Blues Society of Western PA - Newsletter

Delmark Records

Dave is a Chicago native and doesn’t wander far for this DVD. The first 8 songs are recorded at Buddy Guy’s Legends. The last 5 are recorded at Rosa’s Blues Lounge in Chicago.
For 20 years Dave has toured with Son Seals, Hubert Sumlin and many others. He has recorded with Buddy Guy and Jimmy Rogers. This is his 7th recording. Dave does not sing and enlists Tad Robinson, who also plays harp, Jimmy Johnson and Sharon Lewis to do the vocals. Dave’s Guitar work fits well with the vocals. He never tries to be too aggressive preferring to mesh with the others, and it works great. Dave’s guitar along with Jimmy’s guitar make for some memorable recordings. I loved the 2 lead guitar concept when these 2 played together. Along with the blues Dave and the others throw in some soul—“How I got to Memphis”. With Sharon it leans to the jazzy and R&B side. My personal favorite was the last song “Angel” with both Sharon and Dave at their best.
The camera work was excellent. Not only of the performance but the crowd shots were great. It was a very enthusiastic audience, the kind that makes you feel like you missed something by not being there.

-- Jim Weber