John Lee Hooker - Plays & Sings The Blues

Year: 1961/1989
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:38
Size: 84,8 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. The Journey (3:46)
2. I Don't Want Your Money (3:05)
3. Hey Baby, You Look Good To Me (3:29)
4. Mad Man Blues (2:45)
5. Bluebird (3:05)
6. Worried Life Blues (3:06)
7. Apologize (3:06)
8. Lonely Boy Boogie (3:03)
9. Baby Please Don't Go (2:32)
10. Dreamin' Blues (3:10)
11. Hey Boogie (2:06)
12. Just Me And My Telephone (3:20)

A 1961 Chess album restored to digital print by MCA that's filled with 1951-1952 gems from the Hook's heyday. Chess originally bought "Mad Man Blues" and "Hey Boogie" from the Gone label; the rest first came out on Chess during Hooker's frenzied early days of recording, when his platters turned up on nearly every R&B indie label existant at the time. /Bill Dahl, AllMusic

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Texas Johnny Brown - Nothin' But The Truth

Size: 138,1 MB
Time: 59:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Texas Blues
Art: Full

01. Cheatin' And Stealin' (3:40)
02. There Goes The Blues (6:10)
03. Your House, Your Home (3:39)
04. Tender Age, Gentle Woman (5:36)
05. Strange Situation (6:06)
06. Two Steps From The Blues (4:17)
07. Once Was (5:05)
08. Ain't No Way (6:57)
09. No Part-Time Lover (4:32)
10. Stand The Pain (3:15)
11. Blue And Lonesome (4:45)
12. Nothin' But The Truth, So Help Me John (4:58)

The brassy, 12-track Nothin' but the Truth is the first recording by this former Duke/Peacock sideman to see the light of day in more than 40 years. Now in his mid-seventies, Texas Johnny Brown remains one of the more immovable veterans dotting the inexplicably low-key Houston blues landscape. And this spirited collection plays up Brown's dual strengths as a songwriter and entertainer. The album features 11 originals, a few done up in stylish big band threads à la B.B. King -- the sort of simmering, sophisticated grooves that straddle the fence between juke-joint wailing and nightclub-slick rhythm & blues. The most memorable moments on Nothin' tend toward R&B's staunch reliance on structure, melody, and spot-on production values. The insistent toe-tappers "Your House, Your Home" and "Stand the Pain" and the keyboard-drenched "Blue and Lonesome" are easily among Brown's best. ~by Hobart Rowland

Nothin' But The Truth

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The Kingmakers - Last Night In Nashville / Chicago Hi-Style

Album: Last Night In Nashville
Size: 100,2 MB
Time: 36:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2010/2017
Styles: Rockabilly, Blues
Art: Front

01. Well Well Michelle (2:26)
02. High Roller (2:53)
03. Saturday Night (2:48)
04. Annabelle (3:13)
05. Eight Ton Jack False Start (0:24)
06. Eight Ton Jack (1:21)
07. Water And Wine (2:34)
08. Women And Weather (3:19)
09. Memphis In '55 (2:14)
10. Prom Night Car Crash (4:20)
11. Johnny Green (2:31)
12. Beale Street Blues (3:14)
13. Annabelle (Alt. Version) (3:05)
14. Well Well Michelle (Alt. Version) (2:28)

Recorded at Cowboy Jack Clement's studio in Nashville TN with JM Van Eaton (Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Riley) and The Jordanaires (Elvis Presley, Ringo Starr). Resulting album "Last Night In Nashville" released Sept. 2010. Performed in front of a few thousand at Westfest festival.

Formed in 2006, The Kingmakers are Ottawa's premier rockabilly, swing, jive, country rock and roll combo, pulling out all the stops to put on an amazing live show that appeals to all ages. Just like the early pioneers of rock and roll, the band fuses a mix of styles from hillbilly to swing to R&B, into high-energy music and an engaging stage show that became known as "rockabilly".

The band features Clark Lawlor (vocals), John Cormier (guitar), Stephen K. Donnelly (upright bass), and Anastasios Basiliadis (drums).

A huge fan of early SUN Records and the pioneers of rock and roll such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, in 2007 the band travelled to Memphis, Tennessee to visit Graceland, Beale St. and historic SUN Studio. At the end of the tour of SUN Studio, while the other tourists were being escorted out, The Kingmakers took out their instruments, plugged in, and began a one-night session with engineer James Lott. The result is a raw, "live off the floor" recording much like the greats would have made back in the mid-fifties. This session was released as the band's first CD, "Live at SUN Studio".

Not content to rest on their laurels, the band started work almost immediately on the follow-up. Working in their own studio, "Tupelo To Memphis" was recorded in the fall and winter of 2008 and released in 2009. Featuring 15 originals, the CD showcases the band's writing, bringing a fresh sound to a vintage style. The album received great reviews from fans and in the press.

In 2010 The Kingmakers released their third album, "Last Night In Nashville", recorded in Nashville TN at Cowboy Jack Clement's studio, with a little help from The Jordanaires and JM Van Eaton.

Last Night In Nashville

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Album: Chicago Hi-Style
Size: 99,4 MB
Time: 37:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013/2017
Styles: Jump Blues, Rockabilly
Art: Front

01. Drinking Doubles And Acting Single (3:24)
02. Shame On You Maggie Sue (3:26)
03. Oh Glory (4:45)
04. Real Gone Baby (2:00)
05. City Slicker Double Time (2:44)
06. Hey Queenie (3:21)
07. Last Night In Nashville (2:42)
08. Pay It Off (2:27)
09. Riot On Easy Street (2:27)
10. Cuban Heels (3:04)
11. Viva Las Vegas (The Heist) (3:53)
12. That Is That (2:55)

Personnel:
Clark Lawlor - lead vocals
John Cormier - guitars, backing vocals
Standup Steve Donnelly - upright bass, backing vocals, percussion
Anastasios "Ernie Legend" Basiliadis - drums, backing vocals

Guests: Saxophone - Zeek Gross; Piano - Rod Fotheringham; Hammond B3 - Alex Hall; Trumpet - Craig Pedersen; Gang vox - the band and Ray Harris, Mica Donnelly, Jason Andersson & Sarah McClurg.

The Kingmakers are Canada's preeminent rockabilly, jump blues and jive combo. Their latest album was recorded at Hi-Style in Chicago (JD McPherson), and they've recorded albums at historic SUN Studio in Memphis & Cowboy Jack Clement's studio in Nashville with guests The Jordanaires and JM Van Eaton. Their music has been featured in The Vampire Diaries, Dance Moms and hundreds of other TV shows.

Chicago Hi-Style

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Johnnie Bassett - Bassett Hound

Size: 130,7 MB
Time: 55:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Label: Fedora Records
Art: Full

01. Bassett Hound (4:19)
02. Walk My Blues Away (5:02)
03. Ningyo Mambo (4:36)
04. Sweet Potato Pie (4:31)
05. You Little Doll! (5:59)
06. Still Can Boogie (4:27)
07. Years Gone By (5:01)
08. The Mellow Side (4:34)
09. Pick Up The Pieces (5:58)
10. Cold Winter Morning (5:06)
11. Bouncing With Bassett (6:02)

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Johnnie Bassett grew up with blues music all around him in his native Florida. His unique ability to combine jump blues and Delta stylings gave his playing a distinctive sound. The self-taught guitarist recalled seeing Tampa Red, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, and other classic blues artists at fish fries in his grandmother's backyard. Bassett cited Aaron "T-Bone" Walker as a major influence, as well as B.B. and Albert King, Tiny Grimes, and Billy Butler.

After Bassett's family moved to Detroit in 1944, he made his debut as a guitarist with Joe Weaver & the Bluenotes, a teenage R&B band. The group won local talent contests and was hired to back up Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, and others on their tour stops in Detroit. Bassett went into the Army in 1958 and played in a country & western group while stationed in Washington state.

After returning to Detroit, he found work as a session guitarist for Fortune Records by day and in nightclubs at night. In the studios, he played backup to musicians and groups like Nolan Strong & the Diablos, Andre Williams & the Don Juans, and the Five Dollars. He also played guitar on the first recording by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles while traveling to Chicago to record as a session man for the Chess Records label. During his Detroit days, he also accompanied John Lee Hooker, Eddie Burns, Alberta Adams, Lowell Fulson, and the T.J. Fowler Band at their live shows, as well as Dinah Washington.

