Description:
Like many modern day songwriters, Pettersen draws on a variety of influences. The New Punk Blues favors his folk side, but the title offers the first clue that this is not your traditional acoustic folk record. Tracks with sparse acoustic arrangements highlighting Pettersens lyrics mingle with electric numbers featuring his all-star band including: Reggie Young (Memphis and Muscle Shoals guitarist who played on hits like `Cry Like a Baby` and `Suspicious Minds`), Bob Babbitt (bassist on `Signed, Sealed, Delivered` and `Midnight Train to Georgia`); Ed Greene (drummer for Marvin Gaye at 19, later heard on Glen Campbell and Barry White hits); Catherine Marx (keyboardist for Merle Haggard, BR549, Charley Pride, among others); Thad Cockrell (Yep Roc artist and member of duo with Caitlin Cary); Al Perkins (pedal steel man with the Flying Burrito Brothers, Byrds and Rolling Stones); David Hungate (Toto); Pete Abbott (Average White Band) and Leif Johansen (a-ha!). (Split Rock)
