Album: Wind, Blow My Blues Away
Artist: Chuck Cusimano

Chuck Cusimano the awesome songwriter, wonderful guitar player and super vocalist has just recorded another CD. All of his talents are demonstrated in this brand new 11 tune CD where he is again backed by some of the most popular pickers in the Fort Worth, Texas area.

Besides featuring Chuck, you will hear Ray Price's fantastic Cherokee Cowboy fiddle player, Dale Morris Jr. or JD Smith playing fiddle and either of two very talented steel players, former Ray Price Cherokee Cowboy Buddie Hrabal or current Charlie Pride Pridesmen steel player Ronnie Miller. Either Billy Martin or Joetta Morgan is the album bassist and the album drummers are Danny Adams or Dixie Hankins. Dixie, Joetta, Donnie Barrow and Chuck are also heard on harmony vocals. The album pianist is Eddie Morgan. On one cut, A Tribute to Buck Owens and The Buckaroos Chuck, his voice and his guitar are only joined by Carl Vaughan playing bass and drums.

The album opens in a Western Swing mood with Chuck's My Last Word to You and then goes into a Texas dance hall sound on It's Your Love. Chuck then does traditional country on I've Cried Till I Run Out of Tears. Other country items are The Girls Showed Up, Penny's Nickels and Dimes and the only song that Chuck didn't pen, Johnny Rodriguez and Tom T. Hall's Answer to Your Letter. Other Western Swingers are the album title tune Wind, Blow My Blues Away, Weeping Wanda and No One at All. You Taught Me all I Know is another really good Texas dance hall sound.

The album can be obtained by check from Cusimusico, 1608 Ross Lane, Springtown, TX 76082. The price is $20.00, postage and handling included in the U.S.A., $25.00 overseas and $15.00 in person.

Mike Gross, WVOF-FM, Fairfield, CT
November 3, 2008