Slim Harpo - The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions Volume 4: Blues Hangover

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1976
Time: 31:40 
Size: 73,6 MB 
Label: Flyright Records
Styles: Blues
Art: Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm a King bee - 2:52
 2. This ain't no place for me - 4:09
 3. That ain't your business - 2:01
 4. You ain't had to cry - 2:37
 5. Instrumental (Moody Blues) - 2:25
 6. Late last night - 2:20
 7. Blues Hangover - 2:39
 8. Things gonna change - 2:52
 9. That's alright - 2:48
10. Wonderin' and Worryin' - 1:57
11. What's goin' on - 2:49
12. One more day - 2:05

James Isaac Moore
American blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player and a leading exponent of the swamp blues style.
Born: January 11, 1924 in Lobdell, Louisiana.
Died: January 31, 1970 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Heart attack)
Early in his career he performed under the pseudonym of "Harmonica Slim" at local nightclubs and bars.
He began recording in the mid-1950s and released his first record as Slim Harpo in 1957.His hits include "I'm A King Bee", "I've Got Love If You Want It", "Rainin' In My Heart", "Buzzin' ", "I Love The Life I Live", "Little Queen Bee" and "Baby, Scratch My Back". His songs have been covered by The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks and many others.He died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the age of 46, and was buried in Mulatto Bend Cemetery in Port Allen, Louisiana.

Blues Hangover

Microwave Dave And The Nukes - Goodnight, Dear

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1995
Time: 57:40 
Size: 138,9 MB 
Label: Blues Works Records
Styles: Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Last Call For Alcohol - 5:04
 2. Pay Bo Diddley - 3:46
 3. Born To Boogie Woogie - 5:36
 4. Got My Mind Made Up - 4:52
 5. Road Runner - 4:53
 6. If The Four Winds Don't Change - 3:13
 7. 20% Alcohol - 4:32
 8. Nothin' But The Blues - 3:58
 9. Body And Fender Man - 4:01
10. Start Me To Drinkin' - 3:22
11. Atomic Powered - 3:25
12. Highway's Like A Woman - 5:12
13. Jesus Was Smart - 2:09
14. Peace In The Alley - 3:32

A powerful and unique trio from Alabama. Their style is incorporating Thorogood, Chicago Slim, Hutto etc. The production is excellent, the recording perfect. It's great pleasure playing this album very loud. Heavy amplified slide guitar played the traditional way. Warning! This is great guitar boogie music, but it's NO rock! DAVE GALLAHER - gtr/voc, RICK GODFREY - bass, MIKE ALEXANDER - drums. Special guests: JERRY McCAIN - hca, JOHNNY SANDLIN - gtr, etc.

Goodnight, Dear

40 Thieves - Wanna Get Home To You

Bitrate: 320K/s

Year: 2020
Time: 45:43 
Size: 105,8 MB 
Label: Self-Released
Styles: Funky Swampy Rock/Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Best Things In Life Are Free - 4:04
 2. EveryBody Wants To Be Somebody - 4:57
 3. Wanna Get Home To You - 4:24
 4. Gypsy Woman Blues - 4:29
 5. Diamonds And Gold - 3:51
 6. Love In Vain - 5:02
 7. Smile In Your Eyes - 5:06
 8. Let Love In - 4:05
 9. Nothing To Loose - 4:54
10. Our Back Door - 4:47

With his 2020 CD ’Wanna Get Home to You’, recorded and produced by multi ARIA award winner Shane Nicholson now making headway into the Australian Country/Americana scene, Scott is building a repertoire of thought provoking and catchy original tunes.

