Various Artists – The Last Real Texas Blues Album [2xLP] – New LP

Antone’s is 50 this year. Thats 50 years of Blues at Antone’s. That's 31 years of Clifford Antone laying the ground work, and 19 years trying to carry on his mission. That is ‘playing the blues’, but it’s deeper; it’s celebrating folks who deserve greater recognition. Putting them in the spotlight and giving them their flowers. It’s finding the right young artists to pair with them and establishing torch carriers. This album encapsulates that mission. It is “The Last Real Texas Blues Album.” This album features an amazing assortment of artists covering and reinterpreting a deep catalog of classic blues songs. Recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin, TX with a host of incredible Texas Blues musicians, this album defines and celebrates the history of Texas blues.

released August 22, 2025

A
Bobby Rush feat. Jimmie Vaughan (Going Down)
Vocals, Harmonica - Bobby Rush
Guitar - Jimmie Vaughan, Derek O’Brien
Bass - Benny Turner
Organ - John Deas
Drums - Rodd Bland
Bobby Rush appears courtesy of Deep Rush Records.

Benny Turner feat. Derek O’Brien (Reconsider Baby)
Vocals, Bass - Benny Turner
Guitar - Derek O’Brien, Anson Funderburgh, Lurrie Bell
Bass - Scott Nelson
Piano - Nick Connolly
Drums - Rodd Bland
Saxophone - Joe Sublett
Saxophone - Kaz Kazanoff

Jivin’ Gene feat. Charlie Sexton (Flip, Flop and Fly)

Vocals - Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois
Guitar - Charlie Sexton, Derek O’Brien, Eve Monsees
Bass - Speedy Sparks
Piano - Nick Connolly
Drums - Mike Buck
Saxophone - Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, Joe Sublett, John Mills
Trumpet - Matthew Collins

Kam Franklin (You’ll Lose A Good Thing)

Vocals - Kam Franklin
Guitar - Derek O’Brien, Anson Funderburgh
Bass - Larry Fulcher
Organ - John Deas
Piano - Nick Connolly
Drums - Rodd Bland
Saxophone - Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, Joe Sublett

Lil’ Ed Williams (If You Change Your Mind)
Vocals, Guitar - Lil’ Ed Williams
Guitar - Johnny Moeller
Bass - Rodrigo Mantovani
Piano - Sumito Ariyoshi
Drums - Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

Lil’ Ed Williams appears courtesy Alligator Records.

B
Kim Wilson and The Fabulous Thunderbirds (Talkin’ ‘Bout My Friends)
Vocals, Harmonica - Kim Wilson
Guitar - Johnny Moeller, Billy Flynn
Bass - Steve Kirsty
Organ - Bob Welsh
Drums - Rudy Albin

McKinley James (Those Lonely, Lonely Nights)
Vocals, Guitar - McKinley James
Guitar - Derek O’Brien, Anson Funderburgh
Bass - Scott Nelson
Piano - Nick Connolly
Drums - Jay Moeller
Saxophone - Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, Joe Sublett

Lurrie Bell feat Joe Sublett (The Sky is Crying)
Vocals, Guitar - Lurrie Bell
Bass - Mike Keller
Drums - Jay Moeller
Saxophone - Joe Sublett

Ruthie Foster (Lead Me On)
Vocals - Ruthie Foster
Guitar - Derek O’Brien, Anson Funderburgh
Bass - Larry Fulcher
Organ - Lynn August
Drums - Brannen Temple
Saxophone - Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, Joe Sublett, John Mills
Trombone - Mike Mordecai
Trumpet - Al Gomez

Horn Arrangement by Dr. James Polk. Ruthie Foster appears courtesy Sun Records.

C
Doyle Bramhall II (Bad Boy)
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Harmonica - Doyle Bramhall II
Guitar - Derek O’Brien
Drums - J.J. Johnson

Big Bill Morganfield (Just Like a Bird Without a Feather)
Vocals, Guitar - Big Bill Morganfield
Guitar - Anson Funderburgh, Lurrie Bell
Bass - Scott Nelson
Piano - Nick Connolly
Drums - Jay Moeller
Saxophone - Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, Joe Sublett

John Primer (Honest I Do)
Guitar, Vocals - John Primer
Guitar - Johnny Moeller
Harmonica - Steve Bell
Bass - Rodrigo Mantovani
Drums - Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

Eve Monsees feat. Very Special Guest Billy F Gibbons (Lookin’ Good)

Guitar - Eve Monsees, Lurrie Bell, Mike Keller
Vocal Cameo - Billy F Gibbons
Bass - Scott Nelson
Drums - Jay Moeller

Lynn August feat. Marcia Ball (Things I Used To Do)
Vocals - Lynn August
Guitar - Derek O’Brien, Eve Monsees
Bass - Speedy Sparks
Piano - Marcia Ball
Drums - Mike Buck
Saxophone - Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, Joe Sublett

Marcia Ball appears courtesy Alligator Records.

D
C.J. Chenier (Willie The Wimp)
Vocals, Accordion - C.J. Chenier
Guitar - Derek O’Brien, Anson Funderburgh
Bass - Scott Nelson
Drums - Rodd Bland

Sue Foley (You Got Me Where You Want Me)
Vocals, Guitar - Sue Foley
Guitar - Derek O’Brien, Anson Funderburgh
Harmonica - Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff
Bass - Larry Fulcher
Drums - Jay Moeller

Kam Franklin (If I Could Be With You)
Vocals - Kam Franklin
Guitar - Derek O’Brien, Anson Funderburgh
Bass - Larry Fulcher
Piano - Nick Connolly
Drums - Rodd Bland
Saxophone - Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff, Joe Sublett


Miss Lavelle White (Message from Miss Lavelle)
Vocals - Lavelle White
Guitar - Derek O’Brien
Organ - Matt Farrell
Piano - Marcia Ball