In The Days Of 45rpm There Was A Young Bluesman - Ron Thompson

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Back in the '60s you got six plays for a quarter on a jukebox at most places. 45's were the retail rage back then and new releases were touted as having an A side and a B side. Every jukebox had rows upon rows of labels and each label listed the artist's name in between the two songs. Their name was actually sandwiched in between the A side and B side titles. When someone punched the alpha numeric buttons on the machine the emotion that had been captured by the recording studio was reproduced in a big way. It was just too cool for words. Producer Neil Barnes has teamed with Ron Thompson once again and this time they are presenting what Neil shares as their digital 45. Check out Ron's two new songs on Sound Cloud - just click the link and hear both songs.

Side A - The Muddy Waters - is a song that Ron wrote and recorded by himself many years ago. It's interesting to note that except the drums Ron plays all the instruments on this track. "The Muddy Waters" is a very personal song. It is about how we fall off the bank, into the water, and get swept up and pulled along by the current. It's a killer groove for sure and Ron chose it as his A side.

Side B - Sugar Momma - is a definite straight ahead Delta Blues tune that contains some rather complicated chord inversions and timing changes. Ron invites harp man Neil Barnes to join him on this track and the tune comes together well. Neil commented that Ron gave him a lot of room on this song which he's very thankful for and additionally he remains extremely grateful to have had been invited to be on Sugar Momma with Ron. .