Redfish Blues Band - Together Is Better

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:51:29 
Size:118,3 MB 
Label:Self-Released
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Soho Rising (Girls, Girls, Girls) - 4:10
 2. Something On Your Mind - 4:07
 3. Together Is Better - 4:51
 4. Move On - 5:02
 5. Got A Feeling About You - 5:17
 6. You Don't Love Me Baby - 5:12
 7. Money Don't Make It Right - 8:32
 8. Breakout - 6:31
 9. Funky Hammond - 3:31
10. Time Passes By - 4:13

Redfish are a blistering UK based blues band, starting a new chapter in 2021, headed by the talented and highly-acclaimed singer/ guitarist Christian Sharpe. With influences such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Dr John, Albert, Freddie and B.B. King, the band have developed a delicious, bubbling gumbo of blues, soul, and funk with live performances defined by a swirling dynamic energy (and restraint) and the visibly obvious delight of personal interaction, in the moment, between five performers at the top of their game.
Christian Sharpe, formerly of The Rhythm Doctors, the King Bees and The Deluxe heads Redfish Blues Band, he is the consummate master of improvisation and dynamics. He can turn the simplest of songs into masterpieces of the art form, facilitating every musician in the moment’s performance for an audience’s delight. In his own words, and this is vital, “we serve the genre”. The Redfish Blues Band was formed, like the very best often are, by old friends.
Border-based Rod Mackay (bass) originally brought together his fellow ex-“The Deluxe” Cumbrian guitar virtuoso Martin McDonald with Dumfries and Galloway local hero Sandy Sweetman (drums), the mesmerisingly unique Fraser Clark (keys) and highly-respected Scots lyricist/ singer Stumblin’ Harris. ​
Blues Matters Magazine observed “The chemistry in this band is like no other.”
Specifically, the “Blues Jam at The Old Fire Station” was co-conceived by the Redfish BB in late 2017, and has continued as a sustainable and massively popular performing arts event ever since. A Carlisle-based live showcase for emerging talent, backed by the band,  in the finest regional venue. An entire community of friends has formed around it, in the best tradition of the genre. “Songs From The Fire Station” (2021) captures the essence of the electric and infectious atmosphere.
Together with their EP releases, the original iteration of the band is essentially distinguished by its all-originals full album “Souls” of 2019. A musically diverse work, described, fittingly, as “beautifully arranged, glorious, genre-busting” by Blues In Britain Magazine. “A breath-taking musical extravaganza.”
But blues, at the end of the day, is essentially about the ride of life, and life throws you curve balls. Due to his failing health, Stumblin’ took early retirement in 2021. Though sadly missed, and leaving a fine musical legacy, Stumblin’ had to step down, and the Redfish BB looked to another old friend.
Sharpe is the consummate master of improvisation and dynamics. He can turn the simplest of songs into masterpieces of the art form, facilitating every musician in the moment’s performance for an audience’s delight. In his own words, and this is vital, “we serve the genre”. Within another few weeks, Sharpe had led the band to new triumphs with a series of prestigious U.K. venue and festival appearances. A new chapter has begun with the new album "Together Is Better"! What an adventure!

Together Is Better

B.B. & The Blues Shacks - Blues Is A Stew

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:51:54 
Size:120,0 MB 
Label:Rhythm Bomb Records 
Styles:Blues
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. That Kind Of Woman - 2:13
 2. Till The Break Of Dawn - 3:06
 3. Dead Love - 3:42
 4. Blues Is A Stew - 3:17
 5. Let Me Know - 3:44
 6. Please Don't Leave - 4:34
 7. Wrong Direction - 2:59
 8. That Don't Look Good - 3:32
 9. When A Long Time Friend Is Gone - 3:45
10. T - 100 - 3:41
11. Bad Luck - 2:38
12. End Up Well - 3:16
13. Gold Diggin' Woman - 3:35
14. It's Good To See You Baby - 2:57
15. Hope You're Doing Good - 4:48

The fourth release on the Rhythm Bomb Records label is a real gem.Eleven brand-new tracks penned by the Arlt brothers and four wonderful classics from the early R&B era come together to create a truly exceptional blues album. ‘Blues Is A Stew’ already sounds like a milestone. A superbly tight band, a stylish horn section, and a perfect retro sound, recorded at Tomi Leino’s Analog Studios in Finland.
The album showcases the facets of traditional blues. From Chicago to the West Coast and Louisiana, it’s all there. All of this is delivered seamlessly by a band that always sounds like itself. Great solos, captivating vocals, and an exceptionally atmospheric feel.
(Website: https://bluesshacks.de/de/)

Blues Is A Stew

Jamie Carr Band - Kentucky Chrome

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:34:36 
Size:79,2 MB 
Label:SOL Records 
Styles:Contempopary Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Dirty Bangs - 3:33
 2. All My Life - 4:18
 3. Hurricane - 3:40
 4. Good Things Really Happen - 6:04
 5. My Highway - 3:23
 6. Idle Hands - 5:18
 7. Home - 4:41
 8. Green Light - 3:37

Autographed and Numbered Debut Album from Award Winning Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist and Blues Artist, Jamie Carr. On Custom Colored Limited Edition Vinyl and Autographed CD. (Autograph will be CD Only, not available on Vinyl…) 

Kentucky Chrome

The Blues People - Ruthless and Toothless

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2016
Time:54:52 
Size:126,4 MB 
Label:Noisyland Recordings 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The World Is Empty - 6:04
 2. Dyin' a Slow Death - 7:38
 3. Can't Believe It's True - 4:19
 4. Nightwalk - 7:07
 5. Ruthless - 4:34
 6. Snare Drum Boogie - 4:25
 7. One More Drink - 5:48
 8. Well Sometimes Not - 6:08
 9. A Fake Smile - 5:22
10. You Are Gone - 3:23

THE BLUES PEOPLE (Greece) was formed in May 2008 on the occasion of the three-day event/concert for the presentation of LeRoi Jones’ book of the same name (BLUES PEOPLE – Black Music in White America). At these concerts, under the name ALL STAR BLUES BAND, the four founding members hosted on stage performances by 15 other well-known and unknown local artists from Ioannina and some of the most well-known Greek representatives of the genre, such as Elias Zaikos from BLUESWIRE and Miki Pantelos.
Although the four founding members, Christos Parlapas, Achilleas Radis, Akis Kaskanis and Leonidas Porikis, have collaborated in the past playing in different bands, after the success of the May 2008 concerts they decided to continue their journey as a band under the name BLUES PEOPLE INCORPORATED, renamed BLUES PEOPLE UNLIMITED in cases of musical collaboration with other artists.
BLUES PEOPLE INCORPORATED has been collaborated with some of the most prominent artists from Ioannina and abroad in Rock, Jazz and Funk music, such as: Panagiotis Tellis (saxophone, flute), Vangelis Peponis (guitar), Makis Sotiropoulos (guitar), Giorgos Gakis (vocals), Sofia Kamina (vocals), Jim Staridas (trombone), Christos Karagounis (guitar), Kostas Fotiou (guitar), Alexis Karametis (guitar, vocals), Yannis Papandronis (electric bass), Zoe Evangelou (vocals), Alexis Botis (guitar), Kostas Bisdakis (keyboards), Panos Tzimas (guitar), Spyros Parlas (harmonica).
The Blues Tributes that the band has organized from time to time in Ioannina have been honored with the participation of a large number of artists. One of the band's greatest moments was the selection of BLUES PEOPLE UNLIMITED among 15 other bands to open the SCORPIONS concert, which took place on June 5, 2010 at the National Stadium "Zosimades", playing in front of an audience of 11,000 spectators.
Memorable moments of the band are: the participation in the last Castle Rock Festival, in July 2010, the participation in the Ioannina Rock Festival in September 2011, September 2012 and September 2013 as well as the participation in the Tzoumerka Art Festival in August 2009, playing with BLUESWIRE and Takis Barberis, and in August 2012, playing with Schema.In 2011, BLUES PEOPLE INCORPORATED (UNLIMITED) was permanently renamed THE BLUES PEOPLE. They have been honored with the presence on stage of the pioneers of blues in Greece, BLUESWIRE in 2009 and late 2010, as well as Nikos Dounoussis and Nick and the Backbone in early 2009 and early 2013. One of their most outstanding collaborations is with Barry “SinnerBoy” Barnes, with whom they performed for four consecutive years –2011 to 2014– at Café-Bar Kaplanio and at the Ioannina Rock Festival and Rapido Molino Festival, a tribute to Rory Gallagher.
In February 2016, BLUES PEOPLE's first album entitled "Ruthless and Toothless" was released. The current lineup of BLUES PEOPLE is: Leonidas Porikis: drums, Akis Kaskanis: electric bass, Achilleas Radis: electric guitar, vocals, Vangelis Peponis: electric guitar (2016, https://www.oasispublications.gr).

