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Greg “Fingers”Taylor Hi Fi Baby “Hi
Fi Baby” is my 5th Solo project to date and it is my favorite for
a number of reasons….The musicians were top of the shelf and
it only took 3 days to record, mix, & master. My old buddy, of
25 years, Kim Wilson, not only did a bang up job producing, he
also played some of his best harmonica yet, on “Hi Fi Baby” and
“Whispers.” Kim surprised us all when
he played some low down
Delta Blues guitar on “It Ain’t Easy,” which he also penned. Wilson’s
laterst discovery, 26 year old, guitar player/prodigy, Troy Gonyea,
was almost psychic in his ability to compliment me and the Rest
of the band. Doug
Deming, Detroit guitar guru & good friend, shines throughtout this
CD. Doug contributed his own,
“Whispers” to the sessions, it is one
of my favorite tunes that we cut.
Troy and Doug weave some truly
hip magic around and about one another throughtout these recordings. On
Keyboards and B3 is Mark Stevens, another truly talented, young up and comer. He boogies and rocks like a mad man! Mark
is currently part of the legendary, Roomful of Blues, band,
be on the look out for him. Jon
Ross was on Bass and he sure was swinging.
He had us All
felling it. What a great privilege to
work with him. Finally,
one of my true heroes, Richard Innes, on drums, Kept
us deep in the pocket, like only he could.
I was more Than
excited to work with him, being that he is the “Shufflinest Mo’
Fo” in the world. In
addition to the aforementioned song contributions of Wilson And
Deming, we also laid down our own interpretations of tunes Done
by some of my musical mentors: Jerry McCain, Sam Myers, Frankie
Lee Sims, Eddie Clearwater, Johnny Temple, and Mr. Bear. So
turn this sucker up, put on your crazy shoes & shimmy ‘till you
break your back. This CD was not intended to save the environment,
or feed the hungry (well my family, I hope), but these
primal sounds may promote world peace by taking one deep
into the soul of some real rockin’ blues…. Greg
“Fingers” Taylor April
3, 2003 Oxford,
Michigan, USA Producer:
Kim Wilson Executive
Producer: Billy Sturgis Recorded
on December 2 & 3, 2003 @ Solid
Sound Studio, Ann Arbor, MI Engineer:
Joe Mancuso Graphic
Design: Amanda Taylor Cover
Models: Steven and Hunter Taylor
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