1. Don't Throw Your Changes On Me - 3:49
 2. All I Want - 3:41
 3. Under The Rug - 3:23
 4. Requiem - 4:11
 5. If I Were A King - 5:34
 6. Ritmo de las Almas (Rythm Of The Souls) - 4:51
 7. Making New Love Out Of Old - 3:07
 8. Long Hard Road - 4:50
 9. Trinity - 4:09
10. Deny And Down The Distance - 5:16
11. Seven Hearts - 6:23
12. Highway Bound - 4:23
13. Happy Go Lucky - 2:49

Norton Buffalo - Lead Vocals, Harmonica
Roy Rogers - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Rich Girard - Acoustic Bass, Electric Upright Bass
Jim Sanchez - Drums
Doug Harman - Cello
James Henry - Congas, Shaker, Chimes
Jeremy Cohen - Violin
Scoop McGuire - Acoustic Bass

In an intimate acoustic setting, Norton Buffalo and Roy Rogers present a set of original tunes whose flavor suggests roots much further back in time. Aside from a few tasteful string parts, Roots is all about crisp finger-picked and slide guitar, Buffalo's earthy and expressive harmonica, and each artist's agreeably unpolished vocals. Their lyrics embrace traditional imagery, from saloon balladry to ramblin' songs. On "Trinity" the words sustain an especially rustic eloquence through multiple verses dedicated to visions of salvation. If retro affectation bothers you, it's best to imagine this session transpiring on some snowy night, within the glow of an iron stove at some crossroads general store. When heard on these terms, Roots can cast a spell to remember. ---Robert L. Doerschuk, AllMusic Review

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01 – Is It Love [00:03:58]
02 – Let Me Be Your Man [00:04:35]
03 – King Of The Highway [00:04:33]
04 – The Odds Are Against Us [00:06:19]
05 – Hoodoo Roux [00:06:59]
06 – Sweet Little Pumpkin [00:05:08]
07 – Shuffalo [00:03:23]
08 – She’s Driving Me Crazy [00:04:39]
09 – Line Of Fire [00:05:39]
10 – I’m Tore Down [00:05:12]
11 – Harmonica Mambo [00:03:20]
12 – I Know I’m Fallin’ [00:05:23]
13 – The Monkey & The Man [00:03:22]

Musicians:
Norton Buffalo (vocals, harmonica, trombone, organ); 
Johnny "V" Vernazza, Steve Miller, Elvin Bishop (guitar); 
Darius Russo (tenor saxophone);
Merl Saunder (organ); 
David Brown (bass); 
Tyler Eng (drums).

King of the Highway is the first solo release from blues harp wailer Norton Buffalo and his band, the Knockouts, since the release of 1978's Desert Horizon. Norton Buffalo is an in-demand studio musician who has played on numerous sessions in all genres of music, highlighted by his involvement with blues slide guitarist Roy Rogers. The majority of King of the Highway is enjoyable (while occasionally predictable) straight-ahead modern blues mixed at times with an occasional hint of New Orleans zydeco rhythm courtesy of Buffalo's unamplificated harmonica. One of the main strengths of this 13 track Blind Pig date is the loose feeling brought by friends including Elvin Bishop, Steve Miller (Buffalo has been a member of his band for 25 years), and Merl Saunders, gathering together simply to jam. ---Al Campbell, Rovi

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