In the 1960s, Bassett moved to Seattle, where he backed up Tina Turner, Little Willie John, and others. Jimi Hendrix was a frequent guest at the bluesman's club gigs around Seattle. Before the decade ended, he moved back to Detroit, where he was based for the remainder of his life.

In 1994, Bassett received a lifetime achievement award from the Detroit Blues Society. He later recorded an album for the Dutch Black Magic label, I Gave My Life to the Blues (1996). Bassett and his band, the Blues Insurgents, made several U.S., Canadian, and European tours in support of LPs including 1997's Bassett Hound and 1998's Cadillac Blues. After the turn of the millennium, Bassett released two albums on the Sly Dog imprint of Mack Avenue Records, 2009's The Gentleman Is Back and 2012's I Can Make That Happen. After battling cancer, Johnnie Bassett died in August 2012 at the age of 76. ~by Richard Skelly

Bassett Hound

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VA - Christmas 'Round The Jukebox

Size: 170,3 MB
Time: 70:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues, R&B, Xmas
Art: Front

01. Joe Turner - Christmas Date Boogie (2:33)
02. The Five Keys - It's Christmas Time (2:49)
03. Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run (2:43)
04. The Drifters - White Christmas (2:27)
05. Charles Brown - Please Come Home For Christmas (2:40)
06. The Moonglows - Hey Santa Claus (2:22)
07. The Cadillacs - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (2:17)
08. Jimmy McCracklin - Christmas Time (Part 1) (2:06)
09. The Ravens - White Christmas (3:06)
10. The Ravens - Silent Night (2:49)
11. The Falcons - Can This Be Christmas (2:53)
12. Jimmy Liggins - I Want My Baby For Christmas (2:38)
13. Mabel Scott - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus (2:16)
14. Charles Brown - Merry Christmas Baby (2:42)
15. Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas (Part 1) (2:22)
16. Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas (Part 2) (2:09)
17. Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Christmas Eve Baby (2:19)
18. Cecil Gant - Hello Santa Claus (2:49)
19. Jimmy Witherspoon - How I Hate To See Christmas Come Around (2:47)
20. The Harmony Grits - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (2:05)
21. Roy Milton - Christmas Time Blues (3:02)
22. The Dominoes - Christmas In Heaven (2:41)
23. Amos Milburn - Let's Make Christmas Merry Baby (2:52)
24. Louis Jordan - May Every Day Be Christmas (3:12)
25. The Orioles - (It's Gonna Be) Lonely Christmas (3:18)
26. Big John Greer - We Want To See Santa Do The Mambo (2:19)
27. B.B. King - Christmas Celebration (2:27)

Here is a Christmas celebration attended by some of the greatest names in Rhythm and Blues. From the late 40s to the early 50s the biggest names in Blues including B.B. King, Amos Milburn, Charles Brown, Jimmy Witherspoon, Lowell Fulton, Roy Milton. The Drifters, Joe Turner and Chuck Berry sing their Christmas favourites. Being the blues of course many of the songs emphasise how lonely Christmas can be without the one you love whilst others celebrate the holiday season with joyful songs and new versions of standards like, "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" and "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town". Many of these records constantly reappeared on the R&B sales charts every year. Some like Charles Brown's original million-selling "Merry Christmas Baby" were still selling well into the soul era. Depending on your mood you can preselect these titles, pour a large Brandy and wallow in the depressive elements of a lonely Christmas or roll back the carpet put another nickel in the jukebox and have a Rockin' Christmas celebration. Either way works.

Christmas 'Round The Jukebox

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Late November - Rhythm, Blues And All That Jazz

Size: 108,2 MB
Time: 46:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Jazz
Art: Front

01. Steam Powered Blues (3:05)
02. On My Way To Pray (3:11)
03. Shine (4:33)
04. Black Coffee (4:07)
05. Dance With Me (2:16)
06. Set Her Free (2:17)
07. Cry, Cry (3:25)
08. Not Too Late (5:08)
09. You Had To Go (3:40)
10. Justify (5:00)
11. Call On Me (5:06)
12. Long Night (4:24)

Late November is a roots band that seeks to revive organic and soulful music through Jazz, Blues, Rhythm and Blues, Rock n Roll, Soul, and Funk.

Rhythm, Blues And All That Jazz

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Steve Bailey & The Blue Flames - Hop On Board

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:22
Size: 115.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:21] 1. Steve's Harmonica Boogie
[3:36] 2. Eyesight To The Blind
[4:36] 3. Ain't Gonna Cry
[2:43] 4. Firecracker
[4:00] 5. I Started Drinkin'
[3:11] 6. Playin' The Greats
[3:29] 7. Pocket Full Of Money
[2:53] 8. She Is Real
[4:44] 9. Bon Ton Roulet
[2:59] 10. Dear Dad
[4:27] 11. Hurricane
[4:19] 12. Hop On Board
[2:59] 13. Stop
[2:58] 14. Every Night

Steve Bailey and the Blue Flames have been a solid Seattle Blues Band since the early 1970's, and it's easy to see the by-products of all this experience. With a harp that is second to none, superior guitar (Doug Hearny and Tim Sherman) and a set that absolutely hammers out poundin' blues in all forms - this CD defines "smokin'". The bands trademark is it's intensity and it is well represented on this record. Hard to imagine that a live performance could be more engrossing than what is captured on this fine studio recording. Hard-drivin' and classic blues for those who like plenty of energy in their music. Gets a solid recommendation from us!

Hop On Board

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Willie May - Haunted House

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:44
Size: 86.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Hey Big Fannie
[4:44] 2. Haunted House
[4:00] 3. Ain't It Funny
[3:48] 4. Another Moon Song
[2:53] 5. Damn That Gubmint
[4:19] 6. I'm So Tired
[4:00] 7. Gypsy Eyes
[4:22] 8. Underneath The Trees
[3:13] 9. See You Smile
[3:01] 10. Do Maiuke

Willie May has performed in basements, barns, garages, street corners, speak-easies, house trailers, preschool, high school, colleges, radio, television, bars, county fairs, carnivals, grocery stores, a pigeon coop, concert halls, outdoor festival arenas, and inside Attica prison. Willie has taken his original blend of music to the blues clubs from The LaFayette Tap Room in Buffalo to Antones in Austin, TX, The Black Swan in Toronto, The Penny Arcade in Rochester, The Dinosaur BBQ in Syracuse, Hard Rock Cafe Niagara Falls, The Slippery Noodle in Indianapolis, Fat Fish Blue in Cleveland, Bflo Blues in Pittsburgh, and to countless other venues on thousands, yes thousands, of occasions.

Willie May has performed back to back on stage with Alvin Lee, Steve Marriott, John Kay and Steppenwolf, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Otis Clay, The Climax Blues Band, Zorra Young, Jerry Portnoy, The Legendary Blues Band, Buddy Guy, Lonnie Brooks, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Sue Foley, L.A. Jones, Chris Duarte, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Stan Szelest, Chris Beard, Rock Bottom, James Cotton, Big Jack Johnson, Dangerous Dan Toler, Derek Trucks, Freddie Salem and many more. The Willie May Band is a 5 time Buffalo Area Music Award winner voted Western New York Blues Beat Magazine's Band of the Year.