Ruthless and Toothless

King Bee & The Stingers - Don't Move So Fast

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2023
Time:50:28 
Size:116,5 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Don't Move So Fast - 3:04
 2. Where Were You? - 5:04
 3. Turn The Chickens Loose - 3:28
 4. Contrary To The Word - 2:30
 5. Get It While We Can - 3:48
 6. Won't Be The Death Of Me - 4:55
 7. Four Roses - 4:35
 8. The Way You Make Me Feel - 3:31
 9. Once Had A Man - 5:02
10. Home Wrecker - 3:50
11. Left Out In The Cold - 5:50
12. Break That Spell - 4:46

Mark Menefee was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Over the years, he taught himself to play the guitar and harmonica. In 2006, he formed King Bee & The Stingers where he also became the lead vocalist. That band like so many others went through many configurations. However, the biggest change came when his daughter, Sarah, joined the band as a back-up vocalist and eventually sharing leads with her father. Sarah has been singing since age 2, when she and her twin sister was given a karaoke machine for Christmas.  Sarah was a four-year vocalist in the Indiana University’s award-winning Singing Hoosiers. She followed that with performances in other bands before joining the King Bees.
That configuration of the band represented the Kentuckiana Blues Society (KBS) at the International Blues Challenge and was a semi-finalist in 2018 and 2019. The group released their first album Meet Me In Memphis prior to the 2019 IBC.
After 13 years in the band, Mark decided to retire to just managing the band leaving the band leadership to his daughter. A new formation of the band began in 2019 first with the addition of Jeff Shew on bass.  Jeff was mentored by Pinetop Perkins and got to play in Pinetop’s band for several years while living in Laporte, Indiana. Jeff with his band partner Mark Carnes had also represented the KBS at the 2020 IBC as their solo/duo performers and became semi-finalists. Mark, an accomplished harmonica player followed Jeff into the King Bees in 2020. Paul Karaffa started as a part-time drummer for the King Bees in 2006 and joined the band full time in 2019. Classically trained Wes Schrimsher is a recent graduate of the Berklee College of Music and lived and performed in New York for three years prior to joining the King Bees in 2021. The current group was completed in 2022 when Matt Boat joined the group as their guitarist. Matt also a graduate of Indiana University brings years of experience playing in other bands. The band members have all come together in Bloomington, Indiana as their home base.
In 2022 the new King Bee & The Stingers again competed in the KBS Challenge and became their representative at the 2023 IBC, where they again became semi-finalists. This current recording was released immediately prior to that event. Sarah was also invited to perform in the IBC’s National Women in Blues Showcase. Sony Music The Orchard has picked up one song from the album, “Contrary to the Word” and has given it a national release on many platforms.
The album consists of eleven original songs and one cover. Six of the eleven songs were co-written by Sarah and Jeff. Two more were written by Jeff and the remainder by the other band members.
The album opens with Mark’s crying harmonica lead as Sarah powerful and emotional vocals advises her lover “Don’t Move So Fast”. The cover photo of the album clearly depicts the result of his push. She next asks, “Where Were You?” “…when I needed you” on a soft blues number.
“Turn The Chickens Loose” opens with a little chicken cluck and an invitation to a party in a solid blues rock number citing “Red Beans, cornbread, barbeque on the grill, zydeco on the jukebox and the neighbors cannot stand still”.  Matt’s guitar rings out as Sarah noted that “Grandma kept the chickens in the coop but they danced around the yard when she turned the chickens loose”.
“Contrary To the Word” states that “I rock, you roll …but when we get together…I want to spend my life with you”. and is guaranteed to get you moving in a solid rock beat.
A few horns are added to the mix on a rocking “Get it While You Can” as she notes that “A little bit of liquor does it every time.” and “Tomorrow doesn’t matter.”
Wes’ organ introduces a slow blues as Sarah offers a plaintive moan on “(Won’t Be The) Death of Me” and Mark’s harmonica wails behind her. Next Sarah requests the bartender to pour some “Four Roses” and seeks a partner to dance. The sole cover, a funky soulful transformation of Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” follows.
Sarah discusses that she “Once Had a Man” that was no-good on another slow blues. A jumping “Homewrecker” describes a woman with “legs all the way up to her neck” and that “can raise the temperature five or six degrees”. “Left Out in the Cold” is a slow soulful cry as “You end up leaving me – again”. The album concludes with “Break That Spell” as she says “goodbye baby” with some nice slide guitar work accompanying.
Strong songwriting throughout with Sarah’s masterful, clear vocals, superb instrumentals mixing the lead between harmonica, guitar and keyboards, and solid rhythm backup make this a winning album and one well worth your listen.

Don't Move So Fast

Brian Young - The Blues Man Is Here Tonight

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:53:25 
Size:122,6 MB 
Label:Mean Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Hug Me Love Me - 5:44
 2. The Blues Man Is Here Tonight, Pt. 1 - 4:42
 3. The Blues Man Is Here Tonight, Pt. 2 - 4:17
 4. Last Choice - 6:08
 5. Leave You Alone - 7:13
 6. Break Away - 3:47
 7. All You Do Is Give Me the Blues - 5:40
 8. City of Deception - 7:00
 9. Brian's Shuffle - 3:54
10. I'm Your Fire Man - 4:56

"The Blues Man Is Here Tonight" is a blues album and title track by artist Brian Young, originally released around 1998 on Mean Records. Known for tracks like "The Blues Man Is Here Tonight, Pt. 2," the music features traditional blues styling.Brian Young is a self-taught guitarist/vocalist,and songwriter from East St. Louis, Ill. Brian plays the blues on electric guitar,his sound is clean his music is soothing and enjoyable. Brian's goals are to keep the Blues Alive and to keep making good music.

The Blues Man Is Here Tonight

Davis Coen - Ill Disposition

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2007
Time:45:48 
Size:105,6 MB 
Label:219 Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Busker's Blues - 3:55
 2. Something At My Feet - 3:10
 3. Freight Train - 3:29
 4. Got To Hold Out - 3:35
 5. Yes We Can Can - 3:47
 6. Two-Timer's Blues - 4:39
 7. Mambo Chillun - 3:47
 8. Good Conversation - 4:25
 9. Kansas City - 3:09
10. Lay Me A Pallet On Your Floor - 3:26
11. Let It Rock - 2:43
12. I'm In Love With You - 2:37
13. Rooster Blues - 2:59

