Austin guitar great Jimmie Vaughan has released details about his new album — Baby, Please Come Home — which will be available May 17 via the Last Music Co. The disc, a righteous celebration of blues in all its forms, is Vaughan’s first studio release since 2011’s Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites and comes hot on the heels of the Jimmie Vaughan Trio's 2017 highly regarded album, Live at C-Boy’s.
Below, you can check out our exclusive premiere of “Be My Lovey Dovey,” the world’s first taste of the new album.
“I got the song from Etta James,” Vaughan tells us. “I’ve always been a huge fan. The song is complete goo-goo, romantic, love, ridiculous … like in real love.” The track also features a healthy serving of Vaughan’s instantly recognizable six-string phrasing and unadorned Strat tone.
Baby, Please Come Home also packs in covers of songs by guitar greats T-Bone Walker, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Jimmy Reed and Lefty Frizzell, not to mention Lloyd Price, Jimmy Donley, Richard Berry, Chuck Willis, Bill Doggett and Fats Domino. It’s an eclectic mix for sure — but, as Vaughan puts it, “When I was young, I didn't really pay much attention to categories of music. I just heard what I liked and decided to explore that. And that’s really what I’m still doing.”
The bulk of Baby, Please Come Home was recorded in San Marcos, Texas, by Vaughan’s “A team,” including George Rains, Billy Pitman, Ronnie James, Mike Flanigan, Doug James, Greg Piccolo, Al Gomez, Kaz Kazonoff, T. Jarred Bonata, John Mills and Randy Zimmerman. Guest vocalists include Georgia Bramhall and Emily Gimble.
Vaughan’s just-announced tour dates can be found below. For more information, check out jimmievaughan.com.
Jimmie Vaughan 2019 Tour Dates:
Fri.-Sun., March 15-16-17 AUSTIN, TX SXSW C-Boys
Wed., March 27 DALLAS, TX House of Blues; with Buddy Guy
Thurs., March 28 AUSTIN, TX Austin City Limits Live; with Buddy Guy
Sat., March 30 SALT LAKE CITY, UT The Eccles Theater; with Buddy Guy
Tues., April 2 DENVER, CO The Paramount Theater; with Buddy Guy
Wed., April 3 SANTA FE, NM Lensic Performing Arts Center
Thurs., April 4 TUCSON, AZ Rialto Theater
Fri., April 5 PHOENIX, AZ Celebrity Theater; with Buddy Guy
Sat., April 6 INDIAN WELLS, CA Garden Jam Music Festival; with Buddy Guy
Tues., April 9 SOLANA BEACH, CA The Belly Up Tavern
Wed., April 10 SIERRA NEVADA, CA Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Thurs., April 11 OAKLAND, CA Yoshi's
Fri., April 12 STATELINE, NV MontBleu Resort; with Coco Montoya
Sat., April 13 SANTA CRUZ, CA Rio Theatre; with Katie Kipp
Mon., May 13, LONDON, UK Royal Albert Hall supporting Eric Clapton
Wed. May 15, LONDON, UK Royal Albert Hall supporting Eric Clapton
Thurs., May 16, LONDON, UK Royal Albert Hall supporting Eric Clapton
Fri., May 17 LONDON, UK Dingwalls Album Release Show
Wed., June 19 ATLANTA, GA City Winery
Thurs., June 20 FRANKLIN, TN Franklin Theatre
Fri., June 21 EDWARDSVILLE, IL Wildey Theater
Sat., June 22 BLOOMINGTON, IN Buskirk-Chumley
Sun., June 23 WESTLAND, MI The Token Lounge
Wed., June 26 CLEVELAND, OH Music Box Supper Club
Thurs., June 27 CINCINNATI, OH Memorial Hall
Fri., June 28 EVANSTON, IL SPACE
Sat., June 29 ST. CHARLES, IL Arcada Theater
Wed., July 10, BETHLEHEM, PA MusikFest Cafe
Thurs., July 11 ARDMORE, PA Ardmore Music Hall
Fri., July 12 RIVERHEAD, NY Suffolk Theater
Sat., July 13 PAWLING, NY Darryl's Place
Sun., July 14 EAST GREENWICH, RI The Greenwich Odeum
Tues., July 16 BOSTON, MA City Winery
Thurs., July 18 LONDONBERRY, NH Tupelo Music Hall
Fri., July 19 FAIRFIELD, CT The Warehouse at FTC
Wed., Aug. 7, LOS ANGELES, CA Hollywood Bowl with Buddy Guy & Charlie Musselwhite
Tues., Aug. 13, HONOLULU, HI, Blue Note Hawaii
Wed. Aug. 14, HONOLULU, HI, Blue Note Hawaii
