Time: 41:25
Size: 94.8 MB
Styles: Blues/Jazz Harmonica
Year: 2008
Art: Front
[3:34] 1. Key To The Highway
[4:35] 2. Please Send Me Someone To Love
[4:40] 3. In A Sentimental Mood
[3:10] 4. Hallelujah I Love Her So
[4:12] 5. Everybody's Cryin' Mercy
[4:01] 6. Walkin' After Midnight
[4:49] 7. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
[3:22] 8. Just For A Thrill
[4:26] 9. Busted
[4:30] 10. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
This instrumental release showcases Jelly Roll’s emotional harmonica on classics that range from his hauntingly romantic chromatic on “In a Sentimental Mood” to his down and dirty blues harp on “Everybody’s Cryin’ Mercy” to the joyful “Hallelujah I Love Her So.” Jelly Roll’s latest instrumental offering was inspired by some of the songs he first heard at Jerry’s Record World in Cleveland, Tennessee in 1972. “I discovered blues by Little Walter and Paul Butterfield, jazz by Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington, and the genius of Ray Charles,” Jelly says. “It was a life-changing experience for me, and I hope this album will pay tribute to that music.” Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson’s distinctive, soulful style of harmonica has earned him critical acclaim, numerous awards, and a place among Nashville’s top session musicians.
A native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Jelly Roll’s career has spanned 35 years. He began playing harmonica at age 19 in Cleveland, Tennessee. After touring with several rock, blues and country groups, he settled in Knoxville to work with the Tommy Cole Band. From 1979 to1989, Jelly Roll played concerts and club dates all across America with Warner Brothers recording artist Con Hunley. The group opened for acts such as Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris.
In 1998, Jelly Roll won the Nashville Music Award for Best Wind Instrumentalist. After receiving nominations for 1998 and 2000, he won the best Specialty Instrument Award for 2003 from the Academy of Country Music. Jelly regularly performs at Nashville’s world-famous Bluebird Café with hit songwriters Fred Knobloch, Thom Schuyler, Tony Arata and Don Schlitz.
A native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Jelly Roll’s career has spanned 35 years. He began playing harmonica at age 19 in Cleveland, Tennessee. After touring with several rock, blues and country groups, he settled in Knoxville to work with the Tommy Cole Band. From 1979 to1989, Jelly Roll played concerts and club dates all across America with Warner Brothers recording artist Con Hunley. The group opened for acts such as Alabama, The Oak Ridge Boys, Loretta Lynn and Emmylou Harris.
In 1998, Jelly Roll won the Nashville Music Award for Best Wind Instrumentalist. After receiving nominations for 1998 and 2000, he won the best Specialty Instrument Award for 2003 from the Academy of Country Music. Jelly regularly performs at Nashville’s world-famous Bluebird Café with hit songwriters Fred Knobloch, Thom Schuyler, Tony Arata and Don Schlitz.
Songs From The Record World