Haunted House

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Bettye Lavette - Thankful N' Thoughtful (Deluxe Edition)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:42
Size: 143.5 MB
Styles: Soul/R&B/Blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Everything Is Broken
[3:31] 2. I'm Not The One
[3:55] 3. Dirty Old Town
[4:20] 4. The More I Search (The More I Die)
[3:15] 5. I'm Tired
[5:44] 6. Crazy
[3:36] 7. Yesterday Is Here
[4:20] 8. Thankful N' Thoughtful
[3:15] 9. Fair Enough
[4:01] 10. Time Will Do The Talking
[3:15] 11. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
[6:57] 12. Dirty Old Town (Slow Version)
[4:34] 13. Old
[3:53] 14. Welcome To The Good Times
[4:16] 15. Whole Lotta Lonely

Bettye LaVette gets classified as an R&B singer, which she is, of course, but her newest album, the Craig Street-produced Thankful N' Thoughtful, finds her taking her blues, gospel, and soul-influenced singing style into deep, swampy, and edgy American roots territory, and she makes it all work with a sting and bite to her phrasing that ranks her as one of the best living soul singers. She gives Neil Young's "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" a little jump of joy, moving the song away from being plaintive and lonely to something closer to anxious homesickness. Tom Waits' "Yesterday Is Here," complete with brass and reeds, loses some of its clang and becomes a poignant blues. The most stunning track here is LaVette's reinvention of the old folk song "Dirty Old Town," best known in the version by the Pogues. She fills it with disgust and ominous menace -- there's also a slower version of "Dirty Old Town" that lets a measure of sadness creep back in at the close of the album. Thankful N' Thoughtful is a solid outing from an outstanding singer who knows how to growl, croon, grumble, praise, and jump for joy with her vocal phrasing -- whatever makes the song live and breathe. She is still a marvel. ~Steve Leggett

Thankful N' Thoughtful (Deluxe Edition)

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The R&B Express - 2 albums: Hot Barbeque / Westbound

Album: Hot Barbeque
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:40
Size: 116.0 MB
Styles: R&B, Electric blues
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[4:11] 1. Looking For A Woman
[3:50] 2. On Cloud Nine
[4:36] 3. Tramp
[3:31] 4. If It Moves, It Grooves
[4:12] 5. Don't Slam That Door
[5:37] 6. Drinkin' To Rememer
[4:02] 7. Jumpin' At JJ's
[5:33] 8. Why Do You Do Me Like You Do
[4:19] 9. Where'd You Sleep Last Night
[3:58] 10. It Was A Dream
[4:37] 11. Worryin' At Midnite
[2:09] 12. Hot Barbeque

Hot Barbeque

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Album: Westbound
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:05
Size: 100.9 MB
Styles: R&B, Electric blues
Year: 1988
Art: Front

[4:08] 1. Move On Back Baby
[3:17] 2. Sloppy Drunk
[6:53] 3. Sweet Little Angel
[2:55] 4. Cut That Out
[4:26] 5. Just A Little Bit
[2:42] 6. 101 Jump
[6:14] 7. Same Thing
[3:37] 8. Stick 'em Up
[2:47] 9. Dissatisfied
[4:15] 10. Tell Me What's The Reason
[2:46] 11. Heat Of The Night

Bass – Arild Reinertsen; Drums – Tor Arve Stenersen; Guitar – Knut Reiersrud; Harmonica – Jostein Forsberg; Lead Guitar – Knut Reiersrud; Piano, Organ – Espen Fjelle.

Here is a small curiosity from a bygone era. R & B Express's first album from 1988 with many cool guests. The band consisted of Jostein Forsberg (vocals, harmonica), Espen Fjelle (organ, piano), Arild Reinertsen (bass) and Tor Arve Stenersen (drums). Morten Omlid was the band's guitarist, but the wife had the term while going to San Francisco to make a plate, so the guys invited Knut Reiersrud instead.

Westbound

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Horse Cave Trio - Dust Off The Jukebox

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:27
Size: 115.5 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[2:36] 1. Memphis Shine
[3:51] 2. Dust Off The Jukebox
[4:47] 3. Bluesman Of Rock 'n' Roll
[4:12] 4. Chestnut Flats
[3:30] 5. Sugar Coated Love
[4:39] 6. Fix Of Love
[2:56] 7. Man Who Built Your Hot Rod
[2:40] 8. Forever Forever
[5:20] 9. Lifetime
[2:25] 10. Sweetest Poison
[2:11] 11. Honey Always
[6:45] 12. Snake At My Door
[4:30] 13. Hi Heel Sneakers

If there is one band that knows the meaning of Rock ‘n’ Roll, it’s Detroit’s Horse Cave Trio. The songwriting team of Ron DeVore (vocals & bass guitar) and Lou Simon (guitar) have soaked up influences along with bourbon, from the bluegrass of Kentucky to the mean streets of the Motor City. Think Elvis and Johnny Cash over at Sun Records in Memphis, and then add a healthy splash of Chicago Blues, Stooges / MC5 Detroit Attitude and Rolling Stones Swagger.

“Dust Off The Jukebox” is the fourth full length release from Horse Cave Trio and the second for the Award Winning Funky D Records. As the title implies, the band takes you on a journey through musical styles and memories that influenced them and this recording. Thirteen tracks fill this Jukebox, and each one is an instant HCT classic. The first track, “Memphis Shine” is a tribute to the sounds of Motown/Stax. The title track “Dust off The Jukebox” is a Stonesy stomp that has plenty of Detroit swagger and soul. “The Bluesman Of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and “Sugar Coated Love” feature Detroit guitar legend Jim McCarty. His former partner from The Detroit Wheels and The Rockets, Johnny Bee Badanjek, wrote and performs on the original track “Fix Of Love” which has a Sixties British Invasion feel. The producer for this release is Tino Gross(Howling Diablos) who also penned the Rockabilly original “Man Who Built Your Hot Rod”. The Horse Cave original “Honey Always” brings back the days of Doo Wop with a modern flair. “Chestnut Flats” takes you on a journey through the hills of Tennessee with a Tony Joe White/CCR swampy groove. Also featured throughout the release is Jimmie Bones(Kid Rock) who adds his signature keyboard magic.

Dust Off The Jukebox

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Michelle Willson - Evil Gal Blues

Size: 110,1 MB
Time: 46:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Electric Blues, Jump Blues
Art: Full

01. As Long As I'm Movin' (3:09)
02. Evil Gal Blues (4:58)
03. Blues For A Day (3:46)
04. You Got What It Takes (4:26)
05. At Last (2:44)
06. I Know How To Do It (3:28)
07. Voodoo Voodoo (2:38)
08. Big Long Slidin' Thing (3:30)
09. Three Aces Club (5:08)
10. My Man Called Me (3:19)
11. Cry Me A River (4:50)
12. I'm Just Your Fool (4:43)

The liner notes to this record proclaim that Michelle Willson will take over the crown, worn for many years by Dinah Washington, as the next queen of the blues. While that may be a bit of an overstatement, Willson does have great vocal ability, which she shows off here on her debut. Backed by the jump blues band Evil Gal, Willson shows her range by smoking through songs associated with her idols (Washington and Ruth Brown), such as "Voodoo Voodoo" and "I Know How to Do It," then doing a complete turn-around and giving beautiful readings of such classics as "At Last" and "Cry Me a River." She may not have reached the dizzying heights of her great influences, but with this fine debut, Willson is well on her way. ~by Steve Kurutz

Evil Gal Blues

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Ghalia & Mama's Boys - Let The Demons Out

Size: 112,7 MB
Time: 47:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. 4 Am Fried Chicken (3:34)
02. Let The Demons Out (3:56)
03. Press That Trigger (4:35)
04. Have You Seen My Woman (4:20)
05. Hoodoo Evil Man (3:29)
06. Addiction (5:44)
07. All The Good Things (4:27)
08. I'm Shakin' (2:23)
09. Waiting (3:37)
10. See That Man Alone (3:27)
11. Hey Little Baby (3:42)
12. Hiccup Boogie (4:33)

Some albums stop you in your tracks. Like the smoky thump from a New Orleans juke-joint as you pass by on the sidewalk, Let The Demons Out is a rock 'n' roll siren call that pricks up your ears and puts you under its spell. And with Europe's fastest-rising young vocalist and Louisiana's hottest R&B crack-squad running the show, resistance is useless.

If you've not yet met Ghalia Vauthier, prepare to fall hard for an artist on the cusp of big things. Ghalia soon set herself the biggest one of all: America.

Every state heralded a new adventure, but perhaps most pivotal was Louisiana, where the seeds of Let The Demons Out were sown as Ghalia fell in with local legends Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys. The chemistry between these fast friends was undeniable, and it spilled over into New Orleans' Music Shed Studio, as Ghalia drafted the lineup as her studio band. "The goal was to mix their attitude and experience with my songs and vocals," she explains, "creating a symbiosis and letting the musical chemistry blossom."

