Monday, April 14, 2025

The Preston Shannon Band - Break The Ice

Size: 102.2 MB
Time: 43:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Memphis Blues
Art: Full

01. Trouble (3:05)
02. Break The Ice (3:52)
03. You're The One (3:46)
04. Have Your Woman Ever Loved You So Good (3:34)
05. I Got Everything I Need (3:45)
06. Beale Street Boogaloo (4:07)
07. Put A Dollar In Your Pocket (2:53)
08. Forty Days And Forty Nights (3:56)
09. Lookin' For A Love (3:44)
10. I Got Somebody (3:22)
11. Crosscut Saw (3:11)
12. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (4:20)

Personnel:
Preston Shannon: Vocals, Guitar
Andrew Love: Saxophone
Wayne Jackson: Trumpet, Trombone
Archie Turner: Piano
Billy Ross: Organ
Claude Franklin: Drums
Darby Hicks, Jr., Stephen Hines, Lynn Hines, Rusty McFarland: Percussion, Background vocals

Memphis guitarist Preston Shannon's debut as a bandleader, Break the Ice is a showcase not only for the singer/guitarist's considerable talents, but for his influences as well. Heavily influenced by the Kings, Albert and B.B., Shannon puts down a blazing version of the former's "Crosscut Saw," as well as covering two songs by Jimmy McCracklin (the songwriter who gave B.B. "The Thrill Is Gone"). Truly one of the strongest talents on the modern day Memphis blues scene, Shannon and his band do much to transcend their influences and add an original sound on the 12 songs collected here. ~ Steve Kurutz

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