Kentucky Headhunters w/Johnnie Johnson - New CD Meet Me In Bluesland - June 2
ALLIGATOR RECORDS SET TO RELEASE MEET ME IN BLUESLAND BY THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS WITH JOHNNIE JOHNSON ON JUNE 2 Alligator Records has set a June 2 street date for Meet Me In Bluesland , a previously unreleased album by Grammy-winning Southern blues-rockers The Kentucky Headhunters with pianist Johnnie Johnson , a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. The performances found Johnson -- the man Rolling Stone called “the greatest sideman in rock and roll” for his groundbreaking piano work with Chuck Berry -- playing some of the deepest and most rocking blues piano of his legendary career. With The Kentucky Headhunters at their down-home best, the record is a country-fried, blues-infused party from start to finish. On January 25, 2003, Johnson joined his hosts, The Rolling Stones, for a rousing rendition of Honky Tonk Women at Houston, Texas’ Reliant Stadium. After hanging out all night with Keith Richards, Johnson got on a plane and flew to Kentucky. There he reu...