Chick Hall Jr.
The Washington DC Area has always had great guitar players for as long as I can remember. We have been spoiled, really, to be able to walk around the block to the local Legion Hall, teen club, or bar and have our minds blown by Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanon, Bobby Parker, Bill Kirchen, Bo Diddley, Link Wray, Roy Clark or Chick Hall (both Senior and Junior). More than just great players, they were/are stylists, innovators and risk takers. Some of them shaped and changed popular music way, way beyond whatever compensation and credit they received. Most of them were stay-at-home family men who watched, passively, as younger, flashier looking musicians latched on to their ideas and ran to the bank with them. It’s an old story. This is Chick Hall Jr’s first album under his own name, and yet he has been playing guitar for fifty years. Like his dad he can play in many different styles of music and burns on jazz, rock, country and blues. On this CD he is backed by, essentially, an R&B band. His father played and arranged for country combos for more than fifty years but never had a commercial recording to his name. When DC native Jimmy Dean asked him to come to New York in 1962 to lead the band on his weekly TV network music show, Chick, Sr turned him down to tend to his own night club he had opened in 1955. “Chick Hall’s Surf Club” is still open to this day. In 1960, after being bested in a guitar jam session, jazz/bossa guitarist Charlie Byrd asked him, “Why are you wasting your time playing country?” Hall’s response: “Well, I’m working steadier than you.” So, to my mind, Chick Hall Sr started the tradition of great guitarists from the DC Area. He also
taught his son a thing or two. Chick Hall Jr joined his first rock group at age 13, went on to form the “Magestic Neons” and played the usual teen clubs, parties and rock bars. The Neons actually yielded a 45 RPM on the Unicorn label for Elliot Ryan, but, like his dad, Hall Jr eventually gravitated to country music under the employ of Ronnie Dove, Johnny Lee, Lori Morgan and Ace Cannon. For the past twenty years Chick has led his own trio or quartet in the Rock or Country genre, usually at the Surf Club. But, also like his dad, he loves to really let loose on a fiery jazz solo if the song calls for it. A Chick off the old block?
Tracklist:
01. Working Girl Blues 03:58
02. 20-75 04:46
03. The End of The World 04:32
04. Poinciana 06:16
05. Honky Tonk pts. 3 and 4 05:40
06. Aura Lee 04:33
07. I'm Your Vehicle 03:50
08. Sleep Walk 05:59
09. Only You 03:54
10. Oh! Lady Be Good 04:32
11. (You Ain't the) Bossa Me 03:49
12. Sweet Dreams 03:53
JHL
JHL is a muscian songwriter and guitar slinger. Another album added to the catalog of John Highland Lawrence (JHL). A life long musician who cut his teeth, playing in the 60's until the present day. JHL has played nationwide and just about every style of music. This gives his blues a unique style all his own yet truly American. These songs were written from the 2004 gulf coast hurrican season through the bp oil spill until now.
Influences: Albert King, Stones, Buddy Guy, Dr John, Miles Davis, Delbert Mccinton.
Tracklist:
01. Mysticgumbo 07:54
02. Pigs At the Trough 04:39
03. One Night 07:21
04. Wanted Man 05:29
05. The Big Drizzle Bp Oil Spill 05:08
06. My Old Man 05:14
07. Amazing To Me 05:32
08. Tears the Heart Out of Me 07:28
09. Humpin In the Free World 05:51
10. Her Own Vodoo 04:51
11. The Limbaugh Rock 07:32
12. Only A Fool 04:40
Blues GangBlues Gang is a Greek band formed in the early 1980s, releasing 2 albums and switching to Blues Wire in 1985, releasing a few more albums until the early '90s, all in the blues rock line, from here to there meetings. It was one of the pioneering blues groups in his country.
Tracklist:
01. Scream 'n' Shout 02:37
02. I Want You 03:17
03. Want Somebody Tell Me 02:26
04. Just Call Me Easy 03:45
05. Evil Advice 04:04
06. Blues Grave 03:26
07. Worst Trouble 02:32
08. On A Second Thought 02:25
09. Blues Bottle 05:08
10. Daddy's Work 04:11
11. Woman Being 05:05
Tinsley Ellis
Fanning the Flames is an erratic but impressive set from Tinsley Ellis. While his basic sound is indebted to Stevie Ray Vaughan, the guitarist borrows from every other major blues artist. Furthermore, he has a tendency to overplay his licks, giving the album a feeling of unfocused fury. That sound can be overwhelming, though; his technique is impressive, even if he doesn't know when to reign it in. As a consequence, Fanning the Flames may not be of interest to general listeners, but for guitar fans, there's plenty of music here to treasure.
Credits:
Wayne Burdette - Bass
Tinsley Ellis - Guitar, Vocals
Ricky Keller - Bass, Keyboards
Guy Locke - Drums
Ralph Mattarochia - Keyboards
Yonrico Scott - Drums, Percussion
Oliver Wells - Organ, Piano, Trumpet
Stutz Wimmer - Saxophone
Terry Simpson - Vocals (Background)
Pat Buchanan - Vocals (Background)
Tracklist:
01. Leavin' Here 03:03
02. Pawnbroker 03:24
03. Loneliness Is Here To Stay 03:33
04. Put Me Where You Want Me 03:02
05. Born In Georgia 04:21
06. Fender Blender 02:49
07. Deaf, Dumb, Crippled And Blind 04:12
08. So Many Tears 04:31
09. Must Be The Devil 04:22
10. Dangling By A Thread 03:45
11. Mr. Night Time 03:24
Clemens Van De Ven
Charismatic pianist / singer Clemens van de Ven is the leader of VandeVen, one of the most authentic rhythm and blues bands in the Netherlands. The group was established in 1999. VandeVen released 10 discs, repeatedly toured in neighboring countries.
