Albert Cummings - Strong (2024)

Albert Cummings is a blues rock artist from Williamstown, Massachusetts that has been releasing albums since 2000 when he released The Long Way with Swamp Yankee. His first solo release From the Heart in 2003 was produced by Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton of “Double Trouble” fame and the recording included the duo plus Reese Wynans on keys. His last album was 2022’s Ten which was country flavored blues rock that even featured Vince Gill on a cut.

Cummings’ latest album is scheduled to be released on February 16, 2024, by the Ivy Music Company. The album was produced by Grammy Award winning multi-talented virtuoso songwriter and musician Tom Hambridge and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at “Ocean Way Recording Studio.” Hambridge also provides drums, percussion and background vocals along with Tommy MacDonald on bass, Kenny Greenberg and Bob Britt on guitars, Kevin McKenree on keyboards and Wendy Moten contributing background vocals. The album contains twelve cuts that are primarily guitar driven with passionate vocals that were written by Cummings with four exceptions.