{"id":285,"date":"2018-07-30T10:57:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T14:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blowmeaway.org\/?p=285"},"modified":"2018-07-30T11:01:36","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T15:01:36","slug":"anthony-geraci-announces-new-cd-for-september-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blowmeaway.org\/?p=285","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Geraci announces new CD for September Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>

July 20, 2018<\/p>

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Shining Stone Records Signs Multi-Blues Music Award Nominee Anthony Geraci and Will Release His New CD, Why Did You Have to Go<\/em>, on September 21<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

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Special Guests Include Ronnie Earl, Sugar Ray Norcia, Monster Mike Welch, Kid Ramos, Dennis\u00a0 Brennan, Jimi Bott, Sugaray Rayford, Willie J. Campbell and Michelle \u201cEvil Gal\u201d Willson <\/u><\/strong><\/p>

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BOSTON, MA \u2013 Shining Stone Records announces the signing of multi-Blues Music Award nominee Anthony Geraci, and will release the keyboardist\u2019s new CD, Why Did You Have to Go<\/em><\/strong>, on September 21. Geraci has assembled an impressive cast of musicians to perform with him on the new disc, including guitar legend Ronnie Earl, as well as many Blues Music Award nominees\/winners, such as Sugar Ray Norcia, Monster Mike Welch, Michael Mudcat Ward and Neil Gouvin (all fellow members with Geraci in Sugar Ray and the Bluetones). Other guests include singers Sugaray Rayford, Michelle \u201cEvil Gal\u201d Willson, Willie J. Laws, Dennis Brennan and Brian Templeton; guitarists Kid Ramos and Troy Gonyea; bassist Willie J. Campbell; drummers Jimi Bott and Marty Richards; and a mighty horn section of Gordon Sax Beadle and Doug Woolverton. The CD package also features extensive liner notes by respected journalist and editor of Blues Music Magazine<\/em><\/strong>, Art Tipaldi.<\/p>

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\u201cAs a songwriter and arranger, I chose each musician for their individual talents that I knew would sound awesome on the songs they were singing and playing on,\u201d Geraci says about the album sessions. \u201cThe recording process can always be a daunting experience. Being surrounded by musicians that are your friends is a very special feeling. I played music with many of these musicians for almost 40 years, others more recently. As the \u2018producer,\u2019 it was my job to get the material to everyone, coordinate the studio(s), and make sure everyone could make the dates – not an easy task especially with these many in-demand musicians! I wrote some of the songs while in Clarksdale, Mississippi \u2013 \u2018Why Did You Have to Go\u2019 and \u2018Baptized in the River Yazoo.\u2019 Most of the other songs were written at my home in Marshfield, Massachusetts, from notes I make while I\u2019m on the road. If you keep your eyes and ears open you never know what ideas might happen. I try and tell a story with each song…a short narrative that people can relate to.\u201d<\/p>

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The all-original 13 songs on Why Did You Have to Go <\/em><\/strong>cover a wide range of Geraci\u2019s styles and influences, touching on several types of blues, R&B and even an excursion into jazz on the album\u2019s closer, \u201cA Minor, Affair,\u201d which sounds like a combination of the textures explored by the Butterfield Blues Band on the groundbreaking \u201cEast-West\u201d and something from Blue Note Records.\u00a0<\/p>

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\u201c\u2018A Minor, Affair\u2019 showcases my love for classic jazz recordings,\u201d Geraci states. \u201cI always like to have a little fun with song titles (Remember \u2018Fifty Shades of Blues\u2019?) This song is written in – you guessed it – A minor – and the \u2018Affair\u201d could be construed either dealing with my music, such as having an affair with jazz while being known as a blues artist; or taken in the literal\u00a0<\/span>context within today\u2019s society. Willie J. Campbell (bass) told me \u2018it was the scariest song I\u2019ve ever recorded!\u2019 I like pulling great musicians out of their comfort zone and have them live on the edge while creating meaningful music.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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For almost 40-years pianist, Hammond organist and composer Anthony Geraci has played behind some of the most influential blues musicians of the 20th century. He is an original member of Sugar Ray and the Bluetones and Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters. He has been recognized for his contributions on numerous albums by nominations from both the Blues Foundation\/Blues Music Awards in Memphis, TN and the Grammy Awards. Anthony has been nominated the last three years for the prestigious Pinetop Perkins Piano Award (2016\/2017\/2018) by the Blues Foundation.\u00a0<\/p>

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Additionally, he\u2019s received BMA nominations for Album,\u00a0Traditional Album and Song of the Year for the title track of his previous CD,\u00a0Fifty Shades of Blues<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(2016.)\u00a0<\/em>At last count, he was a part of 40 BMAs nominations as a member of the acclaimed Sugar Ray and the Bluetones,\u00a0including Album\/Traditional Album of the Year nominations for\u00a0Living Tear To Tear<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em>the CD for which he wrote the title track.\u00a0<\/em>This year, he\u2019s already received nominations from both\u00a0Living Blues<\/em><\/strong>: Outstanding Musician-Keyboard;\u00a0and\u00a0Downbeat Magazine<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Readers\u00a0Poll: Blues Artist or Group.<\/p>

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\u201cWherever my music takes me globally I\u2019m inspired by the people, the history, the food, the smell and the sounds of the surroundings,\u201d he says. \u201cIt is all reflected in my songwriting.\u00a0<\/p>

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\u201cMy biggest joy is being accepted by people that I respect musically. I\u2019ve had the privilege to record with Big Walter Horton, Big Jack Johnson, Odetta, Snooky Pryor, and more modern artists such as Duke Robillard, Ronnie Earl, Debbie Davies, Sugaray Rayford, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, The Proven Ones, Welch\/Ledbetter. I have a Masters Degree in music, but the real experiences playing with these and many more musicians worldwide have earned me a PhD in Bluesology!\u201d<\/p>

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Anthony Geraci will support the new album\u2019s release with a string of summer tour dates, many featuring his well-named tour band, The Boston Blues All-Stars, which includes Dennis Brennan – vocals\/harmonica\/guitar; Troy Gonyea – guitar\/vocals; Michael Mudcat Ward – bass\/vocals; and Jeff Armstrong – drums\/vocals.<\/p>

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