Thursday, March 9, 2017

Ronnie Baker Brooks






































Artist:  Ronnie Baker Brooks
Birth Name:  Rodney Dion Baker
Born:  January 23, 1967.  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues, Soul Blues, Electric Blues
Occupation:  Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Ronnie Baker Brooks is an American Chicago Blues Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter.  He is the son of the Chicago Blues musician Lonnie Brooks.














Title:  Times Have Changed  (2017)
Genre:  Blues, Chicago Blues, Soul Blues, Electric Blues
Label:  Provogue Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Show Me (feat. Steve Cropper)  (3:57)
 2.  Doing Too Much (feat. 'Big Head' Todd Mohr)  (4:17)
 3.  Twine Time  (feat. Lonnie Brooks)  (4:17)
 4.  Times Have Changed (feat. Al Kapone) (5:17)
 5.  Long Story Short  (5:55)
 6.  Give Me Your Love (Love Song)  (feat. Ange Stone) (8:04)
 7.  Give The Baby Anything The Baby Wants (feat. 'Big Head' Todd Mohr & Eddie Willis)  (5:29)
 8.  Old Love (feat. Bobby 'Blue' Bland)  (4:36)
 9.  Come On Up (feat. Felix Cavaliere & Lee Roy Parnell) (3:52)
10. Wham Bam Thank You Sam  (4:04)
11. When I Was We  (4:55)

Personnel:

Ronnie Baker Brooks:  Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar
Steve Jordan:  Drums on Tracks: 1-12, Background Vocals on Tracks:  5, 7, 9
Willie Weeks:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 3-7, 9, 11
Steve Cropper:  Rhythm Guitar on Track 1
'Big Head' Todd Mohr:  Rhythm Guitar on Tracks: 1, 7, Electric Guitar on Track 2, Vocals on Track 2
Felix Caraliere:  Hammond Organ on Tracks: 1, 9, Vocals on Track 9
Ben Cauley:  Trumpet on Tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10
Lannie McMillan:  Tenor Saxophone on Tracks: 1, 3, 5. 19
Jim Horn:  Baritone Saxophone on Tracks: 1, 3, 5, 9, 10
Jack Hale Sr.:  Trombone on Tracks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10
Michael Toles:  Rhythm Guitar on Tracks: 3-6, 11
Charles Hodges:  Hammond Organ  on Tracks: 2-6, 8, 10, 11
Leroy Hodges:  Bass on Tracks: 2, 8, 10
Archie "Hubby" Turner:  Electric Piano on Tracks: 2-4,  8, 10, 11
Al Kapone:  Rap on Track 4
Jessie Muson:  Violin on Tracks: 4, 8
Wen-Yih Yu:  Violin on Tracks: 4, 8
Belh Luscome:  Viola on Tracks: 4, 8
Jennifer Puckett:  Viola on Tracks: 4, 8
Mark Wallace:  Cello on Tracks: 4, 8
Jonathan Kirkscey:  Cello on Tracks: 4, 8
Jonathan Richmond:  Electric Piano on Tracks: 5, 6
Darryl Pruill Jr.:  Keyboards on Track 6
Eddie Willis:  Rhythm Guitar on Track 7
Bobby 'Blue' Bland:  Lead Vocals on Track 8
Teenie Hodges:  Electric Guitar on Tracks: 8, 10
Lee Roy Parnell:  Rhythm Guitar on Track 9
Sharisee Norman:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 10, 11
Stefanie Bolton:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 10, 11
Shantelle Norman:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 10, 11

Times Have Changed is the 2017 album by Ronnie Baker Brooks, was released on January 20, 2017 by Provogue Records, produced by Steve Jordan with Guest performances by Bobby 'Blue' Bland, 'Big Head' Todd Mohr, Felix Cavaliere, Al Kapone, Eddie Willis, Steve Cropper and Angie Stone.



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