eric bibb - blues people [cd liner notes]

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BIB

BBLUES PEOPLE

1 SILVER SPOON 4:21Featuring POPA CHUBBY

2 DRIFTIN DOOR TO DOOR 3:253 GODS MOJO 4:14

4 TURNER STATION 3:545 PINK DREAM CADILLAC 2:38

6 CHOCOLATE MAN 4:01 Featuring GUY DAVIS7 ROSEWOOD 5:01

8 I HEARD THE ANGELS SINGIN 3:45Featuring J .J . MILTEAU & THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

9 DREAM CATCHERS 4:17 Featuring HARRISON KENNEDY & RUTHIE FOSTER

10 CHAIN REACTION 3:23 Featuring GLEN SCOTT11 NEEDED TIME 6:29

Featuring TAJ MAHAL , THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA& RUTHIE FOSTER

12 OUT WALKIN 2:1913 REMEMBER THE ONES 3:35 Featuring LINDA TILLERY

14 HOME 4:33 Featuring ANDRE DE LANGE 15 WHERE DO WE GO 4:01

Featuring LEYLA McCALLA PRODUCED BY GLEN SCOTT

SPCD 1379

Featured Guests

TAJ MAHAL

vocals & banjo on Needed Time

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

vocals on I Heard The Angels Singin & Needed Time

J. J. MILTEAU

harmonica on I Heard The Angels Singin

GUY DAVIS

vocals & acoustic guitar on Chocolate Man

RUTHIE FOSTER

vocals on Dream Catchers & Needed Time

POPA CHUBBY

electric guitars on Silver Spoon

HARRISON KENNEDY

vocals on Dream Catchers

GLEN SCOTT

vocals on Chain Reaction

LINDA TILLERY

vocals on Remember The Ones

ANDRE DE LANGE

vocals on Home.

LEYLA McCALLA

vocals & banjo on

Where Do We Go

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c 2014 Stony Plain Recording Co. LtdPRINTED IN CANADA

Stony Plain Records PO Box 861, Edmonton Alberta, Canada, T5J 2L8Tel: (780) 468 6423 Fax: (780) 465 8941 email: [email protected]

Please become a member of the Blues Foundation at: www.blues.org

www.stonyplainrecords.com

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ERIC

BIB

BBLUES PEOPLE












SPCD 1379

Featured Guests

TAJ MAHAL




J. J. MILTEAU


GUY DAVIS


RUTHIE FOSTER


POPA CHUBBY


HARRISON KENNEDY


GLEN SCOTT


LINDA TILLERY


ANDRE DE LANGE

vocals on Home.

LEYLA McCALLA

vocals & banjo on

Where Do We Go





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ERIC BIBBBLUES PEOPLE

1

SILVER SPOON

4:21

Featuring POPA CHUBBY

2

DRIFTIN DOOR TO DOOR

3:25

3

GODS MOJO

4:14

4

TURNER STATION

3:54

5

PINK DREAM CADILLAC

2:38

6

CHOCOLATE MAN

4:01 Featuring GUY DAVIS

7

ROSEWOOD

5:01

8

I HEARD THE ANGELS SINGIN

3:45

Featuring J .J . MILTEAU & THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

9

DREAM CATCHERS

4:17

Featuring

HARRISON KENNEDY & RUTHIE FOSTER

10

CHAIN REACTION

3:23 Featuring GLEN SCOTT

11

NEEDED TIME

6:29

Featuring TAJ MAHAL , THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

& RUTHIE FOSTER

12

OUT WALKIN

2:19

13

REMEMBER THE ONES

3:35 Featuring LINDA TILLERY

14

HOME

4:33 Featuring ANDRE DE LANGE

15

WHERE DO WE GO

4:01

Featuring LEYLA McCALLA

PRODUCED BY

GLEN SCOTT

SPCD 1379

Featured GuestsTAJ MAHAL


THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMAvocals on I Heard The Angels Singin & Needed Time

J. J. MILTEAUharmonica on I Heard The Angels Singin

GUY DAVISvocals & acoustic guitar on Chocolate Man

RUTHIE FOSTERvocals on Dream Catchers & Needed Time

POPA CHUBBYelectric guitars on Silver Spoon

HARRISON KENNEDYvocals on Dream Catchers

GLEN SCOTTvocals on Chain Reaction

LINDA TILLERYvocals on Remember The Ones

ANDRE DE LANGE vocals on Home.

LEYLA McCALLA vocals & banjo on

Where Do We Go

Licensed from Flatbrim Recordings

p

2014 FLATBRIM Recordings

c

2014 Stony Plain Recording Co. Ltd

PRINTED IN CANADA

Stony Plain Records PO Box 861, Edmonton Alberta, Canada, T5J 2L8

Tel: (780) 468 6423 Fax: (780) 465 8941 email: [email protected]



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BBLUES PEOPLE












SPCD 1379

Featured Guests

TAJ MAHAL




J. J. MILTEAU


GUY DAVIS


RUTHIE FOSTER


POPA CHUBBY


HARRISON KENNEDY


GLEN SCOTT


LINDA TILLERY


ANDRE DE LANGE

vocals on Home.

LEYLA McCALLA

vocals & banjo on

Where Do We Go






7 72532 13792 8

ERIC

BIB

BBLUES PEOPLE












SPCD 1379

Featured Guests

TAJ MAHAL




J. J. MILTEAU


GUY DAVIS


RUTHIE FOSTER


POPA CHUBBY


HARRISON KENNEDY


GLEN SCOTT


LINDA TILLERY


ANDRE DE LANGE

vocals on Home.