Davis Coen is a fine contemporary bluesman, his soul steeped in the tradition, with feet moving forward. He's a better than average guitarist playing electric, a little slide and some acoustic. His harmonica playing is good, with potential to be very good. It's his singing that some might find derivative. Although by no means mediocre, he'll sound, at times, being influenced by Ray Davies, Bob Dylan or Mark Knopfler. Coen has written five of the thirteen tracks, and they are probably the least effective. But when he covers classics like the Chicago blues tinged "Kansas City," "Rooster Blues" or a neat take of John Lee Hooker's "Mambo Chillun," you know you are listening to a player who is, at heart, into real blues. This is reinforced by the best number, Coen's straight, cool "Two-Timer's Blues," and further cemented by the acoustic standard "Lay Me a Pallet on Your Floor" done as a shuffle. Also included is Chuck Berry's "Let It Rock," an expectedly funky take on Allen Toussaint's "Yes We Can Can" (yes, the one made famous by the Pointer Sisters.) done à la Eric Clapton, while his acoustic version of Junior Kimbrough's "I'm In Love with You," can stand favorably next to anything Kelly Joe Phelps does. A folky or country twang is heard here and there, but there's nothing remotely poppish. This CD was recorded in North Carolina for the New Orleans based 219 label, so one would expect good results. Thing is, the title Ill Disposition is not remotely evoked, not even in the slightest. Nothing is ill mannered on this well played delight of a contemporary blues recording. Recommended ~ © Michael G. Nastos

Ill Disposition

Rush Cleveland - Hard Livin' Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2015
Time:39:25 
Size:91,1 MB 
Label:Wild Midwest Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Come on Baby - 3:07
 2. Counting on You - 6:24
 3. Down the Road - 2:20
 4. Forget About the Past - 6:40
 5. Hard Way to Go - 3:10
 6. Just Walk Out - 3:17
 7. Leaving Me - 4:30
 8. Nothing Left to Lose - 2:45
 9. Snort Another Line - 3:10
10. Then I Met You - 3:57

At every step in roughly six decades of making music, Rush Cleveland’s remained true to himself. He doesn’t use a setlist, preferring instead to read the audience and go with his gut. And he’s a living encyclopedia of American music — “From Muddy to Merle and all points in between,” he likes to say. Yet he doesn’t copy any of his heroes. Rather, he mixes the blues, rock and country into a rugged, sweaty background for his tube-screaming guitar work and gravelly vocals.

Hard Livin' Blues

The Reverend Shawn Amos - The Reverend Shawn Amos Tells It [EP]

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2014
Time:19:56 
Size:46,0 MB 
Label:Shawn Amos.  
Styles:Blues 
Art Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Hoodoo Man Blues - 2:47
 2. (The Girl Is) Heavy - 2:19
 3. I'm The Face - 3:03
 4. Something Inside of Me - 4:59
 5. Good Morning, School Girl - 3:43
 6. Sometimes I Wonder - 3:02

One of the wonders of the blues is the circuitous path some artists take to the “true way.” Singer, harmonicist, songwriter and ordained minister in the Universal Life Church, Shawn Amos is the son of former William Morris agent Wally “Famous” Amos and R&B singer Shirlee May, who grew up in Los Angeles in the 1970’s when his father was booking legendary Motown acts like Marvin Gaye. He would go on to produce and perform with Solomon Burke, and produce John Lee Hooker and Johnny “Guitar” Watson, along with performing and recording his original folk music in the nineties with lyrics from an African-American perspective. Hit hard by the blues “thunderbolt” and compelled to help preserve and honor the roots of the great American classic art form, the glorious result is The Reverend Shawn Amos Tells It, a sensational six-song EP of four covers and two originals in the official “debut” of a new, commanding voice of the blues. “I was doing my singer-songwriter, folkie thing,” Amos recently told longtime friend, musician and the album’s executive producer Steve Jordan (Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, John Mayer Trio), “fusing roots music with a decidedly black lyrical point of view. But the blues…those songs, man. It’s the root – Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy [Waters], Junior Wells – my whole DNA is wrapped up in these tunes. It’s like tracing your family tree.”
Amos recorded the EP amidst the ghosts of great American music, playing in Studio D of The Village in Los Angeles where the likes of B.B. King and Eric Clapton once roamed the halls. It was a bittersweet return to the room where he laid down backing vocals for close friend Solomon Burke’s 2008 “Like a Fire” with producer Steve Jordan (in fact, Amos dedicates “Tells It” to Burke who died in 2010). He later headed to Capitol Records to mix his songs at their studios, drawing inspiration from another era of masters. And to evoke a true vintage spirit, the songs were recorded live with no overdubs.
Amos is joined in his “blues crusade” by Don Medina (drums), Chris Roberts (guitar) and Ed Terrio (bass) as his gutbucket “power trio,” along with Anthony Marinelli (Hammond B-3 organ) and Gia Ciambotti and Kim Yarbrough (vocals). Pungent as a raw onion, John Lee “Sonny Boy” Williamson’s “Hoodoo Man Blues” crackles with energy and commitment as Amos channels Junior Wells combined with his own mojo. He convincingly assumes the narrator’s identity, lamenting his lot with “Everybody tell me, somebody done hoodooed the hoodoo man” with Roberts weaving nasty licks while Amos singes the reeds of his harp. Odiferous funk kicks booty while alternating with swinging shuffle sections on the strikingly original “(The Girl is) Heavy”. Roberts’ tremolo guitar adds a sensuous touch to amplify Amos profanely rhapsodizing “She got two strong legs and one smart mouth. She loves to move them hips and wear me out,” the song intensified by Ciambotti and Yarbrough singing backup in the gospelly chorus.
Showing his inclusive musical embrace, “I’m the Face” by the British rock royalty the Who is given the full-on Chicago blues treatment by way of Billy Boy Arnold’s Latin-tinged “I Wish You Would.” With his harp wailing like a siren in the night and Roberts’ twangy solo to accompany, Amos makes real the boast “I’m the face, baby, is that clear, I’m the face if you want it, I’m the face if you want it, dear, all the others are third class tickets by me, baby, is that clear.” The Elmore James slow, mournful blues classic “Something Inside of Me” in a stripped down, trio format sans overdubs and featuring the piercing “Something inside me, just won’t let me be,” shimmers and sparkles thanks to Roberts as Amos unabashedly exposes and expresses his loneliness with a touch of yearning falsetto.
With the Junior Wells version of “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” as his inspiration, Amos winks and leers his way through the unfiltered lusty lyrics, his harp cackling along in carnal anticipation. The original R&B ballad “Sometimes I Wonder” is the perfect vehicle for Amos to dig deep and effortlessly with the chilling threat of “I got a dark side on my shoulder, I keep my hands in view. You’re gonna know how my love feels, you’re gonna see what it can do. I’m gonna take me a trip now, I’m gonna fly real soon. Remember me to my children, that man of yours too.”
“It’s funny, the freedom I’ve found in the blues,” Amos reflects. “It changed my voice, my harp playing, and my writing. The two originals on the album came out in a burst, which is always the best gift — and a sign that I’m traveling the right road.”
Rev. Shawn Amos indeed “Tells It” like it is and always will be. He gets way down inside the “mother music” and makes it vital again. With his heart, soul and that indefinable “feel,” he makes the blues hit home as well as being endlessly cathartic.

EP

Farmhand - Long Hollow Blues

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:32:54 
Size:76,3 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm Not Complaining - 2:44
 2. Worthy - 2:39
 3. I Still Have Dreams - 2:13
 4. Fresh Out - 2:45
 5. There's Gonna Be Trouble - 2:22
 6. Tractor Woman - 2:36
 7. Clean - 2:27
 8. Didn't Mean to Do It - 3:28
 9. Tried to Tell You - 2:11
10. That Hit a Nerve - 3:21
11. Underground - 2:15
12. Can't Live with Her - 3:47

Songwriter (Guitars) Richard Fleming  ( Buddy Guy, George Thorogood, Tommy Castro, and many others) got together with Jimi Foglesong (vocal ,drums) and Geoff Newhall (bass).Special guest Tom Hambridge (Multi Grammy Award-winning producer) adds vocal to "Fresh Out"( a song he wrote with Richard Fleming) cut by Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. Don’t be fooled the pastoral image of this cover. Farmhand is a collection of top Nashville musicians who’ve produced a must-listen set of blues, blues-rock and more and who chose their name after coming together and launching the project on a farm in the outskirts of the city. The cast includes BMA-nominee songwriter/harp player/rhythm guitarist Richard Fleming, drummer Jimi Foglesong and bassist Geoff Newhall, all of whom provide vocals. They’re augmented by guitarists Jamie Potterbaum, Dan Pearson and Michael Saint-Leon, who engineered and produced.

