Johnnie Bassett - I Can Make That Happen - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2012 from the veteran Blues guitarist. Johnnie Bassett is a special bluesman, possessing a certain inspired individuality and skill set rarely found these days. In a career dating back to the early 1950s, the spry 76-year-old has earned many accolades. Well-regarded in the Great Lakes region and blues America, yes, but arguably even more admired in Europe, where he's a favorite of festival-goers. Bassett's familiarity with jazz, R&B and soul is just as considerable as his blues knowledge; he's held his own in the fast company of luminaries from various strains of great American music including Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Smokey Robinson, Tina Turner, Dinah Washington, former neighbor John Lee Hooker and a young guitar fledgling named Jimi Hendrix. Album Tracks 1. Proud to Be from Detroit 2. Love Lessons 3. Spike Boy 4. I Can Make That Happen 5. Cry to Me 6. Teach Me to Love 7. Dawging Around 8. Cha'mon! 9. Reconsider Baby 10. Motor City Blues 11. Let's Get Hammered