Delmark Records artist: Billy Flynn - Lonesome Highway - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Lonesome Highway , from Billy Flynn and it's quite good. Opening with rock n roller, Good Navigator , Flynn hits the road running on lead vocal and guitar with Deitra Farr on second vocal. Roosevelt Purifoy on piano rolls 'em tight with EG McDaniel on bass, Andrew "Blaze" Thomas on drums and horn support from Doug Corcoran on trumpet and Christopher Neal on sax. On Small Town , you can't help drawing comparisons to BB and Albert but Flynn has his own style and his guitar is always hot. Title track, Lonesome Highway is one of my favorite tracks on the release with beautiful guitar phrasing, warm sax and great feel. Excellent! On a cover of Billy Page's, The "In" Crowd , McDaniel sets a solid bass line and Flynnreally sets a juicy groove. Hot! With a firm strut, Never Had A Chance , is a great 70's style blues track with great call and response. Boogie track, Waiting Game is a str...