Continuing the thought I expressed with my entry on John Lee Hooker last week, here is another artist who gives new meaning to deceptive simplicity. Eric Bibb is a blues guitarist carrying on the great gospel blues tradition of such such icons as Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis and Son House. He makes his home in Sweden, but comes from a decidedly "royal" American family that includes his father, blues singer Leon Bibb, and uncle John Lewis, a pianist and composer with the Modern Jazz Quartet. Here are two selections but, if you like what you hear, go to Youtube or to Eric's website for more great music. If you REALLY like it, and I hope you do, buy his CD's- Youtube's great but a guy has to eat.
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