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суббота, 3 октября 2026 г.

Sugarcane Collins – Way Down The River

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:56:23
Size:129,1 MB
Label:Not On Label
Styles:Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Like A Midnight Shower Of Rain - 0:54
2. Got A Mind To Ramble - 4:29
3. One Wing Frank - 5:09
4. Folks Of The Road - 5:57
5. Leadbelly - 4:59
6. All The Way To St. Louis - 2:04
7. I've Heard The News - 4:45
8. Follow Me Boy - 4:17
9. Sallie Mae - 4:44
10. Shine The Light - 4:27
11. Dancing Rabbit Creek - 3:27
12. Stranger Here - 4:48
13. Way Down The River - 6:17

Not only does Andy ‘Sugarcane’ Collins third CD take us way down the river, but it also crosses oceans. Australian Sugarcane brings us a heapin’ helpin’ of southern U.S. Delta blues from down-under.
Cornbread: As a blues listener in the United States I was blown away with the purity of these songs, so-much-so I think many of the U.S. born bluesmen today should take note and drown themselves in the richness of blues music history as Sugarcane obviously has. While the songs are of the 1920’s & 30’s, yet recorded today, they are far from being over produced with too much music. These thirteen tracks reminds the listener of cotton fields, stale-beer and stale-smoke filled juke joints, trains, prisons and Mississippi delta itself.
Gator: We know what river he is talkin’ about but there is a twist, Hailing from Down Under, (Yes, That Down Under - Blokes) Andy “Sugarcane” Collins hits a great chord on "Way Down the River," his collection of 13 blues-based compositions. Sugarcane gives us practiced and soulful finger picking ability, some nifty slide guitar, and a strong southern influenced voice. This CD is a cool mix of classic blues, and you would not guess he is not from the delta, THE delta that is.
Instruments on this recording are:
Acoustic guitar, washboard, electric bass, electric guitar, drums, congas, organ, drums, harmonica and jew’s harp.

Way Down The River

Eran Troy Danner - 7 Songs

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:23:36
Size:54,3 MB
Label:Self-Released
Styles:Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Don't Keep Jesus To Yourself - 3:08
2. King And Lord - 2:50
3. Closer To Jesus - 4:13
4. Make A Joyful Noise - 4:02
5. Praise The Lord - 3:40
6. Plankeye - 3:33
7. Dry Shoes - 2:07

Eran Troy Danner is a blues musician based in Connecticut. He has been a notable figure in the local blues scene since he started performing in 1998. ETD is known for his work both as an acoustic solo performer and a band leader, playing at various venues across the state. He caught the blues bug after seeing Johnny Winter perform live in New Haven in 1986. His dedication to the genre has earned him accolades, including winning the Connecticut Blues Society's Blues Challenge in 2010 with his band and the Society's award for the Best Self-Produced Blues CD in the same year with his album "Lucky Day". He has also won the CTBS Challenge again in 2025. ETD has opened up for legendary performers such as Johnny Winter ,BB King, Robert Cray, Walter Trout, Eddie Kirkland, Samantha Fish, John Cafferty , Blues Traveler and Eric Johanson. He maintains an active performance schedule with about 180 shows a year and counting.

7 Songs

Charlie A'Court - Come On Over

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2015
Time:38:34
Size:89,1 MB
Label:Chas Music
Styles:Contemporary Blues/Rock
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Come On Over - 2:51
2. Different Kind of Love - 3:27
3. No Slack (Feeling's Gone) - 4:37
4. I'm Sorry (feat. Mahalia Barnes) - 4:14
5. A Man Like Me - 3:45
6. Back On the Love - 3:28
7. I Get Joy - 3:33
8. Not Like You - 4:15
9. Broken Man - 4:13
10. Gotta Get Over It (Black Widow) - 4:05