Credits:
Clemens van de Ven - Piano, Vocals
Harry Hardholt - Guitars
Arend Bouwmeester - Saxophones
Sin Banovic - Drums
Tracklist:
1. It's A Rainy Day (3:21)
2. Roll Your Glass (3:49)
3. Bali (3:16)
4. Ticket To Paradise (4:40)
5. Lord Jesus (2:20)
6. I Need A Home (2:29)
7. Little Bit Of Love (3:14)
8. February In Bottendaal (4:00)
9. La Concha (3:41)
10. Did I Tell You (3:10)
11. Wish You Where Here (3:20)
12. Roses (1:50)
13. I Need Love (4:25)
14. Is It You (3:43)
15. Sylvia (3:29)
16. La Vie (1:17)
Bad Papa
Like the relentless forces of the Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii music duo “Bad Papa” has erupted onto the Big Island music scene with their amazing weekly live performances and recently released CD projects.
With their new 2019 CD release “Lava Steamroller”, things won’t be slowing down anytime soon! Original Big Island Blues at it’s finest! Tight band & great vocals!
Jammin Joe Buck & Bob Bojorquez have compiled 10 of their bluesy, funky and groovy island creations for this one of a kind gem. Vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, slack key acoustic guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, trombone and ukulele.
ALOHA
Tracklist:
01. Hawaiian Funky Blues 03:45
02. Lava Steamroller 04:00
03. Rainbow Moon 04:07
04. Slack Blues 03:29
05. Kama'a Groove 04:15
06. Tiger Shark 03:22
07. Papa Come Play Some Blues 03:26
08. Legends of Paradise 03:51
09. Hula Hips 03:07
10. A Bay 04:28
Abstract
Abstract draws its influences from such groups as The Meters, Jonny "Guitar" Watson, Rick James, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Gaters, and Fourplay. These Influences keep Abstract grounded in its New Orleans roots, but incorporates other distinct styles, such as jazz, heavy rock and country guitar riffs, which make Abstract distict from other New Orleans Based Groups.
Tracklist:
01. Sneakin' 05:13
02. Good Girls 04:26
03. Hold Your Breath 06:00
04. Winning Hand 05:35
05. Tiffany's Song 06:20
06. Krazy Kerry 05:04
07. Sacre Blues 04:16
08. Bad Case of Ego 04:20
09. Data Transfer 04:38
10. Grease' Em Up 03:36
Three Souls In My Mind
EL BLUES DEL EJE VIAL, al cual podríamos definir como el tercer sencillo de 12 pulgadas del grupo, ya que sólo incluye seis rolas. Curiosamente, podríamos decir que para este disco sólo se grabaron cuatro canciones nada más, las tres del lado A y la primera del lado B, porque "El Blues de la Llanta" habría sido "la que sobró" del disco "Qué Rico Diablo" porque tiene la misma alineación de músicos (Lora, Mancera, Hauptvogel y Silvestre Méndez, Luis Rosas y Arturo Lavastida -SIC-, los últimos en congas, piano y sax, respectivamente), y "Abuelo", como dice el material, fue la "primera grabación del Three Souls in My Mind, hecha en 1968 como prueba para Discos Cisne", y estuvieron Lora en la guitarra y voz, Charlie en la bataca, Ernesto de León en el requinto, Lalo Toral en el piano, y Miguel Flores(El Flaco) en el bajo y la armónica. Bastante destacadas y características son la portada y contraportada de este LP, cortesía de J. Arturo Ramírez, el mismo que dibujó a la banda en "Qué Rico Diablo", y en donde vemos a los Trisoles en una nave clásica, a punto de ser arrollados por un tranvía de la ruta Eje 999 Sur, al mando de un hombre lobo, o coyote, o chacal, quién sabe. Más adelante de ellos, un coche que muestra la cola lleva la placa 00-MEVALE INFLUYENTE, y el letrero de la defensa trasera de un camión de carga permite leer "Goris de Peralvillo". Los anuncios en los edificios aluden a la marca de cigarros "Tokes", a un refresco llamado "Coma-Caca", y de paso está el de "Discos Cisne Raff. El sonido de la década". Un letrero más que dice "Próximamente eje vial aquí" está colocado sobre lo que fuera el Club del Three Souls, a medio derruir. En la contraportada hay una mujer un tanto sospechosa, quizá de la vida galante, y un briago tirado en la banqueta, observándose también algunos edificios derrumbados, y en una de las paredes un corazón flechado con la leyenda "A y S", en donde alguien agregó por afuerita "y C". A mi parecer, con todas sus letras debería decir "Alex y Sergio... y Charlie". La cuja del disco tiene fecha de 1979, pero el LP dice 1980, lo mismo que la firma del dibujante en la portada.
