The album will be the guitarist's second solo release.
Billy Gibbons , of ZZ Top , has announced that he will release a solo album, The Big Bad Blues , on September 21st. The successor to Perfectamundo (2015) will feature a series of unreleased songs and covers of blues classics, such as "Rollin' and Tumblin'" and "Standing Around Crying," originally by Muddy Waters .
In addition to composing and writing the lyrics, Gibbons co-produced the album alongside Joe Hardy, and when speaking about the influences on the new album, he revealed: “I suspect Jimmy Reed interested me right from the start. The inventiveness of that loud, solitary sound remains solid and strong to this day.”
You can now The Big Bad Blues on Gibbons' official website and listen to "Rollin' and Tumblin'" below.
The Big Bad Blues tracklist:
- “Missin' Yo' Kissin'” (Gilly Stillwater)
- "My Baby She Rocks"
- "Second Line"
- “Standing Around Crying” (Muddy Waters)
- “Let the Left Hand Know…”
- “Bring It to Jerome” (Jerome Green)
- That's What She Said
- "Mo' Slower Blues"
- "Hollywood 151"
- “Rollin' and Tumblin'” (Muddy Waters)
- “Crackin' Up” (Bo Diddley)