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Somethin' Somethin' (feat. Jim Oblon)

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The last installment for 2023, #155 in the Need To Know Badass Blues Instrumental Series, Somethin' Somethin', features the musical wunderkind, Jim Oblon. This track sat for a long time waiting for the tape fairies to present a soloist. I've been aware of Jim for more than ten years. When he first came on the Nashville scene he had a weekly gig at the FooBar and all my friends would tell me that I should go check him out or I should jam with him but, regrettably, I never got around to it. Fast forward to earlier this year and I hear I Wanna Be Loved, a really great record Jim made featuring just himself and long-time collaborator Jim Keltner and I knew that he was the man for the job. Speaking of jobs, Jim's "day gig" for the last decade has been playing drums for Paul Simon. He's one of those cats. Anyway, I absolutely love Jim's playing and where he took this track, it's exactly what I expected and a total surprise at the same time. The tape fairies never lie. Enjoy!

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released December 20, 2023
The backing band on this track is Rich Kirch (John Lee Hooker 1984-2001) on rhythm guitar, Alvino Bennett (Dave Mason, Stevie Wonder) on drums, and myself on bass. The basics were recorded at Skunkworks in Capitola CA with overdubs at Jim's home studio in Nashville TN. Mellifluously mixed and mastered by the infamous F-Bomb.

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Funkwrench Blues San Francisco, California

Born in Boston, got a bass, learned to make records, love Hendrix, Miles, Coltrane & Zeppelin. Lived in LA, Nashville and now SF. Still married and in love, two grown kids, proud Papa. The name drop: Honored to have made music with Norah Jones, Gary Bartz, Mike Stern, Patty Griffin, Indigo Girls, Dave Liebman, Idris Ackamoor, Pixies, Morphine, Lucky Peterson, and so many others. ... more

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