Ben Racine Band - Live à Montréal

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2019
Time:63:19 
Size:145,9 MB 
Label:Self-Released
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Addiction (Live) - 4:49
 2. Too Busy Being Pretty (Live) - 5:22
 3. Contagious (Live) - 4:02
 4. Modus Operandi (Live) - 5:00
 5. The Pleasure's All Mine (Live) - 3:43
 6. Cuttin'in (Live) - 4:36
 7. One Of A Kind (Live) - 2:48
 8. Southbound Girl (Live) - 3:48
 9. No Smoke Without Fire (Live) - 3:36
10. Grand New Brew (Live) - 4:29
11. Bootprint (Live) - 4:38
12. Mighty Good Time (Live) - 3:20
13. Merci/Présentation (Live) - 0:59
14. Snap Jab (Live) - 5:00
15. Move On (Live) - 3:27
16. Can't Wait To See You Again (Live) - 3:36

Live à Montréal:
Opening with Addiction, a swaggering blues rocker, Ben Racine, lead vocalist and guitar player has super presence, with deep throaty bari sax by Mathieu Moose Mousseau and backed by Kaven Jalbert on tenor sax, Charles Trudel on keys, Francois Dube on bass and Nicky Estor on drums. I really like Contageous, a soulful rocker with a stiff drum beat. Warm sax work and solid vocals set the pace and again Moose steps up with a nice sax solo, bookended with another by Racine and Jalbert. Very nice! JG Watson's Cuttin' In is one of my favorites with it's soulful melody smoky sax work by Jalbert and tight guitar riffs by Racine. Southbound Girl is a up beat shuffle with great vocals and guitar lead by Racine, tight riffs by Estor and a warm under blanket by Trudel and Jalbert. Excellent! Boogaloo rhythm gives No Smoke Without Fire a great feel and Moose and Jalbert really work it. Move On has a great working funky beat, reinforced by Jalbert and Moose. This would have been a great concert to see and the crowd was treated here with more than 15 tracks. Check it out! 

Live à Montréal

R.C.Banks - My Time

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1987
Time:35:17 
Size:81,8 MB 
Label:Amazing Records 
Styles:Texas Blues/Electric Blues/Rock/Roots 
Art:Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. My Time (Will Surely Come) - 3:47
 2. I Ain't Got Time - 3:58
 3. I Don't Know About That - 2:36
 4. I'm Walking - 4:05
 5. It's The Little Things - 3:24
 6. Randy Man - 3:33
 7. When My Baby Walked By - 3:45
 8. Your Money Won't Make You A Man - 3:21
 9. That's The Way Lovers Are - 2:47
10. I'll Be Gone - 4:01

Musicians:
R.C.Banks - Guitar,Piano,Vocals;
Charlie Sexton,Wes McGhee - Guitar;
Mike Robberson - Bass;
Ponty Bone - Organ [Hammond B3], Accordion;
Ed Vizard - Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone;
Fred Krc - Drums, Percussion.

If experience is indeed the best teacher, then R. C. Banks has earned a Ph.D. in real American music. From the time he hit his first stage with his accordion at the age of six in his native Lubbock, TX, Banks has cut a swath across the Southwest in a succession of bands playing a kaleidoscope of styles, often at the same time. Along the way, he has worked with such folks as former Small Face Ronnie Lane, a then 14-year-old Charlie Sexton and Austin legend Harvey "Tex" Thomas.  His songs have been recorded by Lane, Joe Ely - both on his own and in an as-yet unreleased duet with Linda Ronstadt - Charlie and Will Sexton, "Long Black Veil" co-writer Mary John Wilkins and Texas country-folk thrush Kimmie Rhodes. Yet he has remained one of the largely undiscovered treasures on the lively Austin and Texas roots music scenes until now.

