Fat Harry & The Fuzzy Licks - Hard Lovin' Man (2012)

Fat Harry, his name certainly does not refer to his posture, but definitely to his "greasy" guitar sound. Fat Harry plays the guitar and slide guitar himself and also takes care of the vocals, with a number of songs including Henry Oden and Preston Shannon. This sympathetic musician has again delivered a beautiful CD. He is supported on no fewer than eight songs by the American bass legend Henry Oden and on two songs "The King Of Bealestreet" Preston Shannon can be heard with songs that pay homage to the late great Albert King. Add a number of race musicians and four wind players to Fat Harry, complemented by two velvet background singers and you have a CD that you can enjoy for almost an hour. The opening track, also the title song of the CD, starts with a nice guitar intro, followed by a bit of "wind". With "Slippin" & Slidin "the slideguitar plays the lead role, this is a nice swinging song. In total, this CD has no fewer than fourteen songs, which show a variation of blues styles. Apart from the two Albert King tributes, they are all new songs, with Fat Harry making a significant contribution almost everywhere. "Richmond, California", one of the two instrumental songs, is far too short for me. It is a wonderfully swinging song, in which all musicians show their best side. Vapotramp is the other instrumental song dedicated to Anton v / d Graaf. On "As The Years Go Passing By" and "Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home" we hear Preston Shannon from Memphis USA and the blues feel drips from it. In short, a CD to play several times in succession, because you always hear new elements and styles, such as blues, soul and funk. Highly recommended.