Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson & The Magic Rockers - Slammin' On The West Side

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 64:36
Size: 147.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[3:10] 1. A Pretty Girl (A Cadillac And Some Money)
[3:54] 2. She's Lookin' Good
[5:00] 3. Hey Little Girl
[4:56] 4. I Ain't Doin' Too Bad
[3:28] 5. It's Good To Me
[6:27] 6. Sittin' On The Back Seat Of A Greyhound Bus
[3:59] 7. Every Woman Needs To Be Loved
[3:21] 8. Stranded
[4:59] 9. Early In The Morning Blues
[2:20] 10. Another Man
[4:31] 11. Hard Times (Have Surely Come)
[3:49] 12. The Woman I Love
[2:02] 13. Get Up And Go
[2:57] 14. Why Am I Treated So Bad
[5:47] 15. Waiting At The Station
[3:49] 16. Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On

Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson arrived in Chicago as a young man during the mid 50s, when the West Side guitar style (which mixed stinging single-note leads and powerful distorted chords -- because their small bands couldn't afford both a lead and rhythm guitar player -- that influenced folks ranging from Eric Clapton to Mark Knopfler) was being developed by Magic Sam and Otis Rush.

Johnson served as a sideman for both Magic Sam and Muddy Waters, and remains one of the best living West Side bluesfolk, a charismatic man, powerful guitarist and soulful singer. He toured the world with Muddy Waters' band, and shared the stage with the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers and Johnny Winter. Since becoming a solo artist, he has also performed with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jerry Garcia, and Bonnie Raitt. He even made a guest appearance in the Blues Brothers movie.

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Plainfield Slim & The Groundhawgs - When The Devil Hits Home

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 40:08
Size: 93.2 MB
Styles: Juke joint blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[4:19] 1. Dirty Girl
[3:45] 2. Rattle That Box
[3:21] 3. Lovesick Train
[3:07] 4. Miss Stacey
[4:36] 5. Sweet Jesus
[5:25] 6. When the Devil Hits Home
[2:49] 7. Hideout
[4:29] 8. Moan
[5:24] 9. Head Back
[2:48] 10. Far As You Can Go

Plainfield Slim's second album "When The Devil Hits Home" is already receiving airplay world wide. From Canada to Croatia to the USA, DJ's around the world are spinning Slim songs Dirty Girl, Moan, Hideout, etc. on a regular rotation. Produced again in Lo-Fi by Doughboys guitarist Gar Francis (Black Sheep, Queen Of Your Dreams) this time Plainfield Slim has used his live band The Groundhawgs for support. After the success of the first album, "Another Mule In The Barn", Slim has switched from playing all the instruments himself to using the talents of Lee Fink on slide guitar, Rocco Scavone on drums, Mike Caruso on bass, and Myke Scavone on harmonica. With hypnotic grooves in the vein of John Lee Hooker and RL Burnside "When The Devil Hits Home" has more of a Mississippi Delta Juke Joint feel to it that makes you want to kick off your shoes and shake your ass around the shack. ~"The Voice of Original Garage Blues" Mopromo

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Beige Fish - Down Home Shuffle

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 32:23
Size: 74.1 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:27] 1. Alyssa May
[4:13] 2. The More You Cry
[3:36] 3. Both Sides
[3:22] 4. Love Is Strange
[2:47] 5. Come On In My Kitchen
[3:19] 6. Down The Road
[2:58] 7. Constant Current
[3:54] 8. Rollin’ And Tumblin’
[2:48] 9. Trouble
[1:53] 10. Mosquito Fart

... listen to great down home blues, acoustic and electric slides and some fine roots-covers. Kicking off with the upbeat "Alyssa May" sets the pace for the BEIGE FISH blues ride. Included is "The More You Cry" (a song which has already made a prominent mark on the online Blues scene) the pesky instrumental, "Mosquito Fart" and the energetic "Constant Current" with great bottleneck work !
The album also features more of the brilliant teamwork between John and the great Nina Van Horn, on "Love is Strange" and "Both Sides".

Brilliant electric slide and lead guitarist, MASAHIRO TODANI, from the Nina Van Horn Band, also adds to the atmosphere and sheer excellence of this Blues masterpiece ! Turn up your speakers and take it in !!

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Chris Haley & A Lien Nation - Deep Pockets

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:40
Size: 102.3 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[5:21] 1. Black Water
[2:36] 2. Tough Luck
[4:55] 3. Freedom
[3:41] 4. Deep Pockets
[5:21] 5. No Home
[6:37] 6. Sly Stone
[7:42] 7. What I Got
[3:39] 8. Rock Creek
[4:44] 9. Jimi Rigged

As long as the world hurts, the blues will be present. Meet A Lien Nation, a dynamic band here to to help spread some love through music and storytelling. Pulling from the greats and writing music that maintains a strong message or concept along with the voicing of blues/rock n roll guitar, intuitive deep bass, and eloquently phrased drumming. The goal of the music is growth and spontaneity; which is why they are known as a “live experience”. They reciprocate their environment and cater to the hearts of the listeners. A Lien Nation is rooted in the blues and rock n roll genres but prefers the term “Outlaw Blues”. Sometimes the blues is happy, sometimes it is angry, and sometimes it is downright sad. Regardless of the subject matter, A Lien Nation is sure to entertain both on a sonic level, and also as a visual performance in style and class. Cheers.

A LIEN NATION (ALN) was born in April of 2011. Based on a vision of Christopher Haley. He was determined to create/pursue a new genre of music. Raised by the biker community, he grew up listening to the blues, and rock legends such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Chris's vision would blend the cool, sexy rhythm of the blues with fiery sound of 70's inspired groovin rock. He would call this music "Outlaw Blues".
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And so it began, in April 2012, Chris Haley began meeting his 1st band members of what would be called A Lien Nation. By the end of the month they had become a 5 piece with sometimes special guests guitar legend Sammy Drain, and Todd Duncan of the Crazy 8's. By February 2013 Chris had gone through many band members to find the RIGHT band mates. And by February 2013, the previous 5 piece had become a 3 piece with all new members and Chris as the only original member. With this change came a new sound, a new energy, a new band... it was the BEST A Lien Nation had ever sounded. With front man, Chris Haley on the guitar, Casey Kunning on the bass, and John Cave rocking on the drums, people went nuts for their outlaw blues! This began the new era for ALN. Their show offers went from great to amazing, they recorded and released a new album, and some of their musical dreams came true. This IS the new era for ALN.

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Steve Guyger - Finland Sessions

Size: 86,1 MB
Time: 36:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Full

01. You're The One (3:11)
02. Forty Four Blues (4:18)
03. If It Ain't Me (4:05)
04. Mighty Long Time (3:43)
05. Do It If You Wanna (Electric) (3:43)
06. Do It If You Wanna (Acoustic) (3:29)
07. Springtime Blues (4:16)
08. Red Hot Kisses (4:01)
09. Chuck-A-Luck (2:21)
10. Let Your Daddy Hang Around (3:27)

2005-2007 sessions in Finland.

Steve Guyger (born September 12, 1952) is an American Chicago blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. He has recorded five albums since 1997, having previously backed Jimmy Rogers for almost fifteen years.

Rick Estrin, from Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, referred to Guyger in the liner notes of one of the latter's albums as "a true master of the blues harmonica." Guyger has played with Rogers, Charlie Musselwhite, Little Sammy Davis and Mark Hummel, and is proficient in both diatonic and chromatic instruments.

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Carolyn Fe Blues Collective - Bad Taboo

Size: 118,3 MB
Time: 50:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. All About Them (4:19)
02. Kitty Cat (3:38)
03. Bad Taboo (Feat. Shun Kikuta) (4:43)
04. Life’s Just That Good (Feat. Guy Bélanger) (3:51)
05. Love Galore (2:40)
06. Goodbye (2:38)
07. Bad Thing (4:50)
08. Redemption (3:39)
09. Not Anymore (4:58)
10. Promised (3:40)
11. Watching You (4:44)
12. Whole Lotsa Trouble (Feat. Guy Bélanger) (3:33)
13. Not Worth The Show (3:30)

Carolyn Fe Blues Collective offers up the Blues in all its shades, full band or acoustic trio/duo setup. Carolyn Fe Blues Collective has the unique ability to serve it's audiences with highly charged emotions – From the sweet, purity love's first kiss to the raunchy edge of a woman scorned, all the way to the tease of languid sexiness.
Having launched their second CD entitled “Original Sin” to packed houses on two nights in 2011, this independent blues band continues to establish its presence in the Canadian Blues scene. Cashbox Canada's review claim that the band is "evolutionary with its blues fingerprint".

