Tag: Richard Fleming

LISTEN: Tommy Castro, “I Caught a Break”

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Artist: Tommy Castro
Hometown: San Jose, California
Song: “I Caught a Break”
Album: Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came To Town
Release Date: September 17, 2021
Label: Alligator Records

In Their Words: “‘I Caught a Break’ is part of the story that is A Bluesman Came to Town. It came out of a writing session with Tom Hambridge and Richard Fleming. After much hard work and few setbacks the young man in the story finally has some success. It’s a classic rock ‘n’ roll tune. I can hear the influence of cats like Chuck Berry, Keith Richards, and maybe even a little Jimmy Vaughan on this. This was a fun track to play guitar and sing. It comes along in the story right when we needed a shift in tempo and groove.” — Tommy Castro

Photo credit: Victoria Smith

BGS Wraps: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, “Ghost From Christmas Past”

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Artist: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Single: “Ghost From Christmas Past”
Release Date: November 13, 2020

In Their Words: “I’ve wanted to do a holiday song for a while now. Last year was a bit hectic professionally and personally, so I just didn’t have time to get into the studio like I wanted. This year, with the pandemic and all, I had some downtime and was able to get with Tom Hambridge to record a holiday song he and Richard Fleming wrote. I think the best part of recording this song was that I was in a nice groove. I’d spent some time in Nashville writing and recording for my next album and all just worked out where I could record this track as well. I think recording the song as part of a larger session helped drive my energy and fortunately I was able to get into a nice holiday vibe in autumn.

“This has been a hard year for a lot of people. So, I truly just wanted to record and release something that could brighten folks’ day and hopefully help them enjoy the holidays despite the current state of the world. I really do like this time of year. Of course, you can’t help but love a lot of the classic Christmas music. But, I’d say Charles Brown’s ‘Merry Christmas Baby,’ ‘Santa’s Got the Blues’ from Denise LaSalle and ‘Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’’ by Albert King are three of my all-time favorites.” — Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

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