Diaz’s scattershot vocals, the band’s backing harmonies, and the song’s circular soundtrack blend together, making for a hypnotic listening experience. Guitarist Diaz’s solos are vibrant, rich in tone, and loud enough to joust with Joe Whiteman’s tenor sax. Loudermilk greasy-blues treasure «Tobacco Road.» While the rhythm section cranks out a deep groove, a blaring horn riff pushes the song forward. The Outlaw Blues Band kicks off its debut disc with a particularly funky take on the old John D. After building a strong reputation on the basis of their dynamic live shows, the Outlaw Blues Band was signed to ABC/Bluesway Records by legendary producer Bob Thiele, releasing The Outlaw Blues Band And The People album in 1968, and Breaking In a year later.
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An obscure outfit with great appeal to crate-diggers and certain adventuresome club DJs, the Outlaw Blues Band’s two lone 1960s-era albums have taken on a certain underground cachet since their release, and OBB songs have been sampled in tracks by such hip-hop artisans as De La Soul and Cyprus Hill, among others, and have shown up in various movie soundtracks.įormed in Los Angeles in the early 1960s by drummer Victor Aleman, bassist Joe Francis Gonzalez, and guitarist Phillip John Diaz, the Outlaw Blues Band was as equally influenced by blues and R&B artists like Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke, and Johnny «Guitar» Watson as they were by British Invasion acts like the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.
Chances are that you’ve never heard of the Outlaw Blues Band, although you may have run across the band’s music a time or two.
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