{"product_id":"ridin","title":"Ridin'","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eRidin' has been named as a GRAMMY® finalist for Best Traditional Blues Album - 66th Annual GRAMMY® Awards. Winners will be announced February 4, 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ridin' is a continuation of the vision that informs his artistry as a modern-day Blues troubadour. This Double LP is also available on CD.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The follow-up to his multiple award-winning, critically-acclaimed 2021 album, Dear America, Ridin' is a continuation of the vision that informs Bibb's artistry as a modern-day Blues troubadour. Grounded in the folk and blues tradition with contemporary sensibilities, Bibb's music continues to reflect his thoughts on current world events and his own lived experiences, whilst remaining entertaining, uplifting, inspirational and relevant. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA now three-time GRAMMY® Award nominee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with multiple Blues Foundation awards, Eric Bibb is known and revered globally for having carved his own musical destiny with honesty and power. Eric's father, the late Leon Bibb, was an activist, actor, and folk singer who marched at Selma with Dr. Martin Luther King. Eric's youth was spent immersed in the Greenwich Village folk scene. Names like Dylan, Baez, and Seeger were visitors to his home. He was deeply influenced by Odetta, Richie Havens, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaj Mahal - who guests on Ridin'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - and he has synthesized all of that into his very own style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Track Listing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Family\u003cbr\u003e Ridin' (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith Taj Mahal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e Blues Funky Like Dat\u003cbr\u003e The Ballad of John Howard Griffin\u003cbr\u003e 500 Miles\u003cbr\u003e Tulsa Town\u003cbr\u003e Onwards (Interlude)\u003cbr\u003e Hold the Line\u003cbr\u003e I Got My Own\u003cbr\u003e Call Me By My Name\u003cbr\u003e Joybells\u003cbr\u003e Sinner Man\u003cbr\u003e Free\u003cbr\u003e People You Love\u003cbr\u003e Church Bells (Interlude)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003e(FIVE STARS) With a steely-eyed calm resting atop a cauldron of emotional heat, troubadour extraordinaire Eric Bibb delivers messages at times disturbing, at other times reassuring, and always compelling. Taj Mahal guests on a surefire pleaser, 'Blues Funky Like Dat'. The history contained in 'Tulsa Town' and 'The Ballad of John Howard Griffin' should cause for reflection and Mr. Bibb's powerful readings of '500 Miles' and 'Sinner Man' stand out as well. --Duane Verh, Roots Music Report\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl, Double Lp, April 14, 2023","offer_id":45925955141823,"sku":"ab43f5ea-16a3-4a95-b017-bf01fec2afc7","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/82c401c6a11403560c415f97d08018ea.jpg?v=1785261133","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/ridin","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}