Joe Bargar and The Soul Providers - Two Sides

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2003
Time:45:11 
Size:104,3 MB 
Label:Greens and Beans Records 
Styles:Blues/R&B 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home Tonight - 4:20
 2. Drown In My Own Tears - 3:46
 3. Gettin' Crazy Up In Here - 2:54
 4. Walking By Myself - 3:37
 5. The Night Is A Hunter - 4:02
 6. Life Is A Carnival - 3:24
 7. Same Thing - 4:18
 8. One Night - 5:33
 9. You Left The Water Running - 3:07
10. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)? - 6:15
11. Ain't Nobody Home - 3:49

Anyone who hears keyboardist and singer Joe Bargar, with his Soul Providers band, knows that he is the closest thing vocally to Otis Redding we’re ever likely to hear in these parts. He uses his extraordinary voice to put an unexpected twist on standard swing tunes with his group The Soul Providers. They treat audiences to a rousing set of authentic Rhythm and Blues that can’t be beat. It’s an all-star rhythm and blues lineup that includes gifted sidemen who’ve backed everyone from James Cotton to Dr. John.

Two Sides

Cal Batchelor - The Cal Batchelor Project

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:2013
Time:44:42 
Size:107,6 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Tonight (feat. Les Weiss, Dave Gray & Paul Wainwright) - 4:33
 2. Easy Way Out (feat. Les Weiss, Dave Gray & Paul Wainwright) - 5:46
 3. Devil's Road (feat. Les Weiss, Dave Gray & Paul Wainwright) - 5:02
 4. St. Louis (feat. Les Weiss, Dave Gray & Paul Wainwright) - 6:46
 5. It's Rainin (feat. Les Weiss & Dave Gray) - 3:34
 6. Crooked Road (feat. Les Weiss, Dave Gray & Gary Preston) - 4:55
 7. How Low (feat. Les Weiss, Dave Gray & Paul Wainwright) - 5:33
 8. Stand by the River (feat. Les Weiss, Dave Gray & Gary Preston) - 3:35
 9. Healer (feat. Les Weiss & Dave Gray) - 4:52

Born Calvin Batchelor, he is a fantastic Canadian guitarist (also a skilled keyboardist). Prior to Quiver, he was in several bands, such as Take Four or Forge Band. He went to England in 1969, and he helped form Quiver. This was around 1970. The band was formed in Ladbroke Grove, London. After some initial tries, Cal Batchelor joined, thus forming the first complete lineup of the band:
Tim Renwick (guitar)
Cal Batchelor (guitar, keyboards, vocals)
Bruce Thomas (bass)
John 'Willie' Wilson (drums)
They were the first group to play at Rainbow Theatre in London (supporting The Who).
Their first album, Quiver, was completed with help from great sax player Dick Parry. A superb album, it contains killer guitar duels (as in the great 'Killer man'), outstanding bass playing, and tight ryhthm on drums. Another great song is 'Reason for staying'. I wonder why this album is not released on CD!!
Their 2nd album is Gone in the morning, as magnificent as the 1st one. The self titled track, 'Gone in the morning' is a masterpiece, and I also like 'I might stumble' a lot.
But soon later, the whole band decided merging in late 1973 with Sutherland Brothers, forming Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, but Cal Batchelor decided to leave.
After leaving Quiver, Cal formed a band called 747:
Cal Batchelor (guitar, vocals)
Archie Leggett (bass)
Henry Crallan (keyboards)
Freddie Smith (drums)
In April 73, they joined Kevin Ayers (as "Kevin Ayers & 747") until September 73, with this extended lineup:
Kevin Ayers (vocals, guitar)
Cal Batchelor (guitar)
Gerry Fitzgerald (guitar)
Archie Leggett (bass)
Henry Crallan (keyboards)
Freddie Smith (drums)
They toured promoting Kevin's previous album, Bananamour (but Cal doesn't appear there). Cal's recorded contribution to Kevin Ayers discography is the album The confessions of Dr. Dream and other stories, May 74, also appearing John Gustafson, Ollie Halsall, Mike Moran, John G. Perry, Mark Warner, Mike Oldfield, Mike Giles, . Cal plays in one song, 'Everybody's sometime and some people's all the time blues', with a 4 guitar lineup: Kevin Ayers, Cal Batchelor, Mike Oldfield and Sam Mitchell, plus Henry Crallan on piano.
He then joined Long John Baldry for a while (as supporters for Faces). There, he met Ronnie Lane, joining his band later (one album: See me, 1980, also with Mel Collins, Bruce Rowland, Steve Simpson, Eric Clapton, Henry McCullough. Cal plays on 3 tracks: 'One step', 'Good ol' boys boogie' and 'Don't tell me now').
In February 1977, Cal formed another band called Kicks, with two members of Hawkwind (Alan Powell and Paul Rudolph) and an ex-member of Vinegar Joe (Steve York):
Cal Batchelor (guitar, vocals)
Paul Rudolph (guitar, vocals)
Steve York (bass)
Alan Powell (drums)
They played their first gig at Rock Garden in April 1977. But after a short tour, they sadly split in July 1977.
In the 80s, Cal returned to Canada, where he still is. He has been fronting his own Cal Batchelor Band for the last 4 years. This is the lineup:
Cal Batchelor (guitar, vocals)
Trevor Newman (bass)
Robbie King (keyboards)
Jimmy Ferguson (drums)
Cal has recently released a solo album. Discography:
Live at the Rock Shop (only available on cassette)
Now playing (Nov 97)
There's also a collective album called West coast blues party, vol. I, including two songs ('Someday you're gonna need me' and 'She can't be trusted' performed by Cal Batchelor).
His album, The Cal Batchelor Project, is a masterpiece. Cal is superb singing and playing guitar, and the band is also great. Superb Hammond work, and some tracks have a guest horn section. The album can be obtained at Cal Batchelor's website at http://members.xoom.com/calbatchelor/
Sessions:
Cal appears in albums by:
Kevin Ayers (Confessions of Dr. Dream, 1974, with Kevin Ayers, Ray Cooper, Ollie Halsall, Sam Mitchell, Mike Oldfield, Mark Warner, Henry Crallan, John Gustafson, John G Perry, Mike Moran, Steve Nye, Mike Ratledge, Rupert Hine, Trevor Jones, Lol Coxhill, Sean Milligan, Mike Giles, Nico, Rosetta Hightower, Doris Troy, Joanne Williams)
Cochise (Swallow tales, 1971, with Mick Grabham, B.J. Cole, Nigel Olsson, Caleb Quaye, Rick Wills, John 'Willie' Wilson, Tim Renwick)
Curtiss Muldoon (Curtiss Muldoon, 1971, with Bruce Thomas, Tony Ashton. Cal plays guitar on 'Man from Afghanistan', and organ on 'Long long time')
Iain Matthews (Tigers will survive, 1972, also with Tim Renwick, Bruce Thomas and John 'Willie' Wilson, Andy Roberts, Bob Ronga, Richard Thompson, Ray Warleigh, Ian Whiteman, Timi Donald, John 'Willie' Wilson)
Al Stewart (Orange, 1972, with Al Stewart, Roger Pope, Brinsley Schwarz, Tim Renwick, Bruce Thomas, John 'Willie' Wilson)
Ronnie Lane (Kuschty Rye: the singles 1973-1980, Aug 97) (a collection of A&B sides, plus two bonus live tracks. Cal plays guitar in one song, 'One step'. Others appearing in the album: Bruce Rowland, Steve Simpson, Henry McCullough, Eric Clapton, Charlie Hart, Jimmy Jew

