It includes accordionist Garth Hudson of The Band, guitarists Paul Carbonara of Blondie and Todd Wolfe, the recording artist who’s a featured part of Sheryl Crowe’s band, and harmonica player Dennis Gruenling, who’s now touring with Nick Moss.Īdding to this mix are Peter’s guitarist son James, mandolin player John Zarra, keyboard players Jim Ehinger, Mike Latrell and Albert Weisman, bassists Daniel Pagdon and Niles Terrat, and percussionists Mike Catapano and Paul “Hernandez” Unsworth. Like he did on The Arson’s Match, and Taylor helped record Alabama Town, too, joining what truly is an all-star lineup. And his long partnership with Foley has produced several award-winning albums. He hooked up with Taylor in 2003, after a deejay sent Mick rough recordings of a few of Peter’s songs.
The band received critical acclaim, but he began disillusioned with the business side of the industry and took a 10-year break for a career in film and to raise a family. Karp began his musical career back in New York as a member of They Came From Houses, the seminal art/punk/blues group. As he grew, he became increasingly interested in African-American culture, especially that of his new stepmom who hailed from the South Carolina South Sea Islands, where many residents were children of slaves and/or raised in the Gullah tradition. It was there that he learned about the blues, Memphis R&B, country music and more. After his parents divorced, his military pilot father resettled in South Alabama with his new bride, a woman of color, and eight-year-old Peter soon joined them. This new, all-original release is much lighter as Karp sings from the heart about everyday life and the problems it presents.īorn in New Jersey across the bridge from Manhattan, Peter’s first exposure to music came at a very young age when his copywriter mother took him and his sister into New York to experience the Beatles, Stones, James Brown and others. All proceeds from that release went to ovarian cancer research in honor of his late wife, and much of the material, like the title tune which dealt with losing a home to a firebug, was pretty dark in nature. But it’s going to be hard for him to hide in shadows in the future after release of this album, which blends blues and roots music into one sweet package.ĭedicated to his stepmother, Ruth Turner, who left us late last year, Alabama Town is a welcome follow-up to The Arson’s Match, a nominee for a 2016 Blues Blast Music Award in the best live album category. All this and MORE! SCROLL DOWN!!!ĭespite being one of the most well-respected songwriters in America as well as a solid slide guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist, too, Peter Karp has always preferred to remain in the background during lengthy partnerships with Canadian singer/guitarist Sue Foley and former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor.
We have the latest in Blues society news. We have 8 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Peter Karp, Tomislav Goluban, The Von Howlers, The Mighty Orq, Slim Butler, Cliff Stevens, Billie Williams and Jim Koeppel. We do have a list with The 50 Best R&B Albums of the ‘90s, but these are the best ‘90s R&B songs.Bill Dahl has our feature interview with soul legend William Bell. The era deserves its accolades it is some of the best American music ever. Blige, Lauryn Hill, Boyz II Men, and Chucky Thompson. It’s an enshrining of an insanely fertile and formative chapter of black music, one that yielded classic albums and singles, and expanded the framework of pop songwriting and production (and thus, the entries on the Billboard Hot 100), thanks to the next-level genius of artists like Missy Elliott, Mary J. Still, it’s always important to pay homage to those who came before.įor the fans who can recall Changing Faces album cuts and name each member of Subway, this is a vindication. It’s still there in form of nostalgia-tapping playlists, and in the music being made today. Even as we creep further from the golden era, acts like Brent Faiyaz, Snoh Aalegra, Givēon, and more have set the stage for a new, burgeoning fan base of the still-bustling genre. The R&B of the ’90s has never left our hearts. This feature was originally published in 2012.
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