Blues Band in residencies at Buddy Guy’s Checkerboard Lounge , Theresa’s , the Cuddle Inn on the Southside of the blues capital, absorbing musical and life lessons playing guitar with Buddy Guy, Jr Wells, Otis Rush, Phil Guy, James Cotton, Lefty Dizz, Sugar Blue, Billy Branch, Son Seals, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Littlejohn, Magic Slim, Eddie Shaw and many other artists.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears spent in the trenches at the late-night institution the Kingston Mines led to further musical adventures including a late-night set with none other than Jimmy Page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoanna was asked by the owner of Kingston Mines to headline her own nights at the club, and this led to the formation of her own wicked Chicago band and subsequently caught the ear of Blind Pig Records and the release of her first album “Believe It” in 1990. The music world was piqued with this brash in your face guitarist in the guise of an unassuming 28-year-old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears spent touring Europe , Asia , South America were to follow, deals with Gibson Guitars, Victoria Amps, almost a decade spent opening and recording occasionally with the legend Luther Allison in Europe and Albert Collins in the U.S., increased her notoriety as well as the release of almost a dozen recordings on her own and also numerous guest spots with others, a documentary film made about her by German Television WDR and several national and international television appearances all blazed a trail for future female guitarists and her hybrid blend of blues, rock and funk became a template for dozens of acts to follow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, a few viral videos and her relentless work ethic caught the attention of Joe Bonamassa, and within a year Joe’s passionate and articulate vision to bring to the world Joanna’s unique, blazing, gritty and electrifying blues guitar prowess came to life. His expertise as a musician, vocalist and producer cut to the core of Joanna’s tremendous and uncompromising musical life story and brought to fruition her best and most representative work to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Joanna Connor - KTBA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261449306358,"sku":"21JC4801INDIAVEDIGI","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/2968\/8054\/products\/media-digital-jc.jpg?v=1650674177"},{"product_id":"dion-the-wanderer-logo-blanket","title":"Dion - The Wanderer Logo Blanket","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDION RECORDS WITH PAUL SIMON, VAN MORRISON, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND 14 OTHER SUPER STARS ON NEW STUDIO ALBUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBLUES WITH FRIENDS\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTO RELEASE JUNE 5\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE 14 ORIGINAL SONGS ALSO INCLUDE MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JEFF BECK, RORY BLOCK, JOE BONAMASSA, SAMANTHA FISH, BILLY GIBBONS, JOHN HAMMOND JR., SONNY LANDRETH, JOE MENZA, PATTI SCIALFA, BRIAN SETZER, STEVIE VAN ZANDT, JERRY AND JIMMY VIVINO, JOE LOUIS WALKER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST SINGLE “BLUES COMIN’ ON” FEATURING JOE BONAMASSA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVAILABLE TO STREAM AND DOWNLOAD NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is an excerpt from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Dylan’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eliner notes for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Dion knows how to sing, and he knows just the right way to craft these songs, these blues songs. He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. 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He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. 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The live performance will be available as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD\/DVD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD\/Blu-Ray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epackage and will include a collectible 24-page CD booklet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It was a dream gig,” recalls Taylor. The live concert was recorded and filmed at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Franklin Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Franklin, Tennessee on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 20,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2022,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand features incredible guest performances from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenny Wayne Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Farris\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e. Public TV stations around the country have been airing a shortened version of the film for their pledge events since March to their audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis historic event was Joanne’s first live performance in two years and features\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob McNelley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(guitar),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Mackey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(bass),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(keyboards, piano),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Buda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(drums),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevonne Fowlkes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(backing vocals),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKim Fleming\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(backing vocals), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanne\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eon vocals and guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe audio was produced by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlackbird Studios, Nashville\u003c\/strong\u003e, and was mixed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Shirley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden) at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cave, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e. The video component includes bonus track\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I’m No Angel”\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(not available on the CD) and also a behind the scenes featurette which includes interviews of Joanne and Joe before they took the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8eAPK1Ugp8E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop Messin’ Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf That Ain’t A Reason\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep On Lovin’ Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan’t You See What You’re Doing To Me feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet Me Down Easy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Time My Lovin’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don’t Know What You’ve Got feat. Mike Farris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Time Loser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDyin’ To Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Another Word\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’ve Been Loving You Too Long\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’m In Chains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon’t Go Away Mad feat. Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummertime feat. Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly You Know And I Know feat. 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Over the next few years, she released critically acclaimed albums including her sophomore album “Diamonds In The Dirt” (2010), “Almost Always Never” (2012) which featured the UK radio hit “Soul Station”, plus her final album for Ruf Records - the live album “Songs From The Road” (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014 she released her fourth studio album “The Dirty Truth” on Axehouse Records that featured the singles “Mud, Honey” and “Wicked Soul”. In 2016, Joanne followed up with the release of her fifth album “Wild” (Produced by Kevin Shirley) which saw her perform songs “Dyin’ To Know” and “Summertime” on BBC Two Television’s popular music show “Later With Jools Holland”. Three years later, in 2019 she signed to Silvertone Records via Sony Music and released her sixth studio album, “Reckless Heart”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past two decades, Joanne has proven herself as a prolific songwriter, releasing seven acclaimed albums under her belt, each increasingly more successful with her 2019 “Reckless Heart” breaking into the UK Top 20 Album Chart and cementing herself as one of the most important exports in British blues-rock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer highly anticipated seventh studio album “The Blues Album”, produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith at Oceanway Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, will be released on Bonamassa’s independent label KTBA Records on September 17, 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – SOCIAL MEDIA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.joanneshawtaylor.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Website\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joanneshawtaylor\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFacebook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joshawtaylor\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwitter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joanneshawtaylor\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstagram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/jstblues55\/featured\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYouTube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Joanne Shaw Taylor - KTBA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261449404662,"sku":"22JSTBLUESFRMHEARTLIVEDIGI","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/2968\/8054\/products\/digital---album.png?v=1650674177"},{"product_id":"dion-blues-with-friends-digital","title":"Dion: Blues with Friends (Digital Album)(Released: 2020)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDION RECORDS WITH PAUL SIMON, VAN MORRISON, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND 14 OTHER SUPER STARS ON NEW STUDIO ALBUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBLUES WITH FRIENDS\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTO RELEASE JUNE 5\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE 14 ORIGINAL SONGS ALSO INCLUDE MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JEFF BECK, RORY BLOCK, JOE BONAMASSA, SAMANTHA FISH, BILLY GIBBONS, JOHN HAMMOND JR., SONNY LANDRETH, JOE MENZA, PATTI SCIALFA, BRIAN SETZER, STEVIE VAN ZANDT, JERRY AND JIMMY VIVINO, JOE LOUIS WALKER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST SINGLE “BLUES COMIN’ ON” FEATURING JOE BONAMASSA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVAILABLE TO STREAM AND DOWNLOAD NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eHere is an excerpt from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Dylan’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eliner notes for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Dion knows how to sing, and he knows just the right way to craft these songs, these blues songs. 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But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. They made it something sublime.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 320Kbps MP3 file. Digital Downloads are only downloadable on PCs and laptops (including Macs). Once downloaded, they are transferable to any mobile device or iPad.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LISTING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues Comin' On\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKickin' Child\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUptown Number 7\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Start Over Again\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Baby Loves To Boogie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got Nothin'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVan Morrison \u0026amp; Joe Louis Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStumbling Blues\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJimmy \u0026amp; Jerry Vivino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got The Cure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat If I Told You\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTold You Once In August\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Hammond \u0026amp; Rory Block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWay Down (I Won't Cry No More)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHymn To Him\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePatti Scialfa \u0026amp; Bruce Springsteen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Dion DiMucci - KTBA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261449863414,"sku":"20DDBLUESNFRNDSDIGI","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/2968\/8054\/products\/dion-media-digital.jpg?v=1650674178"},{"product_id":"dion-stomping-ground-cdreleased-2021","title":"Dion: Stomping Ground (CD) (Released: 2021)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion is following up his critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2020 album release \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends \u003c\/em\u003ewith \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStomping Ground,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e a new album that finds him collaborating yet again with music greats with whom he shares mutual admiration.  