Fillmore Sims - It's Going To Be My Time After While

Size: 216 MB
Time: 38:14
File: Flac
Released: 1996
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. I'm Broke Baby (5:22)
2. Slippin' Out (9:39)
3. Slow Blues (5:09)
4. All The People I Could Have Been (3:59)
5. I Hear You Cryin' (3:01)
6. Cutin-n-Loosen (3:22)
7. It's Going To Be My Time After While (4:08)
8. Instrumental (3:31)

Clarence Sims, best known by his stage name, Fillmore Slim, is an American blues vocalist and guitarist with five albums to his credit. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was also a known pimp in San Francisco, referred to several times as "The West Coast Godfather of the Game" and "The Pope of Pimping".He's still playin' at 89!!!

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Airborne Blues Virus - Minnie Water Music

Size: 276 MB
Time: 39:50
File: Flac
Released: 2015
Styles: Aussie Blues
Art: Front

1. Feels Alright (4:11)
2. Hold (3:40)
3. Family Man Blues (H) (0:27)
4. Family Man Blues (4:38)
5. Burning Flame (4:17)
6. Carry On (5:34)
7. Dryin Eyes (For Tappo) [feat. A (4:21)
8. In the Sun (4:11)
9. Sometimes (3:33)
10. Wherever You Are (4:53)

Airborne Blues Virus is a dynamic blues band from Australia’s North Coast, recently reuniting after a decade-long hiatus. Their electrifying performances showcase the brotherly magic between guitarists Jode and Izac Skennar. Drawing from blues greats, they infuse classic and modern blues, delivering an infectious live experience.

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Paul Jones - The Blues

Album: The Blues
Size: 166,1 MB
Time: 72:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues, R&B
Art: Front, back

1. Manfred Mann - Without You (2:21)
2. Paul Jones - Sonny Boy Williamson (2:53)
3. The Blues Band - The Blues Band (3:47)
4. Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1 (1:59)
5. Paul Jones - The Dog Presides (2:48)
6. The Blues Band - Noah Lewis Blues (4:06)
7. Manfred Mann - You've Got To Take It (1:57)
8. Paul Jones - The Pod That Came Back (4:16)
9. The Blues Band - Sure Feels Good (3:42)
10. Manfred Mann - I'm Your Kingpin (2:50)
11. Guido Toffoletti's Blues Society w. Paul Jones - Livin' For The Day (3:44)
12. The Blues Band - Not Me (2:29)
13. Manfred Mann - Can't Believe It (3:20)
14. Mick Pini w. Paul Jones - Like Mother Like Daughter (4:33)
15. The Blues Band - It's Got To Be The Blues (4:56)
16. Manfred Mann - I Need You (2:26)
17. Paul Jones - Choose Or Cop Out (4:05)
18. The Blues Band - Down To The River (5:48)
19. Manfred Mann - It Took A Little While (2:17)
20. Paul Jones - Suddenly I Like It (4:16)
21. The Blues Band - I'll Be Home Again Tonight (3:26)

Paul Jones, award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, performer, actor, radio and TV presenter of over sixty years standing is celebrated by way of a twenty-one track compilation simply entitled "The Blues", released on the Umbrella Music Label. "The Blues" is the first collection of Paul Jones’ recordings that encompasses his earliest days with Manfred Mann, taking in stellar performances with The Blues Band, Mick Pini, Guido Toffoletti’s Blues Society, as well as solo recordings to the present day. The twenty-one tracks are all Paul Jones compositions or co-writes, and display the breadth and depth of this unique performer’s talents.

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Stacy Mitchhart & Blues-U-Can-Use - Blues Transfusion

Album: Blues Transfusion
Size: 152,1 MB
Time: 65:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1993
Styles: Blues, soul-blues, jazzy blues
Art: Front

1. It's The Groove In The Blues (3:39)
2. Give Up What You Got (4:59)
3. It's A Three Dog Night (5:51)
4. I've Just Got To Let You Go (5:34)
5. You Ain't Gotta Be Poor (To Have The Blues) (4:42)
6. I'm Your Blues Doctor (4:52)
7. Conversation With The Doctor (4:05)
8. The Park Avenue Stomp (5:03)
9. I Got Pain (3:20)
10. I'll Be There For You (5:50)
11. Final Welcome (4:08)
12. Girl I've Got To Leave You (5:49)
13. They All Want Something (3:48)
14. Steatofygous (Big Butt) Woman (3:49)

Stacy Mitchhart was born February 16, 1959 in a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. He got his first guitar and took lessons around the age of nine then at the age of nine he taught his father how to play. He grew up listening to his parents albums like Wes Montgomery, Al Hirt, Boots Randolph, Ink Spots and The Mills Brothers. "Growing up in Cincinnati my best friends father was my biggest musical influence. Frank Hedges was an unorthodox storefront preacher who played gospel as the blues. He put me in his band." Some of Mitchhart's other musical influences were Bobby Blues Bland, B.B. King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Carlos Santana, and Sly and The Family Stones. Mitchhart took these influences and started a lifelong career.

In 1991 after a few years on the East Coast, time in L.A. and touring top venues and Festivals, Mitchhart returned home to his hometown. He put together a blues show called Stacy Mitchhart & Blues-You-Can-Use. The band attracted both rock and soul fans. In 1993 he released his first album Blues Transfusion. In 1996 he moved to Nashville,TN. and took up residency as the house band for the hugely popular Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar. Mitchhart has been recognized by receiving numerous awards including the "Albert King's Most Promising Guitarist Award" at the Blues Foundations International Challenge in Memphis,TN. /Sister Mary

Personnel: Stacy Mitchhart (guitar, vocals); Leroy Ellington (tenor & baritone saxophone, background vocals); Brook Reindollar (trumpet, trombone); Larry Feldner (keyboards, background vocals); Walt Coleman (bass, background vocals); Moses Mooney (drums); Bill Gwynne (trombone); Cathy C. (background vocals).

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The Honeymen - Made Up My Mind

Album: Made Up My Mind
Size: 111,4 MB
Time: 48:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. Made Up My Mind (3:03)
2. I'm Ready (3:23)
3. Straighten Up Baby (3:35)
4. Why Did You Break My Heart (3:41)
5. All Night Long (4:01)
6. Born Blind (3:38)
7. I Got To Go (4:25)
8. Easy (4:11)
9. Someone To Love Me (3:18)
10. Good Morning Little Angel (3:43)
11. Blues Stop Knockin' (3:30)
12. Here's My Picture (2:19)
13. Sweet Little Woman (2:34)
14. Hate To See You Go (2:42)

Since 1991, Jimmy Jazz (vocals, guitar, drums) and Elmore Jazz (harmonica) - natives of Quimper, France - have continued to pass on their passion for the Devil's music. Inspired by the Swamp Blues of Louisiana and the Chicago Blues of the 50's, they have forged a personal style from which oozes the influence of the stammering electricity of the "roots blues" like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.

The two brothers have been at the forefront of the scene since the 90's and have imposed their vibrant blues with rock 'n' roll at the biggest European festivals, and depending on the encounters this fraternal duo can be expanded with a third instrumentalist. Drums played with the feet to hammer the tempo, two incisive guitars and an amplified harmonica, this is enough to awaken the spirits of the pioneers of electric blues from the Windy City and the Louisiana bayou.

Personnel; Jimmy Jazz (vocals, guitar, drums); Elmore Jazz (vocals, harmonica); Mig Toquereau (bass); Philippe Carnot (percussion).

