Modern
blues
fans shouldn't be turned off by the title of
Jimmy Burns
' third
Delmark
release,
Back to the Delta
. The electric guitar slung over
Burns
' back on the cover should be a definite tip-off that this is not a recreation of authentic
Delta blues
.
, who is from the Delta, took his inspiration for this session from
guitar forefathers of the territory, alongside modern pioneers
Muddy Waters
,
Howlin' Wolf
, and
John Lee Hooker
. These 16 tracks, the majority of which are
' originals, blend
Chicago blues
R&B
soul
with the Delta feel. ~ Al Campbell