Please support our major fundraiser this year by joining us at a benefit concert for the Williamstown Lacrosse Association and Cal Ripken.

When: Saturday, June 25, 2009 @ 7:30 PM (cocktails at 6:00 PM)

Where: Colonial Theater, 111 South Street  Pittsfield, MA

Tickets: $25.00 orchestra & first balcony, $18.00 2nd balcony

How To Purchase: at the Colonial Theater Box Office or online at www.thecolonialtheatre.org/



If you don't know about Albert Cummings - you are missing out on one of Berkshire County's hidden gems. Read what others have to say about his music...

He is a gifted songwriter a passionate vocalist, and a ferocious guitarist who can gently pull on your heart strings with a sensitive ballad, but then ignite in explosive fury like an inbound meteor on a Texas blues/rock tune." -Blues Rocker

"The man can play guitar...he is a stunning proficient guitarist, with an obvious love for and a seeming ease with the vocabulary of electric-blues...Cummings knows how to make his guitar talk, sing, laugh and cry." -The Berkshire Eagle

Albert Cummings--Working Man (Blind Pig Records)

Although he's from Massachusetts, guitarist Albert Cummings plays like he grew up in Texas, perhaps because his biggest musical influence has been Stevie Ray Vaughan. On his previous CD, Cummings was backed by Double Trouble, Vaughan’s rhythm section. Once again, he has recorded in a trio format with producer Jim Gaines. This time, legendary blues musician John Hammond handled the mix-down.

Cummings' new recording is all originals except for Merle Haggard’s "Workin' Man Blues." The title track is a nod to his family’s custom-home building business, which Cummings worked in long before becoming a professional musician. Not surprisingly, Texas-style blues-rock is substantially represented, as with "Say You Love Me," "Let Me Be," and "Party Right Here," which focus on fast-paced guitar solos filled with stinging vibrato. However, there are also a number of slower-tempo songs that are more like folk and ballads than blues, such as "I'm Free," "First Day" and "Last Dance."

Thematically, Working Man is also a mixture. There is the typical blues topic of relationship troubles, as well as songs of hope for the future and the possibilities of life-conveyed in a concise and clever yet reflective manner that is balanced well with the instrumentation.

Having toured extensively with B.B. King and other blues luminaries in recent years, Cummings is continuing to gain notice, both for his guitar playing and his songwriting ability. 

Check out the latest article about Albert Cummings in The Eagle