Like Chuck Prophet, Will Kimbrough has had a good number of his songs covered by notables (Jimmy Buffett, Little Feat, Jack Ingram and Todd Snider, etc.) and he’s played with tons of others (Rosanne Cash, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Gomez, Emmylou Harris, the Jayhawks, Mark Knopfler, Buddy Miller, John Prine, Josh Rouse, Billy Joe Shaver, Mavis Staples, etc.). Kimbrough was awarded Instrumentalist Of The Year in 2004 by the Americana Music Association, so it’s no surprise that Wings resonates with rootsy soul. While on tour, JJ Cale and vintage Jamaican music became the van’s soundtrack and subsequently the inspiration for the atmospheric minimalism on Wings. The album doesn’t play Okie blues-dub, but if Kimbrough sung a few octaves lower, “Love to Spare” would sound like a lost gem from Cale’s 1971 fan favorite Naturally. The folkie title track is stripped down to earthy acoustic instruments and lyrics that are both simple and descriptive, sounding much different than the version Buffett recorded on Buffett Hotel. With the handsome lead track “Three Angels,” Kimbrough just may have invented Country & Eastern.