Size: 75,6 MB
Time: 32:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Rock mix
Art: Front
1. Still Raisin' Cane (3:13)
2. Wasted Days And Wasted Nights (3:23)
3. Boogie For Drums And Guitar (2:35)
4. It's Too Late (5:07)
5. Sugar In My Tea (Cream In My Coffee) (3:46)
6. Positively 4th Street (4:21)
7. I'm Lost Without You (2:29)
8. Stranger (3:55)
9. Jesus Gonna Be Here (3:40)
Jay Willie, from Newtown, Connecticut, started playing guitar at age 12. His uncle gave him some blues records to listen to. That introduction to the blues included albums from Muddy Waters, Roy Buchanan, Ry Cooder, B.B. King and particularly Johnny Winter. Jay became particularly enamored with Johnny’s style but also for his commitment and understanding of the blues. Still Raisin’ Cain is Jay’s tribute to Johnny Winter. But he did not want the album to just be him emulating Johnny. Only one song is from Johnny. the other songs include only one original and seven other covers that he selected that serves as a tribute to Johnny and other performers that have an influence in his career.
The album title came as a continuation of Johnny’s 1980 album, Raisin’ Cane, released on Blue Sky Records. On the album cover for that record, Johnny and each of the other two musicians are holding canes. Jay managed to obtain canes from that album shoot and on the cover of this album, Jay and drummer Bobby T. Torello are each holding one of those original canes. Jay plays guitar and slide guitar and provides vocals on the album.
The Johnny Winter connection continues with the addition of Bobby T. Torello, who is also lives in Connecticut, on drums and vocals. In 1975, Bobby was the drummer for a group called Thunderhead. The group released an album that was produced by Johnny Winter. Johnny then invited Bobby to tour and record with him resulting in his performance on two of Johnny’s albums, White Hot & Blue, and the previously mentioned Raisin Cane. Bobby also played drums with Black Oak Arkansas and recorded with Grace Slick on her solo album Welcome to the Wrecking Ball. He is currently the drummer and vocalist for The Namedroppers in addition to playing with Jay Willie. /John Sacksteder, Blues Blast Magazine
Personnel: Jay Willie (guitar, vocals); Bobby T. Torello (drums); Paul Opalach (bass, lap steel, keyboards); Doug Bernstein (saxophone).
The album title came as a continuation of Johnny’s 1980 album, Raisin’ Cane, released on Blue Sky Records. On the album cover for that record, Johnny and each of the other two musicians are holding canes. Jay managed to obtain canes from that album shoot and on the cover of this album, Jay and drummer Bobby T. Torello are each holding one of those original canes. Jay plays guitar and slide guitar and provides vocals on the album.
The Johnny Winter connection continues with the addition of Bobby T. Torello, who is also lives in Connecticut, on drums and vocals. In 1975, Bobby was the drummer for a group called Thunderhead. The group released an album that was produced by Johnny Winter. Johnny then invited Bobby to tour and record with him resulting in his performance on two of Johnny’s albums, White Hot & Blue, and the previously mentioned Raisin Cane. Bobby also played drums with Black Oak Arkansas and recorded with Grace Slick on her solo album Welcome to the Wrecking Ball. He is currently the drummer and vocalist for The Namedroppers in addition to playing with Jay Willie. /John Sacksteder, Blues Blast Magazine
Personnel: Jay Willie (guitar, vocals); Bobby T. Torello (drums); Paul Opalach (bass, lap steel, keyboards); Doug Bernstein (saxophone).
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