The album, an ideal following of Basement Blues, continues Fabrizio Poggi’s research in his archives, adding songs recorded for the occasion. Alongside archive material live and in studio with his blues brother Guy Davis, there are also some songs recorded for this album in which the absolute co-protagonists are Shar White’s vocals, who works alongside Eric Clapton for years, Enrico Polverari’s guitars and a Hubert Dorigatti great song. The album title’s spirit, is inside the words that, following the message of the great late John Lee Hooker, Fabrizio added to the original lyrics of the song “The Blues Is Alright”: Blues is a miracle, blues is healing, blues is a medicine to soothe your soul, blues is the mother and blues is the root. It doesn’t matter where you were born, the language you speak, what color your skin is: the blues is for everybody.
It’s time to heal.
LINEUPS, WRITERS & MUSICIANS
1. I WANT JESUS TO WALK WITH ME (Traditional) with Shar White
new version 2024 unreleased
Shar White vocals / Fabrizio Poggi harmonica / Enrico Polverari guitar / Stefano Spina organ / Francesco Marcheselli oboe
2. PILGRIM (Fabrizio Poggi)
outtake from The breath of freedom, 2015
Fabrizio Poggi vocals, harmonica, accordion, mandolin / Enrico Polverari guitar / Tino Cappelletti bass / Stefano Resca drums, tambourine / Stefano Spina piano
3. SONG FOR ANGELINA (Fabrizio Poggi) with Guy Davis
recorded live at Angelina and Fabrizio’s home in 2017 for Angelina’s birthday Guy Davis vocals, guitar / Fabrizio Poggi harmonica
4. YOU GOTTA MOVE TAKE 2 (Rev. Gary Davis) with Enrico Polverari
outtake from The breath of freedom, 2015
Fabrizio Poggi vocals, harmonica / Enrico Polverari guitar
5. SONNY AND BROWNIE’S LAST TRAIN (Guy Davis) with Guy Davis
live in USA, 2018 from Rik Palieri’s Song Writers Notebook TV program
Guy Davis vocals, guitar / Fabrizio Poggi harmonica
6. AMAZING GRACE (Traditional) with Shar White
new version 2024 unreleased
Shar White vocals / Fabrizio Poggi harmonica / Enrico Polverari guitar / Stefano Spina bass, organ
7. WALK ON (Ruth and Brownie Mcghee) with Guy Davis
live in USA, 2018
Guy Davis vocals, guitar / Fabrizio Poggi harmonica
8. MR. SLOWHAND (Volker Kinast, Hubert Dorigatti) with Hubert Dorigatti
alternate take from Hubert Dorigatti’s Mephisto, 2018
Hubert Dorigatti vocals, guitar / Fabrizio Poggi harmonica / Max Castlunger percussions / Laura Willeit back vocals
9. THE BLUES IS ALRIGHT (Little Milton additional words by Fabrizio Poggi)
outtake from Spaghetti Juke Joint, 2014
Fabrizio Poggi vocals, harmonica / Enrico Polverari acoustic guitar / Stefano Spina bass, drums / Claudio Noseda organ
10. EVERY LIFE MATTERS (Enrico Pesce / Fabrizio Poggi) with Shar White
new version 2024 unreleased
Shar White vocals / Fabrizio Poggi harmonica / Enrico Polverari guitar / Stefano Spina bass, drums, organ
Produced by Fabrizio Poggi with Stefano Spina and Angelina Megassini
Edited, mixed and mastered by Stefano Spina
Logistics and organization Angelina Megassini
Front cover picture: Riccardo Piccirillo
Shar White with Fabrizio Poggi’s picture by Angelina Megassini
Fabrizio Poggi’s booklet picture by Roberto Cifarelli
Graphics: Manuela Huber
Shar Sharon White courtesy of Wednesbury Music
Please visit Guy Davis website: www.guydavis.com
Sonny And Brownie’s Last Trainproduced by Rik Palieri’s Song Writers Notebook (in part) with facilities provided by Media Factory in Burlington, Vermont. mediafactory.org
Fabrizio Poggi wears The Blues Foundation hat
Fabrizio Poggi plays Hohner Harmonicas
In loving memory of Paolo Caru’ (1941 – 2024)