Lucky 3 Blues Band - Howl!

Album: Howl!
Size: 116,3 MB
Time: 50:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. Maxwell Street Blues (2:50)
2. Junkyard (4:31)
3. Boogaloo Test (2:25)
4. Too Much Funky Business (3:44)
5. So Alone (4:04)
6. Who's Hoodooin' Who (2:49)
7. Old Dog (4:06)
8. Midnight On The Highway (4:57)
9. Wind Howlin Blues (4:23)
10. Shaking All Over (3:41)
11. Hoodoo Man Blues (5:00)
12. Too Much Alcohol (3:36)
13. I'm A Man (4:05)

The Lucky 3 Blues Band is a new trio of Chicago music veterans exploring the blues in the 21st century. Featuring Jay O’Rourke (electric & acoustic guitar), Frank Raven (harmonica), Jim Desmond (vocals) and archaic drum machine sounds, The Lucky 3 Blues Band play “old school” blues with a modern sensibility.

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Etta James - The Hits

Album: The Hits
Size: 179,7 MB
Time: 77:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Soul/R&B
Art: Front, back

1. At Last (3:04)
2. Anything To Say You're Mine (2:39)
3. My Dearest Darling (3:04)
4. Trust In Me (3:02)
5. Tough Mary (2:29)
6. All I Could Do Was Cry (3:00)
7. Fool That I Am (3:02)
8. Don't Cry Baby (2:29)
9. If I Can't Have You (2:50)
10. A Sunday Kind Of Love (3:21)
11. Something's Got A Hold On Me (2:50)
12. Seven Day Fool (3:04)
13. It's Too Soon To Know (2:52)
14. I'll Dry My Tears (2:41)
15. Spoonful (2:51)
16. Fools Rush In (2:03)
17. Good Rockin' Daddy (2:30)
18. Roll With Me, Henry (aka The Wall Flower) (3:09)
19. Stop The Wedding (2:53)
20. Stormy Weather (3:12)
21. Girl Of My Dreams (2:25)
22. One For My Baby And One More For The Road (3:31)
23. In My Diary (2:38)
24. Dream (2:29)
25. Plum Nuts (3:04)
26. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (2:30)
27. I Just Want To Make Love To You (3:06)

It was in the Sixties when Etta James truly found her musical direction and made a lasting mark as a soulful pop and blues diva. Her debut album, At Last!, was released in late 1960 and was noted for its varied choice in music from jazz standards to blues numbers to doo-wop and rhythm & blues. This CD compiles James’ greatest hits. She expertly handles jazz standards like “A Sunday Kind of Love,” as well as Willie Dixon’s blues classic “I Just Want to Make Love to You.”

This comprehensive edition gives ample proof of both her amazing singing talents and her extraordinary versatility. Etta James, lead vocals; Orchestras conducted by Riley Hampton & Maxwell Davis. Recorded in Chicago, Los Angeles & San Francisco, 1955-62.

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Lucky Lloyd - The Way Lucky Lloyd Likes To Play The Blues

Album: The Way Lucky Lloyd Likes To Play The Blues
Size: 166,8 MB
Time: 72:21
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric blues
Art: Front

1. Me And My Baby Don't Get Along But One One Day At A Time (5:04)
2. I Loved The Woman (6:28)
3. Angel Of Mercy (Live) (6:05)
4. It's A Shame That We Still Deal With Police Brutality (5:50)
5. Walking The Back Streets And Crying (5:32)
6. Why I Sing The Blues (6:04)
7. Cadillac Assembly Line (4:12)
8. I Got My Mojo Working (5:59)
9. Crosscut Saw (5:21)
10. If You're Going To Walk On My Love You Need To Take Off Your Shoes (5:57)
11. I'll Play The Blues 4 You (6:30)
12. How Blue Can You Get (4:15)
13. The Thrill Is Gone Baby (4:57)

Lucky Lloyd was born in a little town called Hamtramick, Michigan but grew up in Detroit just one mile from Hitsville, better known as Motown. There he was introduced to a style of music called "The Blues". At the age of nine he began to play the guitar and that's where the legendary ascension of Lucky Lloyd to the top of blues history began. Lucky is currently involved in promotions and touring as far as New Zealand, Australia, and all across the United States. He attributes his style of music to the influences of Albert King (whom he resembles), Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, and Santana. His live performances are energized and exciting. While entertaining he roams into the audience with his guitar screaming, delighting his fans.

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Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen + Tales From The Ozone + We've Got A Live One Here!

Size: 161.8 MB
Time: 68:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Country, Rock, Blues
Art: Full

CD 1:
01. Southbound (2:21)
02. Don't Let Go (2:40)
03. California Okie (2:48)
04. Willin' (3:38)
05. The Boogie Man Boogie (3:35)
06. Hawaii Blues (3:05)
07. House Of Blue Light (2:41)
08. Keep On Lovin' Her (3:13)
09. Devil And Me (3:11)
10. Four Or Five Times (2:30)
11. That's What I Like About The South (2:37)
12. Minnie The Moocher (3:50)
13. It's Gonna Be One Of Those Nights (2:17)
14. Connie (2:52)
15. I've Been To Georgia On A Fast Train (2:47)
16. Honky Tonk Music (3:39)
17. Lightnin' Bar Blues (2:35)
18. Paid In Advance (2:50)
19. Cajun Baby (2:41)
20. Tina Louise (3:27)
21. The Shadow Knows (2:30)
22. Roll Your Own (3:22)
23. Gypsy Fiddle (3:02)

CD 2:
01. One Of Those Nights (2:55)
02. Semi Truck (2:30)
03. Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (3:43)
04. Big Mamou (3:31)
05. San Antonio Rose (5:10)
06. 18 Wheels (3:28)
07. Mama Hated Diesels (5:08)
08. Lookin' At The World Through A Windshield (2:18)
09. My Window Faces South (2:29)
10. Milkcow Blues (5:08)
11. It Should Have Been Me (2:57)
12. Back To Tennessee (3:56)
13. Seeds And Stems (3:47)
14. Rock That Boogie (2:43)
15. Riot In Cell Block #9 (4:09)
16. Don't Let Go (3:04)
17. Too Much Fun (4:26)
18. Hot Rod Lincoln (4:32)
19. Lost In The Ozone (4:05)

Digitally remastered two CD set containing Commander Cody's three Warner Bros albums from 1975 and 1976. Immensely popular live, this country rock-western swing-rockabilly band couldn't quite achieve great chart success. All three albums here did make the US Top 200, but Cody decided to disband the act in 1976,We've Got A Live One Here! was recorded in England during their tour in January and February 1976.

Bio:
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were equally adept at stripped-down basic rock & roll, R&B, and gritty country-rock. Commander Cody's country-rock rocked harder than the Eagles or Poco -- essentially, the group was a bar band. Much like English pub rock bands like Brinsley Schwarz and Ducks Deluxe, Commander Cody resisted the overblown and bombastic trends of early-'70s rock, preferring a basic no-frills approach. Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen never had the impact of the British pub rockers, yet their straightforward energy gave their records a distinguishing drive; they could play country, Western swing, rockabilly, and R&B, and it all sounded convincing.

The group originally formed in 1967 in Ann Arbor, MI. The original lineup included Commander Cody himself (born George Frayne IV; piano), John Tichy (lead guitar), Steve Schwartz (guitar), Steve Davis (aka the West Virginia Creeper; bass), and Ralph Mallory (drums). When the group relocated to San Francisco the following year, only Frayne, Bolton, and Tichy made the move; the group's membership had been bolstered to include Billy C. Farlow (vocals, harp), Andy Stein (fiddle, saxophone), guitarist Billy Kirchen, bassist "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow, and drummer Lance Dickerson for their 1971 debut album, Lost in the Ozone.

