Bman's Blues Report

I just received a copy of the newest release (July 18, 2013), Out Of The Blue , by Randy Scott and it has a little of something for everyone. Opening with Ramblin' Man Blues , a jazz/country/rock/blues fusion track with a good airplay hook. Next up is Whiskey From A Bottle , a contemporary style blues built over a 12 bar blues rhythm. Having a bit of a Robben Ford flare, Scott has a decent voice and a great knowledge of the fretboard exercising good taste. Piano work on this track by Jeff Babko are particularly good. Nothin' But A Thang is another track with a bluesy jazz style gives bassist Travis Carlton the opportunity to set the pace and Gary Novak on drums to play tight breaks while Scott plays some nicely innovative guitar riffs. His guitar tone on the intro to this track is immense. This is actually a real good track. Can't Quit On You is a direct blues track with just a quick polish to make is sound more contemporary and jazzy. There is no doubt that Scott's...

Randy was born and raised in blue collar Detroit, Michigan – Motown, a city steeped in a rich musical tradition. Randy was surrounded by rhythm and music from an early age. His mother played piano in the Pentecostal church which always had lively music. His father was a hardworking Ford Motor factory man who just happened to love the “blues.” “As far back as I could remember, he’d come home from work and spin those records,” Scott recalled. They would listen to the music of legends like Charlie Patton, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Ray Charles and Big Mama Thornton. Randy started playing guitar around 11 or 12. He started to get serious when he attended the Guitar Institute (G.I.T.) and poured his soul into music. After struggles and frustration with the music business he stopped playing completely and sold every guitar he had. Nine years later he wandered into a Guitar Center. A store manager heard Randy riffing on a guitar and suggested he enter into the King of the Blues competition, ...