I’m not sure why Junior Brown isn’t more popular. He puts on a great live show. He’s a dazzling guitarist. And he writes and performs funny, clever, catchy, “old-school” country songs. This album is a great place to start learning about your new favorite artist. Even if you think you don’t like country music, this guy may change your mind.
Check out this live footage of Brown and his band, performing “My Wife Thinks You’re Dead,” which is featured on the “Guit with it” album. I don’t know what I love more: that Ernest Tubb-style hat, that crazy guit-steel guitar, that incredible bend he does in his first solo, they way he practically winks at you as he sings, or the fact that his drummer only needs a snare drum (with brushes!). Luckily, I don’t have to choose.
Anyway, if that music floats your boat, then check out “Guit with it,” which features more of that same breezy country music, highlighted by Brown’s guitar wizardry that’s one part Les Paul, one part Jimi Hendrix, and one part stuntman. (He even does a whole solo using nothing but his tuning peg!)
P.S. Did I mention that Junior Brown’s music has appeared on SpongeBob Squarepants? What’s not to love?
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