Albert Cummings

Albert Cummings (born in 1968) is a blues guitarist from Williamstown, Massachusetts. He is also a fourth generation builder. Albert Cummings started playing the five-string banjo at twelve but later switched to guitar. In his late twenties he formed a band, Swamp Yankee, and in 1999 released an independently produced CD. The trio spent just two hours in a studio to record the nine songs for the album. Albert Cummings debut recreated to perfection Stevie Ray Vaughan 's style and tone on self-penned songs and blues standards. His next recording was issued as a solo album with Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon, known as Stevie Ray Vaughn's backing team. Serving as producers they also arranged a deal to ensure wider distribution. Only Tommy Shannon remained as bass player for the next album. Two years later, in 2006, Cummings recorded a fourth album with new band members and allowed more country intonations in his music. In 2008, Albert released a live album recorded at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA.

Discography

*"The Long Way" (Albert Cummings and Swamp Yankee), 1999
*"From the heart" 2003
*"True to yourself", 2004
*"Working Man Blues", 2006
*"feel so good", 2008

External links

* [http://www.albertcummings.com/albertcummings.html Albert Cummings biography]
* [http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/000796.html 2005 Interview with Brian D. Holland of Modern Guitars Magazine]
* [http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/09/real_estate/master_builder_blues/index.htm CNNmoney.com article - February 13, 2006]