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JJ Milteau - Key To The Highway

Album: Key To The Highway
Size: 80,2 MB
Time: 34:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. Maggie's Farm (3:25)
2. Chain Of Fools (3:14)
3. New Key To The Highway (3:05)
4. Rainy Night In Georgia (4:15)
5. Love The One You're With (3:22)
6. Sunshine Of Your Love (3:39)
7. Stuck In The Middle With You (2:49)
8. Takin' It Back (2:48)
9. What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) (3:51)
10. Angel From Montgomery (3:58)

J.J. Milteau gathers around him some talented accomplices, Michael Robinson, Mike Andersen, Harrison Kennedy, Carlton Moody, under the guidance of Johan Dalgaard to surf on a soundtrack soaked in blues and all the music he has been programming for over twenty years in his show “Bon Temps Rouler”.

“My whole life has been determined by buying my first harmonica when I was fifteen. For me, it truly was The Key To The Highway. Whether it’s Little Walter’s version in 1958, the one, captured on the fly, by Clapton and Duane Allman in 1970, or the one wrongly considered the original by Big Bill Broonzy and Jazz Gillum, the song “Key to the Highway” is undoubtedly considered a classic, even an anthem! Studies on the Blues tend to demonstrate that the lyrics are often to be taken with a grain of salt.

But here we are squarely facing the obvious: the common aspiration for each individual to break free from their circumstances and find a personal and rewarding path. Even though I never thought that the humble “lip destroyer” would serve such a purpose, I must honestly acknowledge that all the encounters that have shaped my life have occurred more or less directly thanks to the Marine Band 1896/20. The little harmonica has been for me, The Key to the Highway.”

Personnel: JJ Milteau (harmonica); Mike Andersen (vocals tracks 1,6); Harrison Kennedy (vocals tracks 2,8); Carlton Moody (vocals tracks 4,7,10); Michael Robinson (vocals tracks 3,5,9); Johan Daalgard (keyboards, percussion); Raphael Chassin (drums, percussion tracks 7,10); David Donatien (congas, percussion); Toma Milteau (drums, percussion track 4); Laurent Vernerey (upright bass).

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Fillmore Slim - Born To Sing The Blues

Size: 256 MB
Time: 38:25
File: Flac
Released: 1998
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. She's Gone (3:54)
2. Reap What You Sow (2:22)
3. 3rd Rate Love Affair (4:04)
4. Watchdog (3:39)
5. Don't Treat Me Right Blues (4:18)
6. Things I Used To Do (4:02)
7. I'll Be A Better Man (3:06)
8. Hard Luck Blues (4:48)
9. Body Language (3:54)
10. Lonely Heart & Broken Mind (4:17)

Good ole fashioned hip shakin blues. The first time I heard Fillmore Slim play was at a small Blues Festival in Three Rivers Ca.I purchased a cd on a different label than this label and I played it once and that was it.This cd is the man I heard playing at that that Festival.It will take you through every shade of blue from mellow down easy,to toe tappin,hip-shakin and get up and boogie.If you dig the Blues you will like this cd.

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Aileen Quinn and the Leapin' Lizards - Spin Me

Size: 172 MB
Time: 26:43
File: Flac
Released: 2015
Styles: Rockabilly
Art: Front

1. Spin Me (2:15)
2. Mama Didn't Raise You Right (2:34)
3. The Doctor Is In (2:50)
4. Come on Over (2:56)
5. Rabid for Your Love (2:26)
6. Walk the Talk (3:13)
7. The Good Girl (2:40)
8. Sayonara Baby (2:37)
9. When All Hell Breaks Loose (2:02)
10. Believe (3:06)

Two time Golden Globe nominated Aileen Quinn is best known for playing the title role in the 1982 film "Annie", directed by John Huston. Making her Broadway debut at age 8, she's a true triple-threat performer who has continued singing, dancing and acting in Feature Films, Television, Theatre, Animation and Commercials for 30 years. Aileen has also recorded two albums with Columbia Records: the multi-platinum "Annie" soundtrack, and her solo album, "Bobby's Girl", produced by Barbra Streisand/Dolly Parton producer, Gary Klein. Currently, as lead singer of the Leapin' Lizards, Aileen's powerful, sexy, sassy vocals combined with the musical excellence of her band mates, take the audience on a rockin' ride, swingin' to classic hits from the 20's to the 60's. This high octane band really delivers with foot stompin', grooving tunes as well as the band's own, unforgettable and soulful originals, bringing Rockabilly and Swing to the 21st Century.

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Anne Haigis - Good Day For The Blues

Size: 335 MB
Time: 54:34
File: Flac
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues, pop, rock
Art: Front

1. Can't let go (4:33)
2. Sweet forgiveness (3:58)
3. Simple man (3:47)
4. Love's been rough on me (4:36)
5. Like a rock (6:11)
6. Good day for the blues (4:11)
7. Top of the world (6:25)
8. Chuck E's in love (3:37)
9. When love comes to town (4:35)
10. You got the silver (3:08)
11. Rio esperanza (4:53)
12. Maybe (4:35)

"Good Day For The Blues" is an album for blues and (slide) guitar lovers and a big recommendation for this group. For Haigis fans anyway. The fact that opinions differ on this voice will not change with the new production. How good that we still have such independent, self-confident and expressive artists in the country. It's anything but mainstream, but it's an album with its own character and that's where its strength lies. Certainly not for every day. But for a good blues day!

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Celso Salim - Big City Blues

Album: Big City Blues
Size: 150,9 MB
Time: 65:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Best Cheater In Town (4:35)
2. Truthful Liars (4:38)
3. Big City Blues (5:02)
4. Sweet Lovin' Queen (5:51)
5. Dangerous Games (4:41)
6. If The Sea Was Whiskey (4:40)
7. Crazy About You (5:52)
8. Workin' Shoes (5:03)
9. Backdoor Loverman (2:49)
10. Hangin' Out With Mr. Daniels (4:16)
11. All Over My Skin (5:19)
12. 1000 Miles Blues (6:17)
13. Onololows Blues (5:58)

Brazilian guitarist, singer and songwriter Celso Salim presents a contemporary blues sound rooted in the past. His soulful music takes on many styles mixing deep blues with hints of soul, country, jazz and rock. ?He has 6 solo albums, won 3rd place at the 2019 International Blues Challenge and has 5 Independent Music Awards including one for best blues album. He toured with Larry McCray, performed with Magic Slim & Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, opened for B.B. King, Deep Purple, Canned Heat, John Hammond, Joe Bonamassa, and most recently collaborated with guitarists Johnny Stachela (Allman Betts Band) and Artur Menezes. Celso moved to Los Angeles in 2014 becoming one of the busiest and most respected guitarists in Southern California.

In Brazil, he has established a solid solo career releasing several albums since 2001 and was also known for his acoustic duo with bassist Rodrigo Mantovani, as well as his work with two top Brazilian blues acts: Ari Borger Quartet & Sergio Duarte Blues Band. Since Celso re-located to the US, besides winning 3rd place at the 2019 IBC, he also won the SoCal Blues Society Battle of the Bands twice (2015 & 2017) and was a 2018 IBC semi-finalist. Performing with his band and as a sideman Celso played all over California in major venues such as The Baked Potato, The Canyon Club, Catalina Jazz Club, Biscuits'n'blues, Coach House, Ojai Blues Fest 2023, Mammoth Village Fest and also shared the stage with heavy weight musicians such as Scott Page (Pink Floyd/Supertramp), Kenny Lee Lewis (Steve Miller Band), Josh Smith, Jimmy Z, Jason Ricci and Gov’t Mule’s Matt Abts & Jorgen Carlsson.

