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Tommy Castro
Presents The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue [CD]
Tommy Castro Presents The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue – Live! is a white-hot collection of the highest highlights from the Revue’s recent live performances. In addition to Castro's stellar fretwork and blue-eyed soul vocals, the album features Alligator Records label-mates Rick Estrin, Janiva Magness and Michael "Iron Man" Burks, along with Debbie Davies, Theodis Ealey, Sista Monica Parker, Joe Louis Walker and the 2008 International Blues Challenge Award winners Trampled Under Foot.
The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue's line-up—featuring Tommy and his band with special guests from all over the blues map—is among the most crowd-pleasing live music experiences around. The energy, excitement, and anything-can-happen, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants jamming brings crowds to their feet night after night. The love and respect between the musicians —and the audience—makes for a very special event.
Produced by Tommy Castro and Bruce Iglauer
Live Recording, Concert Sound Engineering and Production by Steve Spirn
Mixed by Blaise Barton and Bruce Iglauer at Joyride Studios, Chicago, IL
Mastered by Collin Jordan and Bruce Iglauer at The Boiler Room, Chicago, IL
Packaging design by Kevin Niemiec
Cover photos: Castro by Michel Verlinden; Burks by Paul Natkin; Davies, Ealey, Walker and TUF by Joseph A. Rosen; Estrin by Kent Lacin; Magness by Jef Jaisun; Parker by Paul Schraub, courtesy of Sista Monica Parker
Alligator logo by Michael Trossman
Joe Louis Walker appears courtesy of Stony Plain Records
Performing on the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise is like going to blues school for a guy like me. I feel I still have a lot to learn and I get chance to see a lot of great talent in a short time on the Cruise. Taking the Revue on the road allows me to spend a little more time with some of my favorite players. We play, jam, tell stories and share our experiences as we roll around the country in my funky old bus. Every one of my co-stars on this record has inspired me more than they know. I'm very grateful for their participation on this release.
If you love live music, you're going to love this record.
Full Performance Details:
Wake Up Call
Tommy Castro, Vocals and Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded on The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, October 20, 2010
Gotta Serve Somebody
Tommy Castro, Vocals and Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards and Background Vocals; Scot Sutherland, Bass and Background Vocals; Ronnie Smith, Drums and Background Vocals
Recorded on The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, October 20, 2010
Voodoo Spell
Michael Burks, Vocals and Guitar; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Chuck “Popcorn” Louden, Drums
Recorded at Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO, May 1, 2010
It's A Shame
Joe Louis Walker, Vocals and Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded at the Kalamazoo State Theatre, Kalamazoo, MI, April 9, 2010
Never Say Never
Sista Monica Parker, Vocals; Tommy Castro, Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded on The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, October 21, 2010
My Next Ex-Wife
Rick Estrin, Vocals and Harmonica; Chris "Kid" Andersen, Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded at The Palms Playhouse, Winters, CA, October 15, 2010
Fog
Trampled Under Foot: Nick Schnebelen, Guitar; Danielle Schnebelen, Vocals and Bass, Chris Schnebelen, Drums
Recorded at Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO, May 1, 2010
Painkiller
Tommy Castro, Vocals and Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded at Black Oak Casino, Tuolumne, CA, February 4, 2011
Think
Janiva Magness, Vocals; Tommy Castro, Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded at Earl Warren Fairgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA, September 17, 2010
This Time I Know
Theodis Ealey, Vocals and Guitar, Tommy Castro, Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded on The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, October 21, 2010
All I Found
Debbie Davies, Vocals and Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded at The State Theatre, Falls Church, VA, April 3, 2010
Serves Me Right To Suffer
Tommy Castro, Vocals and Guitar; Keith Crossan, Saxophone; Tom Poole, Trumpet; Tony Stead, Keyboards; Scot Sutherland, Bass; Ronnie Smith, Drums
Recorded at Black Oak Casino, Tuolumne, CA, February 4, 2011
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