Jimmy D. Lane

If this is the first time you're hearing the name Jimmy D. Lane, it certainly won't be the last. The son of legendary bluesman Jimmy Rogers, Lane is a versatile guitarist who knows all of the traditional Chicago chops but prefers some muscle with his Blues. Eric Clapton and Living Blues Magazine have predicted big things for Lane, that praise following his first two APO releases, Long Gone and Legacy. And if his upcoming album lives up to its title as expected, big things are on the horizon for Lane. The record, called It's Time, features Stevie Ray Vaughan's rhythm section Double Trouble with Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris Layton on drums. Additionally, Eddie Kramer — the same man who engineered most all of the Hendrix albums as well as several by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Peter Frampton and Joe Cocker to name just a handful — engineered and produced It's Time. Lane's guitar is scorching and his lyrics pointed. If you like your Blues high-voltage, dig Jimmy D. Lane.