THE BLUES OF THE ROAD AXIS, which we could define as the third single of 12 inches of the group, since it only includes six music. Curiously, we could say that for this album only four songs were recorded, the three on the A side and the first on the B side, because "The Blues of the Tire" would have been "the one left over" from the album "Qué Rico Diablo" because it has the same alignment of musicians (Lora, Mancera, Hauptvogel and Silvestre Méndez, Luis Rosas and Arturo Lavastida -SIC-, the last ones in congas, piano and sax, respectively), and "Grandfather", as the material says, was the "First recording of the Three Souls in My Mind, made in 1968 as a test for Swan Records", and were Lora on the guitar and voice, Charlie on the chair, Ernesto de León on the requinto, Lalo Toral on the piano, and Miguel Flores (El Flaco) on bass and harmonica. Quite prominent and characteristic are the cover and back cover of this LP, courtesy of J. Arturo Ramírez, the same one who drew the band in "Qué Rico Diablo", and where we see the Trisols in a classic ship, about to be overwhelmed by a tram on the Axis 999 South route, commanded by a werewolf, or coyote, or jackal, who knows. Ahead of them, a car that shows the tail carries the 00-MEVALE INFLUENT PLATE, and the sign of the rear defense of a cargo truck allows to read "Goris de Peralvillo". The advertisements in the buildings allude to the brand of cigarettes "Tokes", to a soda called "Coma-Caca", and incidentally is that of "Swan Raff Records. The sound of the decade". One more sign that says "Soon the road axis here" is placed on what was the Three Souls Club, halfway down. On the back cover there is a somewhat suspicious woman, perhaps of the gallant life, and a briago lying on the sidewalk, also observing some collapsed buildings, and on one of the walls a heart flecked with the legend "A and S", where someone added by afuerita "and C". In my opinion, with all its lyrics I should say "Alex and Sergio ... and Charlie". The disc is dated 1979, but the LP says 1980, the same as the artist's signature on the cover.
Credits:
Miguel Flores (El Flaco) - Bass, Harmonica
Carlos Hauptvogel - Drums
Alejandro Lora - Guitar
Ernesto De Leon - Guitar
Lalo Toral - Piano
Tracklist:
01. Blues Del Eje Vial 06:04
02. No Puedo Dejar de Tomar 02:24
03. Suave 04:29
04. El Dia Que Me Muera 02:40
05. Blues De La Llanta 07:40
06. Abuelo 02:36
Marc Tee
This record tends to get rave reviews and Tee stands out by singing and playing the blues so intensely that listeners quite frequently mistake him for a black, blues-shouter from times long gone. "Marc Tee, blues guitarist extraordinaire, newly arrived from Belgium, knocked the house down with his fat sound "He is a strong guitar player and a great songwriter, ...his voice, which sounds as black as can be, is his secret weapon. He swings like the greatest blues shouters." -No Ho News. In addition, his regular 6-piece band contains some of the finest blues-players on the scene. We're particularly fond of the sax blowing. One of the most innovative guys we know.
Credits:
Marc Thijs - Guitar & Vocals
Renaud Lesire - Bass
Ernesto Zvar - Hammond B-3
Jan Boeckaerts - Saxophone
Stefan Thaens - Saxophone
Wilie Maze - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Strange Things 02:45
02. Double Fool 03:26
03. Easy Bait 03:22
04. Love Life 03:53
05. That's How Cold 03:34
06. Bouncin' 02:56
07. Beat Up 03:11
08. Sometimes Baby 04:58
09. Tru Song 02:53
10. Little Bittle Story 02:51
11. Something's Wrong 02:30
12. Something You Got 03:20
13. Be on Your Merrie Way 02:36
14. I'll Send You 01:55
15. Ugly, Fat & Old 02:13
16. I Don't Play 02:23
17. Little Girl 02:33
18. Look What You've Done 02:48
Circuit Breaker
Three veterans of the Detroit Bar Scene after 20 years decide to record some of there own music. Nothing fancy, nothing exotic, just good old rock n roll. Like a fine whiskey it goes down smooth with a nice pleasant after taste. Enjoy rock the way it was meant to be, enjoy Circuit Breaker. C'mon give these guys a listen, take a sip of Circuit Breaker.
Tracklist:
01. Rock N' Roll Me 02:56
02. Give Me Love 04:01
03. Rock n' Roll Highway 04:18
04. She's A Dancer 03:38
05. Change of Pace 03:48
06. Longer Nights 04:26
07. If I Could 03:01
08. Mr. Blue 04:19
09. Looking For You 03:41
10. Whiskey Groove 02:43
Randy Mcallister
The 10th blues-rock album featuring Randy's best new compositions with Special Guest Artists Chuck Rainey, Steve Howard, Mike Fraizer and others.
Tracklist:
01. Is What It Is 02:35
02. Be Like Water 04:06
03. Moon is Trying to Trick me 04:24
04. Digging For Sofa Change 04:23
05. Won't Go Out Easyn 04:24
06. Her Song 02:25
07. Little Baby 03:01
08. Egyptian 2 Step 03:08
09. Patch Kit 03:44
10. The Stick Up 04:55
The Sensational Barnes Brothers
Bruce Watson produced the Sensational Barnes Brothers, at Delta-Sonic Sound studios in Memphis. With siblings Chris and Courtney Barnes on vocals, the album features contributions from R&B singer Liz Brasher, guitarist Will Sexton, Jimbo Mathus (Squirrel Nut Zippers) on organ, and others. (The duo has a formidable family history, too: Raised in the church on heaping doses of gospel and soul music, their mother Deborah was one of Ray Charles' Raelettes.) The songs on the album are covers of sides recorded originally on Designer Records, including songs first cut by the Memphis Spiritual 4, the Spiritual Harmonizers and the Fantastic Gospel Travelers.
Compared to the original recording of "I Am Trying To Go Home," by Delta gospel legends O'Neal and The Dean Brothers, the Barnes Brothers deliver their update with a vibrant and punchy horn arrangement on top of a thick soulful groove. On it, Chris and Courtney and the band lay down a funky Southern Saturday night vibe, only to wake up to church on Sunday morning.