My Time

Brother Magnum & The Razor Bumps - Fire & Steel

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:46:37 
Size:107,3 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Soul/Funk/Rock 
Art:Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm Tired - 3:54
 2. Love Me Woman - 3:15
 3. Fire And Steel - 3:25
 4. 3rd Degree Love Burns - 4:12
 5. Thank You - 2:46
 6. Feel Good - 3:19
 7. Damn Me...Still Nee-Mo Money - 3:22
 8. Working Man Jam - 3:21
 9. Don't Make A Fool Out Of Me - 3:52
10. Party Tonight - 3:30
11. Are You Stoned? - 3:44
12. Mr. Mojo (Theme Song) - 4:30
13. I Got Love (Bonus Track) - 3:21

Brother Magnum is a double-barreled, hi gh-firepower classic soul music man for the modern age. With a dead aim for making every show he plays with his band The Razor Bumps into a memorable musical party galore, the Austin-based singer, songwriter and guitarist blends the best from the golden age of soul, the coolest blues and the finest roots of rock’n’roll into a sound that blows you away in the most delightful ways. Within the Brother Magnum sound you can hear a lifetime of loving and making music. “I’ve done it all, man,” he explains. “I’ve done hip-hop, I’ve done country, I’ve done rock’n’roll, I’ve done pop and new wave — all that stuff at times in my life.” And now he’s making the music that comes straight from his heart to yours.

Fire & Steel

Marty Grebb - High Steppin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:51:18 
Size:118,2 MB 
Label:Luna Chica Records 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Heartbreaker - 4:20
 2. Can't Get You Out of My Mind - 4:20
 3. Clifford's Mood - 3:24
 4. Dem Dat Know - 5:42
 5. Tulsa Town - 4:11
 6. Walkin' the Dog - 4:11
 7. Lowdown Blues Again - 4:27
 8. High Steppin' - 3:55
 9. Treat Your Daddy Mean - 4:01
10. One Night - 4:02
11. Never Gonna Let You Go - 4:00
12. Let A Butterfly Cross the Road - 4:39

As is the case with many of the most talented artists, Marty Grebb is a household name among mostly the top and more well known musicians — most of whom he’s played with as a multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer over the past four decades — rather than the non-playing, pop music buying public. Grebb has recorded and performed with everyone from Leon Russell, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Stevie Nicks, Etta James, and Buddy Guy, to name only a few.
Grebb’s latest CD, High Steppin’, is a loving tribute to the blues and soul music he grew up with in Chicago. The album has already gotten the attention of peers such as Leon Russell and Garth Hudson.
Bonnie Raitt commented about it: “Marty has always been one of the most soulful, and versatile artists I know. From our years playing together in my band, to his broad history playing on his own and with many of the greats, Marty is one of the very few musicians who can nail singing, keyboards, saxophone, guitar, bass, drums, songwriting, and arranging with equal passion and authenticity. He’s made another great, funky record in High Steppin’. Terrific all the way around.”
Long before joining The Buckinghams in 1967, Grebb was signed to Vee Jay records with the Exceptions when he was 16 years old. During that time, he met Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, and Etta James, all of whom helped to shape his deeply sincere, blues-based sound, and most of whom Grebb would end up working with throughout his career.
On High Steppin’, Grebb plays every instrument: piano, Hammond organs, electric and upright bass, drums, vocals guitar, resonator guitar, and has written all the horn arrangements.
“Heartbreaker” and “Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind” (both co-written with Leon Russell) are  low-down, minor key blues that have Grebb playing down and dirty Otis Rush-style Chicago blues guitar leads with tightly punctuated horn hooks. Grebb’s vocals are exceptionally soulful. There’s a hint of Ray Charles and Bobby “Blue” Bland” at first, but he eventually departs from the obvious influences and demonstrates a totally unique sound. His alto sax solo on “Heartbreaker” is brilliantly melodic.
Clifford’s Mood is an instrumental dedication to Bill Doggett’s original tenor sax master, the late Clifford Scott. Grebb’s tenor work has sparks of Scott’s style, but he again departs into his own bag of tricks. This takes the listener back to those classic Doggett sides on King records of the mid ‘50’s. Grebb also serves up a smooth and funky guitar solo that is true to the style and era. This is one of the most daring recordings laid down in a long time.
“Dem Dat Know” and the title track, “High Steppin’,” have a true Mardi Gras New Orleans feel. Here we get a taste of both Grebb’s rollicking piano and slick tenor-sax playing with more great, sincere vocals. Grebb actually co-wrote “Dem Dat Know”  with the late Cajun/country legend Bobby Charles.
Grebb’s slowed down, funky rendition of Rufus Thomas’s “Walkin’ The Dog” is one of the greatest and most original readings of this Memphis classic ever recorded. Grebb’s stinging lead guitar solo is pure, with a delicious blend of Johnny “Guitar” Watson and Albert King without sounding derivative. Grebb’s churning keyboard work in the background and passionate vocals make this worth the purchase of the CD alone.
The rocking soul of “Tulsa Town” and “Lowdown Blues Again” combine the vintage blues/r&b sound of Atlantic records of the early 60’s with the looser, blue-eyed soul of Leon Russell in the late 60’s and 70’s (to which Grebb was a key contributor).
“Treat Your Daddy Mean” (dedicated to Muddy Waters) is the kind of pure blues not recorded in a long time and one of the album’s most inspired recordings. Along with some terrific blues harp and acoustic guitar playing, Grebb’s vocals on this number put him in the ranks with some of the all time great blues singers. It’s hard to believe this track was recorded in this day and age.  The same could be said about “One Night” and “Let A Butterfly Cross The Road” — slow Ray Charles blues numbers that not only pay tribute to the “Father Of Soul” but give the late master a run for his money, with Grebb’s pleading and mournful vocals and soft, dynamic piano playing.
“Never Gonna Let You Go” may be the most commercial sounding track on the album, with its Motown- esque vocal hooks and reverb laden horn lines.  But it doesn’t, for one moment, take away from the power and genius of High Steppin’. 
High Steppin’ is a powerful statement that real blues and soul presented with authenticity still exists. Coming from a man some might have overlooked as a session player over the years, Marty Grebb comes out swinging, playing every instrument at a jaw-dropping level of brilliance and devotion.

