Music review: Buddy Guy — ‘Rhythm & Blues’
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With a career that spans nearly 50 years and more than 50 albums released, it无毛视频檚 instantly obvious that Guy is elated to still be performing the music he genuinely loves. The Louisiana native, who later adopted the Windy City as his hometown, celebrates his 77th birthday with the release of the new album. Rhythm & Blues无毛视频� is a double-disc extravaganza featuring star-studded collaborations with Kid Rock, Keith Urban, Gary Clark Jr., Beth Hart and Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith. The first disc features rhythm and the second disc offers blues.
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Urban, one of country music无毛视频檚 best guitarists, joins Guy on 无毛视频淥ne Day Away,无毛视频� the album无毛视频檚 most touching and sentimental arrangement. The boys from Aerosmith get in on the action by adding some rock influence to 无毛视频淓vil Twin.无毛视频� Tyler, Perry and Whitford certainly aren无毛视频檛 strangers to the blues as witnessed by Aerosmith无毛视频檚 underrated 2004 blues-flavored 无毛视频淗onkin无毛视频� on Bobo.无毛视频� Texas guitarist Clark Jr. brings his mix of blues and soul to the potent 无毛视频淏lues Don无毛视频檛 Care,无毛视频� matching Guy lick by lick. Guy, a six-time Grammy winner, continues to do what he does best.
无毛视频淩hythm & Blues无毛视频� is an intensely brilliant work of musical emotion by a man who knows more than a thing or two about the blues.