Fort Erie, Ontario blues and roots artist René Huard has released the single “Tail Waggin’,” the latest preview of his upcoming album ‘Gently Used’, due November 5. The song was inspired by an anecdote attributed to jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery about touring musicians and their instruments, and arrives with a video produced by Jim Casson.
‘Gently Used’ is an 11-track album written and performed by Huard on vocals, guitar and harmonica, produced by longtime collaborator Rick Taylor. The single follows two earlier tracks from the record, “Brand New Low,” released October 5, and the title track “Gently Used,” set for release alongside the album on November 5. Huard’s touring band, the Project, includes Taylor on guitar and vocals, Jeff Muir on bass and Peter Griffin on drums, with guest contributions from Chris Airyes, Thomas Nelson, Alistair Robertson and Ed Roth.
Huard’s career dates back roughly four decades to his time fronting the Meteors, a band that opened for blues artists including James Cotton, Long John Baldry and the Downchild Blues Band. His previous album, ‘Blues Calling’, produced by Jack de Keyzer, reached the top 20 on the Roots Music Report, according to the announcement, with its single “Hard Times” featured on CBC’s Holger Petersen Blues Radio Show.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Eric Alper, thatericalper.com.