Norman Beaker Band – We See Us Later
Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2017 as a Legendary Blues Artist, this is the latest superb studio release from Norman Beaker and his band
This studio album showcases in the 16 original songs varied styles and emotions relevant to the changing times
Special guests Steve Ellis and Larry Garner show the diversity here but the common denominator is the respect for the Blues
The Norman Beaker Band will be touring the UK and Europe extensively throughout 2018 – a full list of dates can be found here
There are many styles within the blues genre and the Norman Beaker Band have absorbed them all. Norman’s induction into the Blues of Hall in 2017 will have come as no surprise to blues aficionados. The Norman Beaker Band have been Blues missionaries for decades and this new album is a fine collection of all that is best in the Blues, musically superb, full of emotion and played from the heart.
UK blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Norman Beaker has been involved in the British blues scene since the early 1970s. His band has toured and recorded with many blues artists including Graham Bond, Jack Bruce, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Rogers, Alexis Korner, Buddy Guy, Lowell Fulson, Fenton Robinson and B. B. King. Beaker has toured regularly with Chris Farlowe, Larry Garner and Van Morrison. He has contributed as a session guitarist to many recordings including Jack Bruce, Lowell Fulson, James Booker and Van Morrison.
The current lineup features Norman Beaker on rhythm and lead guitar, John Price on bass guitar, Steve Gibson on drums, Nick Steed on piano/organ and Kim Nishikawara on saxophone.
TRACKLISTING
1. Only I Got What the Other Guys Want
2. Where Does Acting Start
3. Details
4. Thanks but No Thanks
5. Nobody Knows Where the Time Goes
6. Railway to Roam
7. Cheating Love
8. I Believe in You
9. Nothing Changes
10. Time and Tide
11. I Don’t Want a Lover
12. Thursdays Off
13. Bottom of the Slide
14. If I Could Turn Away
15. Hard to Be Somebody
16. Love Me Tonight