I saw the founding fathers of rock’n’roll - Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry - when I was 10 years old, and from that point on it was just something I became possessed with, and that hasn’t changed in the last 60 years.”Ģ5 Essential Rock Albums Turning 25 in 2016 “The last bunch of records have just been explorations in trying to keep it moving forward and keep it interesting and enduring and prevailing and trying to explore the music that I love,” Wolf says. The musical variety comes naturally to Wolf, a former DJ who grew up in the Bronx exposed to a wide range of artists by his father, a singer and vaudeville performer. “I was determined to try to get him for this record and I knew he had been ill, but that was still kind of a shock.” I just noticed on my phone that Bobby Womack passed,'” Wolf recalls. “As I came out of the studio finishing the track, the producer said, ‘Pete, you won’t believe this. The 12 tracks on A Cure For Loneliness, which comes out April 8 and is Wolf’s first new solo album in six years, are a stylistic blend, mixing studio creations with live recordings - including a jaunty bluegrass-flavored romp through Geils’ “Love Stinks.” Some of the songs have been around for awhile Wolf wrote “It’s Raining” with Don Covay for his Midnight Souvenirs album in 2010 and recorded it last year, with the intention of inviting the late Bobby Womack to guest on it.
This one just seemed to have the right feel for the lyric.” We tried different variations, different tempos. “Duke’s the person I call The Maestro, and Will is one of the most important people in my career, such a unique talent,” Wolf notes.
It was also a team effort, co-written with Duke Levine, the guitarist in Wolf’s Midnight Travelers troupe as well as The J. Geils Band, and lyricist Will Jennings. “We’re all kind of searching for a peace of mind, one way or another,” Wolf tells Billboard about the smooth, soulful track, which Billboard is premiering exclusively below. Wizkid to Debut New Music at Apple Music Live London Concert
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