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Well folks, it's time for us to have ourselves a little Christmas break. Like most people, we too need some time off to celebrate the holidays together with family and friends. This means that from December 22 until January 8 there will be no new posts, and we will NOT attend to re-up requests. We ask you kindly not to ask for any re-ups during that period of time, since we don't want to be swamped with work once we are back. Thanks in advance for being understanding. The Basement will of course still be available for those of you who want to help each other out with certain requests.

We would like to express our best wishes for Christmas to all you visitors, old and new, who have stayed with us and supported us throughout 2025 and we hope you will continue coming here also in the year to come. This place wouldn't be what it is if it wasn't for you guys. From all of us to all of you: MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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James Brown - Messing With The Blues (2 CD)

Album: Messing With The Blues
Size: 127,5 + 127,7 MB
Time: 55:02 + 55:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1990
Styles: R&B/Blues
Art: Full

CD 1:
1. Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues) (4:57)
2. Don't Cry Baby (3:00)
3. Caldonia (2:54)
4. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door (3:39)
5. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens (2:59)
6. Good Rockin' Tonight (2:38)
7. I Love You, Yes I Do (2:47)
8. Messing With The Blues (2:12)
9. Waiting In Vain (2:48)
10. For You, My Love (2:18)
11. Blues For My Baby (3:02)
12. Everyday I Have The Blues (4:29)
13. Love Don't Love Nobody (False Start) (0:49)
14. Love Don't Love Nobody (2:04)
15. Goin' Home (5:04)
16. Have Mercy Baby (2:14)
17. Kansas City (3:24)
18. The Bells (3:37)

CD 2:
1. Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go) (11:43)
2. The Things That I Used To Do (2:48)
3. Need Your Love So Bad (3:27)
4. Like A Baby (2:53)
5. Honky Tonk, Parts 1 & 2 (6:10)
6. Suffering With The Blues (3:05)
7. Further On Up The Road (3:46)
8. Radio Spot (1:04)
9. Talk To Me, Talk To Me (3:28)
10. Kansas City (7:48)
11. Wonder When You're Coming Home (2:33)
12. Like It Is, Like Was (The Blues, Continued) (6:31)

Although he is most famous for his innovations in soul and funk music, James Brown never lost sight of his blues and R&B roots. His albums often placed surprisingly rootsy covers of old chestnuts alongside his groundbreaking polyrhythmic workouts. This double CD compiles 30 of the bluesiest items from his vast recorded legacy. Cut between 1957 and 1985, most of the tracks actually date from the '60s; many of these, in turn, were laid down in the early part of the decade, when J.B. was gradually evolving from his more conventional beginnings. The artists whose songs are covered here read like a who's who of R&B pioneers: Louis Jordan, Roy Brown, Memphis Slim, Ivory Joe Hunter, Fats Domino, Chuck Willis, Little Willie John, Billy Ward, Guitar Slim, and Bobby Bland. It's quite an instructive insight into Brown's not-always-visible roots.

It would be fair to say that this does not rank among his most exciting material, finding him in a smoother and more conventional style than his most innovative work. It is nonetheless always entertaining and accomplished, with Brown's love for this material shining through strongly in his committed interpretations. Especially intriguing are an 11-minute cover of Chuck Willis' "Don't Deceive Me" and a two-part, blues-based rap vamp from the early '70s, "Like It Is, Like It Was (The Blues)." The disc includes several unreleased cuts, alternate takes, and unedited versions of previously released songs. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)

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Steve Samuels Feat. David Fraser - On The Corner Of Blues & Swing

Album: On The Corner Of Blues & Swing
Size: 99,3 MB
Time: 42:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1985
Styles: Blues, piano blues
Art: LP front & back

1. Train Time (2:41)
2. Everyday I Have The Blues (4:45)
3. Your Friends (2:53)
4. Slammin' (5:33)
5. Things I Used To Do (6:02)
6. Bandstand Boogie (3:56)
7. Messin' With Trouble (4:40)
8. Just A Little Bit (4:09)
9. Buzz Me (4:35)
10. You Win Again (3:31)

Southern California - home of fast cars, beautiful girls, sun-drenched beaches and ten guitar players on every block. Even in this musical madhouse, the cream has always risen to the top. Never has this been more evident than in this release by Steve Samuels. Born without a left hand, his arm ended just below the elbow. Nevertheless, he utilized it like a one-fingered wrist and picked a right hander's guitar by holding it upside down and backwards. Steve is completely dedicated to his art and employs taste and style. He has worked with Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Roy Brown, George Smith and William Clarke, and he has been inducted into the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame. Steve Samuels passed away 2014, and David Fraser passed away in 2002.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Nico Fami - Nico Fami Live at the Ocean Race

Size: 490 MB
Time: 71:50
File: Flac
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Key to the Highway (4:17)
2. Rock Me Baby (5:44)
3. Nobody Shoot Me (5:50)
4. You Don't Have to Go (5:08)
5. Everyday I Have the Blues (5:02)
6. The Thrill Is Gone (5:28)
7. Stand by Me (4:59)
8. Boogie Woogie Medley (5:17)
9. Hoochie Coochie Man (5:08)
10. Bright Lights (4:22)
11. Rumbita (4:10)
12. Kokomo Blues (5:44)
13. What Have I Done (6:23)
14. Mean Old World (4:14)

He was born in Buenos Aires and started in his teens, playing and recording with different bands from Argentina and Brazil. In one of them with American Producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes).

He studied at the Escuela de Blues, worked on Blues en Movimiento and Ensambles de Blues. Also at Blues Special Productions, touring America and Europe, as guitarist and bassist for international artists (Bluesmen from the United States), such as Lil Jimmy Reed (Louisiana), Harmonica Hinds (Chicago), Tail Dragger (Chicago), Bill Howl-N-Madd Perry (Mississippi), Shy Perry (Mississippi), Vino Louden (Chicago), Cookie Mc Gee (Texas), Anthony Big A Sherrod (Mississippi) and James Super Chikan Johnson (Mississippi), great-grandson of Blues legend Robert Johnson and nephew of the great Big Jack Johnson.

He has shared stages with great figures such as Al Di Meola (USA), Hermeto Pascoal (BRA), Pepeu Gomes (BRA), Blues Etílios (BRA), The Headcutters (BRA) (with whom he also plays live), Memphis La Blusera (ARG) (with whom he also played live), among others. Since 2009 he has been traveling to Brazil to play and currently lives in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. Where it performs in the best live music venues, festivals in the region and other states. Playing international and authorial Blues classics, giving a unique show, singing, playing guitar and double bass, demonstrating what he learned from his masters. He works in different formats, alone steel guitar and guitar or in a band, depending on the type of show, he is accompanied by the best Blues musicians in the region and other states.

With more than 300 shows in his career, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain and England, he is releasing album and DVD, "Live at Lucille", together with the renowned Blues Label of Brazil, Blue Crawfish Records and other important companies in Brazil and Argentina.

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Steve Samuels - Saturday Night Blues

Album: Saturday Night Blues
Size: 137,6 MB
Time: 59:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1984
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, tray, cd

1. Train Time (2:42)
2. I Dig It (4:32)
3. Who Will The Next Fool Be (5:13)
4. Just A Little Bit (4:08)
5. Look On Yonders Wall (3:48)
6. If You Love Me Like You Say (4:26)
7. 2620 South La Cienega Ave (2:35)
8. Band Stand Boogie (3:55)
9. Turn Back The Hands Of Time (3:53)
10. I Believe (We Can Work This Whole Thing Out) (4:45)
11. Be Careful With A Fool (6:36)
12. I'm Tore Down (3:21)
13. Things I Used To Do (6:02)
14. Danny Boy (3:34)

Southern California - home of fast cars, beautiful girls, sun-drenched beaches and ten guitar players on every block. Even in this musical madhouse, the cream has always risen to the top. Never has this been more evident than in this release by Steve Samuels. Born without a left hand, his arm ended just below the elbow. Nevertheless, he utilized it like a one-fingered wrist and picked a right hander's guitar by holding it upside down and backwards. Steve is completely dedicated to his art and employs taste and style. He has worked with Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Roy Brown, George Smith and William Clarke, and he has been inducted into the Sacramento Blues Hall of Fame. Steve Samuels passed away 2014.

