Colin James journeys on the Blue Highways
As you will hear in today's interview, Colin James is a bit of a blues aficionado.
The Canadian musician grew up in a household, in Regina, Sask., that educated him on the likes of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Elizabeth Cotten and more. Later on, he would get his big break opening for Stevie Ray Vaughan.
All these years later, he's paying tribute to some of the biggest blues names in history on his new covers album, Blue Highways. Taking on Freddie King, William Bell and Howlin' Wolf, James joins host Tom Power in the studio to discuss his latest project and do a deep dive into blues. You'll want to scroll down to keep up with the lengthy list of musicians mentioned in the interview.
Blue Highways is out now. For all of James' upcoming tour dates, head over to his website.
As mentioned on air, here's your chance to crank up your speakers and dig deep in the Who's Who of blues with Colin James' playlist.
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
Elizabeth Cotten
Mississippi John Hurt
Roosevelt Sykes
Robert Johnson
Johnny Shines
Howlin' Wolf
Big Dave McLean
Bob Dylan
Colin Linden
The Byrds
T-Bone Walker
Gary Clark Jr.
Little Big Band
Charles Brown
Freddie King
Bobby Bland
Albert King
Otis Rush
Albert Collins
Little Walter
Muddy Waters
Eric Clapton
Robert Plant
Chuck Berry
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Magic Sam
Brian Jones
Earl Hooker
The Rolling Stones
Buddy Guy
Long John Baldry
Junior Wells
George Thorogood
John Paul Hammond
Bonnie Raitt
Beth Hart
John Lee Hooker
— Produced by Mitch Pollock
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