The following year the group scored a fluke Top Ten hit with "Hot Rod Lincoln," taken from their first album, Lost in the Ozone. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were never able to capitalize on the single's success, partially because their albums never completely captured their live energy. They continued to release albums until Tichy left the band in 1976. Commander Cody released his first solo album, Midnight Man, in 1977, then he re-formed the group as the Commander Cody Band. The group recorded three albums between 1977 and 1980. In 2009, after a 23-year hiatus, Commander Cody returned to the studio for Dopers, Drunks and Everyday Losers, a collection of new songs and classics from the Cody catalog. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Taj Mahal - Queen Bee Live

Size: 158.5 MB
Time: 67:37
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Honky Talk (Live) (5:18)
02. Think (Live) (2:38)
03. Ez Rider (Live) (3:14)
04. Hard Way (Live) (2:54)
05. Stranger In My Own Hometown (Live) (2:51)
06. The Hoochi Coochi Coo (Live) (5:00)
07. Queen Bee (Live) (6:06)
08. Senor Blues (Live) (6:51)
09. Mailbox Blues (Live) (3:38)
10. Irresistible You (Live) (3:27)
11. Cheatin' On You (Live) (3:52)
12. Rain From The Sky (Live) (3:14)
13. Here In The Dark (Live) (3:46)
14. Down Home Girl (Live) (4:03)
15. The Hustle Is On (Live) (4:47)
16. Mr. Pitiful (Live) (2:35)
17. Phantom Blues (Live) (3:13)

Taj Mahal, original name Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, (born May 17, 1942, New York, New York, U.S.), American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was one of the pioneers of what came to be called world music. He combined acoustic blues and other African American music with Caribbean and West African music and other genres to create a distinctive sound.

Taj Mahal (the name came to him in a dream) grew up in a musical family. His father, of Jamaican background, was a jazz musician and arranger; his mother, a schoolteacher, sang gospel music. While a student at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in the early 1960s, he began exploring the origins of African American music and focused on acoustic blues. Following graduation, he played in folk clubs until he moved to California in 1965. There he teamed up with Ry Cooder to form the band Rising Sons.

Returning to solo performing, he released his first album, Taj Mahal, in 1968. This and other albums recorded during the next several years—notably Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home (1969) and Recycling the Blues and Other Related Stuff (1972)—featured blues songs infused with ragtime, reggae, gospel, and other sounds. Mahal typically accompanied himself on a National steel guitar but was also accomplished on a number of other instruments; he would frequently include electric instruments, tubas, steel drums, and such exotic instruments as the kalimba (thumb piano) on his recordings, often in unexpected combinations.

Mahal recorded several dozen albums over the course of his career; a major anthology, In Progress & In Motion (1965–1998), was released in 1998. He explored world music on Mumtaz Mahal (1995), recorded with Indian musicians; Sacred Island (1998), a delve into Hawaiian music; and Kulanjan (1999), on which he partnered with Malian kora player Toumani Diabaté. Mahal’s work also included scores for motion pictures—notably Sounder (1972) and Sounder II (1976), in which he also had acting roles—and for the play Mule Bone (1991), originally written by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston in the 1930s. He received Grammy Awards for best contemporary blues album for Señor Blues (1997) and Shoutin’ in Key (2000), and his duet album with Keb’ Mo’, TajMo (2017), also earned that award.

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Little Willie Littlefield & Champion Jack Dupree - Good Rockin' Blues & Boogie: Live With The Big Town Playboys 1986 & 1989

Size: 180.5 MB
Time: 77:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Piano Blues, Rockin' Blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Round About Midnight (2:33)
02. Look So Fine (3:58)
03. Undecided Boogie (Solo) (2:50)
04. Cry Over You (2:49)
05. Good Rockin' Tonight (4:17)
06. Going Down Slow (5:34)
07. Chicken Shack Boogie (Solo) (2:45)
08. Water In My Ear (3:54)
09. Cheerful Baby (3:29)
10. Woke Up This Morning (4:11)
11. I Like It (2:50)
12. Honky Tonk Train (4:41)
13. Kansas City (3:48)
14. Let The Good Times Roll (3:25)
15. Shake Rattle & Roll (6:35)
16. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (7:00)
17. Rock N Roll All Night Long (7:31)
18. Stormy Monday (Solo) (4:56)

CD 2:
01. Roomin' House Boogie (3:55)
02. Moon Is Rising (2:23)
03. Good Rockin' Tonight (1986) (4:19)
04. In The Evenin' (6:29)
05. I Used To Love You (4:53)
06. Sweet Little Baby (3:54)
07. Freedom Blues (Solo) (7:38)
08. Wine, Wine, Wine (4:42)
09. Lawdy, Lawdy (Solo) (3:58)
10. Junkers Blues (7:26)
11. One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer (1986) (5:19)
12. Rock The Boogie Woogie (5:07)
13. Bring Me Flowers When I'm Living (7:33)
14. I Keep On Drifting (6:26)
15. She's Gone (Solo) (4:21)

CD 1: Little Willie Littlefield With The Big Town Playboys (Tracks 1 to 18)
CD 2: Little Willie Littlefield With The Big Town Playboys (Tracks 1 to 3)
CD 2: Champion Jack Dupree & The Big Town Playboys (Tracks 4 to 15)

Blues and R&B legends Little Willie Littlefield and Champion Jack Dupree had much in common. Both had extensive recording careers stretching back into the 1940s and recording for independent record companies; both decided to live in Europe; both recorded albums in Europe and they headlined at the first ever Burnley Blues Festival in the UK in 1989.

Blues fans were treated to a weekend of blues, R&B and boogie with Willie topping the bill on March 23rd and Jack the following evening backed by the Big Town Playboys, who perfectly recreated the type of rhythm and blues Willie and Jack recorded in the late 1940s and 1950s.

The tracks here come from their shows at Burnley with the exception of three tracks Willie recorded with the Playboys at the Belgium Blues Festival in 1986 later broadcast on national BBC radio on the Paul Jones show.
"Little Willie Littlefield was on the best form I've ever seen in him. He gave us a selection of straight blues and boogie." ~Tony Collins, Juke Blues magazine

"Jack Dupree and the Big Town Playboys proceeded to tear the place apart with '50s classics the packed audience cheered him on after every number." ~Tony Burke, Blues & Rhythm magazine

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VA - Blues Singles Collection Vol. 34

Size: 222.9 MB
Time: 95:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01 Ash Grunwald - I Want You To Know (2:41)
02 Dishpanhands - She's Gonna Get It (3:11)
03 Danny Bryant - The Rage To Survive (3:01)
04 Amund Maarud & Lucky Lips - Wolves (5:10)
05 Izzo Blues Coalition & Mimmo Oliveri - Take It Or Leave It (Single Version) (3:37)
06 Malted Milk - Let Me Ride (4:02)
07 The Kokomo Kings - A Drive-By Love Affair (2:41)
08 Colin James - Open Road (5:08)
09 Sue Foley - Hurricane Girl (3:41)
10 Danielia Cotton - So Afraid Of Losing You (4:00)
11 Nat Myers - Poor Boy Headed Home (Instrumental) (3:23)
12 Chris 'Bad News' Barnes - When Koko Came To Town (4:14)
13 Vasti Jackson - Rwandaful (3:08)
14 Gov't Mule - Heavy Load (7:18)
15 Marcia Ball - Are We There Yet Momma (Live) (3:27)
16 Mick Clarke - Bad Bad Whisky (4:32)
17 Los Villanos Blues Band - The Devil Is In Love (3:33)
18 Son Of Dave - Kick Your Butt (1:50)
19 Vargas Blues Band - Whisky Women & Wine (3:35)
20 Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown - Born Rockin' (3:39)
21 Sugaray Rayford - Miss Information (3:45)
22 North Mississippi Allstars - Up And Rolling (Feat. Son Little & Valerie June) (3:22)
23 Sue Foley - Say It's Not So (4:39)
24 Jocelyn & Chris Arndt - Sugar And Spice (Semi-Acoustic Live) (3:34)
25 Chris 'Bad News' Barnes - Chicks Dig Me (4:08)

A collection of blues singles released on September 2021 compiled by myself.

Blues Singles Collection Vol. 34

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Berdon Kirksaether & The Twang Bar Kings - Blues (Remastered)

Size: 113.7 MB
Time: 49:05
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011/2021
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Reconsider Boogie (4:02)
02. Dealing Hand (3:38)
03. Roll The Dice (5:12)
04. Black Gal (4:17)
05. Conrad's B (5:04)
06. Downtown Jungle (4:26)
07. Easy Rider (4:42)
08. Losing Ground (5:02)
09. I Ain't Got Nobody (5:26)
10. Walk On (3:45)
11. It's A Rough Ride We're On (3:29)

Berdon Kirksaether is a Norwegian composer, guitarist, singer and music producer. He is a veteran on the Norwegian blues scene, most notably through his work in CIA, arguably one of the finest bluesbands in the country in their prime. They toured Norway extensively during the nineties and released two critically acclaimed records. As well as being composer, singer and guitarist in CIA, Berdon has been working in several musical genres throughout the last 25 years, such as: poprock, acoustic, jazz, rap, latin and blues/roots and rock.