"It’s always good advice not to judge a book by its cover, and the same holds true for this collection of tunes. Despite the pastoral image you see accompanying these words and despite being based in Nashville, Farmhand is a collection of a handful of the top talents in Music City, and the tunes they deliver are not laid-back country. They’re original, contemporary blues and blues-rock.
The unit consists of vocalist/harp player/rhythm guitarist Richard Fleming, a Blues Music Award-nominated tunesmith whose creations have been recorded by Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Tommy Castro and a host of others, drummer/vocalist Jimi Foglesong and bassist Geoff Newhall. They chose their name because the project came together on a farm in the Nashville suburbs.
An all-original set, it was engineered, mixed and mastered by Michael Saint-Leon at Switchyard Studio in the city. Lead shares lead guitar duties with Jamie Potterbaum and Dan Pearson. And Grammy winning drummer/producer Tom Hambridge adds his voice to one cut, too.
A driving guitar line from Potterbaum kicks off the boogie “I’m Not Complaining,” which celebrates the fact that “the way women dress these days shows a lot of skin.” The sight makes the unidentified singer’s “blood to rise.” And he’s not complaining about an interlude in an airport lounge, where a gal “made me join her mile-high club. The tempo slows to a slow shuffle for “Worthy.” It’s an interesting number in which the singer has doubts about his own worth to his lady while revealing doubts about her, too.
The mood brightens and sound intensifies with the two-four shuffle “I Still Have Dreams,” which describes reveries about the vocalist’s first girlfriend, including the way she walked with a pony tail and even the color of her toenails – along with memories of almost going to war with her GI dad. The dark “Fresh Out” uses bare-pantry images to describe the loss of a lady before “There’s Gonna Be Trouble” predicts problems because a lady’s coming on to the married vocalist. He fears that if he has one more drink, all will be lost.
The boogie “Tractor Woman” is up next, describing a girlfriend who lives “across the county line where moonshine is made” – and she’s “no powderpuff…she’s so tough” before the percussive “Clean” finds the singer “lead and mean” after cleansing himself of the bad habits that caused trouble in the past. The theme continues in the medium-slow but intense “Didn’t Mean to Do It” before yielding to the rapid-fire “Tried to Tell You,” which finds a lady having regrets about marrying her man.
The funk kicks in for “That Hit a Nerve” in which the singer reveals that “a trash-talking woman made a monkey out of me” before the band serves up a warning about drinking too much in “Underground” and finishing with “Can’t Live with Her” despite admitting he can’t live without her, too.There’s a lot to love about this one. Every song hits home" ~  https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com

Long Hollow Blues

Charlie Barath - Just Me and My Friend (s)

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2021
Time:69:36 
Size:160,6 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Roots/Americana/Country/Harmonica Blues/Gospel/Mix 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Forgotten Man - 4:27
 2. Mississippi Bound - 4:12
 3. Travlin' Woman - 4:46
 4. Losin' My Mind over You - 4:02
 5. Ohio - 5:43
 6. Just Me and My Friend - 5:59
 7. Little Turtle Nightlight - 4:57
 8. No Smoking - 4:44
 9. Much Better Now - 2:55
10. Heart of Mine - 3:52
11. Sweet Nadene - 2:49
12. Have Ourself a Ball - 3:07
13. Ollie Ollie - 3:04
14. The Briar Hopper - 3:12
15. Highball and a Covered Dish - 4:45
16. She Drives Me to Drink - 3:10
17. One Way Gal - 3:43

"I put together this specific collection of songs for two reasons:
1. To demonstrate the diversity in my songwriting as well as my Harmonica playing and my Vocals.
2. To shine a spotlight on some of the amazing and talented people that I am fortunate to work with on a regular basis, AND call my friends.
I am thrilled to be able to present this music to the listening public, and I truly hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I've enjoyed creating it!
My sincere thanks to you!"(Charlie Barath)
An Exciting Assortment of Sizzling Harmonica Drenched Country, Blues and Roots Too. Here at RMHQ we try to keep our finger on the musical pulse, bringing you a vast array of musical delights, some you will like, some you will love others you will just dismiss out of hand …. which I personally find quite sad; but truly understand.
As part of that package I love it when someone in the middle of nowhere finds us and thinks that we have the ability to share their music to and around the world; which is what we have here.
I doubt Charlie Barath could find Newcastle on a map; nor I his hometown in Pittsburgh ; but the fates have brought us together with his first full length Long Player. Why do I care? Why am I so excited?
Well; I’m fundamentally a sucker for a harmonica and when someone can knock a tune out of this tiny yet powerful instrument the way Charlie does; then …. I’m in for the long haul.
The album opens in a weird manner, as The Forgotten Man is something of a ‘chain gang’ song; with Gospel undertones which feature a slightly overdubbed Chris Sutton on haunting vocals and Barath on occasional wheezing harmonica …. as that hammer keeps on a ‘falling. Obviously it is what it is at face value; but take a step back and it may even be a metaphor for the world we find ourselves in in 2021.With Country Blues as the spine that all things grow off here, Barath does go off on several musical tangents taking lead vocals on everything bar that opening track; but never enough for them to jar with that spine. There are 17 tracks ; all culled from over three years of recordings and re-recordings; and that time has certainly been well spent when the outcome is as strong as the Honky-Tonkying No Smoking or Ohio, with its deep Grapes of Wrath style message and of course the title track Just Me and My Friend which will still have your toes tapping five minutes after it’s ended.While quite a few songs carry a message that needs to be listened to; Barath isn’t afraid to have a bit of fun too ….. adding kazzo to a steel-guitar on The Briar Hopper and Have Ourself a Ball is Saturday night distilled into three minutes of fun and frolics, whereas High Ball and a Covered Dish is a slinky and sassy Chicago Blues in the style of Jimmie Vaughan and/or The Fabulous Thunderbirds at their sexiest. Apart from the exceptional musicianship throughout; is the way Barath takes us on a road trip across America; using light and shade to colour in the various moods he encounters (https://rockingmagpie.wordpress.com).

Just Me and My Friend (s)

Ed Alstrom - This Idea of Humanity...

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:53:40 
Size:126,5 MB 
Label:Haywire Records 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Put You First - 3:27
 2. All I'm Gonna Do - 3:43
 3. Humans - 3:38
 4. Nothing Good to Say - 4:06
 5. Bridesmaid - 3:03
 6. Party Planner(feat.Jimmy Vivino) - 3:41
 7. Understanding - 3:07
 8. Blues Keep Coming Back - 5:00
 9. Go Ahead - 2:51
10. Inquiring Minds - 3:17
11. The Way Back(feat.Jimmy Vivino) - 4:35
12. Got to Stop - 3:47
13. So Hard - 2:32
14. Worry - 6:47

Organ music has its roots in ancient Greece, played at games and events. Ed Alstrom plays modern organ music that has its own roots, deep in the blues.He is something of a newcomer to the ‘blues scene’, but he made a significant impact in 2025 with his self-produced debut album, ‘Flee Though None Pursue,’ placing #15 in the 2025 Roots Music Report Top 200 and #1 in the Jazzy Blues category.Alstrom started his journey in music when he began playing his family’s Hammond M-3 at the age of five. Later, armed with a degree in Classical Organ Performance from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J., and experience surviving disco lounges while playing in churches, Alstrom worked the stage with performers like Bette Midler, Chuck Berry, Leonard Bernstein, Herbie Hancock, Odetta, Dion — and many others. But Alstrom hasn’t ignored that ancient history of games with organ music – one of his weekend gigs is playing the organ at baseball’s Yankee Stadium, which he has done since 2004. With all that Hammond mastery, it was only natural, Alstrom says, that he would eventually become – a bluesman. His latest album, ‘This Idea Of Humanity,’ finds him at the top of this blues game, crafting eloquent tales of love and life in fourteen original songs.
Alstrom’s majestic organ work simmers throughout, but his instrumental contributions also include piano, melodica, clavinet, synthesizer, Suzuki Andes, bass, guitar, percussion, and drums. Ed is in fact the sole musician and vocalist on a good portion of the album! His songs are intricately crafted visions of humanity that fascinate him; his gritty vocals enhance lyrical morality tales that spin from the whimsical to the sublime.

