Bobbie (Mercy) Oliver, The Texas Blues King - Sleeping With The Dogs - New Release review
I just received the newest release, Sleeping With The Dogs , from Bobbie (Mercy) Oliver and its quite interesting! Opening with smoking harmonica track, Juke Joint , Oliver leads the way complimented by David White on bass, Andre on drums and with some hot lead guitar work by Melvin "Melo" Hinchen. Next up is Highway 61 and some fine vocals from Oliver. I really like Oliver's "feel" on harp and White walks it on bass also adding cool organ backing and Andre's drums are tight. Hinchen lays in a nice guitar solo without taking over the show. White really lays out a nice bass lead on I'm Leaving You getting you moving. Oliver maintains a solid balance between vocals and harp. On blues rocker On The Bottom , White really lays down a cool bass line leading to melodic harp soloing by Oliver. Switching gears a bit into more of a country/gospel feel with I Love The Lord , Oliver leads on vocal complimented nicely by White on organ. R&B style takes the fo...