Artist: Sterling Koch
Title Of Album: Slide Ruler
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: High Tone
Genre: Blues
Quality: flac
Art: scans
Notes:
Nationally acclaimed lap steel guitarist Sterling Koch (pronounced "Cook") releases his fourth album, "Slide Ruler" featuring legendary blues bassist Tommy Shannon (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter) and Grammy nominated drummer Chet McCracken (Doobie Brothers). The CD includes 12 tracks covering blues legends as diverse as Elmore James, John Lee Hooker and Otis Rush as well as a cover of Santo & Johnny's steel guitar standard "Sleepwalk." Sterling specializes in playing Chicago-style, slide guitar blues in a contemporary style on the lap steel guitar. He has appeared as opening act for Savoy Brown, Rick Derringer and Blackfoot among many other major touring bands. He has performed at many nationally known venues including The Bitter End, Kenny's Castaways and Cornelia Street Cafe (all in New York City) as well as Stanhope House and Bubba Mac's Blues Shack (both in New Jersey).
He has previously released 2 solo CDs of steel guitar blues music, "Steel Guitar Blues" and "Steelin' Home." Sterling has had the support of the legendary steel guitarist Calvin Cooke (mentor to Robert Randolph of "Robert Randolph's Family Band") when first starting on steel guitar and now can claim internationally known steel guitarists Darick Campbell (The Campbell Brothers), Aubrey Ghent and Freddie Roulette as friends and mentors.
Tracklist:
1. Slide Ruler
2. If You Wanna Rock & Roll
3. Dimples
4. Driving Wheel
5. Sleepwalk
6. Stop Messin' Around
7. Done Somebody Wrong
8. I'm A Bluesman
9. Double Trouble
10. Taylor's Rock
11. One Way Out
12. The Sun Will Shine
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