Greg Nagy: Guitar and Lead Vocals, Bobby Gardner:drums and backing vocals, James Williams: bass and backing vocals.
Recorded Collaborators:
Jim Alfredson,
Al Hill,
Larry Fratangelo,
Jen Sygit,
Rachael Davis,
Drew Howard
Sounds Like
Greg Nagy: Walk That Fine Thin Line
Track List
Walk That Fine Thin Line
For The Love Of A Woman
Blues Will Take Good Care Of You
Won't Cry
M & O Blues
Sunrise
You Can Love Yourself
Not Falling In Love
Jenny Jenny Jenny
She's My Baby
WALK THAT FINE THIN LINE DEBUTS AT NUMBER 16 ON THE MAY LIVING BLUES RADIO CHARTS! AND CLIMBING THE ROOTS MUSIC REPORT TOO!" This just in: WALK THAT FINE LINE IS AT NUMBER SIX ON XM/SIRIUS!!! OVER 250 STATIONS THUS FAR AND GROWING!From The Lansing Jazzfest Website:
"As the guitarist for the internationally acclaimed band Root Doctor, Greg Nagy's playing has earned praise from many significant publications, such as Downbeat, Hittin' the Note, The Chicago Sun Times, and Living Blues, to name a few. Greg is regarded as a fierce, tasteful, and creative guitarist in the international blues community. As Living Blues notes, "...guitarist Greg Nagy knows when to fly with a solo and when to kick back," and Hittin' the Note describes Greg's playing as "...forceful and precise.""
"WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING..." "The elusive boundaries where blues ends and r & b, gospel, jazz, rock & roll or pop begins make up a fine thin line. In his life and on his debut CD, songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Greg Nagy walks it with hard-won aplomb, assurance and accomplishment...His vocals and picking are both soulful, emotive, concise and powerful without the need for overstatement or pyrotechnics; his skills are used in the service of the song, although as the title track, “For The Love Of A Woman” and “Jenny, Jenny, Jenny” illustrate, the hot licks are always on call when appropriate... WALK THAT FINE THIN LINE fully introduces Greg Nagy and his music, with a rich personal statement, finely honed and crafted, deeply felt, and well worth close attention. Nagy had best start now clearing more space in his scrapbook and on the awards shelf..." ~Dick Shurman
Producer for Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, Albert Collins, etc
See complete liners here: Dick Shurman Liner Notes "....Great record!" Brett Fleming
WEVL
Memphis, TN "Great cd...we are all over this one!" Linda Yohn
WEMU
Yspilanti, MI "Hey Greg,
Loving the sound of your new solo CD...every track is a winner, even one of my 12 y.o. daughters gives it the thumbs up of approval. I featured it with several Root Doctor tracks yesterday on the show and had several phone calls from people who said they loved your guitar work and vocals. Some beautiful songwriting also Greg...thanks for sending such wonderful work, hope it does well for you. I think there should be awards bestowed upon you for this wonderful CD."
Regards Anthony Moulay
Bay FM 99.9 FM
Byron Bay, Australia "...., I really like the GREG NAGY release, it's in heavy rotation..."
Thanks, John Kessler
Blues Host/Producer
88.5 KPLU Tacoma/Seattle
"...Wow, it was so cool to see your name on the CD cover. I knew you’re good by listening to Root Doctor’s releases but with this solo one you have set the bar quite high. It’s hard to give a specific name to this music that mixes blues with soul, jazz and r’n’b. I would simply [call it] good time music played right. All is here: catchy songs with clever lyrics and beautiful melodies, deep groove and first class interplay between musicians. I love the way you focus on the song instead of showing off your guitar licks, that is quite rare. With “Walk That Fine Thin Line” it will be a pleasure for me to show my listeners that Greg Nagy of Root Doctor fame is ready for some nice solo career!"Przemek Draheim
Host of Radio Sfera
Torun Poland "...I messaged Mr Greg Nagy to send me his recent solo release Walk That Fine Thin Line... What struck me about this record is how impressive [his] voice is. Did anybody say SOUL!!! This Greg Nagy has it... "Richard Carr
10, 000 Blues Radio
CKIA-FM 88,3 Quebec City
Canada "I think its a great CD, too...I've been stealin' some guitar licks off of it and thats about the highest compliment I can give...And yes, Greg's singing voice is very cool...I'm planning on booking a Greg Nagy show here in Madison in the fall, which I'm looking forward to already."AJ Love Productions
Madison, Wisconsin "Best CD of 2009!" Tom Holland
(guitarist for James Cotton) "[Walk That Fine Thin Line]is the revelation of a great artist not to be missed." Rene Malines
Virus De Blues
Paris France
June 2009 "[Greg Nagy] is a master of pulling glistening, flawless, funky grooves out of his guitar." Mark Uricheck
Elmore Magazine "...Walk That Fine Thin Line succeeds with strong songcraft, tasty guitar work, and expressive vocals." Tom Hyslop
Blues Revue "Greg is simply a FEROCIOUS guitar player, who manages to draw from a deep well of influences and inspirations without really sounding like anybody else...." Jeff Konkel
Living Blues Producer of The Year
Owner of Broke and Hungry Records
2009 BMA Recipient "...an impressive solo outing...powerful guitar work on a passel of genre-bending, soulful, bluesy gems." John Sinkevics
Grand Rapid Press "Flint, Michigan native Greg Nagy plays a tasty guitar and has a fine soulful voice. The CD boasts some nice production and a good band. Nagy’s a fresh talent on the blues scene in the Midwest to watch." Scott 'Hambone' Hammer
DJ WDCB 90.9 Chicago IL
Chicago Blues Guide
June/July 09 "...[Greg]Nagy croons and plays some crazy-good guitar with plenty of soul and emotion..." Anne Erikson
Lansing State Journal
"...With a voice so natural for the blues and guitar playing that stands amongst the finest anywhere, that fine thin line is a mile-wide when it comes to Greg Nagy. Outstanding! Highly recommended!" Gregory Johnson
Cascade Blues Society
Portland, OR
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BOOKING INQUIRIES:
Email
gregjames@big-o-records.com
Hi Greg! Thank you for adding Blackmail Bluesband to your friends. You have great tracks on your profile. Hope you will have a wonderful week. Greetings from Sweden. The best mail you gonna need. Blackmail Bluesband.
Hi Greg Featured you on my latest programme which you can hear in my podcast http://tesstify.podomatic.com/ and also on Bluesgroove http://www.live365.com/stations/tesstify2 keep on bluesin! Tess
Hey Greg, We Caught the show at Billy's in Grand Rapids sat nite. The new cd is great, glad i bought it & still got the ringing in my ears . Keep it real. Bob & Sweetie
love the new album, great covers and originals we had a great time Saturday night, maybe ill make a trip down to A2 at the end of the week, help you show em how we do things in Grand Blanc
