Warren Haynes - Million Voices Whisper

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:69:09 
Size:158,7 MB 
Label:Fantasy Records 
Styles:Blues Rock/Roots Rock/Americana 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. These Changes - 6:36
 2. Go Down Swinging - 6:16
 3. You Ain't Above Me - 4:37
 4. This Life As We Know It - 4:32
 5. Day of Reckoning - 4:26
 6. Real, Real Love - 6:04
 7. Lies, Lies, Lies > Monkey Dance > Lies, Lies, Lies - 8:33
 8. From Here On Out - 6:31
 9. Till the Sun Comes Shining Through - 5:19
10. Terrified - 6:46
11. Hall of Future Saints - 9:23

Grammy-winning, guitar-slinging blues rocker Warren Haynes is back, and he’s brought the spirit of his heroes along for the ride. Million Voices Whisper, Haynes’ first solo album in almost a decade, captures both his blues rock roots and his drive to explore fresh sounds with an all-star cast of guests. A legendary blues rock act, Haynes is celebrated for his iconic work with Gov’t Mule and the Allman Brothers Band, in addition to his equally commendable solo output. With a decades-long career, Haynes’ music combines emotional depth, brilliant songwriting and genre-crossing artistry, solidifying his place as a leading force in American rock and blues.With a superb band—John Medeski on keys, Terence Higgins on drums, and Kevin Scott on bass—Haynes crafts an 11-track set that balances blues, rock and funk with the warmth of soul. Haynes is also joined by Derek Trucks, Lukas Nelson, and Jamey Johnson on several tracks, adding a familiar depth and strength to the music. The record opens with “These Changes”. Co-written with Derek Trucks, it’s a breezy, gentle track that harkens back to the duo’s tenure with the Allman Brothers, complete with great organ work and a simply gorgeous lead guitar duel. The horn-fueled “Go Down Swinging” is a soul-oriented piece that is sure to keep things interesting, while the slow-burning “This Life As We Know It” impresses for its joyous catchiness and sunny feel-good vibes. Featuring Lukas Nelson and Jamey Johnson, “Day Of Reckoning” is a country-tinged blues rocker with an extraordinarily catchy chorus and more superb guitar work. It’s the album’s finest moment and certainly one of the best in Haynes’ solo career. Once again featuring Trucks, there’s also an emotionally charged ballad on offer with “Real, Real Love,” which Haynes finished in tribute to his former bandmate and close friend Gregg Allman. It’s a truly beautiful and heartfelt piece whose emotional weight is certain to touch any listener who still has a soul. 
Finally, the funky, groove-heavy numbers “Terrified” and “Hall Of Future Saints”, with their tasteful dynamics and blazing guitar work, conclude the record on the strongest of notes. The album has Haynes at his finest, blending a rich array of styles from country-tinged blues rock to poignant ballads, with touches of funk, soul and R&B. Much of the record’s strength lies in its versatility, with each track offering something unique yet unmistakably Haynes. On top of that, the guitarist remains a stellar songwriter, which results in compositions that are textured and elaborate as they are moving. In short, Million Voices Whisper is an essential addition to Warren Haynes’ storied catalog, and proves once again that his voice in blues rock remains as vital and heartfelt as ever.

Million Voices Whisper

The Keith Christmas Blues Band - Weatherman

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2000
Time:47:09 
Size:108,5 MB 
Label:Voiceprint Records 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Weatherman Blues - 3:17
 2. Corinne Corinna - 3:33
 3. Tied To The Wheel - 4:56
 4. Need Your Love So Bad - 4:32
 5. Loretta - 3:34
 6. New Fool - 3:48
 7. The Days Are Long - 3:33
 8. Lie Down With The Devil - 4:15
 9. Come Back Honey - 3:19
10. Jam - 4:06
11. Judgement Day - 4:16
12. Words - 3:53

Musicians:
Keith Christmas - Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals;
Richie Yalland - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar; 
Martin Vinson - Bass, Backing Vocals;
Mike Wonham - Keyboards;
Kieran Argo -Drums, Percussion.

Keith Peter Christmas is a singer and songwriter, born in Wivenhoe, near Colchester in Essex, England on the 13th of October 1946. In 1969 his first album "Stimulus" was released, he played acoustic guitar on David Bowie's "Space Oddity" album and appeared at the first Glastonbury Festival 1970. Through the 70s he produced four more albums, "Fable Of The Wings", "Pigmy", "Brighter Day" and "Stories From The Human Zoo" while touring with and supporting bands like The Who, King Crimson, Ten Years After, Frank Zappa, Roxy Music, Hawkwind, Captain Beefheart and the Kinks.Among the musicians who contributed to his recordings were Mighty Baby, Pat Donaldson, Keith Tippett, Gerry Conway, Shelagh McDonald, Rod Argent, Peter Sinfield, Greg Lake, Mel Collins, Cat Stevens, Michael Boshears.In 1972 he was voted one of six favourite international artists by writers of Sounds magazine. In a career spanning over 50 years Keith has recorded multiple albums, played acoustic guitar on Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’ album, appeared at the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970 and gigged solo all over the UK and Europe. A legendary live performer he has had a resurgence in popularity since ‘Crazy Dancing Days’ was released in December 2016 and ‘Life,Life’ in 2019 

Weatherman

Christina & The Whipping Boys - Christina & The Whipping Boys

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2007
Time:48:25 
Size:113,3 MB 
Label:Whipping Records 
Styles:Blues Rock/Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Automatic Woman - 5:54
 2. Drop The Wall - 5:09
 3. Innocence - 5:42
 4. Concrete Rose - 3:44
 5. Blue Christmas - 5:13
 6. Down To The Blood - 3:55
 7. Dog Day - 6:27
 8. Wounded Angel - 5:31
 9. Break The Chain - 6:47

Christina grew up in a family of nine in Boston, where she started singing in clubs at the age of 14. Her early schooling in Blues and Rock helped her jump right into the scene when she moved to L.A. where she immediately started working as a studio singer for Motown and other labels. Including singing on the original recording of the hit "Papa Don't Preach", later recorded by Madonna. During that time she was approached for a recording contract by Warner Bros. Records and had a pop release under her name on the WB label. Now, realizing her roots she has gone back to singing rock & blues…. She has worked with Rufus, Joe Sample, Ziggy Marley, Billy Preston, Parliament Funkadelic, among many others. Currently, she is writing and recording for a new upcoming CD and performing with her own band in Los Angeles. Christina and the Whipping boys consists of Jimmy Z, Tom Walsh, John Goux, and Bob Birch, with singer extrordinaire Christina Vierra.The band's credits could fill this page. They have toured and recorded with Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Elton John,Rod Stewart,Christina Aguilara, Counting Crows,Vanessa Carlton,Etta James, among many others.

