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BB - You have just released, “Way Back Home” which features songs, “Tell Your Daddy”, “Your Funeral, My Trial” and about 8 more. Where do you get your inspiration songs like these? (By the way, they are very good!) SC - Our "Way Back Home" album was released in September, 2016. That was a breakthrough CD for us. It just took off, charting at # 8 on Roots Music Radio Charts and it was selected as one of the world's top 50 blues albums for 2016. It was added to syndicated radio programs in the USA and Europe and got rave reviews from music critics around the world. Those reviews are archived at: backtrackbluesband.com. BB - How long does it take to complete a CD? Writing, arrangement, rehearsals, studio time, mastering? You get the idea! SC - Six of the tunes on the CD were Backtrack originals, with four covers from our heroes like Sonny Boy and Little Walter. The record took us around a year to put together. George Harris mixed the music and Mike Fuller mastered the project. Those guys are tops in the business so the sound quality really helped our goals of getting broader airplay. noisy, feral roosters down there. My friend was complaining about the early morning "crowing" and threatened to shoot the bird! Well, we never hurt the rooster but it did give me the idea for one of our new songs "Shoot My Rooster". Our newest project is the release of a live record and DVD from a show we did at the Palladium Theater this year. We had five cameras there and Buddy Winset oversaw the shoot. We think it's going to be an amazing, super high-quality video. Keep an eye out for that later this summer. BB - Is everyone a family man? How does the band maintain a balance between the music and personal lives? SC - All the guys in the band have personal lives that fit well with the band. Most of us are married and several have children. Our spouses do support the band, and they all dig live music so it's generally a very positive vibe. BB - What advice do you have for people who want to form their own blues band? SC - For those who are bold enough to start their own blues band, I'd say be prepared to hang in there for a while. Success doesn't come overnight for most musicians and the blues genre is a bit tough, since many folks don't actually spend enough listening to and understating blues music. That's a shame because blues is the foundation of ALL contemporary western music. There would be no jazz, no soul, no rock n roll, no R&B, and no pop BB - What is the songwriting process like? Do you keep the handy notebook available for when the inspiration hits? SC - As far as song writing goes, I usually get inspired by a theme or image and then build lyrics to express that perspective. For example, I spend a good bit of time in the Virgin Islands, and we have 38 BUZZ Magazine May-June 2017
music without blues. It's truly that important. Blues music is one of the great gifts that African American culture gave us, and that gift changed all of us in so many ways. It's both powerful and foundational. BB - What does it mean to the band to be the longest running blues band in Tampa Bay? SC - We've been playing for over 35 years and continue to believe that our best work lies ahead of us. For anyone who saw Buddy Guy perform at the 2017 Tampa Bay Blues Festival, they'll understand that some blues artists just continue to improve with age. We hope Backtrack Blues Band can tap into Buddy's magic that keeps him going strong into his 80's. So in that spirit, we are setting our sights beyond Florida and hope to be playing blues music festivals all around the planet! BB - Thank you for taking the time to talk with us. Is there anything else you’d like our readers to know? SC - Thank you for coming out to our show and for your support of original, live music!! BUZZ Magazine May-June 2017 39
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music without blues. It's truly that important. Blues<br />
music is one of the great gifts that African American<br />
culture gave us, and that gift changed all of us in so<br />
many ways. It's both powerful and foundational.<br />
BB - What does it mean to the band to be the<br />
longest running blues band in Tampa Bay?<br />
SC - We've been playing for over 35 years and<br />
continue to believe that our best work lies ahead of<br />
us. For anyone who saw Buddy Guy perform at the<br />
<strong>2017</strong> Tampa Bay Blues Festival, they'll understand<br />
that some blues artists just continue to improve<br />
with age. We hope Backtrack Blues Band can tap<br />
into Buddy's magic that keeps him going strong<br />
into his 80's. So in that spirit, we are setting our<br />
sights beyond Florida and hope to be playing blues<br />
music festivals all around the planet!<br />
BB - Thank you for taking the time to talk with<br />
us. Is there anything else you’d like our readers<br />
to know?<br />
SC - Thank you for coming out to our show and for<br />
your support of original, live music!!<br />
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