Premier Guitar November 2011

Shawn's delicious use of the spare 'less is more' guitar style,which is frequently displayed, by one of Texas's premier guitarists,Jimmy Vaughan, allows the listener to appreciate the skilful artistry of Shawn's individual approach to Texas blues.He raises the quality bar with each successive album release. Here, we find him recording with a very fine group of Italian musicians who have backed him on his recent successful European tour. Speaking to Shawn he informed me that the album came about after Tano had heard him perform the Jerry McCain number "Too Hot" during one of the concerts on the tour and heasked Shawn if he and the band would go into the studio and record the number as it had become a particular favourite of his…..

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the Anglo-American rock group comprising vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE), drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER), Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL) and blues-rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, will release its long-awaited and highly anticipated fourth album, "BCCIV", via Mascot Records on Friday, September 22. This is the band's first studio album since 2013's "Afterglow".

UK band Section IV was formed in January 2011. The band comprises of J. Ruddock on bass, Rob Harrop on guitar, Stewie Robertson on drums, Richard Lockett on keys and Sam Linay on vocals, all of them experienced musicians, both on the stage and in the studio. Their stated aim is to make progressive music accessible to the masses, which so far have resulted in their debut album "Superhuman", which was released in the spring of 2015…