Their first CD entitled “100%” (released in 2009) joined the play lists of various online and on-air radio stations worldwide and continue to receive positive feedback as the songs remain alive with the addition of new tunes from their recent album.

A highly versatile, well-rounded performer, Carolyn Fe possesses the deep soul of an artist who has lived on the fringe for most of her life, and made the most of it as the true innovator she is, giving her music and lyrics an insight and depth that cannot be imitated and must be heard. She produces original material that contains lyrics with highly charged emotions that only the Blues can surrender – from extreme loss and anger to love-gone-bad or the languid sexiness of a hot summer night.

Backed by veteran musicians who’ve played with the likes of Percy Sledge, Fat Boy Slim and Seal, the band’s delivery has phrasing that at evokes deep sensations from the begging for love, the hard-core-in-your-face of truth denied or the dreamy allure of pure seduction.

CAROLYN FE BLUES COLLECTIVE is:
Carolyn Fe (Voice) :: Rami Cassab (Guitar) :: Tim Allyne (Keyboards) :: Oisin Little (Bass) :: Dan Legault (Drums)

Bad Taboo

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The City Boys Allstars - Blinded By The Night: Live From The Cutting Room August 28th 2013

Size: 113,3 MB
Time: 48:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues Soul, Funky Blues
Art: Front

01. Testimony (Feat. Bil Kurz & Blue Lou Marini) (5:29)
02. Funky Peaches (Feat. Lew Soloff & Mike Merola) (4:48)
03. Where Have You Been (Feat. Angel Rissoff, Rob Clores & Lew Soloff) (6:41)
04. God Bless The Child (Feat. Horace Scott Li, Lew Soloff & Mike Merola) (6:27)
05. Strung Out (Feat. Bil Kurz & Mike Merola) (4:39)
06. The Vow (Feat. Horace Scott, Angel Rissoff, Bil Kurz & Tony Kadleck) (5:22)
07. More Where That Came From (Feat. Angel Rissoff & Blue Lou Marini) (5:39)
08. When You Needed Me (Feat. Horace Scott Li & Andy Snitzer) (5:46)
09. City Boy Blues (Feat. Bil Kurz & Mike Merola) (3:36)

City Boys Allstars, one of the finest bands in the world. Their sound is a special fusion of Blues, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Rap, Disco, Latin, Rock and anything else that the Boys think sounds great!

This is a big band featuring artists with big reputations:
Al MacDowell – bass
Andy Snitzer – saxaphone
Angel Rissoff – vocals
Bill Kurz – vocals
‘Blue’ Lou Marini – tenor saxaphone
Daniel Sadownick – percussion
Horace Deracoyo Scott – vocals
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Mike Merola – guitars
Nick Saya – drums
Rob Clores – keyboards
Tom ‘Bones’ Malone – trombones and saxaphones
Tony Kadleck – trumpet

Blinded By The Night

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Alan Gerber - Just A Slice

Size: 58,1 MB
Time: 25:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues Rock, Slide Guitar Blues
Art: Front

01. Boogie Man (5:19)
02. Y'all I Need (3:48)
03. Should Be Happy (3:43)
04. The Pain And The Wine (4:06)
05. Take Me In (3:45)
06. The Keys To Paradise (4:16)

My story is one of good fortune, struggle and perseverance. Born in North America to a family who had fled the pogroms of Eastern Europe and settled in Chicago, the expectation was for me to grow up to be a businessman, doctor or lawyer, but my destiny lay elsewhere.

My mother’s beautiful hands, with crimson fingernails clicking faintly on the keyboard of our Wurlitzer baby grand piano, playing “The Anniversary Song” as I sat on her lap was my first musical magic moment. By the age of five I was totally into the four-handed boogie/blues sessions with my uncles, one a corporate lawyer, the other a businessman, two fabulous blues/jazz pianists eager to share their enthusiasm with me. I could have absorbed the importance of their positions and tried to emulate that, instead I fell in love with music. Because of this obvious attraction my parents signed me up for piano lessons, but, being a kid who needed to move, baseball, basketball and football always took precedence. With or without lessons I always liked to write my own songs on the piano but, when I received a guitar at the age of twelve, I discovered the fun of writing lyrics as well.

My professional career started with a teenage rock band, “The Tools”, playing covers and my original material at schools, parties and clubs. This morphed into Michael and Lee, a duo of myself and the bass player, we recorded a single, “It’s You I’m Thinking Of”, for Earic Records, a subsidiary of Chess. It was great fun to be sitting at school, plugged into my transistor radio, waiting to hear it played on WLS, the biggest rock station in Chicago, where it was often the most requested song of the night due to the repeated telephone calls from everybody in my high school.

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John Lee Hooker - The Complete John Lee Hooker Vol. 6 of 6

Size: 150,9+152,9 MB
Time: 64:11+65:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Detroit Blues
Art: Full

CD 1:
01. Too Much Boogie (3:04)
02. Need Somebody (3:06)
03. I Wonder Little Darling (3:11)
04. Jump Me (One More Time) (2:33)
05. My Baby Don't Love Me (3:02)
06. Blue Monday (I Ain't Got Nobody) (2:30)
07. Misbelieving Baby (My Baby Put Me Down) (2:36)
08. Love My Baby (2:39)
09. Wobbling Baby (2:40)
10. Pouring Down Rain (2:36)
11. Goin' South (3:10)
12. Real Real Gone (2:27)
13. Lovin' Guitar Man (Guitar Lovin' Man) (2:43)
14. Stuttering Blues (2:18)
15. Hook's Boogie (I Ain't Got Nobody) (2:30)
16. Sleepy Blues (Misbelieiving Baby) (2:29)
17. I Came To See You Baby (3:12)
18. I'm A Boogie Man (2:19)
19. Down Child (2:55)
20. Gotta Boogie (2:27)
21. Bad Boy (3:11)
22. Half A Stranger (3:07)
23. You Recieve Me (3:16)

CD 2:
01. Baby You Ain't No Good (3:14)
02. Baby I'm Gonna Miss You (2:36)
03. Shake Holler And Run (2:36)
04. Taxi Driver (3:12)
05. I'm Ready (2:40)
06. I Need Love So Bad (3:27)
07. Hug And Squeeze You (2:45)
08. I Love You Baby (2:56)
09. The Syndicator (The Syndicate) (3:07)
10. I'm Mad (2:48)
11. Everybody's Blues (2:51)
12. Anybody's Blues (I Love You Baby) (2:22)
13. Boogie Rambler 2 (2:40)
14. Locked Up In Jail (Prison Blues) (2:52)
15. I Keep The Blues (2:33)
16. I Been Done So Wrong (2:46)
17. No More Doggin´ (No More Foolin´) (2:30)
18. I Do Like I Please (3:26)
19. Don´t Trust Nobody (3:48)
20. Notin´ But Trouble (3:26)
21. I Need Love So Bad 2 (3:12)
22. Odds Against Me (Backbiters And Syndicators) (3:08)

Body & Soul has undertaken the huge task of issuing all of John Lee Hooker's recorded work in chronological order, beginning with this double-disc set, which includes Hooker's earliest Detroit recordings, kicking off with "Rocks," tracked on June 12, 1948, in a little studio behind Elmer Barbee's record shop on Lafayette Street. Most of the sides here were recorded by Bernie Besman at United Sound Studios in Detroit and were leased to Modern Records in Los Angeles, although Besman did release some of them on his own Sensation Records. Hooker's first official single, "Sally Mae" b/w "Boogie Chillen," went to the top spot on the R&B charts in 1948 on the strength of its B-side, which became Hooker's signature tune. Most of the tracks here are archival in interest, drawn from scratchy-sounding 78s, and it is primarily collectors who will be interested in this first installment in Body & Soul's grand undertaking. ~Review by Steve Leggett

Thanks to Marc (fr).
CD 1: Detroit 1953-1954
CD 2: Detroit 1953-1954

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The Dynaflows - S/T

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 55:31
Size: 127.1 MB
Styles: Soul blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:13] 1. Make It Last Forever
[3:54] 2. I'm Bad
[3:45] 3. Bring It On Home To Me
[4:37] 4. Lost And Found
[4:18] 5. It's Time
[6:05] 6. The Thrill Is Gone
[3:04] 7. How Hot Can You Get
[4:02] 8. Sex Appeal
[4:54] 9. It's Your World Baby
[5:12] 10. Born In Chicago
[4:34] 11. Good Woman
[7:49] 12. Miss You

The Dynaflows are a high energy blues band from Iowa and the Chicago area. They are a seven piece band of experienced musicians who rather do nothing else but write and perform music: blues music. Formed in 2007 they have already played at high profile venues and festivals. Winning the respect of fans and peers alike. Led by the very soulful voice of Chicago resident Khalfani. The Dynaflows are a pleasure to listen to. This cd and the songs in it will fit any mood you may happen to be in.

