"With all that exposure to great Artists, I'm
still blown away by the way you've mastered your vocal & guitar
skills. You reveal your soul unlike very few I have ever
heard. You're truly Rockin!"
-- Thom Fowle, Gibson Guitars, Nashville,
Tn.
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"Keepin It Real" smokes with easy confidence"
-- Blues
News, Las Vegas, NV.
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"Jazzy Blues? Bluesy Jazz? Who cares??? This is 100%
unadulterated cliche free rockin' tone fest"
-- Steve, Two Guys Music, Rhode Island
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"Blending in subtle elements of jazz to create a genuinely
unique and enjoyable style of blues, Jimmy Crimmins plays tasty blues
and blues-rock which is both moderately aggressive and soulful."
-- Herm, Electric Blues Radio, Florida
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“Jimmy
Crimmins is both a powerhouse and passionate guitarist as well as a solid
vocalist and songwriter. His
nickname is a bit misleading, as while he certainly is a rockin guitarist,
he is also substantially flavored with equal portions of blues and jazz,
…sort of Robben Ford-ish with more guts and energy.”
-- Tom
Branson, Blues Rockers
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“Jimmy
Crimmins is a guitar-players guitar player.”
--
Blues
Freepress - England |
“Rockin' Jimmy Crimmins shows on keepin' it real that as
a guitarist he is phenomenal. He can run the gamut from
Robert Jr. Lockwood to Albert Collins and beyond,
makes this one for all guitar lovers in the house.”
-- Norman
Darwen - Blues in Britain magazine |
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“Jimmy Crimmins sure does have plenty
of beefy guitar, turned up it gets better.”
-- Blues
Matters - Europe |
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“The Bluesman, Rockin' Jimmy Crimmins from Wisconsin, brilliantly plays guitar,
he is a great guitar master.”
-- Jazz News - Russia |
“Rockin' Jimmy Crimmins is a monster player. There are plenty of good players out
there, but few with as dazzling command of the instrument. It's gonna take a player with big chops to get close to what he's laying down. This is hot
stuff.”
-- Mark Gallo - Blues Bytes |
“Keepin' It Real is the latest
CD from guitarist Rockin' Jimmy Crimmins and it contains two instrumentals. Mr. Friendly is jazzy with guitar ranging from cool to intense in a matter of minutes, but Footsteps is a very impressive Rhythm & Blues workout by a
master.”
-- Pipe Line Magazine - London |
“With a nickname Rockin' on the cover, opening up the CD cover and placing it on the machine, one is expecting to get pulsating Rockin' Blues... what a surprise! Crimmins displays succinct, fluid jazz-influenced phrasing on the guitar.
True, the first cut, "Makin' such a fuss" is rock-based blues, but is tastily delivered. "Deep Blue Sea" reveals Crimmins' soulful vocals on this rendition with some hot, beefy
guitar licks. Every cut is enjoyable and the original quality of all the songs is
refreshing.”
-- Dorothy
Hill - Jazz Now |
“Jimmy's playing style on this album evokes memories of Albert Collins at his coolest, mixed with a slightly jazzy tinged edge, laced throughout with more than a couple of shots' of Chicago blues. An, album well worth
investigation.”
-- Brian Harman, Blues in the South, England |
" A powerful, energetic bright rock-blues CD
precisely and tastefully performed by a really shinning
elegant guitar player. Great...."
-- La Hora Del Blues, Barcelona |
