Having recently discovered Don Nix. I am keeping my eye out for his records and CDs. He was an early player in the 60's music scene; hanging out at Stax Records with his school mates. , being in an early version of The Barkeys (or the MGs or whatever they were calling themselves at the time and then supporting Leon Russell early in his career.
From Wikipedia I found out that in 2002 he came out of self imposed retirement and re-recorded a lot of his old songs with a bunch of like minded luminaries.
So we have a guy with a natural feeling for the blues, Memphis Style joined by Steve Cropper, Bonnie Bramlett, John Mayall, Dan Penn, Bobby Whitlock and Tony Joe White.
The album Going Down that came out of these sessions was released on a small label in the US. It is really worth checking out if any of those names mean anything to you. From Going Down he works his way through a series of songs many of which I knew but had not associated with him. Songs like Same old Blues, Black Cat Moan, Palace of the King and Like a Road Leading Home and Living on The Highway.
Recommended for anyone who likes good southern blues rock.
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