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David Wilcox - Rockin’ the Boogie: Best of Blues & Boogie

David Wilcox - Rockin’ the Boogie: Best of Blues & BoogieMore proof that Canada produces the best guitar pickers on the planet. This long-overdue retrospective shows that David Wilcox possesses fast fretwork, evocative fingerpicking and mind-blowing string bending. He also has a wicked wit to match his lightning-fast licks. The emphasis here is on his raucous roadhouse material, including “Rockin’ the Boogie,” made famous by Olympic skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier, and “That Hypnotizin’ Boogie,” from Tom Cruise’s Cocktail movie. But it’s all awesome.

Terri Clark - Pain to Kill
Feature Article: Homespun and hip - Old-time count...