Barrelhouse Bonni - Barbershop Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2003
Time:60:30 
Size:139,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. See See Rider - 4:19
 2. Taint Nobody's Bizness - 4:21
 3. Little Red Rooster - 3:48
 4. Dream On - 6:04
 5. Barrelhouse Boogie - 3:07
 6. Why Don't You Do Right - 4:20
 7. Dry Blues - 2:10
 8. Honey Dont You Stay Away - 4:02
 9. Drum Me Baby - 2:32
10. 98th Floor - 7:23
11. Woman Be Wise - 3:50
12. When the Clouds Roll Away - 4:13
13. Travelin' On - 4:56
14. We'll Still Have Memphis - 5:19

Bonni and guest blues guys bring back piano boogie and blues from 1930s plus some silly and serious.

Barbershop Blues

Ben Rice - Pour Me Some Whiskey

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:48:51 
Size:112,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues/Slide Guitar Blues
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Wreck On You - 3:54
 2. Chop You Up - 2:47
 3. Cheaper by the Dozen - 3:38
 4. Country Boy - 4:28
 5. I Know You Love Me - 3:33
 6. Pour Me Some Whiskey - 4:17
 7. Gator Hunt - 4:46
 8. Give Me a Call - 4:52
 9. From the Bottom - 6:26
10. Wants Me Back Again - 4:58
11. Bad Bad Boy - 5:06

So many kinds. Whisky, or whiskey? Bourbon? Single malt? Highland single malt? Blended? Charred barrel or not? Oh the varieties. And so it is with the Ben Rice Band’s Pour Me Some Whiskey.
This CD is like going into a bar and discovering that the shelves are all top notch whisk(e)ys. In this case, you have ample styles of blues to choose from, and what the hell, just say, “Barkeep, pour me some whisky. Surprise me….” And he does.
The first thing you’ll notice about this young man is that he plays slide guitar incredibly well. He teaches slide guitar, in fact. Ben has great energy, writes great songs, and plays really well, whether slide or not. With lyrics like “My father was a preacher, my mother a prostitute,” you just know it’s going to be good. Joining him are Ryan Rustrum on drums, and Tom Rice on bass. Three guys? Yea, for the most part. You know it’s gonna be good, or go home.
Oh, a little Makers Mark? How about the Memphis soul sound of “I know You Love Me”, with what sounds like a pedal steel — a Hawaiian swing!? On to the swing band “Chop You Up”, and the added funk in “Cheaper By the Dozen”, all songs with the added horns. Man, that was smooth, and that fire inside is starting to build.
A little Green Spot? Oh, stepping up now. “Give Me a Call,” with its shuffle swing groove let’s you know these guys can kick it up a notch. Opening with flames on the drums, “Country Boy,” drops into a rocking Mississippi hills guitar riff and filtered mic. The title cut, “Pour Me Some Whiskey”, is a straight up quarter note back beat groove. Can you feel it!? Velvet fire gonna get those feet a movin!
Here, try this. It’s The Maccallan. At a certain point, you put the boogie out on the floor fun aside. It is time for some serious 30 year old drink. Sit back and marvel at what emerges. “Wreck On You” has a Steve Earle/John Hiatt wild boy angst all fueled with a four on the floor straight up rock beat augmented with wind in your hair slide work. This is the sippin stuff! Focus on it, hear that taste! The lap steel of “Wants Me Back Again” brings to mind that wonderful deep sound of Chris Whitley, layered with a beautiful bass line backdrop. “Bad Bad Boy” closes out the album with a slide tour de force, and this is one CD that gets you applauding from your chair! The finish lingers on the palette after the final notes have stopped….
You’ll be surprised by that bar keep all right. All the different kinds of blues they know and the other styles that have influenced these young players means you’re going to leave that ear bar a happy camper, and you will be back.
Whether his previous two CDs or this one, go ahead and ask Ben Rice Band to Pour Me Some Whiskey, and slake your blues thirst!

