Harold Lloyd (feat. Robbie McIntosh)

Gas, Tires & Oil (feat. David Jimenez)

Rub It Out (feat. JP Soars)

Masonite (feat. Ra'shad The Blues Kid)

East Nashville (feat. Doug Lancio)

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Good Enough Alone (feat. Jack De Keyzer)

#165 in the Need To Know Badass Blues Instrumental Series, Good Enough Alone, features the renowned Canadian Blues guitarist, Jack de Keyzer. Because I don't know Jack (pun intended) and his track was telecommuted from The Great White North, I'm going to just place Jack's wiki right here and then you can learn about him as you listen to his badassery on this track. As always, I am grateful to you the listener, and to Jack for his participation. Enjoy!

The backing band on this track is Oakland Born/Nashville residing, funky AF, Derrek Phillips, (Gloria Gaynor, Robben Ford, Charlie Hunter) on drums, Les Izmore on the stereophonic rhythm guitars, and myself on bass. The track was recorded at NTA, South San Francisco, The Family Room, Nashville TN, and Jack's studio in Toronto. Mellifluously mixed and mastered by the infamous F-Bomb. 

Loud & Clear (feat. Nathan Graham)

#164 in the Need To Know Badass Blues Instrumental Series, Loud & Clear, features singer/songwriter and most importantly for us, guitarist, Nathan Graham. The echoes of years of gigs at Buddy Guy’s Legends and Kingston Mines are in every note of Nathan's playing but there's a whole other side to him. As a solo artist, Nathan has more in common with Bruce Springsteen than Buddy Guy and sounds more like Nashville than Chicago. But lucky for us Nathan was game to share the Chicago with us on this brawler. Check out Nathan when he tours through your town, and as always, please enjoy!

The backing band on this track is Alvino Bennett (Dave Mason, Stevie Wonder) on drums, Les Izmore on the stereophonic rhythm guitars, and myself on bass. The basics were recorded at Skunkworks in Capitola CA with additional recording by Steven Shirk at Shirk Studios, Chicago. Mellifluously mixed and mastered by the infamous F-Bomb.

Slappin (feat. Adrian Quesada)

#163 in the Need To Know Badass Blues Instrumental Series, Slappin, features Black Pumas guitarist/ producer Adrian Quesada. This is yet another example of cats from Texas that just have it. If you haven't heard the psychedelic soul sound of Black Pumas, you really gotta check out their 2019 eponymous release. These cats made a record and four months later were getting Grammy nominations, TV placements, and high-profile gigs. Like I said, some cats just have it. So grateful that Adrian found time to share some of it on this track. Enjoy! 

The backing band on this track is Rich Kirch (John Lee Hooker 1984-2001) and Les Izmore on the stereophonic rhythm guitars, Willy Jordan (Elvin Bishop) on drums, and myself on bass. Recorded at Skunkworks in Capitola CA. Mellifluously mixed and mastered by the infamous F-Bomb.

When It Rains (feat. Jeff Raines)

#162 in the Need To Know Badass Blues Instrumental Series is the punnily titled When It Rains featuring Galactic founder and guitarist, Jeff Raines. Jeff has been a big chief on the Jam scene for almost 30 years. I doubt Jeff's parents would have dreamt that sending their kid to Tulane University in NOLA would result in a lifelong career in The Funk. But that is indeed what occurred. Jeff and bassist Robert Mercurio, drummer Stanton Moore, organist Rich Vogel, vocalist Theryl DeClouet, and horn man Ben Ellman formed Galactic in 1994 and they've been funkin' worldwide ever since. Their 2023 EP Tchompitoulas is a great party record and worthy of your time (after you listen to this track!). Thanks to Jeff for stopping by Skunkworks and thank you for listening. Enjoy!

The backing band on this track is Rich Kirch (John Lee Hooker 1984-2001) on rhythm guitar, Marcus David (Nick Gravenites, Clover) on drums, and myself on bass. It was recorded at Skunkworks in Capitola CA. Mixed by the Godfather of Grunge, Jack Endino (Soundgarden, Nando Reis), and masterfully mastered by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering.

Peace of Insignificance (feat. Fareed Haque)

#161 in the Need To Know Badass Blues Instrumental Series, Peace of Insignificance, 

features a true World musician, guitarist, Fareed Haque. It is much easier and more thorough for you to just read his Wiki than for me to cherry-pick factoids from it. But I will point out that Fareed is playing his guitar/sitar on this track and he is absolutely killing it. His sense of melody and adventure is truly wonderful. A great example of playing the blues as an idiom, not the dogma. I first heard Fareed play with Garaj Mahal on a double bill with Funkwrench at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville back in 2008. It was Moogfest and he and Kenny Vaughan were both exhibiting the, at the time, new Moog Guitar. Moog hooked us up with all kinds of cool noisemakers, and I'm still rockin' my ring modulator today. 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, and myself on bass. The track was recorded at Skunkworks in Capitola CA. Mixed by the Grammy-winning Godfather of Grunge, Jack Endino (Nirvana, Nando Reis), and masterfully mastered by Alex McCollough at True East Mastering.