Christina & The Whipping Boys

Ironing Board Sam - Ninth Wonder of the World of Music

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1967
Time:22:30 
Size:54,2 MB 
Label:Music Maker Recordings
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Cherry Pie - 2:54
 2. The Island Song - 2:19
 3. Do the Ironing Board - 2:56
 4. Danny Boy - 4:03
 5. Boogie On Reggae Woman - 2:46
 6. Going Up-Going Down - 2:54
 7. Purple Raindrops - 2:57
 8. Bye Bye Blackbird - 1:37

Samuel Moore (born July 17, 1939), who performs and records as Ironing Board Sam, is an American electric blues keyboardist, singer and songwriter, who has released a small number of singles and albums. His musical career, despite several low points, has spanned over fifty years, and he released a new album in 2012. "I'll tell you one thing, it's the blues," he stated. "That's why I look like a blues man now."
One commentator, describing Ironing Board Sam's 1996 album, Human Touch, noted that he "has a surprisingly smooth and effective croon and his piano playing, while subdued, is still remarkable." Moore was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States.He was the son of a sharecropper and his mother died when he was around three years old. In his teens, Moore learned to play the pump organ from his stepmother and would cut lawns to make extra money, often leaving enough time to play his customers’ pianos.While concentrating initially on boogie-woogie and gospel music, he learned the electronic organ before graduating to playing the blues in Miami, Florida. After relocating to Memphis, Tennessee, in 1959, he formed a band and got his stage name from his practice of strapping his legless keyboard to an ironing board for performances.He disliked his stage name, but he later turned it to an advantage by giving away ironing boards at some of his concerts. In 1962, he was backed by a band containing the young Jimi Hendrix.He moved around the United States trying to get a recording contract, eventually issuing a handful of singles for Atlantic, Styletone and Holiday Inn in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In the 1960s, he ended up in Nashville, playing in Club Del Morocco. His trio was playing in the upstairs level of the club while Jimi Hendrix was playing below. Ironing Board Sam recalls, “When Jimi got done with his gig, he'd come up and play with me. Other musicians would come in to hear what we were doing. We'd be playing all night.” He also performed on Night Train in the mid-1960s.The show ran from 1963 to 1966 and defined “Nashville’s golden age of rhythm & blues.”For fans of the music program, Ironing Board Sam was a “superstar.” In the weeks leading up to a 1988 Night Train reunion, fellow musician Frank Howard described Ironing Board Sam’s Nashville legacy to The Tennessean, stating, “Ironing Board Sam lives in New Orleans, but everybody in this town is crazy about him.”
His performing technique was unusual, and he developed an eccentric persona in several directions. He invented a "button keyboard", which had a regular keyboard arrangement underneath which were fitted guitar strings. Rudimentary electronics gave him a three-pronged sound, which he used primarily when billed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World" while performing as a duo with the drummer Kerry Brown. In 1978, his intention to perform in a hot air balloon was cancelled because of adverse weather.At the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival a year later he played in a 1,500-gallon tank filled with water. By 1982, when he had moved back to New Orleans, he had developed the idea of performing as a "human jukebox", playing only when people inserted coins into his jukebox-styled costume. He worked in the Latin Quarter and got some club work after an appearance on the television program Real People.In the late 1980s he was accompanied by a toy monkey, known as Little George, that was rigged to play in synchronization with a drum machine. His more recent live sets have featured a mix of blues and jazz.In 1990, Ironing Board Sam toured Europe. His debut album, Human Touch, was released in 1996.He joined the Music Maker Relief Foundation in 2010 and moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was provided with new musical equipment, recorded a new album and played at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April 2012.In late 2012 and 2013, Ironing Board Sam played a series of concerts across North Carolina. He performed at the Steel City Blues Festival in March 2014.He returned to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April 2014.In 2015, Ironing Board Sam starred in a series of advertisements for Faultless Starch. In July 2015, Ironing Board Sam was on the same bill as Boo Hanks and Lightnin' Wells at a concert in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Ninth Wonder of the World of Music

Interstate 40 Rhythm Kings - Livin’ the Wild Life!

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2017
Time:33:26 
Size:77,3 MB 
Label:Last Buzz Records 
Styles:Blues/Mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Ain't That Righ - 3:22
 2. Further On Up The Road - 2:57
 3. Wild Life - 3:00
 4. It?s Your Voodoo Working  - 3:18     
 5. Lonely No More - 2:37
 6. Don?t Do It -2:51     
 7. I Didn?t Want To Do It -2:43     
 8. Do Right Baby - 2:12
 9. Suffering Pain - 3:45
10. Think - 2:35
11. Trouble Trouble - 3:46
12. I Gotta Go Home - 3:02
13. White Wild Cat - 2:45
14. You?d Better Find - 2:10    
15. All Around The World - 3:21
16. Baby I?m Gone - 2:30    
17. What?cha Gonna Do - 2:52

Interstate 40 Rhythm Kings plays rock hard Rhythm & Blues with influences of black American music from the late 40's and early 50's. Interstate 40 Rhythm Kings is located in the border between Rhythm's Blues, early Rock 'n' Roll, and Jump.

Livin’ the Wild Life!

Asamu Johnson & The Associates of the Blues - True Freedom

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:43:48 
Size:105,7 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bamileke - 5:43
 2. Don’t Think About That - 4:37
 3. I Don’t Want to Know - 5:54
 4. True Freedom - 6:06
 5. Long Leg Woman - 3:22
 6. This Is Called America - 3:47
 7. Gonna Get - 3:46
 8. Lori - 4:42
 9. No School - 5:48

Asamu Johnson is regional traditional Rhythm and Blues artist based in Grand Rapids, MI. Asamu’s influences included legendary bluesmen like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed to name a few. Unique and captivating, Asamu Johnson and his band have performed across the national at various festivals, night clubs, casinos and other venues. They once opened for Blues legend Koko Taylor and have played at notable venues including the Chenango Blues Fest in Norwich, New York; Teddy's Juke Joint in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and the Pee Dee Blues Bash in Florence, South Carolina.
Asamu Johnson… keeping blues alive!

True Freedom

Iko Iko - Shine

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2000
Time:47:36 
Size:110,0 MB 
Label:Little Silver Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Teasing The Trains - 4:01
 2. (I Never Had) An American Dream - 2:36
 3. Shine - 4:36
 4. Prescription for The Blues - 3:07
 5. Pet De Kat - 4:32
 6. Hole in The River - 3:33
 7. I Want My Goddam Money - 3:00
 8. (Stars Fall From the Sky Like) Angels with Their Wings on Fire - 6:15
 9. Spy Boy - 4:02
10. Too High To Drive - 3:10
11. Iko-A-Go-Go - 3:12
12. Riding on The Rims - 5:26

Produced by Jerry Hall and George Feldner, "Shine" delivers musical traditions with a taste of the swamp-soulful sound that Iko-Iko is known for. The result is a traditional recording without the electronic sampling for the feeling and warmth of analog. 
"The album features twelve tracks, nine from the pen of Drout who creates images in your mind with his fun and witty and sometimes thought provoking lyrics." - Eric Black/Blue Country 101FM. 
Features performances by Graham Wood Drout, award-winning songwriter for Albert Castiglia, Joey Gilmore and others and Iko-Iko who's former members now perform with some of the top artists today (Ron Dzuibla w/ Ricky Martin; Mike Mennell w/ Tom Jones and on and on…). An emotional cover of Portner/Grainger's "Prescription for The Blues" gained national attention during the original release and continues to be a live favorite. Drout's "Teasing the Trains" was most recently covered by Albert Castiglia.

