Proper New Frontier Lover CD Blues Roy Gaines

A protege of the legendary T-Bone Walker, electric bluesman Roy Gaines was born in Houston in 1934. The product of a musical family he initially played the piano in emulation of Nat King Cole, but as a teen moved to the guitar. A huge admirer of Walker's work, at 14 Gaines met his hero at a local performance, and was even invited to back Walker onstage; dubbed "T-Bone Jr." thereafter, he regularly played clubs throughout the Houston area before relocating to Los Angeles two years later. There Gaines was tapped to join Roy Milton's band, followed by a stint in support of Chuck Willis and then with Bobby 'Blue' Bland. Long a sought-after sideman, Gaines recorded infrequently as a headliner, finally releasing his first LP in 1982. On this latest album he is joined by Steve Gomes, Benjie Porecki, Joe Maher, David Maxwell and Steve Guyger for a session of solid blues.

TRACK LISTING — DISC 1

- New Frontier Lover
- The Worlds Biggest Fool
- What's The Reason
- You Can't Make Nobody Love You
- Catch That Midnight Train
- W.C. Handy Sang The Blues
- Texas Millionaire
- Double Dealin' Woman
- Roy's Theme
- My Woman, My Blacksnake And Me
- Hind Ends & Elbows
- Roll Your Own Biscuit