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Grandpa Elliott - Sugar Sweet - Hear/Concord
Grandpa Elliott-Vocal, Harmonica
Roots/Blues
9 track program - all covers

Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges - Live in San Antonio - Armadillo
Eugene Bridges-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Contemporary Texas blues, in the Freddie &/or Albert King vein, not Stevie Ray Vaughn
All but 2 of the 15 songs written by Eugene
69 mins long

Murali Coryell - Sugar Lips - Murali's Music
Murali Coryell-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter
Contemporary blues w/ a heap of soul
Special guests: Larry Coryell(jazz legend & Murali's daddy) & Joe Louis Walker
9 of 12 tunes written or cowritten by Murali

Pete Anderson - Even things Up - Little Dog
Pete Anderson-Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica, Drums(i tune), Percussion, Songwriter, Coproducer
Contemporary blues & roots rock
All but 1 of the 12 songs written or cowritten by Pete
 

Week of 10/18/09

Week of 10/11/09

Slim Fatz - Times Like This - Aladdin
Slim Fatz-Vocal, Acoustic,Resonator, Slide & Backpacker Guitars, Ac Bass & Percussion(bongos,buckets, boxes & shacking things)
Contemporary country blues
All 13 tracks written or cowritten by Slim Fatz

Roy Powers - Firing Line - Blues Destiny
Roy Powers-Vocal, Keyboards, Songwriter
Contemporary blues w/ a swing base
All 8 tunes written by Roy
EP length

Ronny Sessum - Funk'N Blues Man - Blues Destiny
Ronny Sessum-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter
Contemporary blues w/ lots og funk
All 10 songs cowritten by Ronny

Week of 10/4/09

Mike Dugan & the Blues Mission - From the Rough - Rave-On
Mike Dugan-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues - 6 song EP, 3 live & 3 studio
All original program

The Cash Box Kings - Cuttin' Heads-Live at the Cuda Cafe - Blue Midnight
Joe Nosek-Harmonica, Vocal(2 tunes)
Travis Koopman-Guitar, Vocal(3 tunes)
Chris 'CB' Boeger-Upright Bass
Kenny 'Beedy Eyes' Smith-Drums
Oscar Wilson-Vocal(3 tunes)
Old school Chicago blues, a young band keepin up the tradition
3 of the 9 songs written or cowritten by Joe &/or Travis, 1 song written by Oscar

Victor Wainwright & the WildRoots - Beale Street to the Bayou - WildRoots
Victor Wainwright-Vocal, Piano, Organ, Songwriter
Roots/blues w/ alot of soul & R&B
13 of the 14 songs are original - 4 cowritten by Victor, the other 9 written or cowritten by Stephen Dees, the band's Bass player & the Project's producer - 1 Ray Charles cover

Unckle Eddie - Shake Off the Dust - Toljadol
Eddie Wison-Lead & Bk Voval, Songwriter, Producer
Southern soul, R&B & a bit of blues
Contemporary & often humorous story telling
All original 14 track program
68+ mins long

Kimon & the Prophets - Roadhouse Party - Ultrascene
Kimon Katafigiotis-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Poducer
Blues/rock & rock
11 tunes written by the band & 5 covers
64+ mins long w/ bonus 2nd disc/DVD

Sean Chambers - Ten Til Midnight - Blue Heat
Sean Chambers_Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Contemporary blues & blues/rock
7 of the 10 songs written or cowritten by Sean

 

Week of 09/20/09

Texas Slim - Driving Blues - TopCat
Robert 'Robin' Sullivan AKA Texas Slim-Vocal, Guitar, Dobro, Organ, Songwriter
Contemporary Texas blues
All original 13 track program

John Mayall - Touch - Eagle
John Mayall-Vocal, Harmonica, Organ, Piano, 6&12 string Guitars, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues w/ lots of tradition
3 of the 11 songs are written by John

Sean Costello - Sean's Blues - Landslide
Sean Costello-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Old school & contemporary blues
A memorial retrospective-8 tunes from his first 3 albums & 12 previously unrelesed studio & live tracks from 1998-2002
6 of the 20 songs written or cowritten by Sean
75+ mins long

Week of 09/13/09

Irma Thomas - Soul Queen of New Orleans - Rounder
Irma Thomas-Vocal, Coproducer(the 3 new songs)
Soul & soul/blues-celebrating the 50th anniversary of Irma recoding.This compilation centers on the last 25 yrs, all w/Rounder Records
3 new songs, 3 from different tribute albums Irma has been a part of & 9 songs from her Rounder catalogue

Mr. Groove Band - Rocket 88-Tribute to Ike Turner - Zoho
Esteemed group of Nasville studio players, arrangers, producers who play around town as Mr Groove band.
Songs from Ike & Ike&Tina, mostly from the 69-73 period. Guesys include Audrey Turner & Bonnie Bramlett.
12 tune program. Bonus 13th track-an Ike instrumental from the 05 sessions that produced the 07 Traditional Blues Grammy for Ike's 'Risin' w/ the Blues

Week of 09/06/09

Roadblock - Live Vibe @ BB King's - Self
Racheal Maurer-Vocal
Steve Guerra-Keyboards, Voc
JJ Jensen-Guitar, Voc
Tom Norden-Drums, Voc
Jerry Waller-Bass
Contemporary blues & blues/rock
6 tune, 4 credited to the entire band & 2 classic rock covers, EP length program

Deanna Bogart, Dan Leonard, Scott Ambush, Mike Aubin - 11th Hour - Vista
Deanna Bogart-Vocal, Ac & El Pianos, Organ, Tenor Sax, Songwriter
Dan Leonard-Guitar, Songwriter
Scott Ambush-Bass
Mike Aubin-Drums, Percussion
Contemporary blues w/ a mix of R&B, jazz & rock - Deanna calls it Bluesion
11 track program, 8 by Deanna, 1 by Dan, 1 credited to the whole band & 2 covers(Stevie Wonder & John Hiatt)

Mike Zito - Pearl River - Eclecto Groove
Mike Zito-Vocal, Guitar, Toy Piano(1 tune), Songwriter
Blues/Rock w/ a dash of New Orleans(several guests from NOLA)
9 of the 13 songs are written by Mike

Week of 08/30/09:

Johnny Rawls - Ace of Spades - Cat Food
Johnny Rawls-Vocal(all), Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Songwriter(6 tunes), Coproducer
Deep soul blues
6 of 12 tracks wriiten by Johnny & recorded w/ his band at home in Montana
The other 6 recorded w/ long time collaborator, writer of these 6 tunes & coproducer Bob Trenchard & his band, The Rays, in Texas.