Personnel: Steve Samuels (guitar, vocals); David Fraser (keyboards, vocals); Michael J. Dohoney (drums, vocals); Danny Timms (keyboards, vocals); Alex Schulz (bass). Guests: William Clarke (harmonica track 11); Junior Watson (guitar tracks 1,8,13); Bill Stuve (bass tracks 1,8,13); Ed Mann (drums track 4); Mark Torsell (bass track 4); Rick Roche (lapsteel guitar track 4); Jimmie Bott (drums track 3); Freebo (bass tracks 2,6); Sinclair Lotte (drums tracks 2,6).

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Tony O' - Ooh Wow

Album: Ooh Wow
Size: 92,2 MB
Time: 39:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2005
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Ooh Wow (2:40)
2. Crazy As It Goes (2:52)
3. Trying To Make A Living (7:49)
4. Nancy J (4:27)
5. Queens Jump (3:58)
6. Please Love Me (3:47)
7. Look At What I See (3:45)
8. Trouble And Misery (2:58)
9. Blue And Lonesome (5:35)
10. Big Rear End (1:52)

Tony O' got his musical start as a teenager in Queens when he met blues songstress and actress Victoria Spivey in the early '70s. The popular vaudeville star had established her own label, Spivey Records, in 1962. Tony O' recorded with her and was introduced to many of the big names in blues music. "She used to bring in blues legends from Chicago and all over; I met Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf and learned from them." Why a white kid in the '70s would pick up a guitar and start playing blues licks instead of rock 'n roll is a mystery that even Tony doesn't understand. "Yeah, blues is a unique way to go coming out of Queens during that era. I don't know why it happened, I just started meeting all these legends and playing Chicago-style blues guitar".

A turning point came when he was 16 years old and volunteered to help T-Bone Walker and his band move in their equipment for a concert at Max's Kansas City in downtown New York. "After that he put me right in the front row and I thought that was incredible". At Spivey's recording studio he met Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin, who gave the youngster his stage name. For decades, Tony O' has toured with many of the greats, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Recording on the way. He moved from New York to St. Augustine in 2002, six months after 9-11, and he said. St. Augustine has a "good mix of culture, maybe that's what makes it good for blues."

The musician has just released "Ooh Wow", a collection of originals and blues standards with blues pianist Pinetop Perkins. Tony O' shouldn't have much of a problem getting a record company to pick up his new CD, but the 50-year-old blues guitarist and singer who has shared the stage and recording studios with legendary performers such as Howlin' Wolf, Jimmie Rogers and The Legendary Blues Band doesn't feel like waiting around for a label to catch up with him. With a five-year-old son and a tight touring schedule, he's got little time to deal with remixing, negotiating and other such foolishness. "I've recorded on 6 or 7 different labels, so I know it's time-consuming and I don't have time for all that but I won't rule it out if a record company offers a good deal", he said. So the CD he recorded over the last year in New York with veteran blues pianist Pinetop Perkins will be distributed to radio stations and sold at his shows.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom - Safari To New Orleans

Album: Safari To New Orleans
Size: 92,7 MB
Time: 40:04
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1988
Styles: Blues, piano blues
Art: Front

1. Stir The Roux With You (4:03)
2. Life Is Like That (2:49)
3. The Fall Guy (3:33)
4. Big Mamou (3:09)
5. Coconut Milk (3:04)
6. Mary Can't Count (3:41)
7. Cool The Fool (4:31)
8. The South Shall Rise Again (4:08)
9. Carry On Out Carrying On (3:59)
10. Nine Pound Hammer (2:49)
11. Everybody's Got To Cry Sometime (4:14)

b. Reuvain Zev ben Yehoshua Ha Levi, 29 May 1951, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Levy played clarinet during his childhood and, inspired by a Ray Charles concert, started playing piano at the age of 13. He soon took up organ too, and, influenced by Billy Preston and Jimmy Smith, was a quick learner. Two years later he was backing up blues artists performing in the Boston area. At 17 the young musician was discovered and hired by blues legend Albert King. Still in high school, Levy worked with King, who had become his legal guardian, for 18 months. From December 1969 to February 1976 he played piano and organ in B.B. King’s band.

The period from that time until 1980 saw him work with the Rhythm Rockers, led by Johnny Nicholas and featuring the young Ronnie Earl on lead guitar. As the house band of the Speakeasy in Cambridge they honed their skills backing up great blues musicians, among them Walter Horton, Johnny Shines and Roosevelt Sykes. After working with Luther ‘Guitar Junior’ Johnson for three years, Levy played with Roomful Of Blues from 1983-87. In addition to recording with his own band, Ron Levy’s Wild Kingdom, he has played on numerous recordings by other artists, and since 1985, has produced a steady stream of albums for labels such as Black Top and Bullseye Blues. He became an in-house producer for the latter. /Biography by AllMusic

Personnel: Ron Levy (vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer); Ronnie Earl, Euguene "High Rise" Ross, Anson Funderburgh (guitar); Darryl Johnson, Lloyd Lambert (bass); David Lee (drums); Kaz Kazanoff, Saxy Boy, Mr. Excello (saxophones).

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The BluesKings & Herbie Blues - Say Hi

Album: Say Hi
Size: 116,1 MB
Time: 49:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. Say Hi (5:37)
2. Jungle Call (2:55)
3. Sweet Desire (3:37)
4. Blackbird (1:50)
5. Down The Line (3:41)
6. Fat Wallet (3:27)
7. Resurrector (3:23)
8. Convict Michael J (3:18)
9. Be On Time (2:48)
10. Goin' Home (4:11)
11. Evil Eye (2:49)
12. Golden Coffin (2:52)
13. Rollercoaster (3:32)
14. Like A Child (2:53)
15. Hitman (2:49)

After a decade of silence, The BluesKings are back in full force. Although the band was on hiatus, the idea of reuniting with Herbie and Jan-Joris never went away. Now, with the fresh energy of newcomers Harm van Essen and Fred Bonthuis, the spark has been rekindled. All the songs on Say Hi are original, written by Herbie with co-writers Harm and Jan-Joris, and performed in that unmistakable BluesKings style. Recorded live, with only a few overdubs to keep the raw edge intact.

The BluesKings draw their inspiration from life on the road and perform a lot of their own material. Guitarist Harm van Essen (of La Ratte, among others) provides that unmistakable old-school vibe. Drummer Fred Bonthuis has been playing rock 'n' roll since the '70s. Jan-Joris Sportel on bass lays down a wonderfully relaxed groove. Herbie provides vocals and harmonica, with a generous dose of creativity and spontaneity. /Blues Magazine

Personnel: Harbert Grezel (vocals, harmonica); Harm van Essen (guitar, backing vocals, percussion); Jan-Joris Sportel (bass, backing vocals); Fred Bonthuis (drums, backing vocals, percussion).

