Lie to Me by Jonny Lang

Lie to Me, Jonny Lang's album for A&M with David Z. producing, arrived when the blues guitarist and singer was still in his teens, and the wonder of it is how little that matters. Lang, born Jon Gordon Langseth Jr. in 1981, plays and sings like somebody who has spent decades working roadhouses: stinging leads, a voice with far more grit than his age should allow, and blues that lean toward rock without letting go of their roots.

The title track is the song that has lasted, turning up on countdowns decades later. It followed Smokin and came before Wander This World, and Lang would go on to win a Grammy for Turn Around in 2006.

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