Set for release November 5, \u003cem\u003eStomping Ground \u003c\/em\u003ewas produced by Wayne Hood with Dion and will be released through Joe Bonamassa and Roy Weisman’s KTBA Records.  The album will be available digitally as well as on CD and as a two LP set.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the album’s songs were written by Dion and his songwriting partner Mike Aquilina.  Guest artists appearing on tracks with Dion include Boz Scaggs, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Billy F Gibbons, Keb’ Mo’, Sonny Landreth, Joe Menza, Mike Menza, Marcia Ball, Jimmy Vivino, Rickie Lee Jones, Wayne Hood, Joe Bonamassa and G.E. Smith with Pete Townshend’s liner notes which Dion characterizes as “amazing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s voluminous notes include an intro by Dion that succinctly summarizes the philosophy behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s latest recorded endeavor:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“When I was young, I was always striving for accolades and admiration. Those were my goals.  But when I reached them, they didn’t satisfy.  I discovered joy when I leaned to stop caring about all that – when I learned to relax and make music with friends… music that would make more friends for us through its joy.  To make music with friends, and to make friends through music: I can’t imagine a better life than this.  I am grateful to my friends who made \u003cem\u003eStomping Ground \u003c\/em\u003ewith me – and my new friends who are listening.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was preceded last month with the release of “I’ve Got To Get To You,” a track featuring Boz Scaggs along with the father and son guitar team of Joe and Mike Menza.  This week marks the release of “Take It Back,” on which Dion is joined by Joe Bonamassa. Next month (10\/13) will see the release of “Angel In The Alleyway” that features Patti Scialfa (vocals) and Bruce Springsteen (guitar and harmonica).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s notes include a foreword by Pete Townshend, which reads, in part:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Dion, like a circling star that never fades, generates the energy and fire we need to pull ourselves up and start again.  Dion is a star who knows well how to start again, how to keep shining.  He looks at his watch every few years. Damn! Let’s make a record.  Take care. This one will blow those little white things in our ears right into your brain.”\u003c\/p\u003e\nBeyond Townshend’s literary contribution, Dion provides a track-by-track description of all the album’s 14 selections, the sole non-original being “Red House,” the Jimi Hendrix song that has become a blues standard.  On \u003cem\u003eStomping Ground,\u003c\/em\u003e Dion is joined by Keb’ Mo’ on that song.  Dion notes, “We had a blast grooving on ‘Red House.’ I’m honored to have him join me on this Jimi Hendrix cover\/tribute.  We did it as only we could. I think Jimi would approve!”  It’s worth mentioning that the follow-up single release to Dion’s 1968 smash hit “Abraham, Martin and John” was “Purple Haze,” serving to underscore the connection that Dion has long had with the legacy of Jimi Hendrix.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThere’s more Dion news.  \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e, a musical based on the life and music of Dion will stage its world pre-Broadway premiere at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ on March 24, 2022.  Michael Wartella (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWicked\u003c\/em\u003e) stars as Dion, alongside Christy Altomare (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnastasia)\u003c\/em\u003e as Susan, Dion’s wife. Original New Kids on the Block member Joey McIntyre (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWaitress)\u003c\/em\u003e plays Johnny, Dion’s best friend.  \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/em\u003e was written by \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Messina\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Room of My Own\u003c\/em\u003e) and directed by \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKenneth Ferrone\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCruel Intentions\u003c\/em\u003e) and choreographed by \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSarah O’Gleby\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tony Award-winner \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeowulf Boritt\u003c\/strong\u003e is the scenic designer. \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Wanderer \u003c\/em\u003eis produced by Paper Mill Playhouse in association with \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJill Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCharles Messina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake It Back with Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey Diddle Diddle with G.E. 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He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is available for Pre-Order worldwide at: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e More information at \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e co-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e a project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s \u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e will be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e through \u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – \u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e harmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e and after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right, \u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e (with \u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album \u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. They made it something sublime.