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RF:How did you choose the songs on it?
My plan for 2017 was to do a compilation album of
blues from each of my back catalog albums. Like a
“Best of the Blues” Carl Verheyen album. But I also
wanted to record a couple of new songs for the al-
bum and when I asked my producer Mark Hornsby
to engineer, he presented this idea: “Why don’t you
record an entire blues record LIVE, in 3 days?” So I
accepted the challenge and had one month to come
up with the songs! I chose some that I’ve been pla-
ying for years like Freddy King’s “Someday After a
While” to Ray Charles “Hard Times.” Then I wrote
4 new ones including “Stealing Gasoline.”
RF:Would you like to leave an advice for the musi-
cians who are starting a career?
Nothing you learn about harmony or music or
guitar playing is bad for you! In fact, the more
styles you can play and the more you know about
harmony, the more you’ll work. A career in music
is not easy, but the best players who work hard and
practice will rise to the top.
RF:Many thanks in advance for your kindness on
this interview for Con Alma de Blues community
and hoping we could see you playing in Argentina
and South America one day!
I hope to come to Argentina, too! I love the music
and the culture and hope to experience it first hand
in the near future…
Carl Verheyen
Con Alma de Blues Magazine