Leslie West — You Are My Sunshine

From the Album: Soundcheck, Year of Release: 2015#blues#bluesrock#rock Lyrics: You Are My Sunshine For his sixteenth solo album, Soundcheck, Leslie West, gives us his take on some of the coolest blues, rock, country, and traditional music from the past one hundred years. This well chosen set demonstrates that Leslie West’s monstrous guitar tone and crushing voice are still going strong. Soundcheck is raw and ballsy and a fun listen from start to finish. The record opens with the slide guitar drenched blues rocker “Left By the Roadside to Die.” This sets the tone (pun intended) for what’s to come. Other highlights include West’s lick trading with Queen’s Brian May on the rowdy standard “Goin’ Down” (which also features Bonnie Bramlett and Bobby Whitlock). Also of note is the acoustic guitar instrumental “Stern Warning,” an original that he penned for his longtime friend Howard Stern. One of the real surprises on this record is the Leslie West/Peter Frampton collaboration on the singalong “You Are My Sunshine.” They replace the familiar major key sing-songy melody and give it a minor key treatment. This ends up being one of the most interesting tracks on the record. Other fun covers include the Gretchen Wilson hit “Here for the Party” and the Willie Dixon penned “Spoonful” featuring the late Jack Bruce on vocals and bass. Also of note is an instrumental take on the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” that’s played by band bassist Rev Jones. Considering a career that dates back to the Vagrants in the late 1960s, hard rock titans Mountain during the 1970s, and a legendary solo career that has spanned five decades, Soundcheck is an excellent addition to the Leslie West catalog and legend. If you haven’t checked out what Leslie has been up to lately this Soundcheck is a great place to start. Backing Vocals – Elaine Caswell (tracks: B1) Bass – David Hood (tracks: A5), Rev Jones (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B1, B3, B4) Bass, Vocals – Jack Bruce (tracks: B5) Drums – Joe Franco (tracks: B5), Martin Ditcham (tracks: A5), Mike “Metal“ Goldberg* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B3) Guitar – Brian May (tracks: A5), Peter Frampton (tracks: A4) Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Strings – Dave Biglin* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1, B3, B4) Organ – Bobby Whitlock (tracks: A5) Piano – Max Middleton (tracks: A5) Producer, Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Leslie West Vocals – Ariela Pizza (tracks: B4), Bonnie Bramlett (tracks: A5) You can download the music : VIDEO COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: Video is made for entertainment purposes only and you can download this track on any authorized website such as, iTunes and ... No copyright infringement is intended in the making of this video. All rights to published audio, video, graphic and text materials belong to their respective owners. If you are the author or copyright owner of any of the material I use, and you don’t like it to be used by me, please contact: I recommend you my channel Blues & Rock Ilija Capko