Blues Society of Western PA - Newsletter

Tab’s new live CD, “Night Train to Nashville” starts out with the tune, “Night Train,” which is myfavorite tune on the CD. It has a hard-driving beat and kicks off the best CD that I have heard from Tab. This CD is more bluesy than most of his, which is a mix of Cajun music and blues. Some call his music “swamp blues.” The next tune is “Solid Simple Things.” It is a bit slower but a good tune and good lyrics for a bluesy love song. A few other songs are favorites of mine from Tab: “Fever for the Bayou” and maybe my co-favorite, “Muddy Bottom Blues.” Then there is a song that I remember from back in the 70’s, (yes, I can remember that far back), “New Orleans Ladies.” A band called, “Louisiana’s LeRoux”, originally recorded the song. So why is this track on here? Tab’s backup band is “Louisiana’s LeRoux” and they sound good together. Together, they bring New Orleans style, culture music and a message, “Don’t forget New Orleans.” Grab this CD. This is one CD that I cannot skip a song on. One thing I always look for in a CD is versatility. Who wants to hear ten tunes that all sound about the same. Tab covers all the bases…Slow, bluesy tunes, love tunes, old pop redone, and (my favorite) hard-driving blues songs.