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Mike Zito & Friends will release the album “Rock N Roll: A Tribute To Chuck Berry” on Friday 1st November via Ruf Records. The album features an impressive array of 21 guest guitarists, among them Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, Eric Gales, Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth, Luther Dickinson, Albert Castiglia, Anders Osborne and, significantly, Chuck’s grandson, Charles Berry III.
“This was a very special project for me,” Zito says. “I lived in Chuck’s hometown of St. Louis for 32 years, and I worked at a small musical instrument store where his drummer also happened to be employed. Chuck’s son would drop by on occasion as well. He was an icon, and rightfully so. I’ve been playing his songs since I was a kid. He was a tremendous influence on my career, and, of course, on many other musicians’ as well.”
The music video for the first single ‘Johnny B Goode’ featuring Walter Trout has just been released, check it out above.
Mike Zito about the video: “The video’s a throwback to early MTV kind of vibe. Getting to make this video with my hero, Walter Trout, is pretty much the coolest thing ever.”
TRACKLIST
01 ST. LOUIS BLUES feat. CHARLIE BERRY III
02 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC feat. JOANNA CONNOR
03 JOHNNY B GOODE feat. WALTER TROUT
04 WEE WEE HOURS feat. JOE BONAMASSA
05 MEMPHIS feat. ANDERS OSBORNE
06 I WANT TO BE YOUR DRIVER feat. RYAN PERRY
07 YOU NEVER CAN TELL feat. ROBBEN FORD
08 BACK IN THE USA feat. ERIC GALES
09 NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO feat. JEREMIAH JOHNSON
10 TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS feat. LUTHER DICKINSON
11 HAVANA MOON feat. SONNY LANDRETH
12 PROMISED LAND feat. TINSLEY ELLIS
13 DOWN BOUND TRAIN feat. ALEX SKOLNICK
14 MAYBELLENE feat. RICHARD FORTUS
15 SCHOOL DAYS feat. ALLY VENABLE
16 BROWN EYED HANDSOME MAN feat. KIRK FLETCHER and JOSH SMITH
17 REELIN’ AND ROCKIN’ feat. TOMMY CASTRO
18 LET IT ROCK feat. JIMMY VIVINO
19 THIRTY DAYS feat. ALBERT CASTIGLIA
20 MY DING A LING feat. KID ANDERSEN
More details here.