Wanna Get Home To You

Matthew Robinson And The Texas Blues Band - Matthew Robinson And The Texas Blues Band

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2001
Time: 49:59 
Size: 114,9 MB 
Label: Dialtone Records
Styles: Blues/Texas Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. I'm Mr, Jody - 7:32
 2. Eee. Tee - 5:06
 3. Don't Start Me To Talking - 2:26
 4. Bumblebee - 3:39
 5. It Takes A Long Time To Break In A New Broom - 4:24
 6. I Asked For Water - 2:11
 7. Too Many Dirty Dishes - 6:14
 8. I Got What It Takes - 3:52
 9. Wet Paper Sack - 4:53
10. Too Many Drivers - 3:17
11. Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On - 2:49
12. Party All Night - 3:30

Matthew Robinson's been hard at work in Austin's Eastside clubs for many years now, as well as heading to Europe and playing with Blues Boy Hubbard, Willie Foster, and of course his own Texas Blues Band. This, his second disc, shanghais other members of the local Dialtone stable, including guitarist Johnny Moeller and hornblowers Duck Jennings and Ephraim Owens, so "Texas Blues Band" is right: This is the no-frills blues of the Fifties or Sixties, without a whiff of rock, revisionism, or irony. Robinson's hollow-body guitar tone is warm and fat, his playing fluid and expressive. There's plenty of humor that runs through the best blues, with Robinson lamenting his girlfriend's "Too Many Dirty Dishes" and getting some great dish-scrubbing sounds out of his guitar. The band hits its stride on the horn-driven stroll "Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On" and "It Takes a Long Time to Break in a New Broom." In true Sixties R&B style, Robinson even addresses "all the fine ladies out there" on "I'm Mr. Jody." Yup, this is the real deal; sweaty blues, club blues, the kind you have to look a little harder for. The kind you're always glad you found.

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George Friend - Looka Here!

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2004
Time: 49:31 
Size: 114,2 MB 
Label: Blues Leaf Records
Styles:Blues/Rockin' Blues 
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The Grinder - 3:52
 2. Sit Down Baby - 3:54
 3. Lazy Ass - 3:10
 4. Looka Here - 4:05
 5. Whole Lotta Trouble - 6:14
 6. All Jacked Up - 4:42
 7. Trick This Fool - 4:42
 8. Drunkard's Alibi - 3:57
 9. Juicy - 4:15
10. 1540 Special - 3:47
11. El Lechero - 3:05
12. Wanna Tell - 3:44

Inspired by his father's record collection of '50's-'60's-r&b, rock&roll and blues, George Friend started performing at 14 years old, and later performed a series of shows with poet Allen Ginsberg. Later he moved to Detroit where he furthered his jazz studies and was mentored by the controversial John Sinclair. It was Sinclair who gave George the inspiration to deeply engage himself in Blues music. While playing in Detroit, he performed behind Sinclair playing Thelonius Monk and Robert Johnson tunes. He joined Detroit's most famous R&B/Funk/Soul band, The Sun Messenger; A flight that would take him from neighborhood bar to the concert stage.

Looka Here!

Stringbean and the Stalkers - Hey Hey

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1995
Time: 56:18 
Size: 129,6 MB 
Label: Blues Leaf Records
Styles: Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Cold Hard Rain -  2:03
 2. Tore Up -  4:01
 3. Worried Life Blues -  3:20
 4. Bring It on Home -  2:48
 5. Who's Been Talking - 10:17
 6. Showplace Shuffle -  2:50
 7. Last Night -  2:54
 8. Doin' the Shout -  8:07
 9. Deep Ellem Blues -  6:13
10. Birmingham Blues -  1:57
11. Stalkin' -  3:06
12. Great Change -  2:27
13. Forty Four Blues -  3:24
14. You're so Fine -  2:45

Stringbean & The Stalkers, New Jersey's "long strange blues band," presents an eclectic album/
Stringbean is the pre-eminent Bluesman of the Jersey Shore. He is one who has always stayed true to his roots. A veteran performer and recording artist/ The band features Sim Cain on drums, Dan Mulvey on stand-up bass and Joe Murphy on guitar. They have been joined by legendary guitarist Hubert Sumlin recently for some memorable shows. Stringbean is a true Bluesman. He does what comes naturally and he does it very well. Playing guitar and harp simutaneously is no easy task, but after a lifetime of devotion to his craft, he does it effortlessly. Stringbean is also a gifted songwriter. When Hubert Sumlin said, "You've got some outfit there." he didn't mean his clothes. He was talking about Stringbean's band. Drummer Sim Cain is a star in his own right, his unique, powerful style never waivers from the groove. Dan Mulvey on the "dog house" bass locks down the rhythm section and Joe "Mood Swing" Murphy handles the second guitar chords with aplomb. They respect the blues tradition but are not bound by it. Labels and categories fall away as they freely play what they feel. If you get a chance to see them play, GO, and be prepared to be transported and mesmerized.

