Bernd Kleinow - The Harp

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:53:48 
Size:125,4 MB 
Label:A&S 
Styles:Blues/Harmonica Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Swing To Dr. Ross - 3:40
 2. Chattanooga Choo Choo - 3:06
 3. The Sky Is Crying - 4:03
 4. That Crawfish - 2:34
 5. Walking On The Sunset - 3:44
 6. Bye Bye Bird - 2:53
 7. Hometown Blues - 3:05
 8. Laurel Canyon Home - 3:32
 9. Goin' Down The Road, Feelin' Bad - 3:08
10. I'm So Tired - 4:47
11. Mean Old Woman - 3:01
12. Thinking Of My Woman - 4:48
13. Train Train - 6:14
14. Keep On Walking - 5:09
15. Ulf und Karlheinz Drechsel uber Bernd Kleinow - 9:44

Bernd Kleinow has been active on the music scene since 1977.  His wide experience playing with leading blues and rock bands as well as working on many studio-produced records and films, with for example Günther Fischer, has made him into one of the country’s most successful harmonica players. After getting his degree in Engineering and working for 10 years in the field of information technology, in 1984 he dedicated himself  entirely to the blues harp, which up to then had been a sideline. For many years Bernd Kleinow as guest signalled his appearance with the top bands on the blues and rock scene, such as Hansi-Biebl-Band, Engerling, Jürgen Kerth,Karussell,Jonathan-Blues-Band, Zenit, Mr. Adapoe and Travelling-Blues. He began as harp player with the Diestelmann-Folk-Blues-Band, whose first LP is among the most successful in the country.
In 1990, together with blues guitarist ST he formed the Capital Blues Duo and played successfully in countless blues concerts and festivals in Germany and Switzerland for over 10 years. 
Since 1997 Bernd Kleinow has been on the road with the well known blues and boogie pianist Thomas Stelzer in various formations and he blows the blues harp as guest soloist with the Piano-Schulze-Boogie-Band and Big Joe Stolle. Additionally, since 2001 he has been working with guitarist Lutz Kowa Kowalewski in the duo formation Unlimited Blues and has recently been on the road with Blues-Rudi and Igor Flach in the tracks of railroad blues. Since the beginning of his musical career with Diestelmann-Folk-Blues-Band, he has played harmonica takes for the production of 20 LPs and 24 CDs of various genres. 
Today Bernd Kleinow is a renowned harp soloist and, over the year, has blended various influences from blues, reggae, rock and jazz into his own unique style.

The Harp

Bill Roberts - Raw Material

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:54:49 
Size:154,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released(S-R) 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Brown Sugar - 2:14
 2. Leland Mississippi Blues - 3:22
 3. Empty Arms - 3:51
 4. Hitit - 3:12
 5. Messin' With the Kid - 3:11
 6. Crossroads - 5:17
 7. It Feels Like Rain - 4:56
 8. Mary Had a little Lamb - 3:02
 9. Plynth (Water Down the Drain) - 3:12
10. Railway and Gun - 4:01
11. Hideaway - 3:19
12. Memory Pain - 5:07
13. The Lemon Song - 5:58
14. You Know What I Mean - 4:01

Bill pays homage to his blues/rock teachers of the late '60s. The guitar playing is amazing in it's respect of players like Clapton, Beck, Page, Johnny Winter, Billy Gibbons and others, but on further examination Roberts also did all instruments and vocals on the disc. For the first time you hear a sideman's retrospective. Wait till you hear the drums and bass on The Lemon Song! Bill Roberts is an incredible talent.

Raw Material

Tj Parker - Low Down Blues

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:2008
Time:44:20 
Size:109,9 MB 
Label:Blue Siren Records 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Last time it\'s gonna Rain - 4:52
 2. Put Me Through Some Changes - 4:50
 3. Real Good Heartache - 4:07
 4. A Change is due - 4:35
 5. I\'m Satisfied - 4:38
 6. One Track Mind - 4:25
 7. Low Down Blues - 5:04
 8. Start All Over Again - 5:37
 9. Chicken Pickin - 2:34
10. Turned inside Out - 3:33

TJ Parker was born in Detroit Michigan, and then relocated with his family to southern California. He started playing guitar, singing and writing at age eleven. Influences include Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Jimmy Hendrix, Stones, Beatles, Bobby Bland and All the Blues kings (Freddie King, B.B. King, Albert King). TJ became interested in pursuing studio work at age eighteen. Just out of high school, he began recording for many name artists for Motown (Hitsville) and Solar records (Shalamar) along with world tours and recordings for Belinda Carlisle (from the Go-Gos), Charlie Sexton, Hiroshima, Three Dog Night, Gary Wright (Dream Weaver), and many other live shows in support of recording projects. He has also done T.V. and film dates and voiceovers for many well known entertainment clients. After leaving his duties as a side man he put together a band and played many shows as "TJ Parker", and he has opened for some well known acts via the Santa Barbara Bowl through his good friend Sam Scranton (general manager of the Bowl). The acts include Michael McDonald, Jackson Brown, David Crosby, Brian Setzer, Buddy Guy, and Little Feet.
TJ Parker also had a long running stand at the world famous Light House In Hermosa Beach and Café Boogaloo. This helped in developing his live performance skills along with a faithful following and an acute sense of what could move his audience to a soulful place with his guitar, vocals and song composition.

Low Down Blues

Gerome Durham - Gerome Durham

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:37:21 
Size:86,1 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Soul/R&B
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Hard Times - 3:40
 2. Work Me So Hard - 3:48
 3. Long Way Around - 3:30
 4. We Are Going To Stay Together - 3:58
 5. Darling I Love You - 3:45
 6. Going Back - 3:54
 7. Let's Get Together - 3:23
 8. Put that thing on me - 3:49
 9. A Woman Is A Strange Thing - 3:55
10. It's Been A Long Time - 3:35

Gerome Durham was born 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.
Gerome's music careers spans 20 years. His first release was a CD Single in 1993 entitled, " A Woman is a Strange Thang Part 1 and 2". He has released six Soul Blues full lengths this far including "Walk In", "Stepping Out", "Gerome Durham", "Blues After Dark", "Old Dog" and "Mississippi Blues Boy".

Gerome Durham