Release: Jimmie Vaughan - Baby Please Come Home

JIMMIE VAUGHAN - BABY, PLEASE COME HOME  NEW ALBUM 
Guitarist’s celebration of the blues, enlisting his longtime band, features favorite songs by blues masters.
Street date is May 17

AUSTIN, Texas — When it comes to the blues today, there are a handful of guiding lights to make
sure the music stays true to its powerful source. The sound of pleasure and pain that first sparked 


musicians to create such a sound is a force that can never be underestimated. The mojo has to be
there. Texas guitarist/singer Jimmie Vaughan has dedicated his life to making sure the blues not
only stays alive, but remains full of life and an inspiration to all who listen. He’s held onto the spirit
of the blues for more than 50 years, and he isn’t about to stop now.
Vaughan's new album, Baby, Please Come Home — due out May 17, 2019 on the Last Music Co.
— is a rolling and righteous celebration of everything the blues can be. The songs can go up,
down, sideways and even off in their own distinctive direction, but one thing is certain, each and
every one of them is packed with pure feeling and striking originality. That's because while the
blues is almost as old as America itself, every time a musician lends their soul to living inside these
songs, something new comes out.
There is a constant reinvention for musicians like Vaughan, because the blues demands it. There
can be nothing less than a revelation, because that’s how the music thrives. It is almost like an
alchemy exists, where instruments and voice join together to make a joyful noise. And above all
else the blues, in the capable of hands of Vaughan and his musical cohorts, is a path to salvation.
One that is birthed in the ability of songs to make life on Earth a better place to be.
Sometimes it takes decades to finally arrive at a place called home. When a young player starts out
as a teenager to find a spot to call his own, there can be enough twists and turns to throw even the
most dedicated of souls off the mark. Life can be a tricky endeavor, and between the bright lights
and the dark nights, that road ahead can be full of false starts and deceiving roadblocks. But onBaby, Please Come Home, Jimmie Vaughan proves without doubt all his efforts and energy have
taken him to the promised land. Maybe that’s because blues is really the art of distillation, seeking
the sound where there are no extraneous notes, or unnecessary additions to the feeling of
freedom. It takes years to get there, and patience is most definitely a virtue. Above all else, feeling
is the most important element of all. With that, all else can be conquered.
“Playing what you feel has always been my main goal,” Vaughan says. Considering he’s had the
kind of career that makes him a living legacy, those are no idle words. His first group — when he
was starting high school — played Dallas’ Hob Knob Lounge six nights a week, learning the kind of
lessons that can't be taught. They have to be lived. Other bands in the ’60s convinced the young
man it was time to find a way to play the music he felt the strongest about: the blues. That took him
in the early ’70s to Austin, where he carved out a new crew of blues players who shared his
musical excitement. Jimmie Vaughan started in the lead, and has remained there.
After worldwide success with the Fabulous Thunderbirds during the ’80s, it came time to leave that
band and build his own path in exploring different approaches to the blues. He did not hesitate. And
he discovered that he could take it anywhere; there were no boundaries. “I wanted to find out what
I could really do,” he says, “and when I started singing it gave me a whole new side to explore.
When I was young I didn't really pay much attention to categories of music. I just heard what I liked
and decided to explore that. And that’s really what I’m still doing.”



