Press Release
Tom Principato is set to release his first studio album in nine years with “Twangin’!”, an all instrumental electric guitar album with an eclectic mix of styles. There are five Tom Principato originals, such as: “Beyond The Stars,” “Smoky Blue,” “The Bone Head Shuffle,” “Head First,” and “Drop D Boogie,” as well as two covers of obscure Ventures’ songs “Night Walk,”and “Blue Star,” “Kentucky,” an old Bluegrass favorite, The Gospel classic “All Day, All Night (Angels Watching Over Me), a heartfelt rendition of Ketty Lester’s “Love Letters”, and “Champagne” an obscure shuffle from Merle Haggard’s band of the ’70s, written by Norm Hamlett and Roy Nichols, one of Tom’s Telecaster heroes.
There’s plenty of twang and blues here, as well as rockin’ stuff harking back to Tom’s work, “Blazing Telecasters,” with the late Danny Gatton, and plenty of that D.C. Telecaster sound invented by Roy Buchanan.
Guests include Dave Elliott – drums (Danny Gatton), Jim Brock – drums (Kathy Mattea), Steve Wolf – bass (Danny Gatton), Big Joe Maher – drums, Jim Robeson – bass, and Tommy Lepson – organ (Danny Gatton).
Track Listings: 1. Night Walk 2. Kentucky 3. Drop D Boogie 4. Smoky Blue 5. The Bone Head Shuffle 6. All Day, All Night (Angels Watching Over Me) 7. Champagne 8. Beyond The Stars 9. Head First 10. Love letters 11. Blue Star
Source: T. Principato