High Steppin'

Friar's Point - Live At Sun Studios

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:32:27 
Size:74,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Turn the Other Way - 4:01
 2. You Must Think I'm Blind - 3:36
 3. I Got a Feeling Called the Blues - 3:34
 4. Art for Money - 4:54
 5. To the Point - 4:01
 6. Dirty Money - 6:18
 7. Be Your Man - 2:51
 8. Night Out (Bonus Track) - 3:10

Friar's Point Band is a contemporary blues band based out of the Lehigh Valley, Pa. and has been on the Northeast Regional Music Scene since 2005. The band takes it's name from the Legendary town in Mississippi where Muddy Waters heard Robert Johnson playing on the porch of Hirsberg's Drug Store and was so intimidated by RJ's guitar playing that he left town.Friar's Point has been semi-finalists at the 25th, 26th & 27th International Blues Challenge in Memphis Tennessee.Their resume also includes performances at Central Pa. Arts Festival State College, Pa., Penn's Peak Jim Thorpe, Pa. Godfrey Daniels and Musikfest Bethlehem, Pa. To name a few.

Live At Sun Studios

Zen Blues Quartet - Zen Blues Quartet

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:50:18 
Size:115,5 MB 
Label:Shunyata Records 
Styles:Blues/Mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Pack It Up - 4:17
 2. Body and Fender Man - 4:31
 3. You're Gonna Need Me - 5:19
 4. Get Your Business Straight - 4:15
 5. Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You - 3:33
 6. A Real Mother for You - 5:58
 7. Take out Some Insurance - 5:20
 8. Messin' with the Kid - 2:57
 9. I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know - 6:52
10. Since the World Ended - 7:11

Musicians:
John March - Guitar; 
Tim Scott - Bass and Vocals;
Jeff Young - Keyboards;
Steve Ferrone - Drums.

