Chip Whitson
Rockabilly & Booze
(Self-issued)
Per an advisory on Chip's Bandcamp page, he's been a staple of the Northwest's live music scene for some 40 years. That claim of long- term popularity becomes credible once this disc commences. Chuck Berry comes to mind at several points; indeed the duck-walking icon is among influences Chip cites. Various adroit friends and relatives joined him for this 2019-recorded, just-released EP. Together, they deploy properly uncomplicated Rock'n'Roll in vigorous, infectious fashion. And meritorious as such songs are, they would by themselves warrant advocacy. But of more profound character are Chip's thoughtful delineations of life-opportunities not pursued and a father whose guidance and example left everlasting effects. Those moments establish the dynamic entertainer as also a poet capable of moving insights.
Recommended: "Atomic Love," "Rockabilly & Booze," "Hold the Gun," "My Old Man," "Let's Do Nothing Together," "Might've Been," "Work"
Video: "My Old Man"
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