Berdon's latest projects include a variety of styles ranging from his bluesrock trio The Ground, Gjermund Andresen & Berdon Kirksaether (Folk/Roots, acoustic outfit), Twang Bar Kings (blues) and Norwegian rockband Ukrutt. This versatility characterizes his new all instrumental album "Ray Of Light" where Berdon brings together a wide palette of moods and musical colours with more than a hint to the desolate and remote Nordic nature. Together with his long time partner and brother in arms, Stein Tumert, Berdon takes the listener on a journey through nature, mind and imagination.

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Byther Smith - Got No Place To Go

Album: Got No Place To Go
Size: 116,3 MB
Time: 50:20
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. I'm A Honey Bee (2:52)
2. I Had My Fun aka Goin' Down Slow (5:28)
3. Monticello Lonely (6:27)
4. I Know That's Grace! (4:25)
5. Got No Place To Go (3:03)
6. Byther Boogie (4:26)
7. How Much More (3:02)
8. 35 Long Years (5:25)
9. Every Woman I Meet (6:31)
10. Come On In This House (4:24)
11. Red!! You Let The Dogs Out (4:11)

Strictly judging from the lyrical sentiment of his recordings, it might be wise not to make Chicago guitarist Byther Smith angry. Smitty's uncompromising songs are filled with threats of violence and ominous menace (the way blues used to be before the age of political correctness), sometimes to the point where his words don't even rhyme. They don't have to, either - you're transfixed by the sheer intensity of his music. Smitty came to Chicago during the mid-'50s after spending time toiling on an Arizona cattle ranch. He picked up guitar tips from J.B. Lenoir (his first cousin), Robert Jr. Lockwood, and Hubert Sumlin, then began playing in the clubs during the early '60s. Theresa's Lounge was his main haunt for five years as he backed Junior Wells; he also played with the likes of Big Mama Thornton, George "Harmonica" Smith, and Otis Rush.

A couple of acclaimed singles for C.J. (the two-part "Give Me My White Robe") and BeBe ("Money Tree"/"So Unhappy") spread his name among aficionados, as did a 1983 album for Grits, Tell Me How You Like It. The rest of the country then began to appreciate Smitty, thanks to a pair of extremely solid albums on Bullseye Blues: 1991's Housefire (first out on Grits back in 1985) and I'm a Mad Man two years later. With two sets on Delmark and a stepped-up touring itinerary, Smitty really hit his stride. He continued with strong performances and recordings during the new millennium, issuing two albums on Black & Tan, 2001’s Smitty’s Blues and 2004’s Throw Away the Book; returning to Delmark for 2008’s Blues on the Moon: Live at the Natural Rhythm Social Club; and issuing Got No Place to Go on Fedora, also in 2008. /Biography by Bill Dahl, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

R.I.P. Byther Smith (April 17, 1933 - September 9, 2021)

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Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado - Best Of (2 CD)

Album: Best Of
Size: 133,3 + 174,6 MB
Time: 57:41 + 75:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Blues/Rock/Soul mix
Art: Full

CD 1 - First Decade:
1. Rock N Roll Ride (4:20)
2. Rhythms Of The Night (3:46)
3. You Can Have It Your Way (3:23)
4. Burning Up (4:12)
5. Stand Beside Me (5:11)
6. Love Turned Cold (3:56)
7. Eyes That Turned Away (3:49)
8. On My Way (3:27)
9. You Better Pay Attention (2:55)
10. You Walked Right In To My Heart (3:08)
11. I Won't Let You Down (2:52)
12. In The Back Of My Mind (3:35)
13. Heart Of The Night (5:19)
14. All I Want (3:50)
15. Ain't Ever Gonna Leave No More (3:51)

CD 2 - Second Decade:
1. If You Wanna Leave (4:15)
2. Last Train (3:27)
3. Paradise (5:00)
4. I Used To Love You (3:52)
5. Hold My Lover Tight (4:07)
6. China Gate (4:04)
7. Never Givin In (4:55)
8. Dreamland (5:54)
9. Too Many Roads (3:28)
10. Baby Please Don't Go (3:26)
11. Sin City (4:06)
12. Maybe It's Alright (4:28)
13. Through The Tears (4:30)
14. Come On In (4:12)
15. Long Forgotten Track (4:29)
16. High Rolling (5:04)
17. Same Old Lies (Part Un) (3:01)
18. Same Old Lies (Part Deux) (3:09)

From his first appearance on the radar back in the post-millennium, when a handful of Danish blues bar-crawlers discovered a rough diamond on the circuit of Copenhagen, Thorbjørn Risager’s meteoric rise has rarely allowed him the time to look back over his shoulder. For this critically acclaimed songwriter, once-in-a-generation singer, emotive guitarist and bandleader of the mighty Black Tornado, it has been an early career with his eyes fixed on the horizon: always the next town, the next show, the next song, the next album.

But some milestones demand a moment’s reflection, and the compilation you’re holding is a rare pitstop for a lifelong road warrior. “I can’t believe that it’s been 20 years since we started out on this great journey,” says Risager, as he looks back on a career that has seen him storm the prestigious European and British Blues Awards, take the music to over 20 countries and hold his own on stages with legends like Buddy Guy. “We’re so thrilled to celebrate this anniversary with this collection of songs representing the last two decades.”

Comprising two volumes and 25 songs (LP version), representing the cream of Risager’s eleven studio and live albums to date, this compilation invites you to take the scenic route through the career of a fascinating modern bluesman. Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado are far from finished. This collection is not the final destination, nor are these songs the last word. It is just a pause for breath at a milestone that few artists reach, and even fewer with so many classic songs in their catalog.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Larry Johnson - Blues For Harlem

Size: 148.3 MB
Time: 63:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: East Coast Blues
Art: Full

01. Mr. Johnson Blues ( 2:20)
02. Mean Ol' Frisco ( 2:40)
03. Banks Of The River ( 3:31)
04. Trouble In Mind ( 3:20)
05. Sally Where You Get Your Liquor From ( 2:32)
06. Blues For Harlem ( 3:21)
07. That's Alright Mama ( 2:45)
08. Hear The Angels Singing ( 5:18)
09. Jesus Loves Me ( 2:17)
10. Don't You Leave M Ehere ( 3:37)
11. My Story Should Be Told ( 4:22)
12. The Reverend And Me - A Tribute (12:31)
13. Interview With Larry Johnson (10:12)
14. Things I Used To Do ( 4:49)

Among the postwar generation of blues artists, Larry Johnson -- from Riceville, GA -- is one of the most devoted to the pure Delta and Texas styles of the '20s. He was born on May 5, 1938, in Fulton County, GA. His father was a preacher and his son would often travel with him from town to town. In this environment, Johnson was exposed to early blues records and he especially loved those of Blind Boy Fuller. It was Fuller's records that made Johnson pick up a guitar. After a stint in the Navy from 1955 to 1959, Johnson moved to New York and befriended Brownie and Sticks McGhee and began playing on records by Big Joe Williams, Harry Atkins, and Alec Seward (aka Guitar Slim). It was Seward who introduced Johnson to his future mentor, Rev. Gary Davis. He released his first single, "Catfish Blues"/"So Sweet," in 1962 and appeared on numerous live dates with Davis. By 1970, Johnson began releasing albums on small labels, including a date with John Hammond called Fast & Funky reissued on CD as Midnight Hour Blues. After years of living from gig to gig, Johnson retreated from the grind of the road. He still played ocassionally, but only on his own terms. He did, however, manage to release two albums, Johnson! Where Did You Get That Sound? in 1983 and Basin Free with Nat Riddles in 1984. By the '90s, Johnson began receiving better offers for live performances, especially in Europe. While abroad, he recorded Railroad Man released in 1990 on JSP and Blues for Harlem in 1999 on the Armadillo label. Two years later, Johnson collaborated with National slide guitar extrodonaire Brian Kramer and his band the Couch Lizards, resulting in the relaxed, yet mainly up-tempo, Two Gun Green on Armadillo. Johnson's excellent fingerpicking and acoustic blues have brought him to creating an approachment that remains timeless. ~Richard Meyer

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Seth Lee Jones - Flathead

Size: 91.5 MB
Time: 39:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. I Can't Be Satisfied (4:23)
02. Half A Mind (5:20)
03. Driving Wheel (3:28)
04. It Was Rainin' (5:00)
05. Moving Me (Way To Fast) (4:24)
06. Desire (3:15)
07. You Gonna Wreck My Life (5:40)
08. Tulsa Time (3:29)
09. Mary Ann (3:58)

Personnel:
Seth Lee Jones –guitar / vocals
Matt Teegarden – drums
Bo Hallford – bass
Mike Satawake – guitar on “Mary Ann”

"What you hear on that record, it's what you're going to get live," says Seth Lee Jones of Flethead, a collection of nine rocking, road-tested blues covers out on Tulsa's Horton Records. Recorded at Teegarden Studios in under seven and a half hours, straight to tape with no edits or overdubs, the tracks crackle with energy. They're some of the band's personal favorites, finely honed over years of performances at a weekly residency at Tulsa's legendary venue, The Colony.

