#147 in the Need To Know Badass Blues Instrumental Series, FONKY TONK, features the hot-shot whipper-snapper DANIEL DONATO on the electric guitar. I first became aware of Daniel in 2012 (maybe?), when he replaced JD Simo on the Don Kelley gig at Robert's Western World. I think he was 16 at the time! As is commonly known, Don is the John Mayall of Nashville, "discovering" and employing an uncanny number of THE Nashville cats, like; Johnny Hiland, Red Volkaert, Brent Mason, Kenny Vaughan, Guthrie Trapp, JD Simo, and of course, Daniel. Well here we are 10+ years later and Daniel has his own career, recording and touring his butt off with his aptly named band Cosmic Country. I love the spirit of generosity in the Nashville music community where even though musicians are competing for gigs, they are also totally willing to help each other whenever possible. Here is a perfect example of that generosity. Enjoy!
The backing band on this track is Rich Kirch (John Lee Hooker 1984-2001) on rhythm guitar, Alvino Bennett (Dave Mason, Stevie Wonder) on drums, myself on bass and a very special guest, the Grammy-winning percussionist, Christian Pepin, on congas. The basics were recorded at Skunkworks in Capitola CA with additional tracking at NTA, South San Francisco, and Daniel's place in Nashville. Mixing and Mastering duties were handled by the infamous F-Bomb.
The backing band on this track is Rich Kirch (John Lee Hooker 1984-2001) on rhythm guitar, Alvino Bennett (Dave Mason, Stevie Wonder) on drums, myself on bass and a very special guest, the Grammy-winning percussionist, Christian Pepin, on congas. The basics were recorded at Skunkworks in Capitola CA with additional tracking at NTA, South San Francisco, and Daniel's place in Nashville. Mixing and Mastering duties were handled by the infamous F-Bomb.
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