Hey Hey

Microwave Dave & The Nukes - Gotta Get A Cadillac

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 1991
Time: 55:48 
Size: 128,7 MB 
Label: Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Styles:Self-Released
Art: Full

Tracks Listing:
 1. Room With A View Of The Blues - 5:26
 2. Look At The Cadillac - 3:25
 3. The River's Invitation - 2:53
 4. Rock Me Baby - 5:20
 5. Georgia Swing - 3:54
 6. Cryin' Won't Help You - 7:17
 7. It Hurts Me Too - 3:57
 8. Theme From 'Peter Gun' - 3:58
 9. Have You Ever Loved A Woman - 5:50
10. Further On Up The Road - 3:06
11. Take Out Some Insurance - 4:22
12. Too Tall To Mambo - 6:12

Their first album, Gotta Get a Cadillac, which might be the best least-known blues album ever recorded, was first released in 1991, then a second time in 1999 under an Australian record-label.Microwave Dave is the unique name of the rocking, but little known blues-band based in Huntsville, Ala. The band was started by Gallaher, who got his nickname in the 1980s. The musician introducing Gallaher at a gig couldn't remember his name. Gallaher's wife thought of a fitting title for the other members of the band - bassist Rick Godfrey and drummer Skip Skipworth. She called them "The Nukes." But don't let the unusual name fool you about their music, because it's fantastic. The fourth track, "Hat," exemplifies Microwave Dave's talent for using distinctive and changing rhythm that makes you want to tap your toes and nod your head to the beat of the music. When the band was playing years ago at a private gig in someone's home, neighbors complained that the music was too loud and called the police. When the police arrived, they just sat in the driveway, mesmerized by the music "because they liked it so much," Gallaher said. 

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Jeremiah Johnson - Straitjacket

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2018
Time: 53:07 
Size: 122,6 MB 
Label: Ruf Records
Styles: Blues/Blues Rock 
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Straitjacket - 4:13
 2. Getting Tired - 3:41
 3. Blues in Her Eyes - 4:23
 4. Keep on Sailing - 3:13
 5. Believe in America - 4:52
 6. King & Queen - 6:02
 7. Dirty Mind - 6:23
 8. 9th and Russell - 4:19
 9. Old School - 5:24
10. Bonneville Shuffle - 3:04
11. Hold My Hand - 4:36
12. Rock & Roll Music to the World - 2:53

