Blues Bag

by Omar & the Howlers

Overview

This CD was the solo debut of vocalist-guitar Omar, the leader of Omar and the Howlers. Although his musicianship is strong (as is the harmonica playing of Fingers Taylor), it may take listeners a little while to get used to Omar's voice which is a mixture of Howlin' Wolf and disc jockey Wolfman Jack! The first nine songs on the CD are essentially duets between Omar and Taylor with the final six tracks adding electric bassist Bruce Jones and drummer Gene Brandon. Many of the songs are light-hearted and, despite a certain lack of variety, blues fans will find the set difficult to resist. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/15/2014
Label:	Big Guitar Music / Big Guitar Records
UPC:	0614511826525

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Omar & the Howlers   Primary Artist
Omar Dykes   Primary Artist,Harp,Guitar,Vocals
Greg "Fingers" Taylor   Harp
Gene Brandon   Drums
Bruce Jones   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Kevin Wommack   Executive Producer
Hound Dog Taylor   Composer
Sam Myers   Composer
Max Crace   Photography
Richard Mullen   Mixing,Engineer
Omar & the Howlers   Performer
Omar Dykes   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Robert Johnson   Composer
Kevin Lewis   Assistant Engineer
Joe Ballard   Assistant Engineer
Herschel Cunningham   Assistant Engineer
Dick Pruis   Design
Paul Bergen   Photography
Duke Coleman   Composer