Pour Me Some Whiskey

Glenn Marais & The Mojo Train - Red, Hot and Blue

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:40:14 
Size:94,5 MB 
Label:Mojo Productions 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. That's Where My Mojo's At - 3:09
 2. Superfunk - 4:03
 3. Love Denied - 3:57
 4. Red, Hot and Blue - 4:23
 5. It All Went Down - 3:04
 6. Love, Sweet Love - 4:05
 7. The Song Of Love - 3:44
 8. Hold Me High - 3:32
 9. Pink Lemonade - 3:42
10. Can't You See - 3:12
11. Professor Day - 3:20

Formed by Juno Award nominee guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Glenn Marais and bassist Manny DeGrandis because of their love of ‘60s blues-rock, this hard-driving quartet has been delivering an intense, funk-infused mix across Canada for decades. And they hold nothing back on this pulse-pounding set. Mojo Train represented the Grand River Blues Society and south-central Ontario in this year’s IBCs, making it to the semi-finals. Anchored by drummer Jeff Saulnier and keyboard player Jesse Karwat, they also operate MusicCan, a non-profit that provides instruments to disadvantaged youth.
Glenn Marais and the Mojo Train are a blues rock band known for their powerful and dynamic sound that seamlessly blends grace and beauty
Their music takes listeners on a journey through the Mississippi Delta, with stops at Detroit, Motown, and the funky sounds of Philadelphia. With their unique styles deeply rooted in the blues, the band’s original compositions are a testament to their exceptional musical talents. Every performance is a high-energy experience that leaves the audience feeling like they’re at a sold-out stadium show.
“Catch A Ride” is the Mojo Train’s musical mantra – whether on stage or in the studio. Guided by rhythm, the Train brings waves of intensity, taking ourselves and our audience to new limits. “This record is a testament to our love for music and the joy we have in performing. It is a celebration shared with those who’ve stood by us on this incredible journey”, says DeGrandis.
Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train are not only dedicated musicians but also passionate community builders. Their impactful initiative MusicCan, a non-profit charity, exemplifies their commitment to fostering musical passion by providing instruments to youth and community members who face financial barriers, creating a harmonious bridge between music and social impact.
As of late the band is proud of the waves left in Memphis, where they made semi-finals in the International Blues Challenge 2024. Their new album Red, Hot & Blue (March 8th, 2024) features 11 original songs highlighting the individual talents of the band and their collective powerful and dynamic sound. Catch a Ride with Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train.

Red, Hot and Blue

Danny Brooks - Rough, Raw & Simple

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1993/2025
Time:54:53 
Size:126,6 MB 
Label:Duke Street Records 
Styles:Blues Rock/Rock/Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Real Thing - 3:38
 2. Rough, Raw & Simple - 4:15
 3. Still Got This Thing For You - 5:05
 4. Carolina Shine - 3:27
 5. Tested, Tried And True - 5:22
 6. Daddy's Got An Angel - 5:48
 7. Give It Another Try - 4:53
 8. Hang Tough - 4:07
 9. Blessed - 4:21
10. Waiting For Your Ship To Come In - 4:44
11. Pay Back Time - 4:49
12. Where Love Resides - 4:19

Danny Brooks (born Daniel G. P. Middlebrook on December 16, 1951) is a blues and Memphis-style R&B musician, singer-songwriter and author now living in Llano, Texas, United States. He performs with a full band as Danny Brooks and The Rockin' Revelators, Danny Brooks & The Austin Brotherhood or Danny Brooks & The Memphis Brothers.

Rough, Raw & Simple

Beautiful Bobby Blackmon & The B3 Blues Band Band - Travelin' Home

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:66:52 
Size:153,7 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Contemporary Soul Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Don't Know But I Gotta Go - 5:44
 2. Feels Like Rain - 6:15
 3. I Been Down So Long - 4:23
 4. If Mama Ain't Happy - 7:26
 5. I'm Gonna Dedicate The Blues - 4:26
 6. The Blues Blues - 5:52
 7. I Had A Dream Last Night - 5:11
 8. Tip-Toeing - 3:54
 9. It Ain't Easy - 6:56
10. Sin City - 3:27
11. Turn Me On Or Turn Me Off - 5:27
12. Movin' In The Wrong Direction - 7:47

Beautiful Bobby Blackmon appears with his B3 Blues Band and as a Solo artist at venues throughout the state of Florida. He has opened for BB King in 2010 & Buddy Guy in 2008. He is originally from Athens, Texas which is about 75 miles East of Dallas. He has 4 CDs on the market. His show is high energy & danceable soul blues music that you do not wanna miss. Blackmon will showcase a variety of rock and roll and rhythm and blues paired up with electric, Southern, soul, gospel, delta, Memphis, and Chicago blues sounds.

