Becky Boyd & Tim Matson
Becky Boyd & Tim Matson
Amongst the surprises in a recent stack of new CD releases is a disk from two of the old pros of the local music scene, blues diva Becky Boyd and guitarist Tim Matson.
Both of them go back a long way, and have played with a who’s who of local and national musicians over the years. Becky Boyd fronts the blues band Real Life, while Tim Matson goes back to the glory days of Mr. Stress’s Blues Band. The self-titled release features Boyd’s terrific vocals set against Matson’s tender acoustic blues guitar. It is a very entertaining disk with only one problem; it is too short with only seven tracks.
Amongst the highlights are the Boyd original “Girls Night Out” (complete with a tribute to the Big Egg!); the Matson standard “Fridgedaire Man”; and a soulful acoustic version of the Motown classic “Baby I Need Your Lovin’.” The duo has been doing shows all over town in support of the CD, for a complete schedule check them out on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/beckyboydtimmatson.
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2 Responses to “CD Review: Becky Boyd & Tim Matson”
Becky Boyd
Thanks for the review. Just a note: Tim Matson plays electric guitar on the entire CD, and I played acoustic on one track,Baby I need your lovin’. Short and sweet, we recorded this CD to take to Memphis where we competed in the International Blues Challenge, placing in the top 8 out of 80 acts, playing the infamous Orpheum Theatre, which was a thrill for us. The CD is available on CDBaby.com at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/boydmatson
Love Cool Cleveland and all that you do to promote the arts ! Thanks again!
Patty Martin
Here’s to Becky and Tim. What a wonderful cd.They make BEAUTIFUL music together. will be seeing them real soon live!! Can’t wait