The Cal Batchelor Project

Andy Baylor - Blues Is Poetry

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:49:38 
Size:118,1 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Aussie Blues/Roots 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Everyday Is a Song - 4:04
 2. Fatsound Stomp - 3:07
 3. Put Love Before Money - 5:25
 4. Just Do It - 3:19
 5. Nealin' Down (Kneelin' Down) - 4:25
 6. Blues Is Poetry - 4:46
 7. Rosey's Tune - 4:40
 8. Love Affair Baby - 3:43
 9. Theres Nothin In the World - 2:38
10. Boogie In the Basement - 3:33
11. Take a piece of Wire (Piece of Wire) - 4:55
12. West Melbourne Sunset - 4:55

Musician [guitar, violin, mandolin], singer, song writer from Healesville in the Yarra Valley east of Melbourne. Andy Baylor is a n influential Australian musician known for his multi-instrumental skills, song-writing and versatility. Andy’s early career centered around Melbourne inner city arts/roots bands.In the 90s Andy started developing his own Australian style and he has remained active into the current era. He has produced many original albums.
Andy Baylor is versatile working Australian musician who has drawn on America’s great 20th century legacy of popular music and his own Australian roots to create an individual voice combining instrumental virtuosity on several instruments with a strong sense of place and history. The Melbourne -born roots writer and multi-instrumentalist has ,musically, seen and done more than most and there is probably no musician around who moves as easily from Blues to Bebop, Cajun to Western Swing, Tex-Mex to Rockabilly, Rhythm’n blues to New Orleans jazz, country to rock, folk to funky. He has been acclaimed as ” Melbourne’s king of Roots ”

Blues Is Poetry

Lendon Balch - Pilgrim

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:40:51 
Size:94,2 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Rock/Contemporary Blues  
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Pilgrim - 4:04
 2. Better Times - 3:11
 3. Talk About a Rain - 3:19
 4. My Minds Made Up - 3:58
 5. Long Hot Nights - 3:32
 6. Knockin Tall Buildings Down - 3:11
 7. Break Down the Walls - 3:55
 8. Let All the Hostages Go - 4:21
 9. Sometimes It Hurts - 3:52
10. Girls Like You - 3:02
11. Writing on the Wall - 4:22

The gift of a guitar at ten years old sparked the journey of a lifetime for Lendon Balch. A Memphis native, raised in the music-influenced home of rock-and-roll, his music reflects a broad range of musical influences. As a songwriter he has the ability to portray colorful images with humor, as well as deep thought-provoking lyrics.Initial musical influences included Jim Croce and James Taylor. Once an electric guitar was thrown into the mix at fifteen, bands like The Allman Brothers and Marshall Tucker took center stage. "Playing until my fingers bled", Lendon said while lifting and dropping the needle on the old Motorola record player, he learned licks from Toy Caldwell and Dickie Betts. Branching out discovering Santana, Lendon discovered latin sounds and rhythms. After purchasing George Benson's "Breezing" album Lendon says his music style changed into something most rock bands didn't much care for at the time. Playing in southern rock, classic rock, country, religious, pop, acoustic and blues bands he found himself having to fake it and play like others while ignoring his own style. You eventually reach a time when the music becomes the most important thing. Sitting down in his early fifties to begin recording the songs he had been writing for decades he discovered it was the music that mattered. Now you get to hear Lendon do his own music in a way that he wants it done.Lendon's passion for music is crystallized in his original albums, produced after years of writing and performing in Memphis. The music is a great creative mix of instruments, styles and sound; all very true to his southern musical roots.

Pilgrim

Mike Bader Band - Matches My Feelings

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2007
Time:48:28 
Size:111,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Wrong Name Woman - 5:46
 2. Matches My Feelings - 4:41
 3. Defies Gravity - 3:22
 4. Just One More Time - 5:06
 5. Phunky Dread - 2:48
 6. Call Me The Grizz - 4:04
 7. Keep On Movin' - 4:18
 8. Been Grounded - 4:32
 9. Smokin' Buffalo - 4:40
10. Jump Shufflin' Blues - 3:03
11. High & Wide - 6:02

Mike Bader is "a real deal blues player," playing "tough urban blues." His three releases have received critical national and international acclaim. He has performed in concert with multi-Grammy-Award winner Carole King, most recently in May 2014. He has directly opened for many blues greats including Taj Mahal. The Mike Bader Band features an all-veteran cast with extensive touring and recording experience. Mike Bader on guitar and lead vocals, Stu Garney on Bass, Valley Lopez on drums and Ryan Maynes on keyboards. The Mike Bader Band has performed at numerous festivals and special events throughout the Northern Rockies, Pacific Northwest and Midwest states.

Matches My Feelings

Back Alley Players - Beyond The Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:39:44 
Size:91,5 MB 
Label:B.O.N.E. Entertainment 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Nuttin But the Blues - 5:35
 2. You Make Me Crazy - 3:46
 3. Been Lyin - 4:30
 4. The Jealous Kind - 5:02
 5. Can't Git You Outta My Head - 6:01
 6. Lazy Road Blues - 3:58
 7. G-String Blues - 4:31
 8. I Got the Blues - 4:07
 9. Back Alley Blues - 2:14

About Back Alley Players:
If you’ve been wondering what’s the state of America’s authentic ‘roots’ music lately and where are its contemporary practitioners, well look no further, because here comes the Back Alley Players!  This tight and tasteful ensemble is creating a blues for the 21st century which is aptly demonstrated in their new CD outing Beyond the Blues.

This dynamic band is made up of seasoned musical pros from a variety of musical backgrounds from Jazz and Funk, to Hip-Hop and R&B.  But make no mistake, the Back Alley Players are playing a blues for the new century that draws on many of the disparate elements of traditional blues which are rarely heard in one setting.  As Blues Blast Magazine has pointed out in reference to Beyond the Blues, these dudes “deliver one of the tastiest and schizophrenic soul and country blues releases since, well, ever.”  Since Johnny Turco (‘Johnny T.’) formed the Back Alley Players they have performed in New York City at the internationally famous Nuyorican Poets Café and the Sugar Bar (owned by international recording stars Ashford & Simpson).  In addition, two songs from Beyond the Blues—Nuttin’ But the Blues and Can’t Get You Outta My Head have debuted on WHCR 90.3 and WBAI 99.5 in New York City, and Beyond the Blues is #21 on the Living Blues charts and #18 on the Roots Music charts. The Back Alley Players’ rhythm section is grounded by drummer Stix Bones and bassist Al Brisbane—and what a foundation it is!  These guys provide a pocket that effortlessly propels the band and allows singer L. Umar Conry and guitarist/mandolin player Johnny T. to put the icing on the cake while gliding on that propulsion like an ice cube on a hot stove.  The Back Alley Players are a soulful combination of the talents and energy of four very impressive individuals* who form a seamless whole.  Few groups capture the harmonious cohesion that these players achieve so that the result is as if the music is emanating from one human musical entity, as opposed to the collective identity of a group of separate individuals. The Back Alley Players currently reside in New York City.