Jeremiah Johnson will release his third album, Straitjacket, on August 2018  24th via Ruf Records. Fellow St. Louis native Mike Zito produced the record out of his MARZ studio in Texas. Johnson lived in Houston for 10 years, and finished in first place at the Houston Regional Blues Challenges for three consecutive years before returning to St. Louis in 2011 to win the St. Louis Blues challenge. Johnson’s time in Texas merged Texas blues and St. Louis blues into his current musical stew. Straitjacket is a mix of those two, plus soul, and 50s-style rock and roll. In recording the album, Johnson went for as live a sound as possible, and the result is a spare and lean sonic treat. Jeremiah Johnson roars into the first song, the title track, a smoking mix of James Brown soul meets George Thorogood-style rock and blues, an analogy made obvious by the presence and fine playing of sax player, Frank Bauer. The rhythm section of Benet Schaeffer (drums) and Tom Maloney (bass) lays the groove down. The funky “Getting Tired” also has great groove, with Johnson and Maloney playing in unison, and a chorus featuring a stanza all too familiar to some—“I’m getting tired of getting old, it’s getting old feeling tired.” Yet the song urges listeners to continue on until judgment day. “Blues in her Eyes” slows things down with Lewis Stephens on the organ setting a mournful tone, as Johnson croons, “That’s when I realize, she has the blues in her eyes.”
Another shift in gears occurs with “Keep on Sailing,” a country-rock shuffle reminiscent of some of the songs of the late, great J.J. Cale, and featuring some slide guitar work that reminds me of yet another departed and dearly missed musician, Lowell George of Little Feat. Johnson flashes some humor in this song, singing “Leader of the pack, I’m king of the fools.”  There’s also a nod to substance addiction when Johnson describes “cocaine dreams and whiskey friends” but notes that when they’re gone, “you’ll never see them again.”
“Believe in America” starts off with Johnson expressing his love of America and describing the woes of hard-working people without a pension or who are mired in poverty. From a slow and simmering rock/blues groove, the song briefly switches to a Santana-like interlude (think “Black Magic Woman”) before changing yet again into an Allman Brothers-esque sound, where Johnson and Bauer emulate the unison guitar lines that were a hallmark of the Allman Brothers.
There’s no doubting the meaning of “Dirty Mind.” Over a silky smooth groove, Johnson beckons the subject of his song who calls in the wee hours of the morning to come on over “because I’ve always got the time for your dirty mind.” After another good sax solo by Bauer, the song shifts tempo and sounds like a chugging freight train, with Johnson singing as if he’s holding on for dear life as the band rumbles along. “Old School” is another topical song. Over a funky groove, Johnson laments that arguments today too often end up in gun fights, whereas the worst that happened when Johnson was younger was a “bloody nose and a black eye.” “Bonneville Shuffle” is the only instrumental track on the album—think a slower Dick Dale song meeting “Peter Gunn” by Henry Mancini. “Hold my Hand” is an unabashed love song and somewhat of a departure from the rest of the album in that it is more pop than a blues/rock tune, but it’s sweet and quite touching. Johnson is upbeat in this one, singing about finding a love that feels so good that “it is like finding a million-dollar bill.” The album closes with the only cover song, Ten Years After’s “Rock & Roll Music to the World.” Johnson’s version is a little faster than the original and also includes a rollicking piano part by Stephens that anchors the song. Not to be missed are dueling and quite striking guitar solos between Johnson and Zito. It’s a great way to end the album—a reminder to all to have fun and to “get up and dance.”
Straitjacket is a solid blues-rock record, featuring Johnson’s heartfelt songwriting with dashes of humor and self-effacement throughout. A common theme throughout the album is Johnson urging his listeners to persist and to keep moving forward, mantras I’m sure he applies to his own life. The “live” feel of Straitjacket surely means the album will translate well to the stage, and if this album is any indication, Jeremiah Johnson in concert will be a smoking affair.

Straitjacket

Climax Blues Band - Live From London (Live from the Marquee Club, London)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2016
Time: 57:05 
Size: 131,3 MB 
Label: The Store For Music Ltd
Styles: Soft Rock/Blues Rock
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Black Jack And Me - 5:04
 2. Friends In High Places - 4:27
 3. Movie Queen - 4:07
 4. Chasing Change - 7:56
 5. Country Hat - 4:54
 6. Sign Of The Times - 5:32
 7. Couldn't Get It Right - 5:23
 8. What You Feel - 7:58
 9. Gotta Have More Love - 6:13
10. Going To New York - 5:25

In January 1984, the iconic Marquee Club, London was the venue for a magnificent performance by the Climax Blues Band. Featuring original members Peter Haycock and the late Colin Cooper, the group played to a full house their unique blend of blues and soft-rock. US and UK Top 10 hit 'Couldn't Get It Right', 'Going To New York' and 'Blackjack And Me' were recorded for the 'Live From London' series/

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John the Revelator - Where Are You? (55th anniversary compilation)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2024
Time: 65:22 
Size: 149,9 MB 
Label: Self-Released
Styles: Blues/Blues Rock/Rock
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. John the Revelator - 3:51
 2. A Woman Knows - 5:17
 3. Diego's Drive - 4:38
 4. One Track Mind - 4:44
 5. Little Snake Drive - 3:48
 6. Dreamtime - 3:46
 7. Cahow ( blues for a gadfly petrel) - 5:44
 8. Kokomo - 3:13
 9. Too Many To Bail - 4:02
10. Darkened Room - 4:00
11. Mama Don't Move - 2:53
12. Wandering Eye - 5:00
13. Down In The Mud - 3:05
14. Old Man Rock 'n Roll - 4:50
15. Where Are You? - 6:25

Musicians:
Erwin Aubroeck – piano, Hammond, magical sounds, zang
Cor Dijkhuizen – drums
Paul Dammers – slide, rhythm gitaar
Tom Huissen – zang, bas
Frans ten Kleij – lead & rhythm gitaar, harmonica

