Joe Louis Walker
New Direction
The Story
Joe Louis Walker comes to the Blues Bureau label after creating a legacy of treasured blues recordings for High Tone, Polygram and Verve records, among others, over his impressive career. Known in musician circles as a singer's singer and a guitarist's guitarist, Joe Louis Walker's sound is the product of influences as diverse as soul, hard rock and nlues. With "New Direction", Joe has created a brilliant new collection of songs brimming with smokin' solos and vocals that testify and bear witness to the life of a true bluesman
The Music
| 05:22 | Do You Love Me? | Vocal |
| 05:19 | Custom Cars, Gibson Guitars | Vocal |
| 06:58 | Messed My Mind Up | Vocal |
| 06:43 | New Direction | Vocal |
| 06:21 | You Don't Love Me Girl | Vocal |
| 04:17 | Tempting Me | Vocal |
| 05:08 | Soldier For Jesus | Vocal |
| 05:17 | Mr. G's Boogie | Vocal |
| 04:56 | Ain't That Cold | Vocal |
| 04:14 | Lena | Vocal |
The Artists
| Joe Louis Walker | Guitars, Vocals, Production |
| Robert Watson | Bass |
| Carl Carter | Drums |
| Ellis Blacknell, Jr. | Keyboards |
| Mooka Rennick | Engineering |
| Jason D'Ottavio | Engineering Assistance, Mixing Assistance |
| Pete Carlson | Mixing, Mastering |
| Tim Gennnert | Mastering |
| Mike Varney | Executive Production |
| Steve Jennings | Photography |
| Dave Stephens | Album Package Design |
| Recorded and mixed at Prairie Sun Studios, Cotati, California. | |