For guitarist John March and the Zen Blues Quartet, 'living the dream' is the perfect analogy. It was an epiphany after all, that John experienced while standing in a misty mountain forest near the town of Assisi in Central Italy. "In that very moment I had a clear vision of this music. Of a day spent recording music with my friends, simply because we can. No other agenda, no mission to fulfill, just music for the sake of music."
It only took one phone conversation with musician pals back in the U.S. for John's moment of Zen to begin cutting through more than just the Italian fog. The path of enlightenment was about to shine on the "ultimate" garage band. (Of course you realize when I use the term 'garage band,' it's with the caveat that the musical combo in your carport has also played, or recorded with Jimi Hendrix, the Stones, Stevie Wonder, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, C,S and N...)
"I think my entire life I've wanted to do something that has meaning to me. And I've been really blessed that I have friends who are really good artists and musicians and creative people who seem to be willing to put up with my…uh…eccentric views."
Turns out, John's friends were more than accommodating. They happen to include a couple of Grammy winners not to mention some of the recording industry's all time greatest session players. The original ZBQ included Tim Scott on bass, keyboardist Jeff Young and Steve Ferrone on percussion. "I told them I wanted to go into the studio and record nine or ten of our favorite Blues and Soul tunes, but make them ours, play them how we wanted to. I also wanted to play 'live' with all of us in the same room."
The end result was the debut, self-titled CD from the Zen Blues Quartet. The album reflects not only the diversity and spontaneity John was seeking, but is further enhanced by each member's collective and creative influences. Songs ranging from the full service Doc Pomus-Duke Robillard penned 'Body and Fender Man,' through the desperation in Al Koopers's 'I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know,' to the unique and very trippy cover of Mose Allison's, 'Since the World Ended.' (Headphones are highly recommended.) From beginning to end, the project takes you on a fast-paced and personalized joyride that you want to take repeatedly. March and his friends accomplished what they had set out to do. The Blues in their truest sense, "not constrained by form. It has rules and structure, but the beauty and power are in the moment, and in the humanity that the players each bring to the music."
Fans and critics agreed. But it was an unexpected and encouraging phone call from the Delta-born master himself that alleviated any reservations the group may have had. Nothing like personal approval from Mose Allison to validate your project and corroborate that your approach to the music had been well worth the risk. You can almost hear the smile in John's voice as he quickly adds that it's more than mutual admiration. "I think he (Allison) is one of the greatest blues writers of all time."
As a non-traditionalist, it's to be expected that March's influences run the gamut. "For me Mose Allison and Jimmy Reed as storytellers; I love the lyric and live content, especially Mose. As a blues guitar player, I actually listen to a lot of guitar players; but also listen to a lot of vocalists and pianists. Oscar Peterson is a huge influence on me."

Zen Blues Quartet

Marty Sammon - Hound Dog Barkin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:36:36 
Size:84,1 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Hound Dog Barkin' - 6:31
 2. I Don't Believe You, Baby - 4:07
 3. Breakin' Up Blues - 7:49
 4. Marty's Midnight Boogie - 4:53
 5. Stuck With You - 3:47
 6. The Way I Am - 3:54
 7. I Don't Believe You, Baby (Live) - 5:32

"The Haystack Files is my new occasional series about obscure albums that found their way into my collection by happenstance. The discs profiled in each instalment are the slimmest of needles in the haystack of recorded music. Some of them are great. When I was in elementary school, my dad went on a business trip to Chicago with some co-workers and they spent an evening at Buddy Guy’s Legends, the renowned blues club.Every souvenir my dad brought home was blues-related: assorted t-shirts bearing the faces of Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker, various ‘Best of the Blues’ compilations, and an autographed copy of pianist Marty Sammon’s self-released debut CD, Hound Dog Barkin’.  I say ‘debut CD’ pointedly: he released several cassettes in the 90s, that have vanished into the blues ether. Sammon was one of the acts playing at Legends the night my dad was there. Nowadays, you might know him as the show-stealing pianist who plays with Buddy Guy. But back then, he was an up-and-coming session player trying to get some attention as a solo artist. Even the most voracious of blues fans probably didn’t know his name, at least outside of Chicago. But for me, in my formative music-listening years, Hound Dog Barkin’ came to define the sound of the blues piano: not Dr. John; not Otis Spann; not Ray Charles. No exaggeration: Sammon is still the best blues pianist I’ve ever heard. The riffs to his original tunes “I Don’t Believe You Baby” and “Stuck With You” are never far from the front of my mind.I don’t mean to say that the album is an unqualified masterpiece. For one thing, Sammon thoroughly outclasses his band. Guitarist Doug McDonald is an able sideman but when he solos, one finds oneself waiting for the next piano solo. Sammon’s lyrics are a potpourri of blues cliches, replete with canine references and dodgy gender politics. His vocal delivery is adequate, not outstanding. As you might expect, the one track on the album with no singing and no band is an album highlight. On “Marty’s Midnight Boogie,” Sammon’s fingers slide across the keyboard like eggs in a buttered pan. It’s a kitschy old-time boogie-woogie track, but it’s technically astonishing, and it’s fun.The best track on the album, though, is Sammon’s rendition of The Meters’ “Hey Pocky A-Way.” The unaccompanied piano introduction is a musical adrenaline shot to the heart, and it even features a pretty good performance by drummer Cleo Cole. Sadly, “Hey Pocky A-Way” is not featured on the edition of the album that’s currently available on iTunes. That version, titled Hound Dog Barkin’ – Originals Re-Release features only Sammon’s six originals, and not the five covers on the CD release. It does, however, boast a live version of Sammon’s wonderful “I Don’t Believe You Baby” that my CD doesn’t have. This truncated iTunes release is probably your best chance to experience this disc. Get it. If it were released by a major label, Hound Dog Barkin’ would be an acknowledged blues piano classic by now" ~ Matthew J.R. Parsons/