Shine

Idlewilde - 90 Proof

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2016
Time:61:51 
Size:142,2 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bodeca - 4:47
 2. Red Clay - 4:50
 3. When I'm Gone - 4:15
 4. Trouble - 5:10
 5. Telecaster - 2:18
 6. A Darker Shade of Blue - 6:05
 7. Shelbi - 5:37
 8. Find My Way Home - 5:10
 9. Mountain Laurel - 5:45
10. I'm Back - 5:59
11. Damn That Rock & Roll - 6:07
12. When I'm Gone (Tribal) - 3:32
13. The Whiskey Song - 2:15

Together since 1981, Southern New England’s Idlewilde knows its way around the blues. Though I’m aware they’re a group of top-shelf musicians with good day jobs, if I hadn’t known otherwise before being handed this CD, I’d’ve pegged these guys as full-time blues cats. 90 Proof is a fun, diverse collection of rock and blues songs that, after just a few listens, quickly became an old friend (as a blues album should). Featuring Dale Binsberger (bass, vocals), Jon Gould (lead guitar, vocals), Ryan Snyder (drums, vocals), Phil Spillane (guitar, harmonica, vocals), and Denny Hartzell (“all things keys”), Idlewilde delivers grit and growl that lets you know these guys are blues veterans.
I’m a big fan of the bit-by-bit album opening, and Idlewilde leads with instrumental “Bodeca,” whose sparse intro gives way to blistering guitars, a pulsing, catchy rhythm, and playful blues organ. “Red Clay” is strung-out, soulful, growling-vocalled, classic blues. It’s followed by mid-tempo yet raucous “When I’m Gone.” “Trouble,” which features a truly gravelly growl and harmonica opening, settles into a groove that recalls a bit of “Cheap Sunglasses”-era ZZ Top. And in that vein, the album continues, a club-rocking mix of blues and blues rock that I’m sure translates well to live performance and produces a rousingly fun night for local clubgoers and is well-represented throughout this disc.
There are a few other songs well worth mentioning in this collection. Musicians, for example, are likely to most appreciate the energetic “Telecaster,” an ode to a bluesman’s beloved axe.Perhaps the most soulful blues song on the disc is “A Darker Shade of Blue.” You may find yourself listening to that one with your eyes closed and your head swaying. My favorite song on the album is probably “Damn That Rock & Roll” because it’s just so blue. Great organ opening combined with soulful harmonica, a blue beat, and anguished, all building to climax ever-so-slowly. It’s a smoky barroom-flavored, cascading, classic soulful blues number. And the second of the two “bonus tracks” that close the disc, “The Whiskey Song,” is an old Irish drinking tune that sounds like it was a lot of fun to record.Idlewilde is, indeed, a longtime favorite “’round these parts,” and with 90 Proof delivers a solid album showcasing plenty of blues-based variety for broad appeal. I’d also consider it proof these guys must put on an energetic, fun live show, one I look forward to catching when the opportunity arises.

90 Proof

Butch Mudbone - Bone A Fide

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2007
Time:35:17 
Size:81,5 MB 
Label:Daddy-O Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Caught You White-Handed - 4:04
 2. Tuscarora Stomp - 3:20
 3. Do It Your Own Way - 5:21
 4. Down In Louisiana - 3:45
 5. Blues Is Everywhere - 3:58
 6. I've Never Been So Blue - 3:14
 7. Crazy Horse - 3:08
 8. Mean Old Viper - 4:05
 9. Living on Borrowed Time - 4:18

Long time artist Butch Mudbone, formerly on the Midnight Special in the 70s, has completed 8 or 9 cds to date. He has performed in festivals and concerts all over the US, Canada, and Europe. Known as a Delta-style blues guitarist. This artist has never been given the recognition he deserves, but you have to acknowledge his dogged perseverence and dedication to his art. Butch's track record includes performing with John Lee Hooker, Touring with the Johnny Otis revue, performing with Deacon John, Charles Neville and the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Dixie-Kups, Earl King, Mojo Buford and a host of others too numerous to name.

Bone A Fide

The Shuffle Kings - The Shuffle Kings

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:2002
Time:30:10 
Size:70,0 MB 
Label:Quarante Records 
Styles:Blues
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. You Said - 2:40
 2. See See Baby - 2:18
 3. That Ain't Right - 2:17
 4. Just One More Time - 3:32
 5. Don't Be A Stranger - 3:59
 6. Baby Come Back - 3:29
 7. No Fences - 3:01
 8. Snatch It Back and Hold It - 3:14
 9. The House is Rockin - 2:28
10. Too Much Information - 3:06

Shuffle Kings was born in the spring of 1995. It was meant to be an alternative to all the big city blues bands around, and at the same time a tribute to some of the mentors that the members have been influenced by through the years. Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Duke Robillard and Roomful Of Blues are some of the names that come to mind.

The Shuffle Kings

Jeff Taylor - Hurtin' Game

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1997
Time:40:42 
Size:94,0 MB 
Label:With These Hands 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Cast your Spell - 2:48
 2. Things Could Get Worse - 3:54
 3. You've Got It All - 2:47
 4. Worst of it Yet - 5:13
 5. Got to Have Somebody - 3:25
 6. Hurtin' Game - 5:23
 7. Long, Long Time Ago - 3:33
 8. Hard Luck and Whiskey - 4:12
 9. Killing Streak - 2:25
10. This Shot's no Good - 3:59
11. I m Gone - 2:59

Last but not least, another INDY folks, JEFF TAYLOR HURTIN' GAME is the CD. Kinda like a Robben Ford who can sing. Another in the tasty arena of blues guitar. HURTIN' GAME is the meat on this table. All been there folks. Nice thang bout this CD is that EVERY song is an original. No old, dirty dogs here folks. He is doin' his own thang. I liked THINGS COULD GET WORSE, IMHO the best written tune on CD. Always a sucker for a HARD LUCK &WHISKEY tune folks. That's what da blues is about:) Some nice harp work from JUKE LOGAN & some real nice horn work. TASTY is da word for this baby. This CD like a well dressed, classy woman. Stylin' & profiling, JEFF TAYLOR you da man !!! Bluespower. Over & out. -- SMcclaning@aol.com/ (https://www.amazon.com/hurtin-game-Jeff-Taylor/dp/B00000IQ3E)

Hurtin' Game

Charles Atkins - Sweet Voice

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2000
Time:51:39 
Size:119,5 MB 
Label:King Snake Records 
Styles:Jump Blues/Soul Blues/Raw Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Lissting:
 1. Sweet Voice - 3:49
 2. Did You Want It That Way? - 3:25
 3. Should the Waters Make Me Blue - 5:47
 4. Funny Way of Asking - 2:31
 5. Angel Heaven - 4:30
 6. Can't Get Back - 3:26
 7. Maybe Tomorrow - 4:25
 8. This Christmas Day - 2:55
 9. Crying Follows - 4:30
10. There She Goes - 4:09
11. Left Me With a Memory - 4:04
12. It's Me - 3:00
13. Go Get Laid - 1:54
14. Florida's Song - 3:06

Sweet Voice, the emotionally expressive debut recording by Charles Atkins, is infused with strains of infectious jump blues, soul blues, raw blues shouting and echoes of gospel. And, while he’s not an established artist outside his home state of Florida, Atkins has long been a cultural and educat1ional force — and a blues hero — in Tallahassee.Often referred to as "Sir Charles," Atkins is a blues pianist and educator who received his training at the Florida School for the Blind in St. Augustine, where — like fellow FSB alumnus Ray Charles — he focused on keyboards and vocals. After graduation, Atkins went on to work professionally with Sam & Dave, the Ink Spots and Benny Latimore. Atkins also established the Blues Lab program at Florida State University, a musical outreach and education program which has become a model for similar programs throughout the U.S. The Los Angeles Juvenile Probation System sites have been awarded municipal grants specifically for Blues Lab programming. Most of the songs on Sweet Voice were written by Atkins, and much of the material recalls or honors Atkins’ late wife Mary, who passed away a few weeks before the recording sessions were set to begin. Atkins seems to be singing to her even when he’s not singing about her, as on the title track, "Sweet Voice." Here and there his lyric readings speak so plainly to how much Atkins misses her that it would seem to be painful to hear, but he infuses even the sad tunes with hopeful asides and an uplifting attitude. There are even a few sassy, feel-good numbers in the traditional blues vein, like the celebratory "It’s Me" and the feisty, humorous "Go Get Laid." The tracks sound as though they were recorded live in a performance hall or nightclub, with a live, set-down-the-microphone-and-record-the-proceedings feeling that perfectly suits the spontaneous, informal blues-gospel temper of Atkins’ material. The smoky, sultry horn arrangements and evocative saxophone solos by Bill Samuel are right on time, and guitarists Warren King and Ace Moreland (who was involved in the recording, mixing and mastering of the album) both add to the strength of the backing band.Atkins has a hearty, resonant delivery that’s full of soul — sometimes sweet and plaintive, sometimes gritty and brimming over with shouting gospel and blues tones, and his emotionally exposed, warm-hearted singing and song-writing are lovingly documented here. — B.J. Huchtemann

