Title: Born With The Blues Artist: Bernard Allison Label: Ruf Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 710347101727 Genre: Blues Release Date: 2018-04-27 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: REISSUE
Reissue of 1997 album. The title is program. Born in 1965 in Chicago Bernard Allison was introduced into the roots of black music and playing electric guitar by his father, the living blues legend luther allison. At the age of 20 he played with the Queen of Blues Koko Taylor for two years and took part in countless sessions with musicians like Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Healey. He joined the tour band of Luther Allison in 1989 after a furious collaboration of "Father & Son" at the '89 Chicago Blues Festival. A recording of this formation is to be heard on the Luther Allison album Let's Try It again. Bernard released his first solo album in 1990 with the significant title The Next Generation. Bernard was not only influenced by the old masters or musicians like Jimmy Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan but also grew up with the music of George Clinton and Johnny Guitar Watson. Born With The Blues was recorded in Chicago and mixed in Memphis - together with the band of blues legend Buddy Guy (with Ray Killer Allison/drums). Bernard's co-producer is the Rounder Bullseye producer Ron Levy who also plays the keyboards.
Tracks: 1.1 Baby Chile 1.2 Tell Me Why 1.3 Walkin' 1.4 Young Boy's Blues 1.5 In the Open 1.6 You Gave Me the Blues 1.7 Home Goin' 1.8 When I'm Lonely 1.9 A Change Must Come 1.10 Rocket 88 1.11 Garbage Man
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