Hound Dog Barkin'

Marty "Big Dog" Mercer Band - Live at the Roxy

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:71:11 
Size:163,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Cookin' with Grease (Live) -  4:09
 2. Buddy, She's All Mine (Live) -  3:08
 3. Prelude (Live) -  3:51
 4. Helpless (Live) -  6:32
 5. Dig Your Own Ditch (Live) -  4:56
 6. Goin' Back to Warrenpoint (Live) -  6:27
 7. I Feel Like I Could Die (Live) - 10:36
 8. Enough Changes (Live) -  5:02
 9. Real Foul Mood (Live) -  6:45
10. Windy City Blues (Live) -  6:06
11. Top of the Mournes (Live) -  3:51
12. My Little Georgiadore (Live) -  3:36
13. Cook It for Me (Live) -  6:07

Marty Mercereau is a Chicago-based singer and guitarist who gets his stage name from his physical stature, 6’ 10” and 300 pounds. For this release the band hired the Roxy Theatre in Lockport, Illinois in April 2024 and set about recording thirteen originals penned by Marty. Everything you hear is live, no overdubs, no second takes, what you hear is what the band played that night, enjoyed by the audience and now by us listeners. And there is plenty to enjoy too as the band works hard to entertain the audience. Alongside Marty’s guitar/vocals we have sax man Aiden Dehn, bassist Michael Bailey and drummer Ra’Mar Leach.After a brief introduction the band starts off with an instrumental entitled “Cookin’ With Grease” which immediately shows how together they are as Marty and Aiden offer fine solos (Aiden seeming to reference Duke Ellington in his), all the time well supported by the rhythm section. Marty steps up to the mike for the first time to warn that “Buddy, She’s All Mine”, his vocals clear and strong with just a hint of grit. He follows that with a semi-autobiographical song based round some wise words from his father that everyone has to “Dig Your Own Ditch”, his slide work here right on the money. Next up is an instrumental “Prelude” (originally recorded in 2010 and now adapted to include a nicely harmonised sax/guitar sequence) that develops into “Helpless”, a slower song that handles the difficult topic of addiction very effectively, Marty adding an impressive spiralling solo.Marty’s emotional solo playing starts the extended slow blues “I Feel Like I Could Die”, a sad tale of a woman’s infidelity and its effects on her partner which runs to almost ten minutes, offering Marty lots of space to show his chops. That song is immediately followed by “Enough Changes”, something of a reversal of its predecessor as Marty lays down the law: “Everything I did you said I didn’t do it right. But I won’t change, I won’t change any more for you. You won’t change for me girl, so why the hell should I change for you”. Over the raucous rhythm, Aiden plays a scorching sax break. “Real Foul Mood” is a slow blues with torrid guitar, reflecting the mood when the day starts well, but soon goes rapidly downhill as the bank refuses a loan and money is tight.Marty plays tribute to “the prettiest place I’ve ever seen” in the jazzy shuffle “Going Down To Warrenpoint”, perhaps referencing a family link to Northern Ireland which is also reflected in the Celtic feel of instrumental “Top Of The Mournes”. However, Marty is a lifetime Chicago resident, even though he does not appreciate the harsh winters, as he explains in “Windy City Blues”, a splendid uptempo shuffle. Two tunes with plenty of slide conclude the album: the rocking instrumental, “My Little Georgiadore”, is dedicated to Marty’s dog; the comic “Cook It For Me” is about a fat guy who is seeking a woman who will cook lots of food for him! With an all-original program and lots of fine playing, this is a live album that all fans of modern Chicago blues should enjoy. It is certainly one of the best live albums that this reviewer has heard this year (https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com).

