{"id":37956,"date":"2019-02-12T18:53:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T17:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=37956"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:20:10","slug":"auto-mechanic-willie-farmer-strikes-us-with-the-blues-on-i-am-the-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/auto-mechanic-willie-farmer-strikes-us-with-the-blues-on-i-am-the-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"Auto Mechanic Willie Farmer strikes us with the blues on &#8220;I Am The Lightning&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have a soft spot for amazing deep blues. From my White Stripes mega-fandom background and the amazing amount of blues I\u2019ve consumed while in high school on cues by Jack White and consorts. I\u2019ve grown to like the genre quite a bit. Again I\u2019m no expert but can easily identify a real player when I come across one. Here\u2019s <strong>Willie Farmer<\/strong> , a 62 year-old auto mechanic that set up shop in Duck Hill, Mississippi for over forty years now and played the blues as a side hustle and hobby ever since he was a kid and was able to buy his first guitar off a wage picking cotton\u2026 He grew surrounded with musicians, his mother steering him toward gospel, while his father encouraged him to sing the blues whenever mother wasn\u2019t around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we\u2019d like to present you with the first single off <strong>Willie Farmer<\/strong>\u2018s album, the track is titled \u201cI Am The Lightning\u201d, and was featured on the Music Maker Relief Foundation\u2019s 25th anniversary compilation called \u201cBlue Muse\u201d. Music Maker Relief is a non-profit foundation created to preserve the musical traditions of the American South by directly supporting the musicians who make it, thus ensuring their voices will not be silenced by poverty and passing time. <strong>Willie Farmer<\/strong>\u2018s first single appears on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"compilation alongside other truly amazing voices and musicians (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/musicmaker.bandcamp.com\/album\/blue-muse\" target=\"_blank\">compilation alongside other truly amazing voices and musicians<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/567171108&color=%23444444&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>On March 1st, his album \u201cMan From The Hill\u201d comes out via <em>Fat Possum<\/em> imprint <em>Big Legal Mess<\/em>. And I can assure you it is one album for every keen blues aficionado out there. With \u201cI\u2019m A The Lightning\u201d, <strong>Willie Farmer<\/strong> forces us to get onboard and feel the music with him. It\u2019s electrifyingly powerful. The guitar just rips through and leaves your ears longing for more. And for having heard the entire record, you can trust <strong>Farmer<\/strong> with that: He\u2019ll provide much, much more over the coming year.  He wan\u2019t to quit his auto mechanic day job and solely concentrate on his music career for once:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to get out of that shop, I\u2019m tried of messing with those cars. It\u2019s been a long time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The album due out on March 1st, is the first time <strong>Willie Farmer<\/strong> has spent time in the studio mastering the craft. \u201cThe Man From The Hill\u201d was recorded over a number of sessions with producer <em>Bruce Watson<\/em>\u2018s <em>Delta-Sonic Sound Studio<\/em> based out of Memphis, Tennessee. Bringing in session musicians such as Jimbo Mathus and drummer George Sluppick. He even dipped his toes back into the gospel realm and sung harmony together with Memphis\u2019 Barnes Brothers\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Farmer\u2019s career took a turn for the better when, in 2003, he had a helping hand in creating the <em>Grassroots Blues Festival<\/em> just outside his hometown where he made connections with out-of-state blues players including <em>Willie King<\/em> and <em>Leo Welch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"for-fans-of-ffo-howlin-wolf-john-lee-hooker-lightnin-hopkins-and-blind-willie-johnson\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">For fans of (#FFO) Howlin\u2019 Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin\u2019 Hopkins and Blind Willie Johnson.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure you keep a close eye on <strong>Willie Farmer<\/strong> and his brilliance. Pre-Order \u201cThe Man On The Hill\u201d on all available music platforms. And if you can catch one of his live shows. 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