Goin’ Back In The Times

This album was originally supposed to be half with a band and half solo. In the studio Homesick got into an argument which stopped the band session after a few disjointed tracks had been laid down. The next day Homesick played the solo style he was so adept at but rarely recorded, evoking the sounds and spirits of his contemporaries Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, Memphis Minnie and his own early roots in Tennessee. Honeyboy Edwards guests on second guitar on a few tracks.

“The material is superb. Homesick’s covers…are both heartfelt and personalized, and his own creations range from solid to brilliant. …such creativity and vitality from an artist of Homesick’s years is remarkable.” – Living Blues
“This release features James’ strangely interesting guitar playing and singing on several vibrant country blues that…evoke a time and place, though now gone, that live on in this powerful and magical music.” – The Record Roundup