Curtis Salgado in It’s Not Made That Way video

Curtis Salgado has released a video for his track It’s Not Made That Way.

It’s lifted from the soul, blues and R&B vocalist’s latest album entitled The Beautiful Lowdown, out on April 8 via Alligator Records.

Salgado says of the record: “My heart and soul are in this. I worked my tail off and let the songs lead the way. I wanted to write memorable songs with strong melodies that stick to you – and that’s what’s here.”

The Beautiful Lowdown is available for pre-order directly from the label’s website. He’ll head out on the road to support the release with a 35-date North American tour, starting in Portland on March 16.

Curtis Salgado The Beautiful Lowdown tracklist

  1. Hard To Feel The Same About Love
  2. Low Down Dirty Shame
  3. I Know A Good Thing
  4. Walk A Mile In My Blues
  5. Healing Love
  6. Nothing In Particular (Little Bit Of Everything)
  7. Simple Enough
  8. I’m Not Made That Way
  9. Is There Something I Should Know
  10. My Girlfriend
  11. Ring Telephone RingHook Me Up

Curtis Salgado 2016 North American tour

Mar 16: Portland O’Connors, OR
Mar 19: Silverton Mac’s Place, OR
Mar 25: Oregon City Trails End Saloon, OR
Apr 09: St Petersburg Tampa Bay Blues Festival, FL
Apr 15: Vancouver The Fox Cabaret, BC
Apr 16: Tacoma Jazzbones, WA
Apr 22: Eugene Vet’s Ballroom, OR
Apr 23: Bend Tower Theatre, OR
Apr 29: Portland Jimmy Mak’s, OR
Apr 30: Portland Jimmy Mak’s, OR
May 05: Las Vegas The Railhead At Boulder Station Casino
May 06: Phoenix The Rhythm Room, AZ
May 07: Topanga Blues Festival, CA
May 08: San Diego Gator By The Bay Festival, CA
May 12: Oakland Yoshi’s, CA
May 13: Sutter Creek Theatre, CA
May 14: San Luis SLO Vets Hall, CA
May 15: Santa Cruz Moe’s Alley, CA
May 20: Port Angeles Studio Bob, WA
May 21: Seattle Triple Door, WA
Jun 02: Garden City The Sapphire Room, ID
Jun 03: Salt lake City The State Room, UT
Jun 04: Denver The Oriental Theatre, CO
Jun 07: Omaha The 21st Saloon, NE
Jun 08: Lincoln Zoo Bar, NE
Jun 09: Davenport Redstone Room, IA
Jun 10: Chicago Blues Festival, IL
Jun 11: Minneapolis Famous Dave’s Blues Club, MN
Jun 17: Henderson WC Handy Blues Festival, KY
Jun 24: Springfield Cartoons Oyster Bar, MO
Jun 25: Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival, AR
Jul 09: Wallace Historic Wallace Blues Festival, ID
Jul 11: Albany Summer Sounds Concert, NY
Jul 28: West Linn Music In The Park, OR
Aug 19: Norwich Chenango Blues Festival

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