Travelin' Home

Gwen Avery - Sugar Mama

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2000
Time: 52:07 
Size:120,5 MB 
Label:Sugar Mama Music 
Styles:Blues/Jazzy Blues/R&B/Mix 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Sugar Mama 2K - 4:49
 2. Thrill Is Gone - 4:18
 3. Georgia On My Mind - 3:53
 4. Marianne - 3:23
 5. Suzanne - 5:02
 6. You'll Find Love - 2:35
 7. Sugar In My Bowl - 2:31
 8. Sad Song - 5:02
 9. I'm On My Way - 4:12
10. Cry No More - 5:48
11. Do I Move You - 4:31
12. Precious Lord - 5:58

Produced by Grammy Nominated Linda Tillery, this self- released debut is a meticulously crafted blend of contemporary blues, light jazz, and pop. Gwen Avery has a sensual voice, sultry and expressive. Like the great blues singers, Avery has a voice that slips seamlessly from sassy to seductive and right on to spiritual. The opening track,"Sugar Mama 2k showcases Avery's style. The song opens with slow jazz, then jumps into an appealing pop-standard style song with lively sax and piano. Her rendition of "The Thrill is Gone" masterfully evokes the woundedness and bitter determination that suffused B.B.Kings hit 1970 version. "Marianne" with its steel drums and inviting Caribbean flavor, moves the dancer with an irresistable beat, and Cry No More moves that listener to the deepest essence of anguish and joy.Her gospel tinged "I'm On My Way" rocks out with full on 50's style sax. Her disarming interpretation of the folk classic"Suzanne" by Leonard Cohen takes the song! to another place. She gives Precious Lord a gospel favorite, a new immediacy and freshness.

Sugar Mama

Blues Pills - Birthday Live

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:37:58 
Size:87,1 MB 
Label:BMG Rights Management GmbH 
Styles:Rock/Heavy Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Birthday - 4:05
 2. Don't You Love It - 3:47
 3. Bad Choices - 3:49
 4. Top of The Sky - 3:33
 5. Like A Drug - 3:43
 6. Piggyback Ride - 3:01
 7. Holding Me Back - 3:46
 8. Somebody Better - 4:31
 9. I Don't Wanna Go Back On That Horse Again - 4:00
10. Here Comes The Night - 3:42

℗ 2026 Pollinate Music, under exclusive license from Throwdown Entertainment / BMG Rights Management, presents the Swedish heavy blues rock band Blues Pills with their album entitled "Birthday Live".
An international female-fronted quartet based in Sweden, Blues Pills' vamp-heavy sound weds 21st century neo-psychedelia, metallic blues, retro-soul, and hard rock. After a handful of singles and touring incessantly for nearly two years, the group signed to Nuclear Blast for their charting, self-titled 2014 long-player. Blues Pills made their international breakthrough with 2016's Lady in Gold, following it up with 2020's Holy Moly! Retreating to the Swedish countryside, the band recorded their fourth album, 2024's emotionally charged Birthday.Comprising members from Sweden, the U.S., and France, this retro-flavored blues-hard rock quartet were originally founded as a trio in 2011. That year, the former rhythm section of Iowa act Radio Moscow ~ Zack

Birthday Live

Charlie Barath - Issaquena Getaway

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:59:15 
Size:136,0 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Gets Around - 4:19
 2. The Weekend Song - 4:09
 3. Waitin' For The Queen - 4:38
 4. Cuban Getaway - 4:08
 5. I Might Fall In Love - 4:42
 6. The Best Thing You Can Do - 2:41
 7. Brass Monkey - 4:50
 8. Just Wanna Walk With You - 2:29
 9. That Wasn't Me - 5:04
10. Renee - 4:31
11. Can I Have This Dance? - 3:54
12. I'm Gonna Let You - 4:02
13. Sugar - 6:33
14. Honey I Got No Money - 3:09

Issaquena Getaway is the new full-length album from harmonica virtuoso Charlie Barath – a blues & roots recording with a joyful Delta spirit, and world-class musicianship. Recorded at Clarksdale Soundstage in Clarksdale, Mississippi and co-produced by Gary Vincent and Charlie Barath, the album draws its character from the quiet spaces of the Delta, where subtlety and groove matter more than volume or excess. Comprised of twelve original compositions and two covers, Issaquena Getaway reflects Barath’s long-standing commitment to blues tradition while allowing room for personality and warmth. His harmonica playing moves fluidly between gritty, hard-edged blues and soulful, single-note lines rooted in classic styles, while his vocals serve the songs with an unforced, conversational ease. Throughout the record, storytelling remains central, with melodies and arrangements designed to support the narrative rather than distract from it. Despite its deep roots in traditional blues forms, Issaquena Getaway is notably upbeat in spirit. With the exception of the sharp-edged “Brass Monkey,” the album leans toward feelgood material – blues meant to lift the room and keep listeners engaged from start to finish. Subtle surprises, including the Cuban-flavored instrumental “Cuban Getaway,” a departure from standard blues that adds color and motion while remaining firmly grounded in the album’s roots-based foundation. Barath is backed by a powerhouse blues band and joined by special guest Johnny Burgin on guitar, reinforcing that Issaquena Getaway is a complete band record and not a vanity project, with strong ensemble playing and rich, analog-friendly production.
~ Website: https://www.facebook.com/charlie.barath/