Celso Salim had his first contact with the instrument when he was six years old. At the age of 12 the talented young musician started to listen to his first Blues records, which changed his life forever. Since then, Celso knew what he wanted to be. For years he studied guitar hours each day, learning from old records by artists such as Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, BB King, and Johnny Winter. A little later he began listening to 60’s & 70’s artists like the Allman Brothers Band, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. At age 17, Celso moved to the US for the first time and spent 3 years studying music at Musicians Institute, where he received the Outstanding Stylist Award and during this period he was also performing live with locals bands, including with The Green Lizards - band formed with Darryl Carriere.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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The Honeymen - High Rise Fever

Album: High Rise Fever
Size: 106,3 MB
Time: 45:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: Juke joint blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. High Rise Fever (4:13)
2. Hate To See You Go (3:26)
3. I'm Leaving You Baby (3:50)
4. Tell Me Pretty Mama (3:02)
5. I Walk Down The Road (3:33)
6. Two Time Woman (3:26)
7. Fourty Four Blues (3:42)
8. Hello Miss Jessie Lee (3:25)
9. Walkin' Around Here In Circles (3:35)
10. Little Girl (2:50)
11. Death Bell (4:09)
12. I'd Rather Deal With The Devil (3:19)
13. Lightnin' Rocket (3:04)

Since 1991, Jimmy Jazz (vocals, guitar, drums) and Elmore Jazz (harmonica) - natives of Quimper, France - have continued to pass on their passion for the Devil's music. Inspired by the Swamp Blues of Louisiana and the Chicago Blues of the 50's, they have forged a personal style from which oozes the influence of the stammering electricity of the "roots blues" like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.

The two brothers have been at the forefront of the scene since the 90's and have imposed their vibrant blues with rock 'n' roll at the biggest European festivals, and depending on the encounters this fraternal duo can be expanded with a third instrumentalist. Drums played with the feet to hammer the tempo, two incisive guitars and an amplified harmonica, this is enough to awaken the spirits of the pioneers of electric blues from the Windy City and the Louisiana bayou.

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Anna Dukke - Broken Chains EP

Album: Broken Chains
Size: 27,1 MB
Time: 11:32
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: R&B
Art: Front

1. If It's News To You (2:46)
2. Comfortable Crap (2:22)
3. See You Again (3:18)
4. Good Mind (3:04)

Anna Dukke is a singer of La Mancha origin who grew up in one of the loneliest mountains in the south of the Sierra Morena peninsula. She preferably moves through the musical genres that appeared in the first decades of the 20th century in the United States, ranging from gospel, rhythm and blues and delta blues with influences from rockabilly. Her repertoire consists of her own compositions, but she also covers songs by artists from the 30's, 40's and 50's in a dynamic and very personal way, sometimes accompanied by her acoustic guitar or keyboard.

After her 5-month odyssey through Mexico and the United States, she has not only soaked up the roots from which her music springs, but has also left a deep mark to the point that there are some who want to cross the pond to see her again and others are already calling for her to return and perform at their venues.

Upon her return from America, she decided to record her first record with the artistic production of Al Dual, a master of world rock and roll, and a great musical team. She recorded her first EP at Golden Hen E studios in Madrid and with mastering at Mastering Studio (London). Her EP consists of a fusion composed of her own songs at the purest style of rhythm and blues and gospel. /Translated from Spanish

Personnel: Anna Dukke (vocals); Moises Sorolla (drums); Alfonso Mugica (upright bass); Isaac Gonzalez (lead guitar); Al Dual (rhythm guitar); Guillermo Gosalbo (baritone & tenor saxophone); Pablo Delgado (piano, Hammond organ).

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Aida Cooper & The Nite Life - Live In Blues

Size: 661 MB
Time: 91:55
File: Flac
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

Disc 1
1. California Shuffle (3:29)
2. Come Back And Talk To Me (4:29)
3. T. Bone Shuffle (5:08)
4. Breakin' Up Somebody's Home (4:25)
5. Blues As Blues Can Get (4:48)
6. I Wanna Thank You Baby (3:22)
7. Never Been Rocked Enough (3:51)
8. Standing On Shaky Ground (4:18)
9. Smelled Coffee (3:28)
10. Summertime (4:29)
11. Mercedes Benz (2:45)
12. This Cat's On A Hot Tin Roof (2:17)
Disc 2
1. Pick Up The Pieces (4:30)
2. Everytime I Roll The Dice (4:56)
3. 32 - 20 (2:53)
4. Hello Sun Down (4:21)
5. Rock Me Baby (4:48)
6. I Just Wanna Make Love To You (3:55)
7. 6345789 (3:26)
8. Flammin' Mamie (3:28)
9. Got My Mojo Workin' (3:55)
10. Someday Baby (3:27)

Italian-born Aida Cooper is a compelling performer who specializes in the soul-stirring blues genre. Cooper, who is renowned for her mastery of traditional blues, easily combines raw emotion and passionate storytelling with her music. She captivates listeners with her distinctive ability to take them to the smokey blues clubs of the past and her voice, which emanates both force and tenderness. Cooper's flawless phrasing and soulful delivery make it clear that she is a blues genre expert. Her great comprehension and admiration of the blues are evident in the sincerity of her rich, husky vocals. Cooper revitalizes the traditional blues by adding her own distinctive style while drawing inspiration from renowned blues musicians like Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey. Cooper transports her listeners through the heartbreak, longing, and resiliency that characterize the blues with each note she sings. Audiences are mesmerized by her vivid performances and cling to every word and melody. Cooper's incredible talent as a blues musician is demonstrated by her capacity to viscerally engage her audience. Aida Cooper stands out as a great force to be reckoned with in the blues music world. She preserves the life and vitality of the traditional blues through her soulful interpretations and sincere love of the genre. Cooper's performances create a lasting impression on her audience members' emotions and serve as a constant reminder of the blues' enduring strength and beauty.

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Foy Vance - Signs Of Life

Size: 282 MB
Time: 50:48
File: Flac
Released: 2021
Styles: Folk
Art: Front

1. Sapling (4:17)
2. We Can't Be Tamed (3:03)
3. Signs Of Life (5:00)
4. Roman Attack (4:27)
5. People Are Pills (2:11)
6. Time Stand Still (4:39)
7. If Christopher Calls (4:00)
8. System (3:53)
9. Hair Of The Dog (2:25)
10. Resplendence (3:44)
11. Republic Of Eden (4:59)
12. It Ain't Over (5:42)
13. Percolate (2:22)

Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance spent the past few years laying low, taking a break from touring for the first time in 20 years. Born out of the quiet is his transformative new album, ‘Signs of Life.’ Writing “Sapling” opened Vance’s eyes, the track showing him a way forward. Finding time to look internally into himself for the first time in a long time, “Sapling” brought the artist clarity, forging an open pathway for his next record. Released as one of the first singles off the album, “Sapling” is a slow yet stunning, almost cathartic track with a quiet piano and pulsing beat to guide its themes of birth, rebirth, and renewal along, but it’s Vance’s voice that provides the song its bloodline. The song’s lyrics, chords, and ideas came to Vance during a moment when he realized it was time to fight – and immediately end – all his addictions. Once he discovered it, Signs of Life was born.