"We run a democratic ship in my band, and there's never any drama," Jones says of bandmates Bo Hallford (bass) and Matt Teegarden (drums). "lt was a team effort to pick those songs." While Flathead celebrates musicians as diverse as Muddy Waters and Roger Miller, the band puts its own spin on each tune. Jones brings his open tuning to the band's version of Muddy Waters "l Can't Be Satisfied," and his baritone guitar gives a sharp edge to "Moving Me (Way Too Fast),,, written by fabled Tulsa bluesman, the late Steve Pryor. Including Ray Charles' "Mary Ann" enabled Jones to pay tribute to one of his (and Pryor's) musical heroes and an opportunity to utilize the prodigious skills of guest guitarist Mike Satawake.

A third-generation guitar player and a skilled luthier, Jones was born into a musical family in Tulsa, moving to Los Angeles at the age of fifteen where he later studied classical and jazz at LA Valley College and graduated at the top of his class from Hollywood's Musicians lnstitute. Jones returned to his hometown in 2010 when the lure of affordable housing and an inspiring local music scene proved irresistible. While Jones spends the vast majority of his time building and restoring instruments at his company, SU Guitars, he regularly finds time to pursue his parallel passion as a guitarist, performing regularly with his own band, as well as with musician Jared Tyler and the band Saugeye. ln the past, he's played with roots country musician Jacob Tovar and the jazz-influenced Gogo plumbay.

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Gerod Rayborn - I Love My Blues

Size: 156.5 MB
Time: 67:10
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Blues Soul, Southern Soul
Art: Front & Back

01. I Need It (4:25)
02. I Love My Blues (5:32)
03. Take Me Back (4:43)
04. Sue's Daughter (4:30)
05. You Didn't Want What You Had (5:01)
06. Night Time Lovers (4:25)
07. Show Me Some Love (4:50)
08. I Still Want You (5:28)
09. That Groove (4:11)
10. I'm The Right Age To Sing The Blues (5:25)
11. I Work Hard For What I Got (4:17)
12. Finders Keepers (4:14)
13. Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Mess Up My Day (4:50)
14. Somebody's Been Talking Too Much (5:12)

Blues Singer, Song Writer, & Producer, Gerod Rayborn, has written a number of hits for blues legends such as Denise LaSalle, Carl Sims, O.B. Buchana, Ms. Jody, David Brinston, Sheba Potts-Wright, & Jaye Hammer. Gerod Rayborn Loves His Blues!

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Diane Durrett & Soul Suga - Put A Lid On It

Size: 74.7 MB
Time: 32:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Full

01. In My Soul (3:59)
02. We Got It (3:21)
03. Sweeter Love Grows (4:07)
04. Blue Water (4:10)
05. Wish It Would Rain (5:52)
06. Put A Lid On It (3:13)
07. Good News (3:23)
08. Make America Groove (3:56)

Having lost all their live shows during this pandemic, Diane Durrett and her crew in Atlanta got busy in the studio, tracking new songs, and creating videos to share the message of love, hope and laughter, which has always been pivotal to the Soul Suga experience. The acclaimed singer, songwriter and producer continued her collaboration with band mates, drummer Melissa Junebug, keyboardist Yoel B'nai Yehuda, Mike Burton on saxophone, and bass players Fuji Fujimoto and Gregg Shapiro, guitarists Tomi Martin, Cody Matlock, Ian Schumacher, and special guest Tinsley Elis, on eight new tracks for her ninth album Put A Lid On It.

The material Durrett and her group create certainly oozes soul, defined by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of funky, secular testifying.” The songs all feature Durrett’s smokey alto and concise lyrical sensibility on subjects of life and love through genre blending styles of blues, pop, gospel, jazz, and funk all delivered with signature sass, style and, of course, soul.

The introspective ballad, “In My Soul,” opens the album with Durrett at the piano making the first declaration of love with an open heart. She then consoles a dear one on the slow-burning affirmation “We Got It,” simply explaining “you never have to worry in my arms.” “Sweeter Love Grows” is an autobiographical testimonial of love at first sight and how the fire burns deeper as time nurtures a solid relationship. Initially released as the first of three video singles the breezy shuffle, “Blue Water,” has a laid-back summertime feel and tasty guitar playing from Matlock. Durrett leads the congregation in a pleading hymn “Wish It Would Rain,” with Yehuda providing sublime Hammond organ and piano accompaniment.

Alligator recording artist and fellow Atlanta bluesman, Tinsley Ellis, drops a sizzling lead as Durrett whips out some of her trademark sauciness on the swinging “Put A Lid On It.” She implores her lover to shut off the TV and pay attention to her on the bawdy “Good News.” The fun-loving party anthem, “Make America Groove,” closes out the set with hot horn jabs over a funky dance beat and nods to Aretha and the Star-Spangled Banner.

Put A Lid On It, from Diane Durrett and Soul Suga, not only showcases the talent and creativity of this strong group, but also their tenacity to carry on artistic endeavors and offer us some much-needed solace in these troubling times. ~Rick J Bowen

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Bintangs - These Hands

Size: 91.1 MB
Time: 38:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Blues Rock, Rock
Art: Front

01. Radio Mood (3:59)
02. You Gotta Cross The Line (3:50)
03. Go Go, Give It A Go (3:54)
04. Back To Memphis (3:47)
05. Sweet Louisa (4:02)
06. Roll On, Roll On (3:52)
07. Buy Yourself A Little Pleasure (4:19)
08. These Hands (3:36)
09. Get Alive (3:36)
10. We Wanna Thank You (3:52)

Bintangs, the oldest still playing rock band in the Netherlands, founded in 1961 by Frank and Arti Kraaijeveld exists 60 years! A new album is therefore inevitable.

With a history of sixty years, it couldn't get any fresher. Ten brand new songs, made by eight hands. These hands made this possible. Fat, rocking, hip-shaking, tear-jerking rhythm & blues. Wake up, get out of bed, out into the street! New energy, straight from the heart! The Bintangs have the answer, the therapy. Surely this album will put you in a RADIO MOOD!

Bintangs is rock 'n roll pur sang, unpolished and compelling. For many baby boomers, the soundtrack to their childhood. Bintangs with a rich history in the Nederpop. In 2019 the band was inducted into the Dutch Blues Hall of Fame. Bintangs has known many formations but today consists of founder Frank Kraaijeveld, Dagomar Jansen, Burt van der Meij and Marco Nicola.

