I was talking to Rick Derringer last night....

http://www.rickderringer.com/

Last night Rick was featured on a podcast on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/runt Todd Rundgren Talk Radio. Such a cool way to use technology. One host in Birmingham, Alabama and one on Los Angeles. Rick was in Nashville. So very cool.

Rick has just released a brand new collection of blues songs called "Knighted by the Blues." I downloaded the whole thing on Itunes last Tuesday when it was released. The cool thing about this whole project was Rick was telling everyone on facebook about the cd as it was being created. It is very good. You can tell you are listening to a master guitarist in action. I won't step through the whole review of the cd just go sample it on Itunes or buy the cd.

As I talked to Rick last night I mostly just sang the praises of his new release. The fidelity of the music is very good and the tracks are quite nice. So naturally I started into a rant about the niceness of the sound of the recording.

All of that said it was nice to even say a few words to a living music legend who looks very good for his age and seems to really have his whole life together. Rick has an outstanding connection to his fans. I really like that from someone who toured with the Stones in 1966, played a classic like 'Hang on Sloopy" with the McCoys and has played exclusively with The Winter Brothers, aka Johnny and Edgar. Of course he played with the likes of Steely Dan and Todd Rundgren. He has too many solo albums to elaborate on here...It just goes on and on....he is the man!

It was a nice night last night. It is good to live in the age that we have this kind of technology to connect with people who play the music we love. Rock n' Roll Hoochie Koo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wTXv9KPWeg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlnZkqiLh90&feature=related

I couldn't stop movin' when it first took hold
It was a warm spring night at the old town hall
There was a band called The Jokers, they were layin' it down
Doncha know I'm never gonna lose that funky sound
Rock 'n' Roll, Hoochie Koo
Lawdy mama light my fuse
Rock 'n' Roll, Hoochie Koo
Truck on out and spread the news...