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Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly - Folkways: The Original Vision

Size: 210 MB
Time: 61:54
File: Flac from Vinyl
Released: 2005
Styles: blues
Art: Front

1. Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie (0:52)
2. Pretty Boy Floyd (3:03)
3. Do-Re-Mi (2:34)
4. I Ain't Got No Home in This World Anymore (2:48)
5. Jesus Christ (2:41)
6. Cotton Fields (2:10)
7. Rock Island Line (2:06)
8. Grand Coulee Dam (2:13)
9. 4, 5, and 9 (2:37)
10. Will Geer Reading Woody Guthrie (1:00)
11. Hard Traveling (2:34)
12. Fannin Street (3:05)
13. Philadelphia Lawyer (2:33)
14. Hobo's Lullaby (2:28)
15. Bourgeois Blues (2:21)
16. Gray Goose (1:28)
17. Irene (1:56)
18. Vigilante Man (3:26)
19. Gallis Pole (2:48)
20. This Land Is Your Land (2:20)
21. Talking Hard Work (3:26)
22. Midnight Special (2:05)
23. In the Pines (2:10)
24. Pastures of Plenty (2:28)
25. Car Song (1:53)
26. We Shall Be Free (2:33)

Original Vision is the milestone 1989 recordings of classic roots Americana that helped launch the nonprofit Smithsonian Folkways label. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of this historic album, Smithsonian Folkways expanded the original CD with 6 bonus tracks, enhanced packaging, and extended notes. The album now provides even more insight into the impact of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly over the last half century. 28-page illustrated booklet, 60 minutes.

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Filippo Bluesboy Barontini - Blues in Barrique

Size: 272 MB
Time: 43:58
File: Flac
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Back Door Blues (3:35)
2. Honey Hush (4:15)
3. T-Bone Shuffle (3:30)
4. Roots (4:10)
5. Tempus Fugit (5:45)
6. Caldonia (3:40)
7. Minnie the Moocher (5:06)
8. Hoochie Coochie Man (5:06)
9. Bluesman (4:22)
10. Margot (4:25)

The Filippo Barontini Blues Band is a group of very expert musicians who have developed a warm "vintage" sound typically blues and soul with strong references to the African-American styles developed in the States in the twenty years after 1940. Filippo Barontini, singer and guitarist as well as Tuscan bluesman from long course, with his sparkling band he will bring a warm homage to the music of Mississippi and Chicago, expertly mixing it with swing and soul, for very high energy concerts. Filippo has been playing blues for 20 years and took part in the 2006 edition of Pistoia Blues, opening Bob Dylan's historic concert. He played with Sax Gordon, James Thompson, Andy J. Forest, Nick Becattini, Beverly Lewis, Willie Murphy, Washboard Chaz, Peaches Staten, Giorgio Rosciglione, Gianluca Baroncelli, Chris Pacini, Leo Boni, Chicago Blue Revue… 5 unreleased songs and 5 classics revisited

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The Honeymen - Juke Joint Special

Album: Juke Joint Special
Size: 112,0 MB
Time: 48:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Juke joint blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. Take Care Of What You Got (4:04)
2. I Feel Good Little Girl (3:59)
3. Just My Kind (5:28)
4. Have Your Way (3:22)
5. She's Fine, She's Fine (5:24)
6. Hipshakin' Woman (2:58)
7. Spoonful (4:19)
8. Death Valley Blues (3:23)
9. Well I Done Got Over It (3:24)
10. So Tired (3:00)
11. Running Shoes (5:48)
12. Little Son Big Sun (3:05)

Since 1991, Jimmy Jazz (vocals, guitar, drums) and Elmor Jazz (harmonica) - natives of Quimper, France - have continued to pass on their passion for the Devil's music. Inspired by the Swamp Blues of Louisiana and the Chicago Blues of the 50's, they have forged a personal style from which oozes the influence of the stammering electricity of the "roots blues" like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf.

The two brothers have been at the forefront of the scene since the 90's and have imposed their vibrant blues with rock 'n' roll at the biggest European festivals, and depending on the encounters this fraternal duo can be expanded with a third instrumentalist. Drums played with the feet to hammer the tempo, two incisive guitars and an amplified harmonica, this is enough to awaken the spirits of the pioneers of electric blues from the Windy City and the Louisiana bayou.

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The Hoochie Coochie Men Feat. Jon Lord - Danger White Men Dancing

Album: Danger White Men Dancing
Size: 140,1 MB
Time: 60:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues, blues-rock
Art: Full

1. The Blues Just Got Sadder (3:33)
2. Gotta Find Me Some Fire (3:57)
3. Twisted System (Feat. Jeff Duff) (4:14)
4. Over & Over (Feat. Ian Gillan) (8:07)
5. Let It Go (4:16)
6. Heart Of Stone (Feat. Jimmy Barnes) (3:51)
7. If This Ain't The Blues (Feat. Ian Gillan) (6:29)
8. Danger White Men Dancing (4:33)
9. Dead Presidents (2:45)
10. Hoochie Coochie Man (Feat. Jimmy Barnes) (4:36)
11. Bottle O' Wine (Feat. Jeff Duff) (4:58)
12. Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (4:25)
13. Tell Your Story Walkin' (4:41)

The Hoochie Coochie Men was a renowned Australian blues group composed of former Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne bass player Bob Daisley, guitarist and singer Tim Gaze and drummer Rob Grosser. The recurring member of the band was former Deep Purple keyboard player Jon Lord who first performed with The Hoochie Coochie Men in February 2003 after an injury which prevented him from performing his usual concert setlist on piano. The band was also joined on stage by various harmonica players. The Hoochie Coochie Men's second studio album, Danger White Men Dancing features guest performances from vocalists Ian Gillan, Jimmy Barnes and Jeff Duff. /Wikipedia

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Filippo Bellavia & B. Street Band - Zappa In Blues

Size: 411 MB
Time: 56:59
File: Flac
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

1. Road Ladies ( 5:19)
2. Bamboozled By Love ( 5:58)
3. In France ( 3:33)
4. San Berdino ( 5:53)
5. Suicide Chump ( 3:19)
6. The Torture Never Stops (10:30)
7. Dong Work For Yuda ( 3:48)
8. Cosmik Debris ( 5:07)
9. Penguin In Bondage ( 5:03)
10. Big Leg Emma ( 2:27)
11. Advance Romance ( 5:58)

Guitarist Filippo Bellavia is the father of Martin, Ruben and Emanuela. Martin and Ruben are part of Ossi Duri, the italian band that has recorded several albums playing the music of Frank Zappa. Together with his sons Martin (guitar) and Ruben (drums), and with the help of Simone Bellavia (bass), Filippo recorded "Zappa In Blues", and album on which he plays a number of bluesy Zappa compositions. Guesting on one track, is former Zappa-sideman Ike Willis.

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Ahl Nana - L'Orchestre National Mauritanien

Size: 241 MB
Time: 67:43
File: Flac
Released: 2023
Styles: Africa (Desert Blues)
Art: Front

1. Adji Kar Teri Miri (6:27)
2. Yer Sabou Yerkoy (5:12)
3. Emolli Tidwall Eheme (6:12)
4. Bayna Daouali (9:23)
5. Zeinab Moussa (6:38)
6. Ahlane Ouassahlane (9:22)
7. Timidawane Hewana (6:06)
8. Ya Llali Ya Ouichi (6:16)
9. Hob Mene (5:25)
10. Nahnou Sigharou El Ouatane (6:37)

Ahl Nana’s music was almost lost to history. The family band, who called themselves L’Orchestre National Mauritanien, had a fundamental role in creating what we now call desert blues, laying the groundwork for artists like Tinariwen and Mdou Moctar by introducing Western instruments into traditional Saharan music. In the 1970s, they were among the most well-known groups in northwestern Africa. Still, it was not common in their native Mauritania to record albums, as music spread largely through concerts and radio performances. Ahl Nana only entered the studio through an extraordinary series of coincidences, and their recordings only survived through an amazing amount of luck. Now, a compilation of Ahl Nana’s music has been released by Radio Martiko after label head Mechiel Vanbelle rediscovered those lost recordings after more than fifty years. “It all started when we were playing in Agadir, in the south of Morocco,” Mouna Mint Nana tells Vanbelle in the liner notes of Ahl Nana: L’Orchestre National Mauritanien. “A local minister [a politician – Ed.] who was a big fan of us wanted us to play for King Hassan II, so he interrupted the live broadcast of the TV news to present the band and to ask the king to invite us.” A military plane flew Ahl Nana from Agadir to Fez, where they played a nationally televised festival in honor of the king. Ali Boussif, owner of Morocco’s legendary Boussiphone label, saw the concert and invited the band to record at his studio in Casablanca.

