Discography

Plan B.

Big Daddy Wilson & The Goosebumps Bros.

American Blues singer-songwriter Big Daddy Wilson and his longtime backing band The Goosebumps Bros., will be touring in Europe 2023/24, presenting the new album Plan B, recorded, and produced together. The live show will feature songs from the new album as well as a selection of classics from the wide repertoire of Big Daddy Wilson's career.

American Blues singer-songwriter Big Daddy Wilson and his longtime backing band The Goosebumps Bros., will be touring in Europe 2023/24, presenting the new album Plan B, recorded, and produced together. The live show will feature songs from the new album as well as a selection of classics from the wide repertoire of Big Daddy Wilson's career. Through the different numbers of the program Big Daddy Wilson & The Goosebumps Bros. will take the audience on a unique musical journey crossing the many nuances of black music, ranging from roots blues to classic soul, from folk to contemporary urban grooves.

Lineup Big Daddy Wilson: Lead Vocals, Percussions Cesare Nolli: Guitars, Backing Vocals Paolo Legramandi: Bass, Backing Vocals Nik Taccori: Drums, Backing Vocals

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Pay Day

Hans Theessink & Big Daddy Wilson

Hard Time Blues

Big Daddy Wilson

“Hard Time Blues – Is a reflection of the time we are living in right now and all the anxieties that life brings….Corona, Poverty, Injustice and other hardships. It also embraces the different styles of Big Daddy Wilson, Blues, Soul, R & B, Country and Gospel . Like Willie Dixon says:” Blues is the Root, everything else is the fruit.” My

“Hard Time Blues – Is a reflection of the time we are living in right now and all the anxieties that life brings….Corona, Poverty, Injustice and other hardships. It also embraces the different styles of Big Daddy Wilson, Blues, Soul, R & B, Country and Gospel . Like Willie Dixon says:” Blues is the Root, everything else is the fruit.” My intent with this album was to show a more modern side of Big Daddy Wilson. To reach out a bit more, to use the Soul and R & B that has influenced me throughout the years. But I still wanted to be true to the blues and my spiritual roots.

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Blues Caravan 2017

Big Daddy Wilson, Vanessa Collier, Si Cranstoun

Ruf Records Blues Caravan 2017: Blues Got Soul

Take a floor-filling London soul man. Add a golden-voiced Southern States storyteller. Throw in a fast-rising New York singer/saxophonist. Then hold on to your hats. The legendary Blues Caravan is coming to your town in 2017 – with a three-artist bill that promises fireworks.

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Ruf Records Blues Caravan 2017: Blues Got Soul

Take a floor-filling London soul man. Add a golden-voiced Southern States storyteller. Throw in a fast-rising New York singer/saxophonist. Then hold on to your hats. The legendary Blues Caravan is coming to your town in 2017 – with a three-artist bill that promises fireworks.

The Blues Caravan isn’t like other tours. Hosted annually by Ruf Records since 2005, it reignites the grand tradition of the travelling revue show, putting a trio of stellar acts on the same bill for a night of high-octane rock ‘n’ roll. Backed by the seasoned Blues Caravan rhythm section – plus special guest guitarist Laura Chavez, formerly of the Candye Kane Band – each artist plays a killer set of their own songs, before joining forces for the grand finale.

You can rely on Si Cranstoun to move your feet. Inspired by the vintage soul of Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke, this charismatic British bandleader has graduated from an apprenticeship busking on the streets of London to the head of the vintage R&B scene. You can expect to hear hip-shaking original material from last year’s acclaimed Old School album – plus fan-favourite singles like “Dynamo” – delivered in a voice like sunshine. “It’s most important that I don't come off as an imitator,” Si explains, “and also that the song I’m singing has a kick-ass melody, whether it's my own or on loan. I love to play ‘Old School’, ‘Coupe De Ville’ and ‘Dynamo’, as they get the crowd going. And it’s gonna be a lot of fun to share the stage on the Blues Caravan, because you never know what’s gonna happen. I hope we can really tear the place up!”

Some say that great American bluesmen are a dying breed. They’re wrong – and Big Daddy Wilson is the proof. Born in North Carolina, his astonishing backstory includes several years of service in the US Army, followed by his discovery of the blues and relocation to Germany. In 2009, Wilson’s Ruf debut Love Is The Key showcased a voice that could stop traffic, and since then, his career highlights have included victory at the 2010 German Blues Challenge and recognition for his acoustic work with the title of Best Blues Artist at the 2014 Blues In Germany Awards. “For my Blues Caravan performance,” he says, “you can expect that I’ll be true to the BDW storytelling vibe and having a lot of fun. What’s very important to me is to be able to connect with people. Write songs that everyone can relate to and make someone smile.”

Vanessa Collier is going places. A graduate of the Berklee College Of Music, the New Yorker’s pure vocals and stinging saxophone work saw her light up stages as the support act for Joe Louis Walker, while 2014’s debut album Heart Soul & Saxophone was declared “magnificent” on Dan Aykroyd’s blues radio show. With her original songs and onstage charisma, Vanessa’s sets are sure to be a high point of the Blues Caravan, while she’s looking forward to turning up the heat alongside her fellow performers. “I think that wonderful things happen when you get more than one artist in a room,” she explains. “With Big Daddy Wilson, Si Cranstoun and me, we all have our own styles and personalities onstage that will meld well together, and I believe the collaboration will continually raise the bar every performance. I can’t wait!”

With chemistry firing and sparks flying, the Blues Caravan has given fans across the US and Europe countless performances to treasure over the years. And something tells us the 2017 lineup will make it another vintage year…

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Neckbone Stew

Big Daddy Wilson

TRACKLIST
1.Cross Creek Road
2.7 Years
3.Neckbone Stew
4.I Just Need A Smile
5.Tom Cat
6.He'll Make A Way
7.Give Me One Reason
8.Running Shoes
9.My Babe
10.Damn If I Do
11.Cookies Gonna Kill Me
12.The River
Bonus Track Peanut Butter Pic

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Time

Big Daddy Wilson

feat. Eric Bibb & Staffan Astner

LABEL Dixiefrog
RELEASE YEAR 2015

TRACKLIST
1. Time To Move
2. Bullfrog
3. She Loves Me
4. Mississippi John
5. Some Say
6. Time
7. Dead End Road
8. Would You Look At That Car
9. Like A Sunny Day
10. New Zealand - Aotearoa
11. Miss Dorothy Lee
12. Mama's Words
13. We're Ready
14. Daisy

feat. Eric Bibb & Staffan Astner

LABEL Dixiefrog
RELEASE YEAR 2015

TRACKLIST
1. Time To Move
2. Bullfrog
3. She Loves Me
4. Mississippi John
5. Some Say
6. Time
7. Dead End Road
8. Would You Look At That Car
9. Like A Sunny Day
10. New Zealand - Aotearoa
11. Miss Dorothy Lee
12. Mama's Words
13. We're Ready
14. Daisy

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