This Idea of Humanity...

Trudy Lynn - Turning the Same Ole Corners

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2026
Time:58:40 
Size:135,0 MB 
Label:Jus Blues Records 
Styles:Blues/Soul/R&B 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Can't Even Get the Blues No More - 3:54
 2. Turning the Same Ole Corners - 5:28
 3. Snatching it Back - 5:34
 4. Do Ya - 4:24
 5. If My Pillow Could Talk - 4:55
 6. No Deposit No Return - 4:47
 7. C.O.D. - 3:48
 8. Helping Hand Blues - 5:13
 9. Precious Moments - 4:48
10. Reneged on Me - 4:39
11. Memories of You - 5:41
12. I Know Why - 5:24

Musicians:
Trudy Lynn - lead vocals, backing vocals;
Lucky Peterson - lead guitar, B-3 Organ;
Versai Sain - Rhythm Guitar;
Frankie L. Floyd - Bass;
Haran Griffin - Keyboards;
Greg C. Mullin - Drums;
Sam Anderson - Saxophone;
Russell Gunn - Trumpet;
Little Joe Burton - Trombone;
Lynell Boone - Fender Rhodes;
Versai Sain, Charlie Brown - backing vocals.

Lynn was raised in Houston and continues to use the city as her home-base. She began her career in the late '60s as a Stax-styled R&B singer opening shows for Ike & Tina Turner and others passing through town. She began recording in late eighties for the Georgia-based British Ichiban label, cutting five well-received albums for the label (not including compilations) up until the label folded. From there she's cut sparingly for various labels (Ruf, Jus Blues, Isabel, Sawdust Alley) ~ Bil Carpenter.

Turning the Same Ole Corners

Mackenzie Spencer - Preach To My Soul

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2022
Time:39:41 
Size:91,3 MB 
Label:Gypsy Soul Records 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Baptized by Cold Water - 4:53
 2. No Good - 3:54
 3. Preach to my Soul - 3:52
 4. Dont Wanna Be Your Dog - 3:37
 5. Test Drive - 4:04
 6. Can't do Right - 3:30
 7. Paranoia Blues - 3:41
 8. Your Turn to Cry - 3:33
 9. Two Doves - 4:01
10. Battle From Within - 4:31

Mackenzie's third studio album, Preach to my Soul, was released on August 12, 2022. He pushed the boundaries with his talent, passion, and an incredible team behind the album with Emmy Award Winner and Juno Nominated producer Ross Hayes-Citrullo and Juno award winner Steve Strongman appearing on “Paranoia Blues”, and many more talented musicians all giving their incredible talent to this album. Mackenzie has developed a tone, a vintage sound, a style that resonates and phrasing of a seasoned pro. Music is language. Words matter as do notes. Where they reside in a solo and how when layered they sometimes crunch and distort, at others sing and sting, is where his artistry resides in this new album. Locating one’s roots the phrase can infer denoted roots or “routes” – that journey back in time, the history that preceded or the path forward.“In the recording, I’m thoroughly connected to my roots. The title track “Preach to My Soul”, essentially refers to just that”, says Mackenzie. “The powerful influence from those that came before me are fundamentally preaching to my soul, channeling their passion, communicating their love for the blues to come through me in my music.” Some tracks have a heavier guitar feel, some intricate blues all influenced with more of a blues-rock intent behind it. Preach To My Soul is a new direction for Spencer, it is sure to captivate the true blues audiences while crossing the barriers to inspire the blues-rock, soul and roots fans! ~ Website: https://www.spencermackenzie.ca/

Preach To My Soul

John F. Klaver Band - Catch The Morning Sun

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2017
Time:26:03 
Size:60,0 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Contemporary Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. There Will Be a Day - 3:36
 2. Gonna Move - 3:48
 3. Catch the Morning Sun - 3:42
 4. Funny Way of Showing It - 3:22
 5. Learned a Lot - 3:56
 6. Rollin'' Away - 3:33
 7. Shelter - 4:03

Musicians:
Vocals – John F. Klaver, Nicole Verouden;
Guitar – John F. Klaver;
Bass Guitar – Tenny Tahamata;
Drums – Peter Weissink.

The review of "Catch The Morning Sun" has to begin with the opener, "There Will Be A Day," because Nicole Verhouden sings, and it's easy to be captivated by her voice. She's initially in the spotlight, but on a second listen, the interplay between the acoustic six-string and the slided electric guitar becomes apparent. Furthermore, the solo incorporates Southern influences. The singer's authentic voice is also reflected in the backing vocals. The first three and a half minutes showcase the newfound brilliance of the John F. Klaver Band. And that's not all; there are six more tracks to go. The master guitarist himself sings the title track, "Catch The Morning Sun." Inviting, powerful riffs accompany us all the way to the end of the song, and, of course, he demonstrates his skill on the six strings of his instrument. His vocals are far from being whiny.
The quality of his singing is anything but whiny. The album is further proof that for this artist, who also plays with Phil Bee's Freedom, stagnation is a foreign concept. "Funny Way Of Showing It"—again featuring Nicole Verouden on vocals—oscillates between fusion, blues, and funk, culminating in an infectiously seductive chorus. Fantastic! The two cover songs contain a strong original element, and "Gonna Move" deserves special mention in this regard.
"Learned A Lot" is a slow blues number, and here Nicole Verouden's voice truly blossoms. Beautiful! John F. Klaver evolves throughout this song from a gentle guitarist to a psychedelic agitator with a hard-hitting bass line. "Learned A Lot" is a highlight, followed by "Rollin' Away," where you can perfectly drift along on the waves of blues rock with a few skillful maneuvers.

Catch The Morning Sun

Rush Cleveland - Rush Cleveland Blues Companion

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2018
Time:34:02 
Size:78,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Front Pickup Fender Jaguar Blues - 2:39
 2. So Many Ways to Get the Blues - 6:09
 3. Great Migration - 3:23
 4. The Iceman - 5:29
 5. Willie Ds Blues Machine - 1:49
 6. Life of Regret - 2:40
 7. I Cant Go on This Way - 3:17
 8. Nagging on Me - 2:53
 9. Making Plans - 3:49
10. Lets Talk It Over - 1:49

At every step in roughly six decades of making music, Rush Cleveland’s remained true to himself.He doesn’t use a setlist, preferring instead to read the audience and go with his gut. And he’s a living encyclopedia of American music — “From Muddy to Merle and all points in between,” he likes to say. Yet he doesn’t copy any of his heroes. Rather, he mixes the blues, rock and country into a rugged, sweaty background for his tube-screaming guitar work and gravelly vocals.

Rush Cleveland Blues Companion

Forrest McDonald - Under the Gun

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:55:25 
Size:127,5 MB 
Label:World Talent Records 
Styles:Rock/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. It's Only Love - 5:49
 2. Hold on Me - 3:55
 3. Thru These Days - 4:31
 4. Under the Gun - 4:23
 5. The Sub Mariner - 4:00
 6. Heavy Metal Fever - 4:12
 7. Terminal Rock - 3:19
 8. On and On - 4:53
 9. Devil in White - 2:35
10. Ride Ride Ride - 4:17
11. On Fire - 5:49
12. I'm Not the Waiting Kind - 3:18
13. That' How I Want Our Love - 4:19

Forrest Howard McDonald (born April 22, 1950), is an American blues rock musician who has written hundreds of songs and played on many records. Forrest Howard McDonald was born in Austin, Texas. He started playing the guitar at age 14. In his early 20s he studied at the Dick Grove Conservatory of music in Studio City, CA and at the Howard Roberts GIT. He is the son of Constitutional scholar Forrest McDonald. However, he does not involve himself in politics calling it spiritually draining and not good for creativity.
McDonald met and was influenced by Muddy Waters in 1964.
While visiting his father in Alabama, he stopped at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, and played the guitar solo on the Bob Seger hit "Old Time Rock and Roll". He was not credited for this performance on the Stranger in Town album, but was later credited on the Greatest Hits album and Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets.
He is a three time Just Plain Folk blues award winner, and was voted “Best Southern Blues Band” 1999-2001 by Real Blues Magazine.