The backbone of the album is soul, and the flesh of the album is the guitar playing between Diesel and A'Court." There is no holding back on the opening and title track of this album; it's full steam ahead with the kick drum working overtime. Hooking up with his buddy Mark ‘Diesel’ Lizotte, Canadian Charlie A'Court breathes life into these tracks with his incredible vocals. The backbone of the album is soul, and the flesh of the album is the guitar playing between Diesel and A'Court. No Slack (Feeling's Gone) is a perfect example of soul music being brought to life in a fresh way. Mahalia Barnes appears on I'm Sorry which is one of the more relaxed and intimate tunes on the album. If you want to hear a great voice doing something fresh with roots music, then A'Court is your man.
Charlie A'Court is a Canadian musician, songwriter and producer. He has toured extensively throughout Canada, Australia and Germany.As a six-time East Coast Music Award winner and eight-time Nova Scotia Music Award winner, A'Court has earned awards for Blues, Pop, and R&B/Soul Recordings of the Year, and on multiple occasions been recognized as Entertainer of the Year. A'Court has also received multiple Maple Blues Award nominations including Male Vocalist and Songwriter of the Year. Off stage, A'Court makes giving back to his community a priority. In 2017, A'Court launched the Charlie A'Court Scholarship for Excellence in Music, a $500 bursary awarded to a Nova Scotia high school graduate who is continuing his/her music education in university or college (https://themusic.com.au)/

Come On Over

Chef Eric Band - Today's Special

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:42:10
Size:97,2 MB
Label:Self-Released
Styles:Blues/Roots/Electric Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Louisiana Bound - 3:27
2. 1000 Nights - 5:27
3. Alligator Tale - 3:46
4. Heavy News - 3:53
5. Feeling Right at Home - 3:00
6. The Upholstery is Real - 3:57
7. Thick and Thin - 5:10
8. Because I Found You - 4:17
9. Sweep It Up - 3:08
10. Mail Order Bride - 2:08
11. Shine Your Light - 3:50

Naughty and nice, peppers and spice: That's what Chef Eric Band's made of. Snakes and snails and Alligator Tails: That's what Today's Special is made of. Take a taste of Chef Eric Band's original roots blues, featured on blues radio stations on three continents and in a variety of reputable (at least that's what we're told) clubs across the mid-Atlantic region. Three-time finalist in Baltimore and DC Blues Challenges, Chef Eric Band's cookin' tunes will feed your need for tasty tunes.

Today's Special

Chris Wragg and Greg Copeland - Live in the Backroom (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019)

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2020
Time:53:35
Size:123,5 MB
Label:Honey Bee Blues Records
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Damn Right, I've Got the Blues (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 5:15
2. Five Long Years (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 4:31
3. Hip to You (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 3:15
4. Oh No (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 3:59
5. Got My Mojo Working (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 3:24
6. If You Ever Leave Me (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 4:15
7. Hoochie Coochie Man (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 4:07
8. Crawling King Snake (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 3:20
9. I Can't Be Satisfied (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 3:04
10. Messin' with the Kid (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 3:21
11. Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 3:24
12. Just a Little Bit (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 3:10
13. Mustang Sally (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 4:18
14. Boom Boom (Live at The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) - 4:05

American singer-songwriter Greg Copeland (born July 1954 in Portsmouth, Virginia) has been living in Germany for quite some time. Since his youth, he has been musically influenced by artists such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Robert Johnson, and Howlin’ Wolf. His style sits somewhere between blues, soul, and funk. He has collaborated with artists including Gerry Williams (formerly of Eruption), blues guitarists Gregor Hilden, Guitar Crusher, and Kai Strauss, and blues singer Big Daddy Wilson. In addition, he leads his own band and forms the acoustic blues duo Deep Down South with Martin Messing. Sheffield-based English guitarist Chris Wragg is known for his work with the blues-rock trio The Mudcat Blues Trio. He has toured extensively across the UK and Europe with that band and has also performed alongside artists such as Buddy Guy, T-Model Ford, and Aynsley Lister.
Chris Wragg and Greg Copeland met in 2015 at a blues festival in Belgium. During that meeting, they discovered a shared love for Chicago blues. One thing led to another, and the two decided to collaborate and record an album together.

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Gerry Hundt Trio - One More For Me

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:32:31
Size:74,9 MB
Label:Self-released
Styles:Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Pimenta - 2:12
2. Caught In The Middle - 3:33
3. Pretty Baby - 3:43
4. Kid Man Blues - 3:18
5. Ruby Doobie - 2:48
6. Runnin' Wild - 3:11
7. I'm Gone - 3:25
8. Rambler's Blues. - 3:01
9. Strange Things Happening - 2:49
10. End Of The Day Blues - 4:27

