Johnson, Big Jack - All The Way Back
»His best recording to date!« - Blues Access
All The Way Back (MC-0035) is Big Jack Johnson and the Oilers' first recording of new material since 1996's We To Stop This Killin'. Building on the success of that prior release, Big Jack and his roadband go full tilt on All The Way Back to assert Big Jack's rightful place as the master of contemporary Delta blues. There's no question about the lineage behind Big Jack's power-packed guitar playing and songwriting. It is the legendary rhythms and intensity of the birthplace of blues during the early century brought to a new modern place. On All The Way Back that place explodes with 10 all-original compositions that careen from heavy-duty shuffles to gritty danceable funk to mean-spirited electric hollers straight from the gut of the Delta. A new dimension is given by the addition of Little Anthony Geraci of Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters playing acoustic piano and organ. Add to this Big Jack's continuing mission of hitting modern social issues head on in such songs as Crack Headed Women and I Wanna Know and you have over 50 minutes of pure contemporary Delta blues. All The Way Back was recorded in 1997.
Since Big Jack Johnson signed exclusively with M.C. Records in 1996, he has been recognized as one of the world's premier blues artists. In 1996 We Got To Stop This Killin' appeared on Living Blues' Radio Chart for four straight months. In 1997 Big Jack racked up an impressive array of award nominations: two W.C. Handy nominations (Song of the Year for We Got To Stop This Killin' & Best Male Contemporary Artist); three Living Blues nominations (he won for Song of the Year); and a NAIRD nomination for Blues Record of the Year. The accolades continue this year with Big Jack's W.C. Handy Award nomination for Best Blues Guitarist. Over the past 18 months Big Jack has appeared on the covers of Real Blues, Blues Speak & Living Blues. Big Jack Johnson & The Oilers have performed over 300 shows a year worldwide, a testament to the band's fiery intensity and his crowd-pleasing live shows.
Big Jack Johnson is a native of Lambert, Mississippi and now resides in Clarksdale. He has been playing the blues for over 40 years, first gaining notoriety with the band The Jelly Roll Kings. Big Jack's musicianship has been so renown, he has performed by invitation with Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, Robert Nighthawk and Carl Perkins, to name a few. He first recorded at the famous Sun Studios in Memphis in 1964.
All The Way Back (MC-0035) is Big Jack Johnson and the Oilers' first recording of new material since 1996's We To Stop This Killin'. Building on the success of that prior release, Big Jack and his roadband go full tilt on All The Way Back to assert Big Jack's rightful place as the master of contemporary Delta blues. There's no question about the lineage behind Big Jack's power-packed guitar playing and songwriting. It is the legendary rhythms and intensity of the birthplace of blues during the early century brought to a new modern place. On All The Way Back that place explodes with 10 all-original compositions that careen from heavy-duty shuffles to gritty danceable funk to mean-spirited electric hollers straight from the gut of the Delta. A new dimension is given by the addition of Little Anthony Geraci of Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters playing acoustic piano and organ. Add to this Big Jack's continuing mission of hitting modern social issues head on in such songs as Crack Headed Women and I Wanna Know and you have over 50 minutes of pure contemporary Delta blues. All The Way Back was recorded in 1997.
Since Big Jack Johnson signed exclusively with M.C. Records in 1996, he has been recognized as one of the world's premier blues artists. In 1996 We Got To Stop This Killin' appeared on Living Blues' Radio Chart for four straight months. In 1997 Big Jack racked up an impressive array of award nominations: two W.C. Handy nominations (Song of the Year for We Got To Stop This Killin' & Best Male Contemporary Artist); three Living Blues nominations (he won for Song of the Year); and a NAIRD nomination for Blues Record of the Year. The accolades continue this year with Big Jack's W.C. Handy Award nomination for Best Blues Guitarist. Over the past 18 months Big Jack has appeared on the covers of Real Blues, Blues Speak & Living Blues. Big Jack Johnson & The Oilers have performed over 300 shows a year worldwide, a testament to the band's fiery intensity and his crowd-pleasing live shows.
Big Jack Johnson is a native of Lambert, Mississippi and now resides in Clarksdale. He has been playing the blues for over 40 years, first gaining notoriety with the band The Jelly Roll Kings. Big Jack's musicianship has been so renown, he has performed by invitation with Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, Robert Nighthawk and Carl Perkins, to name a few. He first recorded at the famous Sun Studios in Memphis in 1964.
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