Issaquena Getaway

Andrew Michael Blues Band - Andrew Michael Blues Band

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:41:42 
Size:97,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Movin' Shakin' - 4:08
 2. Snakebit - 3:58
 3. Fine Wine - 3:42
 4. Testify - 5:09
 5. More Of The Same - 3:49
 6. Blues Chopin - 2:46
 7. Time And Again - 5:05
 8. Knife In The Crossroad - 4:35
 9. Bombshell - 4:45
10. Red Light Woman - 3:40

The Andrew Michael Blues Band is a four-piece original blues rock group from the Fraser Valley, B.C. Canada. Led by award winning bluesman Andrew Michael on guitar and vocals, with Don Addley on harmonica, Ron Johnson on bass and Kevin Rush on drums, the Andrew Michael Blues Band is redefining Canadian blues rock with gritty, electric and soulful original music.
Led by Andrew Michael Zaghloul, winner of the 2024 Fraser Valley Music Awards Blues Artist of the Year, the Andrew Michael Blues Band is a live n' electric blues rock group based out of the Fraser Valley BC. 
Performing their original blues rock music and some of the best British and American blues covers, this high energy band brings elements of Colin James, Cream and ZZ Top to audiences of all ages. The Andrew Michael Blues Band has been making it's name playing across the Fraser Valley and Greater Vancouver area, with major shows this year at the Chilliwack Ribfest, Abbotsford Agrifair Main Stage opening for Tom Lavin, and upcoming Harrison Hot Springs Bands on the Beach. 
Backed by Don Addley on harmonica, Ron Johnson on bass and Kevin Rush on drums, the Andrew Michael Blues Band will keep you dancing...you don't want to miss them! 

Andrew Michael Blues Band

Garret T. Willie - Bill’s Cafe

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:34:30 
Size:80,1 MB 
Label:Gulf Coast Records 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Hypnotist - 6:06
 2. Devil Doll - 2:53
 3. Going To Toronto - 3:28
 4. It Won’t Get Done - 3:29
 5. Small Town People - 4:00
 6. High Beam Blues - 3:53
 7. Young Country Boy - 3:40
 8. Golden Highway - 3:51
 9. I’m Late - 3:07

