{"id":29990,"date":"2024-07-24T18:04:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T18:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/mick-fleetwood-teams-with-ukulele-virtuoso-jake-shimabukuro-for-new-album-blues-experience\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T18:04:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T18:04:40","slug":"mick-fleetwood-teams-with-ukulele-virtuoso-jake-shimabukuro-for-new-album-blues-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/mick-fleetwood-teams-with-ukulele-virtuoso-jake-shimabukuro-for-new-album-blues-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Mick Fleetwood teams with ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro for new album, ‘Blues Experience’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mick Fleetwood<\/strong> has some new music to share.<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Rock & Roll Hall of Famer\u00a0has teamed with ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro<\/strong> for a new album, <\/span>Blues Experience<\/span><\/em>, dropping Oct. 18.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

As the title suggests, the record has the pair sharing their take on classic blues tracks, including \u201c<\/span>Rollin\u2019 N Tumblin’,<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u201d which you can listen to now <\/span>via digital outlets<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jake also penned one original song that appears on the album, \u201cKula Blues,\u201d about the area in Maui where Mick lives. The album also includes their take on Neil Young<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cRockin\u2019 In The Free World,\u201d Procol Harum<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cWhiter Shade of Pale\u201d and the Christine McVie<\/strong>-penned Fleetwood Mac<\/strong> track \u201cSongbird,” with Mick also\u00a0adding a spoken word version of the song.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ve always wanted to do a blues album, and when Mick and I started talking about working together, I thought who better to work with than Mick Fleetwood?” Jake shares. “Mick’s energy when he plays is so infectious. He’s such an intense musician. He pushes everyone around him, and it’s inspiring to see his facial expressions and watch his movement and the way he hits the drums.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Mick adds of “Rollin’ N Tumblin’,” “Jake and I had a full let-it-all-go moment on this one!! Jake let his hair down. A blues standard being given a wake-up call!”<\/span><\/p>\n

Blues Experience<\/span><\/em> is <\/span>available for preorder<\/strong><\/span><\/a> now.<\/span><\/p>\n