John’s Blues Picks June 2015 – Clayton Doley “Bayou Billabong”
Published June 12, 2015 in John's Blues Picks, News
The long time keyboard accompanist for Harry Manx is this young man from Australia. He’s also filled in for Booker T, when the MGs needed him and he played on Texas bluesman Eugene ‘Hideaway’ Bridges’ last album, Roots & Vines. After his all-too-brief residency here he’s back Down Under but journeyed to New Orleans to record portions of his new disc. He used players from Jon Cleary’s Absolute Monster Gentlemen, Trombone Shorty’s Orleans Avenue and Galactic. The rest of the disc was recorded in Sydney with among others didgeridoo player Ganga Gil who also played on Manx’s last couple of discs. Calling the album Bayou Billabong was thus an inspired choice.
