Gomez’s song, “Black Snake” reflects on his experience on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian reservation in North Dakota, opposing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. In addition to classic and obscure blues and folk songs, the album also features four originals by the band. Gomez was schooled by the late blues great Carolina Slim and Down Home Radio has called him “an authentic blues man.” Ernesto Gomez also made the album’s beautiful original artwork. His influences are broad and include Cuban, Mexican and rap music along side classic blues sources. The New York Times calls her singing “sweet, effortless, old-timey” and Nat Hentoff has called her style, “the essence of unaffected musical storytelling.” Wilson grew up with music in her family, and began singing jug band music, early jazz and blues with her uncle Jim Kweskin at a young age.Įrnesto Gomez, originally from the Union City, NJ has been writing songs and playing blues harmonica and guitar for a number of years with his band the Brotherhood of the Jugband Blues. Samoa Wilson is widely regarded as one of the best blues, jazz and folk singers in New York City. ![]() ![]() Their self titled debut album features five brand new original songs as well as inventive interpretations of a diverse range of folk and blues songs. Fatboy Wilson & Old Viejo Bones is a new project from acclaimed Brooklyn folk and blues musicians Samoa Wilson and Ernesto Gomez.
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