John the Revelator, one of the oldest blues bands in the Netherlands, is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year. It all started in 1968 when a bunch of blues freaks joined forces and founded the band John the Revelator, named after an a cappella blues traditional from Son House. John the Revelator wins the Loosdrecht Jazz Award in 1970 during a live TV broadcast. On May 1 of the same year, Phonogram released their debut LP 'Wild Blues', produced by Tony Vos. John the Revelator is becoming increasingly famous and tours through the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. The band split up in 1973, but immediately rose from the ashes with a new line-up.
A short period of individual adventures and reconsideration resulted in the rebirth of John the Revelator in 1978 and the album 'Empty Road' was released in 1981. John the Revelator celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1994 with a new studio album, 'Cahow', and in the following years several more albums and DVDs were released. In 2002 the band members met their role model Peter Green, but unfortunately a jam session was canceled because members of Green's band Splinter prevented this. In 2008 another wish came true, a performance with the British blues and soul singer Chris Farlowe. The band's 50th anniversary will be celebrated in 2018 with the release of a 4-CD box with a 60-page illustrated book.
John the Revelator is still 'on the road' and very much alive. At the beginning of this year, after a number of years of silence, the album 'A Dark For Sleeping' was released. On December 28, John the Revelator will celebrate their 55th anniversary with a special concert at the Haarlem Patronaat. The album 'Where Are you?', a compilation album of 15 songs from the band's repertoire, will also be released on CD that day. These 15 songs have been selected by the band for an appealing mix of successful recordings and a variation from slow to deep, to nice rock songs, slide and solo guitar, good lyrics and old and new. The album can also be listened to via Spotify from January 2, 2024.
The album opens, of course, I would almost say, with an intense version of the traditional John the Revelator, the song that started it all for the Haarlemmers. Then the beautiful blues ballad A Woman Knows was chosen, the opening song of the album 'The Blue Skin Album' from 2015. The album 'Underway' was released in 2012. The pounding rocker Diego's Drive comes from this album. This song is a memory of their performances at Spanish festivals, where there was always a certain Diego at the front who was crazy about blues and who drove them around in an open Cadillac.
The oldest song on the album is One Track Mind, a slow blues from 1971 and produced by Hans van Hemert. The intention was for this song to be released as a single, but that ultimately did not happen. In addition to Tom Huissen (vocals, bass) and Frans ten Kleij (rhythm guitar), Fred Huissen plays drums here, co-author Jos de Wilde slide, Charles van der Steeg tenor saxophone and Hans van Hemert mellotron.
Little Snake Drive comes from the album 'Seven Blue Seas' from 1999. Beautiful lyrical guitar work, a 'walking' bass and subdued vocals. A song with a high Fleetwood Mac content, the Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green that is. Dreamtime dates from 2012. An uptempo boogie with a cool slide and Henk Suurling on bass. The song, about the giant rock formation Uluru (Ayer's Rock) in the central Australian desert, was written during one of the many long bus rides of their 2009 Australian tour.
Cahow (Blues For A Gadfly Petrel) comes from the 1994 album of the same name. A dreamy lyrical instrumental with fantastic guitar work and Sjoerd Bosma on organ. On the traditional Kokomo (album Cahow 1994), an exciting version with slide and jew's harp, Sjoerd Bosma also plays the organ and the backing vocals are provided by Janet van der Woude and Georgia van der Leeden. Too Many To Bail comes from '50 & Beyond' from 2018. The influences of Fleetwood Mac can again be clearly heard in the lyrical guitar work of Frans ten Kleij. In addition to ten Kleij, Tom Huissen (vocals, bass) and Henk Suurling (drums, piano and acoustic guitar) can be heard.
Darkened Room was written at night during jet lag. This 'dark' song with Sjoerd Bosma on piano, Frans ten Kleij on guitar and vocals by Tom Huissen comes from the album 'Down In The Mud' from 2005. Mama Don't Move is the most recent song. It appeared in 2018 on the album 'Not Now John'. An uptempo rocking blues with Tom Huissen (vocals, bass), Frans ten Kleij (guitar and howling mouth harp) and Henk Suurling (drums).
Wandering Eye also comes from 'The Blue Skin Album' (2016). Here too it is clear that the old Fleetwood Mac was/is a great source of inspiration for John the Revelator. Beautiful lyrical guitar solos and Tom Huissen's voice also shows some similarities with that of Peter Gree/