While the recently recorded debut by The Sensational Barnes Brothers sounds as if it were recorded in the '70s, the Elizabeth King and The Gospel Souls record Watson is releasing actually was.
"While she recorded a bunch of songs, King never released a full album on D-Vine," says Watson. He managed to get his hands on the one-hundred-plus songs recorded for the label, "and from it," Watson says, "we decided to take everything she recorded for the label and made this record out of it. Only four songs have ever been released. The rest of it has never been out."
Below, listen to "Stretch Out," a guitar fueled stomper that has a Chuck Berry-styled "Maybelline" riff which drives King's powerful vocals and the song's soulful harmonies.
Tracklist:
01. I'm Trying to Go Home 02:50
02. I Feel Good 02:28
03. Why Am I Treated so Bad 03:07
04. I Made It Over 03:11
05. Nobody's Fault but My Own 04:24
06. Let It Be Good 04:06
07. I Won't Have to Cry No More 04:16
08. Here Am I 03:12
09. It's Your Life 03:44
10. Beautiful Mansion 03:00
11. Try the Lord 05:26
Dave Kelly
If there is such a thing as a British 'blues pedigree', then Dave Kelly sets the standard. Kelly is a blues craftsman - a journeyman who has served his time with the best. In New York he jammed with Muddy Waters. He became a friend to Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker, who both felt the benefit of Dave's playing in their touring bands. It was Dave's big sister, the late Jo-Ann Kelly, who first opened his ears to the blues, although his passion for rock and roll, and especially the work of Buddy Holly, remains intact. Dave is, of course, at the front of this super work, but his supporting crew (including John Hammond and Chuck Leavall) fleshes out the sound in fine fashion.
Credits:
Dave Kelly - Acoustic & Slide Guitar
Chuck Leavall - Keyboards
Ed Dean - Guitar
Andy Brown - Bass
Pick Withers - Drums
Liz Kitchen - Percussion
John Hammond - Harmonica
Bill Gautier - Guitar
Tracklist:
01. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover 03:35
02. The Duisberg Blues 04:05
03. Let's Talk It Over 03:27
04. Jim Canaan 02:29
05. 32-20 03:39
06. Hoodoo Lady 03:06
07. The River 04:35
08. Oklahoma 02:07
09. She's Funny That Way 03:50
10. No More Doggin' 03:34
11. When The Blues Come To Call 04:37
12. Rooster Blues 04:13 04:13
Little Blue
His was "Little Blue" at it's finest. Produced by Steve Postell and Roscoe Beck, AH&P features guest performances by Eric Johnson, Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Jennifer Warnes, Jeff Pevar and many others. This CD received 4.5 out of 5 stars from Rolling Stone magazine, and more importantly, it was a thrill to make and I've never grown tired of listening to it!
Credits:
Steve Postell - Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Michael Jude - Bass, Vocals
Peter Adams - Wurlitzer, Organ, Piano, Excelsior, Vocals
Steve Holly - Drums, Percussion
With Special Guests:
Jeff Pevar - Electric Guitar on tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6; Mandolin on tracks 1 & 6;
Slide Guitar on track 10; Dobro on track 13
Eric Johnson - Solo Guitar on track 1
David Grissom - Baritone Guitar on tracks 1, 6, 10 & 11; Solo Guitar on track 4;
Electric Guitar on track 11
Robben Ford - Electric Guitar on tracks 2 & 14
Bob Malach - Sax on tracks 2, 13 & 14
Paul Ostermeyer - Sax on tracks 2, 13 & 14
Don Harris - Trumpet on tracks 2, 13 & 14
Bobby Mason - Vocals on tracks 2 & 13
Warren Haynes - Solo Guitar on track 3
Nancy Bender - Vocals on tracks 3 & 9
Jeff Golub - Solo Guitar on track 4
Roscoe Beck - Bass on tracks 5 & 9; Upright Bass on tracks 7 & 14
Mark Shulman - Electric Guitars on tracks 5 & 12
Andy York - Flange Panning on track 5
Dana Pomfret - Vocals on tracks 6 & 12
Wally Usiatynski - Percussion on track 7
Joel Deroin - Violins on track 7
John Pousette-Dart - Vocals on track 7
Jennifer Warnes - Vocals on track 7
Julian Coryell - Electric Guitar on track 9
Suzan Postel - Vocals on tracks 10 & 12
Marina Belica - Vocals on track 10
Seth Farber - Accordian on track 13
Tracklist:
01. Wait Until You Get Her 05:49
02. Any Way I Can 03:33
03. Like It Like That 04:26
04. Cold Rain 06:01
05. Liar 05:43
06. Still Walkin? In The Rain 05:45
07. Angel With A Gun 04:05
08. Noonwine 02:06
09. Lucky 04:35
10. House Is Burning 05:30
11. Church I Need 06:13
12. Angels, Horses & Pirates 05:18
13. Cadillac 05:12
14. Tryin? To Love Three 04:32
The Bihlman Bros.
Produced by Jim Gaines (SRV, Journey, Santana) and featuring tracks "Memphis Thang", "1:30" and the instrumental "Sweet Tooth" this record is indeed sweet!