Sweet Voice

The Robin Robertson Blues Band - Elemental Rhythm

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:2023
Time:39:26 
Size:90,6 MB 
Label:4231644 Records DK 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. No Good Man - 6:16
 2. Angry Bones - 4:18
 3. I'm Bad (Album Version) - 5:01
 4. Hands Up - 4:21
 5. Nocturne - 6:36
 6. Same Old War, Better Equipment - 3:06
 7. I Should Have Raged - 6:10
 8. Old Crimes and Dead Detectives - 3:35

Edinburgh, Scotland’s The Robin Robertson Blues Band isn’t always what you would call a blues band, but what they are is a band with a powerhouse vocalist in Annette Chapman, Robin’s spot-on guitar, great songs and a first-rate band. Six originals plus two cover songs.Robin’s blazing guitar kicks off “No Good Man” and appears throughout. Annette’s vocal is a bit reminiscent of Maggie Bell’s with the rough edges rounded off. Slide guitar plays well against Colin Hutcheon’s meaty organ on “Angry Bones”. Once again, another hearty vocal from Annette. She conjures up an extra cocky vocal performance on Kathryn Jewel Thorne and Vasti Jackson’s “I’m Bad”. Slithering slide guitar and energetic piano this time.An infectious guitar riff leads off “Hands Up”, that also features a distinctive bass line courtesy of Brian Branford and organ. “I Don’t Need My Gun When I’m Having Fun, So Put Your Hands Up”. “Nocturne” by Spike Hughes is an atmospheric instrumental with soaring and dreamy guitar tone ala Robin Trower. Other than the vocal songs, this song really stands out for me.A way funky bass line permeates “Same Old War, Better Equipment”. Electric piano and electric slide guitar. Obviously, an anti-war sentiment. The album title comes from this song. The slow piano tempered “I Should Have Raged” has a lyric that directs its’ anger at a man leaving. A very emotionally charged vocal this one. Another distinctive bass line on “Old Crimes And Dead Detectives”. A smooth and sassy vocal. The piano goes up and down in the mix to good effect.A well crafted blend of blues, R&B and roots music to provide a thoroughly enjoyable musical experience. Annette’s commanding vocal goodness is the icing on the cake of this top notch band. It is all here-Great lyrics, great production and sympathetic musicianship.

Elemental Rhythm

Mary Everhart - Distant Star

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2002
Time:56:45 
Size:130,4 MB 
Label:Redbird Records
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Second Hand - 5:08
 2. Butt Kickin Mary - 4:15
 3. Popcorn Pimp - 4:36
 4. Thank You - 5:31
 5. Dotted Line - 3:58
 6. Distant Star - 6:47
 7. Sick and Tired - 5:16
 8. I75 to I10 - 5:58
 9. Live and Learn - 2:36
10. Trouble - 3:45
11. Things Get Clearer - 4:59
12. Bluesbird - 3:51

Mary Everhart is a professional blues, classic and southern rock musician (vocalist, guitarist and composer).  She was born and raised in Tallahassee FL, and has been performing with various local and regional bands for the past 27 years.  She has shared the stage with artists Lonnie Shields (Living Blues Magazine's winner, best blues album 1993), and Kingsnake recording artist, Charles Atkins, as well as other talented and influential musicians.  She has also shared stages with Johnny Marshall ïThe Sauce Bossï, Bill Wharton, Chick Willis, Theodis Ealey, Chris Hicks and Blind Mississippi Morris.  Additionally, she has performed for former Florida Governor, Ruben Askew, and former Tallahassee Mayor, Steve Meisburg.

Distant Star

Matt Taylor's Chain - Trouble in the Wind

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1992
Time:59:11 
Size:136,5 MB 
Label:Laneway Music 
Styles:Australian blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Walls Fall Down / High Time - 5:31
 2. New One - 4:02
 3. Cold Comfort - 5:04
 4. Hooker Does the Boogie - 5:34
 5. Adelaide River - 4:42
 6. Lock on My Door - 3:58
 7. Mighty Time - 4:10
 8. Trouble in the Wind - 4:15
 9. Wonderful Life - 4:17
10. Uncertain Blues - 4:16
11. Don't Call Me a Drunkard - 3:33
12. Morris - 3:15
13. McGoo - 6:27

Chain are an Australian blues band formed in Melbourne as The Chain in late 1968 with a lineup including guitarist, vocalist Phil Manning;they are sometimes known as Matt Taylor's Chain after lead singer-songwriter and harmonica player, Matt Taylor.Their January 1971 single "Black and Blue", which became their only top twenty hit, was recorded by Chain line-up of Manning, Taylor, drummer Barry Harvey and bass guitarist Barry Sullivan.The related album, Toward the Blues followed in September and peaked in the top ten albums chart. Chain had various line-ups until July 1974, they separated for several years then reformed in 1982 for a one-off concert and more permanently from 1983–1986. Further line-up changes occurred with some forms called Matt Taylor's Chain, from 1998 Chain members are Harvey, Manning, Taylor and Dirk Du Bois on bass guitar. Both Manning and Taylor have also had separate solo careers. In 2005 Chain released, Sweet Honey and continued touring irregularly; on 3 May 2009, they performed at the Cairns Blues Festival.

Trouble in the Wind

Mary Everhart - Rottweiler Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1999
Time:24:53 
Size:57,4 MB 
Label:Redbird Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. A Spot Just For Me - 1:57
 2. My Own Space - 2:36
 3. Rottweiler Blues - 4:26
 4. Deep Inside My Heart - 2:58
 5. T-Town Blues - 3:17
 6. One Of The People - 3:14
 7. Say Goodbye - 3:15
 8. Promised Land - 3:06

Mary Everhart is a professional blues, classic and southern rock musician (vocalist, guitarist and composer).  She was born and raised in Tallahassee FL, and has been performing with various local and regional bands for the past 27 years.  She has shared the stage with artists Lonnie Shields (Living Blues Magazine's winner, best blues album 1993), and Kingsnake recording artist, Charles Atkins, as well as other talented and influential musicians.  She has also shared stages with Johnny Marshall ïThe Sauce Bossï, Bill Wharton, Chick Willis, Theodis Ealey, Chris Hicks and Blind Mississippi Morris.  Additionally, she has performed for former Florida Governor, Ruben Askew, and former Tallahassee Mayor, Steve Meisburg.