Beyond The Blues

Back Alley Blues Band - Boxcar Tourists

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:41:09 
Size:95,1 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. My Baby Caught The Train - 4:02
 2. Chihuahua Blues - 2:44
 3. Yur Blues - 4:08
 4. Oh Well - 3:11
 5. Even Angels Get The Blues - 3:32
 6. Joe Blow - 3:13
 7. Death Row Blues - 4:55
 8. Queen Of Hearts - 3:28
 9. Right Or Wrong - 3:36
10. Mississippi Blues - 3:54
11. Call Me The Robber - 4:25

Back Alley Blues Band (southern) is a Florida-based band that doesn't sound like your father's blues band... Crossing the 'lines' and not being stuck in 'the same old shuffles' this band can move the blues on people in more ways than one! Mixing in the diverse influences and experiences all the members bring to the table, Back Alley Blues Band has a style it can call it's own. Funky, rockin' blues are the sounds you will find here, mixed with a dash of Rockabilly and Americana stylings to boot. Not that the band couldn't play a traditional blues style, but why sound like everybody else? There is a wide range of styles on display here, from the '60s Texas-style opener of 'My Baby Caught The Train', the swamp-style ballad 'Even Angels Get The Blues', the Bo Diddley inspired 'Queen Of Hearts', the rockabilly rave-up 'Oh Well', to acoustic flavored tunes like 'Chihuahua Blues' and the traditional 'Mississippi Blues'. This band is no fly-by-night operation, or a band of assembled studio musicians-Back Alley Blues Band has been around Tampa Bay, Florida going on 10 years now, playing every chance that comes our way, each time letting the soul of the music out of our hearts and into the ears of our listeners. Give the samples a try-you won't be disappointed!!

Boxcar Tourists

Baby Isaac - Blues Epidemic

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2013
Time:55:05 
Size:126,8 MB 
Label:Perdovan Recordings 
Styles:Blues/Swing/R&B/Jazz 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Soulful Dress - 3:15
 2. Nobody's Fault but Mine / Wade in the Water - 5:09
 3. My Kind of Fun - 4:46
 4. Baby, You've Got What It Takes - 2:55
 5. What the Hell - 5:27
 6. I Cried Last Night - 4:56
 7. Sugar Mama - 7:27
 8. Hit the Road Jack - 4:24
 9. She Drives Me Crazy - 4:41
10. Seven Reasons - 4:51
11. See See Baby - 3:41
12. Singing the Blues - 3:27

Baby Isaac capture the essence of 50’s Chicago Blues & West Coast Swing. Influenced by such Blues greats as T-Bone Walker, BB King, Little Walter and Sonny Terry, the band have successfully developed their unique sound, loosely termed as ‘Goodtime Blues’, into a powerful yet dynamic mix of Blues, Swing, R & B and Jazz.
Baby Isaac bring together a broad spectrum of musical influence which they blend into exciting and varied sets. Playing a mix of original material and cover versions, the band present their own take on the emotion of Blues, whilst breathing new life into Blues standards.
Baby Isaac now have a regular circuit of venues nationwide including many of the country's most prestigious Blues & Jazz festivals. Maryport, Edinburgh, Dundee, Leith, Hawick and the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival at Colne, Lancashire are regular annual gigs. The band have featured several times on BBC Radio, with an acclaimed inclusion on the compilation broadcast ''Best of the Lemon Tree'', and also on ITV’s ‘Best of the Festivals’ TV show.
So, whether you get your kicks from blinding Blues guitar work, incredibly dynamic vocals, stunning harp playing or a swinging rhythm section, Baby Isaac have all of the above, so make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to catch one of the UK’s finest; coming soon to a venue near you!

Blues Epidemic

B Street Blues - B Street Blues Live

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:25:02 
Size:57,7 MB 
Label:NormT Recording 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Invertebrate Blues - 5:58
 2. Valentine's Day - 4:36
 3. Boom, Boom - 3:13
 4. Man of Many Words - 3:50
 5. Turn it Around - 3:53
 6. Sick and Tired - 3:31

"CD Review": Southern New Hampshire, greater Boston area band's 6 cut live blues disc featuring Norm Tiedemann, guitar ... Their debut album, B Street Blues Live, received many optimistic reviews. The Blues Critic described the album as, "Steady power blues on three originals and three covers." Adam Gamble, from Glocester England's CamFM 106.7, called the tracks, "Very well produced, and the musicianship sublime." In December of 2010, B Street Blues began a new journey with the release of Car Won't Go. In the project, theyworked with a diverse team of many first-class musicians. 

Live

Dick Earl's Electric Witness - Dick Earl's Electric Witness

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2023
Time:52:30 
Size:121,0 MB 
Label:ABP Music Distro 
Styles:Blues/Contemporary Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Voodoo Kitchen - 2:48
 2. Deep Blue Sea - 3:49
 3. No Headlights - 4:23
 4. Devil Don't Own - 3:39
 5. Youth is Beautiful - 4:36
 6. Beautiful Girl - 5:39
 7. Back of a Mountain - 3:23
 8. Wolf Will Howl - 4:31
 9. Sinner or Saint - 7:09
10. Time Fades - 9:19
11. Home Fires - 3:10

The contemporary Blues album was recorded and mastered in Las Vegas at The Tone Factory with engineer Vinnie Castaldo. Dick Earl’s Electric Witness showcase their original brand of “High Desert Blues" with this thought-provoking album.
Electric Witness is the result of four decades of living the blues, loving rock n roll, and learning life’s lessons by leaning on his faith. The man and musician behind the music is Dick Earl, an artist whose work has been described as “honest and strong, from the depths of a true bluesman’s soul.”
Dick Earl, found out that he needed brain surgery in 2008, due a condition called Chiari. He was losing his ability to perform, and no one was sure if Dick's unique harmonica sound would return to the stage post-op. Fortunately, it was a speedy and successful road to recovery for Dick. Since then he has rededicated himself, and feels even more drive to perform and share his music.
Dick Earl has been spreading the love for blues for decades with his raw vocals, solid guitar styling, and stirring harmonica, "from the depths of a true bluesman's soul." (KTIM Radio)
With Isaac Ericksen, Mari Ericksen, and Thomas Anderson, Dick Earl's Electric Witness showcases a rhythm section that is second to none that has won notoriety on the Utah Blues Festival stage (2023) and beyond.

Dick Earl's Electric Witness

Mick Clarke - Dirty Work

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:40:02 
Size:92,2 MB 
Label:Rockfold 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Dirty Work - 4:15
 2. Walking Doctor Bill - 3:06
 3. Just Dropped In - 4:13
 4. Gonna Miss You Like the Devil - 2:59
 5. Strongo - 2:43
 6. Do Me Right - 2:57
 7. Digging This Trench - 4:05
 8. Don't Wanna Boogie - 2:34
 9. Ain't That a Pity - 3:39
10. Ragged but Right! - 3:04
11. Red Sails in the Sunset - 3:08
12. Got to Find My Baby - 3:13

My new album 'Dirty Work' is released this Friday 13th. Always exciting putting out a new album, even though most of the tracks have already been released through the last year.
But that's the way I like to do things these days, and it has a lot of advantages. The songs get thoroughly road-tested and can be tweaked where necessary. And it keeps me entertained throughout the year and keeps the buzz going.
So I'm trying to get the best use out of this new fangled streaming world. I do love the immediacy and versatility that it provides.
Releasing the album also gives me a chance to catch up with my many friends and associates in the blues radio world - many thanks to all those already playing or planning to play tracks from the album.
Meanwhile, a little background..
From 1968 I was a full time on the road blues rockin' guitar player with Killing Floor and then SALT, and then from the mid 80s led my own band, touring all over Europe, the US and beyond. These days I mainly enjoy making music in my own small recording studio here on the Surrey / Sussex border and releasing it online.
Unencumbered by record company, management or even other musicians, I just go where my muse takes me and feel free to experiment.
I like to explore different styles which might go towards country or retro pop, but fundamentally I'm a blues guitar player, and I try to give my 'official' albums a more focussed blues / rock direction.
And with some success - the last album 'The Blues, Man, Rides Again' made it to the No.1 spot on the Roots Music Report UK Airplay Chart, knocking the Rolling Stones off in the process!
'Dirty Work' releasing Friday 13 September... More news to follow.