LEYLA McCALLA

vocals & banjo on

Where Do We Go





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1

SILVER SPOON

4:21


2


3:25

3

GODS MOJO

4:14

4

TURNER STATION

3:54

5

PINK DREAM CADILLAC

2:38

6

CHOCOLATE MAN


7

ROSEWOOD

5:01

8


3:45


9

DREAM CATCHERS

4:17

Featuring


10

CHAIN REACTION


11

NEEDED TIME

6:29


& RUTHIE FOSTER

12

OUT WALKIN

2:19

13

REMEMBER THE ONES


14

HOME


15

WHERE DO WE GO

4:01


PRODUCED BY

GLEN SCOTT

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Where Do We Go


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ERIC

BIB

BBLUES PEOPLE

1

SILVER SPOON

4:21


2


3:25

3

GODS MOJO

4:14

4

TURNER STATION

3:54

5

PINK DREAM CADILLAC

2:38

6

CHOCOLATE MAN


7

ROSEWOOD

5:01

8


3:45

Featuring J.J. MILTEAU &THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

9

DREAM CATCHERS

4:17

Featuring

HARRISON KENNEDY &RUTHIE FOSTER

10

CHAIN REACTION


11

NEEDED TIME

6:29

Featuring TAJ MAHAL,THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

&RUTHIE FOSTER

12

OUT WALKIN

2:19

13

REMEMBER THE ONES


14

HOME


15

WHERE DO WE GO

4:01


PRODUCED BY

GLEN SCOTT

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9




J . J . MILTEAUharmonica on I Heard The Angels Singin








LEYLA McCALLA vocals & banjo on Where Do We Go


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2014 FLATBRIMRecordings

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BIB

BBLUES PEOPLE












SPCD 1379

Featured Guests

TAJ MAHAL




J. J. MILTEAU


GUY DAVIS


RUTHIE FOSTER


POPA CHUBBY


HARRISON KENNEDY


GLEN SCOTT


LINDA TILLERY


ANDRE DE LANGE

vocals on Home.

LEYLA McCALLA

vocals & banjo on

Where Do We Go






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1

SILVER SPOON

4:21


2


3:25

3

GODS MOJO

4:14

4

TURNER STATION

3:54

5

PINK DREAM CADILLAC

2:38

6

CHOCOLATE MAN


7

ROSEWOOD

5:01

8


3:45


9

DREAM CATCHERS

4:17

Featuring


10

CHAIN REACTION


11

NEEDED TIME

6:29


& RUTHIE FOSTER

12

OUT WALKIN

2:19

13

REMEMBER THE ONES


14

HOME


15

WHERE DO WE GO

4:01


PRODUCED BY

GLEN SCOTT

SPCD 1379













Where Do We Go


p


c


PRINTED IN CANADA





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1

SILVER SPOON

4:21


2


3:25

3

GODS MOJO

4:14

4

TURNER STATION

3:54

5

PINK DREAM CADILLAC

2:38

6

CHOCOLATE MAN


7

ROSEWOOD

5:01

8


3:45


9

DREAM CATCHERS

4:17

Featuring


10

CHAIN REACTION


11

NEEDED TIME

6:29


& RUTHIE FOSTER

12

OUT WALKIN

2:19

13

REMEMBER THE ONES


14

HOME


15

WHERE DO WE GO

4:01


PRODUCED BY

GLEN SCOTT

SPCD 1379













Where Do We Go


p


c


PRINTED IN CANADA





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COVERSP1379_BOOKLETprint_Mise en page 1 29/09/14 14:36 Page1

Needed Time & Turner Station were recorded at Squat Sound, London,engineered by DYRE GORMSEN & ADAM COLE

All other tracks recorded & mixed at Kensal Town Studios, London, by GLEN SCOTTexcept Pink Dream Cadillac: produced, recorded & mixed by STAFFAN ASTNER

at Sound of Hgersten, SwedenAdditional recording: Studio de la Seine, Paris - Deep Blue Studios, Nykping, Sweden

Additional engineers:SYLVAIN MERCIER, CHRIS MCGREEVY, STAFFAN ASTNER,

OLLI HAAVISTO, DANIEL BOIVIN, BRENT ALLEN, STEVE KAUL, PETER KILGOUR, EVAN BLACK, ADAM COLE, DAN CIMO, BENOT MORITZ & JOHN GUTH.

PRODUCED BY GLEN SCOTTExecutive producer: PHILIPPE LANGLOIS

Mastered by [email protected] by BEN HITO

Eric Bibb photos by PATRICIA DE GOROSTARZUArtwork by BRUNO BOUSSARD [email protected]

THANK YOU:All the musicians & engineers who contributed their time & talent so generously.

GLEN for being a hero from start to finish. Youre a musical titan; collaborating with you is an honour & a pleasure.PHILIPPE for invaluable friendship & soulful support through the years.

STAFFAN & OLLI for being such fine musicians & friends. CHRIS for always being there in a pinch.

Oscar, Matilda, Sebastian, Katri, Yana, Puma, Rennie, QB, H&H & all my family for more than words can ever say.Leon, Marylyn, Amy & Dorie for all your love.

SARI & SANDY for all your hard work - thats paying off!Matt, Mitch, Jean-Herv, Gaynor, Hilda & Fleming for keeping me on the High Road of Music.

Holger, Peter, Alvin, Mark & Peta for spreading the sound around.Keith, Richard & Levi for being there in the Needed Time.

Charles Driebe for making the Blind Boys session a dream come true.Roger & Moira @ Fylde Guitars for the beautiful guitars that keep a smile on this troubadours face :-)

All my friends & fans everywhere for all your love & blessings.And for generous support, many thanks to: Elixir Strings (UK), Fender (Sweden), Bose (Sweden),

Lottonen Guitars (Finland).

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In the introduction to his classic book, Blues People,Amiri Baraka (who published it as LeRoi Jones) wrote:

The path the slave took to citizenship is what I want to look at. That same path, along with its continuation, provided much inspiration

for this album called BLUES PEOPLE.This record is also a tribute to the tribe of blues troubadours that

Im grateful to be a member of and it features the talents of several friends and heroes of mine. We, who traverse the highways and skyways of the planet

playing the music known as blues, have become a rainbow tribe. We hail from many lands and cultures, bonded by our love of this music

and the challenge of making it our own.What began in the fields of the southern United States, became a universal treasure, cherished by music lovers the world over.

My intention with these songs is to focus on some of the history of African Americans, the original blues people, as a reminder of what

weve been through and where the music is coming from.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my greatest heroes.

The Civil Rights movement that he is synonymous with is referred to in several songs on this album. I hope these songs will remind us that

Dr. Kings dream is still a work in progress we are still not home. May the New Year bring us closer to living that dream.

Peace & Love,Eric

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ERIK ARVINDER String arranger & conductor on track 7.

OLLI HAAVISTO Pedal steel guitar on track 11.

PETRI HAKALA Mandola on track 15.

SARA BERGKVIST-SCOTT Backing vocals on track 9.

PARIS RENITA Backing vocals on track 10.

BOB MANNING Backing vocal on track 11.

ULRIKA PONTEN Backing vocal on track 11.

BIG DADDY WILSON Backing vocal on track 11.

SOLO CISSOKHO Kora on track 14.

VOITEK GORALSoprano sax on track 15.

The ChoirGLEN SCOTT, SHANEEKA SIMON, LORNA VASSELL,

TAHIRAH ANDREWS, ISRAEL TOMLINSON & CHERELLE BRAITHWAITE

on tracks 10 & 14.