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Tony O Blues - Free Life

Album: Free Life
Size: 127,3 MB
Time: 55:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues, Chicago blues
Art: Front

1. Hard Day Blues (4:25)
2. Rich Man's Woman (4:43)
3. Free Life (3:55)
4. You Don't Know Me (3:23)
5. Ooh (4:05)
6. Lonesome In My Bedroom (3:30)
7. Blues In D Natural (6:09)
8. Honest I Do (4:02)
9. Catfish Blues (3:00)
10. Miserable Woman (3:47)
11. Off The Wall (3:16)
12. I Wanna Go Home (3:58)
13. Tony O Guitar Boogie (2:22)
14. I'm Queens Bound (4:29)

Here comes an album with real old time Chicago blues by singer, guitar and harmonica player Tony O, that will delight all blues fans. Once again Tony gives us fourteen songs in a recording where he wants to pay tribute to legendary harmonica player and great friend James Cotton, with whom he shared countless tours with and even travelled to Japan to play some unforgettable shows besides recording together during the 80’s and 90’s with the legendary Hubert Sumlin.

Tony O now lives in New York, but for many years he played in Chicago. He was member of The Legendary Blues Band, a group that brought together some of the musicians who played with Muddy Waters before he passed away and, although the band did not last long, they released some albums that still are deeply appreciated by good fans. He was also member of Little Mike and The Tornadoes, and he has shared stage with many of Chicago’s blues greats.

All the experience gathered during his long years of career can be found in this new release, that presents fourteen songs, four of them Tony O’s own compositions and the rest are good versions of little-known songs coming from great Chicago bluesmen like Muddy Waters, Eddie Arnold, Brook Benton, Luther Johnson, Earl Hooker and Little Walter among others that get a new life in Tony O’s hands which allow that these songs are not forgotten, and also becoming a fantastic journey through the most genuine Chicago blues.

Tony O is backed by an excellent group of musicians who mastery know all the secrets of “windy city” blues, which contribute to make this album a real treasure for all Chicago blues lovers. /La Hora Del Blues

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The Recliner Rockers - Begging Bowl

Album: Begging Bowl
Size: 102,1 MB
Time: 44:09
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: R&B/Rock & Roll
Art: Front

1. The Girl Is Wild (2:50)
2. Zombie Love (4:37)
3. Lula Mae (3:40)
4. Red Ida (2:45)
5. Haunted House (3:26)
6. Songbirds (2:57)
7. Mercy Mercy (2:31)
8. Begging Bowl (4:26)
9. If I Had My Way (6:00)
10. Red Tail Lights (3:13)
11. You Know (4:12)
12. How Long (3:26)

The Recliner Rockers are a roots/rockabilly/blues band from Auckland, New Zealand featuring Al Lavis on guitar and vocals, Geoff Fitzpatrick on upright and electric bass, Julian Davis on drums and Bruce French on saxophone. The Recliner Rockers history begins in 2005 when Al and Geoff were playing together in a covers band and started talking about their love of rockabilly, blues and other roots music.

Putting on a colourful, energetic show just came naturally with Al's seriously dynamic guitar playing and Geoff's crazy spinning double bass acrobatics. Along with Julian's flamboyant drumming and Bruce's smooth sax style, their flare for showmanship truly matches their musical prowess.

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Nico Chona And The Freshtones - First Album

Size: 286 MB
Time: 50:05
File: Flac
Released: 2019
Styles: Rock 'n Blues
Art: Front

1. Wheels of Obsession (4:49)
2. Run (4:59)
3. Screen Boy (3:12)
4. Again and Again (4:49)
5. The Heat (3:39)
6. Black Sky Man (5:43)
7. Hello (3:42)
8. The Winning Wind (4:43)
9. Rollin and Tumblin (3:40)
10. Goldtop Sunday Blues (5:05)
11. Catalin Crest (5:39)

It's not every day that you come across a musician of the calibre of Nico Chona, who, with a family of musicians and rock enthusiasts, couldn't decently avoid falling into the cauldron. His authentic but refined style encapsulates the essence of American rock, from Duane Allman and Dickey Betts to Billy Gibbons and Johnny Winter.

At the head of the successful YouTube channel Tone Factory, Nico lives his adventure on stage all year round with his band which tours all over Europe. Nico is one of the few guitarists I've seen in the studio who is able to put solos in one take with such intensity, even in a live session with a legend like Robben Ford. This is the mark of the greats.

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Nick Woodland - Land Ho!

Size: 311 MB
Time: 46:44
File: Flac
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

1. Unmarked Ground (3:27)
2. Ships (3:02)
3. Apologize (Corleone) (4:18)
4. La Cascata Delle Due Rocche - The Waterfall in Corleone (2:04)
5. 500 Miles (3:58)
6. Pepper on Your Pork (3:33)
7. You Tonight (3:38)
8. Coming Back to You (3:49)
9. My Word (3:39)
10. Sweet Bridie Quiltie (4:37)
11. Red White and Water (2:58)
12. Down (3:22)
13. Falling Rain (4:13)

London-born guitarist and vocalist Nick Woodland, one of the veterans coming out of the British blues-rock scene, was inspired by those like Alexis Korner, Eric Clapton, John Mayall and Peter Green. Woodland started out on guitar at age 15 and was nearly one of the original Rolling Stones in the sixties. Since those days, he stuck to the message of rhythm'n'blues gaining some fame among insiders as one of the hottest live-acts around. The South-German newspaper, one of Germany's biggest dailies, wrote: "Nick Woodland is among the best live performers of the white blues."

Based in Munich (Germany) where he now resides, Nick Woodland has played his guitar for a whole lot of different bands in rock (Amon Dueuel II, The Clash), pop (Donna Summer, Boney M) and jazz (Herbie Mann) and recorded five albums with Germany's top act Marius Mueller-Westernhagen. With his own band he has been touring Europe extensively for many years, working the field between blues, rock'n'roll and country music. The band's live potential is well documented on their CD "Live Fireworks" that gives further proof of Nick Woodland's being a "helluva guitar player."

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Two Timers - Lucky Dip: Live Cuts And Rarities

Album: Lucky Dip: Live Cuts And Rarities
Size: 119,9 MB
Time: 51:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Blues/Roots
Art: Full

1. Good For Nothin Luv (3:15)
2. Larry's Last Goodbye (3:55)
3. Big Time Broken Heart (4:19)
4. Future Blues (3:15)
5. Every Little Bit Hurts (3:44)
6. Livin In The 21st Century (3:37)
7. Tee Ni Nee Ni Nu (3:45)
8. Gerdundula (3:30)
9. Mama Don't Allow (4:52)
10. Do It (4:10)
11. I Keep Forgetting (4:03)
12. Lock & Key (5:40)
13. Most Likely You Will Go Your Way & I'll Go Mine (3:46)

Since Two Timers formed their unique two-piece band in 1993 they have surprised many thousands across Europe with the sheer power of their performance. Their formidable reputation and unclassifiable style has earned them guest spots with artists as diverse as the Corrs, John Mayall, Taj Mahal, Maceo Parker, Joe Satriani and the Stranglers as well as billing on major European festivals. Now back in the U.K. they are turning heads here fast.

Take two multi-instrumentalists with attitude, the mesmerising Sarah James and the taciturn Gordon Russell; throw in an electrified suitcase, a strap-on snare, some raw harmonica and feisty vocals; steamroller the lot with some rock-solid rhythm guitar and what have you got - one helluva show for a start. And then there's the songs: soak up thirty years-worth of Leadbelly, Alex Harvey, Tom Waits, T. Rex, Steve Earle, Zeppelin (I could go on), mix it with a strong dose of your own psyche and you have something which owes them all a lot but sounds nothing like any of them. It's an original and highly visual performance that deserves a slot on any billing.

So if you appreciate dynamic performers with a strong sense of identity, get along to see Two Timers' show and you'll know exactly where they're coming from.

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Omar & The Howlers - It Came From The Swamp!