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Mr Black & Blues - 2 albums: Long Road Home / Blow These Tracks: Live On The Blues Train

Album: Long Road Home
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 47:06
Size: 107.8 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:02] 1. Long Road Home
[4:24] 2. Dreamcatcher
[6:09] 3. Killing Floor
[4:13] 4. Come Back Again
[3:17] 5. Heartbeat
[3:31] 6. Fever
[4:08] 7. Broken Heart Blues
[6:31] 8. Smokestacked
[4:21] 9. I'll Never Leave Alexandra
[5:25] 10. Dance In The Rain

“Long Road Home tells the story of my journey to find the true meaning of the word “Home”. The songs are forged out of the transition from living in London for 10 years then suddenly moving back to Australia. The change was driven by some brutal and unfortunate circumstances, which is always cause for reflection, but life is never all good or all bad and as I found my feet back in Australia my journey gave me “silver lining” moments which culminated in the formation of the friendships that would eventually come together to make this record.

They say ‘home is where the heart is’. Home is my friends and family to whom I am eternally grateful, regardless of time and distance. Home is knowing I can be myself regardless of what anyone else thinks. Home is a state of mind, it is the ball of light in my chest I have learned to go into and grow each time I play. Home is the stage on which I stand that night, the flash of light between everything else, wherever I am in the world. And the long road that leads me there is my journey. The subject matter takes in all the relationship shifts and the emotional rollercoaster that any major life change will drive but specifically tells the story of my move back to Australia and the process of making a new Home again here.”

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Album: Blow These Tracks: Live On The Blues Train
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 46:49
Size: 107.2 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. Heartbeat
[5:39] 2. Long Road Home
[3:46] 3. Broken Heart Blues
[6:46] 4. Hand It Over
[4:28] 5. All Of My Days
[5:11] 6. To Know You Is To Love You
[4:22] 7. Goin' Down Slow
[3:28] 8. Muddy Waters
[5:12] 9. Gimme Some Lovin'
[3:48] 10. Hear My Train A Comin'

Having returned from London after 10 years abroad and having played together a number of times on the Blues Train with explosive results, Mr Black & Blues asked Australian Blues music legend CHRIS WILSON to make recording history on one of Australia’s live music institutions. Not just any train, Queensliff’s own LEGENDARY BLUES TRAIN. As anyone who has experienced the electrifying atmosphere of the Blues Train will understand, the endeavor was lofty in its ambition and also fraught with challenges.

No-one was quite sure what the results would be but after sensational live performances from these two fine professionals, and a roaring contribution form the audiences and train alike Michael set about editing and producing this record with the help of Sonic Architect genius Colin Wynne.

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Otis Spann - The Blues Never Die!

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 33:57
Size: 77.7 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. The Blues Never Die
[2:51] 2. I Got A Feeling
[3:49] 3. One More Mile To Go
[3:25] 4. Feelin' Good
[3:56] 5. After Awile
[2:36] 6. Dust My Broom
[2:30] 7. Must Have Been The Devil
[2:39] 8. Come On
[2:40] 9. Must Have Been The Devil
[2:42] 10. Lightnin'
[3:03] 11. I'm Ready

Boasting fellow Chicago blues dynamo James Cotton on both harmonica and lead vocals, The Blues Never Die! is one of Otis Spann's most inspired albums. When this session was recorded for Prestige's Bluesville subsidiary in 1964, Spann was still best known for playing acoustic piano in Muddy Waters' band. But The Blues Never Die! (which Fantasy reissued on CD in 1990 on its Original Blues Classics imprint) shows that he was as great a leader as he was a sideman. From Willie Dixon's "I'm Ready" (a Chess gem Spann had played numerous times with Waters) and Elmore James' "Dust My Broom" to Cotton's spirited "Feelin' Good" and Spann's dark-humored "Must Have Been the Devil," Spann and Cotton enjoy a very strong rapport on this consistently rewarding date. ~ Alex Henderson

Recorded in Chicago, November 21, 1964. Orignally released on Prestige 7391.

Otis Spann (piano, vocals), James Cotton (harmonica, vocals), James Madison, "Dirty Rivers" [Muddy Waters] (guitars), Milton Rector (bass) and S.P. Leary (drums).

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Steve Scondo Band - The Basement Shuffle

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 59:05
Size: 135.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[3:17] 1. You Got Me Dizzy
[3:22] 2. I Here You Knockin` (Special Scondo)
[3:44] 3. Black Rat Swing
[3:44] 4. Don`t Go No Further
[4:17] 5. Dancin` To The Blues
[3:45] 6. My Kind Of Babe
[4:05] 7. Bright Lights, Big City
[3:36] 8. I Can`t Be Satisfied
[3:30] 9. Glory Of Love
[3:24] 10. Tiger Man
[3:51] 11. Going Down The River
[3:30] 12. The House Is Rockin`
[3:30] 13. Six Strings Down
[4:14] 14. Bad Luck Child
[3:42] 15. Hands Up
[3:26] 16. The Hustle

Mit seiner Neugruppierung führt Steve Scondo, Hanauer Urgestein in Angelegenheiten Blues, die Botschaft der legendären Hoochie Coochie Bluesband weiter. Das Repertoire orientiert sich weiterhin schwerpunktmäßig am Chicago Blues der 50er Jahre, ist aber etwas breiter gefächert als vorher. Die Besetzung ist mit Gitarre, Piano, Kontrabass und Schlagzeug klassisch ausgerichtet, dazu kommt noch, dass alle vier Musiker auch versierte Sänger sind und Steve gelegentlich auch professionell die Bluesharp bedient. 8,- Euro Eintritt

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W.C. Spencer - 2 albums: Blues Explorer / Bluescat

Baltimore-area bluesman W.C. Spencer plays guitar, harmonica, drums, and organ and sings on his recordings, and his live shows are a spectacle, as he plays drums, guitar, and sings all at the same time, not unlike Mr. Satan of the Satan & Adam blues duo, who recorded for a variety of blues labels in the 1990s. Using an invention of his own creation, an eight-piece Alectroset hybrid drum kit that he plays with just one foot, Spencer can play an organist's bass pedals with the other foot. He plays all the instruments while singing the blues.

Spencer launched his performing career in 1974, after graduating from Lynchburg College in Virginia. Through his performing career, he's had plenty of inspiration from unique guitarists like Roy Buchanan and Danny Gatton. Spencer opened shows and shared stages with both of them during the 1970s and '80s. Spencer began playing guitar in his native Baltimore as a ten-year-old and quickly took his cues from people like Libba Cotten to teach himself acoustic guitar. He wrote his first original composition as a 14-year-old, and by the time he was 15 he got his first electric guitar. In high school he formed his first band, the Heathens, who specialized in British blues and rock & roll bands like the Rolling Stones and the Animals.

After four years in college in Virginia with no degree, Spencer returned to Maryland and put together a blues trio. But when his two partners on bass and drums were unable to tour with him because of day jobs and family commitments, Spencer began experimenting with a harmonica rack and a tambourine on his foot. Working with a University of Virginia engineering student, he created a rudimentary drum kit and hi-hat that he could play with his foot while playing guitar and harmonica. As he continued to hone his craft and perfect his sound, he added a foot bass pedal synthesizer as well as snare and crash and ride cymbals to supplement what he was doing on drums with his right foot.

Spencer toured extensively through the late '70s and early '80s, opening shows for Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan, Merle Haggard, and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. He returned to Baltimore in 1983 and earned his college degree at age 33. He worked a procession of conventional jobs through the 1980s but also developed a substance abuse problem. W.C. married the girlfriend who helped him overcome his alcoholism in 1991 and moved to rural Maryland. After a job layoff in 1994, Spencer recorded his first album, Bluescat, accompanied on some tracks by Hammond B-3 organists Tommy Lepson and Marty Canelli.