Chris Watson Band - Just for Show - GatorMusic
Chris Wayson-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Rock & blues/rock
All original 10 song program

Ann Kerstetter - Duke Street Diary - Green Valley Recording
Ann Kerstetter-Vocal, Songwriter, Coproducer
Various styles of contemporary & traditional blues
6 of the 11 tunes written or cowritten by Ann

John Primer - All Original - Blues House
John Primer-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Traditional Chicago blues
All original 12 Track program
60+ mins long.

Week of 08/23/09:

Woodbrain - Swimming in Turpentine - Yellow Dog
Joe McMurrian-Vocal, Gitars, Banjo, Songwriter
Jason Honl-El & Ac Basses, Organ, Songwriter
Jimmi Bott-Drums, Percussion, Songwriter
David Lipkind-Harmonica, Bk Vov, Songwriter
Blues/Rock & Jam band blue 11 of the 13 tracks are original, 9 by Joe & 2 by the entire band.

Jeff Healey - Songs From The Road - Ruf
Jeff Healey-Vocal, Guitar
Live Blues/Rock from shows in Norway, London & Toranto
All covers in the 11 tune program

Mark Hummel - Chicago Blues Party - Mountain Top
Mark Hummel-Harmonica, Vocal(2 song), Songwriter
Live traditional Chicago blues. Compilation of track, previously unreleased, w/ Mark & his various bands backinf 4 different Icons, Jimmy Rogers(7 tunes), Eddie Taylor(5 tunes), Johnny Waters(3 tunes) & Luther Tucker(2 tunes)
Recorded between 1980 & 1992 14 covers & 1 Mark Hummel song
75+ mins long

Mark Hummel - Odds & Ends - Rockinitus
Mark Hummel-Vocal, Harmonica, songwriter, Producer
Traditional electric blues, mostly Chicago or West Coast in style. 19 track compilation, recorded between 1982 & 2006, 7 different bands, most of it previously released but long out of print. Guitarists include Ked Andersen, Sue Foley, Paris Slim & Ron Thompson amongst others.
72+ mins long

Week of 08/16/09:

Rory Gallagher - The Best of...Crest of the Wave - Eagle
Rory Gallagher-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Blues/Rock & rock from Irish icon.
2 disc compilation spans entire solo career.
All but 1 of the 24 tunes written by Rory
Just short of 2hrs of music

Blackburn - Brotherhood - Make it Real
Duane Blackburn-Vocal, B-3, Piano, Songwriter
Brooke Blackburn-Guitar, Vocal(Lead on one track), Songwriter
Cory Blackburn-Drums
Make Ayee-Bass, Vocal
Contemporary blues w/ lots of soul, a tinge of jazz & funk overtones
Half of the 12 songs written by Brook &/or Duane Blackburn
66+ mins long

The R&B Bombers - Bad Behavior - Self
9 piece band - 4 horns
R&B & Blues big band style
Many of the tunes w/ "good old fashioned" chauvinistic lyrics, thus the title of the album.
All original 14 track program, 12 by Lead Vocalist & harmonica man Joe Wilson.
64+ mins long

Sista Monica - Soul Blues & Ballads - Mo Muscle
Sista Monica Parker-Vocal, Songwriter, Coproducer
Compilation of soul blues & blues ballads from previous releases, which also brings multiple guitarist, including Vasti Jackson, Micheal Osborne, Chris Cain & Larry McCray amongst others.
8 of the 13 songs are Siste Monica's
73+ mins long

Dave Riley & Bob Corritore - Lucky to Be Living - Blue Witch
Dave Riley-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Bob Corritore-Harmonica, Producer
Traditional blues - Delta guitar & Chicago harp, 8 of 10 tunes w/ backing band.
4 Dave Riley songs amongst those 10

Week of 08/09/09:

Willie May - Maze of Blues - Booman
Willie Mays-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter, Producer
Both electric & acoustic contemporary blues
All original 10 tune program.

Chick Willis - Hit & Run Blues - Benevolent Blues
Chick Willis-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Straight ahead & soul blues, all Horn drentched
6 of 11 tracks written or cowritten by Chick.

Aynsley Lister - Equilibrium - Manhaton
Aynsley Lister-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Rock w/ a heaping helping of blues & a side of soul.
All but 1 of the 12 songs written by Aynsley.

The Robert Cray Band - This Time - Nozzle
Robert Cray-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Soulful contemporary blues
All original 9 track program-5 by Robert, the other 4 by other band members.

Week of 08/02/09:

Dani Wilde - Heal My Blues - Ruf
Dani Wilde-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Contemporary blues w/ a dose of rock
Ruf brings us another young British female guitar slinger
8 of the 11 songs written by Dani.

The Twister - Come Out Swingin' - NorthernBlues
Dave Hoerl-Vocal,bk voc, Harmonica, Songwriter
Brandon Isaak-Vocal,bk voc, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Keith Pecot-Ac Bass, bk voc, Songwriter
Lonnie Powell-Drums
Coproducer, Songriter-Chris Isaak
Jump/Swing Blues. All original 12 tune program.

Watermelon Slim - Escape From the Chicken Coop - NorthernBlues
Bill 'Watermelon Slim' Homans-Vocal, Slide & Dobro Guitars, Harmonicas, Songwriter
Blues & Country meet. This is actually a Country release-recorded in Nashville w/ some of the best known country session players- w/ plenty of Slim's blues sensibilities
10 of the 13 tracks written or cowritten by Slim

David Gogo - Different Views - Cordova Bay
David Gogo-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Rockin' blues w/ lots of tradition
10 of 12 songs written or cowritten by David

Walter Trout - Unspoiled by Progress - Provogue
Walter Trout-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Blues/Rock - Release is subtitled 20 Years of Hardcore Blues - 3 new tunes + 11 studio & live tracks, previously unreleased, from '89,'91,'97 & '05
8 of the 14 tunes written or cowritten by Walter
77+ mins long
 

Week of 07/26/09:

Brophy Dale - Night Hawkin' - Rimba
Brophy Dale-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Roots rock w/ a slight twang factor 'rooted' in the blues.
7 of the 13 tunes written or cowritten by Brophy

Tommy Castro - Hard Believer - Alligator
Tommy Castro-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Blues & roots w/ a heaping helping of soul.
6 of the 12 songs written or cowritten by Tommy.

Chaz DePaolo - Bluestopia - Rojer
Chaz DePaolo-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues. Band includes a Sax player who also solos, in addition to Chaz's guitar, throughout the release
5 of the 9 tracks written by Chaz.

Dave Keller - Play for Love - Tastee-Tone
Dave Keller-Vocal,El & Ac Guitars, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues w/ soul & a lot of tradition
All original 13 song program.

Various Artists - More music from M for Mississippi - M4M
M for Mississippi: A Road Trip through the Birthplace of the Blues - A documentary film, this years BMA winner in the DVD category,
This is the 2nd CD release of music from the soundtrack.
Contemporary yet very traditional Delta blues.

