Available now from Mojo Rodeo Records
"Talking Guitar delivers exactly what its title and its creator's reputation promise: lucid translations of prewar records and expert insight into what made them so good. After hearing Paul Rishell's blues, you'll have a hard time denying the power of such bare, organic, and emotive sound."
- Katie Lambert, LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE
In 1960, when I was 10 years old, I returned to the U.S. after living in England. A lot had changed since I had left the country 3 years earlier. My old team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, were no more. We lived in New York, and occasionally I'd go to Yankee Stadium and watch the Yankees play. I never liked the Yankees. It never seemed that they needed me as a fan; they had plenty of fans. The worst team in the league in 1960 was the Baltimore Orioles. I chose them as my team because I felt they needed my support.