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Salty Dog - Mudsteppin'

Album: Mudsteppin'
Size: 113,9 MB
Time: 48:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues, roots
Art: Full

1. Mudsteppin' (2:58)
2. Sugar Babe (2:26)
3. Ain't Nobody's Business (3:00)
4. Depot Blues (4:06)
5. Shake That Thing (2:09)
6. Hard Times (3:24)
7. Mobile Line (2:36)
8. Bayou Man (3:04)
9. Milkcow Blues (3:42)
10. Train To Jordan Town (2:56)
11. Brownsville Blues (3:45)
12. Wild Bill Jones (4:37)
13. Run Sinner Run (3:09)
14. Genyuwine Moonshine (2:26)
15. Charmin' Betsy (4:06)

Australia's Premier Two Piece High energy outfit with their material, stripped back, reworked bringing the old to a more modern sound, perform a mixture of Swamp Rock and Mississippi Hill country Blues, paying deep respect to the first generation pioneers of the music which is capturing new audiences world wide. These multi-award winning artists, with several recordings behind them, are well traveled troubadours performing the circuits and festivals scooping up five awards including 'Band of the Year' 2002 at the National Australian Goulburn Blues (Chain) Awards and the Victorian Blues Awards.

Steve Plater - A dynamic wicked guitar player has gained the recognition as one of Australia's finest multi-instrumentalists. Steve is a one man band performing on his special kick drum with his awesome sounding handcrafted Cigar box guitars made by Steve himself, clearly giving the raw and rootsey edge to Salty Dog’s unique sound.

Marion Turner - Australia's leading female vocal blues harmonica player completes the other half of Salty Dog and is the 3-times winner Vic/Tas Blues awards Female Artist of the Year. Marion has earned her place in the Blues industry over the years - her voice is a perfect mixture of honey and smoke with all the passion that you'd find in a Delta juke joint. In addition to her singing, Marion is a helluva harmonica player and with her cheeky way on stage she is always a crowd pleaser!

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio - Greatest Hits Vol. 1

Album: Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Size: 135,0 MB
Time: 58:22
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1996/2004
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Barefootin' (3:49)
2. More Love, More Money (4:37)
3. Don't Have It In Me (3:27)
4. You Can't Fool Me (5:50)
5. Get Loose (3:19)
6. Girls Must Have Funds! (4:10)
7. Kansas City (3:44)
8. Smell So Good (3:44)
9. If I Hadn't Been High (4:46)
10. Choice Tattoo (5:08)
11. Love To Play The Blues (3:08)
12. Who's That Woman (4:14)
13. Tie You Up (4:45)
14. Wild Animals (3:35)

Chicago-born Duke Tumatoe is a musician/showman who has retained a firm career by fusing gritty R&B, rock, blues, and funk injected with equal parts humor and gut-level sincerity. Tumatoe was a founding member of what would become REO Speedwagon. His tenure with that band was short-lived, leaving in 1969 and forming Duke Tumatoe & the All-Star Frogs. For the next 13 years, they toured relentlessly playing throughout the Midwest on countless college campuses and bars. Because of this grueling tour schedule, the band managed to release two albums, Red Pepper Hot! (1976) and Back to Chicago (1982). In 1983, Tumatoe decided to slow down the pace and break up the Frogs.

He immediately rebounded with the creation of the Power Trio, who recorded Duke's Up for Blind Pig Records. Tumatoe took advantage of the more flexible schedule and formed his own record label, Sweetfinger Music. Over the next several years, Tumatoe released four discs on his label, Dr. Duke (1992), Wild Animals (1994), Greatest Hits Plus (1996), and the all-instrumental Picks & Sticks (1997). Throughout his illustrious career, Tumatoe opened for several legendary figures in blues and rock, including Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, George Thorogood, Fabulous Thunderbirds, and John Fogerty. Fogerty was so taken with Tumatoe's performance, he produced the critically acclaimed 1988 live album I Like My Job! on Warner Bros.

In 1999, Tumatoe signed with the J-Bird label, which released A Ejukatid Man that same year. In 2001, Tumatoe had tongue firmly in cheek with the releases Pompous & Overrated and the raunchy seasonal disc It's Christmas (Let's Have Sex). Duke Tumatoe & the Power Trio appeared from Sweetfinger Records in 2003, followed by 2006's You've Got the Problem! on Blind Pig Records. /Biography by Al Campbell, AllMusic

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Anna Dukke - Black Honey EP

Album: Black Honey
Size: 26,9 MB
Time: 11:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: R&B
Art: Front

1. 33 Ball's (3:00)
2. Shake Your Soul (2:09)
3. My Lifeline (2:38)
4. My Journey To The Sky (3:49)

Anna Dukke is one of the most powerful female voices in American roots music that we're lucky to have in Spain. Her solid vocal tone, combined with a powerful stage presence, makes it hard to forget her shows. Anna also has the ability to convey the same impression from her live performances to her records, a task not easy and few can boast about. She once again proves it in her second EP. In a more minimalist musical style than her first work, no horns, just strings and drums, in this new 7", Anna brings us 4 tracks where rhythm & blues is the backbone, though sprinkled with traces of rockabilly, gospel, rock 'n' roll and soul.

Three of them are her own compositions built on feelings, intimacies, and personal experiences, and completed with an impressive cover of Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "My Journey To The Sky," chosen from the shelf where songs that touch the deepest part of the soul reside. The result is a balanced, nuanced record that is equally suitable for dancing or sitting back with a honey bourbon. 100% enjoyable!

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Few Miles On - Turn on a Dime

Size: 373 MB
Time: 50:18
File: Flac
Released: 2019
Styles: Rockin' Blues
Art: Front

1. Prove It Every Time (4:31)
2. The Fix Was In (3:55)
3. One Thing on My Mind (5:02)
4. Scars (4:20)
5. Never Meant to Stay (4:11)
6. Turn on a Dime (5:56)
7. Kind and Mistreated (4:15)
8. Love Gone Bad (4:51)
9. John C Davis (4:22)
10. Putnam County Jail (3:55)
11. Baptized in the Blues (4:55)

Few Miles On is comprised of three veteran musicians from Detroit, Chicago and East Texas with a shared love for the Blues. After nearly a decade of live shows and four studio albums of mostly original content the band has developed their own musical style that reflects the soul, energy and power of the music on which they were raised. The rhythm section features the Motown inspired bass playing of Larry Alder combined with the rock-solid drumming of John Whitehead. Building on that foundation Philip Hall weaves Blues tinged guitar and vocals. Their live set is filled with rocking shuffles, funky R&B grooves and delta slide tunes. Their music is big and open, simple and melodic. Catch one of their shows and see for yourself why this band is making new fans everywhere they perform! Few Miles On is a quarterfinalist at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. The band has opened for several top shelf artists including: Fabulous Thunderbirds, Walter Trout, Pat Travers, John Nemeth, Albert Cummings and Jackie Venson.

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The Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir - Ten Thousand

Size: 254 MB
Time: 43:55
File: Flac
Released: 2008
Styles: Delta Blues
Art: Front

1. Go Back Home (2:58)
2. The Boig (3:10)
3. Dumb it Down (3:23)
4. Taking it Out (3:35)
5. You Got it Wrong (2:33)
6. Life is Long (2:29)
7. Stop That Thing (2:06)
8. Never Be Dead (2:24)
9. La Valse De Balfa (2:40)
10. Rainstorms in My Knees (4:26)
11. Nehemiah's Misfortune (3:07)
12. Empire State Express (4:17)
13. Dark Holler (3:26)
14. 10,000 Years (3:14)

Much has been made already of the fact that Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir are not only untrue to their roots (they hail from Calgary), but strangers to their own moniker - one that apparently came to singer Judd as he was walking in the mountains. They are not from the mountains however; neither are they a choir: they do not preach gospel, and maybe they do believe blindly in God. Musically, their appropriation of the sound of the Mississippi Delta and Appalachian mountains has been as well documented as their apparent similarity to both Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart - and valid points all.

The sleeve of Ten Thousand is a customised Hell Note, a play on the Chinese tradition of burying their dead or honouring their ancestors with homemade bank notes redeemable to the carrier/recipient in the afterlife to spend on lavish riches as they see fit. This particular one features a picture of legendary bluesman Son House and perhaps the Agnostics meant for it to be some kind of very post-mortem royalty cheque, the whole of which Son probably won't want to spend all at once. Eternity's a bitch for the finances.

But for all this talk of commandeering, what makes AMGC so interesting is their ability to fuse all the magpiery together and present something so weirdly, so satisfyingly accessible. The foot-stomping neckerchiefed thuggery of opener 'Go Back Home', is saved from angular impenetrability by something as gloriously simple as a handclap motif: a light, clever touch that elevates the gruff tone of the song and affords it a positively barn dance-esque atmosphere.

Likewise with the chunky 'The Boig', which lumbers cheerfully along like a square wheel, alongside singer Judd's wonderfully chewy vocal, field-holler backing and a noise that could only be – once you've seen them live – the sound of drumstick on Twentieth Century Belgian army helmet.

Subsequent tracks range from the dark 'Sippi blues of 'Dumb It Down' and 'Rainstorms In My Knees' to the unabashed dueling banjos of 'You Got It Wrong', while stopping by the porch of 'Nehemiah's Misfortune' for some good-time rockabillying. You just know they've got a stack of moonshine round at theirs - probably in a jar and everything - and who cares if it's not bona fide Appalachian? All goes down the same shoot.

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Duke Tumatoe & The All-Star Frogs - Naughty Child

Source: Vinyl
Size: 80.5 MB
Time: 34:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1980
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front & Back

A1. Take Me Home (3:09)
A2. Strong Man (4:31)
A3. Brown Eyed Woman (2:55)
A4. Slidin' On Ice (4:14)
A5. Love To Play The Blues (3:25)
B1. Naughty Child (3:13)
B2. Fool Around With You (3:56)
B3. Talk To Al (6:06)
B4. Love Is A Three Letter Word (3:05)

You may know him from his regular gig on the nationally syndicated "Bob and Tom" radio program. You may remember him as the leader of the All-Star Frogs (1970-1983) and the Power Trio (1983-present), doing humorous and raunchy blues originals such as "Tie You Up!" and "More Love, More Money". You also may remember the Tumatoe tours of local clubs and endless spins of his songs on college radio in the '70s and '80s. You may not know that he recorded for Warner Brothers Records (I Like My Job, produced by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival fame), was a member of REO Speedwagon, and he grew up on the South Side of Chicago, a blues-loving youth who hung with the legends.

Now he's still at it, playing over 200 shows and covering over 60,000 miles annually. And he's reunited with his old pals at Blind Pig Records, celebrating the release of "You've Got the Problem!" As always, the Power Trio's instrumental prowess is the perfect backdrop for Duke's outrageous humor. The title track tells the story of a poor, misunderstood fellow's struggles with his partner ("I don't drink too much, baby - You don't drink enough!"). From there, Duke delivers nonstop musical mayhem that truly evokes the excitement of his legendary live performances. Highlights include the title track, the whimsical "My Baby Is a Nudist", the unhappy tale of a man who's attached to a "Real Mean Woman," which also features some blistering slide guitar and the hangover-inspired "Moanin' After Blues" (includes actual moaning).

After Duke left REO Speedwagon in 1969, he formed Duke Tumatoe & the All-Star Frogs. For the next 13 years, they toured relentlessly playing throughout the Midwest on countless college campuses and bars. Because of this grueling tour schedule, the band managed to release only three albums, Red Pepper Hot (1976), Naughty Child (1980) and Back to Chicago (1982). In 1983, Tumatoe decided to slow down the pace and break up the Frogs. He immediately rebounded with the creation of the Power Trio and recorded Duke's Up (1984). Over the next several years, Tumatoe released four discs on his own Sweetfinger Music label, Dr. Duke (1992), Wild Animals (1994), Greatest Hits Plus (1996), and the all-instrumental Picks & Sticks (1997). Throughout his illustrious career, Tumatoe opened for several legendary figures in blues and rock including Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, George Thorogood, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Doobie Brothers and John Fogerty. Fogerty was so taken with Tumatoe's performance, he produced the critically acclaimed 1988 live album I Like My Job on Warner Bros. In 1999, Tumatoe signed with J-Bird Records where he released A Ejukatid Man that same year. In 2001, Tumatoe had tongue firmly in cheek with the releases Pompous & Overrated and the raunchy seasonal disc It's Christmas (Let's Have Sex).

Tumatoe promises "A good time, a little mischief, and a lot of great music." And yet Duke's fans know he's not all about the joke. "There's a great deal of musical ability in the band," Tumatoe said. They focus on the music, "just as much as on the twists in the lyrical content." Tumatoe learned drums at 10, moved to guitar as a teen, and became active playing in the Chicago area in the '60s. He grew up on the South Side, in the exact time and space of the golden era of electric blues. He knew, and played with the greats, and now can't believe that he took that for granted as a kid. "Those guys were kinda like available, just as a natural course of daily activity. ... You never thought it was such an earth-shaking experience to have grown up in the crux of all that but it really, really was." Tumatoe knew all the "old guys," he said, ran into them every day. "Played with a lot of them," Tumatoe said. "Muddy (Waters), Willie Dixon, Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy and J.B. Hutto to name a few. Having grown up in that city, you just experienced that stuff."

Duke's fans consider him one of music's best-kept secrets and they selfishly admit they want to keep it that way. They know his show will be one of those sweaty, anything can happen things and they look forward to the freely dispensed and practical advice from the Doctor ("When you're in a basement you should drink whiskey").

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Eddie Cotton - The Mirror

Size: 125.9 MB
Time: 54:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Woman Satisfied (4:28)
02. Your Specialty (3:45)
03. Don't Move From The Mirror (5:56)
04. Double Down On A Nine (4:58)
05. Gimmie What I Paid For (3:36)
06. I Want You (3:55)
07. Leaning Towards Leaving (4:01)
08. My Good Thing (4:12)
09. No Crime No Time (5:39)
10. No King No Queen (4:11)
11. Sweet Science Of Love (4:25)
12. Under The Cover Of Darkness (5:03)

Mesmerizing funky rhythms, soulful vocals and blistering guitar. Contemporary Mississippi blues musician Eddie Cotton’s energy, style and passion on stage reflect his understanding of what the blues is all about.

A minister’s son, Eddie Cotton Jr. grew up singing and playing gospel music at church and playing the music of blues legends like B.B. King at home. Born in Clinton, Mississippi, he later studied music theory at Jackson State University, then went on to serve as minister of music at his father’s church. This seemingly unlikely combination of musical interests is precisely what engages Cotton’s audiences, who appreciate his combination of classic electric blues with funky rhythms, soulful vocals and some downright blistering guitar playing.

