Blues

Big Daddy Wilson - Deep In My Soul (2019)

2019-09-08T13:36:01Z

Big Daddy Wilson - Deep In My Soul (2019)


A1 	I Know 	3:12
A2 	Ain't Got No Money 	3:15
A3 	Mississippi Me 	3:35
A4 	Tripping On You 	4:25
A5 	I Got Plenty 	4:08
A6 	Hold On To Our Love 	3:15
B1 	Deep In My Soul 	4:38
B2 	I'm Walking 	4:16
B3 	Crazy World 	5:23
B4 	Redhead Stepchild 	4:06
B5 	Voodoo 	3:22
B6 	Couldn't Keep It To Myself 	0:49

Backing Vocals – Kimberlie Helton, Mitch Mann, Trinecia Butler
Bass – Dave Smith
Drums – Steve Potts
Guitar – Laura Chavez
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Will McFarlane
Keyboards – Mark Narmore
Organ – Rick Steff
Saxophone, Backing Vocals – Brad Guin
Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Ken Waters
Vocals – Big Daddy Wilson

Bluesman Big Daddy Wilson is a gifted vocalist and true son of the American South whose smoky, low-pitched voice and lyric-writing ability have made him a star in Europe, where he has lived for the past 25 years. He has a way with songs few can match and is undeniably one of the most creative and authentic artists working in roots music today. The latest release in Wilson’s long discography Deep In My Soul comes out April 18th, 2019 on Ruf Records and represents a long-overdue homecoming for this multifaceted songwriter and performer and gives ample evidence of the Southern heritage that runs through every bit of his work.

Originally from Edenton, North Carolina, Big Daddy Wilson grew up as a self-described “real country boy” whose family urged him to sing in his church to protect him from the lure of the streets. He joined the Army in 1979 and ended up in Germany. There, he saw the power of live blues in local nightspots and knew he’d found the part of himself that had been missing. He quickly became known on the European circuit for his golden vocal tones and a songwriting style that referenced not only blues but funk, soul, and reggae, too. No matter what he did or where he went, however, he carried the South in his heart and injected it under the surface of his work.

Deep In My Soul was the project that lured Wilson back to the USA in May of 2018 to begin pre-production in Memphis with ace guitarist Laura Chavez and bassist extraordinaire Dave Smith. That December, tracking began at Bessie Blue Studios in Stantonville, Tennessee with Grammy-winning producer Jim Gaines (Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan) at the helm. The record was finished at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Etta, Aretha, and Duane Allman captured lightning in a bottle all those years ago. Even on such hallowed ground, Wilson’s art more than measured up and expanded from his normal acoustic sound to a full band set powerful enough to turn goat’s milk into gasoline.

The record opens with the smooth and brassy soul of “I Know” that shows Big Daddy Wilson giving a fresh spin to the classic soul music recipe. His genius is in his songwriting and the way he makes quintessential American styles sound new and original again. It’s a bit of magic Wilson performs over and over on Deep In My Soul that would fall flat in the hands of lesser creatives. “Ain’t Got No Money” is a juke joint dancefloor filler drenched in the best kind of human feel and packed with lyrics that will make you smile. Wilson isn’t afraid to get mellow and romantic with the ballad “Mississippi Me,” a song that lets his vocal style do what it does best. His willingness to make a record like this full of more than paint-by-number shuffles with long solos is a deep artistic statement and Wilson handles multiple genres of songwriting with complete confidence.

“Tripping On You” is fun, funky, and meant for your car radio on a sunny day. The title track, “Deep In My Soul,” has a hint of reggae to it that balances nicely with the horns and Hammond organ. “Redhead Stepchild” is low-down evil woman blues that makes Wilson’s pain into vibes that any human can believe in. The wah-enhanced guitar groove of “Voodoo” turns into a slow, hard funk about a woman that “makes a preacher want to break all the rules” and would have blown up the radio in the 1970s.

