WATCH: GA-20, “Dry Run”

Artist: GA-20
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts / Providence, Rhode Island
Song: “Dry Run”
Album: Crackdown
Release Date: September 9, 2022
Label: Colemine Records

In Their Words: “‘Dry Run’ is a ‘tear in my beer’ country blues story of being strung along and ghosted by a girl that Pat was sweet on. When he eventually ran into her a while later and figured it all out, Pat says he wrote the melody in his head on the drive home, feeling like a sucker. ‘This girl I thought was really into me was just practicing her flirting,’ he tells audiences, and they always laugh and nod. We had all been listening to a lot of country tunes at the time and that Jimmy Reed and Lazy Lester influence slipped in.” — Matthew Stubbs, GA-20


Photo Credit: Fancey Pansen

LISTEN: Tony Joe White, “Big Boss Man”

Artist: Tony Joe White
Hometown: Oak Grove, Louisiana (now in Nashville)
Song: “Big Boss Man” (written by bluesman Jimmy Reed)
Album: Bad Mouthin’
Release Date: Sept. 28 2018
Label: Yep Roc

In Their Words: “At the time I was just playing electric guitar and singing. When I heard Jimmy Reed and ‘Big Boss Man,’ I went straight to the music store and bought a harmonica with a holder. I thought I bought the wrong key, but come to find out, all the blues players pull on the harmonica instead of blowing on it so it was alright.” — Tony Joe White


Photo credit: Joshua Black Wilkins