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Percussion – Walfredo Reyes *. Piano – Steve Conn. Rhythm Guitar – Cid Sanchez. Vocals, Harmonica – John Mayall. Written-By – Davin Ranson *, Ray Melton. Written-By, Slide Guitar – Sonny Landreth. Bass – Bobby Haynes. Drums – Joe Yuele. Lead Guitar – Coco Montoya.
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He toured and recorded with John Hiatt, and worked with John Mayall, who recorded Sonny's song 'Sense of Place'. Sonny's 'Zydeco Shuffle' from 1994; In 1992, Sonny recorded his album 'Outward Bound', which showed a man with a whole new fusion of Blues guitar, with a zydeco vibe and a soft but insistant voice, and it sold well enough to get ...
Aug 20, 2014 · ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, JUNE 7, 1990 By Steve Newton When legendary bluesman John Mayall gets rolling on stage, he cuts right down to the roots of the blues. There’s nothing fancy about his approach to the music; with the help of his Bluesbreakers, he delivers it in all its raw and primitive … Continue reading John Mayall recruits slide wizard Sonny Landreth for A ...
Sonny was just 17 when he met Chenier, who pioneered the now-thriving zydeco genre by infusing traditional black Creole music with big-city soul, blues and R&B sounds. After Landreth sat in with Chenier's Red Hot Louisiana Band, Cllifton invited him to join, so the young slide guitarist became the first white member of the band.
1973–present. Labels. Provogue Records. Website. sonnylandreth .com. Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) [1] is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. [2] [3] He lives in Breaux Bridge ...
Sep 9, 2008 · Sonny Landreth gets by with a little help from friends Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Vince Gill and more on From the Reach. It’s an amazing collaboration of sorts. Although Landreth composed the entire album, each song was written specifically for its special guest musician.
May 14, 2020 · Slide master Sonny Landreth’s 18th album is a wickedly woven fusion of the styles he’s explored in the past, including zydeco, blues, rock, folk, and pop. He calls it “a combination of combinations.”. Photo by Jason Cohen. The Louisiana slide legend finds inspiration in standard fretting and the whammy bar on Blacktop Run, an acoustic ...