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GLEN SCOTTFeatured Guest Vocalist on track 10

Piano on 3, 6, 8, 11, 14 & 15Bass & drums on 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13 & 14

Hammond organ on 1, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 13Wurlitzer and/or Fender Rhodes electric piano on 4, 7 & 14

Percussion on 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 13 & 14Keyboards on 3, 7, 9, 10, 11 & 14

Melodica on 11 & 15Backing vocals on 4, 9, 10, 12 & 13

Horn arrangement on 13 - using samples from the Memphis Horns/Wayne Jackson & Andrew Love.

STAFFAN ASTNERAcoustic slide guitar on track 5Electric guitars on 9, 10 & 15Acoustic guitars on 9, 10 & 14

Guitelele on 10 & 14Bouzouki on 4.

MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE Acoustic slide guitar on 1 & 2Electric slide guitar on 4 & 11

12-string guitar on 8Acoustic guitar on 12.

PAUL ROBINSONDrums & percussion on tracks 4 & 11.

NEVILLE MALCOLM Bass on track 4

Upright bass on 11 & 15.

DESMOND FOSTER Bass on track 9.

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The seed of this album was planted inthe late summer of 2013. On September 11,to be precise, an ominous date whosesymbolism hardly escaped Eric and myselfwhen we met that day in Paris, where hewas promoting his latest recording. I re-member telling him that Jericho Road ma-naged to salute the greatness of the CivilRights era while remaining relevant in the21st Century. Quite a feat in the currenttimes of depression, when nostalgia is lur-king around almost every corner of ourmemories.

On that occasion, Eric couldnt stressenough the similarities between today andyesterday. In the post-war era, Americawas fraught with violence and racism, hesaid. For Martin Luther King, Jr. to adaptthe philosophy of non-violence to the CivilRights Movement-a movement that calledout across racial boundaries to all of huma-nity-was a radical move. In this new millen-nium, plagued by sectarian and tribalconflicts, Kings radical approach is sorelymissed

In the course of this discussion, Ericand I came up with the idea of revitalizingthe concept of the socially conscious

shows of the sixties, when the likes of Odetta, the Staple Singers, Pete Seeger,Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan joinedforces to address the problems of theirtime. Thus was born We Have a Dream, atour that combined the individual out-looks of Eric, Harrison Kennedy and Ru-thie Foster (both present on Blues People),giving a present-day impetus to the collec-tive dream of a more tolerant world.

The recording of Blues People is theresult of a similar reality check. Anotherway for Eric to contribute to the circulationof a message of peace, hope, and non-vio-lence. Not that his concern with the issuesof our society is anything new. The son ofactor, singer and social activist Leon Bibbcarries awareness in his DNA: I think thatpart of me, the socially aware troubadour,has always been there. Its certainly part ofmy upbringing. Yet Blues People takes thatstance to a higher level, as he realizes thathe is now in a position to play a significantrole in the general picture of our times.Looking back in time, one can only notethe change that came about in his musicin the space of a decade. With this newalbum, his goal is to add to his music acommentary that will stimulate the dialogwith his fan base. Just making a record ofnice songs may feel good on some level, but


in the context that were in, it seems frivo-lous to me, he argues. For me, this is these-cond chapter of coming to terms with ourhistory, and deciding to make a change be-fore there is no turning back.

In that respect, choosing Blues Peopleas a name for this project was not inno-cent. When it was published in 1963, AmiriBarakas eponymous book instantly be-came a classic, showing the way the begin-ning of blues coincided with what LeRoiJones (Barakas name then) called the be-ginning of American Negroes. Much asBaraka/Jones chronicled, through theprism of Black Americas vernacular artform, the progressive metamorphosis ofAfrican slaves into American citizens, Ericshows here that the process is far fromcomplete, that much remains to be saidand done. In other words, the African-American caterpillar has yet to blossominto a butterfly.

The song that probably sums up bestthis paradoxical mix of stagnation and mu-tation is Rosewood. Until recently, the ra-cially motivated massacre that took placein this Floridian whistle-stop town in 1923had been obliterated from the collectivememory of Americans. It took an articlepublished in 1982, and the John Singletonfilm of fifteen years later, to overcome this

bout of amnesia, but Erics song takes thestory one full step further. Replacing thisdramatic event in the context of the disen-franchised South of the twenties, hebridges the gap between the horror of theslave trade and the inadequacy ofObamas America, in which the hydra ofintolerance and racism still shows its uglyheads in Miami Gardens and Ferguson.

Blues People is no ordinary album. Itis a piece of art in which Eric fuses variousaspects of the African-American journey,paying special attention to the legacy ofthe Civil Rights Movement, with his ownpersonal voyage. Where his focus beforewould have been a romantic attachment tothe colorful past of his music, he clearlyshifts to a more critical message, whilestressing the relevancy of the subliminalmessage wielded by the original bluessongsters. In his own words, this is not justa loving nod to my heroes, it is a statement.

The measure of any true creator liesin his capacity to never repeat or para-phrase himself. With this truly innovativework, Eric Bibb proves that he hasnt fini-shed growing as an artist.

SEBASTIAN DANCHINA noted author and producer, SD is currently

the Artistic Manager of the Paris Jazz Festival.

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ERIC BIBBVocals on all tracks/acoustic guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 & 11/

Guitelele on 5 & 6/electric guitar on 13.


Vocals & banjo on Needed Time.

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Vocals on I Heard The Angels Singin & Needed Time.

J .J . MILTEAU Harmonica on I Heard The Angels Singin.

GUY DAVIS Vocals & acoustic guitar on Chocolate Man.

RUTHIE FOSTER Vocals on Dream Catchers & Needed Time.

POPA CHUBBY Electric guitars on Silver Spoon.

HARRISON KENNEDY Vocals on Dream Catchers.

GLEN SCOTT Vocals on Chain Reaction.

LINDA TILLERY Vocals on Remember The Ones.

ANDRE DE LANGEVocals on Home.

LEYLA McCALLA Vocals & banjo on Where Do We Go.


Where do we go when our time on earth is through?Some talk about it, some never doOne day were here, next day were goneWe disappear, life carries onWhere do we go I want to knowWhere do we go?

