Craig Erickson

Craig Erickson - Retro Blues Express - 1994 - Blues Bureau International

Heavy guitar oriented rock with a strong blues flavour from the amazing, gifted guitarist from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Craig has natural technical skills and a great tone. He also plays with real soul and breathes life into often average songs through his fretboard skills. Eric is unashamedly influenced by artists like Billy Gibbons, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson, and Johnny Winter, and is one of the most talented, expressive, impressive and possibly underrated blues rock guitarists on the circuit today. Listen to his stronger "Force Majeure" album and Rob Wasserman, Craig Erickson, T Lavitz, & Jeff Sipe's "Cosmic Farm" album [All tracks @ 320 Kbps: File size = 122 Mb]

TRACKS

1. Wild Little Woman 3:47
2. Don't Fight The Feeling 4:05
3. Cold Wind 4:29
4. Flyin' Free 7:41
5. 40 Days (40 Nights)7:02
6. Me And My Guitar 4:42
7. Cosmic Farm 5:10
8. Everybody's Business 5:06
9. Nightmare Hotel 5:09
10. Closing Time 6:25

All tracks composed by Craig Erickson

MUSICIANS

Craig Erickson - Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals
Fred "Fingers" Benson - Bass Guitar
Kerri Collings - Drums
Paco - Congas, Various Percussion

SHORT BIO

Blues/funk guitarist Craig Erickson learned to play while working in his father's record store in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He formed his first band at 13, and began playing around the area. Erickson signed a contract with Blues Bureau Intl. in the early '90s, releasing Roadhouse Stomp! in 1992 and Retro Blues Express the following year. Though the albums featured John Onder on bass and Atma Anur on drums, Erickson's regular band -- with which he has supported blues legends such as Koko Taylor, Little Ed & the Blues Imperials, Elvin Bishop and Lonnie Brooks -- includes bassist Al Robinson and drummer Kerri Collings. Erickson recorded Two Sides of the Blues for a 1995 release, and followed up with Force Majeure one year later. He appeared on tribute albums to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King (Hats Off to Stevie Ray, Fit for a King), and also co-wrote and played on Blues, the solo album by Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze).© John Bush © 2013 Rovi Corp | All Rights Reserved http://www.allmusic.com/artist/craig-erickson-mn0000128275