In an era of manufactured music, Let The Demons Out is as real as it gets. Mama's Boys provide the engine-room on these twelve tracks, with sparks flying between Mastro's gale-force harp, Smokehouse Brown's stinger guitars, the grooving bass of Dean Zucchero and the visceral beats of Rob Lee. Leading the line, meanwhile, is Ghalia's astonishing vocal, which somersaults from a honeyed purr to a hollered battlecry.

Let The Demons Out

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Michael Wayne Avery & Larry Giles - Mama's In The Medicine

Size: 101,1 MB
Time: 38:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Marry Me, Mary Jane (2:40)
02. Real (3:12)
03. Walking Tracks (2:47)
04. Her Kind Of Trouble (3:58)
05. Better Bad Decisions (3:31)
06. Beautiful Disaster (2:50)
07. Jamming With Giles (3:38)
08. Mama's In The Medicine (3:18)
09. Far From Okay (2:48)
10. Bad Influence (3:28)
11. Bar Maid Blues (3:40)
12. Jump To Someone New (2:38)

Michael Wayne Avery is a fresh face on the Blues/Carolina Blues/Beach Music scene. The man understands that energetic and captivating performances mixed with great lyrics, memorable melodies, and uplifting tempos are a recipe for a surf side success!
Fans have already recognized him from the hit “Candy’s Coming Back to Town” which was included on both his Greetings from Myrtle Beach CD and the SISBRO Records’ Carolina Shag IV compilation CD. As a teen, Michael took guitar lessons from Red Fenton, the man who once sold George Harrison his first Rickenbacker electric guitar the year before Beatlemania swept through American by storm. After a few chords and being amazed at how long Red could keep the ash on his cigarette before it fell off during guitar lessons, Michael hung out with a local family that played nothing but bluegrass. That foundation of clean acoustic playing taught him to listen judiciously to other players and to think in terms each instrument playing different parts. That sense of respect for the music above the notion of show-boating, stayed with him during his early development and throughout his body of work which has encompassed many genres. Hearing the arrangements of Stephen Stills on the first Crosby, Stills & Nash album, help Michael Wayne to understand that, above all, every single note that is played serves the song itself. That journey has led him to his latest release, his second in the Carolina Blues/Beach Music style.

Mama's In The Medicine

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John Ginty - Bad News Travels: Live

Size: 202,4 MB
Time: 86:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Switch (Live) (4:46)
02. Arrivals (Live) (7:32)
03. Black Cat (Live) (6:50)
04. Elvis Presley (Live) (5:47)
05. Peanut Butter (Live) (5:49)
06. Rock Ridge (Live) (5:48)
07. Seven And The Spirit (Live) (8:43)
08. Damage Control (Live) (8:12)
09. The Quirk (Live) (8:20)
10. Off The Cuff (Live) (9:45)
11. Mirrors (Live) (6:38)
12. Trinity (Live) (8:44)

With this recording I must say that with this album and now a DVD, Ginty may be to the blues what Keith Emerson was to rock. He adds a variety of effort, from huge and over the top solos that leave one exhausted and gasping for air when he’s done to thoughtful and soulful stuff. He is quite the keyboard player, using his B3 and other keys with aplomb!

Backed by a solid band and a cast of all-star musicians, Ginty goes high energy in this live recording with an audience in the studio. He does all the tunes off his album Bad News Travels in this first recording as part of the Live at Showcase Studios Concert Series. Located in Dover, NJ, the studio has a great sound and the musicians feed off each other, the great sound and the crowd listening in.

The DVD opens with the band jamming on some solid instrumentals called “Switch” and “Arrivals” that really begin furiously with John and his band warming things up nicely. I was breathless and spent listening. Albert Castiglia is then added to the mix on guitar and vocals for the thoughtful and poignant “Black Cat” and “Elvis Presley.” On the former, it remains so until the temperature rises to fever for a solo by Albert and then John where they just burn it up. The latter offers some more stinging solos by Castiglia as Albert sings “Elvis Presley is alive” as he describes a chance “encounter” with Elvis. Ginty adds more flavors to the pot with his big solo, too. Driving and cool stuff as Castgilia really shows his stuff off along with Ginty.

Todd Wolfe then comes on for a couple of cuts. He does “Peanut Butter” to start things off for him and he intros the song with a stinging guitar lead in, maintaining the huge guitar sound that Castiglia gave to us. He and Ginty smoke as they go back and forth with some heat on this really tight instrumental.

“Rock Ridge” follows; Ginty opens with an almost churchy sort of intro that is somewhat ethereal. The band joins in and Wolfe begins to slide into the stratosphere with him. They pick up the beat as Wolfe goes ballistic picking out a fine lead with Ginty following him solo for solo. Another high energy instrumental that is wickedly cool.

Alexis P. Suter and Jimmy Bennett on guitar (from Suter’s band) then do two songs with Ginty, “Seven and the Spirit” and “Damage Control.” Suter offers up some gravelly and almost gruff vocals; her deep voice is mesmerizing and quite gripping. The first cut is dark and soulful with a great beat and some nice work by Bennett and Ginty in support.

Castiglia returns for “Damage Control” and Cris Jacobs also joins the fray on guitar. This peppy uptempo cut has Alexis on lead vocals and harmonies by Jacobs. Jacobs and then Castiglia add some solos back to back that Ginty seems to enjoy on the video as he listens and plays along; I know I did! The two trade licks after the solos- hot stuff as Ginty grins and plays on! Castiglia offers up one verse on vocals and then all three sing together. Ginty then gives another emotional solo to close out the number.

Castiglia and Jacobs then perform “The Quirk” with Ginty. He begins things on the keys and then they all get into a funky and fun instrumental. It’s like Booker T and the MGs on steroids here with some huge organ work with a cool hook of a melody line. Castigila then grabs the hook and does a more relaxed solo to start that builts in sound and emotion and then switches off to Jacobs. Ginty comes in and then it’s back to the Castiglia as the tune just rises and rises in emotion and sound! Ginty then maintains the energy as the two axemen back him to the finish.

The band performs “Off the Cuff,” a jazzy cut that Ginty and company again kill. He and the dual drummers battle it out in a huge solo and then they all once again work things to a feverish pitch. Ginty concludes with some psychedelic organ rumblings a la Keith Emerson. Jacobs returns to the studio for “Mirrors” where he and GInty soften things up to start. It does not last too long as the band then picks up the beat and the cut begins to drive and get your feet tapping in rhythm. Then Jacobs blasts off in a Carlos Santana-esque guitar as Ginty and he play to a somewhat controlled abandon. The album concludes with the entire set of musicians returning to a frenetic “Trinity” where Ginty takes us to church at 100 miles an hour. Things slow a bit as Jacob’s guitar fill in, then Ginty changes the tempo and key. then the other axemen make things blaze as all four solo and then trade off licks; it’s spectacular.

There are two extras on the DVD. Ginty shows us how the Hammond gets transported to gigs as an added feature and then he and Ben Elliot talk about the studio and its’ analog sound and history. Elliot describes his vintage equipment that has been used in places like Abbey Road and in support of greats like Hendrix and the Stones. Ginty offers that he has computerized version of all of Elliots’ equipment but Elliot offers the sound can never be replicated by a computer. His real equipment and the suspended floor and ceiling and walls that do not reflect make the sound better than any digitized equipment in a home studio.

Ginty’s own band is Mike Buckman on guitar, Paul Kuzik on bass, and both Dan Fadel and Andrei Koribanics on drums. My heart was racing after this hour and a half of exceedingly frantic and big time music by Ginty, his great band and the guests.

Bad News Travels: Live

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Laurie Jane & The 45s - Midnight Jubilee

Size: 103,9 MB
Time: 41:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Wait So Long (3:13)
02. Lucky Boy (4:06)
03. Midnight Jubilee (4:59)
04. Howlin' For My Darlin' (3:50)
05. Fine By Me (3:41)
06. Down This Road (2:53)
07. It's Been A Long Time (4:25)
08. Couldn't Cry Alone (3:30)
09. Got Me Where You Want Me (3:37)
10. What's A Girl To Do (4:41)
11. Not With You (2:23)

Proudly representing Louisville, Kentucky's musical legacy, Laurie Jane and The 45's are a band of best friends, brothers, and a husband and wife. Their sound is a melting pot of 1950's big city electric blues with the high energy sounds of early rockabilly and soul. Laurie Jane's jazz influenced vocals, sincere and restrained, float across the churning depths of Cort Duggins' twelve-string slide guitar and deep blues picking. Jason Embry's upright bass and Scott Dugdale's drums lay down raucous swinging back beats.

