GA-20 previews Hound Dog Taylor tribute LP with "Let's Get Funky"

GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor features updates of the late great Chicago bluesman's whumpin' house rockers. 

Here's the scoop...

Hound Dog Taylor

Blues music is revered for its timelessness. The best blues – no matter how old – sounds as fresh and visceral today as it did when first recorded. The high-energy electric blues trio GA-20 – guitarist Matt Stubbs, guitarist/vocalist Pat Faherty, and drummer Tim Carman – know this well. The band’s dynamic self-penned songs sound and feel as fresh and real as the old blues they love and perform, including songs by Otis Rush, J.B. Lenoir, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells and especially their favourite, Hound Dog Taylor.

Legendary six-fingered Chicago bluesman Theodore Roosevelt “Hound Dog” Taylor always knew how he wanted to be remembered, declaring, “When I die they’ll say, ‘he couldn’t play shit, but he sure made it sound good!’” His first full length recording in 1971 was also the first album on now world-famous Alligator Records, Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers. In fact, label president Bruce Iglauer founded Alligator for the sole purpose of recording and releasing that album.

Now, Colemine Records – working in partnership with Alligator Records – will release GA-20’s new full-length album, GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try  It…You Might Like It!, featuring 10 songs written or performed by the Chicago blues legend. From the fiery first single and album opener “She’s Gone” to the blistering “Sadie” to the all-time Hound Dog classic “Give Me Back My Wig”, GA-20 deliver one electrifying track after another. 

GA-20 Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try it... You Might Like It! is being released by Colemine's Karma Chief subsidiary in co-operation with Alligator Records on August 20th but you can pre-order it right here. 

Watch the videos for "Let's Get Funky" and "She's Gone" below followed by a list of GA-20's upcoming tour dates which doesn't include a Toronto show but on the upside, they're splitting a bill with the amazing Ikebe Shakedown in Boston on December 17th.  

GA-20 revisits the rough-cut 60s blues sound of Slim Harpo & Junior Wells

GA-20's Lonely Soul is available in a limited edition red wax version from Karma Chief Records via Colemine. Check it out below. 

GA-20 was formed by friends Pat Faherty and Matthew Stubbs – Charlie Musselwhite's longtime guitarist – in Boston last year. The project was born out of their mutual love of heavy traditional Blues, R&B, and Rock & Roll of the late 50s and early 60s. Faherty and Stubbs bonded over legendary artists like Lazy Lester, J.B. Lenoir, Earl Hooker, Slim Harpo, Otis Rush and Junior Wells. Feeling a void in current music, the duo have set out to write, record and perform a modern version of this beloved art form. Live, GA-20 is a trio of 2 guitars, vocals and drums. Raw, passionate and honest performance, both on stage and in the studio, is the only goal.

GA-20's Lonely Soul debut album for Karma Chief Records was produced by Matthew Stubbs, mastered by JJ Golden at Golden Mastering with lacquers cut at Well Made Music and then pressed at Gotta Groove Records where it was housed in a high quality Stoughton tip-on jacket. Get a copy of Lonely Soul from Colemine Records right here. Have a listen to the album after the clip of their recent live set at Paste Studio NYC and their new video for "Crackin' Up".







GA-20 LIVE
Jan 11 The Washington, Burlington, IA (w/ Biscuit Miller and The Mix)
Jan 19 1904 Music Hall, Jacksonville, FL
Jan 20 Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA (w/ Neal Francis)
Jan 21 Proud Larry’s, Oxford, MS
Jan 22 The Nick Rocks, Birmingham. AL
Jan 31 Nick-A-Nees, Providence, RI
Feb 1 Atwood Tavern, Cambridge, MA
Feb 6 Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT
Feb 7 Dawson Street Pub, Philadelphia, PA
Feb 8 The Ark Bowl & BBQ, Arkville, NY
Feb 14 The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, WV
Feb 15 Kable House, York, PA