His second album for Catscan Records, Over Time, includes a blues tune from each of the ten decades of the 20th century as well as a smattering of original songs. He covers the likes of Muddy Waters, Albert King, Tampa Red, and W.C. Handy on the album. Spencer toured extensively up and down the East Coast based on the strength of his second album, dazzling audiences with his multifaceted live show and his sheer dexterity in being able to play all his instruments simultaneously. Spencer's most recent album is 2005's Blues Explorer. Here, he tackles well-known covers like "Kansas City," "Key to the Highway," and "Worried Life Blues," but also gives fans spry originals like "I Said the Blues." ~bio by Richard Skelly

Album: Blues Explorer
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 40:33
Size: 92.9 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[2:51] 1. I Said The Blues
[3:42] 2. 44 Blues
[3:04] 3. Tell Me Momma
[3:43] 4. So Long
[2:32] 5. Kansas City
[2:51] 6. Down With The Blues
[5:01] 7. I'm Leavin'
[2:46] 8. Worried Life Blues
[2:39] 9. Mean Old Train
[4:58] 10. Call On Me
[3:04] 11. Fat Man Walking
[3:17] 12. Key To The Highway

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Album: Bluescat
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 54:23
Size: 124.5 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[3:28] 1. Crosscut Saw
[4:29] 2. No Place To Go
[4:16] 3. Unseen Eye
[2:52] 4. Same Old Blues
[4:05] 5. Blues All Day Long
[4:09] 6. Baby Please Don't Go
[3:35] 7. I Just Want To Make Love To You
[4:35] 8. Is This Goodbye
[4:12] 9. I Can't Believe
[4:41] 10. My Time After Awhile
[4:27] 11. Little Red Rooster
[5:26] 12. The Problem
[4:02] 13. Got Love If You Want It

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Ruff Kutt Blues Band - That's When The Blues Begins

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 54:43
Size: 125.3 MB
Styles: Texas blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:37] 1. Deep Elam Blues
[4:03] 2. Blues In My Blood
[4:24] 3. Don't It Make You Cry
[3:27] 4. Oh Woman!
[4:05] 5. Down So Low
[3:44] 6. Bare Foot Blues
[3:39] 7. Blues Ain't A Color
[4:14] 8. That's When The Blues Begins
[3:04] 9. That Woman Gives Me Fever
[3:20] 10. I'm Over You Woman
[3:58] 11. Going To Bluesville
[3:55] 12. Touched By Her Flame
[3:38] 13. Let's Dance
[4:29] 14. When A Bluesman Goes To Heaven

DEEP TEXAS BLUES featuring ZAC HARMON, FINIS TASBY, ANSON FUNDERBURGH and JAMES GOODE… Texan James Goode describes himself as an “old rascal and beat-up coach”, but this Rockabilly Hall-Of-Fame inductee, songwriter, bass player, and creator of the Ruff Kutt Blues Band certainly knows how to field one hell of a Blues team. THAT’S WHEN THE BLUES BEGINS features fourteen songs written or co-written by Goode, performed by world class Bluesmen including vocalist/guitarist Zac Harmon, vocalist Finis Tasby, and producer/guitarist Anson Funderburgh.

The first Ruff Kutt Blues Band album, Mill Block Blues (2011), garnered critical raves and was so successful that Goode was able to donate $10,000 of proceeds to the Blues Foundation’s HART Fund, providing relief to Blues musicians in need. When he decided to do a follow up, it went without saying that the first call would go out to Texas Blues guitar hero Anson Funderburgh, who anchored the first CD. Anson was quick to sign on to produce the new CD, and soon they brought in internationally acclaimed Blues heavyweights Zac Harmon and Finis Tasby to form the nucleus of the team for THAT’S WHEN THE BLUES BEGINS. Rounding things out are Wes Starr on drums, Ron Jones on saxophone, and keyboardist/engineer Gentleman John Street.

This all-star aggregation hits a deep Blues groove and delivers Goode’s songs with the assured, relaxed intensity of seasoned pros. Sadly, these sessions are the last recordings Finis Tasby completed before suffering a debilitating stroke in December, 2012.

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Shawn Kellerman - 2 albums: Land Of A 1000 Dreams / Blues Without A Home

Album: Land Of A 1000 Dreams
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 50:45
Size: 116.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[3:49] 1. Land Of A 1000 Dreams
[3:41] 2. Big Time
[3:41] 3. Do My Thing
[6:51] 4. Wash My Back
[5:55] 5. Whipsnap
[3:53] 6. My Baby's A Gift
[4:20] 7. Never Give Up
[3:39] 8. Bug And Shawn
[6:21] 9. Pass Me Not, Oh Gentle Savior
[3:58] 10. Get Out Of My Life
[4:32] 11. Verb

Guitar wizard Shawn Kellerman is poised to join the inner circle of musicians who define modern blues. Traditional forms are reinterpreted — a not-so-subtle union of past and present delivered with ferocious authenticity. Shawn spent 5 years in Mississippi and Washington D.C., living, playing and touring with such notable blues artists as Mel Brown, Deborah Coleman, and Bobby Rush. Shawn was a regular on top draw blues stages playing the Chitlin' Circuit and the Five-Star Touring Scene and has performed hundreds of international gigs in over 20 countries. Over the years Shawn has also earned the status of a highly respected guest artist for numerous live shows and recording sessions. Shawn has recently appeared on stage with W.C. Handy Award Nominee Paul Reddick and Hohner Harmonica World Award Winner Carlos Del Junco. His powerful playing was also featured on Michael Pickett's Juno nominated CD "Conversation with the Blues" and in 2005 Shawn was invited to play at The House of Blues 80th birthday celebration for B.B. King. Shawn’s flamingcheese debut and his 2nd CD LAND OF 1,000 DREAMS is a self produced album of original material that is sure to establish him as one of best guitar players in the country! The CD’s title track reflects his southern influences and the first single from the CD “Big Time” is a high energy tune featuring smokin’ guitar and Memphis style horns. “Bug And Shawn” takes the blues into today’s sound featuring a hip hop vocalist.

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Album: Blues Without A Home
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 64:24
Size: 147.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[ 8:19] 1. Ted's Jam
[ 4:13] 2. Good Times
[ 5:13] 3. Counterfeit Man
[ 5:26] 4. Give Me My Blues
[ 6:38] 5. Love Is Sweet
[ 7:09] 6. Love Of Mine
[10:20] 7. Big Mama's Door
[ 4:18] 8. Pretty Woman
[ 8:11] 9. Burrito Brain
[ 4:32] 10. Jellyroll

Shawn's 3rd CD Blues Without A Home" is now available on flamingcheese records. The CD features Lucky Peterson on B3 and clavinet, and contains several get original tunes including "Love Is Sweet" that Shawn wrote with the late blues guitarist Mel Brown. This CD has some amazing guitar on it and it sound like Kellerman does live.

Shawn understood from the beginning that true blues is a cultural tradition, passed down directly from today's masters to the next generation. As a result, Shawn spent 5 years in Mississippi and Washington D.C., living, playing and touring with such notable blues artists as Mel Brown, Deborah Coleman, and Bobby Rush. Shawn was a regular on top draw blues stages playing the Chitlin' Circuit and the Five-Star Touring Scene and has performed hundreds of international gigs in over 20 countries.

These years on the road gave birth to Shawn's trademark live stage presence, an unforgettable high-energy assault on the audience that is as much felt as heard. Over the years Shawn has also earned the status of a highly respected guest artist for numerous live shows and recording sessions. Shawn has recently appeared on stage with W.C. Handy Award Nominee Paul Reddick and Hohner Harmonica World Award Winner Carlos Del Junco. His powerful playing was also featured on Michael Pickett's Juno nominated CD "Conversation with the Blues" and in 2005 Shawn was invited to play at The House of Blues 80th birthday celebration for B.B. King. On CD and on stage, Shawn's music is an experience that lingers in the memory long after the last note has been played.

