A Fresh Look at a Long Hard Road
taoboy@cox.net
Posted On December 9, 2015
The hard earned credentials are sitting there for all to take a look at: exploring blues music as a guitarist in Muddy Waters band for seven years; this at the height of Muddy’s touring. And then striking out alone gives the man a hell of a mountain of street credibility; playing with some of the best guitarists and musicians through his 50 years in music; and through all of that alone is plenty, however he also went on to found the Steady Rollin Records label and he co-founded VizzTone Label Group! If you see him playing now he is every bit as vibrant and in synch with the blues as he ever was. Just happened to catch Bob not to long ago playing with James Cotton and wow what a show for both of them. Then listen to this disc which is his latest through the ever changing music business.
The songs on MY ROAD reveal the journey he has undergone to get to where he is today, both alone and together with various members of his musical family. Six of the tunes were written by him alone, two co-writes; one with with Tad Walters and one with Terry Abrahamson, a great Nappy Brown tune, and Sean Costello’s story of his battle to keep it together in the music business. And there is one by Tex Rubinowitz and one by db codd that completes the picture being painted here.
Bob shows his versatility here with his songwriting, guitar playing and he did the beautiful photo that graces the inside of the cover. The band is Bob on guitar and vocals, Chuck Cotton on drums & vocals, and Tad Waters on harp and guitar. You get a glimpse of what the life of a musician is in these times, not all the fun and games you thought. A very solid disc that shows what Bob is doing now.
by bob gottlieb
