muzycy:
Willie Buck: vocals
Rick Kreher: guitar
Rockin' Johnny: electric guitar
Bharath Rajakumar: harp
Martin Lang: harp
Barrelhouse Chuck: piano
Steve Bass: drums

Editor's info:
Willie Buck has been leading his own bands for over 40 years. He's been on the scene since his arrival in Chicago as a teenager in the midst of the heyday of Chicago blues in 1953. He put out his only album in the early 80s which became a collector's item over the years and was re-issued in 2010 as The Life I Love (Delmark 805). At that time it was decided Willie would create a new album for Delmark but it wasn't until Rockin' Johnny stepped forward that the project got off the ground. Cell Phone Man features 16 songs with a heavy dose of Muddy Waters Chicago Blues. Rockin' Johnny Band is Rockin' Johnny, Rick Kreher, guitar; Barrelhouse Chuck, piano; John Sefner, bass; Steve Bass, drums and special guest Bharath Rajakumar, harmonica.

chicagobluesguide.com:
Veteran singer Willie Buck adds another chapter to the resurgence of his career with a recording that builds on the momentum generated by his 2010 release on Delmark Records, The Life I Love. His latest mixes seven original songs with a variety of covers that include five written by Buck's greatest influence, the legendary Muddy Waters. After raising his family and supporting them primarily as an auto mechanic, Buck is ready to share his talents with a wider audience. He did make an occasional club appearance over the last three decades but only the most die-hard blues fans had ever heard of him, let alone actually heard him singing live or on record.

If it is true that we are judged by the company we keep, Buck scores high marks for the outstanding group of musicians that help him out on this project. Every one of them is well-versed in the traditional Chicago electric style, starting with the twin guitars of Rockin' Johnny Burgin (who co-produced the disc with Delmark’s Steve Wagner) and Rick Kreher (who played in Muddy Waters’ band). Barrelhouse Chuck Goering studied with all of the great Chicago blues piano players and his playing testifies.......
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Willie Buck to jeden z tych bluesowych śpiewaków, który wydaje się być odporny na wszelkie mody, jakie pojawiały się na przestrzeni lat, obdarzony niespożytą energią jest jedną z centralnych postaci chicagowskiego bluesa. Wydaje się być młodszym bluesowym bratem wielkiego Muddy'ego Watersa, jednego z najznamienitszych przedstawicieli bluesa chicagowskiego i bluesa Delty.
Willie Buck z towarzyszeniem jednej z ważniejszych grup współczesnego bluesa - The Rockin' Johnny Band w składzie Rick Kreher na gitarze, Rockin' Johnny na gitarze elektrycznej, Bharath Rajakumar na harmonijce ustnej, Martin Lang na harmonijce ustnej, Barrelhouse Chuck na fortepianie i Steve Bass za perkusją stworzyli wyjątkowo stylową i spójną płytę, na której tak jak w przypadku Watersa, schodzą się drogi bluesa, rhythm and blues, rocka, folku, jazzu i country.
To połączenie życiowej mądrości i doświadczenia Willie'go Bucka z entuzjazmem i świeżością instrumentalistów The Rockin' Johnny Band daje niezwykły efekt, nie jest sztuką być kontrowersyjnym celebrytą, sztuką jest znaleźć swój język, którym opowiadamy świat, ci muzycy bez wątpienia mówią swoim językiem, przy okazji wzajemnie się inspirując.