Under the Gun

Dreamerz&co. - Boogie Stories

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2017
Time:44:05 
Size:101,9 MB 
Label:Steel Street Music B.V 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. All by Myself - 3:28
 2. Trouble Man - 3:26
 3. Boogie Stories - 3:12
 4. You Do Me Wrong - 3:50
 5. What's Going On - 3:16
 6. She Waits for No One - 3:14
 7. You've Got That Something - 3:32
 8. I Heard a Rumour - 3:13
 9. Never Time to Say Goodbye - 3:28
10. Blind Alley Cats - 4:15
11. City Blues - 3:10
12. Cheap Bourbon - 3:11
13. Travellin' Blues - 2:44

Musicians:
The Dreamerz:
Adriaan Dorresteijn - vocals, guitars;
Nico Verrips - vocals, guitars, additional instruments;
Tom Visser - vocals.
&Co.:
Peter Doppen- drums;
Jan Klop - bass;
Ben Streuper - bluesharp;
Johan Lange - guitars and keyboard;

Anita Dingelstad - backing vocals & photographs.
Do you like blues based music? We do! With Boogie Stories we pay tribute to bluesmen such as John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters, to Mississippi and New Orleans and to the Rolling Stones and the bands of the 60s British blues boom.Boogie Stories contains 13 brand new tracks for you!We added a live version of Be Careful With a Fool in honour of BB King and Johnny Winter.The cover picture is taken by Anita Dingelstad at Tallahatchie Flats , Greenwood, MS, a fantastic place to experience the Deep South! Check: www.tallahatchieflats.com
Dreamerz&Co. are a musical collective initiated by Adriaan Dorresteijn. With Tom Visser and Nico Verrips in the core team a huge amount of musicality was added to Adriaan's longstanding experience with rock and blues. Dreamerz&Co. write and record songs inspired by their favorite music (classic rock, blues). They released their first album ‘Time Liftin’ in 2016 and a second one, ‘Boogie Stories’, in 2018. Currently, he performs as a solo artist. Enjoy life!

Boogie Stories

Michelle Wilson - Tryin' To Make A Little Love

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1998
Time:53:51 
Size:123,3 MB 
Label:Bullseye Blues & Jazz 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Tryin' To Make A Little Love - 3:59
 2. Ay La Bas - 3:37
 3. Life Rolls On - 4:10
 4. I Would Rather Do Without It - 3:56
 5. Each Day - 2:44
 6. Half Past The Blues - 6:17
 7. Responsibility - 5:00
 8. Bring It Home To Me - 2:25
 9. Shifting Sand - 4:42
10. Someday - 5:14
11. Corazon De Hielo - 3:55
12. Guess You Didn't Love Me Enough - 3:47
13. In The Driver's Seat - 4:00

For her third album, Tryin' to Make a Little Love, Boston's Michelle Willson traveled to New Orleans, worked with producer Scott Billington, and embraced a variety of material. Her singing was still brassy, sassy, and full of attitude, and she could still handle the type of invigorating 1940s/early-'50s jump blues for which she was known. But this isn't an album that neatly fits into any one category. Though retailers placed Tryin' to Make a Little Love in the blues bins, this isn't strictly a blues outing. Willson brings her passion to the jump blues of Dolly Cooper's "Ay La Bas," the Latin jazz of "Corazon de Hielo," and the Southern-style soul of "I Would Rather Do Without It." Also, her emotion can be heard on "Shifting Sand" (a Willson original), "Life Rolls On" and "Responsibility" (a Dr. John/Doc Pomus composition). Before this album came out, the singers Willson was most often compared to included Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, and Big Maybelle -- and they're still valid comparisons; this time, however, Etta James' name can be added to that list. While it doesn't hurt to name Willson's influences, it's important to point out that she's quite recognizable herself -- Tryin' to Make a Little Love is the work of a singer who shouldn't be pigeonholed. ~by Alex Henderson

Tryin' To Make A Little Love

Steve Kolbus and The Clarksdale Blues Revue - Skippin' N' Hoppin'

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2013
Time:35:47 
Size:83,0 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. She Does What She Does - 2:14
 2. I Used To Be Lonely - 2:09
 3. Skippin And Hoppin - 2:56
 4. Happy II - 2:11
 5. Tonight You Belong To Me - 1:53
 6. Pretty Kitty - 3:07
 7. One Last Dance - 7:32
 8. Down Down Down - 3:02
 9. Shelby Women - 3:26
10. He Was There - 3:41
11. Baby's Little Pill - 3:31

Steve Kolbus is an iconic Clarksdale, Mississippi musician. He was a stand up comedian for 22 plus years before moving to Clarksdale. In addition to being a funny comedian, Steve is promoter, singer, harmonica player and songwriter. Steve Kolbus and the Clarksdale Blues Revue album, Skippin’ N’ Hoppin’ (2013), features all original songs written by Steve, and includes the musicians: “Barefoot” Walt Busby on guitar, Jaxx Nassar on drums, Cade “Mississippi Mud” Moore on bass and Steve on harmonica and lead vocals with special guests.
The Clarksdale Blues Revue is a high energy Rockin Blues band that enjoys making people happy. Their live show is a high energy interactive show with lots of antics!! The band believe that album is a great reflection of this philosophy. The cd's executive producer, Don Huebner has donated his 25% ownership share of this CD to St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis; so when you purchase this album you are helping to provide cancer treatment to a child who otherwise could not afford it.

Skippin' N' Hoppin'

The Art Steele Blues Band - Ten Times As Live

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1991
Time:61:14 
Size:140,6 MB 
Label:Jovee Records
Styles:Blues 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm Tore Down - 4:02
 2. Double Trouble - 7:35
 3. I Want You To Be My Baby - 6:19
 4. Too Tired - 6:30
 5. Crosscut Saw - 6:31
 6. Checkin' On My Baby - 3:30
 7. Little Red Rooster - 7:23
 8. Help Me - 6:44
 9. Mother Earth Blues - 7:20
10. Chicken Shack - 5:16

Musicians:
Art Steele - Guitar, Vocals;
Bob Wrzenski - Bass;
Shelton Laster - Keyboards;
Neil Zagorin - Drums;
Greg Lent - Sax.

Massachusetts blues band recorded live at different gigs.Art is a hot guitarist who can play in any mode.This is a good listen with a different feel. Amazingly, this album was recorded live on two - track digital im May, June and July at five clubs in Western Massachussets, Southern New Hampshire, and the Vermont areas. There is no overdubbing, remixing, studio tricks, or second chances. Considering these factors, the sound and mucianship on "Ten Times As Live" is first class. A very good album of classic blues covers from a relatively unknown band.

Ten Times As Live

Brian Young - Brian Young, Vol. 2

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2023
Time:67:06 
Size:154,6 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Bad Luck and Trouble (Live) - 8:03
 2. Beyond and Above - 3:58
 3. Heaven Knows - 4:50
 4. Mr. Blue - 5:38
 5. Hug Me Love Me - 5:44
 6. Blues Land - 6:20
 7. Ghost Man - 5:25
 8. The Pawnshop Blues - 5:24
 9. Pretty Brown Eyes (Becky's Song) - 7:14
10. Black Berry - 5:01
11. I Ain't Drunk - 5:39
12. Brian's Shuffle (Live) - 3:44

Brian Young is a self-taught guitarist/vocalist,and songwriter from East St. Louis, Ill. Brian plays the blues on electric guitar,his sound is clean his music is soothing and enjoyable. Brian's goals are to keep the Blues Alive and to keep making good music. He also performs solo or Duo Brian has the passion and is a crowd pleaser. Brian and his Band Won 1999 Battle of The Blues Bands, Irvine Lake, CA.
Brian performs Originals and Covers. Brian is also very proud to have been a semifinalist in the Jimi Hendrix Electric Guitar Competition. Brian keeps the audience both entertained and spellbound with his soulful style of playing his wonderful music.
Brian has worked with numerous musicians such as Lowell Fulsom, Larry (Arkansas) Davis/ Roy Gaines/ Actress/ Vocalist/Ms. Janet Carol/ William Clarke and many others. Brian has released several recordings. Brian's goals are to keep making good music and to keep the Blues Alive.

