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Deep Texas Blues featuring Zac Harmon, Finis Tasby, and
Anson Funderburgh
Texan
James Goode describes himself as an “old rascal and beat-up
coach,” but this Rockabilly Hall-Of-Fame inductee, songwriter, bass player, and
creator of the Ruff Kutt Blues Band certainly knows how to
field one hell of a Blues team. THAT’S WHEN THE BLUES
BEGINS features fourteen songs written or co-written by Goode,
performed by world class Bluesmen including vocalist/guitarist Zac
Harmon, vocalist Finis Tasby, and producer/guitarist
Anson Funderburgh.
The
first Ruff Kutt Blues Band album, Mill Block Blues
(2011), garnered critical raves and was so successful that Goode was able
to donate $10,000 of proceeds to the Blues Foundation’s HART Fund, providing
relief to Blues musicians in need. When he decided to do a follow up, it went
without saying that the first call would go out to Texas Blues guitar hero
Anson Funderburgh, who anchored the first CD. Anson was quick
to sign on to produce the new CD, and soon they brought in internationally
acclaimed Blues heavyweights Zac Harmon and Finis
Tasby to form the nucleus of the team for THAT’S WHEN THE
BLUES BEGINS. Rounding things out are Wes Starr
on drums, Ron Jones on saxophone, and
keyboardist/engineer Gentleman John Street.
This
all-star aggregation hits a deep Blues groove and delivers Goode’s songs with
the assured, relaxed intensity of seasoned pros. Sadly, these sessions are the
last recordings Finis Tasby completed before suffering a
debilitating stroke in December, 2012. His many friends and fans have been
sending prayers, support, and their hopes for his recovery.
Zac Harmon, James Goode, Finis Tasby, Anson
Funderburgh
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