| Artist: Andy J. Forest
Title Of Album: Notown Story: The Triumph of Turmoil
Year Of Release: 2010
Country: USA
Label: CD Baby (Self Released)
Genre: Blues, Harmonica Blues
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps
Total Time: 39 min 55 sec
Total Size: 95 Mb (+3%) | No Scans
MySpace Andy J. Forest Singer Songwriter - Harmonica, Slide Guitar & Frattoir player Born in 1955, Andy has been playing harmonica and singing professionally since 1977. He has recorded 7 LPs, 14 cds and two 45s. These recordings feature mostly Forest's original songs. After living in Europe for ten years he returned to his home New Orleans in 1991 where he plays in clubs and frequently goes on tour in Europe and Canada. Early influences were Sonny Terry, Little Walter Jacobs, Sonny Boy Williamson, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield, Taj Mahal and Charlie Musselwhite - to name a few. He has played on stage with B.B. King, Bobby Blue Bland, Johnny Shines, Champion Jack DuPree, James Booker and many other greats of the Blues. He has written scores of songs, one novel which was published in 3 languages (Letter From Hell) and paints "outside" art, mostly of blues and jazz singers. Andy's cd "Real Stories: of love labor and other man-made catastrophies" for Slang Records won "Best Blues Album" of 2007 in the Best of The Beat awards of New Orleans. The newest CD "Andy J Forest in NOtown Story: The Triumph of Turmoil" released in August 2010 features Forest unusual lyrics and a variety of grooves raging from Swamp to Swing and old style Rock n' Roll to New Orleans Funk. There are two harmonica instrumentals and a couple of what Forest calls "Zydeska" songs - a mixture of Zydeco and Ska. Tracklist: 01. True To You (3:49)
02. Who Are You Tryn' A Fool? (3:09)
03. Pretend We're Not Pretending (4:36)
04. You Gotta Pay (3:09)
05. The Blues Blues Too (3:00)
06. Dogs Chase Cats (4:20)
07. The Moon Of June (2:50)
08. Poor You (2:57)
09. Morning Glory Vine (2:57)
10. My Excuse For Now (2:54)
11. The Blues Blues (2:59)
12. Harpbinger (3:15) Line-up / Musicians: Andy J Forest - vocals, harmonica, frattoir, slide guitar
Jack Cole - guitars
Allyn Robinson - drums
David Hyde - bass
Sean C - backup vocals #2, 7,8,11
Mike Hood - piano #4,5,7,11
Bart Ramsey - accordion #9
Washboard Chaz - #7
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