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Luther Allison - The Alligator Records Years

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 69:12
Size: 158.4 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:44] 1. Give Me Back My Wig
[3:43] 2. Low Down And Dirty
[5:36] 3. All The King's Horses
[4:20] 4. Cherry Red Wine
[5:31] 5. Living In The House Of Blues
[4:09] 6. I'm Back
[3:07] 7. Soul Fixin' Man
[4:29] 8. Walking Papers
[5:04] 9. Should I Wait
[3:34] 10. Midnight Creeper
[3:17] 11. The Things I Used To Do
[4:52] 12. I Want To Know
[5:41] 13. It's A Blues Thing
[4:32] 14. Nobody But You
[6:27] 15. Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

With the release of Soul Fixin' Man in 1994, Allison's first domestic album in 20 years, he announced his return. "Fever and chills performances," said Guitar Player, "ferocious solos combine the wisdom of a master storyteller with the elegance of B.B. King, the elasticity of Buddy Guy, and the big sting of Albert King." After three mammoth U.S. tours, America once again was paying attention to Luther Allison. Allison followed up with Blue Streak, and the praise and accolades poured in. "A sonic roar as soulful as his gospel-shout vocals," raved the Washington Post. "Luther Allison's latest is nothing short of a masterpiece by a master," reported Blues Revue. Continued touring brought Allison before raving fans around the world, as he brought his band from the San Francisco Blues Festival to New York's Central Park Summerstage, with all stops in between. With Reckless, Allison reached even greater heights. Guitar World said, "Reckless in the best sense of the word, dancing on a razor's edge, remaining just this side of out-of-control. Hard-driving, piercing West Side Chicago single-note leads with a soul base and a rock edge."

Throughout it all, Allison delivered one show-stopping performance after another. His boundless energy and fierce guitar attack combined to make him a blues superstar who reached rock fans like no bluesmen since Freddie King and Albert Collins. When the news broke that Allison had been diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in July of 1997, the blues world was shocked. When he died just four weeks later, they were devastated. Without a doubt, Luther Allison's death robbed music fans of one of the most exciting and popular blues performers ever. With Live In Chicago, Allison lives on, as he tears through the songs with the single-minded desire to give everything he has to his audience. While listening to the album, fans can immerse themselves in the explosive power of Luther Allison's music and experience the redemptive force of his legendary performances.

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Queen Esther - Talkin' Fishbowl Blues / The Other Side

Album: Talkin' Fishbowl Blues
Size: 104,8 MB
Time: 44:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Blues Rock, Americana
Art: Front

01. Promise Me (3:41)
02. Shine (3:17)
03. Talkin' Fishbowl Blues (3:29)
04. Taster's Choice (4:08)
05. Love (3:56)
06. So Real (4:24)
07. New York City (3:25)
08. Leave Me Alone (4:10)
09. Get It Right This Time (4:00)
10. The Way Of The World (4:01)
11. Help Me (3:19)
12. Stand By Your Man (2:57)

Maybe you've heard Queen Esther singing the blues with James Blood Ulmer or Elliott Sharp. Maybe you saw her singing jazz in the theater production of Harlem Song. Either way, her proper debut album Talkin' Fishbowl Blues will take you by surprise. This record ROCKS! In her bio, she described her sound as "If Keith fired Mick and decided to let Tina Turner front the band with Gram Parsons riding shotgun," and that's actually right on the mark. There's a decidedly Stonesy swagger to many of these tunes with just a touch of twang, and Queen Esther shows herself to be just as versatile a vocalist as Tina, covering not only the lead vocals but nearly all the background vocals as well. She's got a great voice (four octave range), and maybe it's her theater background, but all her vocals (even the backing vox) are filled with passion and brimming with personality. She even adopts something close to Mick's country honk for the title cut. Queen Esther writes about what she knows: mostly being a young woman transplanted to New York City and relationships, but she's a keen observer and turns some great phrases throughout. The band is rock & roll basics: guitars, bass and drums -- and more guitars, and they play with just the right mixture of being together but playing loose. Jack Sprat's production is crisp but not glossy, and there's a freshness to the performances that implies they didn't play these songs to death hoping for the "perfect" take. There are guitars all over the place, including some tasty lap steel on "Taster's Choice," nice wet sounding tremolo guitar on "Get It Right This Time" and patented Keith Richards' riffs on "Talkin' Fishbowl Blues." "New York City" is built on an irresistibly funky groove, with sassy backup vocals and twangy slide guitars all over the top while Queen Esther just belts it out. But just when you think you might have Queen Esther's "Black Americana" sound figured out, she offers up the a cappella, gospel-flavored "Help Me," where she sings at least four parts, harmonizing with herself. Then she turns around and gives a straight reading of "Stand By Your Man"(!), even supplying her own cornball country choir for the backing vocals to close out the album. You'll have to set your preconceptions aside for this one. Queen Esther is active in the theater and performance art worlds, sings the blues, sings jazz with the JC Hopkins Biggish Band, and now has offered up a great rock & roll album. Is there anything this woman can't do? ~Review by Sean Westergaard

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Album: The Other Side
Size: 120,3 MB
Time: 51:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues Rock, Americana
Art: Front

01. Sunnyland (2:50)
02. I've Come Undone Again (5:05)
03. Jet Airliner (5:01)
04. Oh, Sun (4:01)
05. Sadness Everlasting (4:41)
06. Somebody Else's Baby (4:32)
07. Will You Or Won't You (2:54)
08. My Big Iron Skillet (2:06)
09. The Other Side (3:56)
10. Love Is A Wrecking Ball (2:58)
11. I Feel Like Going Home (4:46)
12. I've Come Undone Again (Otra Vez) (3:58)
13. Jet Airliner (The Black Americana Version) (5:02)

"Not really a blues album but aptly tagged as "Black Americana", Manhattan-via-Austin super side-woman Queen Esther melds roots, pop and R&B in a way Lucinda Williams, Melissa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow never could on their best days." Amplifier

Produced by Queen Esther, "The Other Side" is her latest release – a sprawling sonic wonderland that walks with a soulful twang, full of feeling and drenched in the blues. Ultimately, this is an aural testimony to the music that raised her and continues to inform her deeply held conviction that music shouldn’t be divisive.

"You'll have to set your preconceptions aside for this one. Queen Esther is active in the theater and performance art worlds, sings the blues, sings jazz with the JC Hopkins Biggish Band and now has offered up a great rock & roll album. Is there anything this woman can't do?" - AllMusic

Album personnel: Marvin Sewell, electric guitar (Cassandra Wilson), Bruce Edwards, acoustic guitar (Sun Ra Arkestra); Jon Diaz, acoustic and electric guitar; Ronny Drayton, electric guitar (Nona Hendryx); Ralph White, electric guitar and background vocals; Charles Burnham, violin (James “Blood” Ulmer’s Odyssey); Bob Hoffnar, pedal steel guitar (Wayne “The Train” Hancock); Raphael McGregor, lap steel guitar; Jon Loyd, piano and background vocals; Naisha Walton, bass; and G. Earl Grice, drums.

A 2008 Grand Prize winner of the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition and a 2013 Regional Finalist in the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, Queen Esther has performed with guitar icon James “Blood” Ulmer internationally in various blues, rock and jazz configurations, including Blues Experience Raw, The Black Rock Experience and most recently, his seminal harmelodic collective Odyssey. She is a featured vocalist on his much lauded album No Escape From The Blues (included in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2003) and lends her vocals and songwriting talents to The 52nd Street Blues Project's album Blues & Grass.
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Bobby Little - Problem Solver

Size: 123,0 MB
Time: 52:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2006
Styles: Blues Soul, R&B, Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Problem Solver (4:37)
02. Just A Little Bit (2:01)
03. I'm The Same One! (2:00)
04. Midnite Coming (5:08)
05. Delta Nova (2:54)
06. The Last Laugh (5:17)
07. Mojo (4:02)
08. You Been Cheating! (4:17)
09. Look On Younder Wall (2:53)
10. These Tears Keep On Falling (4:36)
11. I Found Out (4:45)
12. Sweet Home Chicago (3:02)
13. That's All Right (3:58)
14. You Can Run But You Can't Hide (2:49)

Bobby Little, former drummer for the late Earl Hooker, bringing you his brand of the blues, from his latest "I'm the same one" to the classics he performed on with blues greats like Earl Hooker and Muddy Waters.

