1 	Back When The Beano Was Boss 	3:48
2 	Deadwood And Wire 	4:17
3 	My World Revolves Around You 	3:29
4 	Ain't Got The Scratch 	3:45
5 	I Had To Go See Alice 	3:18
6 	Fender Champ 	2:59
7 	Six String Romance 	2:47
8 	Texas Trios 	2:51
9 	The Put On Song 	3:44
10 	For Crystal Beach 	3:18
11 	While We're Here 	4:01

Buddy Whittington - Guitar, Vocals
Wayne Six - Bass
Mike Gage - Drums

This is one 'Six String Svengali' who is a match for the best of them.

Considering that his band has at one time or another contained such guitar luminaries as Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor and Walter Trout, when John Mayall singled Buddy Whittington out as “Probably the best Bluesbreaker of them all”, then you really have to sit up and take notice.

The cover picture of Buddy may give the impression that he is a smiley chubby chap likely to be found entertaining at some holiday camp near you, but slap on his second solo album ‘Six String Svengali’ and you’ll find some top notch shit-kicking Texas blues rock. Not only is this an album crammed with bluesy authenticity, but Whittington also brings a rich vocal to compliment his stunning, if often pleasantly under-stated guitar work, as well as a keen sense of humour. That humour shines through in ‘Deadwood And Wire’ where he laments about the finer points of buying an old-new guitar, with lines like “You know an old Fender’s nice, but considering the price, I think I sound the same on a Squire!”, and it is a feature of many of the songs on ‘SSS’.

He may not take himself too seriously, but his Texas blues is not something to be laughed at, with early ZZ Top often being a favourable comparison for the likes of ‘Fender Champ’, ‘Texas Trios’ and the down and dirty ‘Ain’t Got The Scratch’. Matched to perfection by Wayne Six on bass and Mike Gage on drums, the easy, natural guitar style of Buddy Whittington is a thing of rare beauty and power - presented in a manner where it’s not the lick, but the song that is king.

Don’t be fooled though, as this is one ‘Six String Svengali’ who is a match for the best of them. ---Steven Reid, rocktopia.co.uk

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1. Black Cat Bone - 4:54
2. Jacksboro Highway - 4:58
3. Maydell - 4:30
4. Runnin' Blue - 5:15
5. Hideaway Medley - 7:11
6. Awestruck And Spellbound - 4:13
7. Sportin' Life - 8:14
8. Tailspin - 3:20
9. Help Me Through The Day - 8:21
10. Pieces And Parts - 5:42
11. You Upsets Me - 3:45

Musicians:
Buddy Whittington - Guitars & Vocals
Roger Cotton - Keyboards
Pete Stroud - Bass
Darby Todd - Drums
Mike Gage – Drums

From the longest serving Blues Breakers guitar slinger, here is, finally, the album we've all been waiting for - worth the wait? You betcha! I've seen this man on many occasions and been impressed with his prowess as both guitar player and singer with the Blues Breakers as the "warm up" band for John Mayall and also as the foil for John Mayall as the main attraction.

But let's forget the John Mayall connection and listen to this album for what it really is - a great blues album - showing the various forms in which this genre of music manifests itself, maxed by a man who lives and breathes the blues.

In quick fire succession we get Young & Dumb, Pay The Band and Minor Blues ( a take on what's wrong in the Western World in general) followed by the ZZ Topesque Second Banana describing life on the road as the foil, and therefore second banana to John Mayall....interesting but executed with superb, Billy Gibbons style, clipped phrasing and soloing...truly superb. And, it doesn't end there - we are entertained with instrumentals and jazzier blues tracks before we get to the 8 minute rendition of Billy Gibbons' Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell, which is accurate in it's inflection to the original, but fresh in it's delivery - really, it is that good!

Apart from the Mess Of Blues album ( the fitting tribute to the essence of Jeff Healey) I would be most surprised if any blues album, no, if any album released this year, will come up to the absolute delivery of this album - just do yourself a favour and BUY IT! --- J. M. Green, amazon.com

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1. Young & Dumb	3:48
2. Pay the Band	4:33
3. Minor Blues	4:48
4. Stevie Rave on	3:43
5. Second Banana	3:19
6. Greenwood	4:09
7. Can't Be Good for Me	3:02                  play
8. Romance Classified	3:44
9. Sure Got Cold After the Rain Fell	8:45
10. Every Goodbye Ain't Gone	2:59          play

Bass – Wayne Six
Drums, Percussion, Producer – Mike Gage
Guitar – Michael "Mouse" Mayes
Organ [Hammond B3] – Rex Mauney (tracks: 3, 9)
Piano, Organ – Michael Hamilton (tracks: 10)
Tenor Saxophone – Patrick Gage
Trombone – Dave Richards (tracks: 7)
Trumpet – Chris Borin
Vocals, Guitar, Producer – Buddy Whittington 

After have spent several years touring and recording with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, it looks like Buddy Whittington is starting his solo career. Well, nothing strange as many of his colleagues of the past did exactly the same reaching a worldwide notoriety. Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mike Taylor, Coco Montoya and Walter Trout, were Bluesbreakers band members. The album is very good and confirms Buddy ability as guitar player, however and most notably it shows that Buddy is also an excellent singer.

If some one asked me for one CD that embodies the sound of Texas Blues today, I would not hesitate to hand them Buddy Whittington, the long awaited solo release from the Texas guitarist. Rollicking AND melodic, with thoughtful and thought provoking lyrics delivered by strong, honest vocals. I’m serious – if you love Texas Blues, hell, if you just love Texas, this is one CD you have to own.

There are ten cuts here – nine of Buddy’s own songs and a well-chosen cover of Billy Gibbons’ “Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell”. Whittington chose an outstanding group of musicians to join him in the studio. Together they form a tight, clean canvas for Buddy to paint his heartfelt vocals and giant Lone Star State guitar talent all over. The CD kicks off with the rocking “Young and Dumb,” an honest tale of the perils and delights of growing up and playing the blues in Fort Worth. “Pay the Band” could be the anthem of every poor working stiff among us, breaking our backs daily just to make the futile attempt to get even financially.

“Stevie Rave On” pays homage to the man and the legend, and is the most straightforward, honest and celebratory tribute to Stevie I’ve heard since Jimmie’s own “Six Strings Down”. Lyrically, my favorite cut is the chilling “Minor Blues”. Early blues were often political in content. Now artists tend to back away from being too political for fear of offending the spending public. Buddy has no such qualm here, addressing global warming, drug abuse, gangs, unwatched and unloved kids growing up in the streets, overcrowded jails – realities of the world that should give everyone the blues.

Whittington is one of the most down to earth, friendly men you could ever want to meet. A regular guy. Simply a man whose decision to play the blues has taken him around the world and whose talents landed him the much-coveted guitarist spot with John Mayall. Buddy good naturedly pokes a little fun at his position in the hilarious “Second Banana” – ‘May not be the fairest in the land, but if you need the get done, baby, I’m your man’. Everything from serving as referee between wife and girlfriend and tracking lost luggage to fixing amps, setting up gear and backing up the front man. All the while admitting ‘There ain’t much of a market for good old boys like me, cause when the lights comes on, we’re not the one’s you paid to see’. These are the only lyrics of Buddy’s I disagree with. There’s LOTS of a market for good old boys like Buddy. The world would be a much better place with more of them. And, the blues are better for his excellent contribution to them on Buddy Whittington. ---Blue Lisa, Southwest Blues CD Review

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