Dirty Work

Duke And The Drivers - Harder Than Before

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:52:01 
Size:119,8 MB 
Label:Groove International Records 
Styles:Rock/Funk/Soul/Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Harder Than Before - 4:01
 2. Brand New Love - 2:51
 3. Another Kind Of Love - 3:24
 4. Prodigal Son - 3:33
 5. Just Ain't The Rock - 5:05
 6. Funk All Over The Place - 6:30
 7. A Mind Of Its Own - 4:07
 8. Loco-Loco - 5:07
 9. 60 Minute Man - 2:50
10. Automobile - 4:13
11. Sweet Soul Music - 4:31
12. Angel - 5:42

There are a lot of Boston bands that played in the seventies that have came back to prominence in the current era. Duke and the Drivers is one of those bands; The Destroyed is another. Even though the vocals on "Harder Than Before", the opening track, are scratchy in the C.C. Deville/Joe Walsh way, the smooth style of the rest of the band is enough to make up for that. Still, it only takes Duke and the Drivers a few minutes to get their old fans back and tons more. The harmonica solo tops things off; the band is hard hitting in the seventies rock way.
The band continues their tear with "!Just Ain`t the Rock". The most interesting thing about this track is the very bass like sound of the tuba during the track, which does not seem to make its way into rock music fairly often. What results with this track is a song that sounds eerily similar to the Full House theme. While not as immediately radio-ready as  "Harder Than Before", it still is catchy in its own way. The third track on the disc is "Funk All Over The Place", a track that uses the title genre to make a groovy sound that draws on early Stevie Wonder to add to their own sound. The brass makes it`s triumphant return again with this track, and links together the first segment of the disc. The band goes into their cleanup track "A Mind of It`Own" strong, with a tremendous amount of momentum."A Mind of Its` Own" is very slow and influenced by a gospel type of sound, but the energy that was created by the band on the previous tracks is still more than enough to keep individuals interested in "Harder Than Before"."Loco-Loco" is the track that will bring Duke and the Drivers back up to their previous level of popularity, if not higher. The heavily Latin influenced track will bring fans of Santana into the fold, while the funk in the track links together the song with "A Mind of Its`Own". The hard-hitting choruses bring the track over the top; this is a fun, catchy song that will be in listeners ears for months to come. The band shows its fans that they have learned lessons with each and every year that they have been a band; this smoothed-out album is impressive as hell. 

Harder Than Before

Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues - Backbone & Gristle

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2008
Time:78:41 
Size:181,6 MB 
Label:PFOB Music LLC 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Love and Relations - 7:15
 2. I Can Do Anything-studio- - 4:41
 3. The Garden Song - 4:39
 4. Wrong - 4:44
 5. Where I've Been - 4:33
 6. Mean to Me-live- - 5:58
 7. I Can Do Anything-live- - 8:18
 8. U Dawg Gone Right - 4:35
 9. Backbone & Gristle - 4:55
10. Blow Till You Blow - 3:32
11. I Refuse - 4:11
12. Gas Can Song - 6:31
13. Gitty Up - 4:39
14. Things I Don't I Need - 4:19
15. Buster - 5:44

Remember the old “Big Mac Attack” burger ad? Well, Big Mac is back with a Blues attack! With artists like 66-year-old Mac Arnold back making good music, why do we suffer Blues pretenders? Arnold sings with confidence from years of experience, and that confidence is summed up in the title, Backbone & Gristle. Mac Arnold has a long Blues pedigree including being in a band often joined by a young piano player named James Brown to a stint in Muddy Waters band to recording with Otis Spann and John Lee Hooker to working as a producer on Soul Train to fronting his own band, Plate Full O’ Blues. Mac now resides in Pelzer, SC, where at age ten he got his first taste of the Blues when he learned to play his brother William Leroy Arnold’s home-made gasoline can guitar. This album is dedicated to this older brother. After getting back in the game and going back to his roots with 2006’s Nothin’ To Prove, Arnold serves up another tasty mess of Down-south-deep Blues and Chicago Blues in fifteen original songs written, arranged, and produced by the entire band. Arnold’s wearied but powerful baritone voice leads on all songs. Mac Arnold is featured on all leads vocal, gas can on a couple, and some bass The more than competent band backing is Danny Keylon on main bass; Austin Brashier on guitar and harmony vocals; Max Hightower on keyboards, harmonica, and rhythm guitar; and Mike Whitt on drums. Special guests are Mark McMakin and Mike Murray on bass, Jim Peterman on Hammond B3 organ, and Steve Keeter on piano. Studious notes from Brashier’s guitar in front of Hightower’s piano and Peterman’s organ open track one (“Love & Relations”), followed one minute later by Arnold singing some sage advice for lovers, “...just hold each other’s hand, open up your mind, just be truthful when you speak, don’t waste each other’s time.” And, off you go into seven minutes of wonderful, yes!, THIS-is-the-Blues/ The second cut picks up the tempo slightly for Arnold’s heartfelt but humorous lyrics about meeting a young lady looking for genuine affection. Is the protagonist ready to provide? “U Dawg Gone Right,” sings Mac while plucking some notes on that gas can seen on the album’s back cover. The title track (Cut three) opens with Brashier peeling off mean guitar licks to set the tone of Arnold’s story about his share cropping father’s advice born of hard work. “Son, if you listen to me, and do as I say, you’ll be a man we can depend on one day. But right now your backbone ain’t nothin’ but a gristle.” On the first guitar solo, Brashier flourishes on top of Danny Keylon’s steady pumping bass and pocket partner Mike Whitt on drums.The instrumental “Blow Till You Blow” finds Max Hightower’s harmonica blasting and trilling in the finest of tradition.By track 6, Mac relates a spoken word tale of the “Gas Can Story” and then proceeds to play rhythm on the barely-in-recognizable-tune instrument for “Gonna Move To The Other Side of Town.” Now, that’s as down home as coarse ground cornbread and greasy collard greens.Mac can’t understand excess in “Things I Don’t Need” with Hightower leading on piano and Brashier slowly punctuating the mood with single guitar notes. A similar theme is found in the starkly arranged “The Garden Song” with only harmonica and guitar backup.Most tracks run four to eight minutes with tracks 14 and 15 recorded festival live. Bob Margolin and Willie Smith show up nicely on 14. The set closing track 15 is a faster, uplifting eight minute live alternate version of the slower inspirational, studio track 10, “I Can Do Anything.” Both versions feature guest children on background harmony vocals.Welcome back, Mac. First, you didn’t have Nothin’ To Prove, but, now, you done did prove Blues is alive and well in the Carolinas, and thanks to your CDs, all points beyond!