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King Pepper - In Da Houz

Size: 146,3 MB
Time: 62:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008/2014
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. 2-30 PM (3:40)
02. You Give Me Nothing But The Blues (3:27)
03. You Don't Know (2:54)
04. Don't Want No Woman (3:33)
05. You Upset Me Baby (4:12)
06. Early In The Morning (2:35)
07. Please Accept My Love (3:49)
08. Beautician Blues (3:43)
09. 5-10-15 Hours (4:08)
10. In Da Houz (3:07)
11. Third Degree (8:09)
12. Same Old Blues (3:12)
13. Driftin' Blues (7:45)
14. That's Allright (8:28)

Ce disque est l’aboutissement d’un rêve d’un des anciens membres du groupe Dunkerquois Without : Eric Liagre. Le beau ténébreux aux yeux bleus, ancien guitariste de ce véritable étendard du Blues Dunkerquois dans les années 2000 était un assidu des jam’s sessions lors de l’existence du quintet. Apres la dissolution du groupe, Eric continu à entretenir d’étroits liens musicaux avec la scène blues hexagonale. Les fameuses Chapelles Blues du Bay Car renforcent cette proximité avec ses confrères, qui au fil du temps deviennent des amis. Ce disque est la résultante de toute cette passion. Une aventure musicale extraordinaire, pas mois de 25 chansons enregistrées chez lui, à la maison en 75 prises entre le 9 et le 12 Février 2008. Quatorze de ces incandescents brulots se déclinent en nectar le plus fin sur cet enregistrement baptisé In Da Houz, qui en chti veut dire littéralement : Fais à la maison. Ici le beau gosse partage sa guitare et sa voix de crooner avec ses copains sous l’appellation King Pepper, et on sent bien que talent et professionnalisme fusionnent avec joie et plaisir d’en découdre. En à peine une quinzaine d’années, ce guitariste chanteur dunkerquois a su se hisser au sommet du blues en France. Avec patience, talent, et la passion chevillé au corps, Eric varie les diverses expériences musicales sans jamais baissé les bras. Pour cette galette d’exception, le gredin au sourire d’ange a su convaincre deux pointures de la scène blues française. En effet, c’est Nicolas Duportal, qui n’est autre que le guitariste chanteur des Rosebud Blue Sauce qui fait ici vibrer ses six cordes, et le sieur Emmanuel Frangeul, ex harmoniciste de Malted Milk qui souffle avec brio dans les lamelles. Et en plus les deux complices renforcent l’album de deux compositions le succulent «2.30 Jump« qui donne le ton et «In Da Houz« qui baptise le scud ! Donc avec un accompagnement de ce niveau, on ne pouvait que s’attendre à une rondelle de haute facture ! Eh Bien c’est mieux que cela ! Ce disque est une véritable perle sertie d’émeraudes, ou l’on surfe sur un blues fifties de génies. Sur chaque plage, on se délecte de savantes et fines reprises modernisées qui suivent les traces de Bobby Blue Bland, Johnny Guitar Watson, Lonnie Johnson, Ronald Horvath ou Sonny Boy Williamson. Attention une bonne dose d’influences BB King époque 54/ 56, et un soupçon de T Bone Walker pour les guitares, le reste n’est que nectar et pur plaisir. Ecoutez l’acoustique That’s Allright, ou la voix d’Eric prend tout son sens. Délectez vous de guitares créatives signées Duportal sur la plupart des plages. Ne ratez pas plans savants d’Eric Liagre sur Third Degree et SameOld Blues et sa voix de ténor quoi fait mouche sur chaque titres. Sur 5-10-15 passez pas à coté du sensuel et splendide timbre de voix de la charmante Jessica Douay, femme d’Eric à la ville. Mais King Pepper c’est aussi un piano, celui de Ludovic Delaere (Dont Want No woman) et un saxophone ténor manipulé avec classe par Pierre Yves Langlois . Les reprises de You upset Me baby et Early In The Morning sont des must. En résumé un patchwork de sonorités modernités et de son vintage, ou chaque intervenant donne le meilleur transformant les notes en un flamboyant hommage au Blues des années cinquante. Vraiment la grande classe ! C’est pétillant comme une Bollinger 1956 et c’est bien sur obligatoire à l’achat ! Un disque forcement indispensable pour tout aficionado qui a de la feuille ! ~JOEL BIZON

In Da Houz

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The Bluescasters - Something Going Down

Size: 131,3 MB
Time: 56:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Rockin' Blues
Art: Front

01. Something Going Down (5:40)
02. Woulda Shoulda (2:51)
03. Can't Get The Blues (3:26)
04. Wildman Blues (5:38)
05. Who Told My Wife (3:09)
06. Warlock's Grave (4:55)
07. Hypnotized (3:53)
08. Smokin' Your Mama (5:03)
09. Chicken In My Kitchen (3:07)
10. It'll Find You (4:41)
11. A Women Like You (5:05)
12. Don't Tell Me (4:29)
13. Praying For The Blues (4:30)

2014 is the Bluescaster's 10 year anniversary! It is also our 4th album of almost all original material. It includes a number of players who all are part of the Bluescaster's family and includes guitarist Brian Delaney. This fourth album also marks the return to the original lineup with Kerry Adams on guitar after a 5 year hiatus.

The always solid Phil Ryski on harp/keys and guitar and the killer rhythm section of Harry Rodman on drums and Doug Wolgat on bass have melded into one of the tightest touring acts out there.

Don't miss out - this album has a real diversity of style. All Bluescaster's but with a great twist of influences!

Something Going Down

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John Lee Hooker - The Complete John Lee Hooker Vol. 5 of 6

Size: 164,3+157,1 MB
Time: 70:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Detroit Blues
Art: Full

CD 1:
01. Where Did You Stay Last Night (3:13)
02. I Got Drunk (Take 1) (3:04)
03. I Got Drunk (Take 2) (3:06)
04. Cold Chills All Over Me (I Got Drunk) (Take 3) (3:10)
05. Rock Me Mama (Take 1) (2:53)
06. Rock Me Mama (Take 2) (2:50)
07. Rock Me Mama (Take 3) (2:42)
08. I Come To You Baby (2:46)
09. Someone To Love (Take 1) (2:49)
10. Someone To Love (Take 2) (3:03)
11. Walkin' The Boogie (2:57)
12. Walkin' The Boogie (Alt. Take) (2:35)
13. Sugar Mama (3:20)
14. I Don't Want Your Money (3:04)
15. Hey Baby (3:29)
16. The Journey (3:45)
17. Bluebird (3:04)
18. Love Blues (3:01)
19. Apologize (3:05)
20. Lonely Boy Boogie (3:23)
21. Please Don't Go (2:31)
22. Worried Life Blues (3:07)
23. Down At The Landing (2:55)

CD 2:
01. It Hurts Me So (2:49)
02. I Got Eyes For You (2:41)
03. Key To The Highway (2:34)
04. I Got The Key (Alt. Take) (2:45)
05. Bluebird Blues (2:45)
06. It's Time For Lovin' To Be Done (2:59)
07. That's All Right (2:17)
08. It's Been A Long Time Baby (3:18)
09. Ride 'Till I Die (2:59)
10. I Tried Hard (2:54)
11. Rock House Boogie (2:54)
12. It's Stormin' And Rainin' (3:05)
13. Let's Talk It Over (3:01)
14. Cool Little Car (3:13)
15. Lookin' For A Woman (3:12)
16. It's My Own Fault (3:00)
17. Juke Bug (2:39)
18. Blues For Big Town (3:12)
19. Women And Money (2:58)
20. Boogie Rambler (3:06)
21. No More Doggin' (2:44)
22. Love Money Can't Buy (2:42)
23. Please Take Me Back (2:57)

Body & Soul has undertaken the huge task of issuing all of John Lee Hooker's recorded work in chronological order, beginning with this double-disc set, which includes Hooker's earliest Detroit recordings, kicking off with "Rocks," tracked on June 12, 1948, in a little studio behind Elmer Barbee's record shop on Lafayette Street. Most of the sides here were recorded by Bernie Besman at United Sound Studios in Detroit and were leased to Modern Records in Los Angeles, although Besman did release some of them on his own Sensation Records. Hooker's first official single, "Sally Mae" b/w "Boogie Chillen," went to the top spot on the R&B charts in 1948 on the strength of its B-side, which became Hooker's signature tune. Most of the tracks here are archival in interest, drawn from scratchy-sounding 78s, and it is primarily collectors who will be interested in this first installment in Body & Soul's grand undertaking. ~Review by Steve Leggett

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CD 1: Detroit 1951-1953
CD 2: Detroit 1951-1953

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Eddie C. Campbell - Gonna Be Alright

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 61:03
Size: 139.8 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1999
Art: Front