Live at the Roxy

Bush League - Bush Live, Vol. 1 (Live)

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:69:25 
Size:159,4 MB 
Label:Spunk Records 
Styles:Rock/Jam Band 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Coconino (Live) - 14:36
 2. Beans (Live) - 11:26
 3. Quad Seater Tandem Bike (Live) - 14:00
 4. The Vince Guaraldi Quintet (Live) -  3:58
 5. The Beast (Live) -  6:42
 6. Keeper (Live) - 10:06
 7. Skunk Song (Live) -  5:24
 8. East Bound and Down (Live) -  3:12

Back in 2022, five buddies found themselves sitting around thinking, “We should start a band.” And as history repeats itself, a band was indeed born. With already existing musical chemistry from playing in various bands together in high school, these boys picked up their instruments, cracked a beer, and the rest was history. Bush League pays homage to all of the beloved minor leagues out there. Music catered to those like us, this one goes out to those of y’all with champagne taste on a bud-heavy budget. Now Tucson based, these Northern Arizona kids come from mismatched musical backgrounds. Through the thoughtful amalgamation of these styles, Bush League forges the heavy psychedelic noise scapes and jivey choruses that define their style. The league consists of Liam Cashmore on bass, Karson Trainor on drums, Jackson Ells on sax and keys, and Dylan Walker and Canyon Willis-Green both on guitar. Don’t let the name fool you, Bush League is major league.In May of 2024, Bush League released their debut EP, “Ain’t It Somethin;” a curious blend of the bands soul, funk, indie and jam influences. To celebrate this milestone, the band kicked off their first ever tour, with dates throughout Arizona and New Mexico. In the summer of 2025, the boys are hitting the road again for a longer and more ambitious stretch, descending into the beast that is Colorado.Bush League has shared the stage with up-and-comers in the jam scene such as Dogs in a Pile and Eggy, and preformed at festivals such as Flagstaff Hullabaloo and June Jam. 

Bush Live, Vol. 1 (Live)

Beautiful Bobby Blackmon - Yeah Baby-Chillin' With the Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:61:37 
Size:142,1 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Sleep With One Eye Open - 5:43
 2. I Can't Make It Right - 5:05
 3. Early One Sunday Morning - 5:30
 4. I'll Show You What I Got - 4:17
 5. Git It Up - 5:20
 6. The Love That Got Away From Me - 6:00
 7. I Like Yo Thang - 4:40
 8. Where Did You Sleep Last Night - 4:46
 9. Let Me Be The One - 5:08
10. I'm Tired Of Sleepin' Alone - 5:13
11. Yeah Baby! - 4:40
12. Hey Joe - 5:07

Originally from Athens, TX, Bobby Blackmon got his start there & in Austin as a teenager before moving to Houston to attend TSU. In Houston he worked as a sideman for artists such as Albert Collins, Jimmy Reed & Johnny Copeland as well as with his own group The Blues Orbits who cut a lone 45 for the Kool label. After graduation in 1965 Blackmon moved to San Antonio & formed a new band The Soul Express, regularly performing at local spots such as the legendary Eastwood Country Club & Club Pusi-Kat. While in San Antonio he cut one 45 for the Dynamic label. Later on he moved to Los Angeles & then retired to Florida where he now performs & records as a well regarded blues artist under the name Beautiful Bobby Blackmon. 
Editorial Reviews
Bobby's current working/traveling band consist of three of the best musicians in Orlando; JImmy Seay (Bass), Jack Bumgarner (Keys), and David Bynes III (Drums) Beautiful Bobby is an excellent veteran entertainer who plays for his audience. He specializes in contemporary southern soul/blues & classic r&b music. His band is the premier choice in Central Florida for private parties, festivals and nightclubs. Band members include: Bobby (Guitar & Vocals), Jack Bumgarner (Keys), Jimmy Seay (Bass) and David Bynes III (Drums). In June, 2006, he gained many new fans when he opened for Buddy Guy at the House of Blues-Orlando. 
In May 2010 Bobby opened for the legendary BB King in Orlando. 2011, he shared the stage with Kim Wilson & the Fabulous Thunderbirds on a concert in Orlando, Fl. March 2013, he was the semi headliner for the Orlando Blues & BBQ Event with the Robert Randolph Family Band that drew over a 1000 people. Beautiful Bobby is originally from Athens, TX and is just one of the long line of blues guitarists from Texas who gives you some soulful guitar licks. Beautiful Bobby's band has been a mainstay for the last 3 1/2 years at the BB King's Club in Orlando working two nights a week. You'll be sure to enjoy one of the best live shows in the business when you attend Beautiful Bobby Blackmon's high energy shows. Check out his 3rd CD because it has some blues for everyone. He is also the songwriter on 10 of the 12 songs on this CD. He gives a modern sound to keeping the blues alive. 
Living Blues Magazine review - ' His band is tight and funkified...Blackmon's gift shines even more brightly on ballads,passion, emotional honesty, musicianship, and taste, you can't do much better than that.' - David Whiteis July.August 2011 - Blues Revue Magazine review ' it's a tight band..Blackmon has a strong, supple tenor voice and his guitar playing is crisp, fluid, stinging and reminds me of Little Milton and Mighty Joe Young...Blackmon has the chops to become a majpr player in the modern soul-blues pantheon.'  - Thomas J. Cullen lll.