Backbone & Gristle

Jimmy Carpenter - Just Got Started

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:54:13 
Size:125,1 MB 
Label:Gulf Coast Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. (Feels Like) I Just Got Started - 3:50
 2. Working Man - 3:21
 3. Leap Of Faith - 3:35
 4. Midnight Blue - 5:44
 5. My Babe - 3:38
 6. I Only Gamble With My Heart - 5:57
 7. Jimmy Shimmy - 5:45
 8. Shining Star - 5:03
 9. Night People - 5:14
10. Live Again - 4:21
11. Soul Theme - 3:22
12. Keep On Stepping - 4:17

Musicians:
Jimmy Carpenter - Sax and Vocals
Christoffer “Kid” Andersen - Guitar 
Jim Pugh - Keys
Derrick D'mar Martin - Drums and Percussion
Jerry Jemmott - Bass: tracks 1-4, 7-10, 12
Bobby Vega - Bass: tracks 5, 6, 11; Guitar: tracks 4, 9 
Christoffer “Kid” Andersen - Organ: tracks 3, 5-8,11;
Fender Rhodes: track 6; Background Vocals: track 7
Endre Tarczy - Piano: track 2
Mike Galisatus - Trumpet; tracks 2, 6, 9, 10
Jack Sanford - Bari Sax: tracks 2, 6, 9, 10
Lisa “Little Baby” Andersen - Background Vocals: tracks 6, 11
Dwayne Morgan - Background Vocals: tracks 1, 2, 5
Walter Morgan -  Background Vocals: tracks 1, 2, 5
James Morgan -  Background Vocals: tracks 1, 2, 5

Las Vegas-based Jimmy Carpenter is on a roll. The Saxophonist/singer/songwriter is a perennial favorite at the annual Blues Music Awards in Memphis, having been voted in the “Best Instrumentalist/Horn” category with seven nominations and two wins
Now, he proves he’s Just ‘Got Started,’ with the upcoming release of his new album on September 13. Just Got Started was recorded in March at Greaseland Studios in San Jose, California, and was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Christoffer “Kid” Andersen.
“Jimmy Carpenter continues to be a stand-out artist in the contemporary Blues genre. His songwriting is on point and his voice is front and center,” says Gulf Coast president Mike Zito. “Arguably one of the best sax players around, his artistry on this new record has come together to make the circle complete.”
“When my dear friend Mike Zito asked if I’d be interested in working with producer Kid Andersen at Greaseland Studios for my third Gulf Coast Records release, my answer was an immediate and empathic ‘YES!,” recalls Carpenter. “Kid has done some very fine work with several friends of mine, and I love those records.
“I love Soul music, and my idea for this one was to lean in that direction. Still Blues-based, but also song oriented and funky cool with a kind of vintage soul vibe. I told Kid that, and he immediately said ‘Yes, we can do that!’
“The week before the session I was a little nervous, and called my friend Albert Castiglia, who had just recorded there. He gave me some very good advice: ‘Jimmy, just trust Kid, he has a plan;’ and he was so right. And the plan was to take my songs and put them in the capable hands of some of the finest musicians on the planet, which worked out very well.”
“The title track, ‘(Feels Like) I Just Got Started,’ is my attempt to use the last set of a night as a metaphor for my life in music,” explains Carpenter.” I’ve been at this a very long time and honestly, my career is at its high point; it’s not ebbing, it’s flowing! I really do feel in many ways like I’m just getting started. There’s a line in the bridge, ‘Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!’ and that is a fact!
“Living in Vegas, people often ask if I’m a gambler. My stock answer is always – I only gamble with my heart. That’s been banging around my head for years, and I finally wrote the song. It has the advantage of being true, and that gamble has paid off nicely here in Sin City.
“There are nods to some of the Blues icons: a very different version of Little Walter’s ‘My Babe;’ a nice cover of Otis Rush’s ‘Working Man;’ a nod to Delbert McClinton, one of my favorite people, and his song ‘Leap of Faith’ (Lisa ‘Li’l Baby’ Andersen absolutely crushes that one); as well as a super funky version of Allen Toussaint’s ‘Night People.’
“And for the first time I was able to record not one, but two tunes from my saxophone hero, King Curtis: ‘Soul Theme’ and ‘Midnight Blue.’ In kind of a full circle thing, bass player Jerry Jemmott was King Curtis’ bassist, so I felt kind of a cosmic connection to him as we recorded those, and of course, Jerry’s bass lines were perfect.
“This album is very different than the previous five; more groovy and soulful, but not overdone. The musicianship really brings it home, and I could feel the love as we recorded it. I’m playing these songs live, and from the reaction we’re getting, I think the people dig it! I am so grateful for Kid’s steady hand and unparalleled guitar work, Jerry Jemmott, Derrick D’Mar Martin, Jim Pugh, Bobby Vega, and Lisa Andersen for taking really good care of me and my songs… And of course, Mike Zito and everyone at Gulf Coast for this opportunity. I Just Got Started, and I still got a long way to go!.” (https://www.bluestownmusic.nl/new-release-jimmy-carpenter-just-got-started/)

Just Got Started

Mark Arshak - The Loner

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:44:29 
Size:102,3 MB 
Label:4685368 Records DK 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Rockin` Blues/Blues Rock
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Take Away - 3:21
 2. Ridge Road Bridge - 2:52
 3. The Loner - 6:14
 4. I'm Bad - 3:45
 5. Turn Your Cheek - 5:56
 6. Ride My Harley - 4:22
 7. My Home Is In Detroit - 4:52
 8. Back To You - 3:39
 9. Don't Waste It - 4:07
10. Rouge River Rocker - 5:17

Mark has a real feel for the blues and he can make you feel them! A dynamic guitarist and harp player, he's not just your run-of-the-mill guitar slinger. He's definately something special and saturated with the blues. The Mark Arshak Band offered up some originals written by Mark. "Rouge River Rocker" is a rockin' blues and "Baby How You Do" is a jump blues. Their cover of Albert King's "Crosscut Saw" and a bluesy take on Santana's "Oye Como Va" showed his versatility. - Blues Notes - Charles Jones / V.P. Detroit Blues Society.

The Loner

Henry Oden - You're Wrong For That !

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:43:33 
Size:100,1 MB 
Label:Cptimemusic 
Styles:Blues/West Coast Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. You're Wrong For That ! - 4:36
 2. I Love You That Way - 4:37
 3. Rock On - 3:38
 4. Stressful Situation - 4:35
 5. Haywire - 2:28
 6. Trying to Get to You - 3:27
 7. Please Come Home - 4:16
 8. Your Time is Gonna Come - 3:11
 9. I'm Gonna Miss You - 5:39
10. Who Is He and What Is He To You - 7:02

Henry Oden (born February 8, 1947) is an American blues musician from California. Born in Oakland, Oden grew up in Richmond. His parents had migrated from the south to work in the shipyards, and Oden's father bought him a guitar from a Montgomery Ward catalogue when he was 15 years old. He was taught to play by Robert Kelton, a guitarist for Jimmy McCracklin, and within a year he was sitting in on jam sessions around the local area; he would also play and sing in local churches. In the 1960s he was the bass player with Freddy & The Stone Souls, working with Freddie Stone Stewart, brother of Sly Stone, and backing many local acts such as Rodger Collins and Fillmore Slim. He was also a member of Loading Zone, and recorded behind the group's vocalist Linda Tillery when the group split up. In the 1970s, Oden toured for a short while with Freddie King, and helped to develop the career of Lady Bianca. He returned to music in his own right in the early 1980s, working with Mark Naftalin's Blue Monday band, recording with Clifton Chenier, and touring internationally and recording with the San Francisco Blues Festival package. In the middle of the decade he teamed up with Joe Louis Walker, providing Walker with "Shade Tree Mechanic" (among other songs throughout the years). This relationship was spasmodic, and for a while Oden based himself in Canada, taking a degree in humanities. Over the years, Oden appeared with: Jimmy Reed, Pee Wee Crayton, Big Mama Thornton, Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Ace, Curtis Lawson, Bill Withers, Little Joe Blue, Chris Cain, Percy Mayfield, Craig Horton, J.J. Malone, Troyce Key, Cool Papa Sadler, Mississippi Johnny Waters, Big Bones, Sonny Rhodes, Earl King, Johnny Adams, Maria Muldaur and Boz Scaggs.  Oden has two releases under his own name, and he has appeared on numerous albums (his website discography lists 27). He appeared behind John Lee Hooker in the film Survivors, and he can be seen and heard on the Blue Monday videos, and with Percy Mayfield in Poet Laureate of the Blues.