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Deanna Bogart - Crossing Borders

Size: 103.5 MB
Time: 43:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992
Styles: Electric Blues, Piano Blues, Jump Blues
Art: Full

01. Tell Me (3:53)
02. I Know You Don't Love Me (3:17)
03. Don't Know A Thing (About Love) (3:03)
04. Blind Leading The Blind (3:59)
05. It's High Time (3:55)
06. My Blue Mood (2:51)
07. Eclectic Boogie (2:03)
08. High Stakes (3:35)
09. Ding Dong Daddy (3:20)
10. I Know What You're Thinkin' (4:05)
11. Backstage Boogie (2:22)
12. Late At Night (4:31)
13. Morning Skies (2:43)

The follow-up album to Bogart's debut effort is chock full of the kind of wonderful cross-breeding of styles this artist brings to her work. "Don't Know a Thing About Love" is a slice of low-down funk 'n' nasty while the kickoff track, "Tell Me," rocks as hard as anything on the album. Of course, Deanna's specialty -- the piano boogie -- is represented nicely by the tracks "Eclectic Boogie" and "Backstage Boogie." ~Cub Koda

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Jackie Venson - Love Transcends

Size: 95.8 MB
Time: 40:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Texas Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. One Step Forward (2:55)
02. Down By The Riverside / Up Above My Head (Feat. Kam Franklin & Akina Adderley) (2:49)
03. Always Free (2:57)
04. 'Til This Pain Goes Away (2:29)
05. Rollin' On (5:08)
06. See What You Want (5:24)
07. Cover My Eyes (3:15)
08. Fall Of The USA (4:00)
09. Love Transcends (3:42)
10. Rollin' On (Acoustic) (4:18)
11. Love Transcends (Acoustic) (3:37)

Jackie Venson is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Austin, Texas. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2011. Venson has released three studio albums, The Light In Me (2014), Joy (2019) and Vintage Machine (2020). In addition to three studio albums, Venson has also released 3 live albums, Live at Strange Brew (2016) Live in Texas (2020) and Jackie Venson Live at Austin City Limits. Venson also has a musical DJ alter ego that goes by the name jackie the robot and has released two albums titled jackie the robot vol 1 and jackie the robot vol 2, both records take Jackie Venson's music and remix them to create a psychedelic electronic journey. Venson has many more jackie the robot volumes planned for the future. ~Wikipedia

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Malford Milligan & The Southern Aces - I Was A Witness

Size: 110.5 MB
Time: 47:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. I Was A Witness (3:52)
02. This Old World (4:13)
03. Take A Knee (3:05)
04. Tell The Truth & Shame The Devil (3:13)
05. It Hurts Too Bad (3:43)
06. I'm So Tired (3:03)
07. Until The Rain (5:38)
08. If I Died Today (3:33)
09. Freedom Ain't Free (4:45)
10. I'm Worried (4:19)
11. Ain't No News Like Bad News (4:57)
12. Wake Up (2:57)

Personnel:
Malford Milligan - lead vocals
Jack Hustinx – acoustic guitar, harmony vocals, backing vocals
Roel Spanjers – Hammond B3 organ, piano, accordion, Wurlitzer piano, backing vocals
Eric van Dijsseldonk – electric guitars, electric slide guitar, backing vocals
Fokke de Jong – drums, percussion
Roelof Klijn – bass guitar

Influenced and moved by all the events of the past year and a half, Malford candidly and poignantly tells his story of what it was like growing up as a black albino in a segregated Texas in the late 60s / early 70s.

A captivating and at the same time moving story presented in 11 new songs, the vast majority of which were co-written by three band members of The Southern Aces , plus, as usual, a matching song by dear friend and songwriter Stephen Bruton .

It has become a more than worthy successor to the success album 'Life Will Humble You' from 2018, again produced by Jack Hustinx .

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Roberto Dr. Blues Comolli - Autumn

Size: 102.0 MB
Time: 43:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Sangone River (4:19)
02. Mistakes (3:48)
03. Your Love (4:08)
04. Stop Bugging Me (2:52)
05. Mr. Bulldog (4:38)
06. Springtime Storm (4:24)
07. The Veteran (4:28)
08. Don't Lock Me Down (4:40)
09. Seasons Of Life (6:04)
10. Bury Me There (4:08)

Roberto Comolli alias "Roberto Dr. Blues Comolli", an Italian guitarist active since the mid-80s who boasts live collaborations with the great Fabio Treves and Arthur Miles, without forgetting Tino Cappelletti and Claudio Bazzarri of the Dave Bracker Street band, just to name a few.

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Phil Guy & The Chicago Machine - Tough Guy

Album: Tough Guy
Size: 131,2 MB
Time: 56:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1989/2006
Styles: Electric blues, funky blues
Art: Full

1. Chicken Shack (6:28)
2. Down Home Blues (6:17)
3. Inflation (8:23)
4. You Made Your Move Too Soon (7:20)
5. Frosty (5:27)
6. She's Fine (6:33)
7. Like Ice Around My Heart (8:09)
8. Feeling Sexy (8:10)

Phil Guy didn't eclipse his older brother Buddy's status as a blues superstar, and in reality, Phil's funky brand of blues was not captured correctly for posterity. But he remained an active attraction on the Chicago circuit, following in his sibling's footsteps and patiently waiting for his own star to rise up until his death. Like his sibling, Phil Guy played with harpist Raful Neal (for a decade) before leaving the Baton Rouge scene for Chicago in 1969. There he played with his brother's high-energy organization as well as behind harpist Junior Wells (Phil handled guitar duties with Sammy Lawhorn on Wells' underrated mid-'70s Delmark album On Tap). Phil Guy cut albums of his own for JSP; they were generally lacking in originality if not spirit. Phil Guy lost his battle with liver and kidney cancer in August of 2008. /Biography by Bill Dahl, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Various Artists - Juke Joints Vol. 4: That's All Right With Me (4 CD)

Album: Juke Joints Vol. 4: That's All Right With Me
Year: 2013
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:46+75:35+76:54+77:43
Size: 175,1+177,1+180,0+182,2 MB
Styles: Blues/R&B
Scans: Full

CD A:
1. The Leap Frogs - Things Gonna Change (2:46)
2. Charley Bradix - Boogie Like You Wanna (2:42)
3. Cousin Leroy - Catfish (2:32)
4. Ernest Lewis - Loudella (3:08)
5. Lightnin' Slim - I'm Him (3:14)
6. Eddie Burns - Notoriety Woman (2:57)
7. Wright Holmes - Drove From Home Blues (2:38)
8. John Hogg - Black Snake Blues (2:29)
9. Frankie Lee Sims - Cross Country Blues (2:51)
10. Sonny Boy Johnson - Netta Mae (3:43)
11. Tony Hollins - Crawlin' King Snake (3:08)
12. L.B. Lawson & James Scott Jr. - Can't Love Me And My Money Too (2:30)
13. Manny Nicholls - Tall Skinny Mama Blues (2:56)
14. Willie Lane - Howling Wolf (2:46)
15. The Sugarman - Which Woman Do I Love (2:09)
16. Monister Parker - You Gonna Need Me (2:22)
17. James Tisdom - Cadillac Blues (2:50)
18. Sonny Boy Davis - Rhythm Blues (2:34)
19. John Brim - Hard Pill To Swallow (2:46)
20. Big Son Tillis - I'm Going Upstairs (2:35)
21. Left Hand Charlie - Whole Lotta Drinkin' On The Block (2:45)
22. Willie 'Bo' Thomas - I Don't Know What's Happening Baby (2:33)
23. Willie Nix - Let's Take A Little Walk (2:31)
24. Rattlesnake Cooper - I Treated You Wrong (2:36)
25. Detroit Slim - Nelly Mae (3:42)
26. Thunder Smith - Big Stars Are Falling (2:22)
27. Square Walton - Fish Tail Blues (2:28)

CD B:
1. Woodrow Adams - Last Time (2:54)
2. Joseph Butler - Texas Blues (T.P. Railer) (2:46)
3. Duke Bayou - That's All Right With Me (3:08)
4. Lafayette Thomas - Weekly Blues (2:37)
5. Smokey Hogg - Blue And Lonesome Blues (3:13)
6. Andrew Thomas - My Baby Quit Me Blues (2:34)
7. Cousin Leroy - Waitin' At The Station (2:48)
8. Ernest Lewis - No More Lovin' (3:17)
9. Beverley Scott - Southern California Blues (2:26)
10. Elmon Mickle - Lonesome Highway (2:18)
11. James Tisdom - Overhaul Blues (3:10)
12. Little Al - Easy Ridin' Buggy (2:15)
13. Jesse Fuller - Mr. Engineer (3:44)
14. Sonny Boy Lewis - I Don't Live Here No More (2:31)
15. Bob Gaddy - Operator (2:38)
16. Lil' Son Jackson - Gone With The Wind (2:46)
17. Lightnin' Slim - You Did Me Wrong Baby (2:55)
18. Big Son Tillis - I Got A Letter (3:20)
19. Sonny Boy Johnson - She's Alright With Me (3:01)
20. Phillip Walker - Playing In The Park (2:01)
21. Frankie Lee Sims - Single Man Blues (2:54)
22. Sam Kelly - Ramblin' Around Blues (2:35)
23. The Leap Frogs - Dirty Britches (2:46)
24. Lonesome Sundown - Leave My Money Alone (2:52)
25. Henry Smith - Good Rockin' Mama (2:22)
26. Perry Cain - All The Way From Texas (2:17)
27. Willie Nix - Riding In The Moonlight (3:14)

