Little Bobby – That Killer B Sting
Untouchable Productions
https://little-bobby-music.company.site/
8 tracks
Little Bobby happens to be a third generation Native American who, like his father and grandfather, is a musician. He’s played around the country and world and has recorded and produced albums like Before the Storm (2005), Life of the Blues (2010), Showbiz (2015) and God Made Me Blue (2022). He’s lent a hand in recording albums for many with others like Good Blues (2011) by Nora Jean Bruso and He Digs Me (2014) by Sunday Wilde.
Little Bobby lives in McIntosh, MN, and owns and operates Little Bobby’s Bar and Grill, one of the top blues joints in northern Minnesota. It is also home to the recording studio where he produced this album.
Little Bobby handles the vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, and bass guitar along with drums, piano, and organ. He’s a busy man and all the main instrumentation was done by him. Sarah Munson adds her vocals on “Mercy.” “Cactus”- handles the rhythm guitar on “Mississippi Kind.” Mike Brouse is on harmonica for “Weed Blues.” Randy Keonen adds some pretty pedal steel on both “Heavens Cottonfield” and “How Long.”
“Keep It Real” is the opener. Gritty, grungy blues rock is the order of the day here. Stinging guitar, a driving midtempo beat, organ pushing the cut along, too. Blues rockers will be in heaven. A slow, blues rock anthem follows entitled “Heavens Cotton Field.” Big, strident guitar, pedal steel and it’s just a dreamy flowing rocker. The title cut follows. The organ gets a little upfront with the guitar as Bobby growls/sings and solos his way through this jumping cut.
Up next is “How Long,” with more dramatic guitar licks in this slow and somber blues rock cut. He gives another big guitar solo for blues rock fans to savor. “Mississippi Kind” is another gritty cut with some more stinging guitar and pungent vocals. The organ is again a little more upfront in the mix as is the piano and makes for a fun ride. “Bad Girl” is a deep blues rocker with poignant guitar work that carries the cut.
“Mercy” changes things up with Munson fronting the band along with Bobby. The guitar does not slack off as Bobby wails as Sarah delivers a nice duet with Bobby. Did I mention there is another huge guitar solo? “Weed Blues” is a down home cut with pretty harp and some nice sliding acoustic guitar work. Bobby sings about his various cannabis pleasures.
There’s a lot of big and over the top guitar work here that blues rock lovers will truly enjoy. He shows his chops on the six string guitar (among all the other instruments he plays here) and has produced quite the bad and bold album for us to enjoy.
