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Loomis' 2013 album "Give It Back" showed his pay-it-forward attitude of passing on knowledge to young, up-and-coming musicians, just as his mentors (notably Houston's Joe Hughes, Johnny Copeland and rock icon Bo Diddley) once did for him. On his 2017 "Basics" album, Loomis continues the tradition by featuring several of his young protégées, and finishes the record with a jam session by some of his favorite Houston-area youngsters, whose ages range from 12 to 16. Loomis is also on a mission to raise awareness about hyperinsulinism (HI), a rare disease that causes dangerously low blood sugar. His 5-year-old son Bo was diagnosed with the life-threatening condition in 2015, and Loomis dedicates Basics' opening track, "Sugar Baby," to Congenital Hyperinsulinism International (www.congenitalhi.org), an organization that heads research on the disease, educates doctors and hospitals, and supports families affected by the disease. "They call HI kids 'sugar babies,' so I wanted to write a song in appreciation for all they do for families all over the world," Loomis says. His brand new Christmas CD's title track "This Season", also inspired by his son Bo, takes the personal subject of his family's struggle with hyperinsulinism and transforms it into a universal message of hope, faith, and healing.