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    After releasing two critically acclaimed albums of other
    people’s music, Mick is back to what he loves the
    most: recording and releasing what he calls his
    own “Free Range Blues.” This new album,
    149 Delta Avenue, covers a multitude of
    blues styles and sub-genres. Mick has
    assembled a collection of fine new original
    songs and three of his favorites written by
    others. To bring this body of work to life
    he has brought together a stellar group of
    musicians that include the Taylor Made Blues
    Band, and some great guests.
    For this album Mick teamed with Grammy®
    Award and BMA winning producer Michael Freeman.
    The Taylor Made Blues Band for this album consists of David
    Dunavent on guitar and backing vocals, Leo Goff on bass, Lee
    Williams on drums and Chris Stephenson on keyboards, with
    Susan Marshall and Daunielle (“Pie”) Hill on backing vocals.
    Stepping up to add their magic are special guests Jeff Jensen,
    Eric Hughes, J,D. Taylor, Toronzo Cannon, Marc Franklin, Kirk
    Smother. Alice Hasen, Suavo Jones, and Marty Sammon (with
    Engineer Mike Wilson offering his whistling skills). Taking full
    advantage of his tastes and experience and the talents of the
    amazing musicians who helped him put this together, Mick has
    once again delivered a real treat for his listeners.
    The album opens with Mick’s song “I Can’t Slow Down”, which
    is his confessional about how he lives, followed by “US 12 to
    Highway 49”, which traces his lifelong blues odyssey. “Alternative
    Man” is a sexy blues tune in the classic “macho” sense, treated
    two different ways on this album. “Cotton Road” is a powerhouse
    song that Mick wrote after a conversation with the curator of
    Memphis’ Cotton Museum and driving on the road on which he
    lives (Cotton Road). “I Don’t Need no Doctor”, a song introduced
    by Ray Charles but also delivered by Humble Pie and others,
    has a special place in Mick’s heart, as does Larry Garner’s great
    composition, “Miss Boss”, which has been a mainstay in his live
    shows for years. Then there’s “The Viper”, which is just a fun song!
    Taken as a whole, this album represents Mick’s love of all styles
    of blues, as well as his continuing drive to improve as an artist and
    a songwriter.

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After releasing two critically acclaimed albums of other
people’s music, Mick is back to what he loves the
most: recording and releasing what he calls his
own “Free Range Blues.” This new album,
149 Delta Avenue, covers a multitude of
blues styles and sub-genres. Mick has
assembled a collection of fine new original
songs and three of his favorites written by
others. To bring this body of work to life
he has brought together a stellar group of
musicians that include the Taylor Made Blues
Band, and some great guests.
For this album Mick teamed with Grammy®
Award and BMA winning producer Michael Freeman.
The Taylor Made Blues Band for this album consists of David
Dunavent on guitar and backing vocals, Leo Goff on bass, Lee
Williams on drums and Chris Stephenson on keyboards, with
Susan Marshall and Daunielle (“Pie”) Hill on backing vocals.
Stepping up to add their magic are special guests Jeff Jensen,
Eric Hughes, J,D. Taylor, Toronzo Cannon, Marc Franklin, Kirk
Smother. Alice Hasen, Suavo Jones, and Marty Sammon (with
Engineer Mike Wilson offering his whistling skills). Taking full
advantage of his tastes and experience and the talents of the
amazing musicians who helped him put this together, Mick has
once again delivered a real treat for his listeners.
The album opens with Mick’s song “I Can’t Slow Down”, which
is his confessional about how he lives, followed by “US 12 to
Highway 49”, which traces his lifelong blues odyssey. “Alternative
Man” is a sexy blues tune in the classic “macho” sense, treated
two different ways on this album. “Cotton Road” is a powerhouse
song that Mick wrote after a conversation with the curator of
Memphis’ Cotton Museum and driving on the road on which he
lives (Cotton Road). “I Don’t Need no Doctor”, a song introduced
by Ray Charles but also delivered by Humble Pie and others,
has a special place in Mick’s heart, as does Larry Garner’s great
composition, “Miss Boss”, which has been a mainstay in his live
shows for years. Then there’s “The Viper”, which is just a fun song!
Taken as a whole, this album represents Mick’s love of all styles
of blues, as well as his continuing drive to improve as an artist and
a songwriter.

credits

released June 1, 2018

Mick Kolassa LEAD VOCALS // David Dunavent
GUITAR // Leo Goff BASS // Lee Andrew Williams
DRUMS // Chris Stephenson KEYBOARDS // Susan
Marshal & Daunielle Hill BACKING VOCALS //
Jeff Jensen GUITAR (#3,6,8,9,10) // Marc Franklin
TRUMPET (#6,8,12) // Eric Hughes HARMONICA
(#2,10) // Kirk Smothers SAX (# 6,8) // Toronzo
Cannon* GUITAR (#4) // Suavo Jones TROMBONE
(#12) // Alice Hasen VIOLIN (#12) // Marty Sammon
PIANO (#2), ORGAN (#9) // J.D. Taylor HARMONICA
(#7) // Mike Wilson PUCCALO (#12)
*Toronzo Cannon appears courtesy of Alligator Records

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Mick Kolassa Memphis, Tennessee

I’m Mick Kolassa, a lifelong musician and hardcore blues fan who, in addition to being an active blues artist, also am head of Endless Blues Records and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Blues Foundation. I live in Memphis but was born in Michigan and lived in Mississippi for nearly 30 years, where I was given the nickname “Michissippi Mick”. ... more

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