Vargas Blues Band
Texas Tango
The Story
"Texas Tango", the awesome fourth studio disc by killer blues/rock axeslinger Javier Vargas and his outstanding Vargas Blues Band, features 13 songs (69 minutes) of phenomenal, top-shelf, world-class, dynamic, powerful blues/rock riffage of the highest order. Vargas is an amazing gifted blues/rock axemaster, Spain's #1 guitar hero and their answer to S.R.V. Believe it or not, he is legitimately that good. Javier's playing is rite up there with the best of them. Excellently produced by blues/rock icon Jim Gaines (S.R.V., Santana, Walter Trout), and featuring the incomparable Double Trouble (Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon) as the powerhouse rhythm section, complete with outstanding soulful vocals and a top-shelf production, "Texas Tango" is a first-rate blues/rock guitar lovers dream and classic modern day bluesy heavy guitar masterpiece.
The Music
| 04:59 | Rose On The Water | Vocal |
| 06:20 | Blues Pilgrimage | Vocal |
| 03:05 | Texas Tango | Vocal |
| 06:28 | Love Ain't Got Nowhere To Go | Vocal |
| 02:54 | Ride Baby Ride | Vocal |
| 05:12 | Black Cat Boogie | Vocal |
| 05:41 | 1969 | Vocal |
| 07:13 | Ridin' High | Vocal |
| 06:35 | Thinking Of You | Vocal |
| 05:26 | Buenos Aires Blues | Vocal |
| 05:42 | Big Boss Man | Vocal |
| 03:49 | 253 | Vocal |
| 05:36 | Blood Shot | Vocal |
The Artists
| Javier Vargas | Guitars, Arrangements |
| Chris Layton | Drums |
| Tommy Shannon | Bass |
| Reese Wynans | Keyboards |
| Jeff Espinoza | Vocals |
| Larry T. Thurston | Vocals |
| Preston Shannon | Vocals, Middle Guitar Solo on "253" |
| Steve Potts | Drums |
| Dave Smith | Bass |
| Earnest Williamson | Keyboards |
| Lyn Jones | Harmonica |
| Tino Di Geraldo | Drums |
| Jacquelyn Reddick | Background Vocals |
| Jacqueline Johnson | Percussion, Congas, Shakers |
| Sam Baco | Percussion, Congas, Shakers |
| Jose Vera | Bass |
| Jorge Lema | Bandoneon |
| Alfonso Perez | Keyboards |
| Jim Gaines | Production |
| Jay Hudson | Engineering |
| Eugenio Munoz | Engineering |
| Sergio Marcos | Engineering |
| Ventura Rico | Engineering |
| Alfonso Perez | Arrangements |
| Erik Flettrich | Engineering |
| John Hampton | Mixing |
| Jeffrey Reed | Engineering Assistance |
| Manuel Guio | Design |
| Javier Salas | Photography |
| Recorded and mixed at Ardent Studios, Memphis, Tennessee. Additional recording at The Hit Shack.
"Buenos Aires Blues" recorded and pre-produced at Box Studios, Madrid. Mastered at Masterdisk, NY, NY. |
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