Tracklist:
01. Memphis Thang 03:13
02. The Hand That Loves 04:25
03. Hells Kitchen 03:12
04. Lift Me Up 05:41
05. Bump N` Grind 03:02
06. 1:30 05:10
07. Burnin in My Soul 04:01
08. Three Times 04:46
09. Moonshine 04:57
10. Walkin Shoes 03:12
11. Sweet Tooth 04:11
12. One Big Boom 07:18
Deep Blue Sea
A London band - but London's a big city...From the wild west west London.. the London Borough of Los Angeles, an astonishing vocalist – Dregas. From the frozen north north London.. the London borough of Stockholm, a funky master of rhythm and groove - tougher than an IKEA manual - Amanda on drums. From sunny south south London.. the London borough of Santiago De Compostella, a master of so many guitar styles he leaves audiences dumbstruck, the amazing Iago on guitar. And from inner inner London.. the Royal London Borough of Hartlepool, Graeme on bass - he played bass with Tenpole Tudor and is an established songwriter. Some highlights from the last months... Deep Blue Sea signed a 3 album deal with All About Blues Music Ltd for an internet-based 3 part graphic novel "Blues In Buckle" - Deep Blue Sea is providing the soundtrack for the novels. Deep Blue Sea streamed live in Soho on Facebook - hitting 75,000 views. Recorded their debut live album "Live It Up" at Harpenden R&B Festival in May 2018. The album reached the top 10 in the IBBA radio playlists for July and August 2018. Signed to Razor Edge Records in 2019 and recorded their first studio album "Strange Ways" released on 24 September 2019.
Credits:
Iago - Guitar
Dregas - Vocals
Amanda - Drums
Graeme - Bass
Tracklist:
01. Rock Star Status 03:41
02. Don't Say I Didn't Warn You 03:49
03. The Thrill Of It All 04:44
04. Falling 05:06
05. The Well 05:22
06. Twist 08:10
07. Manic Pixie Dream Girl 05:07
08. Intromental 03:10
09. No Pasaran 04:02
10. Nothing Like Love 04:26
11. Strange Ways 06:51
12. All Our Yesterdays 03:23
13. Dance Of The Dead 04:28
14. Rest In Peace 05:22
Rick Gauthier
This is not Rick first album. He has got a few under his belt but I must say this is one of the best I heard so far. All the songs have been honed and polished the best Rick could with his limited budget and gear. This album is dedicated to his wife who passed away last year due to cancer.
Rick's musical training started at the age of ten singing in a symphony boy's choir and later on learning to play the guitar, bass and some keyboard. Since this humble beginning some thirty years ago, Rick has performed as a front man and songwriter in numerous bands. These groups have performed original music and/or covered top 40 music, classic rock, hard rock, rock, pop rock, country, blues, some standard jazz, and rhythm and blues, even some french songs in Canada, Quebec.
Tracklist:
01. She Loved Angels 04:58
02. If I Was a Man Without Feeling 03:52
03. I'm Gonna Get My Act Together 04:06
04. If You Were Here 02:24
05. I Got It Blue 02:57
06. She's Gone 05:27
07. Sweet Dreams 03:35
08. World That Can't Be Found 03:35
09. Let Me Go 03:22
Fankhauser - Cassidy Band
A double-disc of Merrell Fankhauser and The Cassidy Band. with hot blues and exceptional performances.
Credits:
Eric Brittain - Fiddle, Guitar
Ed Cassidy - Drums, Percussion
Bruce Clark - Harmonica, Saxophone
Rick Clark Vocal - Harmony
Larry Curtis - Guitar
Art Dougall - Drums
Jim Enos - Piano
Merrell Fankhauser - Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Vocals
Tim Fankhauser - Guitar, Vocals
Valerie Johnson - Vocal Harmony
Kevin McCracken - Harmonica
John McEuen - Mandolin
Pete Sears - Keyboards, Piano
Tracklist:
CD. 01
01. Further On Up The Road 04:32
02. 32/20 Blues 04:17
03. Bright Lights Big City 02:55
04. Excited 04:15
05. Walking The Dog 04:37
06. Louisiana Blues 04:12
07. High Heel Sneakers 04:29
08. Tale Of Misty Mountain 04:20
09. Posession Over Judgment Day 04:28
10. On The Blue Road 04:41
11. Nicky's Song 03:18
12. Hot Night In Louisville 04:52
13. Milk Cow Blues 04:20
14. Who Shout The Lighthnin' 04:21
15. Goin' Back To Delta 03:01
16. Stolen Guitar Blues 05:30
CD. 02
01. Brian Berry Blues 02:39
02. Cosmic Lady 05:45
03. Voodoo In The Jungle 03:21
04. Cassidy's Big Beat 04:21
Tongue And Groove
Formed toward the end of the 1960s, Tongue and Groove was an interesting blues-rock outfit that was in some respects an offshoot of the Charlatans in that it included Hughes and that band’s original piano player (and one the first Haight-Ashbury scenesters) Mike Ferguson, who also did the album’s cover artwork. The group was completed by competent guitarist Randy Lewis, and they recorded their eponymous LP with a host of session musicians, apparently including Charlatans bassist Richard Olsen on some tracks. Dismissed as “fair” by some, Tongue and Groove is certainly no masterpiece, but for those who like West Coast rock with a strong roots influence, this is still mighty fine and definitely worth a listen. Admittedly, the cuts where Ferguson is lead singer – “Mailman’s Sack,” “The Shadow Knows” (which is actually better than the version he did with the Charlatans), “Motorhead Baby,” and “Fallin’ Apart” (written by one-time Charlatans bandmate Dan Hicks) – are inferior what with his comparatively flat vocals, although the musicianship of the instrumentalists does not necessarily suffer on any of these. If nothing else, “Sack” can be enjoyed as a studio mini-jam, for example. However, the tracks with Hughes at the helm are absolutely superb and evidence that white musicians can occasionally do some wonderful things when reinterpreting the blues. “Devil” is a gender-inverted cover of Skip James’ “Devil Got My Woman” and imaginatively reworks the arrangement used for her earlier version recorded with The Charlatans in 1966. “Come on in My Kitchen” features considerably different lyrics than Robert Johnson’s original as well as some heavenly dobro from James Burton. “Cherry Ball” seems to be based on Mance Lipscomb’s rendition of this song, and the consensus among most critics is that this is the album’s best performance. I’d have to agree, especially when one considers Hughes’ sultry vocals, Lewis’ ringing guitar lines, Ferguson’s barrelhouse-derived piano fills, and the rhythm section’s snappy time signatures. This is white blues at its best. “Sidetrack” is another revisitation of a piece previously done with the Charlatans, this time a big band interpretation of a Jimmy Rodgers tune where the horn section actually adds to the performance instead of detracting from it. “Duncan & Brady” is a nice take on the old cowboy song that apparently had been a staple in Hughes’ sets at the Red Dog, while “Rocks for My Pillow” may have been something she had learned from Brownie McGhee during her coffeehouse singing days.
