Release: MARK CAMERON - ON A ROLL

MARK CAMERON - ON A ROLL
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Mark Cameron continues his mission to hone his skills as a blues storyteller on his latest release “On A Roll.”
Meticulously recorded over the span of a year at Bathtub Shrine studios in Minneapolis, the 14 new original tracks
are a true collaboration between Cameron and his band mates. The longtime rhythm section of Scott Lundberg
(bass) and Dan Schroeder (drums) deftly navigate the diverse song palette. Sheri Cameron brings in the spice on
saxophone, flute and percussion while Rick Miller delivers the down-and-dirty sleaze on harmonica.

The lonesome moan of Miller’s harmonica brings in the opening track, ‘Trouble Brewin,’ a swinging tune that has
Cameron laying out the story of him and his gal who find themselves on a collision course. Schroeder then drops
a funky beat for the rebuke of a dirty dealer in ‘On Your Way To The Top,’ which features some slick double-lead
lines.

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Cameron offers some advice on a wild woman during the rumbling boogie ‘Dirty Biscuit.’ He dedicates the
road song ‘Ridin The Rails’ to departed friend and bassist Serrin Andreas and Sheri’s flute gives this introspective
tune its distinctive Canned Heat feel.
The title track is a classic tongue-in-cheek tale of hard luck and trouble with a man “getting in touch with the
deepest, darkest places in his soul.” Cameron delivers a spoken monologue and the harmonica and sax become a
full-horn section on the jump blues ‘Dicey.’ The modern groove of ‘Next Stop Is The Blues’ comes right out of the
Robert Cray playbook, while the straight up Delta Blues ‘Where I Got You From’ turns back the clock nicely. The
dance-hall number ‘Movin Out’ pays homage to Rosco Gordon's 1959 standard ‘Just A Little Bit’ with some

Texas
guitar flair.
The Louis Jordan inspired swing of ‘Back Seat Boogie’ has a great sing-along familiarity and Cameron questions
his own motives on the bumping ‘Here We Go.’ Mark lets his Gibson model “Lucille” guitar do the talking for him
on ‘What Lucy Says.’ He then teaches us a lesson on the intricacies of the blues in ‘Mojo Shuffle’ explaining “if it
ain’t too fast, it ain’t too slow, you got mojo.” The soaring ballad ‘Dreams’ closes the set featuring dynamic
interplay between harmonica, saxophone and lead guitar while Cameron’s vocals take us to church for solace and
inspiration.
This album indeed finds Mark Cameron and his crew “On A Roll” after putting in years of due diligence polishing
their craft.

Publicist: 
Betsie Brown, Blind Raccoon,
 betsie@blindraccoon.com