Chris Rea

Chris Rea - Hey Gringo Latin Blues ,Blue Guitars ,2005

Blue Guitars is a Blues album released by Chris Rea on October 14, 2005 consisting of eleven CDs, one DVD and a full colour book, including paintings by the artist, liner notes and song lyrics. The album is an ambitious project with the 137 songs recorded over the course of 1½ years with a work schedule - according to Chris Rea himself - of twelve hours a day, seven days a week. Initially the project was inspired by Bill Wyman's "Blues Odyssey" and can be called an "odyssey" in its own right, for depicting a journey through the various epochs of Blues Music, starting at its African origins and finishing with modern-time Blues from the 60s and 70s. Subsequently the eleven CDs are titled the following: "Beginnings", "Country Blues", "Louisiana & New Orleans", "Electric Memphis Blues", "Texas Blues", "Chicago Blues", "Blues Ballads", "Gospel Soul Blues & Motown", "Celtic & Irish Blues", "Latin Blues" and "60s & 70s".

Latin Music may not be the most obvious direction to look for the Blues, still there were great influences from the African culture with slaves landing in Brazil, who influenced the Caribbeans from their own direction, Cuban guitar and some kind of trademark piano were added, creating a mix so different from Mississippi Blues, and yet, Bossa Nova Blues was a direction in its own right. The Blues was even swapping over into Reggae, but in spite of its "sunshine feeling" the themes and topics were just as sad. Chris rea.

Personnel:

Chris Rea - electric guitar, piano, harmonica, dobro, mandolin, banjo, slide guitar, bass, calimba, balafon, vibraphone, hammond organ, percussion, drums, author, producer, paintings

-Robert Ahwai - guitar

-Sylvin Marc - bass

-Gerry O'Connor - banjo

-Ed Hession - accordion

-Martin Ditcham - drums

-Richard Williams - narrator

-Andy Wilman - producer

-John Knowles - executive producer

-Edward McDonald - recording engineer

-Douglas Dreger - mixing

-Aiden Farrell - editing

-Chris Rodmell - editing

-Robert Payton - director

-Janina Stamps - production coordination

-Jon Tricklebank - art direction, design

-Mark Edwards - liner notes

-Stuart Epps - photography

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Comments

8 years ago

Luis Figueredo

Chris Rea - Hey Gringo (Blue Guitars,Latin Blues)

10 years ago

IamTheWillrus

Cool story bro

10 years ago

juan medina

Toda la vida dedicada a la música y siempre hay un mensaje en cada canción Chris Rea busca siempre emociones nuevas en su música en la de Grigro es una muestra mas de búsqueda por las luchas sociales a trabes de la música

11 years ago

lokilook1

But thay don t all abuse. No one is wirst then us to abuse remember that.

12 years ago

1955Brummie

I love Chris Rea's music but sometimes artists should learn when to keep their noses out of things that don't understand and don't concern them. He's singing about his perceived exploitation of Mexicans by the "Gringo". when it is Mexicans are exploiting the system here in the US, costing the law abiding, hard working taxpayer millions of dollars every year, which is given to illegals who have paid nothing into the system. Chris, just for once, shut the f*ck up.

12 years ago