Bottleneck John - All Around Man

It was by sheer coincidence executives at Opus 3 found Bottleneck John in September 2012 and for that we are very, very glad!

After a nice first meeting in the studio, everything was settled! The producers at Opus 3 and Bottleneck John had very similar ideas how to go about making the album, and Bottleneck John made a great selection of songs and with a good variation. On many tracks we also hear his blues brothers playing grand piano, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer, resonator & upright bass, percussion, fiddle, mandolin etc.

With a fantastic voice and great slide guitar playing on all his resonator guitars — just have a look in the SACD-booklet!! — this album is Bottleneck John´s debut on Opus 3 Records.

We are fortunate to have a very unusual and unique blues album, with so much authenticity and inspiration from the first half of the 20th century, when many legendary blues musicians were active.

In the SACD booklet, you find a lot of background and history of both the songs and the instruments used on the album, which is unusual nowadays.