CD C:
1. Bob Gaddy - I (Believe You Got A Sidekick) (2:14)
2. Willie Nix - Midnight Showers Of Rain (3:02)
3. Lazy Lester - Tell Me Pretty Baby (2:20)
4. Sonny Boy Johnson - Quinsella (2:54)
5. Monister Parker - Black Snake Blues (2:46)
6. Doug Quattlebaum - Don't Be Funny Baby (5:26)
7. Little Son Willis - Nothing But The Blues (3:43)
8. Larry Dale - Midnight Hours (2:58)
9. Black Diamond - Lonesome Blues (2:30)
10. Rattlesnake Cooper - Lost Woman Blues (2:59)
11. Willie Lane - Black Cat Rag (2:37)
12. Cousin Leroy - Goin' Back Home (2:17)
13. David Pete McKinley - Shreveport Blues (2:47)
14. James Tisdom - I Feel So Good (2:53)
15. Woodrow Adams - Train Is Comin' (3:04)
16. Lafayette Thomas - The Thing (2:14)
17. Lightnin' Slim - Rocky Mountain Blues (2:45)
18. Arthur Gunter - Honey Babe (2:33)
19. Ernest Lewis - Little Mae Belle (3:09)
20. Elmon Mickle - I Got To Get Some Money (2:31)
21. L.B. Lawson & James Scott Jr. - Flypaper Boogie (2:25)
22. Square Walton - Pepper Head Woman (2:21)
23. John Hogg - Worryin' Blues (2:36)
24. Frankie Lee Sims - Home Again Blues (2:49)
25. John Brim - I Love My Baby (Take 1) (2:54)
26. Left Hand Charlie - Miss My Lagnion (3:14)
27. Lil' Son Jackson - Freedom Train Blues (2:41)

CD D:
1. Little Al - No Jive (3:07)
2. Cousin Leroy - Highway 41 (2:28)
3. Luther Stoneham - January 11 1949 Blues (2:38)
4. Willie Lane - Too Many Women Blues (2:27)
5. Woodrow Adams - Train Time (2:49)
6. Andrew Thomas - I Love My Baby (2:27)
7. Big Son Tillis - Rocks Is My Pilllow (3:05)
8. James Tisdom - Last Affair Blues (3:23)
9. Lazy Lester - Bloodstains (2:23)
10. Smokey Hogg - Misery Is My Life (3:15)
11. Frankie Lee Sims - Don't Forget Me Baby (2:48)
12. King Charles - Bop Cat Stomp (2:12)
13. Henry Smith - Lonesome Blues (3:21)
14. Lonesome Sundown - Lonesome Whistler (2:41)
15. Willie Nix - Truckin' Little Woman (2:40)
16. Larry Dale - Please Tell Me (2:33)
17. Ernest Lewis - West Coast Blues (3:01)
18. Thunder Smith - Cruel Hearted Woman (2:30)
19. Johnny Wright - Up For It (Take 1) (3:00)
20. Phillip Walker - Louisiana Walk (2:32)
21. Little Son Willis - Skin And Bone (3:57)
22. Blue Charlie - Don't Bring No Friend (2:52)
23. Lightnin' Slim - That's All Right (3:56)
24. Manny Nichols - Worried Life (2:42)
25. Rattlesnake Cooper - Rattlesnake Blues (3:08)
26. Big Son Tillis - Cold Blues (2:43)
27. Beverley Scott - Shakin' The Boogie (2:51)

Four discs of ragged, rocking blues and R&B that might have blasted from a jukebox in the 1950s South, this generous set features both familiar names and not-so-familiar names, and that's part of the fun of it. Included are rare sides like the Leap Frogs' "Things Gonna Change," Willie Nix's "Midnight Showers of Rain," and Cousin Leroy's "Highway 41." Welcome to Saturday night. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic

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

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Joanne Shaw Taylor - The Blues Album

Album: The Blues Album
Size: 101,1 MB
Time: 43:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric blues, blues-rock
Art: Front

1. Stop Messin' Round (3:37)
2. If That Ain't A Reason (4:01)
3. Keep On Lovin' Me (4:07)
4. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (4:10)
5. Don't Go Away Mad (2:49)
6. Scraps Vignette (1:27)
7. Can't You See What You're Doing To Me (4:25)
8. Let Me Down Easy (4:50)
9. Two Time My Lovin' (4:34)
10. I Don't Know What You've Got (4:49)
11. Three Time Loser (4:50)

Joanne Shaw Taylor's "The Blues Album" is much more than a mid-career shrug of the shoulders. A decade on, most of Britain’s noughties blues cubs have strayed from the genre that launched them. But while Oli Brown’s rebirth as a Mephistopheles-bearded berserker in RavenEye has stuck, the equally questing Joanne Shaw Taylor’s latest album – with Joe Bonamassa at the desk – reaffirms her vows. For many a musician at their career mid-point, a blues covers album is a creative shrug of the shoulders. Shaw’s feels different, firstly because she gives less weight to the sacred cows, and mostly picks the cultsters you can kick around without the purists pissing blood.

A louche take on Little Milton’s "If That Ain’t A Reason" is perfect for Taylor’s smokering vocal, while Little Village’s "Don’t Go Away Mad" is sufficiently obscure for her to claim ownership. Even when it’s a big name, Taylor takes the road less travelled: for example covering not Fleetwood Mac’s "Need Your Love So Bad", but that ’68 single’s B-side, "Stop Messin’ Round" – and kicks its teeth in. As a back-to-basics statement, this album is hard to beat. /Henry Yates

Personnel: Joanne Shaw Taylor (vocals, guitar); Josh Smith (guitar); Reese Wynans (keyboards); Greg Morrow (drums); Steve Mackey (bass); Steve Patrick (trumpet); Mark Douthit (sax); Barry Green (trombone); Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitar on "Don’t Go Away Mad").

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Linsey Alexander - Someone's Cookin' In My Kitchen

Size: 122.5 MB
Time: 52:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Come Back Baby (4:34)
02. Booty Call 2003 (5:45)
03. How Can I Get Over You (6:53)
04. The Train is Coming (7:35)
05. Hoochie Man (8:03)
06. Funny Feeling (3:04)
07. Someone's Cookin' in my Kitchen (4:47)
08. Been There - Done That (5:15)
09. Going Home (6:43)

Blues entertainer Linsey Alexander was born in Mississippi but raised in Memphis, where he got his first guitar from a family friend. After learning the rudiments of blues playing and vocalizing from recordings by Little Milton and B.B. King (both of whom had also journeyed to Tennessee from the Delta), he saved up the money to travel to Chicago in the late '50s, and never looked back. While working in juke-joints on the city's fabled South Side, he was often given the opportunity to tour with blues greats like Buddy Guy and Magic Slim, but Alexander preferred to stay with his own style. He released an LP in 1997. ~John Bush

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VA - Southern Bred Vol. 20: Mardi Gras In New Orleans (KMCD70)

Size: 153.4 MB
Time: 64:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Blues, R&B, Rock
Art: Front & Back

01 Cookie & The Cupcakes - I’m Twisted (2:59)
02 Paul Gayton - Music Goes Round & Round (2:01)
03 Two Crows & The Digger - Poison Ivy (2:11)
04 The Flairs - Baby Wants (2:30)
05 Pat Valedelar - Baby, Rock Me (2:42)
06 The Mellow Drops - The Crazy Song (2:03)
07 The Royal Kings - Bouncin' The Boogie (1:59)
08 Nellie Lutcher & Nat 'King' Cole - For You My Love (2:25)
09 The Upsetters - The Strip (2:06)
10 Lennie Lecour - Rock-N-Roll Romance (2:17)
11 Tony Allan - Rockin' Shoes (2:06)
12 The Dell-Chords - Say That You Love Me (1:47)
13 Sam Butera & The Witnesses - Don't Knock It (2:04)
14 Shirley & Lee - Like You Used To Do (2:21)
15 Allen Toussaint - Pelican Parade (1:43)
16 Fats Domino - Mardi Gras In New Orleans (2:20)
17 The Spiders - I'm Slippin In (2:32)
18 Jimmy Wilson & His Band - Oh Red (2:06)
19 The Monitors - Hop Scotch (2:14)
20 Louis Prima With Sam Butera & The Witnesses - Whistle Stop (2:17)
21 The Hawks - All Women Are The Same (2:17)
22 George Stevenson - Meet Me At Grandma's Joint (2:36)
23 Blazer Boy - New Orleans Twist (2:02)
24 The Kidds - Drunk, Drunk, Drunk (2:40)
25 Chuck Carbo & The Spiders - How I Feel (2:08)
26 Myles & Dupont - Loud Mouth Annie (2:28)
27 The Heart-Throbs - So Glad (2:21)
28 The Delta Southernaires - John The Revelator (2:47)

