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BMG and Universal present Confessin The Blues Original Blues masterpieces hand-picked and curated in collaboration with The Rolling Stones with cover artwork by Ronnie Wood.
As well as being the biggest band in the world, The Rolling Stones are also the biggest champions of the blues, so who better to curate a compilation in collaboration with BMG and Universal, of the music that inspired them throughout their career? Confessin The Blues collects together the greatest bluesmen ever and provides a perfect education to the genre. The tracklisting on the various formats has been chosen by The Rolling Stones, in collaboration with BMG and Universal and will be released on BMG on 9 November.
The Rolling Stones have long been supporters of the Blues from before the start of their career right through to their latest album, Blue & Lonesome which featured their interpretations of the classics, many of which appear in their original versions here on Confessin The Blues. Mick Jagger was an early fan of the Blues:
The first Muddy Waters album that was really popular was Muddy Waters at Newport, which was the first album I ever bought. Keith Richards said, If you dont know the blues theres no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
Confessin The Blues includes tracks by the biggest Blues pioneers including Howlin Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Johnson. All of these artists had an impact on the nascent Rolling Stones, be they influencing Keiths guitar licks or Micks vocals and lyrics. As Ronnie Wood says: Thats how Mick and Keith first got close as well, on the train coming back from college. They noticed each others record collection and it was, Hey, youve got Muddy Waters. You must be a good guy, lets form a band.
The 5×10 Vinyl bookpack mimicks the original 78RPM releases. It includes liner notes by music journalist Colin Larkin and contains removeable art card prints by noted blues illustrator Christoph Mueller.
The album cover artwork comes courtesy of Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood who has added his own personal twist to the project by painting his interpretation of a Bluesman.
Confessin The Blues is a real musical education from those who know the genre best, the greatest living band on the planet, The Rolling Stones.
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