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Big Medicine & Big Medicine - Thank You, Brother Bill: A Tribute to Bill Withers

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2024
Time: 51:48 
Size: 119,7 MB 
Label: Gulf Coast Records
Styles: Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Who Is He (And What Is He To You) - 4:54
 2. Kissing My Love - 4:28
 3. World Keeps Going Round and Round - 5:26
 4. Just the Two of Us - 4:52
 5. I’m Her Daddy - 4:03
 6. Ain’t No Sunshine - 3:09
 7. Lean On Me - 3:50
 8. Let Us Love - 3:48
 9. Another Day To Run - 2:35
10. Grandma’s Hands - 3:54
11. The Same Love That Made Me Laugh - 4:42
12. Hope She’ll Be Happier - 3:52
13. Thank You Brother Bill - 2:09

Musicians:
Kevin Burt - Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocals;
Scot Sutherland - Bass;
Ken Valdez - Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Background Vocals;
Eric Douglas - Drums/Percussion.

One can’t help but think that if blues singer-songwriter Kevin Burt hailed from a blues centric city or major metro, he’d be a major, well-recognized name on the blues circuit. Instead, Burt hails from Iowa which has arguably caused him to work a bit harder and pay considerable dues to get this point. He’s always had good songs and a deeply soulful voice. This is Burt’s time now as we enter 2024 with his second release for Gulf Coast Records, Thank You, Brother Bill: A Tribute to Bill Withers. Burt’s thirty-year climb was sparked in 2018 with Heartland & Soul, on Little Village. This writer penned these thoughts then – “Burt was the 2018 IBC Winner in three categories, taking honors for Best Solo/Duo, Best Solo/Duo Guitarist and Best Harmonica Player. The irony of that is that Burt’s greatest strength is his soulful vocal delivery.” His 2020 Gulf Coast Records debut, Stone Crazy, received four Independent Blues Awards: Best Soul/Blues Album, Song (“Stone Crazy”) and Vocalist, as well as a nomination for Gateway Artist of the Year. He was also nominated for Best Soul/Blues album for the Blues Blast Awards, as well as the Artist on the Rise Award. Additionally, he was awarded in 2021 the Bobby Rush Lifetime Achievement in Entertainment by the Jus’ Blues Foundation. That year he was also nominated for Acoustic Artist of the Year at the Blues Music Awards.These acknowledgements have come during a short period of time, as if to compensate for the many years of flying under the radar. As such, this tribute to Bill Withers is highly anticipated, and seemingly a rather bold step. Instead, Burt formed such a deep connection with Withers in a two-hour conversation, that these songs flow naturally and with deep conviction. As Burt says, “His story relates to my story. His songs relate to different point in time in my life like no other as artist.” Not only that, linking with Withers is a clever move. Many of Withers’ songs are like part of our DNA. How often have you sung along with “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean On Me,” “Just the Two of Us,” and “Grandma’s Hands” for example? The high level of recognition will only continue to raise Burt’s own trajectory.Burt’s warm, smooth, soulful voice sounds like Withers too, but this is not mere “copycat” craft. The band, Big Medicine, with Minneapolis guitar master Ken Valdez, renowned bassist Scot Sutherland, and drummer Eric Douglas inject funk and grit into tunes that many consider smooth pop. The sequencing is also a shrewd touch as Burt stays away from the mega hits for the first three tracks before introducing “Just the Two of Us” on the fourth, and mostly groups the hits together in the middle of the album so lesser-known material bookends the presentation, giving us (let’s face most folks just know the mega hits) a better appreciation of Withers’ lesser-known material. Unlike Jose James, who did a brilliant, wildly inventive jazz inflected tribute, Burt stays faithful to the original material without trying to replicate anyone else’s interpretation.
Contrast the rawness of Burt’s own harmonica and Valdez’s stinging guitar to the smooth strains of Grover Washington Jr.’s rendition of “Just the Two of Us” as one example. Even the tenor of the song is a bit different in Burt’s hands. His version reads as a partnering quest rather than the sappy romantic celebration that colors so many other versions of the song. Listen to Burt’s impassioned growl in “I’m Her Daddy” to understand how deeply he is into Withers’ songs. Many artists accentuate the gospel aspects of “Grandma’s Hands” but Burt and Big Medicine stay grounded in their deeply searing blues take of the song. The closing title track is obviously the only Burt original, a heartfelt gesture of appreciation, complete with harmonica and surging guitar that completely cease for the unaccompanied final four words, “Thank You Brother Bill,” as if Burt was speaking to his mentor directly.
Thank You, Brother Bill: A Tribute To Bill Withers hits the highest marks on all counts – phrasing, soulful delivery, musical accompaniment, and genuine conviction. Burt may still not reach “household name” status but certainly takes giant steps in that direction with this opus. It’s even more than we could have hoped for.