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LISTING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlues Comin' On \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKickin' Child \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Joe Menza\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUptown Number 7 \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Brian Setzer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Start Over Again \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Jeff Beck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Baby Loves To Boogie \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e John Hammond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got Nothin' \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Van Morrison \u0026amp; Joe Louis Walker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStumbling Blues \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Jimmy \u0026amp; Jerry Vivino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBam Bang Boom \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Billy Gibbons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Got The Cure \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Sonny Landreth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America) \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Paul Simon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat If I Told You \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Samantha Fish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTold You Once In August \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e John Hammond \u0026amp; Rory Block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWay Down (I Won't Cry No More) \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Stevie Van Zandt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHymn To Him \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e Patti Scialfa \u0026amp; Bruce Springsteen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Dion DiMucci - KTBA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261450027254,"sku":"20DDBLUESNFRNDSCD","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/2968\/8054\/products\/dion-media.jpg?v=1650674178"},{"product_id":"dion-silhouette-logo-t-shirt-unisex","title":"Dion - Silhouette Logo T-Shirt (Unisex)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDION RECORDS WITH PAUL SIMON, VAN MORRISON, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND 14 OTHER SUPER STARS ON NEW STUDIO ALBUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBLUES WITH FRIENDS\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTO RELEASE JUNE 5\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE 14 ORIGINAL SONGS ALSO INCLUDE MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JEFF BECK, RORY BLOCK, JOE BONAMASSA, SAMANTHA FISH, BILLY GIBBONS, JOHN HAMMOND JR., SONNY LANDRETH, JOE MENZA, PATTI SCIALFA, BRIAN SETZER, STEVIE VAN ZANDT, JERRY AND JIMMY VIVINO, JOE LOUIS WALKER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST SINGLE “BLUES COMIN’ ON” FEATURING JOE BONAMASSA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVAILABLE TO STREAM AND DOWNLOAD NOW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is an excerpt from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Dylan’s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eliner notes for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends:\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Dion knows how to sing, and he knows just the right way to craft these songs, these blues songs. He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. 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He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. 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My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. 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He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. 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He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. 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When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. 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He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. For whatever reason, I knew while I was singing it that it was something extraordinary.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Bam Bang Boom”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e) “This is another song that started as phrases I wanted to sing. ‘I stepped into love.’ The lyric does a good job of describing what happened when I first met Susan. We were both teenagers. She was new to my very Italian neighborhood in the Bronx and she was a redheaded transplant from Vermont. Bam bang boom! Billy Gibbons was a joy to work with on this.  There’s nobody like him.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got the Cure”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Landreth\u003c\/strong\u003e) “The blues aren’t always about being down and out. When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. Rest in peace, Sam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“What If I Told You”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Fish\u003c\/strong\u003e) “Same old story: suspicion. The challenge is to make it new and fresh and I think I did. If I put out the same amount of energy and emotion that Samantha Fish put into this song, I wouldn’t be able to walk for three weeks. EPIC!!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Told You Once in August”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on right,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRory Block\u003c\/strong\u003e, slide guitar on left and vocals) “One of my favorite guitars is a little Cordova travel model that I bought for practically nothing. One day I was fooling around on it and I got this sound that reminded me of those old backwoods Appalachian blues recordings. I tried to capture the slow anger of a man who gradually realizes he’s been done wrong by his woman.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Way Down (I Won’t Cry No More)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Van Zandt\u003c\/strong\u003e) “It started with a rhythm. It got me and wouldn’t let go. My dear friend Stevie Van Zandt just rocked it with his grit and nasty grunge guitar. We had a lot of fun in the studio and then we went out to eat to celebrate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Hymn to Him”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “I first recorded this song for my 1987 gospel album\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVelvet \u0026amp; Steel\u003c\/em\u003e. But songs are never finished... I kept hearing this with Patti’s voice, so I asked her to help me remake the song. When she started singing and layering her vocals down, I got a big surprise. Bruce walked into the studio with his guitar and asked to play a solo. 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He’s got some friends here to help him out, some true luminaries. But in the end, it’s Dion by himself alone, and that masterful voice of his that will keep you returning to share these Blues songs with him\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis available for Pre-Order worldwide at:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbarecords.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKTBArecords.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStream “Blues Comin’ On” Now\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/2wMeS3eGJb3ymq6poiYqpM\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHERE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore information at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.diondimucci.com\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewww.diondimucci.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, CD out June 5, represents the fulfillment of a lifelong vision. Dion explains the album’s impetus, “I wanted an album of songs that were strong and memorable and told stories that were worth telling.” His songwriting efforts were supported by a cadre of great players, which all jumped at the chance to collaborate with a music legend they each think of in heroic terms. He’s quick to point out just how enduring this creative relationship has been, “The blues have been at the heart of my music since the early 1960s. ‘The Wanderer’ is a twelve-bar blues and I was covering Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed in my early years at Columbia — much to the dismay of my corporate masters.”  That’s the way it’s long been for the man Lou Reed inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame more than thirty years ago. That night the normally taciturn Reed exalted, “And then there was Dion — whose voice was unlike any other I had heard before — a voice that stood on its own, remarkable and unmistakably from New York. Bronx soul.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs one of the very few first-generation rock ‘n’ rollers still seriously pursing new avenues of expression, Dion’s Bronx soul is very much in evidence on this new album, a full-tilt blues offering. The blues songs therein are not “covers” nor Dion’s versions of blues standards. These compositions are in fact original blues masterpieces which are destined to become classics.  He came up with the music and words for twelve of them and finished those with co-writer Mike Aquilina. The two exceptions are “Hymn To Him” which Dion wrote with Bill Tuohy and “Kickin’ Child,” written with Buddy Lucas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell those stories, Dion recruited help from a few notable friends and admirers.  He thought, “I needed to round up the best guitarists and musicians alive and pick them from every generation, every variation of blues.” And that’s just what he did, surrounding himself with those who feel the blues spirit as he does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album’s guests include the cream of the contemporary scene’s blues-rooted slingers including Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa, Brian Setzer, Sonny Landreth, Samantha Fish, John Hammond Jr., Joe Louis Walker, Rory Block , Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, vintage guitar guru Joe Menza as well as icons Stevie Van Zandt, Patti Scialfa, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison and Paul Simon.  Yes, that’s a whole lot of star power but each participated not because of his or her marquee appeal but because of what each could add musically. The result is one reflective of nuanced devotion to the blues rather than a gratuitous display of individual virtuosity. It’s very much Dion’s album and those bold face names participating are most convincingly there for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this outing, Dion worked with producer Wayne Hood in whose Florida studio the basic tracks were recorded. “From the first day, I was at home. We hit it off like brothers on a mission. We caught the same vision and sound and off we went.” Over the course of the last part of 2019 and the first part of 2020, the album began to take shape.  Dion had the songs and the collaborators began to reveal themselves. As Dion tells it, he ran the album’s first track, “Blues Comin’ On,” past Joe Bonamassa. He noted, “It’s funny how a song evolves. For me it usually starts with a few words. In this case it was “If I didn’t know better\" I wanted to sing those words, so I wrote a song around them. Joe Bonamassa is a monster and took the song to a whole new level.” Joe would be the first of many of Dion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-conspirators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEver the no-nonsense sage, Dion bottom lined just what makes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea project for the ages: “Great songs, great guitarists. What more do you need?” he asks.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDion’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues With Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewill be released on June 5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping The Blues Alive Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, a new label started by Joe Bonamassa and his manager Roy Weisman and is an offshoot of Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation, Bonamassa’s non-profit that aims to conserve the art of music and the rich culture and history of the blues.  The label’s objective\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis to provide a platform for musical talent in blues and blues-rock based music and to help encourage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe careers of extraordinary musical talent. 10% of all profits from the label will be donated back to the Non-Profit for promoting music education to students and schools in need.  The album will be preceded by a staggered release of album singles as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 24 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBlues Comin’ On\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 1 – “\u003cstrong\u003eHymn To Him\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatti Scialfa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Springsteen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 8 – “\u003cstrong\u003eBam Bang Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Gibbons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 15 – “\u003cstrong\u003eI Got Nothin’\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 22 – “\u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Start Over Again\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMay 29 – “\u003cstrong\u003eSong For Sam Cooke (Here In America)\u003c\/strong\u003e” with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the aforementioned “Blues Comin’ On,” Dion provided some analytical introspection for the album’s other thirteen tracks, all guests on guitar unless otherwise indicated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Kickin’ Child”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Menza\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I was the first rock-and-roll artist signed to Columbia Records, but they thought rock was a passing fad and wanted me to be the next crooner of standards from the Great American Songbook, but I wasn’t going there.  