Sonny Black The Best Of Days

British guitarist, Sonny Black moves through a patchwork of Americana numbers on ‘The Best of Days’- creating an amalgam of American-influenced music. Seamless playing on both acoustic and National Steel guitars embraces styles from Tex-Mex and Appalachian to Old-Time Country music. There is a confidence in his playing on acoustic and National Steel guitars that leads us through lyrical slide guitar work, beautiful melodies, and country blues music that is both thoughtful and inventive. Notable tracks include ‘Blues City’, a slide guitar Texas shuffle, ‘Kelly’s Blues’ another slide piece but slow and thoughtful, ‘Johnson City Rag’, evocative of the 1920s and ‘Pickin’ Mississippi’, accompanied by haunting violin that takes us down to the Southern States of America.
The Best of Days is a rich tapestry of sounds confirming Sonny Black as a premiere guitar talent fully deserving of considerable recognition.