Doc’s Juke Joint

Buddy Guy will be back in Rochester, NY this month in support of his best release in years entitled “Skin Deep” on Silvertone/Zomba records. The guest stars are all here on this new release: Eric Clapton, Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. The headliner clearly controls and steals the show on this very hot new blues recording. At the age of 72 Buddy Guy can still make his guitar rock and sing like the best of them. Hats off to Tom Hambridge who produced, wrote and performed on Buddy’s latest. The Guy/Hambridge number “Best Damn Fool” opens the CD with some nice rockin’ wha-wha that Hendrix would have surely dug. “Too Many Tears” features the sweet vocals of Susan Tedeschi which play nicely off the road tough vocals of Buddy himself. Susan’s husband Derek Trucks adds some real nice slide work on this same track.

“Everytime I Sing The Blues” featuring Eric Clapton is a seven minute plus duet that takes a trip down the blues highway. Mr. Sacred Steel, Robert Randolf, guest stars on a track about getting back to the bayou country entitled “Out In The Woods.” Nathan Williams is also featured on this track on accordion. I could not think of a better track to be on this disc than “Who’s Gonna Fill Those Shoes,” featuring Quinn Sullivan on guitar. Buddy sounds like he’s inviting, just as much as challenging, the players of today to carry on the rich tradition of playing the blues.

After more than 45 years of playing the blues it’s great to see artists like Buddy Guy still putting out great releases and keeping the blues alive every night. Your chance to see Mr. Buddy Guy, five-time Grammy winner and blues legend is Monday, November 24th at the Water Street Music Hall.  Check out this Buddy Guy download, featuring Eric Clapton (Link Here).