Rottweiler Blues

Harlem Lake - The Mirrored Mask

Bitrate:320K/s

Year:2024
Time:33:41 
Size:102,1 MB 
Label:Jazzhaus Records 
Styles:Electric Blues/Blues Rock/Americana 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Carry On - 3:08
 2. Fooled Again - 3:09
 3. To Tell You I'm Sorry - 5:00
 4. Beggars Can't Choose - 2:56
 5. The Thought Of You - 2:42
 6. Crying In A Desert - 4:42
 7. Prelude to The Mirrored Mask - 1:47
 8. The Mirrored Mask - 4:43
 9. Temptation - 2:39
10. Jack In The Box - 2:50

‘The Mirrored Mask’ is an energetic work, which opens with two excellent singles: Carry On and Fooled Again, while Carry On impresses with powerful vocals by frontwoman Janne Timmer, heavy guitar and Hammond work and fine brass sounds, Fooled Again shows a funkier side of the band, with guitarist Sonny van den Berg showing how versatile he is. The album contains a wide range of styles and moods, from danceable numbers like Beggars Can’t Choice to moving ballads like To Tell You I’m Sorry and The Thought Of You. The latter is characterized by its soft instrumentation and melancholic lyrics, which are reminiscent of folk-Americana greats like Kacey Musgraves and Katie Pruitt. With a song like Crying In A Desert, Harlem Lake then surprises the listeners with a unique atmospheric road song in the style of J.J. Cale, complete with an impressive guitar solo. Janne Timmer shows in all ten songs that she is a very versatile and powerful singer, who also comes into her own in quiet ballads. My (and undoubtedly the) highlight of the album is the title song The Mirrored Mask, preceded by the Prelude of this work, which shows the full range of Harlem Lake's musical capabilities. To conclude the album, the band presents two more highlights, Temptation and Jack In The Box (which you might also know from the live album 'Volition Live' from 2023), with which the album is expertly rounded off with blues, jazz and Americana flair. Harlem Lake, consisting of Janne Timmer (vocals), Dave Warmerdam (keyboards, guitar), Sonny Ray van den Berg (guitar), Kjelt Ostendorf (bass) and Benjamin Torbijn (drums), created 'The Mirrored Mask' as an album that impressively shows their musical maturity and passion for songwriting. From powerful rock songs to intimate ballads, the album offers a versatile listening experience that will captivate both fans and newcomers. Known for their dynamic live performances as winners of the European Blues Challenge 2022, the band will present the songs from the new album during an extensive tour through Europe, mainly in Germany and the Netherlands, but also in Poland. Incidentally, Sonny Ray van den Berg will not participate in this tour, as the band management recently announced that he will no longer perform with the band for the time being. He will be replaced by Wick Hayen.

The Mirrored Mask

Kenny Traylor - Tribute

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2003
Time:61:37 
Size:141,9 MB 
Label:Topcat Records 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues/Texas Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Tall Drink - 4:03
 2. My Kinda' Woman - 4:17
 3. Highway Angel - 2:42
 4. Same Old News - 3:33
 5. Love Don't Last - 4:18
 6. Travelin' Blues - 5:16
 7. Shake Your Moneymaker - 3:34
 8. You Took Me In - 3:50
 9. Weight On It - 3:50
10. Steal Away - 5:16
11. Once Or Twice - 2:53
12. T.V. Mama - 3:35
13. The Letter - 8:37
14. She Done Moved - 3:47
15. With Nobody Else - 1:59

Texas blues veteran Kenny Traylor’s tribute to the great seminal blues masters who were Kenny's biggest influences. The fifteen tracks feature Kenny’s captivating vocals and Texas guitar licks. John Garza played bass, and can be heard on his sons, Los Lonely Boys newest CD. Nothing but good blues, true blues, genuine real Texas blues on the most pure Dallas tradition is what you will find on this cd TopCat record label must feel proud and satisfied to have recorded this Texas blues scene veteran, for the good of all blues lovers who do not live in the same area where this singer and guitar player normally works, because they have given them the possibility to discover the huge quality and talent of this musician who, with this second cd recorded for TopCat shows himself as a Texas-shuffle master This cd is a tribute to some of the great names Kenny deeply admires who have influenced him all over the years, such as Elmore James, Big Joe Turner, Johnny Taylor, BB King, Muddy Waters or Jimmy Hendrix among other reputed bluesman A highly recommended cd, specially devoted to classic standard blues which is always full of deep passion and feeling/ 

Tribute

Kenny Traylor - Somethin's Gotta Change

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1999
Time:47:38 
Size:110,3 MB 
Label:TopCat Records 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues/Texas Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Sweet Little Momma - 3:04
 2. Third Time Wrong - 4:15
 3. Leavin' In The Mornin' - 4:29
 4. Short Shot - 4:15
 5. Sneakin' Around - 3:55
 6. Hear Me Callin' - 2:21
 7. Something's Gotta Change - 5:44
 8. Don't Give Up On Me - 3:30
 9. Loud Mouth Lucy - 3:34
10. Sometimes I Think Too Much - 4:39
11. Inside Out - 4:04
12. Not Foolin' Around - 3:43

Kenny Traylor is from Ft. Worth, Texas and for thirty five years he has shared his musical talent and love for the “Blues” throughout the United States and Europe. Inducted in 2002, Kenny Traylor was awarded as one of the elite “Texas Tornado” guitarists by Buddy Magazine. He has toured with such artists as Ben E. King, Sam and Dave, Johnny Taylor, and many other top soul singers. Kenny is currently one of the premier artists in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and consistently appears at Blues festivals across the Southwest. He has performed lead vocals for such projects as the Coors Light ad campaign and has had a song featured off of his first CD in a movie.
Currently he has three CD’s released. Kenny’s first CD, “Born with the Blues”, which was produced with long time friend, Jerry Hudson, features songs from artists such as Muddy Waters and Freddie King. This exceptional work contains fourteen songs, ten of which are his original songs. His second CD, “Something’s Gotta Change”, was produced by seven time Handy Award winner, Anson Funderburgh. It is comprised of twelve songs, ten of which are, once again, original compositions. Kenny’s currently released CD, “Tribute”, honors those artists whom he admired and greatly influenced his career as a blues artist. Six of the fifteen tracks on “Tribute” are original compositions.
Kenny Traylor has opened shows for Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, Buddy Guy, Doyle Bramhall and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. He has headlined several musical events including the first annual “Bricktown Blues Festival” and has also performed with Buddy Miles, Lucky Peterson and Sam Myers, to name a few. Do your ‘blues junkie’ self a favor and catch this band whenever you can! Not only will you will be glad you did, you’re guaranteed to want more!

Somethin's Gotta Change

Frank Tanton - Blues You Could Use

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:45:15 
Size:104,6 MB 
Label:NotNat Records 
Styles:Blues/Jazzy 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Blues You Could Use - 3:46
 2. Gone Tomorrow - 4:31
 3. Dark will Fade - 4:37
 4. A Minor Thing - 4:23
 5. All Over You - 3:05
 6. In My Eye - 4:04
 7. What I know - 3:34
 8. Daily Grind - 4:05
 9. Deere Tractor - 3:11
10. Down the Road - 3:34
11. Just Before Daylight - 3:48
12. Owe It All To My Self - 2:30

Artist, Musician, Producer, Songwriter, Singer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Entertainer, Father, Son, Brother, Husband, Friend, American, Earthling…
All Vocals, Instruments , Loops, Samples: were Performed, Recorded , Edited, Arranged by Frank Tanton.
Saxophones & Clarinet were performed by Reid Sample.
Guitar Solo on "Blue Zatchu" by David Adkins.
All Tracks were recorded at "Frank's Garage" in Dothan, Alabama...

