legend has joined forces with renowned ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro to record a blues album. will arrive on October 18 via Forty Below Records, and is preceded by the pair's version of the delta blues classic , a song made famous via earlier versions by the likes of , and RL Burnside. "Jake and I had a full let-it-all-go moment on this one!" says Fleetwood.
"Jake let his hair down. A blues standard being given a wake-up call!" "Mick's energy when he plays is so infectious," adds Shimabukuro. "He's such an intense musician.
He pushes everyone around him, and it's inspiring to see his facial expressions and watch his movement and the way he hits the drums." Shimabukuro, who, we're reliably informed, is known as "the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele", first met Fleetwood at the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards (Hawaiian Music Awards) in the late 1990s. He has also worked with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Jimmy Buffett, Jack Johnson, Bette Midler, Ziggy Marley, Sonny Landreth, Billy Strings, Lukas & Willie Nelson and Warren Haynes.
Other songs recorded for the album include covers of 's , 's , and a version of 's classic . "I remember Mick took a moment of silence after the song ended and you could see that he felt Christine’s presence," says Shimabukuro. “I felt so fortunate to be able to experience that with Mick.
It was very powerful to see the effect it had on him." . Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! 1 Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers 2 Rollin’ N Tumblin’ 3 Need Your Love So Bad 4 Kula Blues 5 Whiter Shade of Pale 6 I Wanna Get Funky 7 Still Got The Blues 8 Rockin’ In The Free World 9 Songbird 10 Songbird (Mick spoken word) Online Editor at Louder/Classic Rock magazine since 2014.
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