Music Maker Foundation artist: Sugar Harp - Sugar Is My Name - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Sugar Is My Name , by Sugar Harp and it's a solid release of classic blues sound. Opening with title track, Sugar Is My Name , Alabama harmonica player/singer Charles "Sugar Harp" Burroughs works over a cool, Little Walter vamp. Backed by Microwave Dave Gallagher on guitar, T-Bone Dupree on bass, Ardie Dean on drums, this is a solid opener. On slow blues, How Come My Dog Don't Bark , Dan Hoctor provides a nice organ base with Dean on drums and Dupree on bass allowing wide open passage for Sugar to solo on harmonica. Very cool. One of my favorite tracks on the release is I Don't Want A Soul Hangin' Round with it's simple bottom by Microwave Dave on guitar and just the simplest of bass and drums by T-Bone and Ardie. Sugar has a great story telling vocal pace and his harmonica playing is super. Getting a blues rock feel going with Microwave Dave setting the pace on Lemon Squeezin' Fool , S...