King Of The World - Can't Go Home (2013)

After twenty-five years of playing with Harry Muskee ("Cuby"), the Dutch “John Mayal” who passed away in 2011, guitarist Erwin Java returns with King of the World. The Dutch guitar hero, who played with acts like Herman Brood, Larry Carlton, Alvin Lee, Jan Akkerman and off course Cuby & the Blizzards, decided to form Holland’s next top blues & roots group. Together with singer/bass player Ruud Weber, known for his work with Snowy White, drummer Fokke de Jong and Hammond player Govert van der Kolm (who played with such outstanding artist as Coco Montoya,Matt Schofield, Dede Priest, Sue Foley amongst others),he began writing material for the band in the beginning of 2012.
After creating a buzz throughout Holland with their first live shows (the audiences were overwhelmed by the band's power,enthusiasm and intensity), they recorded the CD "Can’t go home" which will be released beginning 2013. A big sound that is heavily rooted in the blues, New Orleans, rock, jazz and soul, by four musicians who all played the scene for decades and know their way around their instruments. King of the World ( named after a song by the late great John Lee Hooker and refering to BB King,Albert King and Freddie King) is ready to move on the blues and roots into a new century proving that real music played by real musicians will never die.
What gives the sound of the group a special flavor aside from the personal instrumental skills , are the 3 part harmonyvoices.