Listen to: The Long Way (Albert Cummings)
Albert Cummings and Swamp Yankee's debut release, The Long Way, has reopened a road that has been closed since the untimely death of Stevie Ray Vaughn. With a guitar style so clean and perfect that it could sever granite from the earth, Albert's strat-work slides, shuffles, wails and moans its way through this masterful nine track release.
From the soulful, anguished drenched Lonely Bed, to the playful, good times bound Pull The Shades, the versatility of Albert's song writing abilities shines through. While many blues musicians would shy away from trying their hand at such tried and true standards as Hoocie Coochie, Mojo Workin' and Crossroads, Albert rises to the challenge, delivering renditions that are so fresh and vibrant that they sound like new songs.
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