The hand that once painted picturesLies still with no brush to holdThe heart that beats no longerIs now turning coldKind words wont stem the sorrowOnly time will lessen the lossOne day well make that journeyRiver Jordan were born to cross

Where do we go

The voice that once lifted spiritsIs silent, to be heard no moreThe singer, gone to gloryIs knocking on Heavens doorOur tears fall like raindropsOn the grave were gathered roundOne day well sing together Hand in hand on higher ground

Where do we go

WHERE DO WE GOEric Bibb

BMG-Chrysalis

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I left my home as a young manStill a boy, truth be toldTook my guitar, my troubled heartAn hit the road

I made my way cross an oceanIn search of somewhere to belongJust a young buck an travelin on

I made my home in the North Country FarAt a time when very few people thereLooked like meI made good friends who were kind to a strangerAn his family

Chorus:Some say I was born with a silver spoonIn my mouthPeople, you know Ive paid some duesBorn to play the guitar all around the worldBorn to sing these blues

I settled down, got a straight jobPlayed my music on the sidePut food on the table, paid the rentBut I was not satisfied

Pawned my guitar so many timesSo many times its a shameBut I kept on playin - singin my songsTil the people knew my name

Chorus:Born with a silver spoon in my mouth

SILVER SPOONEric Bibb

BMG-Chrysalis

Madiba led us through the fireBut we are still not home yetSo many years on the wayBut we are still not home

Chorus:Home - where theres a smile for everyoneNo matter what your tribe or where you come fromWhere children laugh an play, elders singPraising the gifts of plenty harvest brings

Each younger generationJoining freedoms celebration

We showed the world weve come farBut we are still not home yetWe must go on walking as oneCos we are still not home

Chorus:Home where theres a smile for everyoneWere on our way home

HOMEA. De Lange & E. Bibb

BMG-Chrysalis


Remember the ones who kept on walkinWhen others tried to turn them around

Remember the ones who kept getting upEvery time they was knocked down

Who believed in a new day Knowin they might not live to see it dawn

Remember the ones who never gave upAn thank them for keepin on

With hearts an minds stayed on freedomMarchin hand in hand

Leavin behind segregationSingin This Land Is Your LandOpenin hearts to a new way

Climbin Jacobs Ladder rung by rung Remember the distance they travelled

An the victories they won

Tell your children where theyve come fromLift their spirits up high

Give them love, give them courageFor the dream must never die

Tell the children who theyve come fromLet them know weve come far

Give them strength for the journeyLet them know who they are

Remember the ones who knew they were winnersLeanin on love, conquerin fear

Remember the ones who learned to forgiveDay after day, year after yearWho believed in a new day

Oh, Lord, many thousands goneRemember the ones who never gave up

An thank them for keepin on

REMEMBER THE ONES E. Bibb, L. Tillery & U. Ponten

BMG-Chrysalis

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Well, I hobod from Memphis up to Portland, MaineI been down to Mexico - everywheres the sameHard times - everywhere I go DuPonts sleepin in his mansion, but Im Driftin door to door

Baby, I wish I could build you a house on a hillPour you champagne an wine til you had your fillBut these hard times I know you knowI would build you a home, but ImDriftin door to door

When I make a little money, Im gon wire you someWhen I get to California, Im gon send for you to comeIn these hard times on the killin floorIm tryin to get to Frisco, but ImDriftin door to door

Baby, I dreamed I was singin - playin in a foreign landMakin plenty good money treated like a manNot these hard times an the Jim CrowHope my dream comes true, cos ImDriftin door to door

Repeat 1st stanza

DRIFTIN DOOR TO DOORE. Bibb & M.J. Browne

BMG-Chrysalis

On this song, Michael Jerome Browne plays slide on Booker Bukka Whites fabled National Duolian. His sound really captures Bookers musical spirit.


The best intentions rent a roomIn the boarding house of your heartThen they lay around all dayJust wastin time, drinkin cheap wine

You knock on the door, but no one answersTheyre all asleep in the darkYour lifes on hold another dayBut you keep on lyin - everythings fine

Brother, you feel the mans dealin the cardsFrom a trick deck - an youre ready to brawlOnly way to win is reach deep withinAn find the mojo God gave us all

The best intentions go astrayOn the back roads of our mindsThey stumble around in a fogMakin plans - goin nowhere

We call their names, but they dont hear usLost in a dream that never comes trueWe put life on hold another dayAfter a while we just dont care

Its easy to feel the mans dealin the cardsFrom a trick deck - an youre ready to brawlOnly way to win is reach deep withinFind the mojo God gave us all

Only way to win is reach deep withinFind the mojo God gave us all

GODS MOJOE. Bibb & G. Scott

BMG-Chrysalis & West eight publishing

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I went out walkin- walkin round todayI met so many good people on my wayWalked into a blind womanShe was lookin round to seeWhos in need of salvation - she started to talk to me

She said, Jesus dont want your money, honeyHe wants you to know Gods loveFind it everywhere, my friendDown here an up aboveRight here an up above

On the southern side of SelmaIn the summer of 64Freedom March was on its wayTo the courthouse door

So many good people cameTo march an sing an prayThe peoples voice was ringinWe shall overcome someday!We shall - overcome some day

Blues People, stick togetherIn the Needed TimeBirds of a feather singLord, let me fly

I went out walkin- walkin round todayI met so many good people on my way

OUT WALKIND. Flowers & E. Bibb

BMG-Chrysalis


Jesus, wont you come by here (3X)Oh, now is the needed time (2X)Jesus, wont you come by here

Right now is the needed timeNow is the needed timeNow, in the needed time

Im down on my bended kneesWell, Im on my kneesPrayin wont you come by hereIm down on my bended kneesOh Lord, Im on my kneesIm prayin wont you come, come by here

Even if you dont stay longIf you dont stay longIm prayin wont you come by, come by hereEven if you dont stay longOh, my Jesus, if you dont stay longI know a change is gonna come

Now is the needed time (3X)Right now is the needed timeNow is the needed timeWere livin in the needed time

Now is the needed time

NEEDED TIMETrad.

Arr. by T. Mahal, E. Bibb & G. ScottBMG

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TURNER STATIONEric Bibb

BMG-Chrysalis

Goin up to Turner Station If I have to hobo there (2X)Start a new life, brother,Believe Ill conk my hair

Everything done changed -My walk, talk, state of mind (2X)Since I made my decision Leave this town behind

Get a job at the steel millMake that double shift overtime (2X)Pickin that mans tobaccoNever made me one lousy dime

Got a place up in Turner StationMake a preacher lay his bible down (2X)Make a man forget the systemKeepin his face in a permanent frown

Repeat 1st stanza


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Shes a devout, hes a sinnerIm ordinary an everything in betweenBein clever, pointin fingersFrom a distance so easilyMakes me wanna holler like:Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-oohWhen I see ya, I see meDifferent sides of the same ol street

Chorus 1:If we all decide, we can start a chain reactionOpen up your mind lets embrace the imperfectionTrue hearts dont lie inside were all connectedS not too late to change!

