Lance Lopez

Artist:  Lance Lopez
Origin:  Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Genre:  Blues Rock, Texas Blues, Blues
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Lance Lopez is an American Blues Rock Singer and Guitarist from Shreveport, Louisiana.  His influences from B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters, Bukka White.  He was approached by the modern Blues great Lucky Peterson, who took him into his band as the rhythm guitarist and toured with the Lucky Peterson Organization throughout North America and Europe for three years.  During that time he developed his energetic and original stage presence and continued to strengthen his musical skills.  He was ultimately given the position of band leader before later embarking on his solo career.  In 1998, after forming a short-lived trio with legendary Hendrix and Santana Drummer Buddy Miles and former Steely Dan and session bassist Chuck Rainey.   In 1999, he entered and won the Southeast Regional Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar competition at Tipitina's in New Orleans.  He was awarded a Fender Stratocaster from Fender and the Jimi Hendrix family foundation.  In 2001, he won the Blues Band Of The Year Award presented by DallasMusic.com.  In 2005, he reunited with Buddy Miles and Tommy Shannon (Bass Ex Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Arc Angel) to form a side project and they shared the stage on concert with artists such as Rick Derringer, Joe Bonamassa, Chris Duarte, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

Title:  Tell The Truth  (2018)
Genre:  Blues Rock, Texas Blues, Blues
Label:  Provogue Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Never Came Easy To Me  (4:17)
 2.  Mr. Lucky  (4:09)
 3.  Down To One Bar  (3:52)
 4.  High Life  (4:15)
 5.  Cash My Check  (4:26)
 6.  The Real Deal   (3:23)
 7.  Raise Some Hell  (3:37)
 8.  Angel Eyes Of Blue  (4:01)
 9.  Back On The Highway  (4:22)
10. Blue Moon Rising  (4:32)
11. Tell The Truth  (4:24)

Personnel:

Lance Lopez:  Lead Vocals on Tracks:  1-11, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 1, 4-8, 10, 11, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks: 1, 10, Electric Guitar on Tracks:  1-11
Fabrizio Grossi:  Bass on Tracks:  1-11 Percussion on Tracks: 1, 4, 5,  8, Hammond on Track 6
Eric "Scorch" Scortia:  Rhodes on Track 1, Wurly on Tracks:  4, 7, 8, Hammond on Tracks: 4, 7-910
Frank LaTorre:  Harmonica on Track 1
Wes Little:  Drums on Tracks: 1, 4, 5, 8-10
Tony Morra:  Drums on Tracks: 2, 11
Jimmy Z. Zavada:   Harmonica on Track 2
Brian Burdwell:  Drums on Tracks: 3, 5-7
Joey Sykes:  Slide Guitar on Track 3
Sam Lustig:  Keyboards on Track 3
Francis Benitez:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3, 11
Andrea  Sophicm Grossi-Benitez:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 3, 11
Serge Simic:  Acoustic Guitar on Track 4, Backing Vocals on Tracks: 4, 10
Chris Hansen:  Harmonica on Track 5
Chuck Kavooras:  Slide Guitar on Tracks: 5, 9, 10
Kayla Reeves:  Backing Vocals on Tracks: 5, 9
Phil Parlapiano:  Hammond on Track 11

Tell The Truth is the seventh studio album by Lance Lopez, released on March 2, 2018 by Provogue Records.  For Fans of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix.