Fins, Chrome and the Open Road: A Tribute to the Cadillac

Performer: Various Artists
Producer: Dan Peters; David Maxwell; Jeff Jacobson; René Moisan; Billy Workman; Jim Brock; Joe Carroll; Mike Martin; Monster Mike Welch; Randy Labbe; Rosie Flores; Todd Thibaud; Tom Gillam; Bob Halperin; Scott McEwen; Chaz DePaolo
Distributor: Sumthing Distribution

Notes: Various Artists: David Bellmare (saxophone); Andre Verrault (trombone); Jean Fran�ois Gagnon. Personnel: Tom Gillam, Bob Halperin (vocals, guitar, slide guitar); Todd Thibaud (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Dan Peters, Monster Mike Welch, Rory Block, Rosie Flores, Chaz de Paolo (vocals, guitar); Kim Wilson, Nick David, Charlie Musselwhite (vocals, harmonica); Jimmy Hall (vocals, saxophone); David Maxwell (vocals, piano, Wurlitzer organ); Jim Lauderdale, Maria Muldaur, Nanette Workman, Bob Walsh, Nicole Nelson (vocals); Tony Rogers (guitar, slide guitar); Billy Workman (guitar, background vocals); Troy Gonyea, Denny Breau (guitar); Kevin Labrecque (guitars); Guy Belanger (harmonica); Gordon Beadle (tenor saxophone); Doug James (baritone saxophone); Jean Fran�ois Gagnon (trumpet); Mark Stallings (piano, organ); Ben Arnold (Wurlitzer organ); Billy Gaff (keyboards); Scott McEwen (upright bass); Jim Brock (drums, percussion); Ken Pustelnik, Charlie Shaw, Johnny Lee "Jaimoe" Johnson, Billy Klock, Derek Brand, Per Hanson, Wali Muhammad, Tom Chambers (drums); Will Barrow (background vocals). Over the years, a variety of cars have been celebrated in music, including the Mercedes Benz and the Porsche. But no vehicle has excited as many songwriters as the mighty Cadillac -- a vehicle that has inspired countless songs in different genres and is the subject of this compilation. Fins, Chrome and the Open Road: A Tribute to the Cadillac contains 21 songs that are relevant to Caddies in some way, and the material ranges from roots rock, Americana, and country-rock to electric-urban-blues. Everything has a rootsy appeal on this very nostalgic release, which is appropriate because the Cadillacs in question aren't the so-called "Cadillac SUV" eyesores of the '90s and 2000s -- -they're the hip, stylish Cadillacs of the '50s, '60s, and '70s (sorry, but no SUV is worthy of the name Cadillac). Many of the artists on this 79-minute disc are providing songs of their own, including Charlie Musselwhite on "Mighty Fine Cruisin'," Ottomatic Slim on "Cadillac Forever," Rory Block on "Don't Touch My Caddy" and Jim Lauderdale on the humorous "One Piece at a Time" (which favors a classic country-rap narrative style along the lines of Commander Cody's "Hot Rod Lincoln" and Johnny Cash's "A Boy Named Sue"). But there are some inspired covers as well -- for example, Rosie Flores' version of Bruce Springsteen's "Cadillac Ranch" and Little Milton's performance of the blues standard "I Ain't Got You." Fins, Chrome and the Open Road: A Tribute to the Cadillac is by no means the last word on Caddy-inspired songs; there are no performances of Slade's "Slick Black Cadillac" or Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac" (just to give two examples). But it's a fun compilation that celebrates what was -- back in the day -- the American highway's ultimate symbol of cool. ~ Alex Henderson

Living Blues (p.54) - "Maria Muldaur is as charming as ever on her version of 'Solid Gold Cadillac', and her knack for choosing accompaniment shows in the understated, nimble comping of Northeastern guitarist Denny Breau."

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