Album: It Came From The Swamp!
Size: 142,9 MB
Time: 61:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Roots/Rock mix
Art: Front

1. Mississippi Hoo Doo Man (6:00)
2. Pushin' Fire (4:54)
3. Born On The Bayou (5:53)
4. Party Girl (2:35)
5. Come On, Pretty Baby (2:44)
6. Bad Seed (3:30)
7. Mississippi Queen (4:16)
8. When Sugar Cane Was King (4:58)
9. Green River (3:44)
10. Stone Cold Blues (5:28)
11. Dancing In The Canebrake (4:18)
12. Sugar Ditch (4:59)
13. Dimestore Hoo Doo (Live) (4:08)
14. Gator Man (3:59)

Omar And The Howlers is a Texas based electric blues and blues rock band, and the original Howlers was formed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1973. Three years later they moved to Austin, Texas. The band has regularly toured European countries. Led by singer/guitarist Omar Dykes, they are best known for the 1987 album Hard Times in the Land of Plenty which sold over half a million copies and whose title song was a top 20 hit in America.

Omar Kent Dykes grew up in McComb, Mississippi, began playing the guitar at age 12 and started his first band at 13. In his 20s, he gathered a group of musicians who started calling themselves 'The Howlers'. They specialized in frat parties and were a party band, playing music that included both R&B, rock & roll and even the occasional polka and western swing tune. Dykes has said he remembers these days fondly. It was around this time that he started calling himself Omar and developed his penchant for the blues.

In 1976, the Howlers relocated to Austin, Texas, at the time sporting a bustling music scene, home to such up-and-coming artists as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eric Johnson. After a year of gigging in Austin, the rest of the band quit, feeling that they were not cut out to play music full-time. As they headed back to Mississippi, Dykes stayed and kept the name. He worked out a new lineup, and recorded the debut album Big Leg Beat for Amazing Records in 1980, just after fellow Austin band The Fabulous Thunderbirds. The record was a local hit and was followed by I Told You So.

It was not until 1987, however, when Dykes signed a recording contract with Columbia, that the band would succeed. That year saw the release of Hard Times in the Land of Plenty, that went on to sell over 500,000 copies. The band now consisted of Dykes singing and playing guitar, Bruce Jones on bass, and Wes Starr on drums. Dykes and this rhythm section have been playing together off and on for over 30 years.

Since then, Omar And The Howlers has released around twenty-five albums on Amazing, Austin, Columbia, Antone's, Bullseye Blues, Watermelon, Black Top, Blind Pig, Provogue, Ruf Records, and their current record label, Big Guitar Music. /Wikipedia

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GA-20 - Orphans

Album: Orphans
Size: 50,9 MB
Time: 21:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/R&B
Art: Front

1. Cryin' & Pleadin' (2:54)
2. I Love You, I Need You (2:02)
3. I Don't Mind (2:39)
4. Stranger Blues (3:30)
5. Hold On, I'm Coming (2:58)
6. My Baby Is Sweeter (3:06)
7. Just One More Time (2:46)
8. Chicken Pickin' (1:58)

Sometimes short and sweet is the perfect combination for a musical interlude. The new album, Orphans, by GA-20, is joyful and upbeat, offering covers of eight classics. At just over 20 minutes, it narrowly exceeds the accepted definition of EP. Just returning from a European tour, the Boston-based GA-20 is a trio comprised of Matthew Stubbs on guitar and baritone guitar, Cody Nilsen providing vocals and guitar and Josh Kiggans on drums. The band bio boasts: “The dynamic throwback trio have long been disciples of the place where traditional blues, country and rock ‘n’ roll intersect,” and that is an accurate description of the album.

Joining forces in 2018, each member brings some seasoned experience to the stage. Stubbs is the former guitarist for Charlie Musselwhite and James Cotton. Singer/songwriter Nilsen brings along a country background and extensive session work. Kiggans has worked with The Outliers, Sarah Borges and others. Together they have declared, “We strive to bring traditional blues to the front lines of the modern roots music scene.”

Orphans opens with a nice update of Billy Boy Arnold’s Cryin’ & Pleadin’, featuring the same upbeat feel but with a new signature arrangement. The vocals are slightly more forceful and up-front, while the guitar work remains clean and crisp. These two traits permeate the entire album. Melodious, clear vocals recall the vocal groups of the 50s and early 60s. Their bio explains that the band “draws inspiration from their old-school sounds from the music they love from artists such as Otis Rush, J.B. Lenoir, Howlin’ Wolf, Junior Wells, Hound Dog Taylor, Earl Hooker, Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson and so many others.” Throw a little Jimmy Reed into that mix and this album is covered.

The second track is a cover of Lazy Lester’s 1959 love song, “I Love You, I Need You.” Here, Nilsen achieves a poignant vocal performance. Shifting gears, the band slides into James Brown’s 1961 song, “I Don’t Mind”, this time bringing more soulful vocals to the fore. The 1962 Elmore James tune, “Stranger Blues,” provides the perfect place for some famed James-influenced slide guitar work and boasts a catchy ostinato. The Isaac Hayes and David Porter-penned, Sam and Dave-performed classic, “Hold On, I’m Coming,” is covered next. The trio performs it as an instrumental, transformed through some unique lap-steel guitar work by Nilsen, with guests Brooks Milgate adding organ and Nate Edgar on bass.

Little Walter’s 1959 “My Baby Is Sweeter” becomes a bluesy shuffle with infectious back beat and nice guitar work, invoking a mysterious, noir feeling. “Just One More Time” is a rocking remake of a 1956 Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm song. This time, it features a solid, succinct guitar solo. The closer is an energetic cover of Lonnie Mack’s “Chicken Pickin.”

A band to watch, they have three #1 Billboard Blues chart-toppers, four-time Boston Music Awards for Best Blues Act, and have received multiple other wins and awards nominations. The accompanying release proclaimed that GA-20’s “exuberant yet straightforward style, economical guitar, and buoyant vocals propel a sense of celebration and community in musical form.” And these, too, are fair and accurate claims. /Bob Liddycoat, Blues Rock Review

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Nick Vigarino - Victims of Cool

Size: 290 MB
Time: 51:30
File: Flac
Released: 1996
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Barefoot Annie (2:16)
2. Victim of Cool (3:13)
3. Blacktop Road (5:21)
4. 32/20 Blues (3:15)
5. Daddy Rolls It Home (5:19)
6. Lie to You (3:56)
7. What I Need (3:21)
8. Who's da Dawg (3:00)
9. Ramshackled (2:08)
10. Elbow Room (5:54)
11. Drivin' Me Away (3:55)
12. If It Wasn't for Love (9:46)

"Many a bluesman paid backbreaking dues chopping cotton in the flat Delta fields of Mississippi and Arkansas. There was no cotton crop to tend to in the grimy rust belt town of Youngstown, Ohio in the 1960's, but there was grinding, dirty work for some, as human grist in the mills of U.S. and Republic Steels. It was this dismal blue-collar legacy that Nick Vigarino was born to.

