2014 has been a terrific year with 141 shows in 18 countries and lots of fun with new friends. What better way to close it out than with a little "Stickman" action from one of my new friends, John Muggianu. John plays along to Think About It from my 2014 solo album Let My Guitar Do The Talking with my special guest, John Mayall, playing organ. Both John's have us all "thinkin' about it"!
As a special thank you for such a great year, until New Year's Day, each physical CD purchase of Let My Guitar Do The Talking will qualify for a "Buy One, Get One FREE" offer! Buy Let My Guitar Do The Talking and get a copy of Voodoo Moon for FREE! Just put both albums in your cart and enter code FreeVoodoo14 . Thank you for a great year of rockin' the blues!
As we wind up the big tour of 2014 in the UK, King King join us on stage for an encore. The boys from Scotland, Alan Nimmo, Wayne Proctor, Bob Fridzema and Lindsay Coulson are great musicians and we had a great time! Enjoy!
After 46 days on the road and four more shows to go, I would say we are certified "Road Warriors"!
Playing Hideaway with John Mayall is a highlight many nights on tour for the audience. Since Eric Clapton's iconic performance of the Freddie King classic on the Beano album in 1966, it has become a standard that is requested, expected and never disappoints.
This week's Music Monday showcases a classic live performance by John Mayall and myself brought to you by The Stickman, John Muggianu. This 11-year old Canadian drummer is digging deep into blues history to show his appreciation for the art form as he demonstrates his skill at rockin' the blues with the legend.
When Eric Clapton recorded Hideaway in 1966, he played it on a Les Paul with a rock guitar tone and I was inspired by his approach because it was fresh and innovative. Today I am inspired by The Stickman and his innovative approach to rockin' the blues and sharin' it with me! It's so awesome to see young people turned on to music and I would be lying if I didn't tell you how big my smile was when I watched this. I bet you will be smiling, too! Thank you for sharin' with us and keep rockin' & bluesin', my friend!
We are over half way through the last leg of the World Tour celebrating John Mayall's 80th birthday. It has been a real pleasure to meet as many of you as possible at the shows. Please enjoy this video postcard from the UK.
If you haven't seen a live show yet, we still have almost three weeks left on this tour including a festival appearance in Spain. At 80, John Mayall still delivers a mean harp! Have you ever heard someone do it better? Be loud, be proud and come on and rock the blues with us!
John Muggianu, a.k.a. "The Stickman", is an 11-year old drummer from Canada that got my attention by covering songs from my albums. Last week on Twitter, John asked me to give him a #drumchallenge. So...I asked him to try "You Move Me" from my album, Miracle and see if he could master the kick drum pattern because it is pretty tricky. The result of that challenge is this week's Music Monday.
I can't help but smile every time John sends me another video and I just have to share it with you guys.
John wants to know if he moved me? Yes... John, You Move Me! Did he move you? Congratulations to John and his dad, Frank. You make a great team!
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