Midnight Jubilee

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Hans Van Lier Band - Good Wine Needs No Bush

Size: 110,3 MB
Time: 47:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. The Rose (3:05)
02. Favorable Man (3:12)
03. Harder To Kill (4:21)
04. Hold Your Hand (3:31)
05. Shake Your Hips (2:55)
06. Lonely Seagull (3:15)
07. One Night (2:34)
08. Sweet Little Sixteen (3:15)
09. I'm In Love (3:53)
10. She's Allright (6:18)
11. What Ever You Want (3:17)
12. Please Let Me Into (3:25)
13. Maybe (3:56)

Hans van Lier (born in Groningen, the Netherlands 1961) is a versatile guitarplayer. His solo's are often lyrical, but he can also really storm. This always happens with great melodic sense. He masters various styles, and he is not afraid of rock 'n roll.

Hans is self-taught as a guitarplayer. At the age of fourteen he began playing the electric guitar. He soon learnt a lot of chords. On a given day he discovered a nice 'run', which he soon began to use as a basis for his playing. It turned out that he discovered the blues scale on his own. In this same year he did his first gig in Appelscha. (Friesland, the Netherlands)

Hans got a lot of inspiration from his direct environment where a lot of music was made. He studied the records of Blues players like Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Elmore James, Luther 'guitar' Johnson and Stevie Ray Vaughan. After a few years as a rythm guitar player Hans went solo at the age of eighteen. During the following years he worked with various bluesbands. In 1978 he entered the Dutch Guitar Championship in Paradiso. He finished third!

Hans has done a lot of work with female singers. He toured with Lia Ona in Denmark, and Gina de Boer (the Dutch Janis Joplin) has been in his band too. He worked with a.o. Hanneke Kappen (recorded a CD with her), Inki de Jonghe (King Lier), Rosa King from Amsterdam and Tineke Schoemaker (well known from 'Barrelhouse', one of the most successful bluesbands in the Netherlands). Together with Tineke, Hans was the best during a jazz- and bluesfestival in Friesland. He has also done some work with male singers: B.J. Hegen, Lourens Leeuw, Hans Dulfer, Marcel Kapteijn (Ten Sharp), Eddie C. Campbell from Chicago and guitarplayer Mick Taylor, old member of The Rolling Stones, Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon, better familiar as Double Trouble of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and also guitarplayer Jan Akkerman.

Good Wine Needs No Bush

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Matt Taylor, Phil Manning Band - OZ Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:22
Size: 94.7 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues, Electric blues
Year: 1981/1999
Art: Front

[3:48] 1. Nothing
[3:28] 2. Nice Friends
[3:38] 3. The Line
[4:40] 4. Laughing
[4:21] 5. Spring Hill
[1:20] 6. Blow
[6:42] 7. Mannish Boy
[3:16] 8. Tammy
[4:40] 9. Comin' on Strong
[5:23] 10. Boogie 2 (Son of Boogie)

This is the CD that defines Australia's contribution to the world of blues. To his eternal credit, Matt Taylor has never crossed back over the tracks. His personal blues odyssey has been committed, as enveloping and as productive as that of any black American artist his age. His colour has long since ceased to be an issue. He makes blues music because he feels it, because it grows inside him and demands release.

OZ Blues

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Dressed To Kill - This Ol' Train

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:04
Size: 110.1 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. Tail Spin
[3:00] 2. I Need You
[3:31] 3. Low Town
[2:38] 4. Reckless
[3:27] 5. Take Care Of Our Own
[4:22] 6. Message To A Troubled Mind
[4:07] 7. This Ol' Train
[5:51] 8. You Hurt Me
[3:49] 9. Happiless
[3:23] 10. So Damn Bad
[2:36] 11. Way You Move
[3:52] 12. The Whip
[4:20] 13. Hell And Back

DRESSED TO KILL Is a local South Western Ontario Blues/funk/rock band who bring a clean, sharp and professional look and sound to every stage they perform on. They are a friendly band who connect well with the crowd at every venue. Dressed to Kill has received excellent reviews at every single venue they have performed at. Playing covers of well known blues/rock/R&B and funk greats as well as their own original material. Dressed to Kill is guaranteed to bring an excellent show every time they perform.

This Ol' Train

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Stringbean - Gospel Hour

Album: Gospel Hour
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:45
Size: 100.2 MB
Styles: Gospel blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[1:56] 1. Let's All Go Down To The River
[2:23] 2. Soul Of A Man
[3:27] 3. Jonah's Big Mistake
[2:42] 4. Wings Of A Dove
[2:36] 5. Light Of The World
[5:07] 6. Rootin For The Underdog
[2:18] 7. Great Change
[3:24] 8. I Don't Know What You Came To Do
[2:57] 9. Brothers And Sisters
[3:33] 10. Walkin' The Sea
[2:50] 11. Driftin' Too Far From The Shore
[6:40] 12. Morning Train
[3:47] 13. A Nice Way Of Closing

New Jersey Shore's legend, Kenny "Stringbean" Sorensen's new release, "Gospel Hour" introduces us to his brand of gospel. This being his 7th release for Blues Leaf, is an eclectic choice of material that will have everyone singing "Halleluyah".

Gospel Hour

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Remo Cavallini - The Last Blues From 29

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:58
Size: 77.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:40] 1. Playing The Blues
[4:18] 2. Freak Show Romance
[4:23] 3. Roundabout Blues
[3:49] 4. Last Blues From 29
[3:54] 5. Room 211
[4:22] 6. Cloé's Dance
[4:02] 7. Crossroads
[5:26] 8. Black Cat

Remo Cavallini’s career began on stage opening for local blues bands at the age of only 14. Since 1999 Remo has worked and played with different bands and artistes. Today Remo is one of Luxembourg's most productive and gifted blues guitarists and songwriters. Since January 2009 he is the General Manager of the Blues School in Differdange and later that year, he founded the Remo Cavallini Band and released his first album "Authentic South". Since their beginning, the band has played throughout Europe. In April 2014 Remo released his second album “Self Control” His style of music is most definitely rooted in blues, but he often blends in elements of other genres such as rock, jazz and funk. His guitar-playing is influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Peter Green, Albert Collins and Gary Moore .

The current band members are René Macri (bass guitar), Jeff Herr (drums), Pit Kuffer (trumpet), Fernand Neumann (tenor saxophone) and Priscila Da Costa (vocals, backing vocals). Up to now, they have supported acts such as Ten Years After, Johnny Winter, Steve Lukather, Lucky Peterson, ZZ Top, Louisiana Red, Scott Henderson and other blues legends.

The Last Blues From 29

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Rio & The Rockabilly Revival - The Midnight Rebel Sessions

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 15:49
Size: 36.2 MB
Styles: Rockabilly, Rock N Roll, Blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[2:02] 1. Leroy
[2:01] 2. Mercy
[2:15] 3. Be My Baby
[3:48] 4. When The Sun Goes Down
[2:24] 5. The Way I Walk
[3:16] 6. Rockabilly Gal

Like a whiskey soaked, Southern revival tent, Rio and the Rockabilly Revival serves up spitfire Rockabilly where angels fall and sinners are welcome. Make no mistake, this is not your daddy’s Doo-Wop. It’s pure Rock & Roll with all the sin, sweat and swagger allowed by law.

The Revival draws heavily from the genres that came together in the early 50’s to form what would be first known as Rockabilly and later known as Rock and Roll: Jump Blues, Gospel, Hillbilly Swing and Rhythm and Blues. These genres came together with a “rock beat” and Rockabilly was born. Later it would be known as Rock & Roll. Blending these old school sounds with a fresh, modern, aesthetic has proven to be a winning combination for Rio and the Rockabilly Revival, appealing to traditional purists and modern music lovers alike.