You're Wrong For That !

Michael Nantel - The Party's Over

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2014
Time:30:41 
Size:70,7 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Wake Up Little Lady - 4:26
 2. River's Gotta Flow - 3:24
 3. Can't Get Through - 4:07
 4. Open the Door - 4:14
 5. Blues Treats Me Right - 3:41
 6. Blues At the Door - 4:07
 7. R and B - 2:42
 8. The Party's Over - 3:57

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The Party's Over

Art Of Blues - Art Of Blues with Bill Buchman & Steve Arvey

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2015
Time:68:13 
Size:156,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Good Morning Little School Girl - 7:12
 2. My Jelly Roll - 7:32
 3. Worried Life Blues - 7:37
 4. How Do Spell Love - 7:29
 5. Mississippi Winds - 5:40
 6. Thick Cut Bacon - 3:50
 7. Let’s Get High - 4:07
 8. Goin' to New Orleans - 3:51
 9. B B Boogie - 3:00
10. I Wanna Stay Sober - 3:53
11. Bad Boy - 4:11
12. Boogie Woogie Mama - 4:18
13. Ain’t Gonna Drink No More Whiskey - 5:27

When you hear this new CD by the Art of Blues you will know immediately you are listening to something special. The band consists of musical veterans who have all earned their stripes playing with the best of the best for many decades. What comes through is a rollicking brand of playing ... a mood of joy, depth, confidence and fun that is only achievable when you ve got guys with deep musical roots who know what they are doing and who take the greatest pleasure in doing it. The formation of a band with this level of musicianship and maturity to celebrate the art of playing the blues is a rare happening. This is a CD you will want to own! Band Bios: Guitarist Steve Arvey began in Chicago on Maxwell Street in the 70's performing, recording and working with the cream of authentic blues musicians including Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers, Big Smokey Smothers, Homesick James, Andrew Brown, Lefty Dizz, Big Moose Walker, BB Big Voice Odum, Big Jack Johnson, Sam Carr, and Jr Wells. Steve has travelled the world performing at blues festivals and has 15 CDs to his name. Pianist Bill Buchman, who played with the Mojos at Cornell in the 60 s and became friends with Memphis Slim in Paris in the 80 s, is a keen student of the blues who has studied many years with jazz masters Jaki Byard and Ran Blake and has Bachelors and Masters degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music. He has performed around the US and Europe with jazz greats such as Papa Jo Jones (of Count Basie fame), Red Callender, Alan Dawson, and Eddie Lockjaw Davis. Drummer Rick Andre has worked with The Drifters, The Platters, The Miracles, Leslie Gore, The Tokens, and The Coasters to name but a few. Michael Dempsey was the 5th Dimension s bassist for four years and subsequently has performed/recorded with Linda Rondstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Vince Gill and many others and has appeared on over 100 albums. Harmonica player Tony Smith has wide playing experience and is able to channel Sonny Boy Williamson II at will (https://www.amazon.com/Art-Blues-Bill-Buchman/dp/B00VMBJRVO).

Art Of Blues with Bill Buchman & Steve Arvey

The Austin Band - Still Kickin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2003
Time:36:19 
Size:84,0 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Southern Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Workday Mornin' Blues - 4:04
 2. Gonna Have To Pay - 4:51
 3. Still Kickin' - 3:50
 4. Jimmy Joe - 3:23
 5. What Old Hippies Do - 3:40
 6. Rag Top Caddy - 3:02
 7. Sometimes I Get The Blues - 3:08
 8. No Time - 3:36
 9. When All You Got - 3:47
10. Penthouse - 2:58

Musicians:
Vocals  – Larry Blake
Bass Guitar, Vocals, Percussion – Bobby Deal
Guitar, Vocals, Percussion – Brian Fink 
Drums, Vocals – Sam Pate
Vocals, Drums – Jim Porter
Guitar, Vocals – Charlie Sexton
Piano, Organ – Johnny Leonard

Still Kickin' is an English album released in 2003. There are a total of 10 songs in Still Kickin'. The songs were composed by Austin Band, a talented musician.

Still Kickin'

Davell Crawford - Born With The Funk

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1999
Time:56:34 
Size:130,2 MB 
Label:Mardi Gras Records, Inc. 
Styles:Blues/R&B/Funk/Gospel/Soul-Jazz 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Mardi Gras Song - 4:56
 2. Going Back Home to New Orleans - 4:53
 3. Please Forgive Me - 4:18
 4. Sad Song - 4:06
 5. He'll Make Your Day (feat. Jackie Tolbert) - 4:33
 6. Georgia on My Mind - 4:14
 7. Drown in My Own Tears - 4:45
 8. Born With the Funk - 5:31
 9. Help Me Make it Through the Night - 7:34
10. Precious Lord - 6:34
11. Good Night My Love - 5:07

Musicians
Davell Crawford (vocals, piano, Hammond B-3 organ);
Jackie Tolbert (vocals);
Steve Blailock, June Yamagushi (guitar);
Mark Brooks, Vitas Paukstaitis (bass);
Wilbert Arnold, Tony Dillon (drums);
Terence Boyd, Valencia Rhodes, Andrea Rhodes, Shannon Rhodes, David Rhodes, Timothea Beckerman, Mary Bonette (background vocals).

For Mardi Gras, Warren Hildebrand's label, Davell offers an album that mixes Blues,Rhythm & Blues, Gospel and Funk. "The Mardi Gras song", "Going back home to New Orleans", "Drown in my own tears", "Born with the funk", "Help me make it through the night" not to mention the Gospel duet with Jackie Tolbert "He'll make your day" are among the best moments of this nice record. Stirring, dynamic, dancing overall. (https://www.basinstreetrecords.biz/artists/davell-crawford/)

Born With The Funk

Mark Austin Blues Project - All By MySelf

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:24:48 
Size:57,2 MB 
Label:Celestial Studios 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm Leaving Town - 6:08
 2. I'm Searchin' - 3:16
 3. Hold The Light - 2:39
 4. Don't Let My Son Wear My Sadness - 3:45
 5. First Five Minutes - 4:02
 6. Will The Circle Be Unbroken - 4:56

This is the Blues Project of Mark Austin from the popular Mark Austin Band. It features Mark Austin on guitar and bass, Five Time Grammy Award Winner Tim Alexander on keys and bass, and Nathan Ziehm on drums. This group is a live version of this project. We look forward to playing music for you and bringing that Texas Blues to you with a personal touch we know you'll love.

All By MySelf

Nashville Fats - Nothing But The Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2001
Time:47:59 
Size:110,7 MB 
Label:Peter Thorpe Memorial Fund 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. You Reap Just What You Sow - 4:00
 2. Beethoven Bach BBQ Blues Sam'ich - 3:18
 3. Immortality (Cor.15:54-55) - 2:54
 4. Kingdom of Heaven - 2:47
 5. One by one - 3:35
 6. Slow Train - 3:45
 7. Trinity - 2:11
 8. Psalms - 4:49
 9. Glory Bound - 8:46
10. Psychic Hotline.com - 7:52
11. B-i-b-l-e - 4:00

Nashville Fats – aka Ben Rasmussen – received a Muddy Waters CD and a guitar when he was 15. He's been woodshedding daily ever since!