I recorded what I wanted, and it mostly stayed in the vault. I first wrote and recorded this song in 1965; Tom Wilson produced a version of it. In 2017 I released an album with “Kickin'’ Child” as the title track but it wasn’t where I wanted it, so I re-recorded in here.  Joe Menza knew where I wanted it to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e “Uptown Number 7”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrian Setzer\u003c\/strong\u003e) “I wanted to write an old-fashioned gospel number in the style of the Golden Gate Quartet. I wanted this one to be about moving forward in the spiritual life.. having a goal.. facing temptations along the way. So, I put it all on a train, because that’s what New Yorkers do if they want to get anywhere: they take the train. I can never leave well enough alone, so one day I tried the melody in a minor key.  I loved the way it turned out and that’s what you’re hearing.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Can’t Start Over Again”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeff Beck\u003c\/strong\u003e) “My earliest influences were country blues, especially Hank Williams. Any money I earned I took to the neighborhood record store, where the owner used to razz me about my “hillbilly” tastes. I guess I still have that hillbilly inside. For my last album I wrote a song called ‘I Can’t Go Back to Memphis,’ but I go back there with this number. It’s about love and loss and heartache, the classic themes. I believe it's a true blues song. I asked Jeff Beck to play something on it, he said yes! what can I say, it's Jeff Beck.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“My Baby Loves to Boogie”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hammond Jr.,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eharmonica) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What can I say? My baby and I have been married since 1963, and she still makes me kind of crazy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“I Got Nothin’”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVan Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Louis Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitar) “You know when you sit down and you want to write a song, but nothing comes to mind? I was having one of those days. So, I went with the feeling and this is what I got. I got nothin’, and nothing is enough! It’s more than enough, actually, when you’re singing it with Van Morrison and Joe Louis Walker complemented us perfectly.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stumbling Blues”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry Vivino\u003c\/strong\u003e, sax) “This is one of those melodies that came out of nowhere and it feels like it’s been drifting on the wind since the beginning of time. It’s built on a classic blues progression. I didn’t really hear it till I was sitting in Van Morrison’s dressing room and he asked me to play something new. 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When you aren’t crying, you’re bragging about what you can do. It’s what I did in songs from ‘The Wanderer’ to ‘King of the New York Streets’ to “Gangster of Love.’ Here I go again.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Simon\u003c\/strong\u003e, vocals) “I wrote this tune back many years ago. At first I just had the melody and the refrain ‘Here in America.’ A friend suggested I use an episode from my memoir about walking southern streets with Sam Cooke in 1962.  I finished the song, but it felt too personal, so I put it aside. Then in 2019 I saw the movie\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand after that I couldn’t shake the song.  My friend Paul Simon wanted to record it what he was hearing on the tune; it’s a story we both share. Thank you Paul. 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The live performance will be available as a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD\/DVD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD\/Blu-Ray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epackage and will include a collectible 24-page CD booklet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It was a dream gig,” recalls Taylor. The live concert was recorded and filmed at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Franklin Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Franklin, Tennessee on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 20,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2022,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand features incredible guest performances from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenny Wayne Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMike Farris\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e. Public TV stations around the country have been airing a shortened version of the film for their pledge events since March to their audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis historic event was Joanne’s first live performance in two years and features\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob McNelley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(guitar),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Mackey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(bass),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(keyboards, piano),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNick Buda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(drums),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDevonne Fowlkes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(backing vocals),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKim Fleming\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(backing vocals), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoanne\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eon vocals and guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe audio was produced by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlackbird Studios, Nashville\u003c\/strong\u003e, and was mixed by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Shirley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden) at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cave, Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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The live performance will be available as a \u003cstrong\u003eCD\/DVD\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCD\/Blu-Ray\u003c\/strong\u003e package and will include a collectible 24-page CD booklet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It was a dream gig,” recalls Taylor. The live concert was recorded and filmed at \u003cstrong\u003eThe Franklin Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e in Franklin, Tennessee on \u003cstrong\u003eJanuary 20,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e2022,\u003c\/strong\u003e