With volume 20 we dive for the eighth and very last time into the rich musical tradition of Louisiana and New Orleans. As the title of this volume 'Mardi Gras In New Orleans' indicates, composer Mark Armstrong focuses on the music that provides Mardi Gras with the necessary atmosphere.
Mardi Gras or 'Fat Teddy', is the day before Ash Wednesday, better known as Carnival, which is exuberantly celebrated in New Orleans. Parades with colorfully dressed participants are accompanied by energetically playing bands. Mardi Gras also has its typical colors, namely purple, green and gold. During the parades, all kinds of gadgets are thrown out, especially the necklaces or beads are very popular. Whoever wears the most around his neck, therefore, enjoys a lot of attention. As said before, music is of the utmost importance. The 28 tracks, from well-known artists, regional performers and two New Orleans bred Italian artists, provide a captivating glimpse into the amusing and danceable music that brightens up Mardi Gras.
We can certainly conclude that both this album, as well as the seven previous ones that placed the spots in Louisiana and New Orleans, introduced us to formidable recordings that artists from those regions released in the past. That is precisely the advantage of compilations like this, that you only get the most beautiful rhythm & blues presented on a tray. The next volumes in the Southern Bred series will take us through the music of Tennessee and Arkansas.

Thanks to Nappywrags
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Kinny Abair - Americana Blues

Size: 140.3 MB
Time: 60:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Acoustic Blues
Art: Front

01. Mr. Charley (4:13)
02. A Very Good Day (3:32)
03. Bowlegged Woman (4:33)
04. She's Little And Low (3:46)
05. Susy Q (4:23)
06. Graveyard Blues (6:15)
07. Jump Jump Here (4:20)
08. Better Watch Yourself (5:31)
09. Nothing Is Better Than Your Love (5:30)
10. All Night Long (7:56)
11. It's Time (5:05)
12. Wig Song (5:02)

Kinny Abair (Herbert William McKinney) a little known protégé of Sam “Lightin” Hopkins, ?son of Katie and James McKinney born October 16, 1938, in Refugio, Texas. Legend says, at the age of five Kinny made his own guitar and taught him self to play. At 12 and at the insistence of his parents he studied the Violin, but his love for guitar won out and his father bought him his first real guitar.

Kinny came out of the Houston, Texas, Duke/Peacock Records and The Club Matinee era mainly noted as the home of R & B and Blues greats during the fifties and sixties. His distinctive blues and jazz sound influenced by such greats as Eric Gayle, George Benson, Brown McGee, Billy Bizor, Johnny “Clyde” Copeland and Sam “Lightnin” Hopkins help him build a loyal following. Kinny’s father was a life long friend of Houstonian Sam “Lightnin” Hopkins and “Lightnin” told Kinny he saw himself when he performed; he thanked him and hoped he would continue playing and keeping his music alive.

After a stint in the Navy, he attended The Berkley College of Music in Boston but his internal struggle with demons, force him to moved back to Texas. Kinny like many gifted, artist and musicians, found himself a victim of his own demons who over the years falling in out of drug addiction; but even in those trying times he always worked at perfecting his hollow body guitar jazz and folksy blues playing styles while entertaining audiences across the US and Europe.

His peace was was found in honing his guitar and vocal skills to become the truly gifted Jazz and Blues guitarist he was. His authentic vocal and guitar performance is on full display on the release of his last CD Blues Americana Unplugged, which showcases the natural raw purity of his voice & music.

On February 15, 2003, Kinny had a heart attack and joined Johnny Clyde Copeland, Muddy Waters, Miles Davis, Sam “Lightnin” Hopkins and other greats now performing in The Big Band upstairs.

Kinny Abair’s Credit’s; include performances at the, Annual Houston Jazz Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, International Jazz Festival, Kool Jazz Festival, Houston Blues Fest, Annual Blues Jam, TV mini-series Woman of Independent means starring Sally Fields, the movie Robo Cop, the soundtrack for The Strange Demise of Jim Crow, a critically acclaimed documentary about the end of segregation, the Alley Theatre’s, Houston production of August Wilson’s Seven Guitars and many other long forgotten performances.

“Kinny Adair’s CD Blues Americana is Natural, Simplistic, Authentic and a Truly Wonderful American Musical Treasure to be Heard and Enjoys while Preserving Blues History for Years to Come”. ~Sirron Kyles GM

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Carlos Johnson - My Name Is Carlos Johnson

Size: 143.8 MB
Time: 61:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Hey Pretty Baby II (2:53)
02. As The Years Go Passing By (7:54)
03. All Right Ok You Win / Going To New York (4:14)
04. My Name Is Carlos Johnson (4:42)
05. Sometimes I Wonder (7:03)
06. The Thrill Is Gone (4:25)
07. Carlos Johnson Boogie (5:38)
08. Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (6:32)
09. She Wants To Sell My Monkey (3:12)
10. Ain't Nobody Business (7:02)
11. Hey Pretty Baby I (2:54)
12. Summertime (5:16)

Johnson was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. In 1989, he made his first tour to Japan with Valerie Wellington, and caught attention of the Japanese blues fans. He revisited the country in 2004 as a supporting guitarist for Otis Rush who became unable to play the guitar due to the stroke he suffered earlier that year. These concerts helped him build a fan base in Japan.

Though he has been active since the 1970s, he had to wait until 2000 to release an album under his own name. That year saw the release of his debut CD My Name Is Carlos Johnson recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina from local Blues Special label. He was featured on Billy Branch 's CD Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues featuring Carlos Johnson released in 2002. Johnson also made an album as a duo with Branch titled Don't Mess with the Bluesmen in 2004. Another CD In and Out from Mr. Kelly's Records followed the same year. In 2007, he released a live album Live at B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted recorded in Chicago.

He toured Japan as a solo artist in 2007 and 2009. ~Wikipedia

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Memphissippi Sounds - Welcome To The Land

Size: 108.5 MB
Time: 46:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Memphis Blues
Art: Front

01. Who's Gonna Ride (4:37)
02. Groove With Me (5:21)
03. I'm Mad (5:05)
04. You Got The Juice (4:21)
05. Crossroads (4:43)
06. Go Downtown (5:19)
07. Saturday Morning (5:49)
08. High & Low (5:46)
09. Look Out For The Wolf (5:35)

This is the work of Memphissippi Sounds, the duo of Damion “Yella P” Pearson and Cameron Kimbrough. Their new release from Little Village is called Welcome to the Land. It was recorded at Memphis’s legendary Sun Studios and produced by Aki Kumar, a Little Village artist and board member who plays a very mean harp himself.

As we know you can guess, Memphissippi is a partnership of musicians (Damion, harmonica, and Cameron, drums—both play guitar and sing as well) from, respectively, Memphis and North Mississippi, which are essentially adjacent and also worlds apart.

Music hasn’t changed so much in North Mississippi, so it’s less surprising that Cameron was in touch with these original blues, particularly because his grandfather is the well-known Junior Kimbrough.

But Damion grew up on his father’s record collection, which featured George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic and the Ohio Players. Local and national rap and hip hop, from Playa Fly and Dr. Dre mixed with church every Sunday growing up. He picked up on blues from Memphis’ stalwart blues station WDIA, and he studied it seriously, “the older the better for me,” from John Lee Hooker to Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, and both Sonny Boys. His family was first-generation Memphis, and the rest of the family still lived in Madison County, Tennessee, some in town and some on the farm, so he was never too far from the blues.

Cameron, from the North Mississippi country village of Pott Camp, “deer hunting, four-wheel riding,” did indeed grow up surrounded by the blues….and a few other forms of music. His early favorite was Metallica’s “No Leaf Clover” with the San Francisco Symphony. “It was so dramatic.” It led to System of a Down, Nirvana, Incubus, and rap, as well as the Holly Springs Saturday morning blues, “a southern soul circuit type of blues.” He moved on to years of playing R &B, but his life blew up in his late twenties when the trucking company he worked for got caught selling commercial driver’s licenses and Cameron lost his job, his truck, his house, and his life to that point. Suddenly, the blues were truly meaningful, and he held them close.

