PAUL LAMB & THE KING SNAKES
''HOLE IN THE WALL''
JUNE 16 2014
57:55
1 - Hole In The Wall 2:50
2 - Sometime Tomorrow 2:54
3 - Preaching The Blues 2:45
4 - Jumpin’ Little Judy 3:32
5 - A Better Place To Be 4:13
6 - The Pillow (Part 2) 4:43
7 - You Really Got A Hold On Me 4:09
8 - Send For Me 3:57
9 - Way Down Low 3:56
10 - Consultation Man 3:44
11 - Mr Lamb’s Groove Walk 5:15
12 - Tears Of Joy 3:11
13 - Making A Change 3:35
14 - Stranger Blues 3:04
15 - Still Got The Blues For You 3:57
16 - Hole In The Wall (Alternative Version) (Bonus Track) 2:00
Dino Coccia /Composer, Drums, Vocals (Background)
Rod Demick /Composer, Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background)
Paul Lamb /Composer, Harmonica, Producer, Vocals
Paul Riordan /Organ (Hammond)
Ryan Lamb /Composer, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Chad Strentz /Composer, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
ABOUT
BY SECRET RECORDS
Paul Lamb and The King Snakes are today acknowledged globally as being amongst the very finest purveyors of Rhythm & Blues. Mixing traditional blues, R&B and roots-rock with a unique British perspective the band has come up with an original and invigorating sound that plays particularly well on stage, and are often heralded as one of the few remaining true blues acts that can be witnessed.
Originally from Blyth, a mining village in Northumberland, as a teenager Paul heard a track by John Mayall & the Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton. This moved him so much that he was inspired to pick up the harmonica and play the blues, forming firstly the Blues Burglars and later on the King Snakes.
After making a good name for himself in the North East, Lamb was invited down to London to play with Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. It was an offer he could not refuse and he relocated to London and started his own band - The King Snakes. Four decades and 14 albums later he’s played with blues and rock greats such as Sonny Terry, Albert Collins, Mark Knopfler, The Who, Rod Stewart and Brownie McGhee, all of which has contributed to Lamb forming and perfecting his sound as well as earning himself a place in the British Blues Awards Hall Of Fame.
The King Snakes line-up consists of Chad Strentz (vocals/rhytm guitar), Rob Demick (bass/backing vocals), Ryan Lamb (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Dino Coccia (drums/backing vocals), all top class players well regarded in the business and each one a true musician in their own right.
This brand new studio album from the blues harmonica virtuoso features 9 self-penned songs mixed with blues classics from the likes of Smokey Robinson and Brownie McGhee.
From classic blues rock and R & B on tracks like ‘Jumpin' Little Judy’, ’Making A Change’ and ‘Way Down Low’, through the soul of ‘Sometime Tomorrow’ and the gospel like choir on ‘A Better Place To Be’ to the swing cover of Gary Moore’s ballad ‘Still Got The Blues For You’, this record truly highlights the King Snakes musical prowess and diversity.
BIOGRAPHY
by Bruce Eder
Paul Lamb was born two decades too late to have been in on the foundation of British blues, and a decade too late to have been part of the blues-rock boom of the 1960s that made stars of so many so young. But that hasn't stopped him from carving out a three-decade career as a premiere blues harpist (and bandleader) with a serious following in England and around the world. Born in Newcastle in 1955, he became a blues enthusiast as a boy and began mastering the harmonica. Although British music was bursting with talented harpists by then -- including the legendary (and late) Cyril Davies, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, and Jack Bruce of Cream -- Lamb's inspiration came from someone who could be rightfully regarded as an original source, Sonny Terry. By 15 he was playing in clubs and actually managed to spend some time working with Terry himself, late in the latter's career. Lamb also played with such idols as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Brownie McGhee. By the 1980s he had formed his own band, originally called the Blues Burglars, featuring Johnny Whitehill on guitar, who recorded an album for Red Lightnin'. the Blues Burglars later evolved into Paul Lamb & the King Snakes (also including Johnny Whitehill), who got a contract with Ace Records in the early '90s, resulting in a self-titled debut CD. Lamb and his band have since released half a dozen albums, principally for the Indigo label. The group has also toured extensively, and Lamb's reputation in the 1990s extended to Asia. He has also worked with Mark Knopfler and the Who, among others, and played on numerous soundtracks for the BBC, a handful of film soundtracks, and numerous commercials in England. He has also won several awards for his blues playing in the course of his career.