Blues You Could Use

Will Tang - Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2010
Time:79:57 
Size:183,4 MB 
Label:Zen music 
Styles:Blues/Harmonica Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Walkin' Round - 6:17
 2. Liddle Stella - 4:56
 3. Get Away Blues - 5:45
 4. Mercy Blues - 6:25
 5. She's Mine - 6:10
 6. Time Of Day (Harp Cut) - 2:48
 7. Lazy Day Blues - 9:35
 8. Don't Wanna Talk - 4:38
 9. Trouble At My Door - 7:46
10. The Other Side (Acoustic) - 3:22
11. Hard Times - 6:59
12. Make My Way - 7:53
13. Cold Cold - 7:19

Will Tang, singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonica maestro, has been likened to artists as diverse as Robert Plant, Ryan Adams and Jack White. The truth is that Will's music is just a contemporary reflection of his eclectic influences from masters such as Muddy Waters, Hendrix, Clapton and Dylan among many others.“Will Tang? He’s a singer, harmonica player and songwriter who wails like Robert Plant and plays harmonica like only blues cats can” .
With the essence of blues and folk sensibilities and drawing from the many branches that have stemmed from these roots music foundations, Will focuses strongly on sound, silence, dynamics, expression and improvisation.
Will has enjoyed a diverse international career as a musician, earning considerable acclaim for his vocal and harmonica abilities. He spent ten years performing and recording in Hong Kong, where he released five albums, and has been very well received in the UK both live and at press and radio.
His skills have been employed by celebrities from Jackie Chan to Simon Le Bon, from Tommy Emmanuel to Andy Votel. He has been invited to open for a range of contemporary blues greats, including Connie Lush, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Ian Siegal and has appeared at festivals across the UK, and in France and Italy.

Blues

Battlerack Scatter - Blues Ain't for Everybody

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1996
Time:33:41 
Size:77,8 MB 
Label:Cititrax Records 
Styles:Blues
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Can't Fight The Feeling - 3:17
 2. I Want You (Right Here) - 3:04
 3. I Just Love My Baby - 3:41
 4. Just be Yourself - 3:33
 5. Strange Woman - 3:18
 6. Blues Ain't For Everybody - 2:42
 7. Take Your Word - 3:35
 8. Love To Love You - 3:35
 9. Just Friends - 2:47
10. Million Dollar Woman - 4:04

Battlerack Scatter is one of those legends that disappeared from the music radar a few years back. This album was his last known and possibly his best album. The guitarist-songwriter originally came from New Roads but made Baton Rouge his home in the 50s when Swamp Blues took off. Check out this album. If you are a regional blues aficionado, you'll marvel at this CD from one of Baton Rouge area blues culture's best kept secret artists.

Blues Ain't for Everybody

Misty Blues - I'm Too Old For Games: A Live Tribute To Odetta

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:53:32 
Size:124,8 MB 
Label:Guitar One Records 
Styles:Blues/Folk 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Jim Crow Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 4:39
 2. Weepin' Willow Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 3:42
 3. Alabama Bound (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 3:33
 4. Yonder Come The Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 3:00
 5. Special Delivery Blues (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 4:51
 6. Homeless Blues (Live) - 6:40
 7. Jack O' Diamonds (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 4:57
 8. Hold On (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 4:48
 9. Keep On Movin' It On (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 2:48
10. 900 Miles (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 5:13
11. Freedom Trilogy (Live) [feat. Gina Coleman] - 9:17

The third album from Misty Blues in just over a year and the second Tribute to Odetta album, there seems to be no end to the productive creativity of Misty Blues. With the positive reception of the very successful “Tell Me Who You Are” the members of Misty Blues, lead singer Gina Coleman in particular, saw even more reason to keep the work of The Queen of American Folk alive. The album that was co-produced by Coleman has already been released on Guitar One Records. Odetta Holmes was one of the great singers in the American folk scene during the 50s and 60s, she was a great influence on later artists such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples and Janis Joplin. Her status and her oeuvre are therefore not to be underestimated and yet it all seemed to disappear somewhat from the collective memory, that fact and a meeting with Odetta in the mid-90s ignited the fire in Gina Coleman to start this project. “I’m Too Old For Games” picks up the thread of the warm soulful blues that they left off with on the predecessor. The album once again clearly shows what a powerhouse of a singer Coleman is. In just under an hour she takes the rest of the excellently rehearsed band in tow. “Special Delivery Blues” is one of the absolute highlights and here the pleasure is clearly audible. The musicians know how to give each other the right space so that in every song you can enjoy a solo without it sounding like showing off, it is always in the service of the music. Close your eyes and imagine yourself in a dark nightclub for eleven songs, tucked away in a basement somewhere in New Orleans, where you leave the outside world behind for a moment and enjoy all the beauty this band has to offer.

A Live Tribute To Odetta

Boogie Stuff - ...Still Rough 'n Wild 2

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:42:27 
Size:127,0 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues Rock 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Halleluja I love her so - 3:16
 2. Guess who's back in town - 3:18
 3. Quit while you're Behind - 3:32
 4. Hug you, Kiss you, Squeeze you - 2:55
 5. Save yourself - 3:22
 6. Can't you hear me cryin - 4:14
 7. The Stealer - 4:00
 8. Missing you - 5:19
 9. 6400 - 2:52
10. OOH POO PAH DOO - 2:27
11. Look out - 3:58
12. Lost in The Blues - 3:09

As I often tell my readers, great blues/rock music can be found in nearly every country in the world. At Bluesrockers, we have reviewed artists from Australia, Tasmania, Germany, Belgium, the United States, Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, England, Spain, Sweden, with others to come from places like Finland and Canada.
Thanks to the internet, artists that formerly would have not come to the world's attention now have an avenue by which to be heard. One of our primary goals at Bluesrockers is hopefully to bring some of this great music to your attention. Today's stop brings us to Bavaria and a most interesting and entertaining band Boogie Stuff. The band is a 3 piece, power trio, blues/rock/boogie band, fronted by Horst Tolks, who is rapidly becoming one of my favorite guitarists. Tolks is more than capably backed by Andy Broetzner on bass guitar and Pete Bruestle on drums. The CD includes mostly covers together with a couple of Tolks origins. The music is high energy and reminds me in ways of ZZ Top. It continues to impress me just how many European bands have been influenced by the Little Ole Band from Texas. Highlights from this CD include an excellent cover of the Andy Timmons song "Guess Who's Back In Town", the hard rocking "Quit While You're Behind", and the electric boogie bomb "The Stealer". The two best tracks, however, are the two original compositions: the instrumental "6400" and the powerhouse "Can't You Hear Me Cryin" which is my personal favorite. Two original tracks this good definitely make you look forward to future recordings from this band. (Bluesrockers)

...Still Rough 'n Wild 2

Lloyd Spiegel - Tall Stories

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2004
Time:44:13 
Size:102,3 MB 
Label:Black Market Music 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Blues, Leave Me Alone - 4:17
 2. Dyin' Slow - 5:04
 3. Loretta - 3:46
 4. New York City - 3:30
 5. Confession - 3:08
 6. Before the Storm - 1:39
 7. The Storm - 3:09
 8. Road, Dirt and Rail - 5:35
 9. One of These Days - 3:06
10. Goin' Out West - 4:41
11. Who Do You Love - 3:04
12. Mississippi Sun - 3:09

Lloyd Spiegel (born 1979) is an Australian guitarist and singer, who plays traditional and self-penned blues. He began performing in the 1990s and as at January 2017 had produced eight albums and collaborated on numerous other recordings.
Spiegel took an interest in the blues when he was six years old and found an album by Sonny Terry Brownie McGhee in his father's record collection. His father took him to shows by Dutch Tilders and Geoff Achison and in about two years was playing in blues club bands. He was invited to the US by Brownie McGhee at age 16. Spiegel won his first talent competition at the age of 10 and was playing regular gigs in Melbourne, Australia. At the age of 13 he formed his own band, Midnight Special, which he fronted from 1993 to 1998, and at 15 he recorded and produced his first CD. He has worked as a solo performer since 1996 performing at festivals and theatre venues all around the world, including extensive tours throughout Canada, the USA, Japan, New Zealand and the Netherlands. Since 2012, Spiegel is often accompanied by drummer Tim Burnham during his Australian tours. Burnham also appears on several of his albums. In 2019, Trombonist and vocalist Lisa Baird joined the show as a permanent member, having performed as a guest artist on Spiegel’s recordings and shows for a number of years. Since 2002, Spiegel has been the face of major Australian guitar brand Cole Clark Guitars. He has been a contributor in every aspect of the company’s research and development and has four signature model guitars with the company.