Brian Young, Vol. 2

David M'ore - Passion, Soul, and Fire

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2015
Time:78:20 
Size:180,0 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock/Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Devil's Land -  4:14
 2. Love Again -  5:05
 3. Stronger Than I Realize -  8:36
 4. Johan Sebastian Blues -  5:34
 5. You Said You Love Me - 10:00
 6. Sweet Little Baby -  8:04
 7. The 12 Song -  5:47
 8. Cold Blooded -  6:30
 9. Everytime I Think of You -  6:52
10. Funk It Up -  4:21
11. Lier -  4:09
12. Mistreated -  9:01

"...Opening with The Devil's Land, a really crisp Texas blues rocker it brings to mind the late great Stevie Ray and his intensity but with a voice that is a cross between Billy Gibbons and Howlin Wolf. Yeah, think about that. This is a super track and one that really hits the spot with M'ore slashing his way on lead guitar and joined by Wade Olson on drums and David De Silva on bass. Excellent! Love Again really hits ZZ Tops' old sound with the gravelly vocals and lead bass rumble. With an aggressive attack and atmospheric backing, M'ore rips a really nice solo on guitar. Stronger Thank I Realize has a almost floating feel along the lines of Robin Trower. M'ore has his own heat and his guitar work really never sounds like someone else. It is straight and tight and aggressive. Very cool! Johan Sebastian Blues rings in my ears with a touch of ZZ Top and a touch of classically oriented Dutch rock giants, Focus. This is a cool, adventurous track with ripping guitar work and great rock beats. You Said That You Love Me is one of those rock giant blues tracks that bands only come up with once in their careers if they're lucky. This is M'ore's, Since I've Been Lovin You (Led Zep) with vocals like Leslie West. Crankin' in at over 10 minutes, sit back, kick up your feet, close your eyes and cruise. Excellent!! Sweet Little Baby opens with simple acoustic guitar riffs but soon blossoms into a fat, sliding machine with thick, greasy vocals. This track has an orchestral Euro feel and solid blues riffs back to back. The 12 Song opens with a Jeff Beck (Willie Dixon) riff and opens into a cool shuffle with creamy guitar tones. M'ore does an excellent job of setting a warm stage for himself to solo over making this another track that really smokes. Cold Blooded is basic rocker with a catchy guitar romp. Every Time I Think Of You is another of my favorite tracks on the release with an Albert King underpinning but with modern blues rock guitar swagger. Very cool! Funky It Up is an interesting track with a light funky bass riff and rock drums but with a more light metal guitar attack. A cool instrumental that hits you just right. Liar returns to the Texas shuffle style with a dominant walking lead blues line. M'ore never lets up on this one, delivering smoking guitar riffs beginning to end. Wrapping the release is Mistreated, a straight forward rocker with a foot on the throttle guitar style never stopping but shifting from 3rd to 5th for tension. Very nice closer to a really super release!"

Passion, Soul, and Fire

Ryan Neville - 49/61

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2018
Time:42:14 
Size:97,4 MB 
Label:Mx-Pro Records 
Styles:Blues/Modern Electric Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I Owe You Nothing - 3:57
 2. The Sky Is Crying - 4:12
 3. Don't You Quit Me Baby - 3:40
 4. Light At The Crossroads - 3:53
 5. Devil Inside - 4:08
 6. 49/61 - 3:13
 7. Your Witness - 3:33
 8. You Got Nothing On Me - 4:02
 9. I love you more - 8:07
10. That Old Train - 3:24

Born in Christchurch New Zealand, Ryan Neville has been entertaining for 25 years. Having a huge appetite for Blues and its Colourful legacy, Ryan has with guitar in hand, song in his back pocket been taking the world by storm.. Having an inspired blues soul this has lead him to many legendary clubs in the USA including the Crossroads (Clarksdale), Las Vegas, Memphis, New Orleans, Texas, New York and Nashville and Route 66 tour. Recent shows have been coined “The Story of the Blues” as we get to relive the legends through Ryan’s Music. Ryan has always been a keen collector of electric and acoustic guitars. The collection includes some very well looked after Les Paul’s, Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters.One of the most important facets of stage craft, Ryan points out, is having a very tight fun, creative and loyal band. “If we have fun onstage, the audience will have fun” quotes Ryan, “We are entertainers, our role is to entertain, lift people, give back”. Each performance takes on its own flavour, with songs from artist such as Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa, Bo Diddly, BB King, Nina Simone, Norah Jones, with slightly modern arrangement.

49/61

J. Isaiah Evans & the Boss Tweed - Americana Radio

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:30:50 
Size:72,4 MB 
Label:Keystone Artist Connect 
Styles:Rock/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Let's Rock - 3:01
 2. Up to No Good - 3:07
 3. Americana Radio - 3:17
 4. Pullman Porter Blues - 3:40
 5. A Thing For You - 3:25
 6. Hat in Hand - 3:17
 7. The Devil Makes Three (Coche Del Diablo) - 2:00
 8. Stand Up  (Cover) - 2:52
 9. Ruby Anne - 2:46
10. Trouble Bound - 3:22

Don’t be deceived by the title of this one. Texas-based J. Isaiah Evans & the Boss Tweed are a three-piece blues-rock ensemble made up of a guitarist/vocalist, keyboard player and drummer, and they blaze from the jump and keep the pedal to the metal of this debut disc. The group’s fronted by Evans, formerly vocalist in the long-running The 40 Acre Mule band. He’s joined by Matthew Vasquez on organ and Spud Crowley on percussion. As a team, they successfully emulate the roadhouse feel of ’50s and ’60s while reworking it for modern ears. True to their roots, they recorded this one analog and live off the studio floor. 

Americana Radio

Big Gilson & Back2Blues - Big Gilson & Back2blues: Live at Blues Noapê

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2024
Time:66:32 
Size:152,8 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues/Blues Rock 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Peace in Our Time (Live) - 4:34
 2. Come Together (Live) - 4:48
 3. Automatic (Live) - 3:56
 4. Albatross (Live) - 4:26
 5. Down by the River (Live) - 9:07
 6. Baby Whats Wrong (Live) - 5:44
 7. No Fighting (Live) - 7:30
 8. Take out Some Insurance (Live) - 4:16
 9. Dimples (Live) - 6:05
10. Jamming in Big D (Live) - 8:30
11. Judgement Day (Live) - 7:32

Big Gilson is een Braziliaanse bluesrock gitarist uit Rio de Janeiro, die in eigen land mateloos populair is en die al veertien albums heeft afgeleverd. Throughout his career, he has performed in Brazil, the United States, Argentina, and Europe, having shared the stage with Steve Winwood, Johnny Rivers, Magic Slim, Saffire, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, and B.B. King, among others.
He is the founder of the blues band Big Allanbik, with which he released the albums “Black Coffee,” “Blues Special Reserve,” “Batuque y blues,” and “Destilado ao vivo.”
He recorded on albums by Elétrika Tribo, Hanói Hanói (“Credus”), Celso Blues Boy (“Indiana Blues” and “Nuvens negras choram”), Macabu (“Izirráider de Bicicleta”), Suburblues, Victor Biglione (“In Blues Rock”), Alan Ghreen, Ismael de Carvalho, Charles Máster, Daniel Azulay and Jefferson Gonçalves (“Dreia”).
Regarding the musician, B.B. King commented: “When I see a young man playing the blues so well and so far from America, I feel that my mission in this life is fulfilled.”