''HOLE IN THE WALL''
JUNE 16 2014
57:55
1 - Hole In The Wall 2:50
2 - Sometime Tomorrow 2:54
3 - Preaching The Blues 2:45
4 - Jumpin’ Little Judy 3:32
5 - A Better Place To Be 4:13
6 - The Pillow (Part 2) 4:43
7 - You Really Got A Hold On Me 4:09
8 - Send For Me 3:57
9 - Way Down Low 3:56
10 - Consultation Man 3:44
11 - Mr Lamb’s Groove Walk 5:15
12 - Tears Of Joy 3:11
13 - Making A Change 3:35
14 - Stranger Blues 3:04
15 - Still Got The Blues For You 3:57
16 - Hole In The Wall (Alternative Version) (Bonus Track) 2:00
Dino Coccia /Composer, Drums, Vocals (Background)
Rod Demick /Composer, Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background)
Paul Lamb /Composer, Harmonica, Producer, Vocals
Paul Riordan /Organ (Hammond)
Ryan Lamb /Composer, Guitar, Vocals (Background)
Chad Strentz /Composer, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals
ABOUT
BY SECRET RECORDS
Paul Lamb and The King Snakes are today acknowledged globally as being amongst the very finest purveyors of Rhythm & Blues. Mixing traditional blues, R&B and roots-rock with a unique British perspective the band has come up with an original and invigorating sound that plays particularly well on stage, and are often heralded as one of the few remaining true blues acts that can be witnessed.
Originally from Blyth, a mining village in Northumberland, as a teenager Paul heard a track by John Mayall & the Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton. This moved him so much that he was inspired to pick up the harmonica and play the blues, forming firstly the Blues Burglars and later on the King Snakes.
After making a good name for himself in the North East, Lamb was invited down to London to play with Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. It was an offer he could not refuse and he relocated to London and started his own band - The King Snakes. Four decades and 14 albums later he’s played with blues and rock greats such as Sonny Terry, Albert Collins, Mark Knopfler, The Who, Rod Stewart and Brownie McGhee, all of which has contributed to Lamb forming and perfecting his sound as well as earning himself a place in the British Blues Awards Hall Of Fame.
The King Snakes line-up consists of Chad Strentz (vocals/rhytm guitar), Rob Demick (bass/backing vocals), Ryan Lamb (lead guitar/backing vocals) and Dino Coccia (drums/backing vocals), all top class players well regarded in the business and each one a true musician in their own right.
This brand new studio album from the blues harmonica virtuoso features 9 self-penned songs mixed with blues classics from the likes of Smokey Robinson and Brownie McGhee.
From classic blues rock and R & B on tracks like ‘Jumpin' Little Judy’, ’Making A Change’ and ‘Way Down Low’, through the soul of ‘Sometime Tomorrow’ and the gospel like choir on ‘A Better Place To Be’ to the swing cover of Gary Moore’s ballad ‘Still Got The Blues For You’, this record truly highlights the King Snakes musical prowess and diversity.
BIOGRAPHY
by Bruce Eder
Paul Lamb was born two decades too late to have been in on the foundation of British blues, and a decade too late to have been part of the blues-rock boom of the 1960s that made stars of so many so young. But that hasn't stopped him from carving out a three-decade career as a premiere blues harpist (and bandleader) with a serious following in England and around the world. Born in Newcastle in 1955, he became a blues enthusiast as a boy and began mastering the harmonica. Although British music was bursting with talented harpists by then -- including the legendary (and late) Cyril Davies, Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, and Jack Bruce of Cream -- Lamb's inspiration came from someone who could be rightfully regarded as an original source, Sonny Terry. By 15 he was playing in clubs and actually managed to spend some time working with Terry himself, late in the latter's career. Lamb also played with such idols as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, and Brownie McGhee. By the 1980s he had formed his own band, originally called the Blues Burglars, featuring Johnny Whitehill on guitar, who recorded an album for Red Lightnin'. the Blues Burglars later evolved into Paul Lamb & the King Snakes (also including Johnny Whitehill), who got a contract with Ace Records in the early '90s, resulting in a self-titled debut CD. Lamb and his band have since released half a dozen albums, principally for the Indigo label. The group has also toured extensively, and Lamb's reputation in the 1990s extended to Asia. He has also worked with Mark Knopfler and the Who, among others, and played on numerous soundtracks for the BBC, a handful of film soundtracks, and numerous commercials in England. He has also won several awards for his blues playing in the course of his career.
