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Ridin' On Empty - Floyd Lee & His Mean Blues Band
The Amogla Sessions - Vol. 1
* Originally released on Ain’t Doin’ Nothin’ Wrong - Floyd Lee
© 2022 Amogla Records
Producer: Joel Poluck
Engineered by: Andy Tommasi
Mixed by Joel Poluck, Andy Tommasi and Brad Vickers
Vocals: Floyd Lee
Guitar: Joel Poluck
Bass: Brad Vickers
Drums: Mike Fox
Writer: Joel Poluck
Recorded August 2002
Bedford Studios
Brooklyn, New York
The Amogla Sessions Vol. 1
• Floyd Lee & His Mean B...
Floyd Lee & His Mean Blues Band
Fronted by Mississippi bluesman Floyd Lee and guitarist/songwriter/producer Joel Poluck, the band was formed in 2001 in New York City beginning in the local train stations, combining a deep Mississippi blues style with multiple other traditional and modern elements. After the success of their first Amogla Records release, “Mean Blues” they began to travel far and wide, bringing along their veteran bass player Brad Vickers (Pinetop Perkins/Jimmy Rogers/Hubert Sumlin), playing in Mississippi juke joints and many blues festivals around the world. Over their twelve year career as a band they recorded several blues chart topping albums and included such members as legendary Mississippi blues drummer Sam Carr (Sonny Boy Williamson/Buddy Guy/Eric Clapton). Their songs have been covered by many artists, including Southern California blues rocker Walter Trout (John Mayall/ Canned Heat). They composed and performed the title song in the first of the "Playing For Change" series (2002). The award winning documentary, “Full Moon Lightnin’”, by John C. Gardiner spotlighted the band at the height of their career and was included on the Mississippi Blues Trail historical marker in Merigold Mississippi. Due to health related issues, Floyd Lee could no longer record or perform shows after 2013, up until his passing in 2020 at the age of eighty six.
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Grab my keys, baby
Start up the car
We’ll drive down the road
But we won’t get far
‘Cause I’m drivin’ on empty
My needle’s past the line
Pull over to the shoulder
Baby, can’t you read the sign
Gotta slow down, girl
Engine’s running’ high
When my tanks out of gas
You’re gonna cry
Ridin’ on empty
My needle’s past the line
Pull over to the shoulder
Baby, can’t you read the sign
Last chance, girl
To rest a while
No Texaco station
For another forty miles
Ridin’ on empty
My needle’s past the line
Pull over to the shoulder
Baby, can’t you read the sign
Oww, slow down
Wait a minute, mm mm
Gimme my keys, wait, wait, wait
Oh shoot, here come the police
I told ya to slow down
27 окт 2022
