Slim Harpo - The Excello Singles Anthology (2 CD)

Album: The Excello Singles Anthology
Size: 133,0 + 142,0 MB
Time: 57:39 + 61:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

CD 1:
1. I'm A King Bee (3:03)
2. I Got Love If You Want It (2:48)
3. Wondering And Worryin' (2:08)
4. Strange Love (2:10)
5. You'll Be Sorry One Day (2:18)
6. One More Day (2:26)
7. Buzz Me Babe (2:17)
8. Late Last Night (2:38)
9. Blues Hang-Over (3:06)
10. What A Dream (3:02)
11. Don't Start Cryin' Now (2:13)
12. Rainin' In My Heart (2:33)
13. I Love The Life I'm Living (2:32)
14. Buzzin' (2:08)
15. I Need Money (Keep Your Alibis) (2:22)
16. Little Queen Bee (Got A Brand New King) (2:38)
17. Still Rainin' In My Heart (3:00)
18. We're Two Of A Kind (2:49)
19. Sittin' Here Wondering (3:21)
20. What's Goin' On Baby (2:47)
21. Harpo's Blues (2:14)
22. Please Don't Turn Me Down (2:56)

CD 2:
1. Baby Scratch My Back (2:53)
2. I'm Gonna Miss You (Like The Devil) (2:20)
3. Shake Your Hips (2:29)
4. Midnight Blues (2:08)
5. I'm Your Bread Maker, Baby (2:33)
6. Loving You (The Way I Do) (2:57)
7. Tip On In (Part 1) (2:52)
8. Tip On In (Part 2) (2:38)
9. I'm Gonna Keep What I've Got (2:21)
10. I've Got To Be With You Tonight (2:59)
11. Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu (2:05)
12. Mailbox Blues (2:44)
13. Mohair Sam (2:32)
14. I Just Can't Leave You (3:16)
15. That's Why I Love You (3:04)
16. Just For You (3:26)
17. Folsom Prison Blues (3:56)
18. Mutual Friend (3:50)
19. I've Got My Finger On Your Trigger (1:55)
20. The Price Is Too High (2:04)
21. Rainin' In My Heart (Overdubbed Version) (2:34)
22. Jody Man (3:46)

Slim Harpo brought a good bit of the Louisiana swamp vibe with him when he recorded these immortal singles for Jay Miller's Nashville-based Excello Records in the early '60s, and the rustic, laconic way these recordings unfold, aided and abetted by Miller's trademark echo-laden production, makes them singular even inside the Excello stable.

This two-disc set has everything essential that Harpo released, including his biggest songs "I'm a King Bee" (and its many variations like "Buzzin'"), the gorgeous "Rainin' in My Heart," "Baby Scratch My Back," the two-part "Tip on In," and "Te-Ni-Nee-Ni-Nu," as well as various B-sides and other ephemera that all add up to a complete look at this unique musician. By rolling country and swamp blues together up into a completely new place, then sprinkling in just a touch of Jimmy Reed, Harpo created a body of work that has been as impossible to re-create as it has been influential. All the proof is here. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic

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

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Robert Finley - Black Bayou

Album: Black Bayou
Size: 94,6 MB
Time: 40:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Livin’ Out A Suitcase (3:09)
2. Sneakin’ Around (3:40)
3. Miss Kitty (3:58)
4. Waste Of Time (3:34)
5. Can’t Blame Me For Trying (3:29)
6. Gospel Blues (2:49)
7. Nobody Wants To Be Lonely (3:13)
8. What Goes Around (Comes Around) (3:36)
9. Lucky Day (3:24)
10. You Got It (And I Need It) (3:20)
11. Alligator Bait (6:10)

From the depths of the Louisiana swamp rises the latest album from Robert Finley, the 69-year-old critically acclaimed blues artist who began breaking through over the last several years after decades of singing blues and gospel in small clubs and churches. Black Bayou fits so seamlessly into the wider blues cannon that it’ll be hard for listeners to remember being without it. Finley has said this new album is a tribute of sorts to Louisiana, where he has lived most of his life. As a whole, Black Bayou’s lush melodies are as satisfying as a warm meal after a long day of grueling work. The album feels well planned and well executed, which makes it almost surprising to learn that the material largely came together on the fly in Easy Eye Sound’s Nashville studio.

