This is a CD that any lover of the blues and southern rock must have. Strong vocals and loaded with all kinds of talent.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Peg Leg Sam featuring Louisiana Red - 1975 - Early In The Morning [320]
Peg Leg Sam is considered by many blues players to have been on equal footing with the great Sonny Terry and Sonny Boy Williamson. His impassioned performance, here mostly of traditional rural blues classics, are delivered with the authority and simplicity of a long and colorful life lived only by the rules of the blues.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley - 2010 - Deltaphonic [320]
Deltaphonic is electric and eclectic original vintage blues music from the award winning duo of Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley, they delve deeply into their love of the blues music of the 1930's & 40's, also adding an electric edge as they also pay tribute to the Chicago blues on this their 3rd release on Electro-Fi. As with their previous release Night Bird Blues, the duo remain true to the sound of the classic blues tradition, Chris & Diana were fortunate enough to have many of the Blue's greatest innovators such as Lonnie Johnson, Sam Chatmon, and Albert Collins,as their mentors and they learned this music directly from these artists.
Dertybird - 2009 - Pure Analog [192]
Flying in from Austin, Texas, Dertybird lays down its brand of blues based rock 'n roll on their latest album, Pure Analog. Following a self-titled EP and months of regional touring, this debut full length effort was recorded in early 2009. Upon first listening, the influence of the Allman Brothers, Warren Haynes, Gov't Mule, and Black Crowes is immediately apparent. But, after a repeat listening, the real Dertybird sound becomes evident. This is certainly a band that knows its roots and know how to use that influence to make it sound fresh and new.
Eddie Martin - 2010 - Folk And Blues [320]
Three decades of songwriting craft and instrumental skillbuilding come together on Eddie Martin’s latest collection, “Folk and Blues” - a rootsy mix of original songs and instrumentals with pure acoustic arrangements. This set adds a new exclamation mark on a career that shows no signs of slowing down. On the contrary, this creative powerhouse continues to push his musical boundaries, emerging here as both a tender folk artist alongside the tough blues artist we know. His 11th album features a slew of tunes stripped down to their essence, shining the spotlight on a Londoner’s transatlantic touring experiences and musical development, which combines Delta-hardened slide with pretty finger-picking dexterity in the Jansch-Graham tradition.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Super Chikan - 2001 - Shoot That Thang [320]
James "Super Chikan" Johnson has blossomed from an oddity, a quirky songwriter and struggling singer-guitarist who claims to talk with chickens, to a juke-blues wizard in four years and three albums. On Shoot That Thang, the Clarksdale, Mississippi, resident has retained his ability to spin tales that capture the folksy weirdness and humor of Delta life, but he displays newfound strength as a melodic vocalist with a versatile grasp of the six-string.
Larry Miller - 2010 - Unfinished Business [320]
This is Larry's 6th CD and best to date. Unfinished Business has it all. Nine tracks of sheer Blues / Rock pleasure, wailing guitar - a bit of acoustic and outstanding ballads.
Gary Hoey - 1998 - Hocus Pocus Live [VBR] (Re-Up)
Gary Hoey has recorded 16 albums and had five top-20 Billboard hits, and has been called one of the top 100 guitarists of all time.Hocus Pocus Live is a dynamic live performance that proves Gary Hoey can replicate his fantastic fret-board trickery with ease in concert. It is true that the versions here aren't radically different from the studio versions -- the little differences will only be of interest to guitar fanatics, who will be able to spot the differences between solos -- but there's enough energy and fire to his performances to make it worthwhile for Hoey fans who aren't guitar fanatics.
Big Walter Horton - 1980 - Little Boy Blue [256]
A 1980 live recording in Boston. Working with a pickup band consisting of Ronnie Earl on guitar, Mudcat Ward on bass, and Ola Dixon on drums, Horton catches fire and quite simply blows his heart out. The album features some of Horton's best late-period playing.
27 Miles - 2008 - Bringin' It Back [320]
27 Miles was formed in 2001 as The 454 Band, but changed their name to 27 Miles in 2005 due legal issues. With unique blend of Southern rock, metal, blues and country, 27 Miles is part of the new Southern rock underground, which has been rising in the States in past ten years and the band has found lot of new fans since their debut album, "Bringin' It Back". At the moment 27 Miles are Kevin “Solly” Solomon on lead vocals and rhythm/lead guitar, Donny Kulp on rhythm/lead guitar, Jason “JB” Benfield on Bass and Kurt Custer on Drums and back-up vocals.
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