With 100+ collective years of prof. experience between them, Rio & the Rockabilly Revival serve up blistering, spitfire rockabilly, circa 1950's, fueled by Detroit diesel in their veins. RRR's live show is electrifying. Reviewers and fans alike testifying to feeling the "Rock & Roll Holy Ghost" in the room. Rio, niece of rockabilly legend Jack Scott, lives up to her rockabilly royalty roots.

The Midnight Rebel Sessions

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Popa Chubby - Two Dogs

Released: 2017
Size: 155.2 MB
Time: 67:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Styles: Electric Blues / Rock
Art: Front, Back

1. It's Alright [4:13]
2. Rescue Me [3:56]
3. Preexisting Conditions [4:52]
4. Sam Lay's Pistol [4:19]
5. Two Dogs [3:44]
6. Dirty Old Blues [5:42]
7. Shakedown [4:18]
8. Wound Up Getting High [6:00]
9. Cayophus Dupree [4:47]
10. Me Won't Back Down [4:45]
11. Chubby's Boogie [6:07]
12. Sympathy For The Devil (Live) [5:18]
13. Hallelujah (Live) [9:41]

Theodore Joseph "Ted" Horowitz, who plays under the stage name of Popa Chubby (a play on the slang idiom "pop a chubby", meaning to get an erection), is an American Rock / Electric blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career has always been about moving forward and carving a place for himself in the imposing terrain of the music business, overcoming odds to continue growing and maturing as a creative force. He has built a constantly increasing base of fans across the world, where in many territories he is a star.

“People ask me why 2 dogs? It’s an old fable – 2 dogs, 2 wolves”. We have become polarized as a race. There is a battle inside each of us. Each day we rise and must choose our path calling upon each other and our own spirits for strength and courage. The dog we feed is the one that rules the dog we starve dies of neglect. It is up to each of us to use our spirit to feed the dog that will enable all of us to thrive. I believe in the triumph of the human spirit, I believe that a grain of hope is more powerful than a mountain of fear. And I believe I love. We are here to love. Love each other, love the gift that is this life, and love music. So my dear friends, I make this offering to you with love, hope and the awareness that the dog I feed is the one that will help me to bring all the love in my soul to you.”

Two Dogs

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LaVern Baker - La Vern + Rock & Roll (2in1)

Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:07
Size: 183,5 MB
Styles: R&B, rock & roll, soul, jazz
Scans: Full

1. Lots And Lots Of Love (2:26)
2. Of Course I Do (2:53)
3. You'll Be Crying (2:59)
4. Miracles (2:47)
5. I'm In A Crying Mood (2:53)
6. Mine All Mine (2:16)
7. Harbor Lights (2:23)
8. I'll Never Be Free (2:22)
9. Romance In The Dark (3:03)
10. Everybody's Somebody's Fool (2:12)
11. How Long Will It Be? (2:46)
12. Fool That I Am (2:23)
13. Jim Dandy (2:12)
14. Tra La La (2:12)
15. I Can't Love You Enough (2:39)
16. Get Up, Get Up (You Sleepy Head) (2:22)
17. That's All I Need (2:35)
18. Bop-Ting-A-Ling (3:06)
19. Tweedlee Dee (3:07)
20. Still (2:24)
21. Play It Fair (2:58)
22. Tomorrow Night (3:15)
23. That Lucky Old Sun (2:56)
24. Soul On Fire (3:05)
25. My Hapiness Forever (2:48)
26. How Can You Leave A Man Like This? (2:39)
27. Bumble Bee (Bonus) (2:30)
28. St. Louis Blues (Bonus) (2:33)
29. Substitute (Bonus) (2:19)
30. Dix-A-Billy (Bonus) (1:50)

Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the legendary vocalist. LaVern Baker was one of the most important female vocalists of any time or genre. Her musical styles ranged between ground-breaking Rock 'n' Roll, cheerful R&B, early Soul, Jump Blues and Jazz. Whatever the style, Baker's sound was unique a soulful combination of unbridled lungpower and sophisticated phrasing. With the possible exception of Ruth Brown and the Chantels' Arlene Smith, Baker had no equal until the arrival of Aretha Franklin.

This collector's edition compiles two of her complete albums for Atlantic: La Vern (1956) and LaVern Baker Rock & Roll (1957). Both LPs contain the cream of the crop from Baker's hitmaking stretch for the Atlantic label during her early years. In addition, we have included four bonus tracks consisting of hard to find sides from the same period.

These splendid recordings feature a virtual who's who of great sidemen, including King Curtis, Milt Hinton, Hank Jones, Taft Jordan, Sam the Man Taylor, Urbie Green, Al Caiola and Joe Marshall, among others. /Amazon

Tracks 1-12 from "La Vern" (1956)
Tracks 13-26 from "Rock & Roll" (1957)
Tracks 27-30 bonus tracks

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Memphis Slim & Canned Heat - Memphis Heat

Year: 1974/1981/1994/2004
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:05
Size: 122,3 MB
Styles: Electric blues, piano blues
Scans: Full

1. When I Were Young (2:44)
2. Whizzle Wham (1:44)
3. Black Cat Cross My Trail (3:02)
4. Boogie Duo (3:05)
5. Down That Big Road (3:02)
6. Mr. Longfingers (7:03)
7. Mother Earth (3:15)
8. You Don't Know My Mind (6:30)
9. Five Long Years (5:05)
10. Trouble Everywhere I Go (3:50)
11. Paris (2:14)
12. Five Long Years (Alt. Version) (Bonus) (7:30)
13. Memphis Heat (Bonus) (3:55)

Memphis Heat documents Chicago blues piano legend Memphis Slim's studio collaborations with the rock group Canned Heat in France on September 18, 1970, and July 11, 1973. The results are tasty indeed. Slim's voice and piano are well matched by Henry Vestine's electric guitar, Canned Heat's rockin' rhythm section, and (on six out of 13 tracks) the Memphis Horns, a solid wind quintet of trumpet, trombone, two tenors, and a baritone sax.

Memphis Slim tried on a lot of different styles and instrumental combinations during the 1970s. His Canned Heat sessions have been both praised and panned over the years, a state of affairs that often revealed more about the reviewers than the music itself. A fair assessment should take into account the blues and rock scene of the early '70s, the pianist's artistic intentions as he capped a long and eventful career, and perhaps most importantly the positive effect that this music is likely to have upon any listener who loves a good jumpin' electric blues band. /Arwul Arwulf, AllMusic

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Jimmy Reed - Boss Man (2 CD)

Jimmy Reed followed a limited formula, but it worked time and time again, and his songs, because of their inherent structural simplicity, are among the most versatile in the blues canon, and have been covered by countless blues and pop artists. With his laid-back, slurred singing style stretched over a lazy, easy boogie rhythm, and punctuated by short runs on his racked harmonica, Reed brought a kind of hushed, unhurried urgency to everything he recorded. The lyrics to his songs were actually written by his wife, Mary Lee Reed, and although she remains in the background on his records, they were very much a songwriting team, turning out such enduring classics as "Baby, What You Want Me to Do," "Big Boss Man," "Bright Lights, Big City," and "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby," all of which are included on this collection.

