True Stories is veteran blues guitarist
Jimmy Thackery's Telarc follow-up to
We Got It. On this freewheeling disc,
Thackery slightly peppers his modern electric blues with elements of rock, soul, and country. The presence of saxophonist Jimmy Carpenter adds a rockin' aspect to
True Stories that the disc would have lacked without him. Highlights of the 11 tracks include Carpenter's sax vehicle "Crazy 'Bout a Saxophone,"
Thackery's original "Got It Going On," and
Roy Buchanan's epic "The Messiah Will Come," the disc's tour de force clocking in at nearly nine and a half minutes. ~ Al Campbell