Rockin' Johnny Burgin - Neoprene Fedora (2017) [CD Rip]

Neoprene Fedora chronicles Rockin’ Johnny Burgin’s move to California from Chicago. This time around he’s written 11 songs from surf to zydeco to gut-bucket blues to plain old party! The combination of his Chicago-based styles with some of the best musicians of the popping South Bay scene is intoxicating. Rockin’ Johnny’s seventh CD since 1998 shows an artist at the height of his powers as a songwriter, singer, and guitarist.

“While today’s bues has more than its share of flashy guitar gunslingers, Rockin’ Johnny Burgin dives into the music with more depth, heart and mind than any hotshot soloist. Neoprene Fedora embraces the entire blues tradition with a multitude of sounds.” /Aaron Cohen, Downbeat

Personnel: Rockin' Johnny Burgin (guitar, vocals, harmonica); Aki Kumar (harmonica, vocals); Alabama Mike (guest vocals); Kid Andersen (guitar, piano, electric piano, bass); Nancy Wright (sax); Bob Welsh (guitar, piano); Vance Ehlers, Chris Matheos (bass); Stephen Dougherty, June Core (drums); Steve Willis (accordion); Billy Wilson (rub board).