Everything Reed recorded is cut from the same cloth, so casual listeners may find this anthology to be a disc too long, while serious listeners will undoubtedly want a set that goes into even more depth. For those in between, this set will be a perfect fit. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic

Album: Boss Man - CD 1
Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:57
Size: 110,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. You Don't Have To Go (3:07)
2. High And Lonesome (2:49)
3. Boogie In The Dark (2:35)
4. You Upset My Mind (2:52)
5. I Ain't Got You (2:20)
6. Come On Baby (2:38)
7. Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (2:15)
8. My First Plea (2:47)
9. You Got Me Dizzy (2:51)
10. Little Rain (3:10)
11. The Sun Is Shining (2:52)
12. Honest I Do (2:43)
13. Ends And Odds (2:28)
14. You're Something Else (2:34)
15. Down In Virginia (2:26)
16. I'm Gonna Get My Baby (2:40)
17. Going To New York (2:20)
18. Take Out Some Insurance (2:21)

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Album: Boss Man - CD 2
Year: 1999
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:44
Size: 110,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Baby, What You Want Me To Do (2:26)
2. Hush Hush (2:34)
3. Found Love (2:21)
4. Big Boss Man (2:49)
5. Close Together (2:35)
6. I'm A Love You (2:02)
7. Bright Lights, Big City (2:42)
8. Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth (2:25)
9. Down In Mississippi (3:52)
10. Let's Get Together (2:54)
11. Oh John (2:25)
12. Ain't No Big Deal (2:29)
13. Help Yourself (3:02)
14. Left Handed Woman (2:26)
15. I'm Going Upside Your Head (2:44)
16. The Devil's Shoestring, Pt. 2 (2:42)
17. I'm The Man Down There (3:01)
18. When Girls Do It (2:08)

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Various - Five Star Blues Rock

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 110:17
Size: 252.5 MB
Styles: Blues rock
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[5:55] 1. Jonny Lang - A Quitter Never Wins
[5:06] 2. Lucky Peterson - Compared To What
[7:16] 3. Roy Buchanan - Roy Buchanan - Pete's Blue
[3:42] 4. Eric Clapton - Rockin' Daddy
[9:43] 5. Ten Years After - I May Be Wrong, But I Won't Be Wrong Always
[4:54] 6. The Allman Brothers Band - One Way Out
[3:33] 7. Savoy Brown Blues Band - The Doormouse Rides The Rails
[4:46] 8. Susan Tedeschi - Love Me Don't Hate Me
[4:47] 9. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Don't Think Twice
[2:08] 10. Eric Clapton - Key To Love
[3:54] 11. Robert Cray - I Wonder
[4:45] 12. Takats Tamas Dirty Blues Band - Roadhouse Blues
[3:04] 13. Buddy Guy - I Got A Strange Feeling
[2:44] 14. Otis Rush - You Been An Angel
[2:49] 15. Muddy Waters - Short Dress Woman
[4:28] 16. John Scofield - I Don't Need No Doctor
[3:01] 17. Albert Collins - Frosty
[3:00] 18. Koko Taylor - What Kind Of Man Is That
[4:10] 19. Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious
[5:34] 20. John Mayall - Force Of Nature
[5:16] 21. Luther Allison - Easy Baby
[3:26] 22. Bobby Blue Bland - Driftin' Blues
[3:59] 23. Johnny Copeland - Blues Ain't Nothin'
[3:29] 24. Joe Louis Walker - Yveline
[4:34] 25. Robben Ford - Lovin' Cup

Though much early rock & roll was based in the blues, Blues-Rock didn't fully develop into a subgenre until the late-'60s. Blues-rock emphasized two specific things -- the traditional, three-chord blues song and instrumental improvisation. Borrowing the idea of an instrumental combo and loud amplification from rock & roll, the original blues-rockers -- bands like Cream that grew out of the Alexis Korner and John Mayall tradition of British blues, as well as American bands like the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Canned Heat -- also attempted to play long, involved improvisations which were commonplace on jazz records, as well as live blues shows. The hybrid became quite popular and the bands that immediately followed them were louder and more riff-oriented. Out of this approach came heavy metal and Southern rock, which both used basic blues riffs and featured extended solos. In the early '70s, the lines between blues-rock and hard rock were barely visible, as boogie-based bands like ZZ Top employed album-rock production techniques that tended to obscure their blues roots. However, blues-rock soon backed away from hard rock, and there was a set number of acts that continued to play (and rewrite) blues standards as well as write their own songs in the same idiom. In the '80s and '90s, blues-rock was more roots-oriented than in the '60s and '70s, even when artists like the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan flirted with rock stardom. By the '80s, blues-rock had become an accepted tradition, much like the blues.

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Leo Hull - Bootleggin' The Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:43
Size: 79.5 MB
Styles: Texas blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:13] 1. Bootleggin The Blues
[3:21] 2. The Hustle
[3:22] 3. Road Hard
[3:56] 4. Blowtorch Baby
[3:23] 5. Whiskey And Women
[3:59] 6. The Road
[5:11] 7. Pistol #69
[2:51] 8. Running Away Again
[5:25] 9. Between Us Two

Leo Hull, the King of Texas Roadhouse Blues delivers another astounding rendition of his Original Texas Roadhouse Blues. You will be Moving and Grooving and playing it over and over. The music and lyrics will grab you from the first song to the last.

Bootleggin' The Blues

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The Refreshments - 2 albums: Refreshing Classics / Wow Factor

It's not an overstatement to say that The Refreshments since 1995 has been one of Europe's most reliable suppliers of high-energy "rock" and just about equal doses of swinging "roll". By travelling all over their native Sweden to play their music night after night, they've developed a rock'n'roll sound that for more than two decades has made a steadily growing audience dance, tap their feet and pump up the volume on their car stereo - sometimes simultaneously.

Unlikely enough, it all started in the 80's. In a time when synth pop and soft metal ruled the airwaves, some teenagers from Gavle, Sweden, realized that they loved Chuck Berry, Rockpile and classic rock'n'roll more than anything that was on MTV or radio. In 1989 they decided to do something about it, formed The Refreshments, and with half a million albums sold (of which twelve gold and two platinum), a Grammy nomination and more than 4 000 live shows has deserved the title as Sweden's hardest and most rootsy rock'n'roll band many times over.

Album: Refreshing Classics
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:50
Size: 100.4 MB
Styles: Roots, Rock N Roll, Blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:02] 1. Jukebox
[3:10] 2. Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
[2:30] 3. I'm Comin' Home
[1:47] 4. Talking About You
[2:20] 5. The Fat Man
[3:08] 6. Love Letters
[3:10] 7. Down The Road Apiece
[2:14] 8. Georgia Slop
[2:33] 9. Judy
[3:16] 10. Big Blue Diamonds
[2:48] 11. Your True Love
[2:36] 12. A Big Hunk Of Love
[3:33] 13. I Got Loaded
[2:27] 14. Pucker Paint
[2:43] 15. Pledging My Love
[2:24] 16. High School Confidential

Refreshing Classics

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Album: Wow Factor
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:39
Size: 83.9 MB
Styles: Roots, Rock N Roll, Blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[2:34] 1. Wow Factor
[3:00] 2. Clarksdale Blues
[3:18] 3. My Heart´s In Tennessee
[3:06] 4. Hallelujah
[3:37] 5. Riverboat Queen
[2:59] 6. My One Love
[3:44] 7. Spring
[2:29] 8. House Of Blue Lights
[4:14] 9. Without A Dream
[2:41] 10. American Love
[3:02] 11. Dark Moon
[1:50] 12. 3 Chords 12 Bars

Wow Factor

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Christian Rannenberg - Old School Blues Piano Stylings

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:55
Size: 162.3 MB
Styles: Piano blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[2:54] 1. New Town Shuffle
[4:15] 2. Tupelo Revisited
[3:51] 3. Oakland Walk
[5:53] 4. Too Late To Cry
[5:22] 5. Pinetop Is In The House
[3:54] 6. West Madison Blues
[3:48] 7. Fifth Floor Stomp
[2:57] 8. Drinkin' With Brother
[3:04] 9. Fathaland Bounce
[4:16] 10. Mr. Miller's Blues
[3:28] 11. Rampart And Dumaine
[3:20] 12. Bloodstains On The Wall
[3:45] 13. Drinkin' Bad Whiskey
[4:30] 14. Walter Davis Blues
[3:45] 15. Good Bye Baby
[3:25] 16. Merry Weather Boogie
[2:48] 17. Rent Man Blues
[5:31] 18. God Bless The Child

Fifteen years have passed since Christian Rannenberg released his last album at Acoustic Music. But now the blues-pianist is back. A recording like visiting a good blues club in Chicago or the Bay Area. Christian Rannenberg plus guests. Don't miss this CD!

