{"id":23830,"date":"2025-08-08T15:07:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/?p=23830"},"modified":"2025-08-08T15:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:07:08","slug":"those-tubes-need-to-be-burning-as-i-put-it-to-the-band-i-like-to-smell-dinner-cooking-with-his-gourmet-phrasing-and-rb-hot-sauce-d-k-harrell-is-the-blues-hero-you-need-in-y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/2025\/08\/08\/those-tubes-need-to-be-burning-as-i-put-it-to-the-band-i-like-to-smell-dinner-cooking-with-his-gourmet-phrasing-and-rb-hot-sauce-d-k-harrell-is-the-blues-hero-you-need-in-y\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThose tubes need to be burning. As I put it to the band, I like to smell dinner cooking\u201d: With his gourmet phrasing and R&amp;B hot sauce, D.K. Harrell is the blues hero you need in your life right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>The modern <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/blues\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/blues\">blues<\/a> scene is full of guitar players who represent the harder, more rocking side of the genre. But Louisiana-bred guitarist and frontman D.K. Harrell comes from a different school of blues, and he\u2019s quick to separate himself from the pack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to show people that it doesn\u2019t have to be blues rock in order to be contemporary,\u201d says Harrell, whose second album, <em>Talkin\u2019 Heavy<\/em>, pulls more from the R&amp;B side of the coin than blustery, rockin\u2019 blues.<\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-base\" \/>\n<p>Just 10 seconds into the album\u2019s lead song, <em>A Little Taste<\/em>, Harrell makes his mark by wringing every ounce of emotion from a single note before extending the thought with the first of many lyrical <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/the-50-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time\">guitar solos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-3 pb-4 mb-4 border-solid border-y border-neutral-300\"><span class=\"font-article-heading block pb-3 !text-base font-bold uppercase sm:text-sm text-[#333]\">You may like<\/span><\/aside>\n<p>His preference of saying more with less is a vivid reminder of legends like <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/bb-king\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/tag\/bb-king\">B.B. King<\/a>, one of Harrell\u2019s biggest heroes, who would have turned 100 in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are so many guitar players these days who shred when it comes to a solo, and then they shred on slow songs, they shred on the mid-tempo songs,\u201d he says. \u201cI thought to myself, \u2018What if I just be the type of guitarist who takes his time no matter the tempo or the song?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video youtube-facade\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\">\n<div class=\"watch-on-iframe-juPfSRCjKZ8\" data-yt-video-token=\"juPfSRCjKZ8\" title=\"D.K. Harrell Blues Band live at the Bilbao Blues Festival 2024 - YouTube\"><span class=\"youtube-video-title\">D.K. Harrell Blues Band live at the Bilbao Blues Festival 2024 &#8211; YouTube<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/juPfSRCjKZ8\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"D.K. Harrell Blues Band live at the Bilbao Blues Festival 2024 - YouTube\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"watch-on-youtube-juPfSRCjKZ8\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/juPfSRCjKZ8\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/juPfSRCjKZ8\" data-hl-processed=\"none\">Watch On <\/a><\/div>\n<p>The comparisons to King are inevitable. Harrell\u2019s first paying gig was at a symposium on King in Indianola, Mississippi, where he played King\u2019s crossover hit <em>The Thrill Is Gone <\/em>on one of the late legend\u2019s iconic Lucille guitars while backed by members of King\u2019s touring band. And in 2022, he won the B.B. King of the Blues Award from the Jus\u2019 Blues Music Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Backed by a horn ensemble and a stout rhythm section on <em>Talkin\u2019 Heavy<\/em>, Harrell has the canvas and brushes at his disposal to pepper tunes like the upbeat shuffle <em>Liquor Stores and Legs<\/em> and the deep grooves of the title cut with slow-burning, well-crafted licks.<\/p>\n<p> {        window.reliablePageLoad.then(() =&gt; {            var componentContainer = document.querySelector(&#8220;#slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-6c5FPypTvXC6DGcYkFDnv3&#8221;);            if (componentContainer) {                var data = {&#8220;layout&#8221;:&#8221;inbodyContent&#8221;,&#8221;header&#8221;:&#8221;Get The Pick Newsletter&#8221;,&#8221;tagline&#8221;:&#8221;All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!&#8221;,&#8221;formFooterText&#8221;:&#8221;By submitting your information you agree to the <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/terms-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terms &amp; Conditions<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/futureplc.com\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and are aged 16 or over.&#8221;,&#8221;successMessage&#8221;:{&#8220;body&#8221;:&#8221;Thank you for signing up. 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