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"If we do this correctly, I think this could be one of the best blues songs ever!": How Joe Bonamassa and Kevin Shirley took an obscure Tim Curry track to a whole new level

Joe Bonamassa and Tim Curry.

Following the news that British actor Tim Curry has died at the age of 80, fans have been fondly remembering some of his greatest performances, including roles in films such as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Home Alone 2, Annie and The Hunt for Red October.

What's less well-known, though, is that Curry also had a sporadic music career, releasing his debut album, Read My Lips, in 1978. Tucked away on side 2 of this record is a song called Sloe Gin, written by producer Bob Ezrin and Michael Kamen, and this was later made famous by Joe Bonamassa on his 2007 album of the same name.

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