Summertime Blues: Big Daddy Wilson

Also soon come: Robert Jon and the Wreck's Shine a Light On Me Brother, the hot and steamy follow up album to the classic Last Light On The Highway. And also blues releases by Kris Wiley, Trainman Blues and Dutch legends Cuby Blizzards. But now the stage here is set solely for Big Daddy Wilson's fantastic new album: HARD TIME BLUES Album will be released September 10 digitally and on CD, vinyl to follow in October.

Hard Time Blues is as much a social statement as an incredibly soulful blues album and in various ways a departure from Wilson's more traditional approach to blues on earlier releases. Guided by producer Glen Scott (who worked with Eric Bibb, Mary J Blige, Back Street Boys, Shawn Mendes and many others) Wilson and his fellow musicians created a very versatile and sometimes surprising soundscape that allows his warm baritone to shine over it.

"Glen and I wanted with this album to reach out to a broader and younger audience. We wanted to mix a bit of soul, R&B, blues, roots and spirituals. This was the music I grew up with and so we wanted to bring a modern taste of blues to the Big Daddy Wilson fans. We wanted to blend acoustic and electric sound, but still make them sound very roots orientated. I think we accomplished that. This album is definitely different from any of the albums that I did before. I am very happy how things turned out."