Jimmy D. Lane

Jimmy D. Lane

born on 4/7/1965 in Chicago, IL, United States

Jimmy D. Lane

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Jimmy D. Lane

Jimmy D. Lane (born July 4, 1965, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American electric blues guitarist.[1]

Lane was born to the Chess blues musician Jimmy Rogers and his wife Dorothy. In his childhood, he got to know many older bluesmen who worked with his father, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Mabon, Little Walter and Albert King. In 1998, Lane played for the then President Bill Clinton.

He has worked with Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger, Jim Keltner, Keith Richards, B.B. King, Van Morrison, Jonny Lang, Gary Moore, Double Trouble, Taj Mahal, Stephen Stilles, Jeff Healy, Jimmie Lee Robinson, Lowell Fulson, and Snooky Pryor, Kim Wilson, Pinetop Perkins, Johnny Big Moose Walker, Johnnie Johnson, Kim Wilson, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Harry Hypolite, George Wild Child Butler, David HoneyBoy Edwards, Weepin Willie Robinson, Little Hatch, Nancy Bryan, Willie Kent, Henry Gray, Lazy Lester and Eomot RaSun. He has also worked with venerable blues greats such as Sam Lay, Hubert Sumlin, Carey Bell, Dave Meyers and his father, the legendary Jimmy Rogers.

In 1993, The Jimmy Rogers Band toured Europe, where they made a stop to perform at the BBC. In '94 they performed at the W. C. Handy Awards and in '95 they appeared on the Conan O'Brien[2] show, as well as the Chicago Blues Festival.

Jimmy made his solo recording debut in 1995. The self-titled disc on Blue Seal Records features 12 fine originals and one of his dad's tunes. In 1993, however, he would meet the people who would put his recording career into high gear. During the sessions for Bluebird for Analogue Productions, with the Jimmy Rogers Band, he met Producer John Koenig and head of Acoustic Sounds, Chad Kassem. Koenig saw the Jimmy D. Lane band at B. B. King's Club in Universal City and was floored. Koenig and Kassem got together and Jimmy recorded Long Gone for Analogue Productions in 1995, at Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles, which was released in 1997.

His second recording, Long Gone, showcases Jimmys guitar virtuosity on originals like "Whiskey," "Oh What A Feeling" and the title cut. The Hendrix/Vaughn influence can be heard in his searing guitar solos but listen and you will hear his feet are firmly rooted in the blues. His versions of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" and Jimmy Rogers "I'm in Love" show his deep love for, and respect of blue tradition.

Lane can stretch out on his own, but is equally at home in a support mode as can be heard by comparing his playing on Long Gone to Bluebird. Lane plays on and co-produced Hubert Sumlin's I Know You, also on Analogue Productions, where as he states "You can hear Hubert's guitar, not some guy with his amp cranked up." In fact, it was Hubert Sumlin who gave Jimmy his first Strat in 1986.

Off stage, Lane's positive outlook on life is reflected in one of his favorite phrases "It's all good." This was originally the title of his third release, but changed it to Legacy in honor of his father's memory and the rich blues heritage he grew up with. Legacy, released in May '98, features guest appearances of blues greats Sam Lay on drums, Carey Bell on harp and Sumlin on guitar. It also features the last recordings of Jimmy Rogers, who played on "One Room Country Shack" and "Another Mule Kickin' In My Stall." Jimmy is proud of all his work with his dad, but this one touches him deeply. "I take great pride in the fact that the last time my dad picked up a guitar was to help me out on my project."

Jimmy's fourth release,It's Time, could just as well have been titled It's Overdue. It's long been time for one of today's most powerful and expressive musicians to break the chains of relative commercial obscurity. Time to seize the reins of blues leadership, just as his father, Jimmy Rogers, did in the 1950s. Masters Eddie Kramer (engineer for Hendrix, Zeppelin, Woodstock etc.), Chris "Whipper" Layton and Tommy Shannon (of Double Trouble) and Mike Finnigan (organ in the bands of Etta James, Taj Mahal and CSN&Y) are all on board to give Jimmy the nudge he needs to clear the launching pad. It's Time.

In 2008, Jimmy's song "Tears Without A Shoulder" is featured in an episode of "In Plain Sight" (The Trojan Horst). In July 2012, Jimmy D. Lane made a national Canadian television appearance on Global BC Morning News. He was commissioned by Tourism Burnaby, British Columbia to host an on line Twitter video show..."Tweet The Blues"...to help promote the 2012 Burnaby Blues Festival. He has been included on his father's, Jimmy Roger's Mississippi Blues Trail Historical Landmark in Ruleville, Mississippi. Jimmy D. Lane performed two songs on the "Experience Hendrix" DVD...released in 2008. He performed with Mike McCready (of Pearl Jam), Double Trouble and Hubert Sumlin, on the project.

In April 2013, Jimmy D. Lane was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame.[3]

Presently, Jimmy D. Lane continues touring and performing nationally and internationally...receiving astounding reception the world over.

Musical style

Lane's music has been likened to that of Stevie Ray Vaughan, whose former band Double Trouble played with him on the 2004 album, It's Time. Other's have compared Lane's guitar work with that of Corey Stevens, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang, Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Healey.

Discography

Albums

  • Long Gone (1997, APO Records) - featuring Jim Keltner on drums[4]
  • Legacy (1998, APO Records) - guest appearances by Jimmy Rogers, Hubert Sumlin, Sam Lay and Carey Bell[4]
  • It's Time (2004, APO Records) - billed as Jimmy D. Lane and Double Trouble, and produced by Eddie Kramer[4]
  • Rings (2010, LB Records)[5] - billed as Jimmy D. Lane and Beverly Butler'Lane[6]

Guest appearances

  • Jimmy Rogers - Blues, Blues, Blues (1999, Atlantic) Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy D. Lane, Lowell Fulsom, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Jeff Healey and Stephen Stills
  • Jimmy Rogers - Blue Bird (APO Records)
  • Jimmy Rogers - Jimmy Rogers / Johnny "Big Moose" Walker (Wolf Records)
  • Blues Masters At The Crossroads (APO Records) 1998-2002 (24/96 DVD)
  • Jimmie Lee Robinson All My Life (APO Records)
  • Jimmie Lee Robinson - Remember Me (APO Records)
  • Rock With Me Baby (APO Records) - with Little Hatch
  • Nancy Bryan - Neon Angel (APO Records)
  • George "Wild Child" Butler (APO Records) D2D
  • Harry "Big Daddy" Hypolite - Louisiana Country Boy (APO Records)
  • Eomot RaSun - Three Days Walkin' (APO Records)
  • Weepin' Willie - At Last On Time (APO Records)
  • David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Shake 'Em On Down (APO Records)
  • George "Wild Child" Butler - Sho' 'Nuff (APO Records)
  • Henry Gray (APO Records) D2D
  • Hubert Sumlin - I Know You (APO Records)
  • Pinetop Perkins - Pinetop Perkins (APO Records) D2D
  • Henry Townsend - My Story (APO Records)
  • Lazy Lester - Lazy Lester (APO Records) D2D
  • B.B. King in Montreux, Switzerland - 1999
  • Experience Hendrix Live at The Paramount Theatre - DVD 2008

Note:(D2D is Direct to Disc. Recorded directly onto a vinyl disc)

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