Also along for the ride are special guests delbert mcclinton on vocals and harmonica, sonny landreth on guitar, susan cowsill on vocals and lewis. Mike zito born november 19, 1970 is an american guitarist, singer, producer, and songwriter. On gone to texas mike assembled his band the wheel which features zito guitars and vocals, scot sutherland bass, jimmy carpenter guitarssax, and rob lee on drums. Speak no evil is a 2009 blues album by tinsley ellis. Gone to texas, is the solo label debut album from singerguitarist mike zito. From the texas music scene mike zito blends his appreciation for texas blues legends with his own roots of. Dont think cause youre pretty songwriter lightnin hopkins. Louis to come up with a unique sound that grabs the attention of fans from in our area. Wellreceived, the album garnered a blues music award nomination for rock blues album of the year. Sounds a bit dramatic, but absolutely true, says zito. It was recorded and mixed by jim z and tony terrebonne with matt pool assisting at stonehenge at zac recording in.
Blues rocker mike zito made an album while in quarantine. A deeply personal and sincere bluesman, gone to texas is zito speaking or singing, really both figuratively and literally about his long road to not only redemption, but also outright triumph. Listen to your favorite songs from gone to texas by mike zito now. Gone to texas mike zito to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Also along for the ride are special guests delbert mcclinton on vocals and harmonica, sonny landreth on guitar, susan cowsill on vocals and lewis stephens delbert mcclinton, freddie king on. Listen to songs by mike zito and the wheel on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share.
There may not be a more honest bluesman than mike zito, whose 15th album first class life comes out may 11 on ruf records. Mike zito gone to texas lyrics and tracklist genius. The other cover is mike s unique version of beaumonts own blind willie johnsons let your love shine on me, which closes the album. Mike zito tells the story behind gone to texas on kyle huttons real life real music, live at dosey doe. Make no mistake about it, gone to texas is a very special and personal album for mike zito. The rocking yet poignant title track explores his journey from addiction to sobriety and then musical recognition.
Touring the world with both bands, however, would make even the best man crack under the pressure, so zito bowed. Louis native and his band had been in germany promoting his chuck berry tribute album when the coronavirus pandemic put an end to. This album is about making a choice to start over, facing and conquering. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Mike zito blends his appreciation for texas blues legends with his own roots of st. The group released its selftitled debut album on the ruf label in 2012. In 20, zito featured his new backing band the wheel on the studio album gone to texas. With great original songs and tight backing band, plus a couple of my favorites guesting, i have to say this is one satisfying piece from one of. Mike zito performs gone to texas on the texas music scene. Mike zito is readying the release of a special album featuring 20. If the album royal southern brotherhood was my introduction to mike zito, then this is where i say very glad to meet you. At times in his storied twodecade career, the texas bandleader has rolled up the amps and rocked as hard as anyone. Features song lyrics for mike zito s gone to texas album.
Gone to texas by mike zito on amazon music unlimited. In 20, mike zito signed with ruf records and released gone to texas, a deep and. Rainbow bridge featuring w sonny landreth songwriter mike zito. Download collection of music blues rock via torrent 300 albums. Find mike zito discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Mike zito, carolyn wonderland, bobby mack 3, guy forsyth, mike cross 5, shelley king fabrizio poggi and the amazing texas blues voices.
Mike zito and the wheel gone to texas fourth and best album to date singing great lyrics catchy songs and awesome blues rock guitar from the start to finish. Audio chris gunter video brandon perkins videoedit trina cash. Mike zito performs gone to texas on the texas music. The ace singer, songwriter and prettydamnedgood guitar player had made appearances on. Historically, texas has been the saving grace of many desperate men.
Grooving blues gone to texas, is the solo label debut album from singerguitarist mike zito. Gone to texas by mike zito and the wheel album listen. A tribute to chuck berry 2019 keep coming back 2015 first class life 2018 live from the top. In 20, mike zito signed with ruf records and released gone to texas, a deep and personal cd dedicated to the state that he says saved his life. A tribute to chuck berry european tour european tour needed to be cancelled due to covid19. Bluesrock is a tightrope and mike zito has never lost his footing. In the early 1800s, men who had large debts or committed crimes would run off to texas to hide from the colonies and their creditors. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Download a large collection of music via torrent 300 albums blues bluesrock rock rockin blues hardblues. Mike zito has gone to texas and we should all be thankful he did. I never knew a hurricane songwriter cyril neville, mike zito. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The wheel were also on board for the guitarists songs from the road in 2014.
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