The album winds down with 47 seconds of acoustic gospel called “Couldn’t Keep It To Myself” that gives listeners a moment to breathe following the intensity of the previous tracks. It’s a great bit of music that you’ll wish was longer.

Taken as a whole, Deep In My Soul is a skillful and emotional trek through Wilson’s many abilities and should be heard in a single sitting to fully understand BDW’s talent and intentions. Look for it at year’s end on every “best blues album” list you’ll find. It’s a transcendent set of music from a performer who deserves to be a household name in the land of his birth. ---Mike O’Cull, rockandbluesmuse.com

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Big Daddy Wilson ‎– Neckbone Stew (2017)

2018-03-06T15:56:09Z

Big Daddy Wilson ‎– Neckbone Stew (2017)


1 	Cross Creek Road 	
2 	7 Years 	
3 	Neckbone Stew 	
4 	I Just Need A Smile 	
5 	Tom Cat 	
6 	He'll Make A Way 	
7 	Give Me One Reason 	
8 	Running Shoes 	
9 	My Babe 	
10 	Damn If I Do 	
11 	Cookies Gonna Kill Me 	
12 	The River 	
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13 	Peanut Butter Pic 

Lead Vocals – Big Daddy Wilson
Backing Vocals – Paris Renita (tracks: 6)
Bass, Double Bass [Upright], Backing Vocals – Paolo Legramandi
Drums – Nik Taccori (tracks: 2)
Guitars, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Cesare Nolli
Flute – Alessandro Meroli (tracks: Alessandro "Merols" Meroli)
Drums, Bass – Staffan Astner (tracks: 11)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Staffan Astner (tracks: 6, 11)
Guitar – Eric Bibb (tracks: 6, 11)
Lead Vocals – Ruthie Foster (tracks: 7)
Horns – Alessandro "Merols" Meroli
Keyboards – Davide "Dave" Rossi (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12)
Percussion – Big Daddy Wilson (tracks: 13)
Tuba – Sven Lindvall (tracks: 11)

Singer-songwriter Big Daddy Wilson has a fascinating back-story, from being born and raised in the small town of Edenton, North Carolina, to joining the US military and serving in Germany, where he met his future wife and first heard the blues. He fell in love with both and, after leaving the military, settled in Germany, following that grand tradition of many US blues artists who found more success in Europe than at home. Think of Wilson as the latest to follow the path laid down by Champion Jack Dupree, Eddie Boyd, Louisiana Red and Memphis Slim – or even Luther Allison and Eric Bibb before they achieved success in the US.

Neckbone Stew is Wilson’s first album on Germany’s Ruf Records and the album title is a fair reflection of its contents – Wilson has thrown a lot of different ingredients into this record. There is traditional country blues, soul, pop, reggae, modern electric blues, gospel and funk, but what could have resulted in an unfocused, stodgy mess has actually produced a gumbo of exquisite taste and one to which you will find yourself returning regularly.

The title track is a good example, starting in a country blues style with Wilson’s warm, husky vocals backed only by Cesare Nolli’s heartfelt slide guitar, before the band kicks in after the first verse moving the track squarely into reggae territory.

On the other hand, “Running Shoes” has an infectious drone-like quality that sounds like what might happen if the Alan Parsons Project was populated with blues musicians; “My Babe” is an acoustic ballad that evolves into a reggae evocation of love; while “Damn If I Do” is a whip-smart funk work-out.

Wilson’s primary band comprises Paolo Legramandi on bass and backing vocals and Cesare Nolli on guitar, drums, percussion, keyboards and backing vocals. As with the musical genres he essays, however, Wilson is also happy throwing in a number of guest musicians in the confident expectation that they will enhance the music rather than diminish it. As a result, Eric Bibb and Staffan Astner add guitars to the gentle gospel shuffle of “He’ll Make A Way” and the comedy acoustic blues of “Cookies Gonna Kill Me” (a close cousin to Lonnie Mack’s classic “Oreo Cookie Blues”), which also includes Sven Lindvall’s honking tuba. Nik Taccori contributes drums to “7 Years”, Alessandro “Merols” Meroli adds horns and flute to a couple of tracks, Davide “Dave” Rossi adds keyboards to about half the album and the always-wonderful Ruthie Foster lends her golden voice to a terrific re-working of Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason”.

