Jazz Articles about Glamour Puss

Glamour Puss: Wire & Wood

by Jim Santella
February 2, 2004

Fourteen originals and one John Lee Hooker cover allow Glamour Puss to interpret modern electric blues with ease. Their title track explains through traditional roots anchors that the blues guitar, just a simple instrument made out of wire and wood, has been known to provide the kind of companionship that we need when things aren’t going right. That guitar never forgets birthdays and always has time to spare when it comes to keeping us company. Everybody needs such a friend.