[3:50] 1. Do What You Wanna Do
[3:00] 2. Mind Trouble
[5:32] 3. You Worry Me
[3:13] 4. The Bug
[3:08] 5. Head Clear
[3:10] 6. Everything Gonna Be Alright
[3:20] 7. Alimony
[5:16] 8. Life Is Like A Game
[4:09] 9. Shake For Me
[3:45] 10. Five And A Half
[3:46] 11. Vibrations In The Air
[4:10] 12. Devil's Walk
[5:23] 13. Loneliness And Me
[2:53] 14. Eddie's Rock
[3:08] 15. Head Clear
[3:14] 16. Please Love Me

How’s this for blues pedigree: born to sharecroppers in Duncan, Mississippi, in 1939, Eddie C Campbell was raised on Chicago’s West Side, alongside the likes of Magic Sam, Willie Dixon, Little Walter and others. Shortly after moving to the windy city, his mother brought him to the 1125 Club on Madison Avenue to meet legendary bluesman Muddy Waters, who told Eddie he could sit in with the band if he learned to play. Four years later and with guitar in hand, Eddie returned to the club, played a scorching rendition of “Still a Fool” and earned a spot on the bandstand. He was twelve years old. The rest, you could say, is blues history: his teen’s years on the nightclub circuit honing his chops with such top-players as Luther Allison, Magic Sam, Big Monroe, Willie Buckner and Pee Wee Madison.Eddie soon became one of the west side’s most popular and flamboyant musicians, riding around on a purple motorcycle, sporting a red Fender Jazzmaster guitar, learning karate and – all music aside – wining sixteen knockouts as an amateur boxer.

Campbell toured with Otis Rush and Mighty Joe Young before becoming band director for Jimmy Reed. He visited Europe in 1979 with the Amercian Blues Legends Tour; the audiences proved so warm to his music that he moved overseas in 1984, living first in England and then later in Holland. Campbell ended up in Germany, where he accompanied a travelling theatre production of William Faulkner’s Requiem for a Nun for three years, writing songs and playing acoustic guitar.

By the time he returned to Chicago in 1992, Eddie C Campbell had established a playing style all his own: jaunty, irresistibly danceable rhythms overlaid with lithe guitar lines, often placed so tightly in the pocked of the beat that his lead guitar almost double as a rhythm instrument.

Eddie C. Campbell (vocals, guitar); Elijah Blue (vocals, guitar); Johnny Mars (harmonica); Rinus Groeneveld, Tommy Jones (tenor saxophone); Angelo Verploegen, Saskia Laroo (trumpet); Jan Voeten (trombone); Han VanDam, Al Copley (piano); Olaf Keus, John McColgan (drums).

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Ann Rabson - In A Family Way

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 43:45
Size: 100.2 MB
Styles: Piano blues, Contemporary blues vocals
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[2:39] 1. Little Red Wagon
[3:37] 2. See See Rider
[3:13] 3. I Can't Get My Mind Off Of You
[2:06] 4. Little Chickee Wah Wah
[3:18] 5. Do Your Duty
[3:10] 6. Blindsided
[3:40] 7. Hopin' It'll Be All Right
[4:16] 8. I'd Rather Be Alone
[4:04] 9. Midnight Hour Blues
[2:17] 10. I Want To Hop On Your Harley
[3:18] 11. Go Where The Bad People Go
[3:21] 12. Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy
[4:40] 13. A Better World

While Ann Rabson has made a name for herself as a member of the popular blues trio, Saffire, it's quite a revelation to hear her solo. Whereas Saffire dazzles with multiple vocalists and the occasional risqué number, Rabson reveals herself as more than another revivalist jumping on the acoustic blues wagon. Sure, she can write within the tradition ("I'd Rather Be Alone"), but she's also fully capable of turning in a fresh version of a venerable warhorse like "See See Rider." Rabson's able to pull this off time and again thanks to her deeply felt vocals combined with an excellent backup band. She has a rich, penetrating singing style all her own, and even when singing a swinging upbeat song like "Little Red Wagon," she never sounds like she's showing off. Rabson also plays piano, and she's joined by a crack band featuring violinist Mimi Rabson and trombonist Dave Harris. Mimi Rabson provides a nice, bluesy difference on pieces like "I Can't Get My Mind Off of You," while Harris adds a spunky spontaneity to "I Want to Hop on Your Harley." If In a Family Way seems to sag a bit toward the end, it's probably because it's hard to maintain the kind of intensity Rabson displays forever. In a Family Way will please anyone who demands that his or her blues be delivered with feeling. ~Ronnie D. Lankford Jr

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Chicago Blues Meeting - Snake In My Bedroom

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 49:10
Size: 112.6 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 1988/2014
Art: Front

[2:43] 1. For You My Love
[4:23] 2. I Can't Stop
[2:18] 3. When The Cat Is Gone
[3:25] 4. Take A Walk With Me
[4:35] 5. You Can't Lose What You Never Had
[2:06] 6. Snake In My Bedroom
[4:30] 7. 'bout The Break Of Day
[2:48] 8. Doing The Dishes
[5:49] 9. Blues For An Unhappy Girl
[3:20] 10. You Got To Notify Your Lover
[3:59] 11. Fine Body
[2:36] 12. Tribute To Walter Horton
[2:51] 13. Bad Boy
[3:41] 14. Going Down Slow

This is an interesting little set made up of two sessions (held in 1983 and 1986) that combined Chicago blues players with Scandinavian blues musicians. The Chicago players included S.P. Leary, Bob Stroger, and Sunnyland Slim. While the concept is a noble one, it's an overwrought exercise full of guitar playing that imitates Otis Rush and Albert Collins, harmonica playing that mimics Lazy Lester and Little Walter, and over-the-top vocals from the Scandinavian blues musicians that need every bit of echo lavished on them. ~Cub Koda

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Eddie Shaw - Home Alone

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:46
Size: 104.8 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:40] 1. Walkin' In Moonlight
[3:07] 2. Got To Go Now
[3:31] 3. Lickskillet, Mississippi
[3:11] 4. Blues In Paris
[4:08] 5. Miss Tangy
[3:25] 6. Hey Mule Boy
[2:42] 7. Rock This House
[4:46] 8. Home Alone
[3:14] 9. Motel Six
[2:53] 10. Midnight Blues
[2:09] 11. Skinny Minnie
[3:15] 12. A Man's Gotta Do
[6:42] 13. One Room Country Shack

Although it's pressed on an Austrian logo, Eddie Shaw's rollicking recent disc was waxed in his Chicago hometown with the Wolf Gang (son Vaan on guitar, longtime bassist Shorty Gilbert, and drummer Tim Taylor) summoning up solid support. Once again, Shaw tackles some interesting subjects -- he fantasizes about "Blues in Paris," and decried being "Home Alone," and searches out an endorsement deal with "Motel Six" via his sprightly musical tribute to the budget chain. ~ Bill Dahl

Eddie Shaw (vocal, harmonica, saxophone); Vaan Shaw, Johnny B. Moore (guitar); Detroit Junior, Kent Barker (piano); Willie Kent (bass); Cleo Williams, Tim Taylor (drums).

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Larrie Cook & The Bluesmasters - Here For A Goodtime

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 43:47
Size: 100.3 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[3:06] 1. Dirty Robber
[4:27] 2. Gotta Have You
[3:39] 3. Hold On Me
[3:34] 4. Lookin For Matilda
[2:33] 5. Talk To Me
[2:22] 6. One More Time
[4:41] 7. Workin Blues
[4:00] 8. So Fine
[4:12] 9. Here For A Goodtime
[3:44] 10. Sweet Momma
[3:47] 11. Part Time Lover
[3:38] 12. Troubles

Larrie Cook is a blues singer/songwriter with a very chequered and interesting career. Brought up on rhythm and blues, soul and funk, Larrie pursued a profession that spans several continents, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Spain, Germany and some of the Pacific Islands. Hawaii, Fiji, Tahiti, New Zealand and Finally Australia. Larrie was also front man for the highly successful BLUES BROTHERS In Australia. Promoted by Warner Brothers, Larrie was the headline act for places like the top spots, The Tivoli in Sydney and Billboard in Melbourne.

Larrie has a degree in music, sings lead vocals, plays lead guitar, blues harmonica and saxophone. Larrie's Band features many original songs as well as Blues classics with a healthy addition of rock and roll or Jazz depending on the audience.