Dennis Jones - Pleasure & Pain - Blue Rock
Dennis Jones-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Blues/Rock. Guitar played w/ flair not histrionics.
All original 11 song program.

Week of 07/19/09:

Zakiya Hooker - Keeping It Reak - Boogie w/ the Hook Records
Zakiya Hooker-Vocal, Songwriter
Contemporary blues w/ lots of tradition from the daughter of John Lee Hooker
6 of the 13 songs cowritten by Zakiya, 3 John Lee Hooker tunes
62+ mins long.

Ana Popovic - Blind for Love - Eclecto Goove
Ana Popovic-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Contemporary blues/rock w/ the occational hint of jazz
All but 1 of the 12 tunes written or cowritten by Ana.

Week of 07/12/09:

Week of 07/05/2009

Stacey Mitchhart Band - Grown Ass Man - Dr. SAM
Stacey Mitchhart-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Soulful R&B & Blues w/ a hint of phunk sensibilities. Smooth vocals.
61+ mins long

George Thorogood & the Destroyers - The Dirty Dozen - Capital/EMI
George Thorogood-Vocal, Guitar
Blues/Rock 6 new tracks & 6 classic fan favorites(3 of which had been out of print in the US)

Fiona Boyes - Blues Woman - Yellow Dog
Fiona Boyes-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter
Contemporary blues of various styles. Backed by Austin, TX musicians, where it was recorded.
Special guests-Marcia Ball, Pinetop Perkins & Watermelon Slim.
13 of 15 songs written or cowritten(1 track) by Fiona, who is originally from Australia.

Perry Weber & the Devilles - The Riot Act - Stumpy Dog
Perry Weber-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues w/ lots of tradition
All original 12 song program.

Linda Miles - Home Cookin' - Self
Linda Miles-Vocal
Vocal based contemporary, mostly shuffle, blues w/ lots of hot guitar courtesy of Kirk 'Eli' Fletcher &/or Todd Robinson.
All 10 tunes written by Chuck Duffy & Leonard Kallol

Missy Anderden - Missy Andersen - Main Squeeze
Missy Andersen-Vocal, Songwriter, coproducer
Vocal based Soul & Blues
2 of 8 tunes cowritten by Missy on 32 min EP

Izzy & Chris - Prechin' the Blues-Vol.1 - 80/20
Isreal Stetar-Guitar, Vocal
Christopher Nacy-Harmonica, Vocal
Traditional acousatic duo country blues
No songwriting info on 11 track EP length, 37+mins, program.

The David Landon Band - This Time - Whip
David Landon-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Blues/Rock w/ a touch of Soul
All original 12 song program. 63+ mins long.

Rob Paparozzi - Etruscan Soul - Honeydrippers
Rob Paparozzi-Vocal, Harmonicas, Piano(1 tune)
Various styles-Blues, Soul, Roots & Rock.A who's who of NYC studio players backing Rob.
15 tracks All Covers 70+ mins long.

Willie McBlind - Bad Thing - FreeNote
Jon Catler-Guitars, Vocal, Songwriter, Producer
Babe Borden-Vocal
Neville L'Green-Bass
Lorne Watson-Drums, Percussion
Unique Blues/Rock. Jon Catler uses fretted & fretless guitars tuned in the 64-tone Just Intonation system.He calls his sound Harmonic Blues.
9 tracks, 6 by Jon.

Week of 06/28/2009

Mia Vermillion - Alone Together w/ the Blues - Wildland
Mie Vermillion-Vocal, Songwriter, Producer
Vocal based contemporary acoustic blues
2 of 9 tracks written by Mia

Uvee Hayes - Play Something Pretty - CDS
Uvee Hayes-Vocal
Both ols-school & contemporary southern soul w/ a bit of the blues
No songwriting info-but most of the 17 tracks are recognizable covers
71+ mins long

Barrelhouse Bob Page - Smokin' 88's - Hottrax
Bob Page-Vocal, Piano, Songwriter
Various Piano blues styles
17 tune all original program
63+ mins long

Motor City Women & Detroit Express - Ready -Fordco
Lady T-Vocal, bk vocal, Songwriter(2 tunes)
Elena Papillo-Vocal, bk vocal, Songwriter(2 tunes)
Aja Sardis-Vocal, bk vocal
Stacia Petrie Ford-Vocal, bk vocal, Songwriter(3 tunes)
Valerie Barrymore-Vocal, bk vocal, Songwriter(3 tunes)
Cheryl Liscom-Vocal, bk vocal
Various styles-Blues, R&B, Soul, Blues/Rock, all delivered w/ a sassy attitude
60 mins long

Marc Benno - I Got it Bad - Blue Skunk
Marc Benno-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary Texas blues(more like Jimmie Vaughn than Stevie Ray Vaughn)
All 10 songs written or cowritten by Marc.
If you are old enough you may recognize this name. This is the same Marc Benno who did the seminal early 70's Asylum Chior albums w/ Leon Russell.

Chase the Sun - Chase the Sun - Chase the Sun
Chase the Sun is Jan Rynsaardt, Rudy Van Gennip & Janowell-exact instumentation not listed
Contemporary acoustic band doin' blues & roots w/ lots of tradition
All 13 tracks written by the band
From Australia

Eddie C. Campbell - Tear This World Up - Delmark
Eddie C. Campbell-Vocal, El & Ac Guitars, Songwriter
Contemporary yet very traditional Chicago blues from this now 70 yrs old West Sider
9 of 14 songs are Eddie C. compositions
61+ mins long

Various Artists -It Ain't Over-55 Years of Blues - Delmark
Delmark Records celebrating 55 yrs live at Buddy Guy's Legends, 04/07/08.
11 tracks of Chicago blues from 8 Delmark headliners.
63+ mins long

Henry Gray & the Cats - Times Are Gettin' Hard - Lucky Cat
Henry Gray-Vocal, piano, Songwriter
Piano blues of various styles, much oo it w/ a Chicago flavor from Howlin Wolf's piano man - from 1956-1968
12 of 15 songs written by Henry.

