JW-Jones Everything Now (CD)

(Solid Blues Records) 11 tracks, digipack.

Canadian singer/guitarist JW Jones, Billboard Top 10 Blues Artist, 2020 IBC winner and JUNO nominee, is back with his 12th release. After winning Best Guitarist at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Jones began work on Everything Now, an all-original project with special guest Jimmie Vaughan and production by Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar). Songs. It's all about the songs! said the JUNO-nominated Jones, whose searing artistry has been praised in recent years by legendary blues artists Buddy Guy and Chuck Leavell (The Rolling Stones). While there are many searing lead guitar solos, I wanted to open up and get more personal than ever with the lyrics. From the true story of Dad in the Pen to When You Left, which I sang with tears over the death of my mother, these are stories I can finally share through my music.

This album features some heavy instrumental support, The Texas Horns, Stanton Moore, Aaron Sterling, Rob McNelly, and covers new sonic territory for Jones with real strings on the exceptional To Tell You The Truth (I Lied). The frequent Billboard's Top 10 Blues chart and roots radio favorite continues to accelerate his career to new heights, whether it's personally requested sit-ins with personalities like 8-time Grammy winner Buddy Guy (6-time) opening for blues rock icon George Thorogood or entertaining enthusiastic audiences in 23 countries and four continents.