Garret T. Willie’s ‘Bill’s Café’ is a powerful statement of intent.
Were it not for the fact that he hails from a little rural town called Alert Bay, off the northern tip of Vancouver Island in West Canada, you would be tempted to call this album a coruscating blue-collar rock and blues album. As it is, it’s an album buoyed by Willie’s rough hewn, riff driven style and is shot through with a relentless roadhouse boogie undertow. It rocks hard, while his songs occasionally looking beyond the well trodden boogie path. It’s an impressive work in progress from a vocalist whose world-weary phrasing belies the fact that he’s only in his mid-twenties. He generates his cornerstone bluster with a rip-roaring guitar style and a voice that could shatter glasses at 3 paces, leaving award winning producer Tom Hambridge to funnel the unremitting energy into 9 songs which showcase Willie’s strengths.We are levered into a double helping of rock-a-boogie before Willie broadens his palate to explore some light and shade in a feisty blues-rock style that serves his song narratives well. The album title ‘Bill’s Café’ references his grandfather’s pool hall café in Alert Bay, British Columbia, while the mix of his own musical explorations and reflective narratives mirror his own journey so far from B.C. to Nashville. So while there’s the big sounding ‘Small Town People’ – on which a Jon Harvey (Monster Truck) style vocal attack and big guitar avalanche is in sharp contrast to the ‘Small Town’ he sings about – it is soon counterweighted by the Nashville tinged ‘Golden Highway’.
The latter is an acoustic-into-electric Hammond embedded arrangement which gives the clearest indication of where producer Hambridge sees the future for his young charge.
In his bluesier moments, Willie’s vocal phrasing recalls Howlin’ Wolf and Captain Beefheart, as on the opening barn-burner ‘Hypnotic’. It’s a confident opener with a mid-number, sledgehammer blues tempo change, before reverting to a roadhouse rocking style. The following ‘Devil Doll’ is more concise and employs a booming vocal with some shrill slide playing on an intense wall of sound.
Better still, is the powerful boogie ‘Going To Toronto’, which to these ears should have been the lead single from the album. It’s the kind of song which suggests a mix of the autobiographical with the imagined, though Willie apparently lives by the motto, “if you haven’t lived it, don’t sing it.”
He cleverly records the song with two different vocal lines, before settling on a satisfying double tracked end-result, (not too dissimilar in its raw power to Clutch’s Neil Farron).
The exuberant accompanying piano and his blistering guitar solo give the track real heft.
He finds a new equilibrium on the pulsating groove and catchy hook of ‘Get It Done’, while the afore mentioned ‘Small Town People’ adds lyrical irony: “She likes small town rhythm way more than she loves me.” At the three quarter point of the album, he slips into two blues related tracks, on which ‘High Beam Blues’ surprisingly eschews an expected guitar solo, while on the stripped down autobiographical ‘Young Country Blues’, he pushes his vocal into Omar Dykes (from Omar & The Howlers) territory, suggesting he’s totally at ease with his own material. ‘Bill’s Café’ is a brave stab at re-contextualising the familiar rock-a-boogie genre. It is to be hoped that the closing exclamatory ’I’m late’ isn’t a presciently titled, as it’s the kind of visceral enduring rocker that reminds us of John Fogerty.
In sum, Garret T. Willie does enough to suggest he has the energy, musical chops and writers vision to channel his life experiences into songs which will define his own style in the not too distant future.

Bill’s Cafe

Altered Five Blues Band - Hammer & Chisel

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:44:46 
Size:103,4 MB 
Label:Blind Pig Records 
Styles:Contemporary Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Got It Good - 4:17
 2. Dare Me To Do It - 5:21
 3. Who Can You Trust - 4:16
 4. Lotta Love Left In Me - 3:43
 5. Hammer & Chisel - 3:48
 6. Can't Shake It - 3:29
 7. Headline Blues - 4:07
 8. Hell Or High Water - 4:30
 9. My Love Ain't A Lie - 4:10
10. Crazy One - 2:51
11. The Will Of Man - 4:11

Originally known as The Altered Five, These guys from Milwaukee have given us their umadulterated rocking blues for 23 years now, Singer Jeff Taylor is huge and black and his powerful vocals are surely in line with that; he’s as impressive a frontman as they come. Guitar player Jeff Schroedl equals that power and energy. He alternates a catchy, chugging rhythm guitar with searing solos. Mark Solveson on bass and Alan Arber on drums constitute a rock solid rhythm section. Steve Huebler is a driving force on the keyboards. The album was again produced by Tom Hambridge and features the impressive Jason Ricci on harmonica in three songs.
After releasing a covers album in 2008 the quintet started writing their own songs and teamed up with producer Tom Hambridge; this resulted in a continuous flow of excellent albums and EPs, many of which garnered them awards and prizes. There was for example the award-winning song Great Minds Drink Alike. This one exemplifies the sense of humour that most tracks are imbued with.
This truly impressive album shows the listener right from the start what it’s all about; opening track I Got It Good is a powerfully rocking blues with a thumping bass and driving drums; energetic horns add a touch of merriment, and so does the fiery guitar solo. Dare Me To Do It is a convincing slow blues with a rollicking piano. Jason Ricci performs magic on the harmonica.
On the hard-driving Who Can You Trust Jeff Taylor’s vocal abilities take the track to great heights, helped out by Huebler’s propulsive organ. Here they prove it’s hard to find a tighter contemporary blues unit. They take their foot off the accelerator for another compelling slow blues Lotta Love Left In Me; Taylor’s emotional vocals get wonderful support from some dazzling piano. From then on they focus a bit more on their soul side with a pleasant pause with the solemn Hell or High Water The piano-driven The Crazy One leads up to the gentle, gospel-like closing track The Will Of Man, which again showcases some great vocals. Both jeff Schroedl and Steve Hoebler perform wonders on electric guitar and organ respectively. What a fitting finish to this great album.
The astonishing quality of this versatile album should not come as a surprise given the track record of these five guys. 

