blues guitar master Bernard Allison's new album 'Luther's Blues' out 19 jan

Arriving as Ruf Records marks its 30th anniversary and more than three decadessince blues guitar master Bernard Allison debuted on record, Luther's Blues celebratesthe music of Bernard's father Luther Allison, a true legend of the Chicago blues and acentral figure in the label's history. The two-disc set features 20 stellar tracks fromBernard Allison, each one a Luther Allison composition previously released on one ofBernard's many albums. Allison himself hand-picked the songs for the collection,whichhave been lovingly remastered by Pauler Acoustics, a renowned address in theaudiophile scene.Anyone who's ever attended a Bernard Allison concert or listened to his recordingsknows how much it means to him to keep his father's musical legacy alive. "I made apromise since day one–to myself and to my mom Fannie Mae Allison–that I’dalways include at least one or two of my dad's songs on every album I record," hesays. Bernard has delivered on that promise throughout his career, performingLuther's songs both at concerts and on record, while forging a funky and more rock-oriented style that differs from the traditional blues he grew up around. His dadsupported him while he was still finding his own musical voice, openly encouraginghim to "play it how you feel it" rather than copy what came before.

​Thus, on Luther's Blues, you'll hear 20 Luther Allison songs reinvented for the 21stcentury by a member of the blues generation that followed him. They're notnecessarily Luther's most famous tunes; when putting together any new album, saysBernard, he often goes for "songs that were overlooked on each [of my father'salbums] and then put my own twist on them."The track list spans exactly 30 years, from "Hang On"–recorded in Paris in thesummer of 1992, when Allison was in his mid-20s–to a pair of cuts from his mostrecent studio album Highs & Lows, which hit #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart in 2022and earned a Blues Rock Album of the Year nomination at the Blues Music Awards.His interpretations of enduring Luther Allison-penned tunes like "Bad Love," "Life Is ABitch" and "Let's Try It Again" are included, and while we may think of these songs asclassics today, Bernard Allison has played a huge role in keeping them in ourcollective consciousness. That's especially true of "Serious," a Luther Allison favoritefirst released in 1987. His son calls it "that special song that I perform every night"and believes it is his father's most popular song across the world.The 20-song Luther's Blues is not the first album to pay tribute to the late, greatLuther Allison. It's not the first album to bear that simple two-word title. What makesthis collection different is that it comes from Luther's own progeny–Bernard Allison,a lifelong musician who soaked up blues traditions during his youth in Chicago, laterfollowed his dad to Europe, became the leader of the Luther Allison Band andeventually made his own way, creating exciting new sounds for a new generation.All along, he has never once lost sight of where he came from

Disc 1
Hang On
Reaching Out
Too Many Women
Into My Life
Serious
Bad Love
Now You Got It
Love Is Free
Midnight Creeper
Help


Disc 2
Back Down South
I Gave It All
Life Is A Bitch
Let's Try It Again
Change Your Way Of Living
You're Gonna Need Me
Compromising For Your Needs
A Change Must Come
Move From The Hood
Castle​