Yeah Baby-Chillin' With the Blues

Friar's Point - To The Point

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2009
Time:38:15 
Size:88,2 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Night Out - 3:11
 2. I Got A Feeling Called the Blues - 3:37
 3. Dirty Money - 5:53
 4. Be Your Man - 2:54
 5. Turn the Other Way - 3:54
 6. Little By Little - 3:38
 7. Art For Money - 4:58
 8. Boom Boom - 3:36
 9. To the Point - 4:28
10. Where It All Began - 2:01

Friar's Point Band is a contemporary blues band based out of the Lehigh Valley, Pa. and has been on the Northeast Regional Music Scene since 2005. The band takes it's name from the Legendary town in Mississippi where Muddy Waters heard Robert Johnson playing on the porch of Hirsberg's Drug Store and was so intimidated by RJ's guitar playing that he left town.
Friar's Point has been semi-finalists at the 25th, 26th & 27th International Blues Challenge in Memphis Tennessee.Their resume also includes performances at Central Pa. Arts Festival State College, Pa., Penn's Peak Jim Thorpe, Pa. Godfrey Daniels and Musikfest Bethlehem, Pa. To name a few.

To The Point

Crossroad Union Band - Robert Johnson Re-imagined

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:42:33 
Size:97,6 MB 
Label:Dark Phase International Ltd 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Crossroad Blues - 3:05
 2. Come on in My Kitchen - 3:19
 3. Hellhound on My Trail - 4:22
 4. Walking Blues - 4:29
 5. Me and the Devil Blues - 5:04
 6. Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped the Devil) - 3:45
 7. Travelling Riverside Blues - 3:22
 8. Stones in My Passway - 5:30
 9. Last Fair Deal Gone Down - 4:29
10. Love in Vain - 5:04

Crossroad Union Band is a musical project associated with musician Bojan Andrejevic. They are primarily recognized for their 2026 releaseRobert Johnson Re-imagined, an album that features modern interpretations of classic blues songs originally written by Robert Johnson, such as "Crossroad Blues" "Love in Vain" and "Stones in My Passway".

Robert Johnson Re-imagined

The Nace Brothers - Well Traveled Road

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:55:59 
Size:128,6 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Country Rock/Rock/Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Way It's Always Been - 3:44
 2. Temptation - 4:05
 3. Well Traveled Road - 3:43
 4. Free - 3:52
 5. Let Me Down Easy - 4:25
 6. Sometimes It Rains - 5:39
 7. Sunday Afternoon - 4:10
 8. Love By Surprise - 4:06
 9. World We Live In - 4:55
10. Daisy Chains - 4:56
11. Tore Down With the Blues - 4:56
12. Can't Change the Way I Live - 3:18
13. Sad Day - 4:05

Seasoned professionals they've earned the respect of promoters, club owners, producers and peers for their dedication to their craft, easy going confidence and their refreshing lack of pretense. A testimony to their affability lies in the fact the David and Jimmy along with Tim Williams are original members and the "new guy" T.J. Erhardt has been with the band a mere 13 years. Nearing their 30th year as a touring group the Nace Brothers are poised for a larger audience. Brilliant songwriting, expressive vocals, soaring guitar and a rock solid rhythm section combine for entertainment at it's best.

