Mary Dukes and The 32-20 Band - Introducing The Divine Ms Mary

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2001
Time: 53:01 
Size: 122,2 MB 
Label: South Side Records
Styles: Blues/Chicago Blues
Art: Full

Tracks Listing: 
 1. Money In My Pocket - 4:40
 2. Too Much To Drink - 7:07
 3. Nobody's Clown - 5:20
 4. Worried Blues - 6:12
 5. Mississippi Mister - 3:51
 6. I Tried - 3:34
 7. You Go Your Way - 3:17
 8. I Wish You Would Have - 4:45
 9. Justice - 4:15
10. One More Kiss - 5:43
11. I'll Show You - 4:13

Mary Dukes hails from Carson, California: She came to play with guitarist and songwriter Jerry Rosen quite by accident but it now seems fateful with the release of this plate. The music business is not new to Ms. Dukes, having sung background for luminaries like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, M.C. Hammer, Earth Wind and Fire, Peggy Adams, and Archie Bell & The Drells. A consumed gospel singer, Ms. Mary continues in her church choir and has worked in the theater, besides raising her family.Ms. Mary provides all vocals on the disc and she is backed by guitarist/producer Jerry Rosen on lead and rhythm guitar. Guest guitarist and label mate South Side Slim lends his lead guitar to four tracks also. Giving up the room-filling Hammond organ is Deacon Jones, and the rhythm section is Oklahoma Ollie on the bass and Johnnie Tucker swinging the drumsticks. It is Josh Trossman who wails on the harp on four cuts too! Wading into material written and arranged by Rosen, the band throws down tight executions, sharp deliveries, and fluent passages and solos throughout. Jones' powerful organ keeps the mixes emotive, the rhythm section hits hard, and Rosen and Slim provide tremendous string action. Ms. Dukes enthralls with sensuousness, jazzy inflections, and quality-laden vocal work. Her range is never challenged and she knows how to entice with volume and timbre. When looking to discover new blues talent, finding Ms. Mary is like striking gold; immediately and continually rewarding.

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