The Smoke Wagon Blues Band - The Ballad of Albert Johnson

“The Ballad of Albert Johnson” delivers over 50 minutes of new Blues classics, stomping swamp boogies, classic R&B, Acadian swing, Memphis soul, and cutting-edge barn burners. The Smoke Wagon Blues Band continue their legacy with tales of triumph and misadventure from New Orleans to the Yukon. This album will get you on your feet and remind you of a time when legends were
celebrated through music and story-telling. We hope you enjoy!

 Featuring whiskey-stained soul vocals, funky blues harmonica, slick R&B/roots guitar, swinging piano work, soulful organ, riveting saxophone, with a racy, taut rhythm section, The Smoke Wagon
Blues Band has been performing on festival stages for over two
decades.
Formed in 1996, the band first became crowd favourites in Hamilton, Ontario’s famous Hess Village. Seven independent album releases, international radio play, and a large local fan base propelled the band to venues across the continent. The group’s last three albums were international hits reaching the top of the Roots
and Blues charts and garnering 5-star reviews in blues magazines and blogs around the globe.
The band’s previous release, “Cigar Store”, won 3 Awards at the Independent Blues Awards: Best New Blues, Best R&B Song, and Best Modern Roots Album. “Cigar Store” spent over 47 weeks on
the Top 50 Roots Music Reports Blues Charts reaching #2 in Canada, #6 in USA, and #16 in Australia.
On the home front the group has been nominated and won several awards including: Hamilton Music Awards, Hammer Blues Awards and Maple Blues Awards. 

MUSICIANS: Corey Lueck - vocals, Harp Mike Stubbs - Guitar, Lap, Slide, backing vocals Brandon Bruce- Organ, Piano, Backing Vocals Gordon Aeichele – Saxophones, washboard Steve Sherman- Guitar, percussion, backing vocals Jason Colavecchia- Bass, Backing Vocals Tibor Lukacs- Drums, Backing Vocals

TRACK LISTING: 1. Ballad of Albert Johnson (4:31) Lueck, Stubbs, Lukacs 2. Memphis Soul (3:34) Lueck, Colavecchia, Stubbs 3. Aint Gonna Be Your Fool (3:19) Lueck, Stubbs, Colavecchia. Bruce 4. The Fat Man (2:33) Domino, Bartholomew 5. Lay Say Lay (3:29) Lueck, Bruce, Colavecchia, 6. Mescaline (4:32) Lueck, Stubbs, Bruce 7. Sacrifice (3:38) Lueck, Stubbs, Colavecchia 8. Poor Man Blues (4:28) Lueck, Stubbs, Colavecchia, Lukacs 9. Matapedia River Blues (5:57) Lueck, Stubbs 10. A Song for Cheryl (3:56) Lueck, Stubbs, D’Auria 11. Can’t Take the Blues (3:49) Lueck, Lukacs, Stubbs, Bruce, Colavecchia 12. On the Road Again (4:49) Lueck, Colavecchia, Stubbs, Bruce, Lukacs 13. Steaming Comrades Harp Boogie (3:51) Lueck, Dawe, Stubbs

 

Red-hot live performances have become the talk of the town at venues across the county and beyond – including a three-night stand at Club 152 during the 2016 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. 
“The Ballad of Albert Johnson” delivers over 50 minutes of new Blues classics, stomping swamp boogies, classic R&B, Acadian swing, Memphis soul, and cutting-edge barn burners. The Smoke Wagon Blues Band continue their legacy with tales of triumph and misadventure from New Orleans to the Yukon. This album will get you on your feet and remind you of a time when legends were celebrated through music and story-telling. We hope you enjoy!

Frank Roszak Promotions

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