Sam Butler Raise Your Hands (CD)

(2015/Severn) 12 tracks. Blind Boys of Alabama guitarist Sam Butler releases his first solo recording with Raise Your Hands!, an Americana compilation of bluesy spirituals penned by traditionally secular artists (Springsteen, U2, Clapton, etc.). Sam's resume includes work with Keith Richards, Steely Dan's Donald Fagan, and Gospel legend Clarence Fountain. Currently, he can be seen in the critically acclaimed play, The Gospel of Colonus. Surrounded by an A-list group of musicians including Sacred Steel virtuoso Roosevelt Collier, drummer Marco Giovino (Robert Plant, Tom Jones) and bassist Viktor Kraus (Lyle Lovett, Bill Frisell). Raise Your Hands! Is a 12-song musical celebration that is sure to be an early Grammy Award favorite.