{"product_id":"kai-strauss_night-shift_2023_soc","title":"NIGHT SHIFT","description":"Born in 1970 in Lengerich, a working-class town in northwestern Germany, Kai Strauss began playing electric guitar at the age of 14 after discovering B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and many others. In 1989, he teamed up with singer-guitarist Memo Gonzalez (Dallas-Texas) to form \"The Bluescasters,\" with whom he recorded 5 albums and toured extensively in Europe and the United States. In 2011, Kai decided to start a solo career and recorded two albums on the German label \"Continental Blue Heaven.\" His album *Electric Blues* won the award for best Blues album in 2014, and his second opus, *I Go by Feel*, brought together a host of international talents including Mike Wheeler (Delmark-Chicago), Tommie Harris (Alabama), Tony Vega (Houston), Sax Gordon (Boston), and the incredible Dutch harmonica player Big Pete van der Pluijm. After a first \"Live\" album in April 2019, this German guitarist (winner of Best Blues Album in Germany in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2022 for his first two albums and as best blues band) now offers us his 5th studio album. The previous one was released in November 2020. This recording demonstrates that, not content with being in the top ten European blues guitarists, he has developed extraordinary abilities as a singer, composer, and producer. Uncompromising Chicago Blues. The artist claims influences from B.B. King, Buddy Guy, and Jimmy Vaughan... 11 new songs, some with a groovy and sometimes funky blues feel!","brand":"Kai Strauss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55312502653272,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/8713762322519.jpg?v=1760400604","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en\/products\/kai-strauss_night-shift_2023_soc","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}