For the past few years, in studios near Austin, Vaughan has been recording a series of albums
dedicated to the songs he's always held in high esteem, recorded by artists who’ve inspired him
since his earliest days of performing. His fellow performers on these dates understand that music is
intended to ignite the heart and fill the soul. There can be no shortcuts or sleight-of-hand when
playing these songs, which come from folks responsible for so much popular music; some who are
famous and some who are not known outside the blues or country worlds. On Baby, Please Come
Home, those original artists include Lloyd Price, Jimmy Donley, Lefty Frizzell, Richard Berry, Chuck
Willis, Bill Doggett, T-Bone Walker, Etta James, Fats Domino, Gatemouth Brown, and Jimmy
Reed. In so many ways, this is a list of some of the prime purveyors of America’s greatest sounds.
That it can range from seminal bluesmen like Reed to one of the founding fathers of modern
country music, Frizzell, proves the point that Vaughan has always believed: music is not about
what it is labeled, but rather how it makes the listener feel.
On Baby, Please Come Home, those feelings are played to the hilt by some of Vaughan's longstanding A-team, including George Rains, Billy Pitman, Ronnie James, Billy Horton, Mike Flanigin,
Doug James, Greg Piccolo, Al Gomez, Kaz Kazonoff, T. Jarred Bonta, John Mills, and Randy
Zimmerman. They are joined by guest vocalists Georgia Bramhall and Emily Gimble. These
sessions, mostly held at San Marcos, Texas’ Fire Station studio, were the kind of recordings that
benefit from musicians who’ve been playing this music for decades, who have a near-silent style of
communication, where a look or a smile communicates much more than words ever could. As
bandleader, singer, and guitarist, Jimmie Vaughan is a master of how everything is captured for
posterity. His singing voice has grown into a study in strength. And while he might say, “Sometimes
you can sing and sometimes you can’t,” as with everything else the Texan touches, Vaughan
knows when it’s right and never stops until it is. He has always looked to his soul as the ultimate
barometer of when the music is right, and when that is satisfied Vaughan knows the music is ready
to be shared.The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards once said, “The blues. It’s probably the most important thing
America has ever given the world.” To which Jimmie Vaughan would likely add, “Amen.”

Tracklist:


BABY, PLEASE COME HOME (a) Lloyd Price. Sony ATV Music
JUST A GAME (b) Huey Meaux. Carlin Music
NO ONE TO TALK TO (BUT THE BLUES) (a) Lefty Frizzell
BE MY LOVEY DOVEY (c) Richard Berry. Modern
WHAT’S YOUR NAME? (a) Chuck Willis. Edward Kassner Music
HOLD IT (d) Clifford Scott/Billy Butler. Lark MusicI’M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU (c) T-Bone Walker. Wixen
IT’S LOVE BABY (24 HOURS A DAY) (a) Ted Jarrett. Campbell Connelly
SO GLAD (a) Dave Bartholomew/Antoine “Fats” Domino
MIDNIGHT HOUR (a) Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown. Universal Music
BABY, WHAT’S WRONG (c) Jimmy Reed

Tour dates:

Thurs., March 7 NEW YORK, NY The Beacon Theatre; Love Rocks NYC Benefit
Fri.-Sat., March 8-9 NEW YORK, NY The Iridium
Fri.-Sat., March 15-16 AUSTIN, TX SXSW C-Boys
Wed., March 27 DALLAS, TX House of Blues; with Buddy Guy
Thurs., March 28 AUSTIN, TX Austin City Limits Live; with Buddy Guy
Sat., March 30 SALT LAKE CITY, UT The Eccles Theater; with Buddy Guy
Tues., April 2 DENVER, CO The Paramount Theater; with Buddy Guy
Wed., April 3 SANTA FE, NM Lensic Performing Arts Center
Thurs., April 4 TUCSON, AZ Rialto Theater
Fri., April 5 PHOENIX, AZ Celebrity Theater; with Buddy Guy
Sat., April 6 INDIAN WELLS, CA Garden Jam Music Festival; with Buddy Guy
Tues., April 9 SOLANA BEACH, CA The Belly Up Tavern
Wed., April 10 SIERRA NEVADA, CA Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Thurs., April 11 OAKLAND, CA Yoshi's
Fri., April 12 STATELINE, NV MontBleu Resort; with Coco Montoya
Sat., April 13 SANTA CRUZ, CA Rio Theatre; with Katie KippMay 13, 15, 16 LONDON, UK Royal Albert Hall supporting Eric Clapton
Fri., May 17 LONDON, UK Dingwalls Album Release Show


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