Vigarino had his way out of this existence before he even knew it. Nick fell into possession of a battered guitar, feebly equipped with one string. As fate would have it, he learned to play the guitar in the exact same way as a hundred seminal blues musicians had two generations before him, on a homemade one-string diddley bo. With a poet's fierce commitment to birthing his own music, he continued to play on ever-improving instruments the angry and mournful melodies in his head, carrying his music into the bars and roadhouses of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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Various Artists - Stony Plain's Christmas Blues

Album: Stony Plain's Christmas Blues
Size: 135,9 MB
Time: 58:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, tray

1. Duke Robillard - Duke's Christmans (2:40)
2. Billy Boy Arnold - Christmas Time Part 1 (5:27)
3. Asleep At The Wheel - Switchin' In The Kitchen (4:16)
4. Rosco Gordon - Merry Christmas Everyone (4:53)
5. Big Dave McLean - Santa Come Down (2:46)
6. Maria Muldaur - No Money, No Honey (2:51)
7. Jay McShann - Hootie's K.C. Christmas Prayer (4:31)
8. The Rockin' Highliners - What Do You Really Want For Christmas (5:14)
9. Long John Baldry - On A Christmas Day (2:51)
10. Sonny Rhodes - Christmas 9-1-1 (6:07)
11. Kristin Johnstad - Is This Gonna Last (4:24)
12. Jimmy Witherspoon - Christmas Blues (7:31)
13. Paul James - Crazy Little Kitten For Christmas (2:11)
14. David Wilcox - Mama (3:03)

Stony Plain's Christmas Blues, a various artists collection, will not dampen the spirits at any festive holiday gatherings. The 14 tracks here are upbeat, cheerful Yuletide tunes. Duke Robillard kicks off the collection with a merry instrumental. He produced and features on a half-dozen of the tracks. Other highlights include Maria Muldaur with "No Money, No Honey," sleigh-bell-ornamented Kansas City blues from Jay McShann, and an authentic blues ballad from premier vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon. /Tom Schulte, AllMusic

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Nick Moss - Here I Am

Size: 549 MB
Time: 71:58
File: Flac
Released: 2011
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Why You So Mean? (7:43)
2. Blood Runs (4:55)
3. Here I Am (5:30)
4. Candy Nation (4:50)
5. It'll Turn Around (8:21)
6. Long Haul Jockey (4:37)
7. Here Comes Moses (6:33)
8. Caught By Surprise (9:43)
9. Katie Ann (Slight Return) (9:38)
10. Sunday Get Together (4:59)
11. It'll Turn Around (Radio Edit) (5:05)

Nick Moss follows his most critically and commercially successful album to date (Privileged) with the release of Here I Am, a record already drawing raves from peers and mentors like renowned bluesman Jimmy Thackery, who has praised this new set for "pushing the evolution of his music" with tunes that are "genuine and intense." Moss has given guitar lovers plenty to sink their teeth into with extended songs and solos, but theres more to Here I Am than just great lead playing. Moss and his band again use a foundation of blues, rock, and roots as starting point, but take new and unexpected turns on these tracks. These 10 new originals combine to create the most diverse album of his career as he pushes his sound, songwriting, and lead guitar work further than ever before.

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Various Artists - Back In Blue: A Blues Tribute To AC/DC

Album: Back In Blue: A Blues Tribute To AC/DC
Size: 95,7 MB
Time: 41:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Jane Michele & Geoff Achison - Hells Bells (5:39)
2. Chase The Sun - Shoot To Thrill (3:58)
3. Gail Page - What You Do For Money Honey (4:06)
4. Marshall Okell - Giving The Dog A Bone (3:40)
5. Shaun Kirk - Let Me Put My Love Into You (3:51)
6. Lachy Doley - Back In Black (4:48)
7. 8 Ball Aitken - Shook Me All Night Long (3:21)
8. Genevieve Chadwick - Have A Drink On Me (3:14)
9. Darren Griffis & Playskool - Shake A Leg (5:49)
10. Lloyd Spiegel - Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (3:05)

Back In Blue: A Blues Tribute to AC/DC is more than a gathering of the tribes, more than just a summit meeting of Australia’s leading blues artists. It is a project conceived by Queensland musician, Darren Griffis, as a shot in the arm for depression-busting organisation, Beyond Blue. Each artist has taken a track of the AC/DC album Back In Black and reinterpreted it in their own image. It’s a smart idea, and one that comes off as brilliantly as one would expect.

It is significant that producer Darren Griffis chose Back In Black to hang the Back In Blue project on, as the original album was AC/DC’s declaration of mourning for recently deceased singer and icon Bon Scott. Yet it was also a statement of spirit and strength, a rallying cry to carry on in the face of tragedy. Let’s hope Back In Blue reaches out to those those who need its spirit the most.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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The Blues Kid Combo - Gaston's Guitar

Album: Gaston's Guitar
Size: 108,1 MB
Time: 46:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Devil Lady (4:20)
2. The King Of The Six Strings (3:49)
3. I Gotta Go To School (3:14)
4. Pretty Face (3:45)
5. That's What I Think (3:37)
6. Gaston's Guitar (3:49)
7. Daddy's Blues (3:56)
8. Marley Song (4:12)
9. Always On The Highway (4:00)
10. Get Out Of My Head (4:39)
11. Smooth Sailing (3:59)
12. Gypsy Woman (3:15)

Born in Marseille on April 5th 2007, Enzo Cappadona has been playing guitar since he was 7 years old. His passion for the blues led him to attend jams and concerts in the region at the MJC of Graulhet, at the MJC of Albi, organized by Bluz Track Productions as well as the jams of the Toulouse Blues Society. Very quickly, he got noticed and was invited to cross the iron on stage with artists such as Sandra Hall, Neal Black, Kai Strauss, AWEK, Sam Mr Tchang and Fabrice Joussot. He even made a passage to the Cahors Blues Festival, invited by the Toulouse Blues Society, while he was only 12 years old.

In 2019 Enzo participated in the show The Voice Kids where he honored his favorite music by interpreting a vibrant version of "Hoochie Coochie Man" on national TV, causing the unanimity of the jury. In January 2020, on the occasion of the Albi Jazz Festival, Enzo had the immense honor of accompanying, on guitar and vocals, the blues legend Lucky Peterson on two numbers live on CFM Radio.

Personnel: Enzo Cappadona (vocals, guitar); Laurent Basso (bass), Léo Jimenez (drums); Benoît Ribière (keyboards).

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Dr. Helander & Third Ward - Wishing Spoon

Album: Wishing Spoon
Size: 80,8 MB
Time: 34:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Congratulations (4:57)
2. Monkey On My Back (3:17)
3. My Home Town - Slight Return (3:39)
4. Big Bad Wolf (3:38)
5. 'Yac And 'Pane (1:54)
6. Hotel By The Sea (4:36)
7. Morgantown (3:04)
8. Wishing Spoon (They Put A Man On The Moon) (3:12)
9. Son Of Jose (3:01)
10. Another Song (3:32)

Dr. Helander & Third Ward, founded in 2017, and sometimes referred to as "supergroup of Finnish blues" are celebrating their eighth year of operation with their fourth album. These veteran musicians once again exhibit considerable potential in songwriting and performance - the album consists of 10 tracks, all but one being originals. These are characteristically hard-hitting songs, the music heavily dominated by masterfully played guitars and fabulous drumming throughout. As the group's main vocalist, Ilkka Helander delivers his powerful lines on most songs, with Esa Kuloniemi spitting out his furious vocals on his own title Big Bad Wolf.

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Mike Dangeroux - Blues For Christmas

Album: Blues For Christmas
Size: 125,3 MB
Time: 54:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/R&B/Soul
Art: Front, back

1. Santa's Got The Blues (3:26)
2. Meet Me Under The Mistletoe (4:05)
3. New Years Promise (3:58)
4. Love On Christmas Eve (4:03)
5. Winter Woman Keep Me Warm Tonight (5:28)
6. Dasher And Dancer (5:24)
7. Christmas Toy (4:26)
8. Thaw My Frozen Heart (4:30)
9. Letter To Santa (5:41)
10. Ice In My Coffee (4:22)
11. Santa Inna Jamdown (3:42)
12. Every Christmas I Miss You (5:03)

Mike Dangeroux has earned his stripes as a formidable force in the Chicago blues scene, gracing the stage alongside legends like Koko Taylor, Mississippi Heat, J.W. Williams, and Nellie Tiger Travis. He’s even had the honor of performing with Buddy Guy at the iconic Legends club. With his latest project, Blues for Christmas, Mike not only honors the rich heritage of blues but also pushes the genre's boundaries into exciting new territories. His talent and passion for the craft are unmistakable, making him a standout artist in a city legendary for the blues.

