Anyway the Wind Blows - Bill Wyman/bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings

Bill Wyman & The Rhythm Kings includes: Bill Wyman (bass); Georgie Fame (vocals, organ); Beverley Skeete, Paul Carrack, Mike Sanchez (vocals); Terry Taylor (acoustic & electric & slide guitars); Peter Frampton, Martin Taylor, Albert Lee, Andy Fairweather-Low, Eric Clapton (guitar); Chris Rea, Mick Taylor (slide guitar); Jerry Portnoy (harmonica); Frank Mead, Nick Payn, Nick Pentelow, Sid Gauld, Derek Watkins, Pete Beachill, Andy Macintosh (horns); Gary Brooker (piano, organ); Geraint Watkins, Dave Hartley, Nicky Hopkins (piano); Graham Broad (drums); MeLanie Redmond, Keeley Smith, Sonia Jones, Debi Doss, Zoe Nicholas (background vocals).
Includes liner notes by Russ Kane
While his old bandmates rock on, this Stone is definitely not alone on his second go-around with an all-star combo. Georgie Fame and Paul Carrack vocalize alongside Gary Brooker on keyboards, Albert Lee and Andy Fairweather-Low on guitar, Chris Rea and Mick Taylor on slide, and Nicky Hopkins on keyboards -- well, not all on the same track. Nonetheless, the Classics IV song "Spooky" sounds lifeless. Performing favorites by J.J. Cale, Dan Hicks, Mose Allison, Willie Dixon and a handful of Wyman originals in the jazz and R&B traditions, only Fame turns in a fancy, characteristic performance on the Hicks song "Walking One and Only"; his voice throughout is the project's super-high spot. Wyman sounds perfectly happy plunking away throughout, though Eric Clapton and Peter Frampton's contributions are of no real consequence. In fact, Clapton's lead on "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You" is just an annoyance. ~ Denise Sullivan

• Released: 03/29/2010
• Format: CD
• Released: 03/29/2010
• Genre: Oldies
• Genre: Oldies
• Genre: Pop
• Format: CD