Gerry Hundt (born May 29, 1977) is an American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist. Hundt is known, among other things, for his collaboration with Nick Moss & The Flip Tops. Over the years, he has also worked with various Chicago blues artists such as The Cash Box Kings, Barrelhouse Chuck, and Joel Paterson. Additionally, he performs as a solo artist. His solo debut album, *Since Way Back*, was released in 2007. His new album, *One More For Me*, is being released this month. The album was recorded at Holtz Sound Studio in Tuntange, Luxembourg, during his European tour. On this album, Hundt is accompanied by two renowned sidemen: Luxembourgish drummer Tom Lehnert and Belgian bassist and harmonica player Renaud Lesire. The album opens with "Pimenta," a drum-driven, "peppery," and melodic instrumental. Hundt then tears into his slide guitar—evoking Elmore James, in my opinion—on the blues-rocker "Caught In The Middle." The pace remains brisk with the swinging, uptempo blues-rocker "Pretty Baby," which again features fine guitar work alongside the tight rhythm section. The first cover is "Kid Man Blues," a composition by Johnny Young (1917–1974), featuring delightful mandolin and harmonica work. A standout track. "Ruby Doobie" is a distinctive track featuring cowbell and "low-register" harmonica. The second cover is the funky instrumental "Runnin’ Wild," written by Eddie C. Campbell (1939–2018). The funky guitar work on "I’m Gone" is excellent as well. I read somewhere that the mandolin is Hundt’s favorite instrument; it takes center stage on "Rambler’s Blues," a song by Tampa Red (1904–1981). Strange things are happening these days, according to Hundt, and he incorporates this theme into the swinging "Strange Things Happening." "End Of The Day Blues" was the bonus track on Hundt’s solo debut album, *Since Way Back*; it was a fantastic mandolin instrumental. The album *One More For Me* concludes with a new version of this 2007 track. This version—featuring superb guitar work that reminds me of Earl Hooker (1930–1970)—is equally impressive. An excellent closing track.

One More For Me

Calvin Cooke - Heaven

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2003
Time:46:17
Size:107,1 MB
Label:Dare Records
Styles:Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Christian Stand - 5:57
2. Help Me Make It Through - 3:59
3. Heaven - 5:50
4. I Feel The Light - 4:24
5. Jewell Praise - 2:33
6. What Happens To Them All - 5:43
7. Signs Of The Judgement - 4:55
8. Music - 3:28
9. Motor City Preacher Man - 4:28
10. Look A The People - 4:54

Calvin Cooke (1944-2025) was an innovative master of sacred steel guitar music, a tradition rooted for over seventy years in the African-American House of God, a Holiness-Pentecostal Church. The steel guitar is the dominant musical instrument in the House of God and Church of the Living God, two related denominations that comprise about 200 churches nationwide. To be infused with the Holy Spirit, members engage in ecstatic behavior, including dancing and singing. Calvin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, into a musical family that belonged to the Jewell Dominion of the Pentecostal Church. At age 11, he began playing at church services with a cousin. By age 15 he had developed enough proficiency to play in Nashville at the Keith Dominion General Assembly and continued playing there annually for decades. He soon was traveling across the country, helping repair and build churches while playing services by night. By 1967 he arrived in Detroit to work in the automobile plants and lived there for 42 years. He traveled widely to perform within the intimacy of small church services in his own and in other churches. While keeping his deep connection to his church where the music is rooted, Cooke also took sacred steel guitar to secular audiences playing at festivals and other venues throughout the U.S. and Europe. He was featured in the documentary Sacred Steel, that appeared on the television show Austin City Limits, and issued Heaven, an album produced in 2003 by Robert Randolph. He is featured in Robert L. Stone's book Sacred Steel: Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition for his role as a significant force in shaping the tradition for a half-century. Cooke was honored with awards by other organizations including the Sacred Steel Convention, Detroit Music Awards, Sacred Strings Showcase, and Sacred Steel Hall of Fame. Cooke moved to Georgia in 2009. He continued to play in churches there as well as at festivals and concerts across the U.S. and regularly returned to Detroit to maintain his strong ties to churches, musicians and family in Michigan until his passing.