Marty Christian - Underground Blues - Street Man
Marty Christian-Vocal, Ac Guitar, Songwriter
w/ Andy Cornett-Harmonica(2 tunes)
Traditional solo(ex. 2 tunes) acoustic blues.
10 of 11 tracks are Marty Christian originals

Week of 06/21/2009

The Homemade Jamz Blues Band - I Got Blues for You - NortherBlues
Ryan Perry-Vocals, Guitars(16yrs old)
Kyle Perry-Bass(14yrs old)
Taya Perry-Drums(10yrs old)
w/ Renaud Perry-Harmonica, Songwriter(Dad)
Contemporary blues w/ a lot of tradition
11 of 12 tracks written by Renaud

Christine Santelli - Any Better Way - Swingnation/VizzTone
Christine Santelli-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Roots & blues w/ a country leaning
All 12 songs written by Christine

Big Bill Morganfield - Born Lover - Black Shuck/VizzTone
Big Bill-Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Contemporary blues w/ lots of old-school tradition from the son of Muddy Waters
3 of 12 tunes written by Big Bill

Big Pete Pearson - Finger in Your Eye - SWMAF/VizzTone
Big Pete-Vocal, Songwriter
Traditional old-school electric blues
Backed by either The Rhythm Room All-Stars(8 songs) or The Duke Robillard Band(2 songs) w/ lots of special guests
All original program

Shane Dwight - Plays the Blues - R-Tist/VizzTone
Shane Dwight-Vocal, Guitar, Drums(4 studio tracks), Songwriter
Contemporary blues leaning to the rock side of things
Half studio-5 tracks, half live-5 tracks
All original program
 

Week of 06/14/2009

Marquise Knox - Man Child - APO
Marquise Knox-Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica, Songwriter
Old school tradional electric blues from young(16 at time of recording 12/07) gun.
9 of 11 tracks written by Marquise

Otis Taylor - Pentatonic Wars & Love Songs - Telarc/Blues
Otis Taylor-Vocal, Ac Guitar, Banjo, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues in the mode of what Otis calls 'Trance Blues'. Unique backing, including Coronet, Hand Drums, Piano, Strings
Gary Moore guests on Lead Ac or El Guitar on 3 tunes
All 13 songs written by Otis
68+ mins long

Zach Prather & Slight Retun - Freak - Dixon Landing
Zach Prather-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Contemporary blues w/ a touch of Funk.
11 of 13 songs written or cowritten by Zach

Week of 06/07/2009

Swamp Cabbage - Squeal - Zoho
Walter Parks-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Matt Lindsey-Bass, Songwriter
Jagoda-Drums, Songwriter
Blues & roots from the North Florida swamps & trailer parks
All 10 tracks written by the band

Karen Lovely - Lucky Girl - Pretty Pear
Karen Lovely-Vocal, Coproducer
Contemporary blues w/ lots of tradition
All Covers

Week of 05/31/09:

Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters - Livin' in the Light - Stoey Plain
Ronnie Earl-Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Contemorary Blues w/ lots of old school feel. Guest vocalist on 5 tracks, Kim Wilson or Dave Keller.
9 of 12 songs written or cowritten by Ronnie
78+ mins long

Duke Robillard - Stomp! the Blues Tonight - Stoney Plain
Duke Robillard-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Jump blues in the style of the 40's & 50's. Guest female vocal on 6 songs, Sunny Crownover. Full horn section on most.
3 of 16 songs written or cowritten by Duke
68+ mins long

Jim Byrnes - My Walking Stick - Black Hen
Jim Byrnes-Vocal, Guitar(1 tune), Songwriter
Contemporary roots & blues
3 of 13 songs written or cowritten by Jim.

Sammon/Holland - 190 Proof Blues - DopplerVision
Marty Sammon-Piano, Vocal, Songwriter
Tom Holland-Guitar, Vocal, Songwriter
Traditional blues from this piano/guitar duo w/ a bit of Harmonica sprinkled in-Big D on 5 tracks.
5 original tunes in the 12 song program.

Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar - Ruf
Joanne Shaw Taylor-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Contemporary blues from 23yr old Brit
9 of 10 songs by Joanne.

Candye Kane - Superhero - Delta Groovr
Candye Kane-Vocal, Songwriter, Coproducer
Contemporary blues w/ lots of tradition & a heapnig helping of West Coast swing
10 of 15 tracks written or cowritten by Candye(many w/ positive, uplifting messages)a recent cancer survivor.

Rod Piazza & the Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet - Soul Monster - Delta Groove
Rod Piazza-Vocal Harmonica, Songwriter, Coproducer
Old school blues & soul, mostly West Coast w/ a side trip to Chicago
4 originals & 9 covers

Rick Derringer - Knighted by the Blues - Blues Bureau International
Rick Derringer-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues/rock
7 of 10 songs written by Rick &/or his wife Jenda

Pat Travers - Travelin' Blues - Blues Bureau International
Pat Travers-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Compilation from 8 BBI release. Hard rock blues
3 of 12 tracks written by Pat
61+ mins long

AZ Kenny Tsak - Like I Do - 56 Deluxe
AZ Kenny Tsak-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Blues/rock
9 originals(by Kenny &/or Avery T. Horton, Jr.-the bands bass player) & 2 covers

The California Honeydrops - Soul Tub! - TubTone
Lech Wierzynski-Vocal, Guitar, Trumpet, Songwriter
Nansamba Ssensalo-Vocal, Drums, Tub Bass, Jug, Washboard, Songwriter
Benjamin Malament-Vocal, Drums, Tub Bass, Percussion, Songwriter
Chris Burns-Piano, Songwriter
Old School roots & blues w/ a heaping helping of NOLA
All original program

Willie May - Category Six - Booman Music
Willie May-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues w/ a rock edge
All original program

The Nouveau Honkies - Live at Sun - Bluzpik
Tim O'Donnell-Vocal, Guitar
Rebecca Dawkins-Violin, Bk Vocal
Mike Burney-Bass
Phil Ori-Drums
Countrified blues
5 song EP release - 3 original & 2 covers

Week of 05/24/09:

Week of 05/17/09:

3rd Annual Delta Groove All-Star Blues Revue - Live at Ground Zero-Vols-1&2 - Delta Groove/Eclecto Groove
2 separate discs - Recorded at Morgan Freeman's Clarksdale, MS club, May of 08.
The labels rosters share a dynamic evening. Includes, The Mannish Boys, The Insomniacs, Jackie Payne/Steve Edmonson Band, Phillip Walker, Los Fabulocos, Junio Watson, Mike Zito & Jason Ricci & New Blood.
Vol 1-11 tracks-67+ mins long
Vol 2-10 tracks-64+ mins long

The Dirty Mac Blues Band - Victory Bar - Self
Terry Mackie-Vocal, Lyrics
Matt Robinson-Bass
Lorraine Kliener-Drums
Bashful Bob Ross-Guitar
w/Shark Bite Mike Abelson-Harmonica
Traditional, mostly mid-tempo electric blues
All 13 tracks written by the band & Terry Mackie

Enrico Crivellaro - Mojo Zone - Electro-Fi
Enrico Crivellaro-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter
All insrumental contemporary blues w/ a pinch of jazz & lots of tradition
8 of 11 tunes written or cowritten by Enrico. Recorded in Italy
72+ mins long

Braithwaite & Whiteley - Night Bird Blues - Electro-Fi
Diana Braithwaite - Vocal, Songwriter, Coproducer
Chris Whiteley-Vocal, Ac Guitar, Slide guitar, Harmonica, Trumpet, Songwriter, Coproducer
Old school traditional blues in the style of the 1930's & 40's, a dab of jazz, duo & band songs
All original 13 tune program

