Victor Wainwright
NewMusicForOldFolks says …
Most times when you think of Blues virtuosos you think about guitar players. But there are also harmonica players and piano players that deserve mention. The latest in the latter category is Victor Wainwright. Wainwright and his latest band, The Train, play a high-octane Boogie Woogie version of the Blues that will have your house rocking and have you reaching for the volume nob. And Wainwright is not the only first-class player in the band. The entire unit can tear the roof off the joint. Take their latest album, Boom Town, and turn it up to 11.
Artist's Info
Website: vwwroots.com
See them live: Tour dates
Record company: Blind Pig
Genre: Blues
If you like this, look into: Moreland & Arbuckle, Marcia Ball, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King
Bio (From the artist's webpage)
Blues, Roots Rock and Soul, featuring the high-octane boogie piano and soulful vocals of Victor Wainwright and backed by one of the most gifted bands on the scene: the WildRoots. With the release of Boom Town, their latest record, they’re poised to ignite blues/roots fans with a sound that’s infectious and impossible to ignore. As Victor and producer/writer Stephen Dees celebrate 10 outstanding years of musical partnership that began with Wainwright's 2005 solo debut Piana From Savannah, they’re teaming up once again to deliver a blues and American roots tour de force. After the 2011 release of the critically acclaimed record LIT UP!; The WildRoots are back and they're toting another musical triumph in Boom Town. (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
BOOM TOWN (2015): ‘The Piana From Savannah’ returns with his large band The Wildroots on a first release for Blind Pig (who also issued the Southern Hospitality set in 2013). As always Victor is the larger-than-life frontman on vocals, piano and organ with regulars Stephen Dees on bass, Nick Black on guitar, Billy Dean on drums, Patricia Ann Dees on tenor sax and occasional vocals, Ray Guiser on tenor sax, Charlie DeChant on baritone sax and Stephen Kampa on harmonica. Guests include guitarists Robert ‘Top’ Thomas, Ernie Lancaster and fellow SOHO bandmate JP Soars, Chris Stephenson on Hammond, Beth McKee on backing vocals and Juan Perez on percussion, each of whom are present on one track. The material is all original and was mainly written by Stephen Dees who also produced, arranged and engineered the recordings; Victor co-wrote two tracks and produced one on his own. — Blues Blast
Others
Piana from Savannah (2005)
Beale Street to the Bayou (2009)
Lit Up! (2011)
Easy Livin' (2013)
