Renowned gospel blues singer-guitarist Reverend John Wilkins shares his spellbinding spiritual “Walk With Me” via video. Check it out below.
“‘Walk With Me’ is an old song that my Daddy use to set up in the house and play with my Mother, who would be on tambourine,” says Reverend Wilkins. “It was one of the first gospel songs that I learned how to play. The words to the song have always been something that I believed and I never forgot how to play it. I want Jesus to walk with me and it doesn’t look like he has quit.”
“Walk With Me” is the second song released from Rev. Wilkins’ extraordinary new album, Trouble, which arrives everywhere on Friday, September 18 on Goner Records. The album was heralded late last month with the release of its title track. which can be heard below.
Trouble was recorded at the world famous Royal Studios in Memphis, TN with Grammy-nominated producer Amos Harvey and eminent engineer Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell (Solomon Burke, Al Green, Cody Chesnutt). Rev. Wilkins – who grew up just a few blocks away from the iconic studio – was backed by a stellar lineup of Memphis session giants including guitarist Kevin Cubbins (Beale Street Caravan), keyboardist Rev. Charles Hodges (Al Green, Ann Peebles, North Mississippi Allstars), bassist Jimmy Kinnard (Issac Hayes, Al Green), drummer Steve Potts (Greg Allman, Tony Joe White, Neil Young, Cat Power). In addition, the album sees harmonies and call-and-response backing vocals from Wilkins’ three beloved daughters, Tangela Longstreet, Joyce Jones, and Tawana Cunningham.
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