Big James & the Chicago Playboys - Right Here Right Now - Blind Pig
Big James Montgomery-Vocal, Trombone, Songwriter, Producer
Big city R&B/Blues horn band
7 of 11 songs written by Big James

Lady Bianca - A Woman Never Fogets - Magic-O
Lady Bianca Thornton-Vocal, Pianos, Organ, Synth Strings, Songwriter, Coproducer
Contemporary blues & R&B w/ an underlying old school feel
10 of 11 songs cowritten by Bianca & her coproducer Stanley Lippitt
 

Week of 05/10/09:

Davis Coen - Magnolia Land - Soundview
Davis Coen-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
Traditional blues North Carolina Piedmont meets Mississippi Hill country
Half of the 12 tunes written by Davis
Recorded & Produced by Jimbo Mathis

Zac Harmon - From the Root - Northern Blues
Zac Harmon-Vocal Guitars, Songwriter
Contemporary blues w/ a fair amount of tradition & a bit of rock, funk, reggae & southern soul thrown in for good measure.
13 0f the 14 songs written or cowritten by Zac
68+ mins long

Week of 05/03/09:

Geoff Achison - One Ticket, One Ride - Jupiter 2
Geoff Achison-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary blues & roots. Backed mostly by Susan Tedeschi's rhythm section w/ other notables-including horns & strings on some tracks.
All original program

Greg Nagy - Walk That Fine Thin Line - Big O
Greg Nagy-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
In the Detroit tradition w/ tastes of soul, jazz & funk.
6 of the 10 tunes written or cowritten by Greg.

Omar Kent Dykes - Big Town Playboy - Ruf
Omar-Vocal
Traditional blues from veteran Austin, TX players including Jimmie Vaughn & Derek O'Brien on guitars w/ guests James Cotton & Lazy Lester on harmonica.
12 covers from the same era. Many of them connected to Eddie Taylor &/or Jimmy Reed.

Linsey Alexander - My Days Are Long - HoochieMan
Linsey Alexander-Vocal, Lead guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Traditional, mostly Chicago style, blues
All original, yet very derivative, program. 73+ mins long

Various Artists - Blues Bureau's Slow Jams - Blues Bureau International
Contemporary blues/rock compilation from one of the hardest rockin' 'blues' labels out there.
11tracks/artists from the label's roster: Chris Duarte, Rick Derringer, Leslie West, Eric Gales, Pat Travers, Stoney Curtis Band, Schenker/Pattison Summit, Neal Schon, Micheal Landau, Mark Ford & Scott Henderson.
77+ mins long

Eric Gales - Layin' Down the Blues - Blues Bureau International
Eric Gales-Vocal, Guitar, Cowriter, Coproducer
Blues/Rock. Some could even be called Heavy Metal Blues.
12song compilation from Eric's Blues Bureau output + 2 previously unreleased songs
All but one track cowritten by Eric. 67+ mins long.

Week of 04/26/09

Week of 04/19/09

Buckwheat Zydeco - Lay Your Burden Down - Alligator
Stanley "Buckwheat Zydeco" Dural, Jr.-Vocal, Accordion, B-3 Organ, Synth Keys, Songwriter
Contemporary Zydeco, the cousin of the blues.
5 of 11 songs written by Buckwheat.

Tas Cru - Grizzle n' Bone - Crustee Tees
Tas Cru-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter, Coproducer
Contemporary blues. Lots of slide guitar.
All but 1 of 13 tracks written by Tas

Joe Price - Rain or Shine - Blues Acres
Joe Price-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter, Coproducer
Contemporary country blues. All slide oriented, mostly solo(3 tracks w/ wife Jackie on rhythm guitar, 1 of these also includes drums & trumpet)
All original 10 tune program.

Week of 04/12/09

Ernie & the Automatics - Low Expectations - Open E
A collection of Boston area rock & roll players (including lead guitar & drums from the band Boston)
A straight ahead rock & roll album w/ a handful of blues based tunes
All 12 songs written by the band members

Commander Cody - Dopers, Drunks & Everyday Losers - Blind Pig
Commander Cody-Vocal, Piano, Songwriter, Co producer
An eclectic roots release, lots of twang & a bit of the blue
Mostly covers

Webb Wilder - More Like Me - Blind Pig
Webb Wilder-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Co producer
Roots rock w/ a hint of blues
5 of 12 tracks written by Webb

Roy Rogers - Split Decision - Blind Pig
Roy Rogers-Vocal, Guitars, Percussion, Piano(1track), Songwriter, Producer
One of today's preeminent slide guitarists w/ an eclectic roots release, much w/ blues underpinnings
All 12 songs written or co written by Roy.

Week of 04/05/09

Week of 03/29/09

Week of March 22, 2009

Danny Kalb - I'm Gonna Live the Life I Sing About - Sojourn
Danny Kalb-Vocal, Ac & El Guitars, Songwriter
Traditional blues w/ a bit of a folk flavor
3 originals & 11 covers of classic tunes.

Shirley Johnson - Blues Attack - Delmark
Shirley Johnson-Vocal
Chicago blues. All covers

Nicole Hart - Treasure - Blues Leaf
Nicole Hart-Vocal, Songwriter
Contemporary blues w/ a big foot in the traditional
2 of the 11 songs co written by Nicole

Cyril Neville - Brand New Blues - MC
Cyril Neville-Vocals, Songwriter
Contemporary blues in a Deep New Orleans groove
Half of the 10 tracks are co written by Cyril

Shout Sister Shout - Hit That Jive - MC
Rachel Davis-Vocal
Joe Wilson-Trombone, Steel Guitar, Vocal
Andy Wilson-Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Harmonica
Dominic John Suchyta-Upright Bass, Vocal
Joshua Davis-Guitars, Vocal
Old-timey jazz(30's-40's), torch swing tunes & blues ballads.
All covers

Michelle Malone - Debris - SBS Records
Michelle Malone-Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica, Songwriter
Roots rock w/ 2 solid blues tunes
All 11 songs written or co written by Michelle
 

Week of March 15, 2009

Week of March 8, 2009

Rusty Wright Band - Playin' with Fire - Sadson Music
  Rusty Wright-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
  Contemporary blues/rock from Detroit. The Motor City meets Southern Rock.
  All original program
 
Tom Rigney - Back Porch Blues - Parhelion
  Tom Gigney-Vocal, Fiddle, Songwriter, Producer
  Old Timey country blues fronted by the violin.
  Acoustic band accompaniment w/ the likes of Bob Brozman, Roy Rogers, Norton Buffalo & Caroline Dahl
  6 of the 13 tracks are tom Rigney originals.
 