Hammer & Chisel

Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Slideways

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:49:30 
Size:114,7 MB 
Label:Alligator Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bad All By Myself - 3:43
 2. One Foot On The Brake, One On The Gas - 2:53
 3. The Flirt In The Car Wash Skirt - 3:16
 4. Homeless Blues - 5:24
 5. 13th Street And Trouble - 3:10
 6. Make A Pocket For Your Grief - 3:35
 7. More Time - 3:31
 8. If I Should Lose Your Love - 3:44
 9. Wayward Women - 5:17
10. Crazy Love Affair - 3:25
11. Cold Side Of The Bed - 4:36
12. What Kind Of World Is This? - 3:46
13. You Can't Strike Gold From A Silver Mine - 3:05

Blues Hall Of Famers Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials — led by Chicago slide guitar icon Lil’ Ed Williams — will release ‘Slideways’, their 10th Alligator Records release, and perhaps the crowning achievement of their entire career. For nearly 40 years together, Lil’ Ed Williams and The Blues Imperials—bassist (and Ed’s half brother) James “Pookie” Young, guitarist Mike Garrett and drummer Kelly Littleton—have been delivering gloriously riotous, intensely emotional, wickedly playful Chicago blues to audiences around the world. Lil’ Ed—like his musical forebearers, slide guitar masters J.B. Hutto (Ed’s uncle), Elmore James and Hound Dog Taylor—is a giant of the genre. Produced by Williams and Alligator Records founder and president Bruce Iglauer, ‘Slideways’ is a dynamic, high-energy collection of 13 songs, including 12 written or co-written by Williams. With the band at the absolute height of their powers, Williams’ singing and playing is thrilling and at times hair-raising. The songs—eight featuring the deep blues keyboard playing of Ben Levin (“He’s got that old-time style,” says Williams)—are filled with simple, relatable truths. They feature colorful characters in humorous to harrowing situations, some sinning while grinning, others smiling while crying. From the high-octane opener Bad All By Myself to the feral 13th Street And Trouble to the home wrecking Flirt In The Car Wash Skirt to Lil’ Ed’s heartbreaking and soul-shattering reinvention of Homeless Blues, Slideways is a tour-de-force of old school Chicago blues performed with up-to-the-minute urgency. Williams says the new album captures the band in all its glory, and Iglauer brought out the best in each member. “Bruce challenged us. He pulled things out of me I didn’t expect, and I’m glad he did. Pookie worked his butt off and played great. Mike always plays something cool. He lays the flavor down the way I like it. And Kelly, he’s a wildman. He makes me stomp my foot even harder than normal.” Mixing smoking slide guitar boogies and raw-boned shuffles with the deepest soul-burners and heart-wrenching slow blues, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials perform each track with an impassioned sense of wild abandon. Lil’ Ed’s celebratory slide work, deep blues string bending, fervent vocals and riveting original songs, all powered by The Blues Imperials’ rock-solid, road-tested, telepathic musicianship, are as real and hard-hitting as Chicago blues gets. According to Guitar World, “The band is a snarling boogie-blues machine.” The Boston Globe says Lil’ Ed plays “positively scorching guitar,” and the band delivers “a classic Chicago vibe with an energy that’s timeless.” With Slideways’ endlessly enjoyable music, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials provide an entry point for new listeners as much as a “welcome home” to long time “Ed Heads” all over the world. After almost four decades together, the band’s authentic, unvarnished blues and their infectious energy, joyful showmanship and masterful performances have been honed to a razor’s edge. Even so, they continue to push each other to greater musical heights. “I love my guys to the point of no return,” adds Lil’ Ed. “They always surprise me.” As for the band’s durability, he says, “What I love is that we’re a family, and families stay together.”

Slideways

The BC Combo featuring Bev Conklin - Live-ly

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:64:47 
Size:149,3 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I've Got to Use My Imagination (feat. Bev Conklin) - 4:38
 2. Respect Yourself (feat. Bev Conklin) - 3:49
 3. Two Fisted Mama (feat. Bev Conklin) - 3:51
 4. Boom Boom (feat. Bev Conklin) - 4:07
 5. Desperado (feat. Bev Conklin) - 2:59
 6. One Love - People Get Ready (feat. Bev Conklin) - 3:27
 7. Wang Dang Doodle (feat. Bev Conklin) - 4:25
 8. Midnight Train to Georgia (feat. Bev Conklin) - 4:47
 9. Good Times - Let The Good Times Roll (feat. Bev Conklin) - 8:29
10. Dead Flowers (feat. Bev Conklin) - 4:00
11. What's Going On (feat. Bev Conklin) - 3:18
12. You Better Stop (feat. Bev Conklin) - 3:03
13. Only You (feat. Bev Conklin) - 3:14
14. All The Pieces Fit Together (feat. Bev Conklin) - 3:05
15. Waiting For Us There (feat. Bev Conklin) - 2:50
16. I Should Have Gone Before I Let (Gambler's Blues) [feat. Bev Conklin] - 3:12
17. A Duck (feat. Bev Conklin) - 1:28

