Keep Your Head Up

Description

Tony Holiday has been at the center of a Memphis soul blues revival, anchored by a contingent of young, savvy, and well-educated musicians who share a "family" attitude and a strong belief in one another. Over the past two years, Holiday has toured intensely, taking breaks in between to write and record with producer Eric Corne in Memphis and Los Angeles. The result is Keep Your Head Up, an album that demonstrates an impressive mastery of styles, as Holiday leads his band fluidly through Texas, Chicago, and hill country blues with plenty of Memphis soul and even a touch of Afrobeat. It features a wonderful array of special guests, including Eddie 9V, Kevin Burt, Albert Castiglia, and last year's Blues Music Award winner in the "Guitarist of the Year" category, Laura Chavez, with Holiday shining throughout on vocals and harmonica.