and features incredible guest performances from \u003cstrong\u003eKenny Wayne Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMike Farris\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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None more so than on the track\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDream Release\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewritten with his son\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRyan Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eabout his lifetime friendship with\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGregg Allman\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-wrote five songs on the new album and plays unforgettable guitar solos on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJumpin’ For\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoy\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRisin’ Up\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHolding On For Dear Love\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Long Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWill You Still Be There\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCo-producer\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplays an exquisite guitar solo on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGirl’s Got Sugar\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe album also features special guest performances from legendary guitarists\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarren Haynes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJared James Nichols\u003c\/strong\u003e. Haynes plays a slide guitar solo on the title track\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReady Now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, while Nichols plays a guitar solo on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWithout Your Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReady Now\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a major statement on an amazing career by a legendary blues performer!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJumpin’ For Joy (guitar solo by Joe Bonamassa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRisin' Up (guitar solo by Joe Bonamassa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDream Release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGirl’s Got Sugar (guitar solo by Josh Smith)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReady Now (slide guitar solo by Warren Haines)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHolding On For Dear Love (guitar solo by Joe Bonamassa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Long Goodbye (guitar solo by Joe Bonamassa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWill You Still Be Here (guitar solo by Joe Bonamassa)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWithout Your Love (guitar solo: Jares James Nichols)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove For It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEyes In The Back Of Your Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jimmy Hall - 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Producers\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoe Bonamassa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJosh Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eworked with Jimmy to make an album worthy of his amazing career and talent.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJimmy Hall\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efirst gained popularity as the lead vocalist, saxophonist, and harmonica player for the band\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWet Willie\u003c\/strong\u003e, emerging from Mobile, Alabama. His unique brand of R\u0026amp;B-infused rock and roll and onstage swagger propelled the group’s signature song\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKeep on Smilin’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the Top 10 on the Billboard singles chart in 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter seven albums with Capricorn Records, Wet Willie moved forward to Epic Records releasing the singles\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStreet Corner Serenade\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeekend\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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I reached out directly to Joe, and he jumped at it. It was just that easy. It's a real complementary relationship, that's for sure,\" he says. \"We got into the studio, and it worked immediately,\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Bonamassa and Josh Smith, Marc Broussard has achieved something that has all the elements of a classic album, one that arrives with a knockout punch and will likely grow even more luminous over the years. With special guests like Bonamassa, Smith, Roddie Romero, Bobby Junior, JJ Grey, Eric Krasno, and old pal Calvin Turner, it is a real-life gathering of an esteemed musical tribe. Created with an idea for raising funds to help our country’s underprivileged youth,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eS.0.S. 4: Blues for Your Soul\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003edelivers great music for a great cause.  Thanks to the generosity of Marc Broussard, a significant portion of proceeds from this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSave Our Soul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlbum will be donated to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeeping the Blues Alive Foundation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor the purpose of supporting youth rehabilitation through music! This includes a partnership with \u003cstrong\u003eGuitars Over Guns\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Miami-based nonprofit which offers students from the most vulnerable communities a powerful combination of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emusic education\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ementorship\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The deep, mutual concern and compassion for providing healing and growth opportunities for young adults through music is what connects all of us in this endeavor. Thanks to Marc, many students in Miami-Dade County will receive mentorship, recording time, and resources that they likely wouldn’t have access to in another capacity. We are so excited to be a vessel for this initiative and we’re fortunate to have an opportunity to work with Marc and Guitars Over Guns whose impact is already being noticed, rewarded, and replicated across the country.” – Shawn Gonzalez, KTBA Foundation President.