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Travis Koester - Mister Travis

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2024
Time: 31:26 
Size: 72,5 MB 
Label: Self-Released
Styles: Blues/Electric Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. The T-Bird Shuffle - 2:39
 2. Lonesome Whistle Blues - 2:59
 3. The Girl Can Cook - 2:25
 4. Ain't That Bad - 3:40
 5. Howl For Me - 4:24
 6. Joe Turner Blues - 2:38
 7. I Keep On Cruisin' - 3:41
 8. When My Baby's Walkin' - 2:29
 9. Give Me All Your Lovin' - 3:28
10. Weary Blues - 2:57

After picking up his first guitar 31 years ago, Travis is keyed into his own sound as an American blues rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Over the years he has honed his style by playing in a variety of bands and solo projects but always found his home planted deep in the roots of the blues and retro music genres.Some of the vast variety of venues and events he’s performed at through his career include Pinnacle Bank Arena, Zoo Bar, Orpheum Theater, Surf Ballroom Summer Concert Series, Omaha Blues Cruise, Omaha Songwriters Festival, Hope Blues Festival, Iowa State Fair, Nebraska State Fair, Fort Cody Concert Series and the Omaha Summer Arts Festival to name a few.Travis has been fortunate enough during his early years to share the stage with a variety of blues legends including Magic Slim, Nick Holt, Duke Robillard, and Shemekia Copeland.  Although Travis now spends more time in the studio than the stage, he continues to emerge as a solo recording artist with new releases always on the horizon.

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Otilia Donaire - Bluesin' It Up

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2024
Time: 39:02 
Size: 89,8 MB 
Label: Self-Released 
Styles: Blues/Electric Blues/Blues Rock
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Wrong Side of 45 - 2:46
 2. Without You - 3:22
 3. The Queen Bee - 3:16
 4. Love Sick Blues - 2:44
 5. Mama Didn’t Raise No Fool - 2:33
 6. Meet Me In My Dreams - 3:59
 7. On My Way to San Francisco - 2:11
 8. Voodoo Woman - 3:19
 9. Over You - 4:48
10. Sugar Coated Love - 3:10
11. Tired of Loving You - 3:02
12. Hoochie Coochie Woman - 3:47

Otilia Donaire – has her combining her singing talents with some of the Bay Area’s finest rock and blues musicians that consistently deliver a fun and interactive show filled with a huge repertoire of upbeat/danceable classic rock, blues, R&B and soul tunes that'll keep you on the dance floor/

Bluesin' It Up

Robin Trower - Spirit Free (Live Seattle '73)

Bitrate: 320K/s

Year: 2024

Time: 38:20 

Size: 88,0 MB 

Label: Wolf Tree Records

Styles: Rock/Blues Rock

Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:

 1. The Fool and Me - 4:51

 2. Twice Removed from Yesterday - 3:53

 3. Lady Love - 3:03

 4. Daydream - 6:17

 5. Day of The Eagle - 3:50

 6. I Can't Wait Much Longer - 5:15

 7. Man Of The World - 2:44

 8. Sinner's Song - 4:22

 9. Little Bit Of Sympathy - 4:02

Robin Trower, British guitarist with a long career and a famous and distinctive guitar tone, is again welcome aboard.

