Music Friday- Get Down on the Good Foot

When I first heard Ray Lamontagne, I liked what I heard but instantly had a bias against him due to his association with Jack Johnson.  Since that's how I was introduced to him as part of the greater pantheon of Jack Johnson's surfer/dude/musician crowd.  I chalked him up to coat tail rider with a good voice and promptly dismissed him.  Then after a few years I heard something off of his Gossip in the Grain album without knowing it was him and was blown away.  It was a mix of Motown and the Band and it forced me to take another listen.  The Guy's got a voice like butter, and with a passion that's tangible.  A+ indeed.  Now I won't deny that I'm a fan. Damn no I'm gonna listen to it again.