Seth Walker - Leap of Faith - Hyena
  Seth Walker-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter
  Bluesified Americana
  9 of the 12 tunes written or cowritten by Seth
  Produced by Gary Nicholson who also is Seth's cowriter.
 
Planet Full of Blues - Planet Full of Blues - Blue Beak
  Johnny Ray Light-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
  Brock Howe-Drums, backing vocal
  w/ guests on Bass, Keys & Horns
  Contemporary blues w/ a pinch of phunk
  All 11 tracks by Johnny Ray
 
Sarah Brooks & Graceful Soul - Under the Bones of the Great Blue Whale - Whaling City Sound
  Sarah Brooks-Vocal
  Live set of soul & R&B, all covers including bluesified takes on Sting & The Beatles
  67+mins long
 
Phil Berkowitz - All Night Party - Dirty Cat
  Phil Berkowitz-Vocal, Harmonica, Songwriter, Coproducer
  Chicago harmonica meets a swingin' West Coast band
  8 of the 14 songs written or cowritten by Phil
 
Gonstermachers - The Crushing Gift - Self
  Not a Blues album
  Eclectic mix of Roots influences. Dark feel w/ unique instrumentation.
  (There are 4 tunes that are blues influenced enough that I'll play them on my show - John the Revelator w/ a cello solo - out of 10 tracks)
 
Willie May - Alone - Booman Music
  Willie May-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
  Solo acoustic roots music, much of it blues based
  All 12 tracks by Willie May
 
J.C. Smith Band - Defining Cool - Cosmik Records
  JC Smith-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
  West Coast Swing meets East Bay Funk meets Chicago
  6 piece band includes 2 horn players
  3 of 12 tunes are JC's, remainder are a diverse selections of covers
 
Steve Howe - Five - Blue Skunk Music
  Steve Howe-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
  Various styles, all w/ contemporary flair
  All but 1 of the 15 tunes written or cowritten by Steve
  64+mins long
 
Too Slim & the Taildraggers - Free Your Mind - Underworld Records
  Tim 'Too Slim' Langford-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer
  Contemporary guitar driven blues
  All songs by Too Slim Tim
 
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat - Tijuana Bible - Underworld Records
  Jim Suhler-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Coproducer (He is also the Lead Guitarist in George Thorogood's Destroyers)
  Blues/Rock from Texas
  13 of 16 tracks written or cowritten by Jim
  71+mins long
 
Sally Townes - Sundown Blue - Turtle World
  Sally Townes-Vocal, Piano, Organ, Keys, Songwriter
  Keyboard driven blues & roots at a mid-tempo
  All original program.
 

Week of March 1, 2009

No new blues releases reported.

Week of February 22, 2009

Fontaine Brown - Tales from the Fence Line - Manatee
Fontaine Brown-Vocal, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Songwriter, Co-producer
Long time behind the scenes, writer, producer, occasional front man, lays down a bluesified set of pop inflected roots originals. All 12 tunes written or co written by Fontaine.
Release co-produced by indie music pioneer Don Dixon.

Colin Linden - From the Water - True North
Colin Linden-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter, Producer
Roots influenced acoustic blues w/ electric backup band. Lots of slide guitar
All but one of the 14 songs written or co written by Colin

Blackie & the Rodeo Kings - Swinging from the Chains of Love - True North
A 'Best of' compilation from Canadian Roots aggregation. The band includes Colin Linden.

Week of February 15, 2009

Shawn Pittman - Meridian - self
Shawn Pittman-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary Texas blues
11 tracks all written by Shawn, 4 w/ a co-writer
 

Week of February 8, 2009

Ruthie Foster - The Truth According to - Blue Corn
Ruthie Foster-Vocal, Ac Guitar, El Guitar(1 tune), El Piano(1 tune), Songwriter
Roots Rock w/ a pinch of blues feel
5 of 11 songs written by Ruthie

BJ Allen & Blue Voodoo - Heartless - Pure Air Music
BJ Allen-Vocal
Various styles of blues, all delivered w/ a big voice
8 of 11 songs written by Blue Voodoo's guitarist J Fuller or their bassist JP Hurd

Trampled Under Foot - May I Be Excused - Blue Edge
Nick Schnebelan-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Danielle Schnebelan-Vocal, Bass, Songwriter
Kris Schnebelan-Vocal, Drums, Songwriter
Various styles of blues, all w/ a very contemporary feel. All original program - 74+ mins long
2008 International Blues Challenge Winners

Patrick Vining Band - Atlanta Boogie - Blue Edge
Patrick Vining-Vocal, Lyricist, Co-producer
West Coast swing
6 of 10 tunes co-written by Patrick & band guitarist Mike Bourne
 

Week of February 1, 2009

S.E. Willis - Taproot - Mr. Suchensuch
  SE Willis-Vocal, Piano, Accordion, Harmonica
  Blues & Twang - The Songs of Robert Johnson & Hank Williams  All covers
  SE Willis is the long time keyboardist in Elvin Bishop's band
 
Gerome Durham - I'm Not That Strong - Gerome's Production
  Gerome Durham-Vocals, Producer
  Smooth contemporary Southern Soul from Milwaukee, WI
  All tunes written by Johnny Rawls (the lyrics to one song by Gerome)
 
Billy Flynn - Blues Drive - Land-O-Blues
  Billy Flynn-Vocal ,Guitar, Sitar, Harmonica, Songwriter, Producer
  special guest-Kim Wilson-Vocal-3 tracks, Harmonica-2 tracks
  2 discs 19 songs (17 by Billy) disc 1- Chicago blues  disc 2 - Dance Hall blues w/ a funky groove
 
Sweet Claudette - That Man's Got to Go - No Cover Productions
  Claudette Harrell-Vocal, Songwriter
  Traditional electric blues from Detroit w/ horns
  9 of 10 songs are Sweet Claudette's
 

Week of January 25, 2009

Week of January 18, 2009

Chris Duarte & Bluestone Co. - 396 - Blues Bureau International
Chris Duarte-Lead Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Co-producer Bluestone Co.-Japanese 4 piece, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drums 
Blues/Rock w/ flair-not histrionics. All tunes by Chris &/or Bluestone Co. 

