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Pierre Lacocque’s Mississippi Heat – Don’t Look Back

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DON’T LOOK BACK IS MISSISSIPPI HEAT’S 14TH ALBUM, produced by Chicago Blues Hall of Fame harmonica player PIERRE LACOCQUE and Grammy and Blues Music Award Winner Producer/Engineer MICHAEL FREEMAN.
Freeman is the former Chair of the Board of Directors of the Blues Foundation. He returns at the helm for
their 7th Mississippi Heat collaboration. The record was recorded and mixed at Chicago’s V.S.O.P studios and mastered by Paul Blakemore (Nashville, TN). Post-war Chicago Blues lovers will enjoy this vibrant recording.

With Pierre Lacocque at the controls and an artistic collective of veteran and rising new artists, Mississippi Heat continues to look ahead as it stretches the boundaries of Chicago blues. Featuring Sheryl Youngblood, vocals.

– ART TIPALDI, EDITOR OF BLUES MUSIC MAGAZINE

1 YOU AIN’T THE ONLY ONE (3:09)
2 THIRD WHEEL (3:28)
3 QUARTER TO THREE (3:41)
4 STEPPED OUT OF LINE (4:53)
5 CAN’T TAKE IT (4:12)
6 MOONSHINE MAN (2:56)
7 CHAMPIN’ AT THE BIT (3:50)
8 LOVE (IT MAKES YOU DO MOST ANYTHING) (3:24)
9 SHIVERIN’ BLUES (5:40)
10 THE SOCK HOP (3:42)
11 BLUE AMBER (3:33)
12 I AIN’T EVIL (4:08)
13 DON’T LOOK BACK (3:17)
14 FOUR STEEL WALLS (3:20)

ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY P. Lacocque (Ransart Music, BMI)

MISSISSIPPI HEAT’s name is a reflection of Pierre’s reverence for Mississippi’s blues culture and music. The band’s conviction is that there is no deeper music than Delta-inspired blues to express what lies in everyone’s soul. They have received world-wide critical acclaim, including from Living Blues Magazine: “MISSISSIPPI HEAT delivers its traditional urban blues with a freshness, energy and competence that makes them a treasure on today’s Chicago scene.”

Mississippi Heat is known internationally for their passionate blues delivery. Overseas and national touring have been an integral part of their work for decades. The band has appeared at many world-famous festivals including many in the US (like the Pocono’s and the Chicago Blues Festivals), Scandinavia, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Canada, Tunisia, Finland, Venezuela and in Mexico, among many others.

Buddy Guy has gone on record saying that it’s “been a long time since I heard a good blues band like this.” And recently the band received this critical acclaim from Bonnie Tallman at the Billtown Blues Festival (Hughesville, PA): “Can’t find enough words to express how blown away everyone was with the Mississippi Heat performance! It was spectacular in every way.”

The band has made waves on the blues charts by regularly reaching the #1 spot on Living Blues Magazine’s radio charts.

Current Lineup

Pierre Lacocque, Bandleader, harmonica, songwriter
Sheryl Youngblood, Lead Vocals
Terrence Williams, Drums
Yoshimi Hirata, Bass
Giles Corey, Guitar + Vocals
Inetta Visor, Guest Star, Lead Vocals
Daneshia Hamilton, Guest Star, Lead Vocals
Zach Avery, Guest Star, Guitar + Vocals

Written by: DjCpKirk

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