Release: Sid Whelan - Waitin' For Payday 01.03.2020

Release: Sid Whelan - Waitin' For Payday NYC songwriter, singer and guitarist Sid Whelan’s newly-released third album, Waitin’ for Payday, delves into the limitless possibilities of rock+blues+country+soul ingredients that form the base of the Americana musical stew.

Sid studied songwriting with Grammy-winning artists Steve Earle and Chely Wright and guitar with Woody Mann and Howard Morgen. In
the ’90s he was lead guitarist with various world music acts including the Lijadu Sisters and later Afroblue. On Waitin’ for Payday, Sid’s deep
appreciation of African music makes an appearance on “Legba Ain’t No Devil” and “The Promise.”

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In 2013 Sid put his band together and released Flood Waters Rising, a blues-inspired collection which Blues Matters called “…a definitive return of a great musician.” In 2015 he released The Story of Ike Dupree, which features a horn section arranged and led by the great funk pioneer Fred Wesley, leading Rootstime to declare “the additional contribution of legendary bandleader and trombonist Fred Wesley and his funky horn section to these songs can be defined as a great and artful achievement.”

	Tracklist
MUSICIANS Vocals: Sid Whelan, Darryl Tookes Christian Tookes, Ariel Guidry Guitar: Sid Whelan Bass: Trevor Bridgewater, Sid Whelan Drums: Robert Weiss, Richard Huntley Horns: Michael Lee Breaux, Ron Horton, Art Baron Keys: Matthew Whittaker Percussion: Valerie Naranjo, Jimmy Greenfield, David D’Ambrosio, Richard Huntley	1. NINA SIMONE 4:04 2. LOVE ME RIGHT 3:28 3. MAKE SOME TIME 4:35 4. MIDNIGHT IN THE COUNTRY 3:46 5. LEGBA AIN’T NO DEVIL 3:50 6. THE PROMISE 4:59 7. WAITIN’ FOR PAYDAY 4:05 8. BREAK IT DOWN 4:14

CONTACT
sid@thesidwhelanband.com
www.thesidwhelanband.bandcamp.com

For more information:
Frank Roszak
 KBA Recipient 2014 PUBLICIST
 www.frankroszakpromotions.com