Building upon the signature sound of his recently released charting LP “15 Shades of Blue”, “Blues for Christmas” blends traditional blues and R&B influences with contemporary storytelling. Featuring plenty of sleighbells and holiday themed lyrics, each track resonates with emotion and Christmas spirit. His electrifying guitar work commands attention and Dangeroux's ability is on full display. Tracks like “Santa's Got the Blues” and “Love on Christmas Eve” showcase the album’s diverse sound, ranging from smoky, slow-burning ballads to electrifying blues rockers.

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Jill Newman - Little Bit Of Luck

Album: Little Bit Of Luck
Size: 86,2 MB
Time: 37:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Roots/Americana
Art: Front

1. Little Bit Of Luck (4:18)
2. Lost Without You (3:35)
3. Lay My Worries Down (4:06)
4. Making Up For Lost Time (4:03)
5. Not Gonna Change My Mind (3:26)
6. Someone Like You (3:42)
7. Crying Out Loud (3:55)
8. I've Had Enough (2:55)
9. Yellow Dog Shuffle (3:08)
10. Love Has No Pride (3:58)

Jill Newman grew up in Vancouver, started playing guitar in her teens and once played in an all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band. Now based in the Pacific North West, Jill and her band play around Seattle and up into Canada, the recent release show for this CD being in Vancouver. This is Jill’s third album and it includes nine originals and one cover.

The musicians are, one assumes, Jill’s regular band: Scott Smith on guitar, Patrick McDanel on bass, Kelly Van Camp on drums and harmonica. In addition Annie Jantzer adds backing vocals to five tracks, Peggy Lee cello to one track and keys are added to seven by Joe Doria or Chris Gestrin. Jill herself handles lead vocals and lead, rhythm and slide guitar, even giving a credit to her dog Lucy who lay by her side as she composed the songs.

Jill’s vocals are clear throughout and she avoids any of the histrionics to which some singers resort, making this a pleasant listen. There are some blues influences here but the music is probably more in the Americana field. /John Mitchell, Blues Blast Magazine

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Nick Marechal - Love and Freedom

Size: 205 MB
Time: 30:02
File: Flac
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Land of the Free (4:34)
2. Soul Open (3:43)
3. Son of the Blues (5:15)
4. Blue Smoke (6:43)
5. Brightest in the Dark (5:11)
6. Charming Distraction (4:35)

In 1968, Nick Marechal was just another kid in the San Fernando Valley learning to play guitar. Elvis was a hero making a come back. Garage bands were in every neighborhood. FM radio ruled. That period provided inspiration for writing the song “Son of the Blues.” In the early 1970s Nick received lessons from the late great Ted Greene. Nick’s picking style, knowledge of chords, and an appreciation for the American songbook came from Greene. Right after high school Nick played in bar bands. While attending community college he became interested in mathematics and engineering, as well as music. Nick eventually earned a PhD in mathematics from UCLA in 1986. In 1988, Nick became a member of the technical staff at The Aerospace Corporation and retired in 2013 at the rank of distinguished engineer. During that period he authored both journal and conference papers in the fields of imaging radar and lasers. Nick's logo is based on a soundwave which forms his initials "NM".

In the 1990s he performed in a three piece blues rock band Power Spectrum. Later, Nick began recording with the help of session players Mike Finnigan (Hammond B3), Leland Sklar (bass) and John Robinson (drums), and later John Ferraro (drums). “It would be an all star band, if I wasn't in it,” Nick likes to say. In the last few years, Nick was introduced to Grammy®-winning engineer and producer Niko Bolas by a good friend Fred Walecki of West LA Music fame. Niko brought Nick to Capitol Recording Studios and sent Nick to voice builder Gary Catona. That was a lucky break for a guy from the Valley who knows a few theorems and how to bend strings.

In 2024, Nick continues honing his skills and recording at both The Village in West LA, and East West in Hollywood with a team of legendary professionals; Quinn Johnson on keyboards, Travis Carlton on bass, John Ferraro on drums, Greg Mathieson on B3, and he has recently featured a horn section (arranged by Quinn Johnson) on a couple of the forthcoming tracks.

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B.B. King - Now Appearing At Ole Miss (2 CD)

Album: Now Appearing At Ole Miss
Size: 87,7 + 105,9 MB
Time: 38:02 + 45:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1980
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, booklet, tray

CD 1:
1. Intro/B.B. King Blues Theme (3:09)
2. Caldonia (2:43)
3. Blues Medley (13:56)
4. Hold On (5:38)
5. I Got Some Outside Help (I Don't Really Need) (5:25)
6. Darlin' You Know I Love You (7:09)

CD 2:
1. When I'm Wrong (9:20)
2. The Thrill Is Gone (11:10)
3. Never Make A Move Too Soon (7:15)
4. Three O'Clock In The Morning (8:53)
5. Rock Me Baby (3:55)
6. Guess Who (2:27)
7. I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone (2:55)

Now Appearing at Ole Miss is a live album by B.B. King, recorded in 1979 and released as a double album on MCA Records in 1980. The live recordings were augmented with overdubs, most notably with percussion instruments. This has been criticized by reviewers as making the album stale, and it is widely regarded as B.B. King's weakest 'live' album. One notable feature, is that the album contains the first use (on a blues recording) of the bass style of playing known as "slap" by Russell Jackson, who would go on to play in the posthumous "B.B. King Experience Band" with another B.B. King band veteran James "Boogaloo" Bolden. /Wikipedia

(For personnel info, see text file included.)

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Chicken Shack - Crying Won't Help You Now: The Deram Years 1971-1974 (3 CD)

Album: Crying Won't Help You Now
Size: 102,4 + 95,9 +106,0 MB
Time: 44:18 + 41:26 + 45:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues/Rock
Art: Full

CD 1 - Imagination Lady (1971):
1. Crying Won't Help You Now (5:09)
2. Daughter Of The Hillside (3:52)
3. If I Were A Carpenter (6:33)
4. Going Down (3:32)
5. Poor Boy (5:09)
6. Telling Your Fortune (11:10)
7. The Loser (2:32)
8. Poor Boy (Single Version) (Bonus) (4:10)
9. Telling Your Fortune (Single Version) (Bonus) (2:07)

CD 2 - Unlucky Boy (1973):
1. You Know Could Be Right (3:46)
2. Revelation (5:11)
3. Prudence's Party (3:11)
4. Too Late To Cry (3:08)
5. Stan The Man (4:23)
6. Unlucky Boy (2:32)
7. As Time Goes Passing By (4:46)
8. Jammin' With The Ash (7:02)
9. He Knows The Rules (3:53)
10. As Time Goes Passing By (Single Version) (Bonus) (3:29)

CD 3 - Goodbye Chicken Shack (1974):
1. Everyday I Have The Blues (5:29)
2. Thrill Is Gone (5:30)
3. Going Down (5:49)
4. You Take Me Down (5:09)
5. Webb's Boogie (5:51)
6. You're Mean (5:58)
7. Poor Boy (6:55)
8. Webb's Guitar Shuffle (2:40)
9. Tutti Frutti (2:28)

Chicken Shack had come to prominence in the late 1960s as one of Britain’s finest blues bands, recording a series of albums for the Blue Horizon label. By 1971, the band had undergone changes to their line-up and guitarist/vocalist Stan Webb took the band in a harder rock direction. Signing to Decca’s Deram label in 1971 under a production deal, Webb’s band, now a trio featuring John Glascock (bass) and Paul Hancox (drums), recorded the fine album ‘Imagination Lady’, featuring such classic tracks as ‘Crying Won’t Help You Now’, ‘Daughter Of The Hillside’ and the epic ‘Telling Your Fortune’.

