"How many Jamaican born bluesman have recorded with John Lee Hooker and toured with Otis Redding? It's a safe bet there's only one: Eddie Kirkland, who's engaged in some astonishing onstage acrobatics over the decades (like standing on his head while playing guitar on TVs Don Kirshner's Rock Concert). But you won't find any erstatz reggae groves cluttering Kirkland's work. He was brought around Dothan, Alabama, before heading north to Detroit in 1943. Learn more about Eddie Kirkland at Wikipedia, and check out www.eddiekirkland.com." - All Music Guide to the Blues