New (old) music from Elvin Bishop

Anybody out there remember the classic "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" by Elvin Bishop? In 1976 "Fooled Around" was the number three song in the country. The song was sung by Mickey Thomas (who went on to join Jefferson Starship) but it was Bishop who penned the song. Since his days as a member of the Paul Buttefield Blues Band in the 60's, Bishop has had an excellent albeit underrated career. After leaving Butterfield, he formed the Elvin Bishop Band in the late Sixties; his debut album came out in 1969. From 1970 through 1975 Bishop hit a creative peak blending country, rock and blues. Songs like "Travellin' Shoes," "Stealin' Watermelon," and "Rock My Soul" became progressive FM radio faves. Then in 1975 Bishop released the album "Stuttin' My Stuff" which featured "Fooled Around." The band dissolved in the late 70's and Bishop wasn't heard again until 1988 when he released his first record on Alligator Records and since then has released a string of very strong blues albums.

Elvin's new album is a star studded affair featuring appearances from George Thorogood, B.B. King, Tommy Castro, James Cotton, Kim Wilson, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes - to name just a handful of greats. The album is called The Blues Roll On and is on Delta Groove Records and it's a smoking collection of rockin' blues tunes including this new version of "Struttin" re-recorded on Elvin's new album with special guests Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes.

Struttin' My Stuff - Elvin Bishop