We bring you a trio of new CDs on April 21, 2009 from slide guitar virtuoso Roy Rogers, rock 'n' roll evangelist Webb Wilder, and rockabilly roadhouse icon Commander Cody.
Split Decision is Roy Rogers's
first studio recording in seven years with his band, The Delta Rhythm
Kings, features an edgy, cross-genre style. The release marks a
reunion of sorts with Blind Pig, as the label put out some of Roger's
first albums in the late 1980s. Since then he's gone on to worldwide
acclaim as one of the best slide guitar players around, garnered
multiple Grammy nominations as producer for his one-time boss John Lee
Hooker and for Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and received numerous accolades
for his work as a song composer and on movie soundtracks and
television. Roy's exquisite guitar work and sterling songwriting skill
shine brightly on this latest offering.
For over twenty years Webb Wilder has mined rock 'n' rolls' most hallowed ground and has approached it all with a rare irreverence and wit. More Like Me
exemplifies this rootsy eclecticism. His self-effacing persona give
Wilder's music - which incorporates surf, country, hillbilly blues,
classic rock and British invasion - a sense of fun and imagination. As
a singer, guitarist, bandleader, filmmaker, and humorist, Webb may be
roots-rock's only true Renaissance man, and this new CD finds him in
great form.
Ever
since his wild early days as a front man for the Lost Planet Airmen,
the Old Commander has plowed his own path through the fields of the
American music scene as one of its few truly unique and iconoclastic
figures. His special blend of old-time rock 'n' roll, redneck country,
boogie woogie and swing has virtually defined American roots music.
Finding the Commander "lost in the ozone" once more, this latest album,
Dopers, Drunks, and Everyday Losers will delight old and new fans alike with its mix of new songs and classics from the Cody catalog.