On January 12, 2010 Alive Naturalsound Records will release The Ladies Man, the 7th album from Delta bluesman T-Model Ford. Recorded live during one afternoon session at the Planet Paul Recording Studio in Wichita, Kansas the album features Ford and his acoustic guitar bangin' away on song after song as a group of younger backing musicians attempt to keep up. For the blues purists among our readers, the raw energy of The Ladies Man was created with no overdubs, minimal mixing, and a little Jack Daniels from the flask that 'T' is known to carry with him everywhere!
Born James Lewis Carter Ford sometime during the 1920s in Greenville, Mississippi - 'T' claims that he's 88 years old while his driver's license says that he's 84 years old - the singer and guitarist began his blues career when he was in his 70s, recording his debut album Pee-Wee Get My Gun for Fat Possum Records in 1997.
Inspired by bluesmen like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, Ford's unique take on the music is an inspired mix of rough-n-tumble, Delta-born juke-joint jams and stripped-down Chicago style blues. On many of his previous recordings, Ford and his electric guitar was backed only by drummer Spam (Tommy Lee Miles), the duo spinning a mesmerizing and rhythmic sound that packed a visceral emotional punch.
During his lengthy life, Ford has lived the blues as well as sung about them...he's worked in sawmills and logging camps, driven a truck and experienced more than his share of run-ins with "Johnny Law." Ford would be the first to tell you that he's a bad mother...and he brings a sense of menace to his music that few bluesman can muster. Fans who would like to hear a taste from The Ladies Man prior to its January release can download a mp3 of the song "Two Trains" from the Alive Naturalsound website.
Photo courtesy Alive Naturalsound Records
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the two trains mp3 sounds good! Big Daddy is still the baddest!