*WARNING: this is NOT a traditional blues work. Contains dangerous levels of funky, rockin' soul.After considerable acclaim w/ his first solo CD, ( see RollingStone Review, Blues Revue Mag/ 2001, All Music Guide: Another Shade of Blue(s), and Bobby Manriquez/ Soundbytes ( at www.bobbymanriquez.com ) Bobby Manriquez has completed his second solo CD,"PRAYIN' the BLUES (blu funk)" Humble thanks to the talented group ofartists whose support and taste helped mold my project. It may be of interest toknow that:Mike Stern's awesome andnationally recognized style graced the bands ofMiles Davis, Jacco Pastorius and Blood, Sweatand Tears. Gary Grainger was the"bomb" with the bass on John Scofield's"Loud Jazz" CD.Among Myles Mattison's 2003 tours wereKenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, MariahCarey, and the late Ray Charles. The Nighthawks would not be theNighthawks without the very distinguishable harpplaying of Mark Wenner. It would seem"SteadyRollin" Bob Margolin's association with MuddyWaters is a jacket he wears proudly, as do 1 withplayers such as Chaka Khan's RUFUS bass-backbone, Mr."Tell Me Somethin' Good" himself,Bobby Watson. Lastly, one of the nicest humanbeings and one of the most talented, giftedmusicians I've had the privilege of knowing wasa player in Neil Young's band, as wet! as BeatleRingo Starr's band, and of course, a we)! knownpersonality in the super E-Street Band presently,Nils Lofgren. Hopefully some of it will rub off on the rest of us; Without further naming, there are no slouches among us :>)b-side-blues Publishing, ASCAP copyright 2005/6