Will Wesley & Kern Pratt
Bluesmen Will Wesley and Kern Pratt team up to release a new blues-rockin’ single, “A New Kind Of Blues” on Endless Blues Records, a duet by two stellar guitar players, singer-songwriters who take a look at the current state of the world.
Written by Will and Phillip Chandler, Will reached out to Kern to help make the song happen. Together with a crew of topflight musicians they went into the studio to record one song and exited with plans to turn this project into a full album. We think that’s a great idea ‘cause this song is a blues hit with stinging guitars, soulful vocals, horns and one tight band.
With an incredibly timely tune, Wesley and Pratt aren’t letting the pandemic get them down. Both share lead vocals and guitar, along with Phillip Chandler on bass, guitar, and organ, Seth Jones on drums, Adam March on trumpet, James Evans on tenor sax, and Emily Nelson on backing vocals.
Listen to “A New Kind of Blues”
From Baker, LA, Will Wesley has been musical director and guitarist for Larry Garner, Grady Champion and T-Bone Singleton and made it to the semi-finals in the International blues Challenge in Memphis twice and won the ICB in New Orleans. He has toured the US and Europe.
Kern Pratt, a Mississippi Delta native, now residing in Jackson, is a riveting and soulful guitarist and songwriter, released his latest album in November 2019, Greenville MS..What About You?, on the Endless Blues Records imprint. He has performed with artists such as the late Willie Foster, Mamie “Galore” Davis, Lil’ Bill Wallace, Mississippi Slim, Hubert Sumlin, Lil’ Dave Thompson, James “T-Model” Ford, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Percy Sledge, Eden Brent, Steve Azar, & Grammy Award winner Bud Cockrell lead vocalist for Pablo Cruise. Opening for BB King, Bo Diddley, Johnny Winter, Delbert McClinton, Bobby Rush, Gregg Alman, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Deborah Coleman. Nantuckett, Elvin Bishop, Rick Nelson. Kenny Neal, Dr. John, Muddy Waters All Star Band, Eddie Money & the late Bobby “Blue” Bland, Kern has released two CDs, and is currently working on his third.
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