Guitar God inspired gospel-blues “Voodoo classic, a bit ‘hot sauce to add’

Veteran guitar virtuoso Steve Vai will release his 16th solo album, The Story of Light, August 14. The album is the first since 2005, Vai’s Real Illusions: Reflections, and it is said, the album continues the “conceptual story arc,” which led “the cosmic journey of a man gone mad with grief, weaving the tragedy, revelation, enlightenment and redemption. ”

 

The history of Light will also be appearances by Aimee Mann, with Vai duet on a song he co-wrote, and The Voice finalist Beverly McClellan, who seems to play the hymn Vais searing gospel call and response “John the Revelator.” The Vai says that version was inspired by the 1930 survey of Blind Willie Johnson.

 

“I heard the version of Blind Willie Johnson, and oozing with mojo,” the guitarist of Rolling Stone. “I was overwhelmed with remorse, voodoo hot sauce to add it.”

 

Vai playing song samples the 1930 recording. Listen to the song here, and check out upcoming tour dates below the guitarist.

 

8/15 Ft Lauderdale, FL – Revolution

16:08 St. Petersburg, FL – Palladium Theatre

8/17 in Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues

18:08 Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre

20:08 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore

21:08 Nashville, TN – Music Marathon Works

8/22 Asheville, NC – orange peel

8/23 Atlanta, GA – Centerstage

8/24 N. Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues

8/25 Durham, NC – Carolina Theatre

8/26 Richmond, VA – The National

Washington D.C. 28.08 – Howard Theatre

8.29 Stroudsberg, PA – Sherman Theatre

8.30 Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre

31.08 Westbury, NY – Theatre at Westbury

02:09 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club

04:09 Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse

05:09 Wilmington, DE – Grand Opera House

06:09 Greensburg, PA – Palace Theatre

07:09 New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre

8:09 Morristown, NJ – Mayo Performing Arts Center

09:09 Albany, NY – The Egg

9/11 New York, NY – Best Buy Theater

9/13 Boston, MA – Wilbur Theatre

9/14 Northampton, MA – Calvin Theatre

9/15 Concord, NH – Capitol Center

9/16 Lebanon, NH – Lebanon Opera House

17:09 Quebec, QC can – Capitole du Quebec

9/18 Montreal, CAN QC – Metropolis

9/20 Toronto, CAN ON – Sony Centre

9/21 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Hall

9/22 Buffalo, NY – University at Buffalo Center for the Arts

9/24 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues

9/26 Minneapolis, MN – The Brick

9/27 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater

9/28 Chicago, IL – House of Blues

29.9 St. Louis, MO – The Pageant

9/30 Salina, KS – The Stiefel Theatre

01:10 Denver, CO – The Ogden Theatre

03:10 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory

04:10 Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre

05:10 Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom

06:10 Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre

07:10 Napa, CA – Uptown Theatre

09:10 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom

10/10 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades

10/11 Anaheim, CA – City National Grove of Anaheim

10/12 Los Angeles, CA – Club Nokia

10/13 Agoura Hills, CA – Canyon Club