Hughes went on to do an album under her own name, Freeway Gypsy, as well as becoming a vocalist for Stoneground, although Tongue and Groove and her work with the Charlatans remain her career high points.
Credits
Randy Lewis - Guitar
Lynne Hughes - Vocals
Michael Ferguson - Piano, Vocals, Timbales
Eddie Adams - Bass
Richard Olsen - Bass
Ron Johnson - Bass
Tary Owens - Bass
Earl Palmer - Drums
Eddie Hoh - Drums
Roger Dowd - Drums
Jay Magliori - Horns
James Burton - Steel Guitar (Dobro)
Therutius Deeps - Backing Vocals
Tracklist:
1. Devil 04:02
2. Come In My Kitchen 03:45
3. Mailman’s Back 06:25
4. Cherry Ball (Shake Shake Mama) 03:44
5. The Shadow Knows 002:35
6. Sidetrack 06:05
7. Motorhead Baby 03:10
8. Duncan And Brady 02:37
9. Rocks for My Pillow (Livin’ with the Blues) 05:21
10.Fallin’ Apart 03:24
Little Cooper and the Drifters
A veteran harpist of the St. Louis scene, Timothy "Little" Cooper recorded a single in 1959 and then spent the better part of the next three decades away from music, driving a cement truck to earn his living. In 1995, he finally recorded his debut album and the results are worth the wait. Baby, I'm Back consists entirely of originals -- some were co-written -- and Cooper proves that not only is he a sultry harpist, he's a skillful songwriter and an engagingly smooth vocalist. The Drifters are as entertaining, particularly Cooper's brothers Glen and Gene. Glen weaves some great lead lines on his guitar and Gene is a wonderfully laidback pianist, comping and taking solos with equal skill.
Tracklist:
01. Baby I'm Back 03:36
02. Evening Train 3:25
03. East St. Louis 03:11
04. I'm Getting Old 04:57
05. Sweet Love, Street Love 07:16
06. Let's Ride 05:42
07. Moving Slow 02:30
08. If She's a Dog 04:18
09. Pinto Beans 05:53
10. Hoot Owl Blues 03:29
11. Stingy Woman 06:57
Gennaro Porcelli
In 2013, Alien in transit was released, the second album by one of the best Italian blues guitarists, Gennaro Porcelli. Alien in Transit is the name by which, in America, pass prisoners are called. An album that hides an incredible story.
A work of international scope that relies on the collaboration of the likes of: Mark Epstein, Andj J Forest, Ricky Portera, Enzo Gragnaniello, Ronnie Jones, Rudy Rotta. "I put aside the 'chitarrismo' - explains Gennaro Porcelli - to make room for the arrangements, gathering the ideas of the last few years, always with a firm footing in the Blues tradition".
Eight songs in which the unpublished works of the Neapolitan guitarist (I'm Here, La Giostra, Slim's Walk, Immigration Man) blend well with the personal re-readings of classics such as Woman Across The River by F. King, sung here by Ronnie James, It Takes a Lot To Lough It Takes a Train To Cry by Bob Dylan, Dallas by J. Winter. In the album also an intense version of L´erba cattiva by Enzo Gragnaniello sung by the Neapolitan singer-songwriter. Gennaro Porcelli, in addition to accompanying Edoardo Bennato for ten years, is on the road with his project Gennaro Porcelli And Higway 61.
Tracklist:
01 Immigration Man 05:29
02 Woman Across The River 03:42
03 L'Erba Cattiva 03:38
04 It Takes a Lot To Lough, It Takes a Train To Cry 05:11
05 I'm Here 04:19
06 La Giostra (bonus track) 02:59
07 Dallas (live) 04:52
08 Slim's Walk (instrumental) 05:13
Toronzo Cannon
“Deep, contemporary Chicago blues… razor-sharp guitar and compelling, forceful singing”.
Tracklist:
01. Get Together Or Get Apart 03:31
02. The Preacher, The Poltician Or The Pimp 04:12
03. The Chicago Way 04:22
04. Insurance 04:34
05. Stop Me When I’m Lying 03:59
06. She Loved Me (Again) 07:09
07. The Silence Of My Friends 04:39
08. The First 24 04:38
09. That’s What I Love About ‘cha 04:31
10. Ordinary Woman 03:51
11. Let Me Lay My Love On You 03:54
David Anthony
This project reflects my slide guitar alter-ego, Delta Dave. While it started out a s a platform for showcasing my slide guitar work... a wonderful thing happened (actually, a lot of them) on the way to completion. When I engaged a wonderful producer (Ari Mendes) I was given artistic license and freedom to concentrate on the music. When we were done we wound up with well crafted tunes, lyrics I can sing with pride, a positive overall message, some GREAT performances by wonderful friends/musicians, a distinctive "sound" and overall some smokin' tunes!!! Listen to it and see for yourself why this really might be the best blues-rock album you've heard in years! D.A.
Rockin' Bluesy Originals lots of open G tuning bottleneck slide over some well-crafted rootsy blues/rock tunes.
Tracklist:
01. Nothing Good Comes Easy 04:19
02. Tiger in the Tank 05:44
03. Slide Rule of Thumb 03:43
04. Whys It Gotta Hurt 03:02
05. No One Like to Spend Time With a Nag 01:34
06. Goodlands 06:57
07. Brothers and Sisters 04:39
08. The Argument 04:17
09. Please Miss Cyndi 02:13
10. You Don't Want to Know 06:25
GasOrleans
Welcome to Funky New Orleans and Gasolin's legendary songs. New Orleans is quite a city in the southern United States. After all, that's where it all comes from. But it is so much more than a place. First and foremost, it has become a picture of everything we seek for in life: joy, passion, creativity.
It's not just a bell that rings when you say New Orleans. It's a whole series of images of music, party, dance, magic, sex and warmth that fades out.
This is also the case for most Danes when you say Gasolin '. Their music is something in common, a legacy we Danes share. The idea of merging New Orleans music and party with Gasolin 'came when I realized that Rabalderstræde is practically in New Orleans. How would that song sound if played by a group of funky musicians from the city?
From there, the road lay open. I'd like to introduce you to an evening of Gasolin's songs, played by The New Orleans way by the most cool and swinging musicians ever. You can sing along from the first pitch and the dance floor is all over the room. Welcome. Let's give it GAS
Credits:
Jesper Rytkov - Drums
Espen Duus - Drums
Nicholas Findsen - Bass
Sir. Henrik Silver - Sauce
Dan Hemmer - Keyboards
Lars DK Nielsen - Keyboards
Torsten Lefman - Guitar
Jesper Riis - Trumpet
Bjarke Nikolajsen - Trumpet
Johan Bylling Lang - Sax
Mads Rahbek - Sax
Ola Åkermann - Trombone
Stefan Ringive - Trombone
Tracklist:
01. Onkel "How Do You Do" 03:14
02. Fifi-Dong 04:13
03. Snehvide 04:24
04. Refrainet er frit 03:41
05. Blaffersangen 04:15
06. Legenden om Josha og Ming 04:02
07. De Gule Enker 03:09
08. Strengelegen 03:28
09. Nanna 03:36
10. Splittergal 03:59
11. Kloden drejer stille rundt 03:45
J.T. Red
"A great blues player. Hell! a great guitar player period. Who's songs and style cover many blues stylings. JT sounds like a true veteran of each style he plays. There's even a beautiful latin acoustic song that was featured on HBO/CINEMAX. The thing I noticed most when I first heard JT's music. Was the emotion and conviction, with which he plays. But, yea he can smoke too! With a band tighter than a tupperware seal. And the sultry vocals of Tammy Stuckey. This is some "red" hot music".
Tracklist:
01. Too Broke to Pay Attention 03:35
02. You've Lost My Love 03:36
03. Cry'in Shame 03:58
04. Party Down Tonite 04:55
05. Prelude to River's Flow 00:44
06. River's Flow 05:47
07. I'll Always Love You 05:55
08. Let It Roll 06:28
09. I Want Your Lovin 05:38
10. Like It Used to Be 02:58
Diana Braithwaite
Diana Braithwaite is an authentic singer who has surfaced in the 2000s as not only a fine contemporary female vocalist, but one of very few Canadian based blues women. Born into a musical family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Braithwaite's relatives from her mothers side arrived in the north country from the southern United States via the underground railroad. Her father was born Montreal, and faced discrimination and difficulty finding the kind of work he desired, eventually riding his bicycle collecting scrap metal, before the family was given an acre of rocky land to farm in the Glenallen area. She gravitated to singing by listening to acoustic, Delta style blues or country & western recordings. Her first group experience was with brothers Victor and Cecil and sister Charlane's band, while a breakaway solo career came about in her teenage years. Opening for John Lee Hooker at the Brunswick House in Toronto with the Chaser Blues Band, Braithwaite introduced her talent as a professional blues singer. Later on, Albert Collins invited Braithwaite on the road as a warm-up act for his band, then she followed up with collaborations including guitarists Mel Brown and Jeff Healey, and Eddy Clearwater, T-Model Ford, Robert Cray, Tracy Chapman, Big Bill Morganfield, Pinetop Perkins, and Buddy Guy. In 1999, Braithwaite was chosen by Sarah McLachlan to open the Canadian version of Lilith Fair. As a solo artist, she recorded the album Carry My Name, and teamed with guitarist/cornetist/harmonicist Chris Whiteley to produce the acclaimed duet CDs Morning Sun (2007) and Night Bird Blues (2009,) both for the Electro-Fi label, tributes to vintage rural acoustic blues music of the 1930s and '40s. She is a recipient of the African-American Women In The Arts Award in Chicago, IL, while her original blues songs "Bad Luck Man" and "Blame It on the Bourbon" were featured on the soundtrack for the Gemini-award winning film Gracie, which received the Yorkton Golden Sheaf Award for Best Musical Score.