Old School Blues Piano Stylings

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Reed Turchi & His Kudzu Orkestra - Live At Soulshine

Size: 126,9 MB
Time: 54:59
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock, Desert Blues
Art: Front

01. Goin Down South (Live) (8:17)
02. You Got To Move (Live) (4:44)
03. It Goes Down Smooth (Live) (1:32)
04. Keep On Drinkin (Live) (5:35)
05. Kudzu Raga (Live) (7:17)
06. Skinny Woman (Live) (6:05)
07. Floristella (Live) (4:33)
08. Room For A Love Offering (Live) (1:02)
09. Jumper On The Line (Live) (9:35)
10. Escape Velocity (Lost In The Vines) (Live) (6:15)

Personnel:
Billy Bennett - Synthesizer, Samples, Feedback, Bass
Art Edmaiston - Sax, Interludes
Andy Ellis - 11 String Fretless Oud
Adam Hill - Guitar, Percussion
Lee McAlilly - Synthesizer, Style, Bass
Alex Morgan - One Note Keyboard
Heather Moulder - Keyboard, Vocals
Roderic Maybin - Percussion
Kirby Shelstad - Drums, Percussion
Reed Turchi - Guitar, Vocals
Blair - Drums, Percussion

The night before the show, Art called to say the alternator in his car had gone out, and he was buying a ticket to get the Greyhound out of Memphis the next morning.

The morning after the show, Adam called to ask if I knew where his guitar, his shoes, or his bag had ended up.

What happened inbetween was pure magic, music like none ever heard before, soaring over the Nashville skyline on a hot summer night, fueled by a bottle of tequila, too many vodka drinks to count (thanks to our sponsor), and a mysterious “Happy Birthday Artie” cake that just coincidentally was waiting for us in the dressing room—no relation.

The mission of the Kudzu Orkestra is to spread unity via the relentless power of the monochordal, on-the-one romp groove, and this recording gives testament to its potency. Of the eleven musicians who comprised the Orkestra that night, only a handful had ever been in the same room together, not to mention ever having shared a stage, or having any clue what songs we were likely to launch into.

When you listen to this record, you’ll hear the people and the personalities at play behind the performance — exchanges of musical ideas, of mentalities, of perspectives in the truest sense: each player a prism of how they hear and see the world, reflected and refracted, eventually brought together and amplified.

Sound waves are standing waves, and when we think of sound, we far too often forget the physicality of resonance, of what it means to vibrate at the same frequency.

As Art said, as we slouched into our booth at the diner post-show, cheeseburgers in hand (or in Adam’s case, staring up at him from the table): “No one else did anything like this here tonight.”

Sit back, pour yourself a stiff drink or two, and let yourself get lost in these vines.

Happy listening ~Reed

Live At Soulshine

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Nick Curran & The Nitelifes - Nitelife Boogie

Size: 102,4 MB
Time: 42:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Jump Blues, Rockin' Blues
Art: Full

01. I'm Glad, Glad (2:23)
02. Nite Life Boogie (3:47)
03. Let The Daddy Hold You (2:26)
04. I Want To Love Somebody (3:43)
05. Low Down Dirty Shame (2:30)
06. Close To Midnight (3:25)
07. This Time I'm Out The Door (2:14)
08. Space Guitar (2:54)
09. She's Fifteen (3:39)
10. Juke Box Mama (3:56)
11. You Know My Love (3:07)
12. Wrong Doin' Woman (2:43)
13. Come Back To Me Baby (3:14)
14. Don't Jive Me Baby (2:47)

If Fixin' Your Head's grainy, vintage sound turned a lot of heads, Nitelife Boogie will certainly put more than a few blues fiends into neck braces. Utilizing vintage recording equipment and a live performance aesthetic, guitarist/singer Nick Curran reinterprets jump blues classics along with rarities and originals in the exact style of the original recordings. This guy uses Murray's Superior Hair Dressing on his pompadour, wears some snappy vintage threads, and is backed by a tight rhythm section and two tenor saxophones. Scenesters will certainly appreciate his adherence to vintage style, but Curran's chops are no cute trend. Like a mad-blues hungry-scientist's clone hybrid of Little Richard and T-Bone Walker, it's uncanny how much Curran sounds like his post-war blues idols. But rather than coming off as a staid, neo-traditionalist, Curran imbues each track with a fresh urgency lacking in many modern blues releases. In fact, even on his originals like the raunchy and wrong "She's Fifteen," Curran often improves his idols' approach, by distilling and magnifying the catchy and gritty elements that make jump blues so compelling. He takes on Johnny "Guitar" Watson's bizarre instro "Space Guitar," bettering the original with interesting reverb on/reverb off production tweaks. Similarly, there's a rebellious, punk-like exuberance in the way Curran's microphone distorts during the frenzied gospel-shouts of Lloyd Price's raucous "I'm Glad, Glad." If it wasn't a classic before, it is now. ~by Matt Collar

Nitelife Boogie

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VA - Blind Pig Records 40th Anniversary Collection

Size: 172,0+166,7 MB
Time: 73:18+71:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Gambling Blues (3:21)
02 Victor Wainwright & The Wildroots - Boom Town (3:16)
03 Albert Cummings - No Doubt (4:33)
04 Popa Chubby - Hey Joe (6:05)
05 Big Walter Horton - Everybody's Fishin' (3:00)
06 Deborah Coleman - I'm A Woman (4:49)
07 James Cotton - Dust My Broom (4:20)
08 Otis Rush - Crosscut Saw (4:51)
09 Elvin Bishop - Stomp (4:57)
10 Altered Five Blues Band - Charmed & Dangerous (3:40)
11 Sena Ehrhardt - Last Chance (6:24)
12 Damon Fowler - Thought I Had It All (5:17)
13 Kenny Neal - Old Friends (4:36)
14 Charlie Musselwhite - Chicago Sunset (3:36)
15 Eddy Clearwater - Crossover (4:35)
16 Pinetop Perkins - Just Keep On Drinking (3:01)
17 Commander Cody - Last Call For Alcohol (2:51)

CD 2:
01 Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working (4:59)
02 Big Bill Morganfield - You're Gonna Miss Me (3:24)
03 Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks - Human Cannonball (4:33)
04 Tommy Castro - It's That Time Again (4:11)
05 Deanna Bogart - In The Rain (4:07)
06 The Cash Box Kings - Baby Without You (3:55)
07 Luther Allison - Let's Try Again (6:45)
08 Smokin' Joe Kubek - Diamond Eyes (3:47)
09 Zac Harmon - Raising Hell (4:33)
10 Studebaker John & The Hawks - Blue Feelin' (3:56)
11 Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers - Frankenbop (3:49)
12 Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's - Chicken Shack Boogie (2:47)
13 Billy Branch - Back Alley Cat (2:18)
14 Andy T - Nick Nixon Band - Shut The Front Door (2:41)
15 Southern Hospitality - Southern Livin' (4:43)
16 Hubert Sumlin - Sitting On Top Of The World (4:18)
17 Otis Clay - When The Gates Swing Open (6:07)

Blind Pig Records 40th Anniversary Collection CD 1
Blind Pig Records 40th Anniversary Collection CD 2

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Jimmy Dawkins - Tell Me Baby

Year: 2004
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:28
Size: 130,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Tell Me Baby (5:06)
2. Falling Tears (6:31)
3. Kotten Field Jump (4:11)
4. Mean O' Blues (5:44)
5. Gitar King (4:47)
6. Mid Nite Boogie (5:40)
7. Tired Of Krying (4:46)
8. Bring It Back (5:01)
9. Rumping 'N' Stomping (6:59)
10. Hard Life Blues (7:39)

Jimmy Dawkins was one of the originators of the tough West Side sound in Chicago blues. Since his initial appearance on Delmark in the late '60s, his career has had its ups and downs, often going years without recording. After a string of lackluster releases in the '80s, and some time away from performing, Dawkins started to find his feet again in the early '90s. Tell Me Baby is Dawkins' second album for Fedora and features the same core players as his earlier effort for the label from 2001: Frank Goldwasser on guitar, John Suhr on organ, and Chris Millar on drums and producing. Additionally on this 2003 session, Dawkins is rejoined by guitarist Rich Kirch, whom he played with back in the '70s.

The first track stumbles a bit, with Dawkins' guitar too low in the mix and perhaps just a bit too much production gloss. But as things progress, the band seems to pick up steam, and his guitar takes its proper place upfront. Dawkins' impassioned singing still hits home, his tough guitar soloing has lost none of its edge (there is still no one who plays quite like him), and the tunes give him plenty of room to stretch out. Tell Me Baby will never take the place of his early Delmark material, but it's good to hear an unsung bluesman like Dawkins still kicking it out after 35 years. /Sean Westergaard, AllMusic

Tell Me Baby mc
Tell Me Baby zippy

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