Live at Proud Larry’s Now Available
The album features a mix of original songs and American roots classics, recorded live on the stage of Proud Larry’s in Oxford, MS.
Live at Proud Larry’s is roots & blues singer-guitarist Davis Coen’s 11th full album, and first recorded in front of a live audience. Taken from multiple shows at the historical music venue in downtown Oxford, Mississippi, Coen is backed by Memphis, TN band Just Groovin’ Experience on the first several tracks, featuring the soulful keyboard and vocals of John Gage. Father Charles Gage—who recently earned the Memphis Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award—on drums, alongside workhorse Robb Roaten on bass guitar. For the rest of the record, Coen is accompanied by seasoned North Mississippi musicians Kinney Kimbrough (son of Junior Kimbrough) on drums, and Justin Showah on bass. Both are longtime Coen collaborators and appear on Magnolia Land (2009), Jukebox Classic (2010), and his upcoming studio release Hurricane Man.
Live at Proud Larry’s was produced by Blake Garder, the much beloved house soundman at the venue – which also happens to be only a few miles from Coen’s home. The album features a mix of original songs and American roots classics, from artists like Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Poole, and Lefty Frizzell—whose country hit “Long Black Veil” gets a lively treatment. Among Coen’s originals are the sinister murder ballad “Mile After Mile,” the steady rolling “Stranger in My Home,” and the enticing slow groove “Basement With the Blue Light”—which asserts that “Just one taste gon’ change your mind.”
Live at Proud Larry’s is roots & blues singer-guitarist Davis Coen’s 11th full album, and first recorded in front of a live audience. Taken from multiple shows at the historical music venue in downtown Oxford, Mississippi, Coen is backed by Memphis, TN band Just Groovin’ Experience on the first several tracks, featuring the soulful keyboard and vocals of John Gage. Father Charles Gage—who recently earned the Memphis Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award—on drums, alongside workhorse Robb Roaten on bass guitar. For the rest of the record, Coen is accompanied by seasoned North Mississippi musicians Kinney Kimbrough (son of Junior Kimbrough) on drums, and Justin Showah on bass. Both are longtime Coen collaborators and appear on Magnolia Land (2009), Jukebox Classic (2010), and his upcoming studio release Hurricane Man.
Live at Proud Larry’s was produced by Blake Garder, the much beloved house soundman at the venue – which also happens to be only a few miles from Coen’s home. The album features a mix of original songs and American roots classics, from artists like Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Poole, and Lefty Frizzell—whose country hit “Long Black Veil” gets a lively treatment. Among Coen’s originals are the sinister murder ballad “Mile After Mile,” the steady rolling “Stranger in My Home,” and the enticing slow groove “Basement With the Blue Light”—which asserts that “Just one taste gon’ change your mind.”
“Keeping focused on an acoustic or acoustic-sounding instrument in front of an electric band gives Davis’ presentation a unique flavor. He’s always seemed to have a native grasp of the inherent Mississippi styles”
—Talkin’ the Blues with Microwave Dave
“Like sitting in an old Southern diner while listening to a live blues band”
—The Daily Mississippian
“An intimate, emotion-packed set”
—Cincy Blues Society: Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews
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Live at Proud Larry’s is roots & blues singer-guitarist Davis Coen’s 11th full album, and first recorded in front of a live audience. Taken from multiple shows at the historical music venue in downtown Oxford, Mississippi, Coen is backed by Memphis, TN band Just Groovin’ Experience on the first several tracks, featuring the soulful keyboard and vocals of John Gage. Father Charles Gage—who recently earned the Memphis Blues Society Lifetime Achievement Award—on drums, alongside workhorse Robb Roaten on bass guitar. For the rest of the record, Coen is accompanied by seasoned North Mississippi musicians Kinney Kimbrough (son of Junior Kimbrough) on drums, and Justin Showah on bass. Both are longtime Coen collaborators and appear on Magnolia Land (2009), Jukebox Classic (2010), and his upcoming studio release Hurricane Man.
Live at Proud Larry’s was produced by Blake Garder, the much beloved house soundman at the venue – which also happens to be only a few miles from Coen’s home. The album features a mix of original songs and American roots classics, from artists like Muddy Waters, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charlie Poole, and Lefty Frizzell—whose country hit “Long Black Veil” gets a lively treatment. Among Coen’s originals are the sinister murder ballad “Mile After Mile,” the steady rolling “Stranger in My Home,” and the enticing slow groove “Basement With the Blue Light”—which asserts that “Just one taste gon’ change your mind.”
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