I am originally from the great state of Norway,where I used to play in the house band at the Muddy Waters Club when they first opened in the late 90s. I moved to the land of California 6 years ago and got a gig playing for Sax great Terry Hanck. Well that was a lot of fun and we made 3 CDs (two of which I produced, "I Keep on Holdin' on" & "Night Train") and played and travelled all over the United States and Canada.
It was during this time, when living in Santa Cruz, California that I was approached by Swing Shift guitarist and Blue Soul Records president Peter Brown about making my own solo record for his label.
Well I did, and the result was "Rock Awhile" released in 2003 and now available on www.cdbaby.com. I was quite happy with the outcome of Rock Awhile, I got to record with some of my idols, Junior Watson and Mark Hummel both appeared on it, Terry was on it and my old friend Martin Windstad from Norway played drums for the sessions. It was a lot of fun and got me started believing in myself as a singer and songwriter. I already knew I was a genious guitar player!
Rock Awhile garnered me some respect and acclaim and hundreds of dollars made. I was in Guitar One Magazine, Vintage Guitar Magazine and a few other American releases, but most importantly to me, it got me some long awaited recognition in my home country of Norway. they saw that I was not here on vacation and had become part of the West Coast Blues scene that a lot of Scandinavian bands work so hard to copy... I made the cover of the Norwegian Blues News and all the papers. I also got in touch with Eric Malling of Blue Mood Records who expressed great regret that this album had not been made for his label.
After Rock Awhile, I started getting more solo work, playing the Notodden Blues Festival in 2004 and 2005, the Dark Season Blues Festival on the North Pole 2004. I played 2 tours of Russia, 12 gigs in Ziuhatenejo, Mexico, the Hell Blues Festival, and was supposed to play BYLarm in Bergen, but had to cancel. And a bunch of clubs and dive bars all over creation, of course.
Then Charlie Musselwhite called me and offered me the lead guitar spot in his band and I accepted instantly. it was hard to say goodbye to Terry and the guys but I made the right choice in moving on.
Playing with Charlie is a great gig. The whole band gets treated real well, and we really gel together, Charlie, June Core (drums), Randy Bermudes (bass) and I. I like the musical direction Charlie is headed in and he lets the whole band steer the course with him. Late 2005 we recorded the album "Delta Hardware" on the Real World Label and we recieved a lot of critical acclaim and 4 Blues Music Awards for it. I like that album quite a lot and stand behind it. It represents to me a new take on blues and the dreaded moniker Blues Rock. I like to think of this album as having rock leanings, but as opposed to most blues rock, this is not blues music played by rock guys, it's rock ideas excecuted by serious blues musicians, with that filter and twist on it. As pary of Charlie's Band I have toured the USA (all of it, extensively), Canada, Spain, Germany, Norway (!), Denmark, England, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, France,Portugal and Italy. Nice gig!
Getting back to me and my illustrious solo carreer, my first album for Blue Mood was "Guitarmageddon" with Vidar Busk and Junior Watson, that came out early 2005. This record was my brainchild, I knew Junior and Vidar to be mutual fans of each other, and I saw it as a nice way to unite the Scandinavian and Californian blues scenes. And again, make HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. The album, available on pacificblues.com received a lot of good feedback, and is one of my favorites. It is wacky, loose and colorful and sort of a little movie or snapshot of all the craziness that was going on at the time. In the studio, in the world and with me! In 2005 we did a Californian tour to support "Guitarmageddon" and topped it off by playing the Doheny Blues Festival. Amund Maarud joined us or this outing too. Check him out! "Guitarmageddon" also made an appearance at the Notodden Blues Festival 2005, and on "Sommeraapent" a popular Norwegian TV show, who still owe me 4000 kroner, g**dd*mm*t!!! And it's safe to say that the world is not safe from another "Guitarmageddon" yet!
My latest record "Greaseland" is the one I am the most proud of yet, and it is pretty much different from any record I, or any one I know of, have ever made as far as being a Blues album. With "Greaseland" I decided to put all my influences and ideas that popped into my head and use them to hopefully meld together my own sound. I have felt for a long time that a sense of adventure has been sorely lacking from current blues music. I longed for that eeria, spooky feeling of Howling Wolf records and the visceral energy Muddy Waters excuded, and I wanted to somehow recapture that without copying the music. My philosophy on how to put together a record is more reminiscent of The Beatles or Bowie in that I make the whole album tell a story, or feel like it is. "Greaseland" is as much a movie or a book as it is a CD, it's a concept album lyrically and musically. As my character in the album (OK, it's somewhat autobigraphical..) shifts his mood dramatically through the whole records, these changes are reflected in the music. That's how I go from mellow,minory rock songs to raunchy jumping blues to New Orleans style funk, to straight up surf rock and all places in between. The music is a direct refelection of who I am, and what I like and what is happening to me. That is the only way I could make a record that is cohesive to my sensibilities and keep my attention for as long as it does. It's a mighty interresting and entertaining album, and you can buy it at www.cdbaby.com
I am currently working on another solo album for Blue mood/Grappa, a follow up and continuation of what I started with Greaseland. My idea as far is to make a record where different styles of music are all run through this "blues filter". I want to know what it would sound like if Howling Wolf's band played "LA Woman"....stay tuned.