Nothing But The Blues

Greg Nagy - Walk That Fine Thin Line

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2009
Time:36:43 
Size:84,6 MB 
Label:Big O Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Walk That Fine Thin Line - 4:22
 2. For the Love of a Woman - 4:19
 3. Blues Will Take Good Care of You - 3:04
 4. Won't Cry - 2:42
 5. M & O Blues - 3:38
 6. Sunrise - 3:18
 7. You Can Love Yourself - 2:55
 8. Not Falling in Love - 4:43
 9. Jenny Jenny Jenny - 3:35
10. She's My Baby - 4:03

Musicians:
Greg Nagy - guitars, lead vocals;
James Williams - bass;
Jim Alfredson - keyboards;
Bobby Gardner - drums.

GREG NAGY, formerly with the Root Doctor Band, took his rightful place among today’s leading American roots musicians with the 2009 release of his first feature album, Walk That Fine Thin Line. His songwriting, singing, and guitar playing were at high levels, the ten tracks evidencing a personalized blues music refreshingly infused with elements of soul, r&b, rock, and gospel. Greg’s album earned him a prestigious Best New Artist debut nomination from the Blues Foundation in Memphis, as well as favorable reviews from hard-to-please critics at top media outlets like All About jazz, Blues Revue, DownBeat, and Elmore. Blues/roots DJs throughout North America, Europe, and Australia responded enthusiastically to Greg’s music, with Walk That Fine Line added to enough playlists to appear on the Living Blues radio chart. At XM satellite radio, the album peaked at number three, no small achievement. Blues societies all over joined notables like Living Blues 2009 "Producer of the Year" Jeff Konkel and writer-Producer Dick Shurman (who contributed the liner notes) in praising Greg’s stellar release on the Big O label (www.big-o-records.com).

Walk That Fine Thin Line

Larry Dupio - Lightning Strikes Hilo

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2017
Time:49:00 
Size:112,7 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Mr. Feel Good - 4:32
 2. It Won't Be Right - 4:35
 3. Not Too Late - 3:52
 4. Stop 'n' Listen - 5:05
 5. The Masters Hands - 4:21
 6. Thats What I Do - 3:10
 7. Waitin' for an Angel - 4:20
 8. The Prize - 3:40
 9. Blues for Woody - 3:56
10. You Take Me Away - 3:20
11. Good Bye Baby - 4:16
12. Aloha Hilo Town (Live) - 3:49

Immediately following his graduation from Farrington High School on Oahu, Larry was jolted by the realization that he was being drafted into the Vietnam War after an endless summer of surf and freedom.   
His Love for Music has helped him to endure all his turbulent trials since joining the Navy in 1971.   
Inspired by Blues Masters like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Albert King, Roy Buchanan and Jimi Hendrix, Larry emerges to the forefront with a musical style all his own.   
Lightning Larry Dupio is a Two-Time Na Hoku Hanohano Award Winner and won Hawaii’s support in the genre for  “Rock Album of the Year.”   He is also an award winning Blues Guitarist.  “Lightning Strikes Hilo” won in 2018 and “Love and Lightning” won in 2020.   
In Hawaii, Larry had the awesome opportunity to play music alongside these giants in the industry ~ Charlie Musselwhite, Johnnie Johnson, Canned Heat, John Mayall, Ford Brothers, Davy Jones, Johnny Lang, Jesse Colin Young, Commander Cody, Ziggy Marley, David Lindley, Radiators, Papa Michigan, Jimmy Cliff, Mick Fleetwood and Willie K.   
The Dupio family also lived in the Pacific Northwest for ten years.  Larry was fortunate to be a part of the prestigious ‘Rose City’ music circuit. During that time, he won Portland Guitar Center’s “King of the Blues’ contest.  He was also nominated as ‘Best Guitar Player’ in the Cascade Blues Association’s ‘Muddy Waters’ contest in Portland, Oregon.   
His six albums in chronological order are titled:  LOCAL BOY LARRY DUPIO, ALL FIRED UP, LIGHTNING LARRY DUPIO, ELIMA, LIGHTNING STRIKES HILO, LOVE AND LIGHTNING.   Starting with LIGHTNING LARRY DUPIO to LOVE AND LIGHTNING, four of his albums made it onto Grammy’s first ballot.    
Larry  music journey continues................ IMUA!  
 “My volcanic island home inspires me to write music that flows like liquid lightning.”      Lightning Larry Dupio 

Lightning Strikes Hilo

Gerome Durham - Blues After Dark

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:43:01 
Size:99,3 MB 
Label:Gerome Productions 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Let Me Love You Baby - 3:52
 2. Low Down Dirty Woman - 3:57
 3. Lose Your Happy Home - 3:54
 4. Take It Easy - 3:02
 5. Shake It Baby - 4:04
 6. Danny Lee's - 4:54
 7. That's Alright Girl - 3:46
 8. Mississippi My Home - 3:51
 9. Baby Please Come Back To Me - 3:46
10. Steppin' Out Tonight - 3:55
11. That's Love - 3:56

Milwaukee bluesman Gerome Durham continues his long-running association with writer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Johnny Rawls, finding room for both grown-up slice-of-life narratives and party-ready, tasty guitar licks. Durham's voice provides the most compelling draw.
Gerome, as a young boy picked cotton and plowed fields in Durant, MS and attended L.A.C. School in Lexington, MS. At the age of 17, Gerome moved to North Carolina and worked in tobacco fields, then moved back to Durant, MS. Then he got job in Jackson, MS where he later moved, and worked at a chicken factory. In 1962 won a talent contest at the Blue Nose Club in Jackson, MS for $25.00.
In 1965 - moved to Milwaukee, WI where he worked at a washbowl factory for 38 years. In Milwaukee, he met Mr. Johnny Rawls and started his music career. Johnny took him under his wing, and began taking him on the road with him.

Blues After Dark

The Michael Wilson Group - The Blues In Black And White

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:55:41 
Size:128,5 MB 
Label:Greasy Pig Records Ltd. 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Twist 'n' Shout - 3:56
 2. Saturday Night Romance - 4:24
 3. Bye Bye Baby - 5:20
 4. Forever And A Day - 5:30
 5. Strip T's (Tori, Tori, Tori) - 7:01
 6. Live At The Five - 4:54
 7. No Need To Worry - 5:31
 8. Way Back Home - 4:43
 9. I Can't Help Myself - 3:33
10. Oleo - 4:23
11. Modern Day Blues - 6:22

The Michael Wilson Group is a band from the USA.
All Songs By M.D. Wilson except Oleo, No Need To Worry and The Way Back Home. Musicians listed on the cover. I have no other information about the group.

The Blues In Black And White

A Mick/Mintz Project U.S.A - Prescription For The Blues

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:2009

Time:53:50 

Size:161,7 MB 

Label:Mick-Mintz Project 

Styles:Blues/Rock/Jazzy Blues 

Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:

 1. Stevie's New Shoes - 3:43

 2. You Think You Got The Blues - 2:47

 3. Amelia - 3:22

 4. Wang Dang Doodle - 5:23

 5. That's What She Said - 2:47

 6. Finest Lovin' Man - 3:49

 7. Deny, Deny, Deny - 3:07

 8. Southside Loving - 2:35

 9. Tomorrow Never Knows - 3:39

10. Get In Line - 3:07

11. Ebony 27 - 4:51

12. In Your Grace - 3:37

13. Bad Bad Daddy - 3:23

14. Leave Go My Bones - 2:44

15. Billy's Chili - 4:52

'Prescription For The Blues,' A Mick/Mintz Project, is first fruit of the musical collision of guitarist Joe Mick and bassist Ari "Doc o' Rock" Mintz. Within months of their introduction at the Gary Gand Pro Blues Jam, the pair began the studio work that grew to involve many of the fine players who attend the legendary Tuesday night sessions. On this CD, many soulful soloists - frequently Mick and the guitarist Gand himself, combine with fine vocalists and the tightly nuanced Mintz/Shaffer rhythm section, treating the listener to fifteen tracks of addictive blues, jazz, and/or rock that is sure to cure whatever ails! 

