Details of
The Big Blue Mac
by Tom MacLear


Producer: Tony Brauagel
Engineer: Tom MacLear, JP Berreondo
Recorder At: MEG Recorders and Jellybean Studios, Los Angeles
Mastered By: JP Berreondo and Tom MacLear


About the Album

MEG RECORDS PRESS RELEASE  -  December 1st 2023  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  -   

TOM MACLEAR RELEASES LONG AWAITED BLUES ALBUM _that has been in the works for 20 years. "Hey Blues Mama" is the first Single Release from the CD entitled: THE BIG BLUE MAC. Produced by Grammy Award Winning Tony Braunagel (Taj Mahal), and a who's-who of Blues finest musicians: Dallas Hodge (Canned Heat) Stanley Behrans (War, Canned Heat) Jim Pugh (Robert Cray), Joe Sublett (Taj Mahal), Billy Watts (Eric Burden) : THE BIG BLUE MAC ! _

 

THE BIG BLUE MAC 

  1. WANNA GIVE YOU MY LOVE 
  2. HEY BLUES MAMA 
  3. STOVALL’S FARM
  4. COUNTY PRISON BLUES
  5. ILL GET OVER HER
  6. WALK AWAY (MY BABY)
  7. GET ALONG LIL’ DARLIN’
  8. A LOVE SO FINE       

The BIG BLUE MAC:

Tom MacLear-  Lead & Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar (1, 5, 8),  

National Steel Dobro (1 ,2, 4) Bottleneck Slide (1, 2, 3, 6)  

Electric or Acoustic Rhythm Guitar (1-8), Bass (1, 2, 3, 4) 

Dallas Hodge:  Lead Vocals (6, 7, 8), Lead Guitar (1, 3, 7) 

Backing Vocals (6), 

Renee Disisto- Vocals (2)  Backing Vocals (2, 3, 7,

Stanley ‘The Baron’ Behrens- Harmonica (1,2,3,7)     

Billy Watts:  Lead Guitar (4)  

Skip Van Winkle: Hammond B3 (6, 8) 

Jim Pugh:  Hammond B3 (1, 3, 5, 7)        

Rick Solem: Piano (8)  

Joe Sublett: Saxophones (5)

Mark Indictor: Violin (6)

Terry Wilson: Bass (1, 3, 6, 8)

Lou Castro: Bass (7) 

Tony Braunagel: Additional Drums (7) Backing Vocals (2)

Kirk Arthur: Drums (2,3,4,8)                 

Larry Zack: Drums (1,6,7)

 

Produced by: Tony Braunagel

Arranged by: Tony Braunagel & Tom MacLear (1,2,3,5,7)

Recorded by: Tom MacLear ( 1-8 ) 

Additional Recordings by: John ‘JP’ Berreondo  (1,2,3,5,7)   

 

Recorded from 2001 and 2023

 at Meg Recorders L.A. & Jellybean Studios, L.A.

Mixed and Mastered by John ‘JP’ Berreondo, 

Tony Braunagel and Tom MacLear

Cover Art & Design: Tom MacLear  

Special thanks to model: Sharon III and Debra Hazelwood

Released by MEG Records •  

Subsidiary of MacLear Entertainment Group 

All songs written by Tom MacLear 

(MacLear Entertainment Group Publishing ASCAP © 1981 – 2023   



Special Thanks

Renee DiSisto,  Tony Braunagel,  Dallas Hodge,  Stanley 'The Baron' Behrens,  Billy Watts,  Skip Van Winkl,  Mark Indictor, George Williams,  Jim Pugh,  Terry Wilson,  Rick Solem,  Joe Sublett, Lou Castro, Kirk Arthur, Larry Zack___