LITTLE JOHNNY KANTREED: Front Porch Blues

Little Johnny Kantreed

Front Porch Blues

© 2003 ANJ Records/Little Johnny Kantreed (ASCAP) (634479825729)

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Some electric, some acoustic... but all blues.

tracks

1 My Little Girl Blue
2 Good Woman Blues
3 24 Hours
4 Hey There, Baby
5 Joe's Blues
6 Bring Your Little Self On Home
7 M'ssippi Blues
8 Bugs On My Windshield
9 Baby What You Want Me To Do
10 Good Woman Blues (Live)

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Some electric, some acoustic - but all blues! Little Johnny was born and raised in the Nashville, TN area. In the late '70's, solo artists were a dime a dozen in Nashville. So Little Johnny packed up his powder blue Vega and moved to the Daytona Beach area of Florida, playing happy hours and opening for beach bands. Deciding that a steady paycheck would be a good way of life, he entered the radio scene and DJ'd morning drive times in Greenville, KY and Winchester, VA. Realizing that he liked Tennessee better than the nomadic life of radio, he landed back in Nashville.

Back in his hometown, he hooked up with a couple of bands, playing drums for The Color Flag and Horse Of A Different Color. But it was the blues that was in him. Since that time, playing at The Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival (formerly The King Biscuit Festival), The Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, MS, along with King's Palace on Beale Street in Memphis, The Slippery Noodle Inn in Indianapolis and the Blues Stage at The Beanblossom Blues Festival in Beanblossom, IN, and sharing the stage with Americana artist Annie Mosher, blues artists like Jimbo Mathus, Wichita's Moreland & Arbuckle, Patio Daddio of Delicious Blues Stew, Indianapolis based The D-Moans, The Blues Attic Ramblers and "The Southpaw from Arkansas", guitarist Michael Holloway, Little Johnny is quickly making a name for himself in the Nashville blues scene.

Front Porch Blues is the self-produced debut release from this up and coming blues artist. With a "front porch" feel, eight of the cuts are penned by Little Johnny, along with excellent cover versions of Eddie Boyd's "24 Hours" and Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me To Do". Little Johnny also shows his versatility, playing all of the instruments on tracks 1 - 9. On track 10, he is joined by J.R. "Guitar" Simms on guitar, Scott "Patio Daddio" Achord on bass and Don "Big Brother" Kendrick on drums -- a hybrid of Delicious Blues Stew, The Wilson County Blues Mafia and Porkchop & The Leftovers -- on an outstanding live version of "Good Woman Blues", recorded at Lady Godiva's Pub in Lebanon, TN.

All in all, we'll think you'll enjoy this electric/acoustic, delta style blues artist.

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  • Now That's What I Call The Blues
    author: Annette

    If your yearning to hear some great acoustic blues look no further. This Cd is great! I especially enjoyed Joe's Blues Now that's nothin' but the blues!

  • I could smell pork chops frying and taste sweet tea just by listening.
    author: Kentuckiana Blues Society "Blues News"

    ...A veteran of the stages at Ground Zero in Clarksdale, King's Palace on Beale Street and the Slippery Noodle in Indy, his debut CD is a blend of acoustic and electric guitar..."M'ssippi Blues" is one that stands out, featuring great slide and harp work...The Americana front porch is a perfect reference point for this collection; I could smell pork chops frying and taste sweet tea just by listening.

  • Soulful playing and gritty vocal delivery...
    author: Nashville Music Guide

    ...The tunes are written in the style of the old time blues guys, something like you might hear on his front porch...If you like the ole time stuff, you'll appreciate Johnny's soulful playing and gritty vocal delivery...

  • Equally adept on acoustic, slide and harp...
    author: Music City Blues Society "Bluesletter"

    ...when you listen to this CD, it won't matter whether Little Johnny can or "kan't" read, you'll agree with us that he can sho 'nuff play some blues!! ...Equally adept on acoustic, slide and harp, Little Johnny eases through these songs like a hot knife through butter...

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