Randy Mcallister - Fistful Of Gumption (2016)

                                                                 Randy Mcallister
 "If you’re expecting a disc of by-the-numbers Texas blues, keep moving- there’s nothing for you here.  If the thought of blues that has been twisted, spanked and manhandled tickles your fancy, pull up a chair- have I got an album for you!The best description of what exactly is at play here comes from Blueprint Magazine; “Roughhewn and wild at times, this is Texas blues the way it should be.  This is real music, not conveyor belt blues.”   Fistful Of Gumption is wild and hairy in all the right ways. 9 of these tracks are McAllister originals, with the exception being a sweet remake of Earl King Johnson’s Time For The Sun To Rise. He's also got one of the most soulful voices I've heard in a good long while. No smoke, mirrors, choreography or industry machinery  at play here, kids- just raw, sweaty talent with some dirt under the fingernails… the way it should be. McAllister is more than just a blues shouter, I hear echoes of Otis and Percy in his voice, maybe a little Bobby “Blue” Bland too… and his “Scrappiest Band In The Motherland” isn’t shy about layin’ it down and gettin’ dirty.  Maya Van Nuys’s fiddle work is a definite highlight, and like the title implies this disc has guts and attitude to spare." 

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Tracklist:

01. C'mon Brothers And Sisters 04:35 
02. Time For The Sun To Rise 05:54  
03. Ride To Get Right (Tribute To Otis Redding And Earl King) 05:04 
04. Roll With The Flow 02:37 
05. My Stride 03:35  
06. Background Singer 04:14  
07. The Oppressor 06:01  
08. Leave A Few Wrong Notes 02:57  
09. Band With The Beautiful Bus 04:20
10. The East Texas Scrapper 04:41