Hwy 321 Blues Album of the Month: Review

TINSLEY ELLIS – Labor of Love
Alligator Records

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One of the most polished performers in the blues world, Tinsley Ellis has been blazing on the stage for decades, delivering some of the most intense blues-rock imaginable. But he’s also an  accomplished fingerpicking guitarist, too. And he’ll dazzle you with this all-original, joyous celebration of acoustic blues. It packs a punch and six-string mastery throughout. A follow-up to his BMA-nominated Naked Truth, this one’s full of traditional themes covering good times and bad with Tinsley reinvigorates sounds originally delivered by Skip James, Son House, John Lee Hooker and others who turned him into the musician he is today.

Don’t miss “Hoodoo Woman,” “Long Time,” “To a Hammer,” “The Trouble with Love,” “Sunnyland,” “Sweet Ice Tea,” “I’d Rather Be Saved,” “Too Broke,” “Low Land of Sorrow,” “Fountain of Love” and “Lay My Burden Down.”