Luther Kent - The Bobby Bland Songbook - VCC
Luther Kent-Vocals, Co-producer
Smooth R&B/Soul, all tied to Bobby 'Blue' Bland. Big band (horns a plenty) arrangements throughout. All covers 

Terry Blersh - Terry Blersh - Self
Terry Blersh-Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary rockin' blues from Canadian studio/side man who's steppin' out front for the first time. A who's who of Canadian sidemen doin' the backing. I Cover & 9 Blersh originals 

Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women - Havin' the Last Word - Alligator
Ann Rabson-Vocal, Piano, Guitar, Songwriter, Co-producer
Gaye Adegbalola-Vocal, Guitar, Slide Guitar, Harmonica, Songwriter, Co-producer
Andra Faye-Vocal, Mandolin, Fiddle, Upright Bass, Guitar, Songwriter, Co-producer
Contemporary country blues w/ equal parts, female pride, sass & social message
10 of the 16 tunes are written or co written by Saffire 

Anni Piper - Two's Company - Blues Leaf
Anni Piper-Vocal, Bass, Songwriter, Co-producer
Contemporary blues W/ sultry vocals & relevant lyrics. 10 of 12 tunes written or co written by Anni

Week of January 11, 2009

No New Releases

Week of January 4, 2009

No New Releases

Week of December 28, 2008

No New Releases

Week of December 21, 2008

No New Releases

Week of December 14, 2008

WSNB (We Sing Nasty Blues) - Oktibbeha County - Self
Jason 'T-Rex' Gardner-Drums, Percussion, Songwriter
Clay 'Professor' Ford-Bass, Songwriter
Nate 'Big Daddy' Brown-Guitars, Songwriter
Willie Shane Johnston-Vocal, Mouth Harp, Songwriter
Down home, swampy, electric blues w/ gravel vocals
9 of 11 tunes are WSNB originals

The Charles Burton Blues Band - Everybody's Talkin' - Self
Charles Burton-Vocal, Guitars, Songwriter
Various styles of electric blues, many w/ particularly clever contemporary lyrics
All original program

Week of December 7, 2008

Dmitri Resnik - One Shot of a Dozen - Rusty Nail
Demitri Resnik-Vocal, Guitar, Bass, Tenor Sax, Flute, Whistling, Songwriter, Producer
Acoustic & electric, low-tech, low-fi, raw, out in the country blues.
All but one tune are Demitri originals

Week of November 30, 2008

Cheryl Renee - Live! with Them Bones - Chickenbutt
Cheryl Renee-Vocal Piano, Organ
Down Home set of traditional electric blues covers showcasing Cheryl's playful vocals
65+ min long

Howard Randall - & Friends - NOTMYJOB Records
Howard Randall-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
Straight forward electric blues. Sax & harmonica as secondary solo instuments
4 of 10 tunes(2 by Howard) are originals.

Week of November 23, 2008

Dave Fields - All Wound Up - FMI
Dave Fields-Vocal, Guitars, Organ, Piano, Bass, Drums, Songwriter(he doesn't play all these on all songs)
Produced, Arranged, Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Dave at his own studio.
Blues/Rock Horn backing on 7 of the 12 tunes Billy Gibson guests on Harmonica on 4 songs
All tunes written or co-written by Dave

Ricky Gene Hall - Bam! - Yard Dawg
RGH-Vocal, Guitars, Harmonica, Songwriter, Engineer & Producer
Contemporary power trio blues w/ occasional help from an Organ
9 of the 12 cuts are RGH originals

Various Artists - A Tribute to James 'Yank' Rachell - Yankville
Mandolin Blues. Traditional country blues. Many different players.
16 Yank penned tunes, 3 covers associated w/ Yank, 1 Gospel tune sung by 2 of Yanks daughters & 1 grand daughter & 1 tune
biographical tune written specifically for the release.

Big Mike Griffin - All My Runnin' - Chrome Link
Big Mike-Vocals, Guitars, Songwriter, Producer
Rockin' yet mostly traditional blues
Half of the songs co written by Big Mike

Week of November 16, 2008

Studebaker John - Waiting on the Sun - Avanti
John Grimaldi-Vocal, Slide, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Harmonica, Percussion, String Synthesizer, Songwriter, Producer
Contemporary Chicago blues from slide guitar/harmonica master. All original program.

Week of November 9, 2008

Gina Sicilia - Hey Sugar - Swingnation/VizzTone
Gina Sicilia-Vocal, Songwriter
Contemporary yet w/ distinctive old school feel. Dynamic vocal w/ sassy horn backing on many tracks.
9 of the 13 tunes written by Gina

Dave Gross - Crawling the Walls - Swingnation/VizzTone
Dave Gross-Vocal, Guitar, songwriter, Producer
Old school, yet contemporary tuneage from young(23 yrs old) phenom. Wonderful horn charts
5 of the 11 songs are Dave Gross originals.

Sleepy John Estes - On 80 Highway - Delmark
John Estes-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
w/ Hammie Nixon-Vocal, Harmonica, Kazoo
Country blues - A previously unreleased 1974 recording session.
2 SJE originals, remaining 13 tunes traditional &/or public domain.

Various Artists - 55 Years of Blues - Delmark
CD - 17 tracks spanning 50+ yrs. 66+ min
DVD - 10 tracks spanning all 8 of their DVD releases( Delmark has been releasing DVDs for the last 5yrs) 60+ min long.
Chicago Blues at its finest.

Week of November 2, 2008

Skyla Burrell - Tough Luck - Green Broke
Skyla Burrell-Vocal, Lead Guitar, Songwriter
Guitar driven contemporary blues. All original tunes(2.5 by Skyla & 12.5 by Mark Tomlinson-the bands other Lead guitarist)

The Rev. Jimmie Bratcher - The Electric Rev. - Ain't Skeert
Jimmie Bratcher-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Contemporary Christian blues(Jimmie is in fact a reverend) 10 of the 13 songs are written or cowritten by Jimmie.

Paul Rishell & Annie Raines - A Night in Woodstock - Mojo Rodeo
Paul Rishell-Vocal, Ac, El & National Steel Guitars, Songwriter, Co-producer
Annie Raines-Vocal, Harmonicas, Songwriter, Co-producer
Traditional blues, 2/3 acoustic duo, 1/3 electric band - Live Set - Mostly covers, 1/3 written by Paul &/or Annie.

Jim Adam Blues Band - Live at Jimbo's Take 2 - Fossyl
Jim Adam-Vocal, Rhythm & Slide Guitars, Songwriter, Co-producer
Various styles, w/ strong vocals in an intimate live setting. Mostly covers, old & new, 3 of 18 tunes are Jim Adam originals.

Geoffrey McBride - If It Wasn't for the Heartache - Blues Destiny
Geoffrey McBride-Vocals
Soul & R&B w/ dynamic vocals. No info on song writers.

The Revelations f/ Tre' Williams - Deep Soul - Decision
Tre' Williams-Vocals
Vocal based, horn drenched R&B & Soul by hip-hop refugees who decided that real instuments might work too.
No info on songwriters.

Week of October 26, 2008

Guy King - Livin' It - IBF
Guy King-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Producer
The last band leader for Willie Kent & the Gents, now on his own, continues the Chicago blues tradition. 5 of 11 tunes are Guy King originals.

Deb Callahan - Grace & Grit - Blue Pearl
Deb Callahan-Vocals, Songwriter, Associate Producer
Various styles of vocal focused original tunes w/ 1 Ray Charles cover & excerpts from some of Deb's influences.

