Walking to New Orleans (album)

Walking to New Orleans is a studio album by American guitarist and singer George Benson, released by Provogue Records on 26 April 2019. It is Benson's first recording since Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, which was released in 2013.

Background
Benson made this album as a tribute to Fats Domino and Chuck Berry. In an interview, Benson said: ″I'm a great appreciator of the music made by both of those guys″; ″Chuck Berry was a great showman and a great musician, and Fats Domino cut nothing but hit after hit after hit″.

Personnel

 * George Benson – guitar, vocals
 * Rob McNelley – rhythm guitar
 * Kevin McKendree – acoustic piano
 * Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
 * Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
 * Paulie Cerra – saxophone, baritone saxophone
 * Ron Dziubla – baritone saxophone, sax solos
 * Lee Thornburg – trumpet, horn arrangements
 * Jeff Bova – orchestral arrangements
 * The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra – orchestra
 * Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
 * Prinnie Stevens – backing vocals
 * Natasha Stuart – backing vocals

Production

 * Producer – Kevin Shirley
 * Executive Producer – George Benson
 * Engineers – Austin Atwood, Mark DeCozio, Kevin Shirley and Vezi Tayyeb.
 * Recorded at Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee); Brick Road Studios (Scottsdale, Arizona); The Cave (Malibu, California); Kensington Sound (Toronto, Canada).
 * Mixed by Kevin Shirley at The Cave (Malibu, California).
 * Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).
 * Artwork – Roy Koch
 * Photography – Austin Hargrave
 * Management – Stephanie Gonzalez for Apropos Management.