Rusty zinn biography of williams

Here’s a tasty guitarist I lost track of a few years back.

A young, red-haired guitarist with a monster tone and technique that belies his relatively young years, Rusty Zinn grew up in the Santa Cruz mountains in.

Rusty Zinn – Born April 3, 1970, in Long Beach, California, Zinn is a West "Lester Williams: Biography".

This disc is jazzy, funky, jumpin, and up-tempo.

Author Paul Barry discusses his 13-year friendship with William Clarke and his motivation to write Clarke's life story.

Also for the first time with Rusty Zinn producing four songs, Andy showcases his unique guitar playing.

Then when I recently looked into his newer stuff – expecting to hear more variations on the rock-solid blues he recorded in the ‘90s – I was surprised to find out he’d reinvented himself as a 21^st Century Rastaman… in a very sincere and soulful way.

Let’s put it this way – the California native didn’t slap on a reggae beanie and start chunkin’ so he could get a gig on a cruise ship.

My first introduction to Rusty Zinn was a fine album he recorded for the Black Top label back in ‘96: “Sittin’ and Waitin’.” It was produced by Fabulous Thunderbird Kim Wilson, who also sings and plays soaring harp on a few tunes.

I pulled the album out of cold storage after listening to Steve Cropper’s tribute to The “5” Royales, “Dedicated” – which I liked, but felt Rusty did a better job covering the band with his gritty remakes of 30 Second Lover and this classic: Think

As you can tell, Zinn really didn’t need any