New Orleans, LA. (Top40 Charts) Since bursting onto the scene in 1998, John Lisi has been hailed as one of the best guitar slingers in Louisiana - a major rave for the most musical place in all the world. Indeed, Lisi is a master of the Dobro, mandolin, resonator and Stratocaster, and turns offbeat portrayals of everyday life into funky-bluesy-body-shakin' music that just makes a person feel better. Call it what you will, John Lisi calls it the same thing he calls his band - Delta Funk! The band's infectious sound and energetic stage presence combined with Lisi's brilliant guitar work have made them natural favorites in their hometown of New Orleans.
Shut the Front Door is Lisi's latest and most fully realized rendering of his signature sound, complete with all the essential ingredients-sassy female background vocals, kickin' horns, and an in-the-pocket rhythm section topped with stunning guitar riffs. His 2002 Louisiana Red Hot Records debut Blues for
Chloe saw Lisi backed by blues giants Big Jay McNeely, Henry Gray and Larry Garner. Though Lisi has two prior releases with his mainstay ensemble, Preachin' to the Choir (2000)and Can Ya' Dig It (2004), Shut the Front Door is Lisi's first time teaming up with Louisiana Red Hot to bring Delta Funk! to the national arena.
Notable among a number of industry nods, Lisi was honored alongside
Dr. John and Alvin Batiste with the Slim Harpo Award for Blues Pioneer in 2009. Grateful to have such a rewarding vocation, a humble Lisi acknowledges "I don't have to do this. I get to do this."
John Lisi live: https://www.johnlisi.com/tour/
About Louisiana Red Hot Records
Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana Red Hot Records is an innovative leader among Southern independent labels. Since 1996, Louisiana Red Hot has released over 200 albums of acclaimed Blues, Jazz, Funk, Zydeco, Cajun, and Rock music, emerging from the near-total destruction of its facilities by Hurricane Katrina to become the only label in the Deep South partnered with Entertainment One, the world's #1 independent distributor for music and video.
