Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues “Roots And Branches – The Songs Of Little Walter”

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    Artista / Grupo: Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues

    Álbum: Roots And Branches - The Songs Of Little Walter

    Discográfica: Alligator / Discmedi

    Año publicación: 2019

    Fecha crítica: 9/2019

    Valoración: ESSENTIAL

Billy Branch is certainly one of the greatest harmonica players and singers who still perform legendary Chicago blues sound Billy was lucky enough to regularly play with all big blues city names like Koko Taylor, Carey Bell, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins and many others From them he learned all the secrets of the style both in vocal terms and blowing harp, developing a genuine very personal sound where he usually adds some wise and tasteful drops of soul, funk and rock For more than 35 years he and his band Sons Of Blues have brought the real Chicago blues to the five continents and now they are considered one of the most reputed and outstanding bands of actual Windy City blues This new Billy Branch’s release is a tribute to the great Little Walter he pays homage with a selection of pearls such as Mellow Down Easy, Last Night, My Babe, Blues With A Feeling or Juke, together with other songs coming from Willie Dixon or Bo Diddley among others, that Little Walter used to include often in his repertoire Branch adapts all these songs to his unique, straightforward and personal style, with his personal touch full of imagination, fantasy and color The recording includes fifteen excellent tracks, ending with the collaboration of Little Walter’s daughter Marion Diaz, who pays a musical tribute to his father, full of loving memories



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