Heaven

Phantom Blues Band - Out Of Shadows

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:60:05
Size:138,4 MB
Label:Delta Groove Productions
Styles:Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Do The Dirt - 3:49
2. My Aching Back - 3:44
3. Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed"? - 4:21
4. I Only Have Love - 3:33
5. Rain Down Tears - 4:21
6. I'm Looking For A Miracle - 3:52
7. Big Boy Pete - 3:16
8. Let Them Talk - 5:12
9. Book Of Rules - 4:53
10. Havana Moon - 4:14
11. Part Time Love - 5:45
12. Think - 3:16
13. Yield Not To Temptation - 3:17
14. Baby Doll (Bonus Track) - 3:43
15. Mary Ann (Bonus Track) - 2:41

The Phantom Blues Band were originally brought together to back Taj Mahal on his 1993 album Dancing the Blues. After 13 years of occasional tours both with and without Mahal, the group finally debuted on its own with Out of the Shadows, a genial set of blues-rock workouts. The heart of the seven-player band is the combo of organist Mike Finnigan and lead guitarist Johnny Lee Schell, who trade vocals and solos throughout Out of the Shadows; Austin saxophone legend Joe Sublett makes his presence felt as well. The 15 tracks feature a few pleasant band originals, but most of the set list consists of Chicago blues and R&B standards like Lowell Fulson's "My Aching Back" and a grooving take on Chuck Berry's "Havana Moon." Solid, unpretentious blues-rock like this only appeals to a relatively small audience these days, but that audience will love the Phantom Blues Band ~ © Stewart Mason /TiVo

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Out Of Shadows

Call Box - Suspect

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2005
Time:50:49
Size:117,4 MB
Label:Real Star Records
Styles:Blues Blues/Heavy Rock
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Goods On You - 4:04
2. Don't Forget - 3:53
3. Echo of My Sole - 3:19
4. Angel City - 5:03
5. My Prophecy - 6:48
6. Ride Away - 4:57
7. If You Ever - 4:38
8. Tennis Shoe's On - 4:28
9. Playing a Game - 3:54
10. I Dream the Same - 5:43
11. Occupy Your Mind - 3:57

That guy from the band Call Box did it again with this there third CD release this year! (SUSPECT) This CD is a collection of down home jams like in the songs, (GOODS ON YOU) (PLAYING A GAME) and (TENNIS SHOE'S ON). Es ist nicht eine große Produktionsaufnahme, nachdem alle CDs für Babys in etwa 6,00 $ erhältlich sind, und ich begrüße dieses eine, das in nur drei Tagen in einem kleinen Rehearsstudio aufgenommen und gemischt wurde, aber ich kann es zu einem Metall/Blues Stil kommen in lauten Liedern wie Engel City (I I Dream the Sam. E) und (RIDE AWAY) hat diese CD verschiedene Stile von slow blues like songs as in (MY PROPHECY) oder (OCCUPY YOUR MIND) bis hin zu einigen guten Tipping-Songs wie in (DON'T FORGET) Gold (ECHO OF My SOLE) 'und meinem Favorit' (IF YOU EVER). Even if you don't buy the CD 'give a click on two or three of the songs' and type-em what you think. Thanks Solin P. from CD RECORD LABS (Asac* NY, 2005 )

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Suspect

Mississippi Cadillac Blues Band - Stone Cold

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2011
Time:41:48
Size:96,8 MB
Label:Fat Moon Music
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Every Night and Every Day - 3:57
2. Sweet Ludella - 4:23
3. Cheatin' Ways - 4:01
4. Our Love is Driftin' - 4:28
5. Stone Cold - 4:34
6. Home to Mississippi - 3:45
7. Beauty Operator - 3:44
8. Country Wagon Wheel - 3:08
9. Six Months Ago - 5:15
10. Automobile Blues - 4:30

Musicians:
Alex Ross - Vocals, Lead Guitars;
Bud Bays -Rhythm Guitars;
John Miller - Bass Guitars;
Billy Earheart - Keyboards;
Will Hunt - Drums.

Alex Ross- Vocals, Guitars-Alex has been playing guitar since he was 12 years of age. Playing anywhere from Mississippi Delta cotton gin parties, Lafayette County line juke joints, Beale street clubs in Memphis to the main stage of some of the South’s biggest music festivals. Ross states “The groove has always come from Howlin Wolf, Jimi Hendrix, and Elmore James and the soul always felt from B.B. King along with my admiration for many others in the electric blues”.
Bud Bays- Guitars-After picking up the guitar in his early teens, Bud has worn many musical hats in addition to that of an accomplished blues guitar player. Over the years he has owned a recording studio, been involved with booking bands for various international venues and in the production side of the business all while continuing to play alongside recognized names in the blues music genre including Jim, Cody and Luther Dickinson, Frank Frost, Sam Carr, Mojo Buford and Kim Wilson.
John Miller- Bass Guitar- Playing guitar for a number of years, John started to play the Fender Bass as well to explore new territory. Since then John has established a signature groove and bottom that keeps the rhythm of the Mississippi Cadillac Blues Band truly strong.
Will Hunt-Drums Percussion- Another native Mississippian like the rest of the band Will Hunt started at a young age working the percussion section. He has a pocket which complements the Groove/Blues sound that the Mississippi Cadillac Blues Band has shown on its new CD “Stone Cold”. Will has played all over the South with several acts and brings a great beat with him wherever he plays.

