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Mick Fleetwood, Jake Shimabukuro honor Christine McVie on Blues Experience

Mick Fleetwood has teamed up with with Hawaiian ukelele marvel Jake Shimabukuro on the upcoming release Blues Experience, out October 18.

The new album features nine tracks, including a moving rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird,” in honor of the late Christine McVie.  “I remember Mick took a moment of silence after the song ended,” Simabukuro recalled of the recording session, “and you could see that he felt Christine’s presence. I felt so fortunate to be able to experience that with Mick. It was very powerful to see the effect it had on him.”

The album features Jackson Waldhoff (bass), Michael Grande (keyboards), Mark Johnstone (keyboards), and Sonny Landeth (guitar).

Blues Experience is available for pre-order and pre-save now.

Track List

  1. Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers
  2. Rollin’ N Tumblin’
  3. Need Your Love So Bad
  4. Kula Blues
  5. Whiter Shade of Pale
  6. I Wanna Get Funky
  7. Still Got the Blues
  8. Rockin’ in the Free World
  9. Songbird

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About Jake Shimabukuro

Since gaining prominence in the early 2000’s, ukulele marvel Jake Shimabukuro has mesmerized audiences with his innovative and dynamic style, taking the instrument to dizzying new heights. Over a dozen solo albums, Shimabukuro has shown a knack for moving effortlessly between genres, sometimes in the same song. After being taught the instrument by his mother at age four, Jake became a local phenom, performing on his own and in a local group Pure Heart. Early in his solo career he became a YouTube sensation when his cover of George Harrison’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral. Since then, Jake has gone on to play the world’s most venerable venues, from The Hollywood Bowl to Lincoln Center to the Sydney Opera House and The N.O. Jazz Fests and collaborated with some of the world’s greatest musicians, including Yo-Yo Ma, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Jimmy Buffett, Jack Johnson, Bette Midler, Ziggy Marley, Sonny Landreth, Billy Strings, Lukas & Willie Nelson and Warren Haynes. Shimabukuro has also won his share of awards and, just a few years ago he was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a Member for the National Council on the Arts. [Read More]

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