“I really respect Buddy’s depth,” Herring said. “That fire was exactly what I wanted to see happen. Sometimes it happens: his electricity, that fire.”

“Blues has always been a pass-it-forward kind of thing,” says James. “It’s also surprisingly hard to write.”

Listen to the first single, “Forever Starts Now,” from the new EP.

“’Highway To The Stars’ is the lead cut from a project I’ve been working on over the last few years; combining American electric blues, British blue-eyed soul along with a host of other funky elements.”

Billy Gibbons: “There’s truly no place like Memphis and this is the story of why that is. HAVE MERCY!”

Now, a half a century after its release, Cosmo’s Factory will gain a new vibrancy, thanks to the exacting process of half-speed mastering.

Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys’ ‘La Danse à St. Ann’s is available May 29th via Nouveau Electric Records.

Join Jorma again this Saturday night!

He’s a honky-tonk man, and he can’t seem to stop.

Fans stream exclusive music donated by Cindy Blackman Santana & Carlos Santana, Tom Morello, DMC, The Silkroad Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, Wilco and more to support COVID-19 hunger relief.