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Buddy Guy: The Blues Don’t Lie

On September 30, 2022, “RCA” label released “The Blues Don’t Lie”, the 19th Buddy Guy album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tom Hambridge.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, guitar
  • Mavis Staples – vocal
  • Elvis Costello – vocal
  • James Taylor – vocal
  • Bobby Rush – vocal
  • Jason Isbell – vocal
  • Wendy Moten – vocal
  • Rob McNelley – guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Reese Wynans – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, percussions, tambourine, backing vocal, mixing
  • Ducky Carlisle – recording
  • Zach Allen, Jonathan Lackey, Dave O’Donnell, Casey Wasner, Steve Weeder – additional recording
  • Michael Saint-Leon – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Gavin Taylor – art direction, design
  • Paul Natkin – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Let My Guitar Do the Talking – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  2. Blues Don’t Lie – Tom Hambridge
  3. The World Needs Love – Buddy Guy
  4. We Go Back – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  5. Symptoms of Love – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  6. Follow the Money – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  7. Well Enough Alone – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  8. What’s Wrong with That – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  9. Gunsmoke Blues – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  10. House Party – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  11. Sweet Thing – Joe Josea, B.B. King
  12. Backdoor Scratchin’ – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  13. I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  14. Rabbit Blood – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  15. Last Call – Tom Hambridge, Bill Sweeney
  16. King Bee – James Moore

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram: 662

On July 23, 2021, “Alligator” label released “662”, the second Christone “Kingfish” Ingram studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Ocean Way Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Tom Hambridge. At the 2022 Grammys, “662” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – vocals, guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg – guitar
  • Bob Britt – guitar
  • Marty Sammon – piano, Hammond B3 organ, Wurlitzer piano
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Tommy MacDonald – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, chimes, backing vocals, mixing, mastering
  • Max Abrams – saxophone
  • Julio Diaz – trumpet
  • Zach Allen – engineer
  • Ryan Yount – engineer assistant
  • Michael Saint-Leon – additional recording, mixing, mastering
  • Ric Whitney – executive producer
  • Kevin Niemiec – design
  • Justin Hardiman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Tom Hambridge, except where noted.

  1. 662
  2. She Calls Me Kingfish
  3. Long Distance Woman
  4. Another Life Goes By
  5. Not Gonna Lie – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  6. Too Young to Remember – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  7. You’re Already Gone
  8. My Bad – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  9. That’s All It Takes
  10. I Got to See You – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  11. Your Time Is Gonna Come
  12. That’s What You Do
  13. Something in the Dirt – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming
  14. Rock & Roll – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Ashely Ray, Sean McConell