Gamblin' & Ramblin — The Rough Guide to Gamblin' & Ramblin' Blues (RSD 2021) Johnny Maestro and the Crestes liner notes

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be seen as something of a landmark release

purportedly scrapping a finished album and paving the way for Alexander to push forward on his own

" where surf-rock riffs collapse as if they've been pulled into an undertow

these pieces were unavoidably a bit patchwork

Gamblin' & Ramblin — The Rough Guide to Gamblin' & Ramblin' Blues (RSD 2021) Johnny Maestro and the Crestes liner notesWith its long association with gambling, the blues provided the perfect medium for artists to express its highs and lows. From the slide guitar wizardry of Tampa Red and Kokomo Arnold to the haunting lamentations of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Peg Leg Howell, these poignant and emotionally charged tracks deal with man's complex and troubled relationship with this vice.