When Robert Randolph brings his family band along anywhere near where I live (and sometimes not so near) I make sure I see him.  Part revival meeting, part instrumental master, with equal parts new age and old soul Robert Randolph has never disappointed always bringing a fresh approach with massive passion to anything he plays. 

Somehow this song passed me by, I didn’t come across it until late tonight as I was surfing the Yahoo Blues Channel for a trip back to some blues guitar songs I had overlooked in what has been a pretty powerful year despite it becoming harder and harder to see or hear your favorite blues acts these days.

“If I Had My Way” is a swinging country blues number that allows Robert’s Family Band to show off their incredible talent – each one equally unique and soulful in his and her own right.  Take a listen, for the die-hard Robert Randolph fan, there is something great about mixing his pedal slide guitar in with a different grooving style than you typically have heard from him in the past…love to see this one live.

What do you think?