Joe Louis Walker

Artist:  Joe Louis Walker
Born:  December 25, 1949.  San Francisco, California, USA.
Genre:  Blues, Soul Blues, Gospel, Contemporary Blues
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Joe Louis Walker is an American Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter and Producer.  His influences from T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Otis Redding and Bobby Womack and he played with John Lee Hooker, J.J. Malone, Buddy Miles, Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker, John Mayall, Willie Dixon, Charlie Musselwhite, Thelonious Monk and more!, including Jimi Hendrix and Mike Bloomfield.  In 2003, he was inducted to the Blues Hall Of Fame and was nominated in four categories for a Blues Music Award.

Title:  Hornet's Nest  (2014)
Genre:  Blues, Soul Blues, Gospel, Contemporary Blues
Label:  Alligator Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Hornet's Nest  (4:03)
 2.  All I Wanted To Do  (4:22)
 3.  As The Sun Goes Down  (4:25)
 4.  Stick A Fork In Me  (3:05)
 5.  Don't Let Go  (4:44)
 6.  Love Enough  (4:37)
 7.  Ramblin' Soul  (5:48)
 8.  Ride On, Baby  (3:36)
 9.  Soul City  (3:53)
10. I'm Gonna Walk Outside   (4:49)
11. Not In Kansas Anymore  (3:39)
12. Keep The Faith  (4:11)

Personnel:

Joe Louis Walker:  Guitar, Vocals
Rob McNelley:  Guitar
Tommy MacDonald:  Bass
Reese Wynans:  Piano, Wurlitzer Piano, Hammond B-3 Organ
Tom Hambridge:  Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Backing Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Muscle Shoals Horn Section:   on Track 2
Charles Rose:  Trombone
Jim Horn:  Saxophone
Vinnie Ciesielski:  Trumpet

Ray Walker, Curtis Young, Michael Black:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  5, 12

Hornet's Nest is the tenth studio album by Joe Louis Walker, was released on February 24, 2014 by Alligator Records.