Eric Lindell was born in San Mateo, California, working as a baker by day and playing guitar and bass at night.
After producing his own first album in 1996, he won the prestigious John Lennon Songwriting Competition with a song called "Kelly Ann." He would briefly live in New York before landing in New Orleans where he found a funkier sound and was signed by Alligator records.
His music is defined many different ways including Creole funk fusion, swamp pop, blues funk and blue-eyed soul. His 1996 debut on Alligator was "Change in the Weather" and that album saw the song "Give it Time" get considerable radio airplay and was featured on Boston Legal.
Eric Lindell has a reputation for his live performances that seems to eclipse his studio work much in the fashion of the J. Geils Band and The Nighthawks.
He has at least eight albums to his credit and his latest release is the outstanding "Sunday Morning" which teams him with legendary Texas blues guitarist Anson Funderburgh and covers a selection of old R & B and country songs that are favorites of theirs.
Lindell is playing an average of 100 gigs a year and his current tour frequently features Funderburgh.
But our favorite song by him is "Tried and True" which, is from 2009's "Low on Cash, Rich in Love". The song doesn't bother with a long intro that builds to the hook (a technique used WAY too much these days). It grabs you from the first guitar note and moves right into a funky blues groove we can all get behind.
Tell me what more can I say
What more can I do
Baby where, where did I go wrong?
What more could I do to prove myself?
What more can I say?
What more can I do
To prove my love?
Baby it's tried, tried and true.
So give this song a listen and you will likely want to track down all of his recordings. You can catch him in Jacksonville on August 8th at the Mojo Kitchen (Beaches).
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