Youre big country, small cityOr just fightin for a space to breatheTheres a girl on the sidelinesTheres a boy whos way in too deepIt makes me wanna holler like:Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-oohWhen I see you, I see meDifferent branches of the same ol tree

Chorus 2:If we all decide, we can start a chain reaction

Open up our mind lets embrace the imperfectionTrue hearts dont lie inside were all connected

S not too late to change!

Seems the grass is greener on the other sideYou cant tell cos youre walkin blind

Let the walls fall, compassion riseUp where we should go


Open up our minds lets embrace the imperfectionTrue hearts dont lie inside were all connected

S not too late

Start a chain reactionStart a chain reaction

Inside were all connectedS not too late to change!

CHAIN REACTIONG.Scott, Curtis Richa & James Bryan

West Eight Publishing/Metronumm Musikk obo Richamusikk (BMI)/memilomusic (Socan)/Sonyatv Publising, UK


Were the Dream CatchersThe next waveLord, keep us strongMake us brave

Long time agoElders lit the fireSendin up the sparksHigher an higher

Chorus:DREAM CATCHERSLET OUR DREAM COME TRUEWHEN THE DREAM CATCHESME AN YOU

King on the mountainHad the people joinin handsSingin FREEDOM NOW!I AM A MAN!

We been marchin, LordTakin the truth to the streetsStandin our groundNot givin up our seats!

Chorus: DREAM CATCHERS

Bridge: Marchin from SelmaBlisters on our feetSurrounded by hatredIn the Alabama heatKept on marchinMontgomery boundAint nobody Was gonna turn us around

DREAM CATCHERSH. Kennedy, E.Bibb & R.Foster

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You been drivin that beat up Ford so longIts time your ride matched your style

High time your ride matched your styleCruisin like a queen with Nat King Cole

On the radio dial

Gon buy you a CadillacBaby, tell me what color what you want

your car to beOh, you just wait an see

Gon place a custom order at the factory

You say you want a pink convertible?With the white leather seats an whitewall tires

White leather seats, whitewall tiresBaby, Ill buy you any car your heart desire

An when its time to check the oilIma get up under your hoodMake sure your carburetor is pumpin

like it shouldIll keep your motor runnin like we agreedIll be the onliest mechanic youll ever need

You can pick me up at workIll be standin by the south gateWaitin for you by the south gateWith your custom Cadillac, Baby, dont be late

Well drive out in the countryPick a pretty place to parkFind a pretty place to parkSip a little wine, take our timeIn your pink Cadillac after dark

PINK DREAM CADILLAC Eric Bibb

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THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA are :Jimmy Carter, Eric Ricky McKinnie, Joey Williams, Ben Moore & Paul Beasley

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I HEARD THE ANGELS SINGIN Rev. Gary Davis

Chandos Music Co

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CHOCOLATE MANGuy Davis

Medicine Hand Music - Administered by Royalty Tracking Music, BMI Used By Permission

My dear friend, Guy Davis, wrote this song and it knocked me out the first time I heard it. Its got it all.

All you people better gather roundThe Chocolate Man done come to town

Chorus:Im the Chocolate ManIm the Chocolate ManI got chocolate kisses -

Get em from me while you can

Make you pretty girls jump an shoutRun an tell your mama what its all about

Chorus: Im the Chocolate Man

If you like my chocolate I dont mindYou can eat my bonbons two at a time


I wear chocolate stockins, chocolate shoesOpen up the paper, read the Chocolate News


I put chocolate kisses in your mouthYou chew em up north an let em slide down south

Chorus: Cos Im the Chocolate Man

Once you start, you cant stopTil you eat all the chocolate in my chocolate shop


I play chocolate music when I sing the bluesGot chocolate buttons on my dancin shoes


You can lick it off your fingerYou can roll it on your tongueEverybody glad when they see me come



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ROSEWOODE. Bibb & G. Scott


They say the whole thing started with Fanny Taylors lieThat spark lit the flame, fear an hatred fed the fire

Truly, it started centuries agoShips with human cargo chained down below

I was in the third grade, I could read an writeI remember every thing, the moon was full an bright

So bright, you could see shadows at midnightThe night they burned Rosewood to the ground

Chorus: Rosewood, Rosewood

Buried in the ashes of historyRosewood, Rosewood

Where my family home used to be

Had to put on heavy clothes, fast as we couldThere was shootin everywhere

Had to get out in the woodsFirst person killed was my uncle

Sam Carter was his nameWhat happened in Rosewood that night

Nothin but a crime an a shame

Newspapers told how many Whites an blacks were counted deadBut the tears had no colorThe tears their families shedAnyway, the numbers in the papersWere nowhere near the truthCoulda been ten, coulda been a hundredWe had no proof

Chorus: Rosewood, Rosewood

The first day of the New Year, 1923Burned like a brand on a childs memoryHidin in the swamps, prayin wed get awayNever talked about it til today

Chorus:Rosewood, Rosewood

Based on the true story of Rosewood, an African American community obliterated by the fire of racial hatred, I hope this song will inspire listeners to look deeper into the history of this tragedy and the ongoing tragedy of racism in all its destructive forms.


THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA are :Jimmy Carter, Eric Ricky McKinnie, Joey Williams, Ben Moore & Paul Beasley

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I HEARD THE ANGELS SINGIN Rev. Gary Davis

Chandos Music Co

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CHOCOLATE MANGuy Davis

Medicine Hand Music - Administered by Royalty Tracking Music, BMI Used By Permission

My dear friend, Guy Davis, wrote this song and it knocked me out the first time I heard it. Its got it all.

All you people better gather roundThe Chocolate Man done come to town

Chorus:Im the Chocolate ManIm the Chocolate ManI got chocolate kisses -

Get em from me while you can

Make you pretty girls jump an shoutRun an tell your mama what its all about


If you like my chocolate I dont mindYou can eat my bonbons two at a time


I wear chocolate stockins, chocolate shoesOpen up the paper, read the Chocolate News


I put chocolate kisses in your mouthYou chew em up north an let em slide down south

Chorus: Cos Im the Chocolate Man

Once you start, you cant stopTil you eat all the chocolate in my chocolate shop


I play chocolate music when I sing the bluesGot chocolate buttons on my dancin shoes


You can lick it off your fingerYou can roll it on your tongueEverybody glad when they see me come



Were the Dream CatchersThe next waveLord, keep us strongMake us brave

Long time agoElders lit the fireSendin up the sparksHigher an higher

Chorus:DREAM CATCHERSLET OUR DREAM COME TRUEWHEN THE DREAM CATCHESME AN YOU

King on the mountainHad the people joinin handsSingin FREEDOM NOW!I AM A MAN!

