Spins: Eric Bibb

I opened a show last night for folk/bluesman Eric Bibb, and it was a pleasure to hear his smooth, soulful renditions of songs from Taj Mahal and Rev. Gary Davis along with original tunes. I was particularly struck by his version of "No More Cane on the Brazos," a Texas work song collected back in the '30s by John Lomax. Since songs like that were originally sung unaccompanied, they're wide open to interpretation for an instrumentalist, and I loved Eric's jazzy harmonization on the guitar.

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