London rocker Mike Sanchez has released his latest, Women & Cadillacs on Mike’s own label, Doopin Music and Last Buzz Records. The CD was several years in the making, as he joined forces with Sweden’s Knockout Greg & Blue Weather.
There are six, that’s right – 6, strong cuts on this 16-song release. In addition to a superb, danceable All She Wants To Do Is Rock, the Wynonie Harris classic, there is a sound-alike version of Jimmy Liggins’ Drunk. All She Wants To Do sounds more like a Roy Brown find than it does Mr. Blues.
I was very impressed with Mike’s rendition of Hot Dog. Written by Leiber and Stoller, the song appeared on an Elvis B-side and numerous albums, but Mike chose the Young Jessie version of the song, which may just make it a hit. You Got Money is another key song on the release. It made a lot of noise at DJ Throwdown. It is much better than Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown’s original and definitely will find its way into someone’s chart. This release may be hard to find, but Judy most likely carries it, or you may want to shop cyberspace.
There is another song from Mike Sanchez that is making a little noise, this being Someday, not to be confused with the Lee Dorsey classic. The song comes from his Blue Boy release of which the title song will also fill some floors. You would think that Jesse Belvin has rejoined us. I was also impressed with Hurtin’ Inside. Mike sounds a lot like Roy Hamilton on this one. For line dancing, look to Sapphire with its Little Richard beat. Mike Sanchez is a busy man. When he is not performing and recording on his own, the pianist is fronting former Stones’ Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. Last year, Mike was voted UK’s Keyboard Player of the Year for the fourth year running by the magazine, Blues In Britain.