David Egan - You Don't Know Your Mind - Ronda Sue/Out of the Past
David Egan-Vocal, Piano, Organ, Songwriter, Co-producer
Southern Louisiana flavors complete w/ NOLA horns & a 'second line' feel for much of the all original program.

Steve Howell - My Mind Gets to Ramblin' - Out of the Past
Steve Howell-Vocal, Guitar, Co-producer
Traditional blues brought to you from a country blues sensibility. Mostly acoustic w/ a bit of electricity & a rhythm section throughout. All covers

Mitch Kashmar - Live at Labatt - Delta Groove
Mitch Kashmar-Vocal, Harmonica, Songwriter
Live recording from Edmonton's annual Labatt blues festival. 3 originals & 7 covers from a swingin' left coast outfit.

Lil' Dave Thompson - Deep in the Night - Electro-Fi
Lil' Dave Thompson-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Co-producer
Electric Mississippi blues w/ a horn footprint throughout. All 10 tune by Lil' Dave

Various Artists - Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts - Electro-Fi
"Still Here & Gone" 1993 - 2007
2 discs, 21 tracks of live music from 12 harmonica masters - Magic Dick, William Clarke, Rick Estrin, Lazy Lester, Johnny Dyer, Lee Oskar, Paul DeLay, Sam Myers Billy Boy Arnold & Mark Hummel
 

Week of October 19, 2008

JP Soars - Back of My Mind - Soars High
JP Soars - Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Co-Producer
Boppin' and Bouncin' blues. 4 of the 12 songs written by JP.

Keith Crossman - Beatnik Jungle - self
K. Crossman - Saxophones, Flute, Harmonica, Songwriter, Co-Producer
Jazzy Blues amd Bluesy Jazz, Sax / Horn-driven
All original program. EP length.

The Bruce Kutz Band - Live at The Firefly -BrownDog - Vizztone
Bruce Kutz - Organ, Piano, Songwriter, Producer
All instrumental program spanning various styles from swingin' shuffles to funk soul,
slow blues and boogie woogie. 11 of 12 tunes written or co-written by B. Kutz. 65+ minutes.

Week of October 12, 2008

Charles King / Laura Lockie - The Second Half - EKM
Laura Lockie - Lead and BK Vocal, Songwriter
Charles King - Lead Slide and Rhythm Guitar, Songwriter, Co-Producer
Eclectic release - half of which is solidly in the blues or soul camp. 9 of 10 tunes written by Lockie/King.

Week of October 5, 2008

No New Releases

Peggy Ratusz - It Takes A Lot Of Faith - Self
Peggy Ratusz-Vocal, Songwriter
Various Styles, vocal based, all original program

Danny Caron - How Sweet it Is - Self
Danny Caron-Guitar,Songwriter(2 tunes), Co-Producer
Smooth blues w/ jazz underpinnings. Mostly covers, mostly instrumental(3 vocal tracks-2 by Barbara Morrison & 1 by Charles Brown-one of his last recordings) 63+ min in length

Raphael Wressnig & Alex Schultz - (don't be) Afraid to Groove - Koch
Raphael Wressnig-B-3 organ, Songwriter(2 tunes)
Alex Schultz-Guitar, Songwriter(1 tune)
Instrumental soul/jazz w/ lots of groove. Several very recognizable covers put to an organ trio groove(ie. Al Green, Stevie Wonder & Marvin Gaye) spiced w/ occasional Sax work

Lou DeAdder - Mr Eclectic - Start It Up
Lou DeAdder-Vocal,Guitar, Songwriter, Co-Producer
Various styles of contemporary blues w/ a bit of jazz & rock. All original tunes

John Parker - John Parker - Running Monkey
John Parker-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter, Co-Producer
Roots rockin blues. All but 2 of the 12 tunes written by John

Root Doctor - Live at the Cadillac Club - Big O
Freddie Cunningham-Lead Vocal, James Williams-Bass, bk voc, Jim Alfredson-Keys, bk voc, Lead vocal(1 tune), Greg Nagy-Guitar, bk voc, Lead Vvocal(1 tune), Rick Bole-Drums featuring The Motor City Horns
Blues infused w/ R&B & Funk 3 of the 10 tunes are written by band members

Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans - Le Blues Hot - ManHatTone
Brad Vickers-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter
Old School/Front Porch blues infused w/ bits of Ragtime & Jazz. 12 of the 20 tracks written by Brad or a band member. Program is half instrumental. 69+ min long Cool use of a Clarinet through Vestapolitans refers to the open 'Vestapol' tuning Brad uses w/ his guitar.

Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm - 2 Man Wrecking Crew - Delta Groove
Cedric Burnside-Vocal, Drums, Songwriter
Lightnin' Malcolm-Vocal, Guitar, Songwriter except on 3 tracks where they switch-CB-Vocal, Ac Guitar & LM-drums, Slide Guitar
Contemporary North Mississippi Hill Country blues. All original program

Gravel Road - Shot the Devil - Uncle Larry's Records
Stefan Zillioux-Vocal, guitar, Songwriter
Martin Reinsel-Drums, Songwriter
J 'Kirby" Newman-Bass, Guitar
North Mississippi Hill Countryish raw contemporary power trio blues. All tunes credited to GravelRoad.

No New Releases

Scott Ellison - Ice Storm - Earwig
Scott Ellison-Vocal, Guitar(Bass on 1 tune), Songwriter, Co-producer
Former 'Gatemouth' Brown sideman w/ tunes from 6 recording sessions('97-'07) mostly in a Texas frame of mind.

Chris James & Patrick Rynn - Stop & Think About It - Earwig
Chris James-Vocal, guitar, Songwriter, Co-producer Patrick Rynn-Bass, Songwriter, Co-producer
Traditional Chicago style w/ modern flair. 5 originals & 7 classic covers (4 by Elmore James)

Liz Mandeville - Red Top - Earwig
Liz Mandeville-Vocal, Guitar (lead on 3 tunes), Songwriter, Co-producer
From Chicago w/ Soulful, Swingin' Sass ( Vocals 7 Lyrics)

Los FabuLocos - Los FabuLocos - Delta Groove
Jesus Cuevas-Vocals, Button Accordion (best known for his work w/ The Blazers), Kid Ramos-Guitar, Baritone Guitar.
Bajo Sexto, Spanish Guitar, Bk vocal (Best known for his work w/ The Mannish Boys & The Fabulous Thunderbirds),
James Barios-Bass, Bk vocal, Mike Molina-Drums
Cali-Mex w/ a touch of blues

E G Kight - It's Hot in Here - MC
E G Kight-Vocal, Rhythm Guitar, Songwriter, Co-producer
'The Georgia Songbird' takes a trip tune (only 1 cover) of various styles (smooth thru raw) w/ many backing musicians.