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Tab Benoit: Brother to the Blues
ByBenoit coaxes the funk out of the bayou on the opener, "Pack it Up, and again on "If You Love me Like You Say, the latter sporting a scorching B3 solo by Nelson Blanchard. Benoit's guitar is precise and well-captured, as are his vocals. No stranger to any genre, Benoit indulges his county jones on the title cut, "I Heard that Lonesome Whistle Blow and "Grace's Song, the latter two sung with Jim Lauderdale. Lauderdale and Benoit turn Delta blues on "Moon Coming over the Hill, before Benoit shows off his slow blues on "Somehow.
The guilty pleasure on the disc is the closer, "Can't Do One More Two-Step, a jaunty Cajun romp taken at medium tempo. Always beholden to Sam Cooke and Otis Redding, Benoit's take on "Bring it On Home to Me is nothing less than soul overload. Benoit and Louisiana's Leroux meet at the crossroads in a blues-soul séance fueled by Benoit's cutting guitar. Often fearing recordings with several "special guests, I found Brother to the Blues to be a welcome surprise and a fine addition to the Tab Benoit discography.
Track Listing
Pack It Up; Bring It On Home to Me; Brother to the Blues; Why Are People Like That?; I
Personnel
Tab Benoit
guitar, electricTab Benoit: vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar; Tony Haselden: guitar, banjo; Nelson Blanchard: organ, piano, electric piano; Leon Medica: bass; David Peters: drums, percussion; Waylon Thibodeaux: fiddle; Jim Lauderdale, Billy Joe Shaver: vocal.
Album information
Title: Brother to the Blues | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Telarc Records
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About Tab Benoit
Instrument: Guitar, electric
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