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BIOGRAPHY
The Cadillac Kings have got it all - A guitar player whose T-Bone Walker
licks and cranky chordings sound as natural as his piercing slashing south
Louisiana sound. A harp player who can make it bark and yelp and still get
soulful in the solos. A rhythm section that adds a rich lushness to the
whole thing. A piano player whose main aim in life is to shorten the gap
between New Orleans and Los Angeles, and a vocalist who sounds like he's
having a natural ball on each and every tune.
So he should, Mike Thomas had a hand in writing almost every song except
Jack Dupree's "Shake Baby Shake" and Gary Potts' two stonkin' harp
instrumentals. Thomas writes some good stuff - from the laid back growl and
easy rolling beat of "Trick of The Blues" to the hard drivin' R'n'B of
"Watch Yourself Brother" and the sly Louis Jordan-ish "Who's Bin Lickin' My
Chicken?" And who could resist the wry observational humour of the
unconvinced partner of someone on a keep fit kick on "Exercisin'
Baby"?
I don't know where "Highway 17" is and I've no intention of going there.
The lyrics describe it as a pretty mean, evil and scary place and Gary
Pott's harmonica, laced with those snakey Rice Miller wahwah patterns, adds
to the menacing atmosphere. "Throwing A Dragnet is the ideal vehicle for
pianist Mike Adcock to let rip with some New Orleans rhumboogie patterns and
for drummer Roy Webber to kick in with some dangerously accurate drumming
while Gary Potts turns into Slim Harpo on the harp solo.
Yes, these boys know how to do it right - they know how to design a good
sleeve and they're even pretty snazzy dressers too. The Cadillac Kings are
deservedly one of the biggest bands on the British blues scene. You loved
their previous release 'Lou-Ann' on Flathead Records (FRCDV8). You're gonna
love this one too!
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