Tall Stories

Two Aces And A Jack (feat Big Jack Reynolds and The Griswolds) - Hot As You Got

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1987
Time:41:03 
Size:96,5 MB 
Label:Blue Suit Records 
Styles:Blues/Chicago Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Love The Woman - 4:11
 2. The Thrill Is Gone - 3:50
 3. Down In Virginia - 2:45
 4. A.D.C. Blues - 2:43
 5. Daddy Daddy - 4:22
 6. Got My Mojo Working - 3:08
 7. That's All Right - 3:33
 8. It's Only Nine O'Clock - 6:07
 9. Little Dog - 2:17
10. Mean And Evil - 4:58
11. She Must Be A Millionaire - 3:04

The two aces are Jack and Roman Griswold, guitar and vocals, or just vocals, who for whatever reason, perhaps just because of the record company's sloppiness, are sometimes known as the Griswalds on other productions, and Big Jack Reynolds, harp, vocals and guitar. The three are based in Toledo, which is a little south of Detroit and a little further east of Chicago - which I admittedly had to look up first. But that at least documents not only their decades-long geographical location, but also describes their musical location quite well. The Griswolds and Reynolds are innovation junkies' nightmare. If anything has changed in their blues after 1960, it is a house rockin' influence, perhaps from J. B. Hutto or Hound Dog Taylor, while the soulful Westside style of Chicago is completely left out.
Apart from that, absolutely nothing great, outstanding or unheard of happens here. This is just absolutely unpretentious, good old Chicago blues being brought to the hungry crowd. Roman's broad grin in the booklet, which is actually worth buying the album alone and could make a dentist a fortune from, actually illustrates the music congenially. Balancing perfectly between a charming invitation and a nasty horror film, it says 'yes, sure, everything here is crooked and twisted and patchy and rickety, but no matter who you are or what you look like, we'll throw the party for you'. Incidentally, although the Griswolds probably played in Reynolds' band for a while, our three heroes don't meet here at all. It's a split album, on which the Griswolds play the first six songs with their own band and Reynolds plays the last five with another. Not that the music is so different that it's particularly noticeable when listening to it superficially. Anyone who thinks that's a flaw doesn't understand blues. And of course it's no disadvantage that this late 80s production could have sounded like this in 1967 or 2011. There are probably a few hundred albums that are recommended for Chicago blues newbies to start with. 'Two Aces And A Jack' is certainly not one of them. But if you're already infected and can't get enough of the sound, these three are the right choice. The Griswold brothers have released a few other albums, of which 'All The Way Down' is the only one I know, expanded to include sax and lightened to include bass, and is recommendable in the same way.

Hot As You Got

Billy Barnett Band - Mississippi Mud

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:63:14 
Size:159,4 MB 
Label:William R Barnett 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Mississippi Mud - 4:37
 2. Be Good to Yourself - 4:57
 3. Trap Door - 5:21
 4. What It Is - 5:03
 5. Roll the Dice - 4:03
 6. Where You Move - 3:51
 7. Heroes - 3:42
 8. Fade Away - 5:02
 9. Someday - 1:35
10. Sexual Warfare - 4:49
11. Love 2 Love You - 4:35
12. Inside Your Heart - 2:52
13. Love 2 Quick - 6:05
14. Snow Bird - 6:34

Billy Barnett was born in 1959 in East St.Louis to a musical family. His mother played the piano and his father sang in the church choir.He started playing guitar at the age of nine.In grade school and high school bands,he also played the bass and the trumpet.Years later, at SIU at Edwardsville,IL,he studied classical and jazz guitar.Following that,he went on the road with a touring band called Street Corner Symphony.After playing with them for twelve years,he started up his own band in 1997.He has opened up for and shared the stage with many musicians.They range from Roy Orbinson,The Neville Brothers,John Scofield Band;blues great R.L.Burnside,Bo Diddly Jr.;local legend Johnnie Johnson,Jean Luc Ponty Band,Victor Wooton,Ernie Isley;to rockers like,most recently,Chuck Berry,Billy Corrigen,REO Speedwagon, and countless others. He also spent a year in Branson with Shoji Tabuchi,the country fiddle virtuoso.Currently,he teaches and works at a local guitar shop,plays in several bands,and has recently put out his fourth self produced c.d.

Mississippi Mud

JeConte - Sweet Northern California

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2009
Time:73:52 
Size:171,5 MB 
Label:SoulNow Records 
Styles:Rock/Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Colorado - 5:05
 2. Undone - 5:21
 3. Macaroon - 4:43
 4. Sweet Northern California - 4:40
 5. Everything & Anything - 4:13
 6. Heroin - 4:54
 7. Waiting - 3:44
 8. Downtown Brown - 5:34
 9. Never Leave You - 4:38
10. Run To The Sea - 5:12
11. Sausalito Lover - 2:20
12. Get It While You Can - 4:30
13. Heart - 5:34
14. Where To Go - 4:15
15. Never Let It Go - 3:20
16. Sweet Negrita - 5:42

JeConte is a bluesy soulful livewire with lightening harmonica chops and soulful vocals based in Sausalito California. He travels the World performing at events, clubs and festivals with his bands based in: San Francisco Bay Area, New Orleans, Paris - France and Bamako - Mali. 
In 2009 JeConte released his first album Rock n’ Roll Anthem ‘Sweet Northern California’ to critical local acclaim. This slamming Rock n’ Roll album features a multitude of Bay Area greats and is dedicated to his late Father and love Negrita Jayde both of whom he lost to cancer in 2008 & 2009. 

Sweet Northern California

Ronan One Man Band - Lonesome Wolf

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2018
Time:38:41 
Size:89,0 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/ Hill Country Blues/ Boogie 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Shake 'em on Down - 3:48
 2. Death Letter Blues - 4:15
 3. Lonesome Wolf - 4:57
 4. Feeling Bad - 5:51
 5. Working so Hard - 3:18
 6. Shake It - 6:12
 7. Too Tired - 5:40
 8. In My Time of Dying - 4:37

Patiently, discreetly, almost without promotion, the companion of Breton blues asserts himself year after year as a must on the French blues scene. Little media presence, Ronan is in his workshop, his studio, his home rather than on the radios: when he appears on stage, the general public, most often, still ignores him - but one concert is enough to make him obvious, a memory that will not fade. All the French-speaking festivals, from Cognac to Buis, ask for him; Left Lane Cruiser, James Leg, Scott H. Biram ask for his opening acts and his calm friendship backstage. Same refined simplicity, same taste for discreet quality in his cigarbox guitars, of which he is one of the pioneers in France, well before the current fashion - and especially in his music, a one-man-band blues work, guitar, restrained percussion, a little harmonica, deep voice scraping in the throat without losing its depth, where each element blends without hiatus, like the adjusted pieces of a master cabinetmaker. Ronan takes the time to install his blues, note by note, word by word, with warmth, with humility, in confidence with the audience. His pieces stretch out tirelessly, exploring the riff, the sound, sculpting them as if with a chisel and a plane; his hill country inspired by McDowell, Burnside & Kimbrough takes on the appearance of swamp blues. Their slow, Mississippian flow becomes irresistible, cracking the dikes, carrying feet and heads.