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Sharbaby & Dave Thomas - Juke

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:47
Size: 102.5 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues vocals, Electric blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:46] 1. Alabama
[3:42] 2. Dimples
[3:57] 3. It's A Mean Old World
[3:34] 4. Hotel Happiness
[3:23] 5. Bright Lights Big City
[3:52] 6. Only A Woman
[3:17] 7. Don't Want You Hangin Around
[4:38] 8. Own Mind Blues
[2:50] 9. Mr Gip's Juke House
[3:56] 10. Stand By Me
[3:39] 11. You Got Me Running
[4:07] 12. It's Just A Matter Of Time

Shar first got interested in music at the age of 6 years old. She was in a couple of talent shows in elementary school. At age 11 years old Shar learned to play the guitar. She was greatly inspired by Hubert Sumlin and the Beatles. Her Dad sung gospel back in the 1950's. His group, the Lambs Quartet, opened for Sam Cooke & the Soul Stirrers, The Dixie Humming Birds and the Alabama Blind Boys etc. Shar has shared the stage with The Late Great Willie King, Oteil Burridge, Sam Lay, Denise LaSalle, T-Model Ford, Honey Boy Edwards, to name a few. Shar has played in Festivals here in the U.S. In April of 2009, she played the Coin Blues Fest in Malaga, Spain. Shar is on radio stations here in th U.S. and also in Europe. SharBaby did a 14 show Tour in England and Wales in 2011. Shar have a CD out called "Chicago Blues Alabama Style" with the Rhythm Blues Band backing her. She also plays in the Black Belt Roots Blues Festival in Eutaw, Alabama. Shar is involved with the Alabama Blues Project, teaching beginner's guitar and with the Blues in the Schools Programs. She is a member of the Alabama Blues Women of Alabama. Shar has been playing and singing for 44 years and enjoys every bit of it. SharBaby has a new Album out called "SharBaby's 11 O'clock Blues" released in March, 2011. SharBaby was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on November 29, 2012. SharBaby did French tour of 22 shows throughout France, Luxemborg, and Belgium in March through April in 2013 Booked by Letroit Tours in France. SharBaby was awarded Top Blues performance of the year for a video 2012; Top Blues Band of the Year 2012; 2 songs from the " SharBaby's 11 O'clock Blues" Album named "Busted" and "Keep Your Mind To Yourself" both was awarded Best Blues Songs of the year for 2012. SharBaby has an upcoming tour in France in August of 2014. SharBaby will be on the Alabama Public Television (APT) called Alabama Journey Proud, a documentary about my Career in the Music Business.

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Call for help!

Dear friends,

I want to inform you, if you don't know already, about this horrible situation that is happening in my little country Serbia. There is a link where you can read something more about it. I want to ask you to help by sharing this story with anyone who can help. Situation is really serious and we need any help we can get. Read more

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John Lee Hooker - The Complete John Lee Hooker Vol. 4 of 6

Size: 163,5+159,8 MB
Time: 69:53+68:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Detroit Blues
Art: Full

CD 1:
01. Don't You Remember Me (You've Got Another Man) (Alt. Take) (3:18)
02. Grinder Man (3:12)
03. Grinder Man (If You Need My Lovin' Baby) (Alt. Take) (2:48)
04. Grinder Man (I Met The Grindin' Man) (Alt. Take) (3:01)
05. Nobody To Talk To Me (Mean Old Train) (3:05)
06. Walkin' This Highway (2:19)
07. Wandering Blues 2 (3:01)
08. House Rent Boogie (2:45)
09. Prison Bound (3:55)
10. Bumble Bee Blues (2:50)
11. Questionnaire Blues (3:29)
12. Real Gone Gal (3:16)
13. Little Boy Blue (2:36)
14. My Daddy Was A Jockey (3:19)
15. Mean Old Train (Mean Old Frisco) (3:12)
16. Catfish (Catfish Blues) (3:10)
17. Feed Her All Night (2:19)
18. How Long Must I Be Your Slave (3:15)
19. Ground Hog (2:42)
20. (Four) Women In My Life (3:14)
21. (Four) Women In My Life (I'm Going Away) (Alt. Take) (3:03)
22. Tease Me Baby (Tease Your Daddy) (I'm Gonna Git Me A Woman) (3:02)
23. Tease Me Baby (I Need Lovin) (Alt. Take) (2:54)

CD 2:
01. Tease Me Baby (Alt. Take) (1:33)
02. Looking For Romance (2:53)
03. Looking For Romance (Streets Is Filled With Women) (Alt. Take) (3:13)
04. Reach My Goal (2:40)
05. Reach My Goal (Me And A Woman) (Alt. Take) (2:40)
06. Whistle Done Blown (3:12)
07. Louise (3:05)
08. High Priced Woman (2:44)
09. Union Station Blues (2:58)
10. Just Me And My Telephone (3:22)
11. Ground Hog Blues (2:59)
12. Leave My Wife Alone (2:48)
13. Ramblin' By Myself (3:21)
14. Dreamin' Blues (3:08)
15. I Work For Her Everyday (2:41)
16. I'm In The Mood (Johnny Lee's Mood) (Original One Voice) (Take 1) (2:47)
17. I'm In The Mood (Two Voice Original Mood) (Take 2) (3:06)
18. I'm In The Mood (Take 3) (3:07)
19. I'm In The Mood (Alt. Take) (3:08)
20. Anybody Seen My Baby (I Did Everything) (Alt. Take) (2:57)
21. Turn Over A New Leaf (This Is A 19 And 52 Baby) (3:15)
22. Anybody Seen My Baby (I Did Everything) (Alt. Take) (3:24)
23. Turn Over A New Leaf (3:02)

Body & Soul has undertaken the huge task of issuing all of John Lee Hooker's recorded work in chronological order, beginning with this double-disc set, which includes Hooker's earliest Detroit recordings, kicking off with "Rocks," tracked on June 12, 1948, in a little studio behind Elmer Barbee's record shop on Lafayette Street. Most of the sides here were recorded by Bernie Besman at United Sound Studios in Detroit and were leased to Modern Records in Los Angeles, although Besman did release some of them on his own Sensation Records. Hooker's first official single, "Sally Mae" b/w "Boogie Chillen," went to the top spot on the R&B charts in 1948 on the strength of its B-side, which became Hooker's signature tune. Most of the tracks here are archival in interest, drawn from scratchy-sounding 78s, and it is primarily collectors who will be interested in this first installment in Body & Soul's grand undertaking. ~Review by Steve Leggett

Thanks to Marc (fr)
CD 1: Detroit 1950-1951
CD 2: Detroit 1950-1951

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The Factory Smokers Street Revue - Smokers Style EP

Size: 32,4 MB
Time: 13:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues Rock, CigarBox Guitar Blues
Art: Front

01. 4Point5 Add Another Zero (3:16)
02. Shake It For Me (2:58)
03. Fare Thee Well (2:22)
04. Factory Chant (2:43)
05. Smokers Strut (2:22)

The Factory Smokers Street Revue is powered by a suitcase drum kit a double bass , cigarbox and various twenty dollar fleamarket guitars. The sound is trash-ass Blues with slight defections, copper piped big city noice. The bands primary goal right now is to try to find out who the fuck Sly Williams really was! Stay tuned.

Shake it for me ;)

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Chris Thomas King - Nawlins Callin' EP

Size: 50,7 MB
Time: 21:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: New Orleans Blues, Fusion
Art: Front

01. Basin Street (3:26)
02. It's You (2:50)
03. You Don't Know Me (4:20)
04. When You're A Clown (3:55)
05. A Song For The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (3:17)
06. N'awlins (3:52)

With Nawlins Callin’, King has created a suite of songs inspired by the rich musical culture of the old French Quarter, conveying aspects of romance, melancholy and wonderment with fresh arrangements and melodies that trumpets a rebirth. King and his musicians have succeeded in conjuring a fresh adult pop album laced with authentic jazz, classical and blues sensibilities. King re-invents some classics like “You Don’t Know Me.” Among the many treasures of Nawlins Callin’ is a funky new rendition of "Basin Street" in which his guitar sores the way Louis Armstrong’s trumpet once did. The multi-talented King plays piano and sings accompanied by a string quartet on the beautifully arranged original composition “When You’re A Clown,” an instant standard which is sure to be covered by other artists for years to come. ~Review by Tammy26

Nawlins Callin'

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