Midnight Highway Eighteen-Year-Old Prodigy and Buddy Guy Protégée

extra EXTRA ating in and around New Orleans, dropping albums BETH GARNER QUINN SULLIVAN Midnight Highway since the late 1990s. His Snake Farm Eighteen-year-old prodigy slow-burning countrified Texas’ Garner is double and Buddy Guy protégée blues nods to the music of trouble. She can sing a Sullivan returns with his Robbie Robertson and the DOUG MUNRO AND soulful tune and play a third album of high-octane cool soul of Curtis Mayfield. LA POMPE ATTACK mean blues guitar. The blues. He’s got the licks, the The title cut starts the album, The Harry Warren Songbook title tune was penned sound, and the kudos from establishing its seductively Guitar heaven here as by Ray Wylie Hubbard the greats, and the disc languid style and Robertson’s Munro and friends cover about the real-life snake musical buddy Daniel Lanois Warren tunes in the style farm roadside attraction won’t disappoint. – MD adds tasty slide to several of Django Reinhardt. You near San Antonio. “Used ear-pleasing cuts. – RA have the likes of Howard To Be” is a tip of the hat Alden, Vinny Raniolo, Vic to Hound Dog Taylor and Juris, and several oth- Elmo James. – MD ers shining on tunes like “Lullaby Of Broadway,” “Jeepers Creepers,” and CURTIS KNIGHT (FEATUR- the wonderful ballad “I Only ING JIMI HENDRIX) Live At George’s Club 20 CHICKENFOOT Have Eyes For You.” – JH This is pre-Experience Best + Live Hendrix playing with Knight’s This best-of collection THE DRUGSTORE GYPSIES The Drugstore Gypsies band between 1965 and ’66. features the new song Most of the good rock Previously released as a “Divine Termination” reuniting and roll these days is bootleg, this official Dagger Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, coming from bands with a Records release benefits from Michael Anthony, and Chad SCOTTY MOORE, CARL Southern rock pedigree – the wizardry of engineer Eddie Smith. Disc 2 is live. Bonus PERKINS, LUTHER PER- which goes for the Gypsies Kramer. Hendrix represents tracks include Deep Purple’s KINS, AND MORE too. This record is a won- himself like a boss playing “Highway Star,” Montrose’s derful mix of blues, coun- bar-band faves “Land Of 1000 “Bad Motor Scooter,” and The Great Guitars at Sun try, rock, and even a little Dances,” “Ain’t That Peculiar,” Who’s “My Generation.” This These 28 tracks are not strange heavy rockin’ brew the usual Sun sides. Instead, metal that features dazzling and “What I Say.” – OJ yields curious chemistry they’re cherry picked to guitar work throughout mostly because of MVPs focus on the guitar greats from Dillan Dostal. The CD Satriani and Anthony. – OJ – and many are deep cuts. artwork is a little cartoon- Billy Riley and Roland James ish and clichéd, but don’t are here, of course, but let that make you miss along with more obscure some great music. – JH tracks featuring Earl Hooker, ROB VAN DEN BROEK The Gibson Bass Book Pat Hare, Edwin Bruce, Eddie For Gibson bass fans – you Bush, and many more. – MD know who you are – this is the RICHIE KOTZEN first and perhaps only book Salting Earth to go deep into the bottom Presenting the best combo end. Oversize with scads of meal of blue-eyed soul, JOHN MELLENCAMP FEA- big, beautiful color images, ripping guitar, and accessible TURING CARLENE CARTER tunes, this album continues Sad Clowns & Hillbillies the book’s done right. – MD Kotzen’s prolific rise. His R.G. KEEN Mellencamp’s latest one-man-band production Vox Owner’s Safety Net was originally billed as style serves an unfettered This hand’s-on guidebook a “duet album.” Instead, vision of passion and vulner- explains the guts of Thomas it features a handful of ability. Highlights include Organ Vox amps and how to duets, but lots of the man’s the heartfelt ballads “Divine keep yours alive and well. fine songwriting backed Power” and “This Is Life,” Packed with text, tables, by stellar guitar hook- JOSH HYDE makers Andy York and Mike The Call Of The Night contrasting nicely with the and wiring diagrams, it’s Wanchic, who’ve been at Louisiana Stratocaster heavier “Thunder” and the the one and only book – OJ – MD his side for decades. – MD player Hyde has been oper- inspired “Make It Easy.” on the subject. August 2017 109 VINTAGE GUITAR.

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