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B L U E S M A N
LARRY McCRAY
SINCE 1990 LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE NEW ELECTRIC MODERN BLUES
SECOND ALBUM THROUGH JOE BONAMASSA'S KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE (KTBA)
HEARTBREAK CITY
Larry McCray
"Heartbreak City"
Keeping The Blues Alive Records (KTBA)
Release date : June 13, 2025
(USA)
Listen to samples - Larry McCray - Heartbreak City
Musicians: Larry McCray - guitar, vocals Joe Bonamassa - guitar (Track 6) Josh Smith - guitar (Track 7) Reese Wynans - keyboards Lamar Carter - bass Calvin Turner - drums Kirk Fletcher - guitar (Tracks 3,7) Jade Macrae, Dannielle De Andrea - backing vocals Sunset Sound Horns
Tracklist: 01 Try To Be A Good Man 04:17 02 Heartbreak City 07:23 03 Bye Bye Blues 04:53 04 Bright Side 05:37 05 Everything Falls On Me 04:43 06 I Know What I've Done 04:40 07 Keep On Loving My Baby 06:58 08 Hangman 05:03 09 Stop Your Crying 04:31 10 Crazy World 04:36 11 Drifting And Drifting 04:55
PREVIOUS ALBUMSPREVIOUS ALBUMSPREVIOUS ALBUMSPREVIOUS ALBUMSPREVIOUS ALBUMS
"Blues Without You"
2022
Various Artists
"Tangled Up In Blues - Songs Of Bob Dylan"
House Of Blues 1999
"All Along The Watchtower"
Vocals, Guitar – Larry McCray
Acoustic Guitar – Matt Tutor
Bass – Doug Rzab
Drums – Steve McCray
Hammond B-3]– Tony Z
Fiddle – Tommy Burroughs
Guitar – Ron Prince
Various Artists
"Paint It Blue . The Songs of The Rolling Stones"
House Of Blues 1997
"Ventilator Blues"Vocals - Larry McCray
Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Acoustic Bass – Bob Sunda
Dobro – Sonny Landreth
Drums – Yonrico Scott
Steel Guitar – Derek Trucks
"Gimme Shelter"
Vocals, Guitar – Larry McCray
Bass – Johnny B. Gayden
Congas – Danny Gottlieb
Drums – Steve McCray
Guitar – Ron Prince
I'M SORRY, BUT I CAN'T FIND THE WORDS FOR THIS ALBUM. LARRY MCCRAY REDEFINED BLUES MUSIC IN THE '90S. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MIKE VERNON, HE RECORDED "DELTA HURRICANE", A BLUES MASTERPIECE. BORN IN 1960, McCRAY IS ONE OF THE BEST ACTIVE SONGWRITERS AND GUITARISTS, MY PERSONAL FAVORITE FOR MANY REASONS. BUT IF I HAD TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING, IT WOULD BE THE EMOTION AND DEPTH OF HIS MUSIC, THE EXPRESSIVENESS OF HIS GUITAR AND THE PASSION IN HIS VOICE.
THAT'S WHY I PREFER TO LET EACH LISTENER EXPERIENCE "HEARTBREAK CITY" CAREFULLY AND DECIDE FOR HIMSELF, FINDING IN EACH SONG HIS OWN REASONS TO ENJOY IT. IT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS I'VE HEARD THIS YEAR, BUT THAT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER. WHAT MATTERS IS THAT IT WILL BE ONE OF THOSE RECORDS THAT STAYS WITH ME EVERY SINGLE DAY
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