I first read about this album and artist in some music magazine or other many years back. The review said one thing that struck me and made me seek it out. “Influences? Holmstrom sounds like like he hid in a cave about 1955 and didn’t come out until recently.
The music has a fifties rock/blues feel, The little guarantee sticker placed on it by the Sound Shop when I purchased it says I bought this little gem on June 7, 1996. It quickly became a favorite at the time, but, strangely enough, it’s the only CD by Holmstrom I have. A little research shows me he has a thriving career with the requisite web site with everything one wants to know about Mr. Holmstrom. Even a blog.
Youtube doesn’t seem to carry clips of any of his songs. There are a few and some concert things with other folks, plus what looks like a whole concert broke down into seven chunks.
The song titles, all by Rick Holmstrom, are as follows:
Hit It
Tacos de Pescado
Fooled Ya
A Good One
The Floater
Lookout Holmes
Jungle Ball
Holmes Hop
North of Montana
Goin’ Up River
She’s My Baby
Lucky You
Rub It
On Your Rocker
Maria Cecile
Guitar Boogie Shuffle Twist
Here’s what I could find:
and a cut from the CD:
A live version of a song on the CD:
at the Lillehammer Blues festival:
With Janiva Magness:
Haven’t heard of him. I’ll have to give it a listen.