Artist: James Solberg
Genre(s):
Blues
Discography:
The Hand Your Dealt
Year:
Tracks: 12
Whenever Luther Allison toured the U.S. in the '90s, he was backed by the Jim Solberg Band. Solberg and Allison had a long, friendly working human relationship that dates back up to the early mid-seventies, when Allison was living in Milwaukee.
Solberg, a gifted guitar player, vocaliser and songwriter, frequently co-wrote with Allison, only since Luther spent a sound portion of each year in Europe, touring out of his home in Paris, Solberg toured with his band below his possess name when Allison was non around. In the late '90s, Solberg released several albums under his have name for the Atomic Theory label. The records drew high extolment from critics, and well they should -- Solberg was no spring gallus gallus when it comes to playing megrims and touring. He has broken many a guitar string and logged thousands of miles in his van since he started to get serious around the music in the tardy 1960s.
Solberg was raised in Eau Claire and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and worked in versatile psychedelic blues embrace bands (fashionable in the late sixties) before moving to Vancouver, B.C. as a conscientious protester in 1968. After returning to the U.S. after the state of war, Solberg formed a ring called Whirlhouse. That group didn't final very long, and in 1970, he toured with the Sam Lays Blues Band, which included Big Walter "Shakey" Horton, Eddie Taylor and Johnnie Young. In 1972, working with bassist Jon Paris, he formed a ring called Dynamite Duck. Paris would after go on to accompany Johnny Winter as bassist for the future 14 age. Beginning in 1975, Solberg toured with Jimmy Reed and began his full time association with Allison. Solberg and his bands backed Allison from 1975 to 1979, pausing only to tour of duty with John Lee Hooker, whom Solberg would riposte for some other turn in 1981. After Allison relocated for good to Paris, Solberg worked with the Milwaukee group Short Stuff, a group lED by harp player Jim Liban.
In the eighties, Solberg toured with Hooker, the Legendary Blues Band, the Nighthawks and Elvin Bishop, among others. In 1987 Solberg open his own nine, the Stone's Throw, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
After Allison gestural to the Chicago-based Alligator Records in 1993, the Jim Solberg Band, in its then-incarnation, renewed its relationship with Allison, acting as his touring ring on domestic dates and blue-ribbon overseas shows. Much of Allison's debut for Alligator, Soul Fixin' Man, (1993) was co-written and arranged by Solberg. Solberg, a true vapors veteran, was besides heavily involved in the songwriting and arrangement for Allison's 2 last albums for Alligator, Downhearted Streak (1996) and Heady (1997). L.A. Blues, his first-class honours degree for the RUF label, followed in 1998, and deuce long time by and by Solberg returned with The Hand You're Dealt.
By the very nature of his job as a sideman, it whitethorn take a patch for the blues-buying public to realize that Solberg is a phenomenally talented songwriter, guitarist and isaac Bashevis Singer in his possess correct. Both See That My Grave Is Kept Clean or One of These Days are brilliant, highly recommended albums.