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Stone Cold

Jim Branca's Bloozotomy - Ain't Dead Yet !

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:47:14
Size:110,9 MB
Label:MoonFarm Productions
Styles:Blues/Mix
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Ain’t Dead Yet - 3:33
2. 300 Pounds Of Joy - 4:05
3. 16 Tons - 4:09
4. Tribal Obligation - 3:52
5. Love Me Baby, Or Get Outta My Face - 2:22
6. Dixie Cup (Ain't No Ocean) - 3:03
7. Good Rockin' Tonight - 4:16
8. Whoop De Doo! - 3:24
9. Shake, Rattle & Roll - 4:39
10. Wherever You Go, That's Where You Are - 4:41
11. I Shouted When It Hit Me - 4:47
12. Dancin' Through This House - 4:18

The album *Ain't Dead Yet* is a mix of blues and various musical styles. Bloozotomy are a four piece band with a big sound and some very strong playing on their 12 track album "Ain't Dead Yet." The album has 8 songs composed by Jim Branca who is the band's main man on lead guitar and vocals, the other 4 songs are covers. Lenny Makowski on various sax's and flute, Mike Bernal on acoustic and electric Bass and Matty Nerbak on Drums make up the group on this CD with a few guests as well.
"Ain't Dead Yet" gets the album off to a great swingin' start with Jim's composition of the album's title song, with some nice sax playing, the song itself providing a good workout for the band and I would imagine that this would also be their opening number when they hit the stage. The 4 covers are not just copies of songs, Bloozotomy actually manage to stamp their own identify on them. "300 lbs of Joy" written by Willie Dixon shows Jim's voice to be so big with lots of Bass in his voice as does "16 Tons". "Shake Rattle & Roll" and "Good Rockin' Tonight" have been transformed into very swinging pieces and work well. The saxophone playing on "16 Tons" by Lenny Makowski is a treat. "Dixie Cup" has a New Orleans feel to it giving co/producer Chuck Eller a chance to play some piano, Chuck also contributes some fine Hammond B3 organ on the albums final track "Dancing Through This House". My favourite track on this album has a Neville Brothers feel on it, thanks to Lenny's sax playing sounding like Charles Neville, is "Love Me Baby, Or Get Out Of My Face". The production mix is first class and Matty Nerbak's snare playing is high in the mix which I like. This defiantly is an album well worth seeking out, showing yet again the quality of the smaller record labels bring some great releases to the market place.

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Ain't Dead Yet

The Eclectic Beast Band - Kill House

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:48:32
Size:111,9 MB
Label:Beast Release Records
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues/Harmonica Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Train Train - 3:52
2. She Lied I Cried She Died - 3:51
3. Me and Jim Beam - 7:23
4. Pink Elephants - 4:54
5. Granny Goes to Church - 6:17
6. Shotgun Mambo - 4:16
7. Seal House Rockin' - 5:54
8. Riding the Hog - 4:55
9. Tramp - 4:12
10. Blues Overtook Me - 2:54

"Beast Release Records is an independent record label (since 1998) that primarily facilitates the worldwide distribution and sync licensing of the original music created by “The Eclectic Beast Band” and those artists we have produced". Curt Campbell is a BMI Published American Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Composer and Harmonica Player. As the founder of “The Eclectic Beast Band” he became a record producer out of necessity and discovered that making great records hinges on forging strong relationships with those musicians and engineers who helped create the sound, because in the end it’s those guys that will make or break you.