“Give Me One Reason” is the only cover on Neckbone Stew. Wilson either wrote all the other songs himself or co-wrote them with one or more of Nolli, Legramandi or Bibb.

Acoustic instruments are given at least equal treatment to electric instruments throughout Neckbone Stew. The album is book-ended by “Cross Creek Road”, which features Wilson alone with Nolli’s acoustic guitar on a traditional-style country blues, recalling the vitality and muscular power of early Alvin Youngblood Hart, while the closing “bonus” track, “Peanut Butter Pic” is a hilariously upbeat story about a chance encounter Wilson had with a peanut butter entrepreneur in New Zealand.

Neckbone Stew is a seriously impressive release, with well-constructed songs, powerful performances and cracking sound quality. This isn’t an album of funk or soul with some blues influences. Rather, it is a full-bore blues album with hints of everything else. With his warm, powerful voice, smart songs and willingness to stretch the boundaries of the blues, Wilson at times recalls the likes of Taj Mahal or Keb’ Mo’. High praise indeed. This is wonderful stuff. ---Rhys Williams, bluesblastmagazine.com

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Big Daddy Wilson – Time (2015)

2017-06-08T12:18:13Z

Big Daddy Wilson – Time (2015)


1. Time to Move - 3:23
2. Bullfrog - 4:15
3. She Loves Me - 3:42
4. Mississippi John - 3:36
5. Some Say - 3:57
6. Time - 4:12
7. Dead End Road - 3:25
8. Would Ya Look at That Car - 2:22
9. Like a Sunny Day - 3:55
10. New Zealand / Aotearoa -3:48
11. Miss Dorothy Lee - 3:15
12. Mama's Words - 4:42
13. We're Ready - 3:26
14. Daisy - 3:19
15. Nickel And a Nail (Bonus Track) - 3:24

From the trembling, swampy opening notes of Time To Move its clear that this is a very special record. Whether it’s the quality of the songs, the arrangement/production/performances of collaborators Eric Bibb and Staffan Astner, or the vocal gravitas of Big Daddy Wilson himself is unclear but this is a record with some serious mojo. The album’s title is it’s theme throughout and it’s a concept that resonates through every note that Wilson sings. His is a voice that is both timeless and classic, uplifting yet world-weary, but most of all authentic and unshakably magic. --- Alan Pierce, Blues Matters Magazine

“Time” is Big Daddy Wilson’s second release for the label Dixiefrog after “I’m Your Man”, and it continues the exceedingly successful cooperation. There are probably two men in the centre of the many musicians who accompany Big Daddy Wilson through the fourteen songs: Eric Bibb und Stafan Astner. This trio in different formations or just by itself composed all of the tracks. Besides, there are such established musicians in the line-up such as Morblus man Roberto Morbioli, bass player Paolo Legramandi, (John Lee Hooker, Zucchero, Lucky Peterson,Louisiana Red and many more) or Kai Strauss. --- Joachim 'Joe' Brookes, Rocktimes

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Big Daddy Wilson - I'm Your Man (2013)

2013-09-09T15:58:53Z

Big Daddy Wilson - I'm Your Man (2013)


01. Travelin' Blues
02. Hold The Ladder
03. I'm Your Man
04. I Wanna Be Your Man
05. My Day Will Come
06. Please
07. Hurricane
08. Oh Carolina
09. Born Loser
10. Baby Coming Home Again
11. Show Dog
12. I'm So Glad