Live

Biscuit Miller - Come Together

Bitrate: VBR ~304K/s
Year: 2002
Time: 59:20 
Size: 130,4 MB 
Label: Blue Bass Entertainment
Styles: Funk / Soul/ Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Come Together - 3:59
 2. Build Me Up - 5:10
 3. Let's Go Fishing - 4:54
 4. If It Makes You Happy - 5:29
 5. Stay In The House Blues - 4:04
 6. Pretty Leg Woman - 4:33
 7. Heaven Knows - 3:45
 8. Too Bad - 4:36
 9. Voodoo Lady - 4:21
10. Wipe Your Tears - 4:40
11. Howling For My Darling - 4:00
12. Mojo Working 2002 - 4:05
13. Mother's Love - 5:39

Dave 'Biscuit' Miller, bass player, entrepreneur, and recording artist makes his home in Highland, Indiana. Everyone calls him 'Biscuit'. His Grandmother affectionately called him 'Biscuit' after he devoured a whole pan of biscuits she had baked. But, it was the legendary Willie Dixon and a young prodigy, Lucky Peterson who inspired Biscuit to play the blues when they presented the first ever 'Blues In The Schools' program at Stagg school where Biscuit attended sixth grade in Chicago. After the performance, Biscuit knew he wanted to play music. However, it was his uncle who made him play the bass. During his high school years, Biscuit furthered his bass studies, and played with local bands. He aspired to be a professional bass player, but his Grandmother encouraged him to move to Clarksdale, MS to finish high school and pursue a trade. It was in Clarksdale that he met R&B legend Rufus Thomas while performing at Cahoma Junior College. The college band was backing Mr. Thomas. Impressed with Biscuit, Mr. Thomas encouraged him to seriously pursue a professional career as a bass player. Shortly thereafter, Biscuit returned to Chicago and after hearing Prince was filming the movie Purple Rain, Biscuit and some young fellow musicians packed up and moved from Chicago to Minneapolis, MN. It was in Minneapolis that he began his professional career as a bass player. Biscuit played for several Minneapolis bands, and he was a principle player in the Minneapolis music scene of the '80s. Upon the request of Alligator recording artist Lonnie Brooks, Biscuit returned to Chicago in 1994 to join the Lonnie Brooks Band. To date he remains an integral player in one of the tightest and most sought after rhythm sections in the music scene. Charismatic would best describe 'Biscuit'. On stage and off he possesses a certain energy and drive that is genuine and contagious. As a bass player, he has great depth and diversity, and a commanding stage presence that is truly illuminating, When watching and listening to him, it is hard to distinguish which one of those senses takes preference. Is it his infectious smile and gimmicks that you see, or is it his soulful bass playing that you hear? His career achievements include a burgeoning recording career that includes recordings with former Ikette, Lady Blue Johnson, Lonnie Brooks, Mojo Buford, Sonny Rodgers, and The Lamont Cranston Band. His first recording with Sonny Rodgers won a W.C. Handy award for best Blues CD (Blue Loon Records). Featured in the November 1997 issue of Bass Player magazine where he was deemed one of the best Chicago bass players. He also has a front cover feature on the December '96 Twin Cities Blues News issue entitled 'The Gift of Music' and a write up in the September '98 issue of International Musicians Union magazine. In '97 Biscuit played the Presidential Inaugural Ball for President Bill Clinton with the Lonnie Brooks Band. Spring 2000, the First Lady, Hillary Clinton visited Chicago to present a donation to the Blues Heaven Foundation. As a member of the Lonnie Brooks band, Biscuit was once again a featured performer for the presentation ceremony. His endorsements by notable instrument manufacturers and suppliers like Hughes and Kettner Amps, Hamer Guitars, GHS Strings, and Trace Elliott not only endorse his gig gear, but also equally endorse his enormous bass playing talent. An entrepreneur, Biscuit has put together his own company, Blue Bass Entertainment. Blue Bass makes a musician's daily planner called the Musician's Day Planner. Blue Bass Entertainment also has developed a web site to promote sales of the Musician's Day Planner, CD recordings featuring Biscuit, and post his itinerary. Currently, he is working on an instructional bass video and CD for beginner and advance bass players.(https://www.amazon.com/Come-Together-Biscuit-Miller/dp/B000CA9RZC)

Come Together