When Cameron and Damion met up, something clicked instantly. Damion had never heard hill country old-school groove music, but as soon as he did, he realized he’d been a fish out of water with more conventional blues. “I play with a lot of feeling, which is deeper than a lot of guys on Beale Street doing the 12 bar, so I always felt like I was out of place. Then I found Cam and realized, this is where my music is, my harmonica can really take off with him and with this kind of music. I was having my own kind of feeling and that feeling, once I really honed in on it, just worked with this type of music. Like James Brown said, ‘Trust in the one,’ and follow the groove.”

Cameron felt the same way. “I think Damion pretty much fed off of my energy of what I was playing, you know, he’s a really top guitarist, and so he had the technical way of doing things and I had the spiritual way of doing it. And I think he combined his spirit with my spirit and it just kind of took off from there. We didn’t have any conversation, we just started playing together. Actually, we were walking around somewhere playing on the street and we caught people’s attention and that’s when we started to realize that maybe we got something, because we was just having fun with it, but when we played it seemed to draw people in, and people started asking us what our name was.”

Enter Aki Kumar, who’d met Damion at a harmonica workshop in Holly Springs. After “stalking” him on his Instagram page, Aki found out about Memphissippi Sounds and proposed recording. Damion steered them to Sun, which pleased his partner. “Man, I was geeked to be in there recording. I knew, you know, that we might not go platinum, but we got some juju on this one. I was surprised at how fast the engineers worked. Aki really surprised me because he really did play a large part of the ideas that kind of came together …Just his presence and the way that we all worked well together in that studio. It was like clean, pristine. Everything was fast if you wanted something. They made sure it happened. It was just a smooth operation.”

In his first stint as producer, Aki was equally impressed with the duo. Never having seen them play together, he avoided going in “with any kind of predetermined agenda. This instinct was a fairly good one. Both gentlemen, being the seasoned musicians that they are, took very little time getting up and running and required very little direction/course correction. They were jovial, relaxed, free-flowing and took creative chances even while holding themselves to a high musical standard. I’m grateful they were open to whatever inputs and suggestions I provided on occasion.”

The album opens with Damion’s “Who’s Gonna Ride,” an anthem to the pandemic, George Floyd, and Black Lives Matter. “Seeing that,” he said, “but also personal experiences of seeing friends or myself in those kind of situations, and if something happened to me personally, would the whole world come out, ‘who’s going to ride, who’s going to ride with me.’ If I can’t speak for myself, who is going to ride? Who is going to tell my story? But also there was a Tupac song where he said that as well, who’s going to ride, so it’s a hip hop saying. If I got to go down there and if I got to march, who’s coming with me? It takes a community to make this change and it came out of that as well.”

Welcome to the Land isn’t all politics. In Cameron’s words, “After you get through getting your neck stepped on, you need a little love after that. If you’ve heard any of my music, 95 percent of it is involved with making love to some woman or trying to figure out what’s going on with a woman. And you could never go wrong with that concept and, you know, that’s kind of where I am, you know, I want to keep that Kimbrough vibe going. It’s really about wooing the woman, loving the woman and the blues—we all get blue. If you can’t relate to any other blues, you can relate to a woman leaving.”

Raw, by turns searing and romantic, this music will move you. It’s a perfect example of why Village Music set out to uncover music that needed a hearing. ~American Blues Scene

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Pepe Ahlqvist - Backstreets Of Blue (With Tomi Leino Trio Feat. Harri Taittonen, Lena Lindroos)

Size: 110.1 MB
Time: 47:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Love O.D. (4:57)
02. This Lonesome City (4:43)
03. Time Will Heal Your Broken Heart (4:53)
04. What A Real Fine Day (3:44)
05. Can't Get Better (5:30)
06. Polarized (5:12)
07. Look At The Stars With Me (3:50)
08. I Don't Wanna Lose You (4:05)
09. Oh Darling (4:16)
10. Just Be Just (5:58)

A distinguished member of the European blues elite, PEPE AHLQVIST (born on 4th of July 1956) is an internationally known Finnish blues artist. During his 50-year-long career he has frequently performed with many legendary blues artists.He has managed to maintain his popularity through the years by presenting fabulous and successful recordings with various bands and giving over 6.000 gigs and concerts.

Pepe Ahlqvist is a talented and personal singer-guitarist-harmonica player and a songwriter.

Pepe began his career in the turn of the 1960's and 1970's. CHICAGO OVERCOAT, his band in the 1970's, thrived under the shield of the legendary Love Records, wherefrom Pepe moved on to collaborate with Fazer/Warner Music for a good period of time. In the late 1980's and early 1990's PEPE AHLQVIST H.A.R.P. recorded several indispensable albums.

Besides Finland, the Pepe Ahlqvist albums have been released for instance in the other Nordic countries and in Middle Europe. The last one of the three most important Pepe Ahlqvist bands, THE ROLLING TUMBLEWEED recorded four albums that represent the absolute cream of Finnish blues. Pepe's most recent project, SF BLUES (Suomi-Finland Blues) started in 2002 with singer/guitarist Heikki Silvennoinen . So far there's been featuring top guests, and more is to come.

Pepe has been touring in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Luxemburg, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, USA and Canada. He has also performed as a guest soloist in a large number of concerts by international blues legends in Finland, for example for B.B. King in 2004 and 2006. Nowadays Pepe Ahlqvist works as a solo artist from acoustic gigs to big band concerts.

Pepe Ahlqvist was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Finnish Blues Awards in Helsinki on January 14th, 2017. The recipients of the Finnish Blues Awards are voted among more than 300 musicians, music organizers, and journalists in Finland. Pepe's career spans five decades, having started in the beginning of 70's. In 2016 he turned 60; to mark the birthday, he re-formed his most famous band H.A.R.P. and toured extensively. In addition, the double CD compilation "One Day Less, One Day More" was released.

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Byther Smith - Tell Me How You Like It

Album: Tell Me How You Like It
Size: 104,5 MB
Time: 45:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1983/1985
Styles: Blues
Art: LP front & back

1. Tell Me How You Like It (4:15)
2. I Don't Like To Travel (4:16)
3. Cut You Loose (3:48)
4. Walked All Night Long (4:06)
5. Close To You (4:03)
6. Come On In This House (4:04)
7. 300 Pounds Of Joy (4:04)
8. Hold That Train (5:27)
9. You Ought To Be Ashamed (3:50)
10. What My Mamma Told Me (3:50)
11. This Little Voice (3:19)

Strictly judging from the lyrical sentiment of his recordings, it might be wise not to make Chicago guitarist Byther Smith angry. Smitty's uncompromising songs are filled with threats of violence and ominous menace (the way blues used to be before the age of political correctness), sometimes to the point where his words don't even rhyme. They don't have to, either - you're transfixed by the sheer intensity of his music. Smitty came to Chicago during the mid-'50s after spending time toiling on an Arizona cattle ranch. He picked up guitar tips from J.B. Lenoir (his first cousin), Robert Jr. Lockwood, and Hubert Sumlin, then began playing in the clubs during the early '60s. Theresa's Lounge was his main haunt for five years as he backed Junior Wells; he also played with the likes of Big Mama Thornton, George "Harmonica" Smith, and Otis Rush.

A couple of acclaimed singles for C.J. (the two-part "Give Me My White Robe") and BeBe ("Money Tree"/"So Unhappy") spread his name among aficionados, as did a 1983 album for Grits, Tell Me How You Like It. The rest of the country then began to appreciate Smitty, thanks to a pair of extremely solid albums on Bullseye Blues: 1991's Housefire (first out on Grits back in 1985) and I'm a Mad Man two years later. With two sets on Delmark and a stepped-up touring itinerary, Smitty really hit his stride. He continued with strong performances and recordings during the new millennium, issuing two albums on Black & Tan, 2001’s Smitty’s Blues and 2004’s Throw Away the Book; returning to Delmark for 2008’s Blues on the Moon: Live at the Natural Rhythm Social Club; and issuing Got No Place to Go on Fedora, also in 2008. /Biography by Bill Dahl, AllMusic

R.I.P. Byther Smith (April 17, 1933 - September 9, 2021)

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