DAVE WALKER & THE AMBULATORS: Mostly Sonny-A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson

Dave Walker & The Ambulators

Mostly Sonny-A Tribute To Sonny Boy Williamson

© 2004 Russ Garrett (634479071652)

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Blues Rock that's not over the top.

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The first ever tribute to legendary bluesman Sonny Boy Willamson!
Featuring the voice of the mighty Dave Walker. Many consider Dave to be THE voice of Savoy Brown. Even the most casual fan of Savoy Brown will know Dave's voice from their most popular albums 'Street Corner Talkin' 'Hellbound Train' and 'Lions Share'

This is Dave's first album in 14 years and is well worth the wait! Blues Rock that's not over the top! This aint no Aerosmith blues album, baby. This is the real deal.

"His last album, Mostly Sonny... A Tribute to Sonny Boy Williamson, contains some of the finest interpretations the old bluesman ever received.." Dave Thompson, Goldmine Magazine. January 2008



" a worthy salaam to a legend...if you're gone on rowdy, loose limbed blues for the purposes of running jumping and standing still, you ought to give Dave and his Ambulators a listen" Alan Clayson, Record Collector Magazine

Recently featured on the nationally syndicated radio program Blues Deluxe!

Dave is joined by a stellar cast of British bluesmen:

Nigel Watson on guitar & Roger Cotton on keyboards (Peter Green's Splinter Group)
Don Craine on rhythm guitar & Keith Grant on bass (Downliners Sect)
Ray Majors on guitar (Yardbirds/Mott)
Mick Avory on drums (The Kinks)
and Savoy Brown co-founder John O'Leary on harmonica

additional musicians: Chris Hunt and Alan Brooks (drums) Russ Garrett (background vocals)

Recorded at Roundel Studio, Kent, UK (Feb-April 2004)
Executive Producer-Russ Garrett
Project co-ordinator-Don Craine
Produced by Don Craine, Keith Grant, and Roger Cotton
Mooreland Street Records, LLC would like to thank:
Chuck Hutsler
Tim Pratt
Jason Roberts

A Very Special Thank You to Arnie Goodman of Bluestorm Music for putting me in touch with Dave Walker in the first place.

"Mostly Sonny' is also available as a digital download from Napster, Apple iTunes, MusicMatch and many other digital distributors. Download the entire album or just the tracks you like best.



Cheers,
Russ Garrett
Executive Producer
Mooreland Street Records

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  • Great Blues CD
    author: Hooper

    Reminds me of a smokey bar hearing the best blues for the first time. Highly recommended for any true blues fan.

  • Great to hear Dave Walker singing the blues!!!
    author: james

    Well as a big fan of the Dave Walker era Savoy Brown I have always been on the lookout for his work and own most of it...Daves voice is the best period and as with his work with Savoy Brown " Street Corner Talking " and " Hellbound Train " the " Tribute To Sonny " is first class! His band mates set the table with fine playing all around! Time for The Ambulators to do some of the Savoy Brown stuff with Dave singing as well! "Tribute To Sonny" comes....Highly Recommended!!!!!!!

  • bravo!!
    author: svybrn1

    Thanks to producer Russ Garrett and all the musicians who made this one of Dave's best projects ever!! Dave's voice has never sounded better and the band is excellent. This is British Blues at it's very finest. Hope to hear more in the future.

  • author: Duke of the Discs

    Stan Webbs Chicken Shack, Peter Green, and Savoy Brown all come to mind. This cd kicks it in that tradition. This is a keeper of rockin blues....enjoyed it!!!

  • Best CD I`ve heard since 1989!
    author: Hartwig Brammer

    Fantastic Bluesrock CD.

  • Nice,Nice,Very Nice
    author: Stormin' Norman

    Dave Walker is back and shows he still rocks. The first three songs are as good as any blues album out there. His band is really good also...if you dig Savoy Brown or the blues in general, don't pass this disc up.

  • author: Harry

    man Dave what done took so long. this is the best damn Blues cd i done got in a long time Great muisc and Great lissinin to ridin down the country roads. this is damn near a classic. Next time just boogie a bit more. Loved the cd and love the way these cats operate, man ya,ll are good. oh yeah enjoyed partyin with ya in Jackson several years ago.harry

  • Sonny Boy himself would be getting down to these renditions of his work
    author: Mary Thomson

    Well first of all thank you for putting out such a phenomanal selection of blues. Dave is one of the greatest blues singers alive!!! He and the Ambulators do Sonny Boy proud. Look forward to the next CD. I love the voice on, Miss You Too, it sounds like the soulful Stan Webb of Chicken Shack and Savoy Brown Fame. Special thanks to the soulful genius of Dave Walker.

  • Can`t stop playing it
    author: Wayne Deacon

    Just good hard core blues. Nothing fancy. You WILL like it!!

  • GOOD STUFF!
    author: Dave Gerston

    Raw & bluesy. A very entertaining album that should (but probably won't) garner airplay in every city. This stuff should be HEARD, dammit! By the way, I like "Honkin' On Bobo" by Aerosmith. Who trashed it in the above text? :) BUY THIS!

  • Dave Walker is back and with a vengeance, baby!
    author: Brian Worth

    Dave Walker's return has been eagerly anticipated by this fan for a long, long time. And this CD did NOT disappoint. From Nine Below Zero to The Midnight Special, this is a highly entertaining album with much to offer both fans of rock and blues. Dave's voice is still roaring strong and suits all the songs he attempts here. And the sound quality is perfect (I had expected a demo-like atmosphere here but it is so much better than that!). The musicianship is top-shelf, too. From the opening bars of Nine Below Zero, that moody Hammond organ just sends a tingle down your spine and classy guitar throughout. Let's hear some more Dave!

  • Dave Walker is still cookin', but hampered by 3 wannabe vocalists
    author: Alan Watkins

    I'm thilled to get this Dave Walker cd. Dave is one of the all-time great Blues vocalists, but is squeezed out of the spotlight on 3 songs by musicians with no singing ability. The songs he does sing on are fantastic, with the exception of The Midnight Special. Miss You Too could have been the best song on the cd, if only Dave had "torched it" with his searing voice. Don't get me wrong. The musicians are really great, as long as they stick to playing and not singing. Dave Walker is long overdue for a Blues cd. Maybe compromises had to be made.But as long as Dave sings the BLUES, I'll BUY the tunes.

  • I was delightfully surprised by the album.
    author: Joseph E Tuengel

    I've been a fan of Dave Walker's work, with both Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac. When I saw this album available, I did not hesitate. It was even better than I anticipated. The recording quality is excellent, and the song selection is great! My only question is, "When will there be more?". Also, has he done any work since Fleetwood Mac?

  • A REFRESHING NEW VIEW OF OLD NUMBERS
    author: T. S. MILLIN

    It's about time someone did the deed and offered todays youth a chance to listen to the music that formed the platform for everything that has followed,from rock, punk, folk and any other types of music that have been popular in the last fifty years,this is where it came from.A very refreshing view of the old numbers played properly and sung properly. thankyou lads.

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