We been marchin, LordTakin the truth to the streetsStandin our groundNot givin up our seats!

Chorus: DREAM CATCHERS

Bridge: Marchin from SelmaBlisters on our feetSurrounded by hatredIn the Alabama heatKept on marchinMontgomery boundAint nobody Was gonna turn us around

DREAM CATCHERSH. Kennedy, E.Bibb & R.Foster

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You been drivin that beat up Ford so longIts time your ride matched your style

High time your ride matched your styleCruisin like a queen with Nat King Cole

On the radio dial

Gon buy you a CadillacBaby, tell me what color what you want

your car to beOh, you just wait an see

Gon place a custom order at the factory

You say you want a pink convertible?With the white leather seats an whitewall tires

White leather seats, whitewall tiresBaby, Ill buy you any car your heart desire

An when its time to check the oilIma get up under your hoodMake sure your carburetor is pumpin

like it shouldIll keep your motor runnin like we agreedIll be the onliest mechanic youll ever need

You can pick me up at workIll be standin by the south gateWaitin for you by the south gateWith your custom Cadillac, Baby, dont be late

Well drive out in the countryPick a pretty place to parkFind a pretty place to parkSip a little wine, take our timeIn your pink Cadillac after dark

PINK DREAM CADILLAC Eric Bibb

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Shes a devout, hes a sinnerIm ordinary an everything in betweenBein clever, pointin fingersFrom a distance so easilyMakes me wanna holler like:Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-oohWhen I see ya, I see meDifferent sides of the same ol street

Chorus 1:If we all decide, we can start a chain reactionOpen up your mind lets embrace the imperfectionTrue hearts dont lie inside were all connectedS not too late to change!

Youre big country, small cityOr just fightin for a space to breatheTheres a girl on the sidelinesTheres a boy whos way in too deepIt makes me wanna holler like:Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-oohWhen I see you, I see meDifferent branches of the same ol tree


Open up our mind lets embrace the imperfectionTrue hearts dont lie inside were all connected

S not too late to change!

Seems the grass is greener on the other sideYou cant tell cos youre walkin blind

Let the walls fall, compassion riseUp where we should go


Open up our minds lets embrace the imperfectionTrue hearts dont lie inside were all connected

S not too late

Start a chain reactionStart a chain reaction

Inside were all connectedS not too late to change!

CHAIN REACTIONG.Scott, Curtis Richa & James Bryan

West Eight Publishing/Metronumm Musikk obo Richamusikk (BMI)/memilomusic (Socan)/Sonyatv Publising, UK


Jesus, wont you come by here (3X)Oh, now is the needed time (2X)Jesus, wont you come by here

Right now is the needed timeNow is the needed timeNow, in the needed time

Im down on my bended kneesWell, Im on my kneesPrayin wont you come by hereIm down on my bended kneesOh Lord, Im on my kneesIm prayin wont you come, come by here

Even if you dont stay longIf you dont stay longIm prayin wont you come by, come by hereEven if you dont stay longOh, my Jesus, if you dont stay longI know a change is gonna come

Now is the needed time (3X)Right now is the needed timeNow is the needed timeWere livin in the needed time

Now is the needed time

NEEDED TIMETrad.

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TURNER STATIONEric Bibb

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Goin up to Turner Station If I have to hobo there (2X)Start a new life, brother,Believe Ill conk my hair

Everything done changed -My walk, talk, state of mind (2X)Since I made my decision Leave this town behind

Get a job at the steel millMake that double shift overtime (2X)Pickin that mans tobaccoNever made me one lousy dime

Got a place up in Turner StationMake a preacher lay his bible down (2X)Make a man forget the systemKeepin his face in a permanent frown

Repeat 1st stanza


The best intentions rent a roomIn the boarding house of your heartThen they lay around all dayJust wastin time, drinkin cheap wine

You knock on the door, but no one answersTheyre all asleep in the darkYour lifes on hold another dayBut you keep on lyin - everythings fine

Brother, you feel the mans dealin the cardsFrom a trick deck - an youre ready to brawlOnly way to win is reach deep withinAn find the mojo God gave us all

The best intentions go astrayOn the back roads of our mindsThey stumble around in a fogMakin plans - goin nowhere

We call their names, but they dont hear usLost in a dream that never comes trueWe put life on hold another dayAfter a while we just dont care

Its easy to feel the mans dealin the cardsFrom a trick deck - an youre ready to brawlOnly way to win is reach deep withinFind the mojo God gave us all

Only way to win is reach deep withinFind the mojo God gave us all

GODS MOJOE. Bibb & G. Scott


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I went out walkin- walkin round todayI met so many good people on my wayWalked into a blind womanShe was lookin round to seeWhos in need of salvation - she started to talk to me

She said, Jesus dont want your money, honeyHe wants you to know Gods loveFind it everywhere, my friendDown here an up aboveRight here an up above

On the southern side of SelmaIn the summer of 64Freedom March was on its wayTo the courthouse door

So many good people cameTo march an sing an prayThe peoples voice was ringinWe shall overcome someday!We shall - overcome some day

Blues People, stick togetherIn the Needed TimeBirds of a feather singLord, let me fly

I went out walkin- walkin round todayI met so many good people on my way

OUT WALKIND. Flowers & E. Bibb

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Remember the ones who kept on walkinWhen others tried to turn them around

Remember the ones who kept getting upEvery time they was knocked down

Who believed in a new day Knowin they might not live to see it dawn

Remember the ones who never gave upAn thank them for keepin on

With hearts an minds stayed on freedomMarchin hand in hand

Leavin behind segregationSingin This Land Is Your LandOpenin hearts to a new way

Climbin Jacobs Ladder rung by rung Remember the distance they travelled

An the victories they won

Tell your children where theyve come fromLift their spirits up high

Give them love, give them courageFor the dream must never die

Tell the children who theyve come fromLet them know weve come far

Give them strength for the journeyLet them know who they are

Remember the ones who knew they were winnersLeanin on love, conquerin fear

Remember the ones who learned to forgiveDay after day, year after yearWho believed in a new day