 "The Girl with the Golden Voice". Bev Conklin writes and performs the Blues from her own life's lessons. She has collaborated with Wayne Smith (former keyboardist for Jay & The Techniques), her band director, for most of her more than 30-years performing career.

Bev lived abroad and across the U.S. during her father's service in the Army.  Her grandfathers, Dr. Joseph A. Hardin and Dr. Beverly V. (BV) Baranco, from New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively, were noteworthy leaders politically and socially during the early to mid-20th century. She comes from a legacy of family musicians to include Leontyne Price, Lil (Hardin) Armstrong and Wilbert Baranco. She learned during her Grandfather BV's funeral that he went to school with and was a long-time friend of Kenny Neal's father, Rapheal. During that time, Kenny was dating her Aunt's best friend Pat until she passed from a return of breast cancer. Bev met Kenny and Pat through Kevin McCann (Little Red Rooster) at a Blues concert he put together in Doylestown PA when BC & The Blues Crew started performing beyond the Lehigh Valley. So, while she was unaware of her family ties to Opera, Jazz and Blues, Bev has found her niche in music through circumstance and extraordinary connections to the Blues.

Her role was to be a highly educated, contributing member of society.  She received her degrees from Penn State, including her masters in Public Administration before considering law school.  Beyond that, she had no idea what she wanted to be. Through life and perseverance to achieve at something, she found the Blues (... or did the Blues find her). She began a 30-year corporate career the same time she began her journey with the Blues. 

She has received Lehigh Valley Music Awards year over year for Female Vocalist, Blues Vocalist, All-around Performer, Director's Award, Community Award and more. The Blues Guild of the Lehigh Valley presented Bev with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

She performed with Lonnie Brooks at Mayfair (who’s bass player Biscuit dubbed her "the girl with the golden voice"), Ray Charles at Franklin & Marshall's alumni concert, billed with Koko Taylor and Tonya Brown (Queen Bee and The Blue Hornet Band) at Mayfair's Union Terrace Stage, Ronnie Earl at the PA Blues Festival, Carl Weathersby at Kingston Mines, Shemekia Copeland at Sellersville, Sista Monica in Doylestown, Saffire at Godfrey Daniels and more. In 1997, BC & The Blues Crew won the local International Blues Competition (IBC) for the Billtown Blues Association in Williamsport PA. The band then went to Memphis TN during the Blues Foundation's IBC and became one of the seven Finalist from their repertoire off their award-winning UNFINISHED BUSINESS CD. Bev volunteered and traveled across county and state lines to learn about the Blues at festivals and events. She worked on the boards of numerous organizations in the Lehigh Valley and held most all the positions, including as President of the Lehigh Valley Blues Network.  She eventually began writing for several Blues publications.  Eventually she found her passion in supporting women in the Blues. Buddy Fox (Manny's Carwash) and Darryl Bridges (Terra Blues) was about to manage the group when Bev was hit in a head-on car accident that brought the band's momentum to a sudden halt. Bev was the highest award-winning, Female-led Blues band in the Lehigh Valley with BC & The Blues Crew up until the car accident that eventually led to a hiatus from their touring days. Bev Conklin remains one of the top performing, female-led Blues bands in the region as well as being an advocate and ambassador for the Blues. Her main desire is to perform abroad and to a broader exposure beyond the Lehigh Valley. Bev is focusing on re-instating the Lehigh River Blues Jam, establishing a home base with a new listening room called Roots Music Concerts and continuing her songwriting and working with The BC Combo and BC Blue. With the news of MoMojo Records signing Bev Conklin, the re-distribution of previous recordings are under way. Three new recording projects are also in progress. 

