Perhaps most intriguing, “Hustle” works off a funk groove that evokes James Brown, and has a sizzling sax solo from Deanna Bogart, the blues star who is now Castro’s significant other. “Blues Prisoner” is one of those classic blues ballads, accented by a fiery Castro guitar solo. Castro’s albums have always stood out for the way they seamlessly feature rock, soul, roadhouse blues, funk and more.Īmong the songs on this record, which came out at the end of 2021, “Somewhere” is a swampy roadhouse rocker, while “I Want to Go Back Home” is classic soul, a ballad in the Memphis vein. The tunes on “A Bluesman Came to Town” are not simply in one style, but cover almost every aspect of the blues. It was a little more challenging, but I’m glad we stuck with it.” I wanted to change course from just recording a batch of songs, and try to tell a story over the course of a whole album. I thought I had a cool idea and a handful of song ideas. “He’s got quite a thing going, as songwriter, drummer and producer, and we’d talked about doing something together for years. “I’ve been a fan of Tom’s work for a long time,” Castro said. We caught up with Castro as he was in a two-hour airport layover in Chicago, on his way to start the next leg of this tour in Duluth. 'Badlands,' 'Rosalita,' 'Rising': Another 'unforgettable' Springsteen show at the Garden
and the Wreckage, or his stints in some early versions of Susan Tedeschi’s band, the drummer has gone on to forge a much-decorated career as record producer, especially in the blues genre, where his work for people like Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter and Joe Bonamassa has won numerous Blues Music Awards and two Grammys (for Guy albums in 20). Castro knew Hambridge, and figured he could help shepherd Castro’s 16th album to fruition. While Boston music fans of the 1980s-90s may remember Hambridge from his rock group T.H. Castro works with Boston hitmaker Tom HambridgeĬastro enlisted former Boston rocker Tom Hambridge to produce the album and help him with some co-writes.
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