John Glascock departed the band in 1972 and was replaced by Bob Daisley on bass. This line-up would record another excellent album, ‘Unlucky Boy’, which was released in early 1973 and featured a guest appearance by Chris Mercer on saxophones. Again, this line-up would prove to be short lived, with Stan Webb forming an entirely new line-up of the band in 1973 to head out on the road.

The band’s final album for Deram was the live set, ‘Goodbye Chicken Shack’, recorded at Brunel University on the 26th October 1973 with Webb joined by Dave Wilkinson (electric piano), Rob Hull (bass) and Alan Powell (drums). Soon after this recording, Webb disbanded Chicken Shack to join Savoy Brown. The album was belatedly released in Europe in 1974 and was a fine testament to the excellence of Chicken Shack as a live band. This box set gathers together all of the albums and singles issued between 1971 and 1974 and is a splendid tribute to a fine band.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Chris Mulkey - True Blue Avenue

Album: True Blue Avenue
Size: 177,5 MB
Time: 76:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Squeeze (3:04)
2. She Gotta Have It (2:47)
3. Can't Go Back To Texas (5:45)
4. Starts With A Woman (4:18)
5. Girlfriend (4:15)
6. 66 Days (3:34)
7. Bad Bad Girl (2:56)
8. World Without Love (2:38)
9. BBQ Jump (3:38)
10. Wood And Wire (3:08)
11. Complications (2:40)
12. Down In The Hole (3:25)
13. I Know What I Like (3:48)
14. I See A Rat (4:13)
15. It's My Time (3:52)
16. Take Me Back To Memphis (4:08)
17. Christmas Time In Hades (4:12)
18. Tears On My Pillow (3:48)
19. Time For Money (4:31)
20. We In Love (3:47)
21. You The Man (2:07)

Chris Mulkey grew up in the midwest with a guitar in hand, Chuck Berry, Elvis, and the Supremes in his head. He spent a night trading jokes with Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters called him son at Nick's Blue Note Lounge, he has sat in with Los Lobos, and still has Janis Jopin's kiss on his lips. He takes these experiences along with inspiration from Buddy Guy and Louisiana jump, to make music about the American experience that's fun to move to.

Chris lives to play live. He has played clubs and celebrity events all over the United States. His band Deluxe had a year long residency at the House of Blues on Sunset, and can still be seen rocking at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas and Anaheim. He plays yearly stadium gigs at Mardi Gras in Lake Charles Lousiana, The Celebrate America Show at Santa Monica College, and The Music City Fest in Nashville.

As a long time Hollywood actor and proud ASCAP member, he has sold several songs to movies and television. Chris has the Mississippi River in his blue veins, railroad wheels in his heart, and believes we are one in the groove.

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VA - Blues Singles Collection Vol. 101

Size: 214,9 - 604 MB
Time: 92:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s - Flac
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Rock
Art: Front

01 Turquoise Steel - Hitchhiking Blues (4:28)
02 Catfish John Tisdell - Blues For Muddy Waters (4:24)
03 The Reverend Shawn Amos - Let’s Go Get Stoned (4:06)
04 GA-20 - Just One More Time (2:49)
05 Daniel Anderson & Heroic Dose - That's The Truth (2:56)
06 Valerie June - Rollin’ And Tumblin’ (3:28)
07 Sawyer Hill - Folsom Prison Blues (4:00)
08 Lloyd Spiegel - Alligator Shoes (3:05)
09 Chris Tapp & The Cold Stares - In The Pines (2:31)
10 Handsome Jack - Let's Go Downtown (3:05)
11 Climax Blues Band - Sweeping Up The Light (4:07)
12 Carl Carlton, Melanie Wiegmann, Keb'Mo' - Just Like You (3:46)
13 Taylor Scott Band - Blacktop Blues (3:00)
14 Elles Bailey - Take A Step Back (3:29)
15 Amann & The Wayward Sons - Mistery Woman (5:16)
16 Laurence Jones - One Life (3:15)
17 Grayson Capps - My Body (4:01)
18 Lions In The Street - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (3:38)
19 Lucinda Williams - The World's Gone Wrong (Feat. Brittney Spencer) (5:06)
20 Danny Bryant - Tougher Now (3:00)
21 Tomi Swick - Good Things (3:24)
22 Eric Bibb - Muddy Waters (2:42)
23 Omar Coleman & Igor Prado - Moving On To Better Days (5:26)
24 Tiwayo - I've Got To Travel Alone (3:48)
25 Tony Joe White - Cowboy Singer (2:59)

And the beat goes on.

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Nick Gravenites & John Cipollina - Live In Athens At The Rodon

Size: 311 MB
Time: 47:28
File: Flac
Released: 1991
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

1. Walkin Blues (6:50)
2. Funky News (4:13)
3. Anna (6:19)
4. Get Together (5:59)
5. Born In Chicago (5:04)
6. Small Walk-In Box (9:47)
7. Four Floors Or Forty (5:21)
8. You Can't Hurt Me No More (3:52)

New year's eve concert 1987/1988 at Rodon club in Athens (Greece) Great great concert, TOP sound and feeling, both John and Nick are at their best....

I downloaded it from a guy who transferred it from the LP very properly so happy to find and share this moment...

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Blue Moon Marquee - Bare Knuckles & Brawn

Album: Bare Knuckles & Brawn
Size: 93,2 MB
Time: 40:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Gypsy blues/Jazz
Art: Front, back

1. Big Black Mamba (4:33)
2. Smoke Rings for My Rider (2:39)
3. Fever Flickering Flame (3:43)
4. Hard Times Hit Parade (4:11)
5. As I Lay Dying (2:31)
6. High Noon (4:14)
7. The Red Devil Himself (3:14)
8. Big Smoke (3:10)
9. 52nd Street Strut (3:33)
10. Wayward (4:09)
11. Lost & Wild (4:08)

Upon reading the title Bare Knuckles & Brawn, from Canada’s Blue Moon Marquee, one might expect a CD full of hard-driving numbers that prove Saturday night’s all right for fighting. Imagine this reviewer’s surprise on finding eleven original songs that bring back the big-band sound of the 1940s, complete with horns, ragtime beats, and lead vocals reminiscent of Louis Armstrong’s. The lyrics also hearken to earlier days, expanding upon song names such as “High Noon,” “The Red Devil Himself,” and “52nd Street Strut.” Those who prefer their blues on the raunchier, meatier side won’t find much to chomp on, but those who like it smooth and hot will simply adore this album. It’s also great fuel for inspiration in quiet moments, meant to silence mental chatter and let one’s thoughts flow.

“This album, to me, represents a combination and evolution of our last records,” says front man A.W. Cardinal. “I believe it features some of our best recorded work, and we were able to do it with some of the best possible musicians.” Bassist and vocalist Jasmine Colette adds, “We recorded [it] in three days. I like all the grit and pulp with my music, so the warm sound of the tape made it come together. All the songs were written…in the last year of our travels, in relation to the air of the times, characters we meet, cities we walk in and the weather we feel.” Blue Moon Marquee currently makes their home in an island shack on the coast of the Salish Sea in British Columbia. Joining Cardinal and Colette are guest musicians Darcy Phillips on piano and Hammond B3; Jerry Cook on tenor sax, baritone sax, and clarinet; Jimmy “Hollywood” Badger on drums; Jack Garton on trumpet; and Paul Pigat on guitar for “The Red Devil Himself.”