Tracklist:
01. Sitting on Top of the World 03:19
02. Tin Roof Blues 04:16
03. Oke She Moke She Pop 03:12
04. When I’ve Been Drinking 04:04
05. Travelling Riverside Blues 03:28
06. Toodle Oodle Loo 03:01
07. Hound Dog 02:39
08. He’s in the Jailhouse Now 03:31
09. Gold Cadillac 02:41
10. Sure Had a Wonderful Time 03:08
11. Down the Road We Go 04:31
The Fourensics
A Kansas City Original Blues-Rock Band. Influences,ZZ Top, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Freddie King, Van Halen, Cream, Warren Zevon.
Credits:
Thad Carson - Vocals
Jim Lange - Guitar
John Taylor - Bass
Rick Nielsen - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Spell on You 03:15
02. Dead Before Dawn 02:05
03. Blues All over Me 04:06
04. Questions 04:24
The Renovators
The Renovators' Other Sides CD is chock-full of rockin blues, jazzy blues, thoughtful lyrics and bits of wit and wisdom.
Credits:
Bob Rasero - Guitars, Vocals
Al Hemberger - Bass, Vocals
Jeff Davison - Drums, Vocals
Kent Allyn - Bass, Piano, Organ, Vocals
Ted Hemberger - Drums, Percussion
Tom Snow - Piano, Organ
John Cobert - Piano, Organ
Tracklist:
01. The Other Side 03:07
02. Avalon 03:50
03. Not That Bad 03:39
04. Fire In The Hole 03:02
05. Get Along 04:35
06. Gimme Some 04:22
07. Island Woman 03:46
08. Jeffrey Shuffle 04:51
09. Movin Along 03:40
10. Port City Blue 04:10
11. Banjo Money 03:41
12. Tarantelly 03:19
13. Song For My Mother 04:20
14. All She Left 03:28
Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Moore, on world tour, sings her hits and more, including her signature song "Misty Blue."
Tracklist:
01. Introduction 00:59
02. Talk To Me 04:14
03. Funny How Time Slips Away 03:48
04. Your Body's Here With Me 06:31
05. Dr. Feelgood 05:44
06. Lover Girl 04:48
07. Do Ya' 04:53
08. All Night Blue 04:40
09. Misty Blue 10:49
10. I Believe You 04:04
11. Respect 02:45
12. When Something is Wrong With My Baby 04:30
13. He Thinks I Still Care 05:46
14. Applause 0:20
15. Baby What You Want Me To Do (Peepin' & Hidin) 08:28
Bryan James Band
Is a great disc with amazing sound, for all moments of the day, to trip, drink some beers and chicken wings jeje, i haven't ever listen the funk with this ritm, lyrics,etc, great disc.
Rock n roll, blues, funky, and groove with a latin edge.
Credits:
Bryan James Botelho - Vocals, Guitar
Dale “The Mad Scientist” Johnston - Bass, Vocals
Maurice “Mo” White - Drums
Tracklist:
01. London Bridges 04:30
02. Soñé Con Un Angel 04:09
03. Little Boy 03:55
04. Dazed and Confused 03:44
05. A Glims Into My Lifen 05:14
06. Only in My Dreams 01:45
07. Letter to Me 03:11
08. Round and Round 03:20
09. Forever I Do 02:57
10. Lonely Paradise03:45
11. Solo Aqui Sin Ti 03:39
12. 19th of December 03:59
13. Se Quien Eres 03:47
14. Little Wing 10:19
Aleks Sever
The album, an electrifying work that combines Sever’s compositional brilliance with the energy of hip-hop and excitement of early electric jazz, is an inspiring collection of 10 original songs that spotlight her funk/rock-driven approach to the guitar.
Her style, which is best described as aggressive, showcases a huge range of influences, from Miles Davis to Tupac and 50 Cent. Picture all that—with killer guitar solos thrown in.
Credits:
John Blackwell - Drums
Josh Dunham - Bass
Bobby Sparks - Keyboards
Randy Brecker - Trumpet
Keith Anderson - Sax
Jetro Da Silva - Organ
Tracklist:
01. Ambition 04:38
02. Hollywood 04:06
03. Motel X 04:33
04. Crazy 05:06
05. Freak 04:29
06. V.I.P. (feat. Keith Anderson) 05:03
07. Glamour Baby 04:02
08. Hi-Lites 03:27
09. Red Moon (feat. Randy Brecker) 04:27
10. 2 Cool 03:59
Lois Greco
Holy Cow! Get the funk out! From the opening track, "Tobacco Road" to the closing, "Angel from Montgomery", the CD explodes with funk, soul and R&B. The CD is a perfect mix of covers and original tunes penned by Ms. Greco and through it all, a relentless groove is established by the robust rhythms of drummer Skip Fischer and bassist Earl Greco. Last but not least, Lois Greco's vocals soar above it all.
Tracklist:
01. Tobacco Road 03:50
02. Love Me Just Right 03:47
03. Help Me Find My Way 05:47
04. Takin' Hold of Your Heart 05:03
05. Ball & Chain 05:31
06. Ain't No Kinda Love 03:55
07. Cajun Moon 04:08
08. I'm A Good Woman 04:18
09. Damn Your Eyes 04:18
10. Let Me Love You 03:23
11. Angel From Montgomery 05:59
Stephen Edward George
Clean guitar and piano blues instrumentals from a four piece band. This album was very enjoyable writing and recording the songs a small combo.
Tracklist:
01. Surprise 02:04
02. Carefree 02:22
03. Saguaro 02:07
04. Apache Junction 02:29
05. Sun City West 02:34
06. Prickly Pear Blues 02:19
07. Jumpin' Cholla 02:02
08. Fraulein Pickles Blues 01:52