His performances are highlighted by his powerful vocals, delivery of absorbing lyrics, magical expressions, engaging moves, and stunning guitar skill. Whether he’s punctuating old favorites with his own inflections or crooning a Cotton original with stunning energy, audiences are sure to take notice of this blues artist who demonstrates deep respect and appreciation for his craft. With mesmerizing funky rhythms, soulful vocals and blistering guitar playing, his energy, style and passion on stage reflect his understanding of what the blues is all about.

Following his spectacular 2000 debut Live At The Alamo Theater and Extra in 2002, Here I Come, released in 2014 by DeChamp Records, shows the triple threat singer, songwriter and guitarist breaking out and up to establish serious credibility as a major new star demanding and deserving to be heard. The album was nominated for the 2014 Blues Blast Music Award as Soul Blues Album.

Eddie Cotton and his band, presented by the Vicksburg Blues Society, won the International Blues Challenge in January 2015, in Memphis, Tennessee, “effortlessly controlling the crowd with his amazing showmanship and some of the most innovative B.B. King-influenced licks in years,” wrote American Blues Scene.

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The Bad Go-Getter - Employee Of The Month

Size: 153.7 MB
Time: 66:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. You Got The Love (Feat. Dave Avery) (4:51)
02. She Flicked My Bic (Feat. Dave Avery) (4:15)
03. Sweet Well Water (Feat. Dave Avery) (4:25)
04. Second Chance (Feat. Dave Avery) (4:23)
05. I Coulda' Been Eatin' Chicken (Feat. Dave Avery & Fred Chapellier) (4:08)
06. Long Way To Memphis (Feat. Dave Avery & Fred Chapellier) (5:59)
07. You Got Me Moanin' (Feat. Dave Avery) (4:43)
08. The Last Time I Say Good-Bye (Feat. Craig King) (5:31)
09. That Ain't The Way (Feat. Craig King) (4:06)
10. Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody (Feat. Dave Avery) (4:23)
11. Burn A Candle In Your Window (Feat. Craig King) (5:23)
12. Cheater's High (Feat. Dave Avery & Fred Chapellier) (4:46)
13. You Don't Know Nothin' (Feat. Dave Avery & Steve Delach) (4:56)
14. My Last Night Alone (Feat. Dave Avery) (4:46)

Any info will be welcome.

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Sweetie & The Toothaches - "Fired Up!"

Size: 138.9 MB
Time: 59:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Jumpin' Blues, St. Louis Blues
Art: Front

01. Fired Up! (5:17)
02. What Makes You So Cold? (2:46)
03. Autumn Leaves (4:56)
04. River's Invitation (4:23)
05. Just A Gigolo (5:11)
06. Move On (5:51)
07. I Was Wrong, You Were Right (4:03)
08. Make Me Know It (4:04)
09. Break It To Me Gently (4:57)
10. Night Train (2:20)
11. Just One Time (5:03)
12. Take Our Time (5:26)
13. Keep Running (5:12)

Get ready for a total knockout as St. Louis heavy hitters Sweetie & The Toothaches give you ring side seats to the best Jump Blues in the midwest! Specializing in 1940’s through 1960’s R&B, jump blues and blues ballads, St. Louis’ premier jump blues band, Sweetie & The Toothaches will have you stomping your feet and shaking your hips when you hear powerhouse vocalist and band leader Emilie “Sweetie” Richard belt out tunes such as “Farewell Blues” and “Bigger Fool” alongside her phenomenal Toothaches. Be prepared to sink your teeth into this hot jump blues bands personal brand of fresh smoked rhythms, sweet & salty harmonies and lip sizzling solos. There’s no doubt that after you hear this bands monster swinging energy that you’ll be left with a permanent sweet tooth!

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Altered Five Blues Band - Testifyin' EP

Size: 46.3 MB
Time: 19:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Don't Tell Me I Can't (3:44)
02. Whiskey Got Me Married (3:51)
03. Brand New Bone (3:18)
04. I've Got The Scars To Prove It (5:10)
05. You Can't Win (If It Ain't Within') (3:38)

Altered Five Blues Band has unveiled plans for its highly anticipated new EP, Testifyin’. The 5-song, digital-exclusive release is set for March 22, 2024 on all streaming and download services. The hip Milwaukee quintet is known for its strong brew of tough, original blues and hard-hitting live shows.

Testifyin’ is A5’s seventh studio recording, and the title sums up the message of songs like “You Can’t Win (If It Ain’t Within’),” “I’ve Got the Scars to Prove It,” and the lead single, “Don’t Tell Me I Can’t.” After 22 years on the blues scene, the band has learned a lot about perseverance and determination. Harmonica ace Jason Ricci is featured on “Brand New Bone” and “Whiskey Got Me Married,” and producer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Kingfish) once again led the sessions.

The new EP kicks hard like the four award-winning records preceding it. Cryin’ Mercy nabbed “Best Self-Released Album” at the International Blues Challenge in 2015. Charmed & Dangerous garnered "Song of the Year" at the Independent Music Awards and Wisconsin Music Awards in 2018. Guitar World magazine called the title track a “menacing, swampy blues" and it was in regular rotation on SiriusXM’s Bluesville in addition to many other programs and playlists. In 2019, Ten Thousand Watts reached #10 on the Billboard Blues Chart, hit #1 on both the iTunes and Amazon blues charts, while "Great Minds Drink Alike" captured first place in the blues category of the International Songwriting Competition. Holler If You Hear Me debuted at #3 on the Billboard Blues Chart and received three Blues Music Award nominations, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. Their vinyl LP featured "Great Minds Drink Alike (With Horns)" which also received a BMA nod for Song of the Year.

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Rick Vito - Cadillac Man

Size: 106.3 MB
Time: 45:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Love Crazy Baby (4:20)
02. It's Two A.M. (4:32)
03. Cadillac Man (3:26)
04. Little Sheba (4:18)
05. Bo In Paradise (2:50)
06. Gone Like A Cool Breeze (3:01)
07. Crying At Midnight (3:56)
08. Barbeque'n Baby (3:56)
09. Just Another Day (3:17)
10. River's Calling (4:24)
11. You Can't Stop A Guitar (From Playing The Blues) (3:57)
12. Sliding Into Blue (3:46)

On his latest album, Cadillac Man, Rick Vito includes a song titled “You Can't Stop A Guitar (From Playing the Blues).” That could easily be the motto of Vito's long and successful musical career, and it's certainly the welcome theme of the Grammy-nominated guitarist's first album in five years.

Vito is probably best known for his role in the legendary supergroup Fleetwood Mac from 1987-1991, when he revived the rootsy blues feeling of the band’s early years. In 2008 he partnered with Mick Fleetwood to form the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band and was nominated for a 2010 Grammy in the Best Traditional Blues category as both artist and producer for the album Blue Again.

Vito’s unique slide and lead guitar work has enhanced hundreds of recordings and performances by such legendary artists as Bob Seger, Bonnie Raitt, John Mayall, Albert Collins, John Prine, and many more. Seger called his slide guitar solo on the song “Like A Rock,” “the single most spectacular solo I’d ever heard.” That's the solo that got massive exposure as the guitar voice on a Chevrolet truck commercial that ran from 1991 to 2004.
Vito has been cranking out solo albums since 1992, and Cadillac Man is his first since 2019's Soulshaker. This release of a dozen tracks shows off his haunting slide technique, his songwriting skills with some fresh new material, a welcome dip back into his musical past and one magical cover.

The album slides open with a gorgeous minute of tasty guitar on the sturdy shuffle of “Love Crazy Baby,” featuring another sparkling solo midway, offering a solid sample of what's coming down the tracks. Next up is “It's Two A.M.,” Vito's W.C. Handy Award-winning Song of the Year from 2001, sung then by Shemekia Copeland – “Yeah, I looked at the clock, I saw the time / I heard a voice ring out from the back of my mind / It’s 2 a.m., do you know where your baby is?” The title track chugs along next with Chuck Berry-esque guitar licks, auto-matically conjuring a sweet little road trip: “Take a ride with me baby / A steady rollin’ plan / I got the keys to the highway / I’m a Cadillac Man.”