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Sam Joyner - Come What May (I Always Love You)

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:52:09 
Size:120,6 MB 
Label:Sam Joyner Music 
Styles:Blues/Chicago Blues/Blues Soul 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. It's That Mojo That Makes Me Stay - 5:01
 2. Teddy's Juke Joint - 5:04
 3. Come What My I'll Always Love You - 4:23
 4. No One But You - 4:08
 5. If I Could Thank You For Leaving Me - 4:05
 6. As Long As You Are Here - 5:00
 7. Tennessee Whiskey - 4:15
 8. Stormy Monday  (Shuffle) - 3:35
 9. Feels Like I Can't Go On - 3:26
10. Too Many Cooks - 3:46
11. Hoochie Coochie Man - 5:42
12. Holmez Boogie - 3:39

Born in Chicago, keyboard player and singer Sam Joyner is a true entertainer with a remarkable sense of humor, together with an impressive stage presence and interesting lyrics, that make him an outstanding storyteller.He was son of Reverend Joyner, a preacher from a local church in Tunica in the heart of Mississippi, who later moved to Chicago. Reverend Joyner wanted his son knew the life conditions of black people in the south and, every summer, he took him to a farm, to have a first-hand experience of his relatives lives who were still living in Tunica and Turkey Scratch. For a city boy, those experiences deeply marked his life and his music.Sam Joyner is currently fully immersed in developing his career and he is managing to get a place in the competitive black music market. Sam has an impressive voice and a style framed in Chicago blues, but also in the rhythms of New Orleans, Mississippi rural blues and even in jazz, rhythm & blues and reggae.This recording gathers twelve songs where you will discover his versatility, thanks to a varied repertoire, which makes it to be easily appreciated by a wide range of black music lovers, who will also smile with the lyrics of each of his songs that are devoted to topics like drug abuse, one-side relationships, Saturday night parties at juke joints, compatible relationships or even present a tribute to Robert Cray and a version of “Hoochie Coochie Man” where Sam experiments with piano and electric drums.A group of excellent and professional musicians contribute to give a good dose of quality to the recording.

Come What May (I Always Love You)

Andy Coats - Owe The Devil

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2013
Time:52:01 
Size:119,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Roots 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Electric Spanish Love - 2:43
 2. That Man - 4:03
 3. Owe the Devil - 3:57
 4. (I Got) Two New Suits - 1:34
 5. Sweet Good and Clean - 5:28
 6. Hard to Have - 4:32
 7. Jack of All Trades - 3:41
 8. Blame Train - 2:22
 9. Truth and Satisfaction - 5:09
10. Cold Hard Ground - 3:07
11. Buttercup Blues - 2:12
12. Forty and Rain - 3:11
13. Preachin' Blues - 9:55

Born and raised in North Carolina, Andy Coats has been involved in music since his early teens, when he sang and played in a hard rock band and later a progressive rock band. From there he worked his way back to the genres in which so much rock is rooted: the blues and other roots based music. "My passion for this sort of music really came to a head when I was about 25 years of age. I was living in Southern California, struggling through graduate school, and it was then that the magic of the blues masters fully hit me. I dove head first into Robert Johnson's material, listening to it daily. There was also this great weekend radio show, "Nothin' But the Blues", hosted by Gary "The Wagman" Wagner, coming out of Cal State Long Beach. I have fond memories of listening all day, picking up my guitar, and jamming along. This helped me get through some tough years ... . As a student I made almost no money, and I felt my career prospects were pretty bleak--there were very few teaching jobs available, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy is not exactly the most marketable degree ... . This is how I came to identify with the blues, although I will be the first to admit that the kind of problems I had were nowhere near as immediate and urgent as those of the classic blues singers." After completing his degree in 1999, Andy was able to focus all of his attention on his music. He has released three independent CDs and appeared on "The United State of Americana", a 2004 compilation put out by Shut Eye Records. He has performed live on NPR radio stations in the Midwest and in the South, and has played at a wide variety of events, including the 2006 Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival (formerly King Biscuit), the Iowa State Fair, the Court Ave. Blues Fest (Des Moines, IA), A Ride Across America (Santa Monica, CA), and the Tsunami Blues Benefit (Long Beach, CA). Andy has also played at venues across the country, including the premier blues clubs in the Los Angeles area: B.B. Kings, the Blue Cafe, and Martini Blues; and has enjoyed the honor of opening for national-level acts such as Eric Sardinas, and W.C. Handy Award winners Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers. In 2003 and 2004, Andy was named one of the top blues acts in Southern California by the Southern California Blues Society, when he was selected to compete in the regional phase of the International Blues Challenge.

Owe The Devil