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Kill House

Dan Granero - Where I Belong

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:49:10
Size:113,0 MB
Label:Self-Released
Styles:Aussie Blues Rock
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Where I Belong - 5:40
2. Lost Without You (Remix) - 4:30
3. Delayed (Instrumental) - 5:39
4. Dad's Song - 5:30
5. Yeah Yeah! - 5:00
6. Time To Live (Remix) - 4:33
7. Ladder's About To Fall (Instrumental) - 4:24
8. Wait For The Sun (Mono Mix) - 3:29
9. Jaco (Instrumental) - 4:00
10. Epica (Instrumental) - 6:20

Dan Granero is an Australian Blues/Rock Guitarist/Vocalist. Dan is an energetic and soulful performer who over the last decade has won the hearts of Blues/Rock fans from Australia, Italy, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.Dan grew up mostly on Blues/Rock music, from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, Santana, Deep Purple and Eric Clapton. Dan writes original material as well performs Blues/Rock standards in his own personal way. Dan is also a respected endorsee of Fender Australia and Fender USA, RODE Microphones, EBS Sweden and Anton Guitars.
More detailed information can be found on the official website - www.dangranero.com/

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Where I Belong

пятница, 2 октября 2026 г.

Mark Sanders - Luck of the Draw

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:32:29
Size:75,0 MB
Label:Dream Time Records
Styles:Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Calling on the Hot Line - 4:10
2. Can't Help Thinkin - 4:05
3. Don't Let It Slip Away - 4:10
4. Luck of the Draw - 3:53
5. Not Too Late - 3:42
6. The Truth Comes Out - 4:16
7. Over You - 3:48
8. I Had to Wonder - 4:21

Mark wears all the hats in the production of his album. He wrote all of the songs, and based on the lack of other credits, apparently produced and mixed the album as well as playing the guitar, keyboards, drums and lead vocals on all of the songs. Gus Belanger backs him on bass with Suzanne Weiler adding backing vocals. This is the eighth album Mark has released on Dream Time Records. Other albums can be streamed for free on Mark’s website shown above.
During his early professional career, he played across many genres including folk (The Sunrisers), soul (The 7th Court), and blues (The Shakers) plus many others. His focus now is on the blues and soul.
He announces he is “Calling on the Hot Line” all night long. I’ve got your number so I can’t go wrong”. “Not calling to shoot the breeze…calling to please”, “Calling on the hotline, but can’t get through”. He “Can’t Help Thinking” something is going on. It’s just a feeling but it’s coming on strong. I can’t help but to wonder what’s on your mind. I got a feeling we might be saying goodbye”. “It seems like every day we are just going through the motion’ as he pleads “Don’t Let It Slip Away” and asks “what happened to the dreams we once shared?”
He notes “You are chasing a dream you cannot leave behind. It’s the “Luck of the Draw”, a roll of the dice. You jump right in and never think twice. You know you cannot win if you never play.” “You live your life like a Hollywood scene. Nothing is real when it’s only a dream”. He declares “It’s “Not Too Late” to change your mind.” You and I, we don’t look back. We live every day and that’s a fact.” On “The Truth Comes Out”, he says, ” I used to believe what you told me. The truth comes out sooner or later” Just when you’re thinking you’re fooling somebody, that’s when you found out that somebody knows.”
He tells her, “No one can ever take your place. I hope it works out that I don’t stay up all night “Over You”. “It should be easy to walk away. I wish it were true. Just one thing in my mind, I can’t get over you.” “I Had to Wonder” concludes the album advising “I walk a long road, feeling lost most every day. I had to wonder if I would ever find my way.” “You showed me something that I never knew. Those days are over and they’ve all gone away.”
Mark’s vocals have a smooth easy sound that is soothing, but also perhaps despairing, as the song lyrics lean heavily into a lost love. His guitar work is also pleasant, never flashy. But the drumbeat on every song sounds very repetitious and sometimes distracting. Overall, it is still a nice listen for a quiet background.

Luck of the Draw

Chris Wragg and Greg Copeland - Tonight We Cross The River

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:49:20
Size:113,6 MB
Label:King Hog Music
Styles:Blues
Art:Front

Tracks Listing:
1. Times Ain't Like Before - 3:37
2. Born Under a Bad Sign - 3:50
3. Lord Keep The Devil From My Home - 4:30
4. Save Poor Me - 4:56
5. Tonight We Cross The River - 6:32
6. Land Of The Blues - 5:51
7. Somebody's Watching You - 4:36
8. Crawling King Snake - 5:05
9. Carolina Heat - 5:40
10. Virginia Rain - 4:40

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Tonight We Cross The River

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