3 posts tagged “blues”
Oh yeah, gotta go.
I was pleasantly surprised by the opening act which featured Reeve Carney and the Revolving Band. There's really no way to characterize their music - but it was good. Reeve, brother Zane, and sister Paris really were something different. I'll be checking them out. Reeve Carney and the Revolving Band
Jonny came out and never really let up, from "Turn Around" to "Lie To Me."
He's personable, humble, and obviously values the people who play with him. We almost lost our hearing on a long jam with each player having an opportunity to shine. Bunny liked "A Quitter Never Wins", I liked "Thankful" and "Turn Around" off the new album and "Living In the City", "Lie To Me", and "Wander This World" which featured Reeve Carney fingerpicking on a dobro.
The crowd was quite eclectic with old and young and people of all races. Now if I can just get Jonny to do our Red, White, and Blues concert some day.
I'm a blues fan. How bad is it? Well, I'll sit through some of the worst acting of all time in the two Blues Brothers movies just to get a glimpse of some real bluesmen.
I'm also a follower of Jesus.
Yeah, I know, Christians don't get the blues. Right.
There's something primal in the blues, something that reaches to the core of emotion and causes you to begin to make a turn away from darkness toward the light of new days and possibilities. It's as if you ride along with the bluesman as he sings about "How Blue Can I Get" and then laughs and drives away - to hope.
I've always wanted to see someone with the artistry as a bonified bluesman turn those talents to music with a Christian message and/or theme. Someone whose skill was so stellar that he could walk over and back like Johnny Cash could do in country music.
He's here.
Jonny Lang is his name, and he's released an album with Christian themes. Notice I didn't say a Christian CD, because though every song reflects Jonny's faith, they can stand on their own anywhere. At 14, Jonny was acclaimed by no less than B.B. King as phenomenal. He's toured with Buddy Guy, Bonnie Raitt, B.B., and all the rest. His guitar ability was so good he was one of the few invited personally by Eric Clapton to his Crossroads Guitar Festival two years ago. He's as good as it gets and 24 years old.
On this CD, Lang shows us how the Message can be transmitted through the blues. His voice and his artistry are stellar.