Well Traveled Road

Phil Bee - Ridin' Home

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2019
Time:36:05 
Size:83,5 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Your Love - 3:51
 2. Ridin' Home - 3:12
 3. Power of Love - 3:50
 4. Wheels of Emotion - 4:35
 5. Andy's Bar - 4:25
 6. I Gotta Go My Way - 4:22
 7. Long Gone - 4:58
 8. Kiss The Sky - 3:05
 9. Sunday Morning (Single Edit) - 3:43

Started singing in bands in the late eighties (at age 30), his first live appearances were at tennisclubs and local bars.
"Where we drank more beer than songs on the setlist", Phil remembers.
In the mid nineties touring became serious when joining the band D-Train, later Doctor Rhythm. to get real serious when starting his own band Phil Bee & the Buzztones in 2003 and the tour with Steve Lukather (Toto) and Jan Akkerman in 2003. Appearances in Germany, Belgium, France, the UK and the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands in the years that followed.
In the meanwhile one of his idols, Jimi Hendrix, was honored with the tribute band 'The Hendrix Files' (2005-2009).
With the band King MO (2008-2013). Phil toured from Memphis to Warsaw, winning several Dutch Blues Awards.
2014 Forming the new band Phil Bee's Freedom
2015-2016 Winning Dutch Blues Award (best vocalist) and winning Dutch Blues Challenge, later to represent the Netherlands at the International Blues Challenge (Memphis). Playing many festivals across Europe until mid 2019 when Phil decided to start a solo career. In that year Phil joined Johan Derksen' theater show until COVID stopped the tour. Award winning albums (Against the wind-2020 and Live at Tivoli Vredenburg-2022) along with participation at national TV show 'We want more' (2020) launched the new elan.
2021 Winning The Voice Senior and asked by Dutch guitar legend Jan Akkerman to join his band. Meanwhile
Phil Bee's Band also toured in theaters across the Netherlands. November 2023 reaching the finals in the Dutch TV show "The Tribute" (SBS6), which was broadcasted early 2024. In July 2024 Phil featured as the special guest in André Rieu's Maastricht concerts. These 12 concerts were attended by a total of 150.000 people with global views and streams  to follow. The concerts were also shown in 3.000 cinemas across the globe. Phil will be joining the André Rieu Orchestra in 2026 for their worldtour. 2024-2025 touring with Phil Bee Cocker Band (a tribute to Joe Cocker) in theaters all around the Netherlands.

Ridin' Home

Bev Conklin & Lea Gilmore - BC & Lea Live At Godfrey Daniels

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2023
Time:74:57 
Size:172,3 MB 
Label:Bluescrew Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Women Be Wise (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 4:23
 2. See See Rider (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 4:15
 3. Since I Fell for You (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 7:10
 4. Love Me Like a Man (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 7:56
 5. Nobody's Fault but Mine (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 5:23
 6. Rock Me Baby (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 5:02
 7. Summertime (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 7:14
 8. Use Me (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 9:10
 9. Hoochie Coochie Man (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 7:14
10. Hallelujah I Love Him So (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 3:50
11. What'd I Say (feat. Eric Byrd & The Blues Crew) - 6:12
12. You Are My Sunshine (feat. The Blues Crew & Eric Byrd) - 7:03

Musicians:
Vocals: Bev Conklin, Lea Gilmore
Keyboard: Eric Byrd
Organ: Wayne Smith
Acoustic Guitar: Mike Brandt
Guitar (other): Dave Smith
Bass Guitar: Mitch Shelly
Drums: Craig Doyle
Saxophone, Flute, and Clarinet: Dave Smith
Backing Vocals: Eric Byrd, Craig Doyle, Wayne Smith

After meeting at Pennsylvania's Pocono Blues Festival, New Orleans' Bev Conklin (BC) and Maryland's Lea Gilmore immediately bonded together with a common goal: Lea wanted to sing the Blues and Bev wanted to sing gospel. Their first joint performance in 2004 at the world-renowned listening room, Godfrey Daniels in Bethlehem, PA, led to a return invitation in 2005 for a sold-out show. This recording captures some of their memorable moments both individually and together backed by Bev's band, BC & The Blues Crew, and Lea's accompanist, Eric Byrd.

BC & Lea Live At Godfrey Daniels