“Travlin’ Man”
Will Owen Gage
Produced by Will Owen Gage
Wailin’ Wolf Creations
Review by Greg Forest

It wasn’t many years ago a young teenager approached the stage at the Waring General Store and asked if he could sit in for a song or two. “Sure, sonny, come on up.” He asked us if we could play a blues, and about five minutes later, the whole band had their jaws in their laps. It is amazing that someone so young has such a firm grasp on the blues/rock art form.

That was over ten years ago, and the little obsequious kid who had his hat in hand begging to play has grown up, honed his craft and now has hundreds of gigs under his belt all over the U.S. and Europe. Having spent a great deal of time as a sideman, Will has started his solo career and this CD offering, “Travlin’ Man” is the first wild stallion out of the chute.

The CD contains 12 songs—all penned and produced by Will—and runs the gamut of standard blues boogies, through some Hellesaster-like mayhem to some great blues ballads. The release was mastered by Jerry Tubb at Terra Nova and the overall sound is big and fat (even on my jam box).

Personal favorites on this release are the title track, “Travelin’ Man,” and “On The Run.” Will rocks!

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