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I'm really proud of all the S.O.S albums,\" Broussard states. \"But this one, in particular, seems really fantastic because we have some extra strength with my pal Joe Bonamassa. His stepping in by producing, playing on the record plus releasing it on his label is truly a gift. And Joe completely understood the charitable aspect of the album.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith help from so many talented friends, this is blues that arrives right on time and is guaranteed to take the soul on a new excursion. \"This album seems like the culmination of a process that started when I went independent,” says Broussard. \"It's based on believing in myself and the music my fellow musicians, and I make. I couldn't be more excited.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eS.O.S 4: Blues For Your Soul\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ealso spotlights Broussard’s long-running involvement in charitable endeavors. S.O.S. (Save Our Soul) is his ongoing series of benefit albums that support a different cause for each album. Broussard explains. \"I started doing cover records after I was released from my very first contract with a major label. I finally went independent and decided to record albums to raise funds for charity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’ve Got to Use My Imagination featuring Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’d Rather Drink Muddy Water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat’s What Love Will Make You Do featuring Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuttin’ In featuring Roddie Romero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDreamer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmpire State Express\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove, The Time Is Now featuring Bobby Junior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Asked for Water featuring JJ Grey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Like to Live the Love featuring Eric Krasno\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocked Up in Jail (Prison Blues) featuring Josh Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDriving Wheel featuring Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Will I Let Her Go featuring Joe Bonamassa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Marc Broussard - KTBA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44804712694006,"sku":"23KTBAMBSOS4BLUES4UDIGI","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/2968\/8054\/products\/media-digital.jpg?v=1673384897"},{"product_id":"marc-broussard-s-o-s-4-blues-for-your-soul-single-vinyl","title":"Marc Broussard - S.O.S. 4: Blues for Your Soul (Single Vinyl) (Released: 2023)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMARC BROUSSARD DELVES DEEP INTO THE BLUES ON NEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e STUDIO \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eALBUM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eS.O.S. 4\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e: BLUES FOR YOUR SOUL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE ACCLAIMED SOUL SINGER DELIVERS AN EXQUISITE MIXED SET\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOF BLUES AND SOUL CLASSICS PRODUCED \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBY BLUES ICONS JOE BONAMASSA \u0026amp; 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I only hope I did him justice. I didn’t want to overdo it, but we wanted to put our stamp where it needed to be. I’m so glad we did.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e“That’s What Love Will Make You Do” keenly exemplifies the roots music fireworks that the burning teamwork of Broussard-Bonamassa creates on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eS.O.S. 4: Blues for Your Soul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich quite possibly is Broussard’s best album to date. Each of the twelve tracks speak to the deepest part of the soul, whether it's Son House's \"Empire State Express,\" Johnny \"Guitar\" Watson's \"Cuttin’ In,\" Bobby Blue Bland’s “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination” to Howlin’ Wolf’s “I Asked for Water” and the sole Broussard original, co-written with Josh Smith and Calvin Turner, “When Will I Let Her Go.”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eS.O.S. 4: Blues for Your Soul\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis a remarkable achievement and provides a captivating showcase for Broussard’s muscular and passionate singing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFor Marc Broussard, this album is another soul-stirring adventure into the music he's always admired. \"Blues is something in my wheelhouse,\" he says, \"But it's not really my field of expertise.\" But when he decided blues would make up a big part of the new addition to the S.O.S. series, he knew whom to ask for assistance: Joe Bonamassa. \"I couldn't think of a better person than him. I reached out directly to Joe, and he jumped at it. It was just that easy. It's a real complementary relationship, that's for sure,\" he says. \"We got into the studio, and it worked immediately,\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eProduced by Bonamassa and Josh Smith, Marc Broussard has achieved something that has all the elements of a classic album, one that arrives with a knockout punch and will likely grow even more luminous over the years. With special guests like Bonamassa, Smith, Roddie Romero, Bobby Junior, JJ Grey, Eric Krasno, and old pal Calvin Turner, it is a real-life gathering of an esteemed musical tribe. Created with an idea for raising funds to help our country’s underprivileged youth,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eS.0.S. 4: Blues for Your Soul\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003edelivers great music for a great cause.  Thanks to the generosity of Marc Broussard, a significant portion of proceeds from this\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSave Our Soul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlbum will be donated to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKeeping the Blues Alive Foundation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor the purpose of supporting youth rehabilitation through music! 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We are so excited to be a vessel for this initiative and we’re fortunate to have an opportunity to work with Marc and Guitars Over Guns whose impact is already being noticed, rewarded, and replicated across the country.” – Shawn Gonzalez, KTBA Foundation President.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\"I'm really proud of all the S.O.S albums,\" Broussard states. \"But this one, in particular, seems really fantastic because we have some extra strength with my pal Joe Bonamassa. His stepping in by producing, playing on the record plus releasing it on his label is truly a gift. 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