Take a look at this all-star band that brought these 13 amazing original Billy Price songs to life, all, produced by our friend, Grammy (and BMA) award producer/drummer Tony Braunagel
All-star band, including the one and only Jim Pugh on keys, natch, with Larry Fulcher, Reggie McBride, and James “Hutch” Hutchinson on bass, Tony Braunagel on drums, full horn section (Eric Spaulding, Mark Pender, Ron Dziubla), percussion legend Lenny Castro, and guitar stars, Louisiana's Shane Theriot and California's Josh Sklair and Johnny Lee Schell!!
and… very SPECIAL GUEST ALERT! JOE BONAMASSA!
As many of you may know, Billy Price sang lead with the late great guitar legend, Roy Buchanan in the 70's, and there is a very special tribute to Roy on one track on the album, the new original "CHANGE YOUR MIND" featuring the wild & powerful yet tasteful guitar stylings from living legend of blues rock guitar, Joe Bonamassa!
Produced by Grammy award producer and Phantom Blues Band's bandleader Tony Braunagel (producer, drummer, songwriter) and recorded by Phantom Blues Band's Johnny Lee Schell (engineer, recorded/mixed, and special guest guitarist!)
ALL NEW ORIGINAL SONGS!! Co-writing with the amazing songwriting talents of Billy's cohort and keyboardist Jim Britton, Phantom Blues Band's drummer Tony Braunagel, Fred Chapellier, a great guitar player from France, and songwriting partners Jon & Sally Tiven from Nashville.
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- Bass – Larry Fulcher (1, 4, 6, 7, 9),
- James “Hutch” Hutchinson (2, 8),
- Reggie McBride (3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- Guitar – Josh Sklair (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9),
- Shane Theriot (3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- Lead Guitar – Joe Bonamassa (7)
- Johnny Lee Schell (6,8)
- Keyboards – Jim Pugh
- Drums – Tony Braunagel
- Background Vocals – Maxayn Lewis, Fred White, Will Wheaton
- Tenor and Baritone Saxophone – Ron Dziubla
- Tenor Solo – Eric Spaulding (3, 4, 13)
- Trumpet – Mark Pender
- Percussion – Lenny Castro
Recorded 10/17/23–10/20/23 at Ultratone Studios, Studio City, California
Produced by Tony Braunagel
Engineered and Mixed by Johnny Lee Schell
Mastered at Lurssen Mastering, Burbank, California
All songs written by: Billy Price, Jim Britton except:
She Checks All the Boxes, Damage Control: Price, Britton, Tony Braunagel
A Certain Something: Price, Braunagel, Jon & Sally Tiven; Mercy: Price, Mike Karr
Song I Never Heard Before: Price, Fred Chapellier, Braunagel; They Knew: Price, Tiven
About Billy Price
2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) winner and frequent BMA nominee Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Price is the vocalist on two of Buchanan’s LPs for Polydor Records, That's What I'm Here For and Live Stock. Since then, with the Keystone Rhythm Band, the Billy Price Band, and solo projects, Price has recorded and released a total of 20 albums, CDs, and DVDs.
Price’s album This Time for Real, with Chicago soul singer Otis Clay, received a 2016 BMA for best soul blues album. He received BMA nominations in 2019 (Reckoning) and 2020 (Dog Eat Dog) for best soul blues album, and in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 for best male soul blues artist. He was also nominated in 2024 for a BMA for instrumentalist - vocals.
www.billyprice.com, info@billyprice.com
THIS ALL-STAR BAND that Billy and Tony has put together has serious credentials!!!!!!! Although too lengthy to list all of their credits, here are a few short notes on the players and who they have played with to make sound better!
Tony Braunagel, producer, drummer, songwriter (Phantom Blues Band, Bonnie Raitt, BB King, Taj Mahal, Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Rickie Lee Jones, Back Street Crawler, Curtis Salgado,) https://www.tonybraunagel.com/
Jim Pugh , keyboardist, Little Village head, (Robert Cray, Etta James, Phantom Blues Band, Chris Isaak, The Blues Brothers Band, John Lee Hooker, BB King, Curtis Salgado,)
Johnny Lee Schell, guitarist (Phantom Blues Band, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Burdon, Ian McLagan, Lyle Lovett, Buddy Guy, Taj Mahal, Otis Rush, Joe Cocker, Lucinda Williams, John Fogerty, Little Feat)
Shane Theriot, guitarist (Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Henry Butler, Wayne Toups, Maria Muldaur, Zachary Richard, Hall & Oates, Jon Cleary, Rickie Lee Jones, Bobby Rush) https://www.shanetheriot.com/
Josh Sklair, guitarist (Etta James, Cher, Roy Orbison, Jeffrey Osborne, Willy DeVille, Paul Anka, Blues Brothers, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock)
Larry Fulcher, bassist, (Phantom Blues Band, Taj Mahal, Marcia Ball, Maria Muldaur, Cornell Dupree, Philip Walker, W.C. Clark, Lonnie Brooks, Alvin Younblood Hart, Ruthie Foster, Curtis Salgado) https://larryfulcher.net/
James “Hutch” Hutchinson, bassist (Bonnie Raitt, Etta James, Bob Seger, John Cippolina, Link Wray, Neville Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Joe Cocker, Jackson Browne, Boz Scaggs, Keb Mo, Delbert McClinton)
Reggie McBride, bassist (Stevie Wonder, Rare Earth, Billy Preston, Funkadelic, Van Morrison, Elton John, David Lindley, Ry Cooder, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Smith, Rod Stewart, Lyle Lovett, Keb Mo, Herbie Hancock)
Lenny Castro, percussion (too many to mention- one of the world’s most prolific percussionist of all time! Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Steve Nicks, Eric Clapton) https://www.hardhnds.com/
Mark Pender, trumpet (Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, Little Steven Van Zant, Conan O’Brien show band)
Ron Dziubla, saxophone (Duane Eddy, Joe Bonamassa, Los Straitjackets, Nick Waterhouse, Joe Perry, Jon Batiste, John Mayall, George Benson, Robert Cray, Chris Isaak, Melissa Etheridge, Kid Ramos, Joe Bonamassa) https://rondziubla.com/
Eric Spaudling, saxophone (Billy Price, Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard, Michelle Willson and her Evil Gal Orchestra, B3 legend Gene Ludwig, and Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters)
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