Bman's Blues Report

 Howlin' Wuelf Media I'm including STILL more media breaks on Orleans Records'  re-release of  The Story Of My Life , the Grammy-nominated debut album from singer-guitarist Guitar Slim Jr.  distributed by Select-O-Hits. This marks the album's first-ever release on vinyl and its first re-issue on CD since the late 1980's. I'm hoping you'll consider covering this release via album review or interview. Please let me know if you need the music. Slim Jr. aka Rodney Armstrong, the son of Southern Blues legend Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones, was already few decades into his music career when he recorded the album. The sessions took place in New Orleans, in the summer of 1987, at Big Easy Studio on Paris Avenue. ------------------------------------- Guitar Slim, Jr. (born Rodney Glenn Armstrong, August 24, 1952), in New Orleans, Louisiana is the son of Eddie Jones who of course was Guitar Slim....

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, The Story Of My Life , by Guitar Slim Jr. and it's really cool. GS Jr. (Rodney Armstrong) is the natural son of Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones). Opening with a classic Guitar Slim track, Trouble Don't Last , Jr. is front and center on guitar and vocals with Shannon Powell on drums, Rene Coma on bass, Milton Batiste on trumpet and Ernest Watson on sax. Title track, The Story of My Life , has a slower tempo and Jr. shows vocal skill along with pointed guitar riffs. Very nice. On Bad Luck Blues , Jr. maintains a lot of Sr.'s sty;e but he has his own flair with stinging riffs. On classic R&B track, Can I Change My Mind , Jr. shows a much smoother vocal style and his guitar playing is jazzy and fluid with Kerry Brown on drums, Charles Moore on bass and Keith Fazarde on keys. Hot! Reap What You Sow is my favorite track on the release with strong Sr. attributes and powerful vocal and guitar work by Jr. A lot more r...