Oh, Lord, many thousands goneRemember the ones who never gave up

An thank them for keepin on

REMEMBER THE ONES E. Bibb, L. Tillery & U. Ponten

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Well, I hobod from Memphis up to Portland, MaineI been down to Mexico - everywheres the sameHard times - everywhere I go DuPonts sleepin in his mansion, but Im Driftin door to door

Baby, I wish I could build you a house on a hillPour you champagne an wine til you had your fillBut these hard times I know you knowI would build you a home, but ImDriftin door to door

When I make a little money, Im gon wire you someWhen I get to California, Im gon send for you to comeIn these hard times on the killin floorIm tryin to get to Frisco, but ImDriftin door to door

Baby, I dreamed I was singin - playin in a foreign landMakin plenty good money treated like a manNot these hard times an the Jim CrowHope my dream comes true, cos ImDriftin door to door

Repeat 1st stanza

DRIFTIN DOOR TO DOORE. Bibb & M.J. Browne

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On this song, Michael Jerome Browne plays slide on Booker Bukka Whites fabled National Duolian. His sound really captures Bookers musical spirit.


I left my home as a young manStill a boy, truth be toldTook my guitar, my troubled heartAn hit the road

I made my way cross an oceanIn search of somewhere to belongJust a young buck an travelin on

I made my home in the North Country FarAt a time when very few people thereLooked like meI made good friends who were kind to a strangerAn his family

Chorus:Some say I was born with a silver spoonIn my mouthPeople, you know Ive paid some duesBorn to play the guitar all around the worldBorn to sing these blues

I settled down, got a straight jobPlayed my music on the sidePut food on the table, paid the rentBut I was not satisfied

Pawned my guitar so many timesSo many times its a shameBut I kept on playin - singin my songsTil the people knew my name

Chorus:Born with a silver spoon in my mouth

SILVER SPOONEric Bibb

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Madiba led us through the fireBut we are still not home yetSo many years on the wayBut we are still not home

Chorus:Home - where theres a smile for everyoneNo matter what your tribe or where you come fromWhere children laugh an play, elders singPraising the gifts of plenty harvest brings

Each younger generationJoining freedoms celebration

We showed the world weve come farBut we are still not home yetWe must go on walking as oneCos we are still not home

Chorus:Home where theres a smile for everyoneWere on our way home

HOMEA. De Lange & E. Bibb

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Where do we go when our time on earth is through?Some talk about it, some never doOne day were here, next day were goneWe disappear, life carries onWhere do we go I want to knowWhere do we go?

The hand that once painted picturesLies still with no brush to holdThe heart that beats no longerIs now turning coldKind words wont stem the sorrowOnly time will lessen the lossOne day well make that journeyRiver Jordan were born to cross

Where do we go

The voice that once lifted spiritsIs silent, to be heard no moreThe singer, gone to gloryIs knocking on Heavens doorOur tears fall like raindropsOn the grave were gathered roundOne day well sing together Hand in hand on higher ground

Where do we go

WHERE DO WE GOEric Bibb

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in the context that were in, it seems frivo-lous to me, he argues. For me, this is these-cond chapter of coming to terms with ourhistory, and deciding to make a change be-fore there is no turning back.

In that respect, choosing Blues Peopleas a name for this project was not inno-cent. When it was published in 1963, AmiriBarakas eponymous book instantly be-came a classic, showing the way the begin-ning of blues coincided with what LeRoiJones (Barakas name then) called the be-ginning of American Negroes. Much asBaraka/Jones chronicled, through theprism of Black Americas vernacular artform, the progressive metamorphosis ofAfrican slaves into American citizens, Ericshows here that the process is far fromcomplete, that much remains to be saidand done. In other words, the African-American caterpillar has yet to blossominto a butterfly.

The song that probably sums up bestthis paradoxical mix of stagnation and mu-tation is Rosewood. Until recently, the ra-cially motivated massacre that took placein this Floridian whistle-stop town in 1923had been obliterated from the collectivememory of Americans. It took an articlepublished in 1982, and the John Singletonfilm of fifteen years later, to overcome this

bout of amnesia, but Erics song takes thestory one full step further. Replacing thisdramatic event in the context of the disen-franchised South of the twenties, hebridges the gap between the horror of theslave trade and the inadequacy ofObamas America, in which the hydra ofintolerance and racism still shows its uglyheads in Miami Gardens and Ferguson.

Blues People is no ordinary album. Itis a piece of art in which Eric fuses variousaspects of the African-American journey,paying special attention to the legacy ofthe Civil Rights Movement, with his ownpersonal voyage. Where his focus beforewould have been a romantic attachment tothe colorful past of his music, he clearlyshifts to a more critical message, whilestressing the relevancy of the subliminalmessage wielded by the original bluessongsters. In his own words, this is not justa loving nod to my heroes, it is a statement.

The measure of any true creator liesin his capacity to never repeat or para-phrase himself. With this truly innovativework, Eric Bibb proves that he hasnt fini-shed growing as an artist.

SEBASTIAN DANCHINA noted author and producer, SD is currently

the Artistic Manager of the Paris Jazz Festival.

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ERIC BIBBVocals on all tracks/acoustic guitar on 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9 & 11/

Guitelele on 5 & 6/electric guitar on 13.


Vocals & banjo on Needed Time.

THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA Vocals on I Heard The Angels Singin & Needed Time.

J .J . MILTEAU Harmonica on I Heard The Angels Singin.

GUY DAVIS Vocals & acoustic guitar on Chocolate Man.

RUTHIE FOSTER Vocals on Dream Catchers & Needed Time.

POPA CHUBBY Electric guitars on Silver Spoon.

HARRISON KENNEDY Vocals on Dream Catchers.

GLEN SCOTT Vocals on Chain Reaction.

LINDA TILLERY Vocals on Remember The Ones.

ANDRE DE LANGEVocals on Home.

LEYLA McCALLA Vocals & banjo on Where Do We Go.


GLEN SCOTTFeatured Guest Vocalist on track 10

Piano on 3, 6, 8, 11, 14 & 15Bass & drums on 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13 & 14

Hammond organ on 1, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 13Wurlitzer and/or Fender Rhodes electric piano on 4, 7 & 14

Percussion on 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 13 & 14Keyboards on 3, 7, 9, 10, 11 & 14

Melodica on 11 & 15Backing vocals on 4, 9, 10, 12 & 13

Horn arrangement on 13 - using samples from the Memphis Horns/Wayne Jackson & Andrew Love.