Musicians:
Big Daddy Wilson – vocals, diddley bow
Staffan Astner  -  guitars
Peter Hallstrom – piano, Hammond B3
Sven Lindvall - bass
Per Lindvall – drums
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Petra Wahlgren - violin & viola
Andre DeLange -backing vocals
Eric Mossnelid – clarinet

“On this CD I try to show the different hats that I put on throughout my career. I think Blues is the root of all modern music. So I try to show this connection, because I believe we all are connected one way or the other. If you like Blues, Roots & Soul, than “I’m Your Man”. I really enjoyed working on this project especially the privilege to work with so many great musicians. I think this is my best work so far.” --- Big Daddy Wilson, indiegogo.com

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Big Daddy Wilson - Thumb A Ride (2011)

2012-08-12T19:15:37Z

Big Daddy Wilson - Thumb A Ride (2011)


01. Thumb A Ride
02. Baby Don't Like It
03. This Is How I Live
04. Anna Mae
05. Sweet Tooth
06. It Don't Get No Better
07. Who's Dat Knocking
08. 4 Daughters And A Strong Loving Woman
09. Cold Is The Wind
10. Drop Down Here
11. Way Back Yonder
12. Brother Blood
13. If You Were Mine

Personnel: 
Big Daddy Wilson (vocals, percussion); 
Jochen Bens (acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, banjo, mandolin, background vocals); 
Michael Van Merwyk (acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, background vocals); 
Andreas Müller (upright bass); 
Martin Esser (percussion).

“After the positive responds and success of the "Love Is The Key" CD and the "Love Is The Key Tour" the mission was simple and clear to me, to use this platform to spread love everywhere I go. The goal was to produce a fully acoustic CD, using the guys that I am on the road with "The Big Daddy Wilson Trio". Singing and playing the songs that my forefathers played. Using this special gift that "The Almighty" gave me. I am very proud and happy to say that all songs on this CD are composed by the "Big Daddy Wilson Trio". And that is why I call this one "Thumb A Ride", cause it is all about the journey. Now, "After all is said and done, more is always said than done" let us do this. Feel me!” --- Big Daddy Wilson

Champion Jack Dupree, Louisiana Red, Eddie Boyd... many musicians who made Europe their home and brought the blues with them succeeded here better than in the U.S. Even Luther Allison lived in Europe for 14 years before his big break. And now there´s Big Daddy Wilson, an American singer and songwriter who found his home in northern Germany.

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Big Daddy Wilson - Love Is The Key (2009)

2010-03-11T21:25:46Z

Big Daddy Wilson - Love Is The Key (2009)


1. Country Boy - 3:56
2. Jazzy Rose - 3:23
3. Anna - 4:58
4. Love Is The Key - 4:12
5. Walk A Mile In My Shoes - 4:43
6. Ain't No Slave - 5:17
7. Keep Your Faith In Jah - 5:00
8. Stranger - 3:24
9. Hard Days Work - 4:18
10. Dreaming - 5:08
11. Waiting On You - 5:14

Personnel:
Big Daddy Wilson - Lead Vocals
Moritz 'Mr Mo' Fuhrhop - Keyboards
Olli Gee - Bass
Bjorn Puls - Drums
Jimmy Reiter - Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Eric Bibb - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals tr.1,5
Dave Goodman - Acoustic Guitar tr.3,8

Big Daddy Wilson is an American singer and songwriter who found his home in northern Germany. When he came over from the U.S. there was no blues in his baggage. He initially discovered the blues here in Germany which is where he will begin his international career.

For «Love Is The Key« he recorded his own songs exclusively with a small band; taking it back to the roots, often reduced to acoustic instruments, but always full of soul. His good friend Eric Bibb guests on two songs about Wilson's roots :«Country Boy« and «Walk A Mile In My Shoes«. He's very proud of Bibb´s presence because «I've learnt so much from him,« says Wilson.

The fruits of this learning can be tasted on Big Daddy's imminent European Tour. --- thebluesroom.blogspot.com

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