Sonny Landreth Levee Town - Expanded Edition Released 04/05/09

Levee Town not only combines his poetry and phenomenal slide guitar playing but also features the talents of special guests John Hiatt & Bonnie Raitt.

Sonny's magnificent, and star-studded album from 2000 gets a welcome re-issue this time with a bonus CD containing five previously unreleased tracks. It also follows in the succesful wake of his 2008 album From The Reach.Sonny Landreth is a one-of-a-kind slide guitarist. His unique Zydeco/ blues/ swamp- rock style has allowed him to collaborate with artists as diverse as Clifton Chenier, Mountain and Mark Knopfler. Sonny's talent has been compared to some masterful contemporaries such as Ry Cooder and David Lindley, and on "Levee Town" Sonny reaches the pinnacle of his career, it is an amazing musical and poetic tale of life in Louisiana. Every song is a Sonny original and "Levee Town" boasts the strongest vocal performance of Sonny's career to match his guitar virtuosity.

Tracks: CD1; Levee Town/This River/The U.S.S. Zydecoldsmobile/Love And Glory/Broken Hearted Road/Spider-Gris/Godchild/Turning With The Century/Z. Rider/Soul Salvation/Angeline/Deep South.

CD2; Bonus Disc - Pedal To Metal/For Who We Are (The Night Bird Sings)/Road A Plenty/Old Flame/Fare You Well.