STAFFAN ASTNERAcoustic slide guitar on track 5Electric guitars on 9, 10 & 15Acoustic guitars on 9, 10 & 14

Guitelele on 10 & 14Bouzouki on 4.

MICHAEL JEROME BROWNE Acoustic slide guitar on 1 & 2Electric slide guitar on 4 & 11

12-string guitar on 8Acoustic guitar on 12.

PAUL ROBINSONDrums & percussion on tracks 4 & 11.

NEVILLE MALCOLM Bass on track 4

Upright bass on 11 & 15.

DESMOND FOSTER Bass on track 9.

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The seed of this album was planted inthe late summer of 2013. On September 11,to be precise, an ominous date whosesymbolism hardly escaped Eric and myselfwhen we met that day in Paris, where hewas promoting his latest recording. I re-member telling him that Jericho Road ma-naged to salute the greatness of the CivilRights era while remaining relevant in the21st Century. Quite a feat in the currenttimes of depression, when nostalgia is lur-king around almost every corner of ourmemories.

On that occasion, Eric couldnt stressenough the similarities between today andyesterday. In the post-war era, Americawas fraught with violence and racism, hesaid. For Martin Luther King, Jr. to adaptthe philosophy of non-violence to the CivilRights Movement-a movement that calledout across racial boundaries to all of huma-nity-was a radical move. In this new millen-nium, plagued by sectarian and tribalconflicts, Kings radical approach is sorelymissed

In the course of this discussion, Ericand I came up with the idea of revitalizingthe concept of the socially conscious

shows of the sixties, when the likes of Odetta, the Staple Singers, Pete Seeger,Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan joinedforces to address the problems of theirtime. Thus was born We Have a Dream, atour that combined the individual out-looks of Eric, Harrison Kennedy and Ru-thie Foster (both present on Blues People),giving a present-day impetus to the collec-tive dream of a more tolerant world.

The recording of Blues People is theresult of a similar reality check. Anotherway for Eric to contribute to the circulationof a message of peace, hope, and non-vio-lence. Not that his concern with the issuesof our society is anything new. The son ofactor, singer and social activist Leon Bibbcarries awareness in his DNA: I think thatpart of me, the socially aware troubadour,has always been there. Its certainly part ofmy upbringing. Yet Blues People takes thatstance to a higher level, as he realizes thathe is now in a position to play a significantrole in the general picture of our times.Looking back in time, one can only notethe change that came about in his musicin the space of a decade. With this newalbum, his goal is to add to his music acommentary that will stimulate the dialogwith his fan base. Just making a record ofnice songs may feel good on some level, but


In the introduction to his classic book, Blues People,Amiri Baraka (who published it as LeRoi Jones) wrote:

The path the slave took to citizenship is what I want to look at. That same path, along with its continuation, provided much inspiration

for this album called BLUES PEOPLE.This record is also a tribute to the tribe of blues troubadours that

Im grateful to be a member of and it features the talents of several friends and heroes of mine. We, who traverse the highways and skyways of the planet

playing the music known as blues, have become a rainbow tribe. We hail from many lands and cultures, bonded by our love of this music

and the challenge of making it our own.What began in the fields of the southern United States, became a universal treasure, cherished by music lovers the world over.

My intention with these songs is to focus on some of the history of African Americans, the original blues people, as a reminder of what

weve been through and where the music is coming from.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of my greatest heroes.

The Civil Rights movement that he is synonymous with is referred to in several songs on this album. I hope these songs will remind us that

Dr. Kings dream is still a work in progress we are still not home. May the New Year bring us closer to living that dream.

Peace & Love,Eric

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ERIK ARVINDER String arranger & conductor on track 7.

OLLI HAAVISTO Pedal steel guitar on track 11.

PETRI HAKALA Mandola on track 15.

SARA BERGKVIST-SCOTT Backing vocals on track 9.

PARIS RENITA Backing vocals on track 10.

BOB MANNING Backing vocal on track 11.

ULRIKA PONTEN Backing vocal on track 11.

BIG DADDY WILSON Backing vocal on track 11.

SOLO CISSOKHO Kora on track 14.

VOITEK GORALSoprano sax on track 15.

The ChoirGLEN SCOTT, SHANEEKA SIMON, LORNA VASSELL,

TAHIRAH ANDREWS, ISRAEL TOMLINSON & CHERELLE BRAITHWAITE

on tracks 10 & 14.


Needed Time & Turner Station were recorded at Squat Sound, London,engineered by DYRE GORMSEN & ADAM COLE

All other tracks recorded & mixed at Kensal Town Studios, London, by GLEN SCOTTexcept Pink Dream Cadillac: produced, recorded & mixed by STAFFAN ASTNER

at Sound of Hgersten, SwedenAdditional recording: Studio de la Seine, Paris - Deep Blue Studios, Nykping, Sweden

Additional engineers:SYLVAIN MERCIER, CHRIS MCGREEVY, STAFFAN ASTNER,

OLLI HAAVISTO, DANIEL BOIVIN, BRENT ALLEN, STEVE KAUL, PETER KILGOUR, EVAN BLACK, ADAM COLE, DAN CIMO, BENOT MORITZ & JOHN GUTH.

PRODUCED BY GLEN SCOTTExecutive producer: PHILIPPE LANGLOIS

Mastered by [email protected] by BEN HITO

Eric Bibb photos by PATRICIA DE GOROSTARZUArtwork by BRUNO BOUSSARD [email protected]

THANK YOU:All the musicians & engineers who contributed their time & talent so generously.

GLEN for being a hero from start to finish. Youre a musical titan; collaborating with you is an honour & a pleasure.PHILIPPE for invaluable friendship & soulful support through the years.

STAFFAN & OLLI for being such fine musicians & friends. CHRIS for always being there in a pinch.

Oscar, Matilda, Sebastian, Katri, Yana, Puma, Rennie, QB, H&H & all my family for more than words can ever say.Leon, Marylyn, Amy & Dorie for all your love.

SARI & SANDY for all your hard work - thats paying off!Matt, Mitch, Jean-Herv, Gaynor, Hilda & Fleming for keeping me on the High Road of Music.

Holger, Peter, Alvin, Mark & Peta for spreading the sound around.Keith, Richard & Levi for being there in the Needed Time.

Charles Driebe for making the Blind Boys session a dream come true.Roger & Moira @ Fylde Guitars for the beautiful guitars that keep a smile on this troubadours face :-)

All my friends & fans everywhere for all your love & blessings.And for generous support, many thanks to: Elixir Strings (UK), Fender (Sweden), Bose (Sweden),

Lottonen Guitars (Finland).


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