Live

Lisa Mann's Northwestern All-Stars - The Great Women in Blues (Feat. Terrie Odabi) [Live]

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2025
Time:64:00 
Size:147,4 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Wade in the Water (Live) [feat. Terrie Odabi] - 2:16
 2. I Sing the Blues (Live) [feat. Terrie Odabi] - 6:32
 3. I Don't Hurt Anymore (Live) - 4:26
 4. Why? (Am I Treated so Bad) [Live] [feat. Terrie Odabi] - 6:18
 5. That's All (Live) - 4:26
 6. Let the Juke Joint Jump (Live) [feat. Terrie Odabi] - 8:35
 7. 5-10-15 Hours (Live) - 5:44
 8. Ball and Chain (Live) [feat. Terrie Odabi] - 7:19
 9. So Good to My Baby (Live) - 3:53
10. I'd Rather Go Blind (Live) - 5:56
11. Wang Dang Doodle (Live) [feat. Terrie Odabi] - 8:30

The Pacific Northwest is ripe with talent, and BMA-winning bassist Lisa Mann and percussionist Jimi Bott assembled a supergroup for this set. Recorded live at the Groove Now concert series in Basel, Switzerland, it’s a powerful mix of blues and gospel standards that features the soaring alto of Terri Odabi throughout.Lisa takes the mike a couple of time in the set, and she and Jimi provide the bottom with backing from three-time BMA nominee Ben Rice and Jason “J.T.” Thomas on guitars and Louis Pain (Mel Brown, Paul deLay) on organ.

Live

Mr. Keith Little - Christopher Corey

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:1995/2022
Time:52:21 
Size:120,7 MB 
Label:San-Ton Entertainment/2766287 Records DK
Styles:Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Blues Body Theme -  2:42
 2. Playing Games -  3:56
 3. Christopher Corey -  5:44
 4. Made That Way -  3:19
 5. Another Do Me Wrong Song -  5:07
 6. Too Lite To Fight -  5:12
 7. Tuff Enough -  4:00
 8. She's Mixed Up -  2:40
 9. It's A Shame - 10:06
10. Friends -  4:08
11. Two Gun Shooter -  5:23

Cincinnati’s own “King of the Blues” Singer/Song writer, Play writer, writer and producer of the Cincinnati Blues & Jazz video Documentary (Thanks for My Flowers). Producer of “Night Lights” a compilation CD of Cincinnati Sounds Cincinnati Style. Founder and President of (CULAN INC) Cincinnati’s United Local Artists Network Inc. Founder, President and owner of (PAES INC) Popular Arts Entertainment Systems Inc. Founder, host and producer of his past TV show “Mr. Little’s Hangout”Ch25 WBQC a local station. Former Trustee, Vice-President and President of the “ Cincy Blues Society” Former chief coordinator for the “Performer’s Alliance For Charity”, contributors to charity. Mr. Little has shared the stage and jammed with other great artists such as “Kenny Neal, Pinetop Perkins, Long John Hunter, Anson Funderburgh & Sam Myers, Clarence Carter, Little Charlie & The Night Cats, Phil Guy, Frankie Lee, Skeeter Brandon, Leon Wilkinson” from the Lynyrd Skynyrd Band, Little Milton and many more through over 50 years of performing.

Christopher Corey

Dexter Allen - Bluezin' My Way

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2008
Time:41:11 
Size:94,9 MB 
Label:Airtight Productions 
Styles:Blues/Soul/R&B 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Let It Be Me - 3:30
 2. G String - 3:20
 3. Hooked - 3:55
 4. Ain't She Fine - 3:31
 5. Rough Side - 3:59
 6. Through Witcha - 3:31
 7. Her Automobile - 3:55
 8. Can't Keep Givin' It - 3:36
 9. Use Me - 4:28
10. Get Right - 3:41
11. Now That I See You - 3:40

Dexter Allen aka “the Bluezologist” is geboren in Crystal Springs, MS, als zoon van de muzikale Pastors Lee en Ruthie Allen. Hij groeide gezond op op een boerderij en begon op 12-jarige leeftijd basgitaar te spelen voor de gospelgroep van zijn vader, die door het centrale Mississippi-gebied reisde. Zijn zoete mix van blues, R&B, soul en funk leverde hem in 1995 een ​​deal op met Airtight Records, een lokaal onafhankelijk label. Hij trok de aandacht van de levende blueslegende Bobby Rush, die hem de leadgitarist maakte van zijn wereldwijde tourband. Dexter's unieke stijl leverde hem in 2008 de Jackson, Mississippi Music Award voor “Male Vocalist of the Year” op. Eerder in 2008 bracht hij ‘Bluezin’ My Way’ zijn eerste cd uit waarop hij gitaar, bas, keyboards speelt en zingt. In 2009 won hij de Mississippi Music Awards “Entertainer of the Year” onderscheiding. In 2011 bracht Dexter zijn tweede cd uit met de titel ‘Bluezin for Life’, die met een groot aantal Mississippi blues-originelen teruggaat naar zijn roots. In 2013 werd Dexter gecast in de James Brown-film "Get On Up", waar hij een van de muzikanten van Mr. Brown speelde. 

Bluezin' My Way

Ron Hendee - From Darkness To Light

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2014
Time:21:42 
Size:50,0 MB 
Label:Luniverse Records 
Styles:Blues/Electric Blues/R&B 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. It Works If You Work It - 3:12
 2. Monkey Hips - 2:59
 3. Sweet Sixteen - 4:07
 4. My Little Boogaloo - 2:46
 5. Pass It On - 4:36
 6. You're Just Mean - 4:00

Ron has been performing professionally since age 14. He currently performs with local bands. Ron is the trumpet player for Tommy Castro's Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue aboard The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruises.
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Ron has been performing music professionally since age fourteen. Performing with the All city Junior High and High School stage bands until moving to the Seattle area where he was a featured jazz soloist throughout his high school career. Upon graduating high school he went on the road with touring Northwest Bands for six years before entering into the Air Force Band where, once again, he was a featured trumpet/ vocal soloist in the jazz band and rock group. Ron has performed with local/national/international artists throughout his musical career. He has shared the stage with such greats as: Tommy Castro, Marcia Ball, Eden Brent, Dr. John, Chico Banks, Bernard Allison, Elvin Bishop, Lloyd Jones, and Curtis Salgado, just to name a few.

From Darkness To Light

Black Betty and The Bad Habits - Voodoo Man

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:29:21 
Size:67,5 MB 
Label:Self-Released 
Styles:Rock/Blues Rock/Electric Blues 
Art:Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Voodoo Man - 4:28
 2. Vigilante - 4:06
 3. Can't See The Sunshine - 3:58
 4. Big Slim - 4:15
 5. Possession - 4:22
 6. All Right Now - 4:09
 7. Fricasee - 4:00

This band rocks to the beat of a thumping bass and solid drums, and are perfectly accompanied by powerhouse vocals that fall somewhere between Joan Jett and Janis Joplin.  Black Betty however eschews the classic rock chick image in favour of more of a retro and iconic Betty Page look - a sort of burlesque & roll.  Don't be fooled though, Betty can certainly belt out rock songs with the best of them.The title track "Voodoo Man" is liberally peppered with a swamp blues sound that gives it extra depth, and although it is in some ways atypical of the rest of the album, it is certainly one of the real highlights.  "Can't See The Sunshine" has just a hint of a funky beat that gives an edge to the rock sound; while "Big Slim" comes across as a collision of Sabbath and George Thorogood, and sees Betty replaced on vocals by guitarist John Kenning.  On the other hand "All Right Now" is rock in its purest form - 100% proof and definitely one that should be taken undiluted to get the full impact.The only down side to the CD is its length.  Only seven tracks long it may be, fortunately though it comes up with the goods on all of them.  On this evidence Betty is clearly a girl who can show you a good time ... or a bad time - and she has the habits to do both!

Voodoo Man