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Bad Daddy Records to Release Craig Horton's 'Touch Of The Bluesman'
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2004--On the heels of his critically acclaimed CD, "In My Spirit," Craig Horton releases his second solo effort, "Touch Of The Bluesman," on Bad Daddy Records. Think of it as blues with an attitude.
"We're excited about the release of Craig's second solo CD. "Touch Of The Bluesman" is a product of Craig's evolution as an artist. His music comes from his soul and you can hear it in every note," said Jack McCullough, president of Bad Daddy Records. The CD is due on the street by mid August.
A select-city tour to celebrate the release of "Touch Of The Bluesman" gets kicked off with a CD release party at Biscuits and Blues in San Francisco on August 13. Other cities on the tour include Wichita, Kan.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Ogden, Utah; Indianapolis; Osage Beach, Mo.; and Seattle. He heads back to his Bay Area home in early September to perform at two festivals - the Oakland Art and Soul Festival on Sept. 4 and the Brownsville Blues Festival on Sept. 5.
Produced by Bad Daddy Records and Rusty Zinn, "Touch Of The Bluesman" features 12 songs that showcase Horton's deep, gutsy voice and unique delivery. The collection includes eleven original compositions and a unique interpretation of Percy Mayfield's "Serves Me Right To Suffer."
"Touch Of The Bluesman" displays Horton's versatility, with cuts ranging from ghetto swing blues to slow blues. There are also gospel and Latin influences on selected tunes. A tune called "Elizabeth," which Horton wrote, is a 50's West Coast vibe -- slow blues with an uptown feel. In "Serves Me Right To Suffer," Horton performs a relaxed, funky guitar solo. "Wanda Jean," a song Horton penned in the early 50's and waited fifty years to record, has a Latin feel, with some cool percussion. Gospel influence is heard in "Damn Money," another composition by Horton in which he swings away on the guitar solo. In an instrumental called, "Burnin'," a ghetto blues swing tune, Horton's impromptu guitar solo illustrates why he was just named "2004 Blues Guitar Player of the Year" by The Bay Area Blues Society.
Other recent accolades include an award from Real Blues magazine naming him "2003 Top West Coast Performer" and an honor from The Bay Area Blues Society naming Craig and his band "2004 Blues Band of the Year."
In a career that spans five decades, Craig is a pioneer of the blues genre. While he may remind blues aficionados of classic blues guitar pickers of the past, it's not that he's emulating them. It's because he's one of them. During the glory days of the Chicago blues scene, Horton opened at the Golden Dolphin with Count Basie and Duke Ellington. He's also shared the stage with such legends as Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, Dinah Washington and Freddie King.
Additional information regarding Craig Horton's "Touch Of The Bluesman" and his tour, is available at www.baddaddy.com.
Editors' note: Downloadable photos of Craig Horton and the "Touch Of The Bluesman" cover are available at http://www.baddaddy.com/photos.html.
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