I'm also working with Andy Santana, John Nemeth and Rj Mischo. I played on and co produced RJ's "He Came to Play" in '05 and we're working on another one right now! I'm also producing a new Terry Hanck record.
Devil Got My Woman
Kid Andersen Lyrics
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I'd rather be the devil, to be that woman man
Aw, nothin' but the devil, changed my baby's mind
Was nothin' but the devil, changed my baby's mind
I laid down last night, laid down last night
I laid down last night, tried to take my rest
My mind got to ramblin', like a wild geese
The woman I love, woman that I loved
Woman I loved, took her from my best friend
But he got lucky, stoled her back again
And he got lucky, stoled her back again
"The devil was stronger than I was, an' he did have
And is got now, a certain amount of power
And he lives in hell, and that's where he haves his part
And God give him a certain amount of time to be on the earth, in the bowels, persuadin' people
He still have agencies out, everywhere you've been
And then he's a man don't never sleep
He never get offa his job or duty
That is, you can lay down happy at night, you and your companion and in harmony
Everything goin' well
Satan'll creep in the house overnight
Next mornin' you cannot get a good word out of her
Why? Because satan has got the bill of sale over her
He done crept in overnight
The song "Devil Got My Woman" by Kid Andersen is a reinterpretation of the classic blues song first performed by Skip James. The song is about a man who feels like he has become possessed by the devil because the woman he loves has left him for another man. He'd rather be the devil than the man who lost his woman to someone else. He believes that the devil is the one who changed his woman's mind and that nothing can be done to bring her back. The man is left feeling lost and hopeless, unable to find peace in his mind.
The lyrics describe the man's struggle to deal with the loss of his woman. He lays down to rest but his mind starts to wander like a wild goose from the west. The woman he loved was taken from him by his best friend, and despite trying to win her back, she was stolen again. The man believes that Satan is responsible for her leaving him and that he has a certain amount of power to persuade people to do his bidding. The devil's influence is so strong that even when things seem to be going well, he can creep in overnight and change everything.
One interpretation of this song is that it is about the powerlessness that people can feel when they lose someone they love. They feel like they have been overtaken by something out of their control, like a devil or a demon. The song reflects the anguish and pain of this experience.
Line by Line Meaning
I'd rather be the devil, to be that woman man
I would rather be the devil, with the power to enchant women and make them do what I want.
Aw, nothin' but the devil, changed my baby's mind
The devil was the one who influenced and changed my lover's mind away from me.
I laid down last night, laid down last night
Last night, I went to bed to get some rest.
I laid down last night, tried to take my rest
I tried to get some sleep last night but my thoughts distracted me.
My mind got to ramblin', like a wild geese
My thoughts wandered all over the place, like a flock of wild geese flying in different directions.
The woman I love, woman that I loved
The woman I love, the woman I loved before.
Woman I loved, took her from my best friend
The woman I loved was taken away from me by my best friend.
But he got lucky, stoled her back again
My best friend was lucky enough to get her back after she left him for me.
And is got now, a certain amount of power
The devil has some power over people.
And he lives in hell, and that's where he haves his part
The devil lives in hell and that's where he does his work.
And God give him a certain amount of time to be on the earth, in the bowels, persuadin' people
God has allowed the devil to have a certain amount of time on earth, to tempt and deceive people.
He still have agencies out, everywhere you've been
The devil still has agents or followers everywhere you go.
And then he's a man don't never sleep
The devil is a man who never sleeps or rests.
He never get offa his job or duty
The devil never stops performing his duties or job.
That is, you can lay down happy at night, you and your companion and in harmony
You can go to bed happy, with your partner, feeling peaceful and in agreement with each other.
Everything goin' well
When everything is good and in order.
Satan'll creep in the house overnight
But even then, the devil can sneak into your life and cause trouble without you realizing it.
Next mornin' you cannot get a good word out of her
The next morning, your partner might not speak kindly or respectfully to you.
Why? Because satan has got the bill of sale over her
This is because the devil has some kind of hold over her, like he's bought her soul.
He done crept in overnight
The devil quietly entered your life and caused problems while you were sleeping.
Lyrics © WYNWOOD MUSIC CO. INC.
Written by: Skip James
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