Prescription For The Blues

Lester Butler (Featuring 13) - Live Tamines 1997

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2015
Time:55:30 + 56:03 
Size:127,4 MB + 128,7 MB 
Label:RockBeat Records 
Styles:Blues/Harmonica Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
CD1
 1. In The Nightime (Live, Tamines 1997) - 6:01
 2. Down In New Orleans (Live, Tamines 1997) - 9:55
 3. I Wish You Would (Live, Tamines 1997) - 6:21
 4. Automatic (Live, Tamines 1997) - 4:21
 5. So Low Down (Live, Tamines 1997) - 6:57
 6. Left Overs (Live, Tamines 1997) - 7:39
 7. I'll Cry For You (Live, Tamines 1997) - 8:11
 8. Devil Woman (Live, Tamines 1997) - 6:02
CD2
 1. Boogie Disease (Live, Tamines 1997) -  6:18
 2. Last Night (Live, Tamines 1997) -  6:12
 3. So Mean To Me (Live, Tamines 1997) -  6:51
 4. Sweet Tooth (Live, Tamines 1997) -  7:54
 5. Black Hearted Woman (Live, Tamines 1997) -  4:11
 6. Cut It Out (Live, Tamines 1997) -  6:24
 7. I've Got A Girl (Live, Tamines 1997) - 10:39
 8. Automatic (Live, Moulin Blues Festival 1998) -  7:30

Lester Butler - Singer and hamonicist from California. Born Nov. 12, 1959. Died May 9, 1998.This double CD features brilliant harp player Lester Butler with his backup group, 13. The blues were hot and Lester was absolutely on fire this night, with close to two hours of smoking blues.  Sadly, he died not long after this show was recorded in 1997. The group was Lester Butler - harmonica and vocals, Alex Schhultz - guitar, Eddie Clark - drums, Mike Hightower - bass.

Live Tamines 1997

Eran Troy Danner - this is it

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:2007
Time:36:35 
Size:84,5 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. No Money No Wiskey - 3:46
 2. Wash My Clothes - 2:17
 3. I Wish - 3:14
 4. Ring My Bell - 1:59
 5. This Is It - 3:08
 6. Buckle Rub Blues - 8:56
 7. Up Aginst The Ropes - 4:38
 8. Bottom Line - 4:36
 9. Do You Love Me - 3:57

In the mid ’80s, when he was 17-years-old, Eran Troy Danner saw blues rocker Johnny Winter perform in New Haven and caught the blues bug. “Seeing Johnny Winter play live for the first time it just floored me, I was like this is what I want to do, that’s how I want to play guitar,” says Danner. All these years later Danner, who lives in Wolcott, is living his dream and performs full time with his blues band. Danner’s band plays about four times a week in bars, clubs and other venues throughout the state. His strong work ethic and steady gigging has earned him a loyal legion of fans and steady accolades.

this is it

Burt Conrad All Stars - A Soulful Journey

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2004
Time:39:14 
Size:90,1 MB 
Label:Sea Bright Records, Inc. 
Styles:Funk/Soul/Blues/Jazz 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Kryptomeria - 3:14
 2. Lost Essence - 4:56
 3. Gambler's Blues - 7:22
 4. Impressions - 5:40
 5. Can't Get You out of My Mind - 4:21
 6. So Hard to Say Goodbye - 4:06
 7. Killing Floor - 5:14
 8. Let Me Love You - 4:18

"A Soulful Journey" explores the musical roots of a bunch all star musicians in all their funkiness. Check out their renditions of blues classics, "Gambler's Blues", "Let Me Love You " and "Killing Floor"...total soul right down to the core. Original "So Hard To Say Goodbye" is apt to bring you to tears. Original "Lost Essence" combines funk and latin.a real dance floor groover. Original "Kryptomeria" rocks right out of the gate and never lets up. You won't be able to get original "Can't Get You Out of My Mind" out your mind. John Coltrane's "Impressions" makes you fell like you're in a smokey bar experiencing something special. Buy this CD."you won't be disappointed".

A Soulful Journey

Cadillac Black - Cadillac Black

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:40:29 
Size:93,2 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Big Dog Boogie - 2:29
 2. Borderline Sometimes - 3:39
 3. Broken Heart Attack - 3:52
 4. Don't Go - 3:29
 5. Driving All Night - 3:15
 6. Gravity - 7:47
 7. Rambler Blues - 3:31
 8. Rocks In My Pockets - 3:24
 9. Toxic Lady - 4:54
10. Yuppie Hell - 4:09

"Built around Mason's thunderous, melodic percussion and Johnston's sinewy intertwining of guitar with Ray's lat-steel, the songs on their self-produced debut sizzle with energy and explode at any moment. The tracks evoke Southern rock legends—the Molly Hatchets, the Outlaws, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils—but they're not nostalgic, fetishistic reenactments of bygone eras. This is the sound of the New South, bigger and badder than ever" ~ 2012 John Picard.

Cadillac Black

Larry Howard - Ain't Finished Yet

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:42:23 
Size:101,7 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Southern Rock/Roots 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Holy Rollin' Man - 3:57
 2. Back to Back - 6:08
 3. Angola Blues - 3:36
 4. Broken - 6:32
 5. Heavenly Address - 3:51
 6. He's Calling You - 3:51
 7. Ain't Finished Yet - 2:47
 8. Talk To Me - 2:42
 9. Wood and Steel - 3:56
10. The River - 5:00

This blues guitarist played with The Allman Brothers and Marshall Tucker bands. Larry's life was connected to many talented people and each player on this album shares a special part in this last unreleased music from the late Larry Howard, "Ain't Finished Yet".

Ain't Finished Yet

Cordon Blues - Bluesifyin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2004
Time:49:55 
Size:116,7 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. T-Bone Shuffle - 3:49
 2. One Time Loser - 4:28
 3. Just a Little Bit - 3:17
 4. Ain't That Good News - 3:53
 5. Hold On I'm Comin' - 3:13
 6. Shake Rattle and Roll - 2:34
 7. Memphis - 2:27
 8. A Fool for Your Stockings - 3:36
 9. You Can't Do That - 3:05
10. From Four Till Late - 3:05
11. Messin With the Kid - 3:25
12. Sugar Mama - 5:11
13. We Gotta Get Outta This Place - 4:22
14. You Bring Out the Boogie In Me - 3:23

Is an exciting, tight Rhythm and Blues band that plays contemporary Blues, from Jump Blues band Little Charlie and the Night Cats, Johnny Lang, to classic T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Roscoe Gordon and James Cotton. Cordon Blues show is consistent with any good rockin' Blues band and their versatile and extensive repertoire is guaranteed to provide lots of fun for those who want to kick off there shoes and dance up a storm. Cordon Blues is known to take classic blues songs, and add a new twist to the arrangements, giving a new life to an old song. Recorded live off the floor in Toronto Canada. Cordon Blues is a busy band playing in the Georgian Triangle area of Ontario Canada and are comprised of band members ' Harp boy ' Jake, harmonica and vocals. Al 'le Gator ' Partridge, guitarist and vocals. Roy 'T-bone' Thibeau bassist. Completing the line on drums 'Jivin' Joe Pace. 

Bluesifyin'