Lonesome Wolf

Goin' Down South - Young American Double Action Revolver

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2014 
Time:51:38 
Size:121,4 MB 
Label:Voodoo Pilot Records 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. What a Night - 5:38
 2. My Lucky Day - 4:48
 3. Been So Long - 5:36
 4. Barstool Blues - 3:17
 5. Let Me Do That for Ya - 4:43
 6. Love Don't Make No Sense - 4:53
 7. It's the Thought That Counts - 5:09
 8. Down the Road - 4:20
 9. Don't Be Down - 8:20
10. You Wouldn't Believe Me - 4:49

Young American Double Action Revolver is a three-piece band from Chicago with a different approach to the blues. Instead of adapting Windy City stylings, they look to the South for their inspiration. They’re a Hill Country ensemble who get their influences from Junior Kimbrough and R. L. Burnside rather than Muddy Waters and B.B. King.
Lead singer, guitarist and rack harmonica player John Liggett and bass player/backup vocalist Brian Mickey toured the Midwest for several years in the band Voodoo Pilot. When that group disbanded, they enlisted Mark Mickey on bass. The music they produce is stripped down, much more suited to a juke joint in the Mississippi Delta than it is in the formal surroundings of a blues bar on Chicago’s North Side while still retaining some of the feel of a power blues trio.
Like many Delta recordings, this one was recorded live in only six hours without benefit of overdubs or control room gimmickry. All of the material is original. The resulting product is stripped down trance music.Brian uses an open-tuned slide on dobro for “What A Night” as he recounts the life of a touring musician, compete with images of blood on the hay at a gig and hotel visits from the maid. He adds chorded harmonica accents atop a solid, straight-ahead rhythm pattern and heavy drum beat. He takes harp lead to introduce “My Lucky Day.” His technique is very basic, much closer to Bob Dylan or Neil Young than any of the greats, as the song speaks of the horror of surviving a shooting in which the bullets passed between his legs.The singer seeks the warmth of a distant love in the uptempo shuffle “Been So Long” before “Bar Stool Blues” serves up praise for a favorite tavern. “Let Me Do That For Ya” drones about willingness to do just about anything for the object of one’s affections, while the rocker “Love Don’t Make No Sense” repeats the title as verse throughout without any explanation. The band slows down for “It’s The Thought That Counts,” which also leaves the theme to the listener’s imagination. A military drum beat introduces “Down The Road,” which vaguely refers to lightening one’s load. “Don’t Be Down,” an eight-minute boogie spirit-lifter, and “You Won’t Believe Me,” a song of desire, conclude the disc.
Available through iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby and Spotify, Young American Double Action Revolver is pretty basic throughout. If you’re looking for something sophisticated, look elsewhere. But if you have a taste for Hill Country stylings and are seeking something different, it might be right up your alley.

Young American Double Action Revolver

Blonde Blues - Envision Nu Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2012
Time:51:40 
Size:118,7 MB 
Label:Nu Blues Records 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Best Damn Fool - 4:13
 2. New Blues - 4:07
 3. Satisfied - 4:37
 4. I Luv You More Than U'll Ever Know - 6:05
 5. Hang On - 3:09
 6. Shakin' Off the Blues - 5:07
 7. Gingerbread Man - 5:35
 8. Say One Thing - 3:35
 9. Rain - 5:15
10. Hammer & Nail - 4:43
11. If I Told You - 5:09

“Blonde Blues”: “BLONDE” is the singer Cindy Adams. In terms of strength she is compared to Grace Slick, the singer of the American rock band “Jefferson Airplane”, who was known in the 60s for the big hit “White Rabbit” and in terms of passion and emotions with Stevie Nicks, the charismatic singer of the English blues formation “Fleetwood Mac”. Cindy is, because of her gospel background, a good songwriter. Her lyrics always tell a story in every song. “BLUES” is, because of the right mix of traditional and new musicians, one of the best groups from the North Carolina area. The other permanent band members are Ross Osteen (guitar, vocals) and Rick Siller (keyboards). “BLONDE BLUES” wants to push the boundaries of the blues and is not afraid of something new. The group started as a foursome: Cindy Adams (vocals), Michael Creech (guitar, vocals), Michael Martin (bass, vocals) and Marty McCall (drums) and mainly played covers. The atmosphere was good, Cindy also worked on her own songs and two live albums were recorded. However, due to circumstances, Michael Creech and Marty McCall had to be replaced. Rick Siller, with a broad blues and jazz background, became the new keyboard player. He had the same vision as Cindy and Michael Martin and also wanted to release his own unique material. With Ross Osteen as guitarist and vocals and Spencer Wynn as drummer, the first studio album was recorded. The album “Envision Nu Blues” with a mix of old and new rock blues was recorded in one day. The song “Satisfied” was filmed and appeared on YouTube. The band in its current line-up with 26-year-old Jeff Lott (drums) and 27-year-old Jeremy Smith (guitar, vocals) are bursting with new energy and are a source of inspiration for contemporary music. For Cindy this is the direction she wants to take further. In their album “Envision Nu Blues” “Blonde Blues” is searching for the new boundaries of the blues. For the group the title is also ‘mainstream’ and “Nu Blues” means by definition “think, conceive ‘new’ blues”. The album contains eleven songs, of which 4 are covers. Two Buddy Guy covers, one by Al Kooper and one by Doyle Bramhall II. Well-known names: Georges ”Buddy” Guy (1936-) - American blues-rock guitarist, Al Kooper (1944-) - American songwriter and Doyle Bramhall II (1968-) - singer / guitarist who toured with Roger Waters (“Pink Floyd”) and Eric Clapton. Which of the old blues legends is preferred is clear from the covers. The opener is the first Buddy Guy cover. “Best Damn Fool” is a quiet song with nicely measured guitar solos and Cindy’s powerful vocals. The other Buddy Guy cover “Hammer & Nail” is also initially a quiet song, with more input from Rick Siller on keyboards. More funky rhythm changes, jazzy keyboard work and extra pedal work from Ross Osteen bring the song into a higher gear. “Say One Thing” is the cover of Doyle Bramhall II. Ross Osteen does the vocals and the arrangements are funky and innovative. The fourth cover is from Al Kooper “I Luv U More Than U’ll Ever Know”. It is a slow song, jazzy, with sparkling piano riffs and a lot of attention for Cindy’s vocal input. Most of the other songs are from Ross Osteen and Cindy Adams. Cindy’s songs bring recognizable everyday stories. “Satisfied” is a song in which Cindy talks about the man she let go, because he was the wrong man. Why can't we be satisfied, even though we know injustice is done... ”Gingerbread Man” is another song by Cindy about growing old. It is the frightening story about the older man and woman, about the inconveniences and shortages. The songs by Ross Osteen like ”New Blues” and ”Hang On” are ‘Nu Blues’. They are songs with a lot of room for personal input and improvisations. The lyrics are important, but rather melancholic and hopeful if we give each other time and space for changes and forgiveness. The other songs are co-written by Rick Siller, the keyboard man. ”Shakin’ Off The Blues” is an old-fashioned rocking blues with a funky piano line. The message is clear “Now, one of these days, I’ll be shakin’ off all the blues someday…” ”Rain” is more of a pop song about sadness at the loss of your loved one. We end with ”If I Told You”, a ballad by Ross Osteen. With the album “Envision Nu Blues” by the group “Blonde Blues” a step into the future is taken. The group clearly wants to make a mix of old and new, with a lot of input from singer Cindy Adams as songwriter. “Envision No Blues” is not a very optimistic, but realistic album, typical for the blues. Blues is about feelings, situations and relationships. “Blonde Blues” has understood this well and they want to bring this to us, in a new contemporary and innovative way. “Blonde Blues” colors the blues in a touch of blond and blue.

Envision Nu Blues