MARK HUMMEL'S BLUES ALL STARS W/ ANSON FUNDERBURGH & JUNIOR WATSON

This is a super lineup!!!

I enjoy every one of these great musicians, and having them all together at the same time would be an over-the-top treat for any music fan. This could be historic!

-Charlie Musselwhite 

Rockinitus Records’ Road Dog is Mark Hummel’s newest CD/LP, featuring mostly recordings from 2024, complemented by three previously unissued tracks from the 2015 sessions for Golden State Lone Star, along with a couple of previously unreleased gems. The All Stars on this recording are some of the most revered players in the Traditional Blues Genre — guitarists Anson Funderburgh and Junior Watson, in-demand drummer Wes Starr, Elvin Bishop sideman and Fabulous Thunderbird members Bob Welsh on piano, Kedar Roy on bass, plus bandleader and master blaster Mark Hummel. Six songs are original while others are well chosen covers.

MARK HUMMEL was born on the East Coast but raised in Los Angeles. He took up an interest in blues harp and rock-blues music in high school but soon discovered the originators — Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter, to name a few. Soon, Hummel was frequenting the legendary Ash Grove on Melrose Avenue in LA where he saw three blues legends he would later work with on a regular basis: Charlie Musselwhite, Brownie McGhee and James Cotton. By 1985, Mark Hummel’s Blues Survivors hit the road full time and never looked back. Hummel has been featured on over thirty recordings since 1985, including his Grammy-nominated, Blues Music Award-winning 2014 Blind Pig Records release, Remembering Little Walter.

Mark Hummel is one of today’s most respected traditional blues artists, recognized for his exceptional musicianship and lifelong dedication to preserving the blues tradition.

Born and raised in Plano, Texas, Blues Music Award winner ANSON FUNDERBURGH’s musical journey began at an early age. When he was eight or nine years old, Funderburgh received his first guitar. A box of 45s accompanied it - Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Albert Collins, Freddie King, and Ray Sharpe— singles that pointed him on his musical path. Funderburgh taught himself to play the guitar and went on to make a living doing what he loved with that set of strings. In 1978, he formed the iconic blues band, Anson Funderburgh and The Rockets, who continue to define the sound of modern-day Texas blues. Throughout his career, Funderburgh has had the privilege of sharing the stage and working and recording with many of the biggest names in blues, including Delbert McClinton and Jimmie Vaughan, along with countless others. His unmistakable style, tone, and sensibility have made him one of contemporary blues music’s most important guitar players.

Today, Funderburgh is widely regarded as a legacy artist whose influence on generations of blues guitarists is immeasurable.

JUNIOR WATSON is widely regarded as one of the premier architects of the West Coast blues guitar sound. A first-call session musician and acclaimed solo artist, he has appeared on more than 200 recordings and has performed with blues legends including Charlie Musselwhite, Kim Wilson, William Clarke, Rod Piazza, Jimmy Rogers, Canned Heat, and many others. His unmistakable tone, swing, and tasteful playing have made him one of the most respected guitarists in modern blues.