Mickey Thomas has enjoyed an illustrious career dating back some 34 years, his rich vocals gracing better than two dozen albums during that span. Although he is best-known, perhaps, as the singer of such 1980s-era Jefferson Starship hits as "We Built This City" and "Sara," Thomas spent several years at the front of guitarist Elvin Bishop's band; it's his voice you hear on Bishop's #3 charting 1976 hit "Fooled Around And Fell In Love." Thomas has also recorded with such blues-n-roots artists as Delbert McClinton, Bonnie Bramlett, Al Kooper, and Dickey Betts and Great Southern.
With the Bluesmasters, Thomas has returned to his roots, the singer dusting off his soul pipes for The Bluesmasters with Mickey Thomas album. Scheduled as the inaugural release by the Direct Music Distribution (DMD) label, The Bluesmasters with Mickey Thomas will be released in as both a physical CD and digital download on March 10, 2010. The band will also launch an international tour in support of the album.
The Bluesmasters were formed in 2007 by guitarist Tim Tucker and pianist Sean Benjamin, who is no longer a full-time member of the band, but performs on two tracks on the album. Bassist Danny Miranda, keyboardist Ric Ulsky, harpist Doug Lynn, and former John Mayall's Bluesbreakers drummer Aynsley Dunbar round out the Bluesmasters behind Thomas.
The album features inspired covers of a number of great blues, soul, and R&B songs by artists like B.B. King ("Rock Me Baby"), Etta James ("I'd Rather Go Blind"), and Albert Collins ("Get Your Business Straight" ), among others. Thomas even revisits his signature song, "Fooled Around And Fell In Love." Watch for The Bluesmasters with Mickey Thomas on a record store shelf in March.
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Mickey sings the blues!! I love it, those pipes and his southern roots make this a sure hit.
mick is great singing the blues, the rest of the band complements every song he sings. A+