Shine Eyed Mister Zen

By Steve Earle

"Kelly Joe Phelps plays, sings, and writes the blues.  HOLD UP, before you lock that in, forget about songs in a 'twelve bar three chord' progression with a two line repeat-and-answer rhyme structure, (although he can certainly do that when he wants to); I'm talking about a feeling, a smoky, painful, yet somehow comforting groove that lets you know that you are not alone, even when you're blue.  Play on, brother."

Steve Earle