Time Brings About A Change— A Floyd Dixon Celebration Released By HighJohn Records

The Late Pianist Is Joined By Pinetop Perkins, Henry Gray and Kim Wilson On His Final Recording

Robert Auerbach, CEO/founder of HighJohn Records, LLC is proud to announce the release of Time Brings About A Change—A Floyd Dixon Celebration. In a live concert recorded at Bob Corritore’s Rhythm Room in Phoenix, Arizona, Floyd is joined by fellow blues piano masters Pinetop Perkins and Henry Gray, Fabulous Thunderbirds founder/lead singer/harmonica player, Kim Wilson and soul singer, Johnny Tucker. Kid Ramos, the acclaimed guitarist who spent part of his career building the T-Birds storied legacy, serves as producer of the record, and musical director of the veteran all-star band that backed the headliners. The music was recorded on June 1 and 2, 2006, just fifty-five days before Floyd succumbed to cancer at age 77.

When it comes to blues piano, there are no better exponents than Floyd Dixon, Pinetop Perkins and Henry Gray. Floyd set the tone for the jump blues style that dominated the early 50s in Los Angeles with his signature hits, Telephone Blues”, “Call Operator 210” and, later “Hey Bartender”. Living Blues Magazine, which last fall put Floyd on its cover, just released its prestigious Critics’ Poll, acknowledging Floyd as ”Best Piano Player”. The credentials of Perkins and Gray are impeccable. Pinetop spent a decade as piano player in Muddy Waters’ touring band and Henry Gray devoted a dozen years to Howlin Wolf’s band, adding his distinctive work to one of the blues grittiest sounds.

As Kid Ramos poured over the tapes with production team members Auerbach ,engineer Clarke Rigsby and Rhythm Room owner/musician/DJ, Bob Corritore, one thing became apparent—this blues summit turned out to be a musical collaboration for the ages and the resulting album bears witness to the many contributions these “founding fathers” have made to the blues. Auerbach made it clear from the outset of the project that he was concerned with presenting history in the making—and he spared no expense to provide Floyd and his musical guests with an opportunity to perform at the top of their game.