It just seems to come out of nowhere and connect your heart and soul to your fingertips.â Blacktop Run comes on the heels of Landrethâs Grammy-nominated double album Recorded Live In Lafayette, which features an acoustic disc and an electric disc. Itâs coming from an honest place.âThe same could be said of everything this one-of-a-kind artist has done in his single-minded career.Bassist Dave Ranson was one of the first to be blown away by Sonny Landrethâs six-string prowess. And though itâs between two people in a relationship, it also speaks to lifeâs larger challenges.âAfter two Grammy nominations, multiple appearances at Claptonâs Crossroads Guitar Festival and wide-ranging acclaim from fellow players and fans worldwide, Landreth is looking forward to playing the new material live. Acclaimed guitarist’s new album mixes genres and styles across a landscape of lyricism and rootsy grooves. âHe hears the whole song,â Conn said, noting that during a session for his River of Madness album, Sonny created a chart with nothing other than the letter A on it.âI mean, you know, you come up with a lick and thatâs really cool,â Landreth explained. At 20, he left college and, with his band Brer Rabbit, moved to Colorado. physical configuration, he is a tall man who possesses a speculated height that
Itâs like you elongate even that one beat. âIâd played the trumpet in school band and orchestra from grade school through college, so I was exposed to classical music and jazz, but Iâd never played anything like that on slide guitar! Il est né à Canton, Mississippi, mais a déménagé très jeune avec sa famille à Jackson, avant de s'installer à Lafayette. âWe just went, âWow! The new record brings both sides together without concern for how the layered tracks might be arranged for the bandstand. But to kind of take it to the next step, there has to be something behind it. I post it to promote the song. I wanted to leave it wide open to possibility.âThe album blossoms forth with unexpected yet seamless juxtapositions. Amazingly, the blues album contains a tribute
The live album Grant Street followed in 2005. Then we took it a step further with Jimmyâs vocal and the vibe was perfect.âAs for the rest, âLet It Fly,â a slice of exotica so warm that sweat drips off it, features backing vocals from Buffett discovery Nadirah Shakoor. Sonny Landreth, Composer: After the Spill. Welcome to the Official Sonny Landreth
That last tune, he says, âis a song of redemption. Through fingerpicking, selective string muting, and a combination of palm, thumbpick, and slide techniques, Landreth alternately coaxes ghostly overtones and roaring, full-throated harmonies from his instrument.Coming across these discoveries have further fueled his quest. Sonny Landreth Biography "A Little About Sonny" Sonny Landreth was born on Feb 1, 1951 in Canton Mississippi to Clide and Jeraldine (Jerry) Landreth. Current technology brought virtually unlimited flexibility to the recording process, but in the end what matters is that the performances truly feel in the momentâeven if that moment was actually separated by time and physical distance.âThat was of course the goal with these performances,â Sonny confirms. He also developed his unique slide technique, chording behind the steel at the 12th fret. to fancy things and fancy music videos. That disc features Landreth, Ranson, and fellow Goner and longtime Landreth bandmate Kenneth Blevins on drums, but has been shelved while Hiatt tours in support of the even-more-recently recorded acoustic album Crossing Muddy Waters, which is just out on the Vanguard label.It was Hiattâs change of plans, however, that offered Landreth a chance to open the floodgates for the release of Buckwheat Zydeco said, âTalent and personality, that goes hand-in-hand,â and Landrethâs bandmates are quick to explain that his gifts extend far beyond the realm of music.Indiana-born drummer Michael Organ signed on for a three-week tour in â95 and has been part of the team ever since.
I literally reached out to them, and they graciously came on board.