The New Punk Blues . . ., Pettersen�s �fifth or sixth� album, features his eclectic song craft as well as some stellar sidemen: Reggie Young (Memphis and Muscle Shoals guitarist who played on hits like �Cry Like a Baby� and �Suspicious Minds�), Bob Babbitt (bassist on �Signed, Sealed, Delivered� and �Midnight Train to Georgia�); Ed Greene (drummer for Marvin Gaye at 19, later heard on Glen Campbell and Barry White hits); Catherine Marx (keyboardist for Merle Haggard, BR549, Charley Pride, among others); Thad Cockrell (Yep Roc artist and member of duo with Caitlin Cary); Al Perkins (pedal steel man with the Flying Burrito Brothers, Byrds and Rolling Stones); David Hungate (Toto); Pete Abbott (Average White Band) and Leif Johansen (a-ha!). Needless to say, you won�t hear a lot of wrong notes. he New Punk Blues of Ed Pettersen will be released January 23, 2007 on Split Rock Records

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