The exotic “Little Sheba” hints at a woman of many mysteries: “She walks like an angel with a devil within / Tryin’ make you a present of a mortal sin.” The flowing instrumental “Bo In Paradise” follows with its own haunting melody. Another Cadillac drives up in the romping tale, “Gone Like A Cool Breeze” – “We were out in my Ford just cruisin’ by / When a guy in a Cadillac winked his eye / And she was gone.” The solemn ballad “Crying At Midnight” slows things down with a soulful vocal turn: “I was a fool, and I can never make it right / I lost my love forever, and now I’m / Crying at midnight.”

The easy rocking “Barbeque’n Baby” cooks up a bite of slide and adds some lyrical spice: “Well she brought me to her kitchen, and she rattled her pots and pans / Well that BB Baby knew just how to serve a hungry man.” The only cover on the album is Vito's simply gorgeous instrumental interpretation of the gospel song, “Just Another Day,” by Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers.

“River's Calling” flows along gently with Vito's vocals forming a duet with himself in a poignant lament as his guitar gently weeps: “I went down to the river / And I stood there on the shore / I heard the river calling / He said the world don’t need you no more.” Vito's sinewy guitar highlights “You Can’t Stop A Guitar (From Playing The Blues)” -- “You know that guitar ain’t lyin’.” His extended muscular solos aptly demonstrate the truth of the title.

The serene instrumental closer, “Sliding Into Blues,” is a masterwork in slide, pouring all the purity of Vito's magical guitar into one final sublime emotional statement. Cadillac Man is delightful testimony that, after all, you can't stop a guitar from playing the blues. ~Jim White

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Leif De Leeuw Band - Mighty Fine

Size: 101.4 MB
Time: 42:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Art: Front

01. Rosalie (5:22)
02. Hard To Hold (3:50)
03. Southern Man (Feat. Berget Lewis) (4:37)
04. Lone Star (5:40)
05. Home Wrecker (5:00)
06. Small Town (6:24)
07. Gumbo Man (2:36)
08. Fool For Love (4:41)
09. Charade Man (4:32)

Personnel:
Leif de Leeuw – Guitar
Sem Jansen – Guitar and Vocals
Boris Oud – Bass Guitar
Tim Koning – Drums
Joram Bemelmans – Drums
Jeroen Ermens – Hammond and Keys

The latest album 'Mighty Fine' also proves the class of this band. Leif and Sem Jansen (vocals, guitar) fight out the most wonderful guitar duels on the album, excellently supported by Boris Oud (bass), the two drummers Tim Koning and Joram Bemelmans and keyboardist Jeroen Ermens.

The album is opened in a sparkling way by the surging Rosalie . An intimate song with Michel van Dijk-like vocals by Sem Jansen and biting guitar work. Hard To Hold is a Southern Rock song that floats on a Bo Diddley beat. A song that once again features a wonderfully melancholy guitar sound.

A highlight is the cover of Neil Young's Southern Man on which Berget Lewis proves (once again) to be the best Dutch soul singer. The cover has a funky groove with room for melodic guitar work and the screeching Hammond of Jeroen Ermens. The intimately grooving Lone Star then again has a high Allman quality.

Home Wrecker highlights the Ramblin' Man-esque Allman side of the band. The gently swaying Small Town mixes Albatross (Fleetwood Mac)-like guitar work with light Whipping Post (Allmans) influences. Gumbo Man is a heavy funky instrument metal with a lot of Little Feat influence and a leading role for the biting guitar work. Fool For Love is then an intimate soulful song with hard Roy Buchanan-like guitar work.

The album's closing track, Charade Man , is a grimly grooving song with jazz-rock touches.

Once again the Leif de Leeuw Band proves its top class with this excellent album! ~Peter Marinus

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Felix Cabrera - For Green

Album: For Green
Size: 101,2 MB
Time: 43:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2004
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues, Latin
Art: Full

1. Josephine (2:47)
2. Cold, Cold (6:28)
3. Self Argument In D Minor (4:45)
4. Animalism (5:15)
5. Un Moco Loco (4:20)
6. I Keep Forgettin' (5:08)
7. Please Crawl Out Your Window (3:54)
8. For Green (6:08)
9. She Put Him On A Diet (4:59)

Felix Cabrera releases his 4th recording titled “For Green” offering a mixture of blues with R&B, rock and Latin grooves. The CD contains nine tracks – seven original songs plus one Bob Dylan track, “Please Crawl Out Your Window”; and one Leiber/Stoller track, “I Keep Forgettin'”. Most of the many dozens of blues albums released every year aren’t worth the powder to blow them up. Blues is simple, traditional music that rewards personal expression but rarely gets any.

Cuban-born harmonica ace Felix Cabrera may be under the spell of Paul Butterfield (and that’s not all bad), but his feeling for the music is all the way there. The Cuban touches are subtle — a bass part here, a touch of clave and congas there — because Cabrera knows that a little goes a long way in the blues. With his collaborator of 30 years, guitarist Arthur Neilson, Cabrera created a modest treasure; a snappy, unpretentious blues record with a lot of grit, grace and charm. /Joel Selvin

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Michael Van Merwyk - Blues Everywhere I Go

Album: Blues Everywhere I Go
Size: 98,1 MB
Time: 42:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues, roots
Art: Front, back

1. Blues Everywhere I Go (4:49)
2. I Never Really Thought About Evil (4:46)
3. Raise Your Voice (7:18)
4. Cool Down (2:06)
5. Abi's Boogie (5:07)
6. All Because Of You (4:33)
7. Bye Bye Blues (4:04)
8. Feel Like Going On (3:40)
9. Liars & Fools (6:10)

The 2m blues giant Michael van Merwyk celebrates his 40th stage anniversary in 2024 with his new album "Blues Everywhere I Go" on Timezone Records. His music is a testament to a deep connection to the roots of the blues, coupled with a sincere passion and an unmistakable sound. As an acclaimed songwriter, he has been able to capture the essence of human emotion in his lyrics and express it with his powerful voice. His musical journey has taken him from the streets of Memphis to the stages of Moscow, and from the far reaches of Scandinavia to the sun-drenched Canary Islands. Van Merwyk's performances are not just concerts, but emotional experiences that take the listener on a journey through the spectrum of human emotions.

The multi-award-winning German guitarist, slide guitarist, singer and songwriter is a "songster" who travels from city to city to play his songs as the soundtrack to an evening in clubs, bars, pubs, festivals and living rooms. For his new album "Blues Everywhere I Go", he has recorded his oldschool deep blues, roots music and boogie with a number of experienced musicians such as blues legend Abi Wallenstein. The music is driven by raw rhythms, intense blues vocals and wild slide guitars. Eight new songs penned by MvM and a cover version of Phil Wiggins' "Cool Down" tell stories of the ups and downs of life and all the shades in between...just the way life goes.

The album was recorded over two days with two different bands in two different studios. For the "Hamburg Session", Abi Wallenstein (guitar), Martin Röttger (drums), Georg Schroeter (piano), Marc Breitfelder (harp) and MvM met at the HOME studios in Hamburg. At the "Bielefeld Session", MvM went into the "Watt Matters Studio" with his companions Ollie Gee (bass), Ollie Spanuth (drums) and the charming duo "White Coffee" (background vocals). The result is an exciting, raw and modern blues album with a distinctive voice, rich groove and lots of slide guitar. And all with the unmistakable musical stamp of Michael van Merwyk. The listener will feel better after listening and leave his blues at the checkroom.

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