Players are - Darnell Neal & Terrell Griffin, Lee Allen (bass), Arnet Hayes, Darrell Jefferson & Orlando Henry (piano), Jason Parfait (sax), Ian Smith (trumpet), Big Nate Williams & Dwayne Dopsie, Anthony Dopsie (accordion), & Rockin Dopsie Jr (washboard), Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (vocals/lead guitar), Brandon Adams (Hammond B3/keyboards/piano/horn arrangements), Michael Harris, Kevin Menard & Bryan Morris (drums), Sharisse Norman & Shontelle Norman-Beatty (bgv vocals), Tito Jackson & Syreeta Neal (vocals). It’s a big, tasty blues ice cream cone – but in 2022 add more sprinkles for the kids. Produced by Neal the LP never loses momentum. Conjure Otis Redding, Percy Sledge - increase its value. “It’s Been So Long,” & “Someone Somewhere,” are both good but the latter needs a pinch more soul. There’s nothing deeply compelling as John Campbell’s “Tiny Coffin,” BB’s “The Thrill Is Gone,” or even the intensity of John Martyn’s “Hurt In Your Heart.” A good blues, its saving grace - Neal’s John Lee Hooker-type reading. Years from the edgier Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Junior Parker, or Buddy Guy. “It Don’t Cost Nothing,” is a cool groove. Kenny covers a lot & nothing lacks sincerity.ĭespite being true to his roots he flirts with that commercial appeal.
& the Zydeco Twister is a slow sizzler of dynamic performance. But “Louise Ana,” with Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. A little less jaunty & resplendent of the more Cajun & Creole zydeco of Buckwheat Zydeco & Clifton Chenier. The vital elements are there, but the “entertainment” sheen dilutes the taste. He sings about interesting subjects but instead of adding a wax gloss to his performance, some are slick & polished. Some of Neal’s blues while played well brazenly approach - too close, mainstream commercial sweetness. Words reflect hard times, heartbreak & the motherlode of the downtrodden. It has an old-school deep tone & resonance required of the blues. Johnny Winter, Shuggie Otis, Mike Bloomfield, Roy Buchanan, Buddy Guy, John Campbell, Jeff Healey – all exceptionally well. Bryan Adams performs in the first version of the music video 'Straight from the Heart' from the album 'Cuts Like a Knife' recorded for A&M Records. Awards & accolades aside many blues musicians have exhumed the ghost of the blues for both exploitation & histrionics. Bryan Adams: Straight from the Heart (Version 1): With Bryan Adams. His guitar & raw vocals provide the rest. The Grammy-nominated Neal purposely turns back the clock on the 11-cut, 47-minute Straight From The Heart (Drops May 20–Ruf Records) to recapture a purer blues with Zydeco spice & soul authenticity.
John hoodoo & Allan Toussaint charts with the horn gumbo of The Meters. King approach in tone & effectively mixes Dr. Neal (vocals/lead & rhythm guitar/harmonica/horn arrangements) has a somewhat B.B. Blues artist Kenny Neal’s showcase is adept, spicy & finely tuned. Melodies have a New Orleans slant or Bayou flavor. Louisiana’s Baton Rouge always effectively indulges its blues with a swampy, humid distillation.
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