The lyric is as demon-possessed as any Robert Johnson number. Though his playing is as modern as tomorrow, Bailey finds himself going back to the old masters for his own listening pleasure. He mentions certain very popular artists as particularly guilty of putting the blues on the back burner. Whether it's a bossanova beat, rock or whatever, I go back to the roots. Performers include R.L. Burnside with Kenny Brown and Cedric Burnside, the Tommy Castro Band, Eddie King and the Swampbees, Deborah Coleman, Barry Levenson with Sherry Pruitt and Edward Earl Thomas, and the Ray Bailey Band.
Admission is free.