“Big Black Mamba” starts things off, a unique meditation on the snare of fossil fuels: “I asked for water; she brought me gasoline. That’s the meanest gal I’ve ever seen. Big Black Mamba, you got me moaning low, dirty mis-treater from the stars of Texaco.” Up-tempo love ballads “Smoke Rings for my Rider” and “Fever Flickering Flame” follow, guaranteed to make even the dead rise from the grave and dance. Cardinal’s guitar is cardinal on both, a prime example of his instrument of choice conversing with listeners via musical notes. “Hard Times Hit Parade” slows things down, the perfect background music for a film noir scene. Dig Darcy Phillips on his Hammond and the melancholy horn solo, echoing in one’s ears like a night breeze.

“As I Lay Dying” contains the album’s title in a pithy piece of lyrics: “The world was built [with] bare knuckles and brawn.” A.W.’s vocals are at their Armstrong-iest here. Earworm “High Noon,” according to the band, “is a reference to Black Elk, a holy man of the Oglala Lakota people and the perseverance of Native peoples.” The next two tracks will make guitar lovers swoon, especially “Big Smoke” for traditionalists. “52nd Street Strut” is a rat-a-tat tribute to Billie Holliday, featuring Jasmine Colette’s velvety voice. “Wayward” and “Lost and Wild” close things out, with the final song wistfully bringing “What a Wonderful World” to mind. Blue Moon Marquee has demonstrated that their name should be in lights once more with the classic sound and big-band bravado of Bare Knuckles and Brawn! /Rainey Wetnight, Blues Blast Magazine

Personnel: A.W. Cardinal (vocals, guitar); Jasmine Colette (bass, vocals); Darcy Phillips (piano, organ); Gerry Cook (saxophone, clarinet); Jimmy “Hollywood” Badger (drums); Jack Garton (trumpet); Paul Pigat (guitar).

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Five Bluesmen - Blues Factory

Album: Blues Factory
Size: 80,2 MB
Time: 34:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Never Let Me Go (3:40)
2. Go Away (3:15)
3. My Babe, My Love (3:44)
4. Turkish Blues (3:16)
5. A Place For Love (4:07)
6. Shake Baby Shake (3:05)
7. Long Is The Road (3:48)
8. Nini's Song (4:15)
9. Day Dream (3:09)
10. Sorry For You (2:03)

Five paths, one single emotion: the living blues. Coming from very different musical backgrounds, the Five Bluesmen blend their experiences into a vibrant and original blues sound. With Blues Factory, their third album, the group affirms its identity: authentic, generous, and profoundly human. Ray Perelli, singer and rhythm guitarist, is the driving force behind the band. Ray discovered B.B. King at age 13 and was never the same after that: the blues became his language.

After years of playing various styles (notably with the Dixie Cats), he founded Five Bluesmen in 2010. Alongside him, Elvis, the lead guitarist, joined the adventure from the very beginning after an impromptu concert - no rehearsal, just instinct and passion. Jérôme Frulin, the Parisian bassist from the cult band Sales Majestés. Eric Flayecasse, the Belgian drummer, infuses the rhythm section with his unique energy. As a regular guest Élie Coquard, a well-known professional harmonica player in France and Belgium, breathes his soul into their music.

Personnel: Ray Perelli (vocals, rhythm guitar); Elvis Chambrey (lead guitar); Jerome Frulin (bass, lap steel guitar); Eric Flayecasse (drums). Guests: Stephane Verdura (piano, Hammond organ); Elie Coquard (harmonica).

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Lil' Jimmy Reed - Caress Me Baby

Album: Caress Me Baby
Size: 132,8 MB
Time: 57:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, back

1. I'm Goin' Upside Your Head (3:35)
2. TV Mama (4:05)
3. Tell Me What's On Your Mind (6:20)
4. Down In Virginia (5:10)
5. When You Leave, Don't Take Nothing (4:30)
6. Going To New York (3:35)
7. 12 Year Old Boy (5:40)
8. Early In The Morning (3:55)
9. Big Boss Man (4:45)
10. Honest I Do (3:55)
11. I'm In Love With You (6:05)
12. Caress Me Baby (6:00)

From a shotgun shack in the cotton fields of Louisiana to the main stages of international blues festivals - Lil’ Jimmy Reed has come a long way. Now, one of the last surviving legends of classic Louisiana down-home blues is back with a powerful new album - Caress Me Baby. With his stinging guitar work, gritty vocals, and haunting harmonica, Lil’ Jimmy Reed carries the legacy of real blues. His story is legendary: born Leon Atkins in 1938 in Hardwood, LA, raised near a blues nightclub where Slim Harpo and Lightnin’ Slim played, and handed a career-defining opportunity when he filled in for Jimmy Reed himself. The crowd loved him - and the rest is blues history.

This album features classics made famous by Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, and Joe Turner, alongside stunning original compositions by Lil’ Jimmy himself. Expect deep grooves, storytelling lyrics, and that unmistakable Southern blues sound. Lil’ Jimmy Reed has been nominated for a Grammy, awarded Blues Harmonica Player of the Year by the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame, received the Living Legend Award from the Baton Rouge Blues Society, and been inducted into the Alabama Blues Hall of Fame. His performances earn standing ovations worldwide - and now, you’ll hear that magic in this new release.

Personnel: Lil' Jimmy Reed (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Bob Hall (piano); Hilary Blythe (bass); Mark Kilgoss, Neil Burton (drums).

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The 24th Street Wailers - Where Evil Grows

Album: Where Evil Grows
Size: 84,3 MB
Time: 36:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: R&B/Blues
Art: Front

1. Cursed (2:07)
2. Just Wait (2:22)
3. Spitfire (3:03)
4. All I Think Of Is You (3:10)
5. Don't Cross Me (1:43)
6. Where Evil Grows (4:09)
7. You Know (2:43)
8. Don't Worry (3:22)
9. Ooh Wee Yea (2:53)
10. I Found A Love (3:12)
11. Rock Step (2:44)
12. Where Is My Honey (2:24)
13. Can't Fight It (2:14)

Had a really rough day? Want to just relax, reboot, and get happy? If so, then the new 24th Street Wailers album, Where Evil Grows, is just the ticket. The album is the much anticipated follow-up to last year’s well received Wicked, and it doesn’t disappoint.

Sometimes, when music is described as “vintage” so-and-so, there is a connotation of being staid, perhaps even stale. The 24th Street Wailers aren’t having any of that. Their animated offerings are always a good time, full of spunk and passion. This outing features 10 tracks written by drummer and vocalist Lindsay Beaver, plus three covers. Like their previous album, Where Evil Grows is produced and engineered by Billy Horton at his Fort Horton Studios in Wyldwood, Texas. As with all their albums, the mix and sound are excellent. The band is made up of Canadian and American members including new guitarist, St. Louis native Elliot Sowell, who fills the vacancy left by Emily Burgess’ departure last year.

Beaver’s vocals, a delightfully robust cross between Brenda Lee and Etta James, are wonderfully strong, nuanced, and convincing. The band is tight, and they continue to draw us in with their joy and enthusiasm. Standout tracks on Where Evil Grows include the rocker “Cursed,” and “Just Wait,” which features sweet tenor sax soloing by Jon Wong. Pianist Jessie Whiteley, and Wong, both lay down fine solo work on “All I Think of Is You,” and a simply killer version of “I Found A Love” definitely takes one back in time. Mike Archer’s bass work is spot on throughout, and the band really gels as a unit.

If you enjoy your “vintage,” or if you prefer, “retro” jump blues, with some kick instead of a lame imitation, this album is for you. /Barry Kerzner, American Blues Scene

Personnel: Lindsay Beaver (vocals, drums, percussion); Elliot Sowell (guitar); Michael Archer (bass, backing vocals); Jesse Whiteley (piano, backing vocals); Jon Wong (tenor saxophone); Billy Horton (vibraphone).

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