The musicians who supported Finley on Black Bayou created the parts they contributed “spontaneously” and often worked quickly enough to capture what they needed in a single take, according to the album’s press materials. In addition to Auerbach’s production work, Finley is supported on Black Bayou by his daughter and granddaughter, Christy Johnson and LaQuindrelyn McMahon, both of whom provide vocal support. He’s also joined by drummers Patrick Carney of The Black Keys and Jeffrey Clemens, Eric Deaton on bass and Kenny Brown on guitar. The album’s polish impresses on the first listen, with the knowledge of its recording process only compounding its success.

Part of what makes Black Bayou so timeless is its dedication to traditional blues themes. The album opens with “Livin’ Out a Suitcase,” a song about the pros and cons of a nomadic lifestyle. Finley confronts betrayal on “Sneakin’ Around,” lust on “Can’t Blame Me for Trying,” loneliness on “Nobody Wants to be Lonely” and longing on “You Got It (And I Need It).” Finley also explores classic blues styles, with “Sneakin’ Around” calling back to a quickly recognizable rhythm structure embraced by countless artists and “Waste of Time” deploying jangling keys to compliment guttural guitar in a roadhouse blues-style track.

Perhaps most refreshing about Black Bayou is its wide tonal variety. While “What Goes Around (Comes Around)” steadily gains momentum until it reaches its rumbling chorus, “Miss Kitty” is slow and methodical, with its likely Black Keys influence coming across through its haunting vocals and echo effects. Album closer “Alligator Bait” stands far apart from the other 10 tracks due to its talking blues style, with Finley sharing a story of the distrust passed down through generations after his grandfather used a young Finley to entice alligators. At just over 6 minutes, “Alligator Bait” is the longest song on the album and its most unique, with Finley’s deep voice building suspense in that old blues storytelling style, ending the album on a strong note.

While Finley’s 2021 album Sharecropper’s Son was primarily an autobiographical project, Black Bayou brings to the surface the elements of Finley’s time in Louisiana that most impacted him as an artist. The album is a humble exploration of the swampy sounds and rhythm & blues storylines that Finley has been immersed in for decades, with these elements shining all the brighter for Finley’s spotlight. /Riley Hollon, Blues Rock Review

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Jonny Lang - Wander This World

Size: 367 MB
Time: 52:53
File: Flac
Released: 1998
Styles: Blues-Rock
Art: Front

1. Still Rainin' (4:49)
2. Leaving To Stay (4:35)
3. Before You Hit The Ground (3:54)
4. Cherry Red Wine (3:31)
5. Second Guessing (5:10)
6. I Am (5:05)
7. Breakin' Me (4:32)
8. Wander This World (4:50)
9. Walking Away (4:14)
10. The Levee (3:42)
11. Angel Of Mercy (4:31)
12. Right Back (3:55)

Since he released Lie to Me in 1997 at the age of 15, Jonny Lang has been marked as the next great blues guitarist. Sure enough, with Wander This World Lang, still at the tender age of 17, has managed to present a classic blues/rock album that avoids simply rehashing the sounds of guitarists like Eric Clapton and B. B. King. Lang's bluesy rock guitar comes roaring in strong with "Still Rainin'," which meshes strong riffs, piano and Lang's heartfelt and earthy voice with some incendiary solos. "Still Rainin'" is the perfect introduction to a new, more mature Jonny Lang - although no one would accuse Lang of having a "traditional" voice, his husky tenor gives otherwise standard blues lyrics a bit of heart. "Second Guessing" slows the pace a bit, with a fairly traditional but still affecting blues ballad. More impressive guitar work carries this uplifting tribute to a shy, withdrawn object of affection.

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Johnny Rae Lee - Stories

Size: 175 MB
Time: 30:18
File: Flac
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues, singer-songwriter
Art: Front

1. Blues on My Mind (3:33)
2. Stories (2:22)
3. My Fathers Town (2:49)
4. Lord's Child (3:46)
5. Dreaming (2:53)
6. She Wants Love (2:18)
7. Be Mine (5:36)
8. King of Nothing (2:35)
9. Time (1:59)
10. Living in Between (2:25)

Canadian born Johnny Rae Lee from Toronto, is a blues artist, singer songwriter and crafty guitarist, quoted at Etna in Blues Festival as having “ the right combination for stardom a warm enchanting voice and a style in playing and composing that is worth listening to, a combination of the past and contemporary blues, both electric and acoustic styles are present in this artist’s songs, his blues is easy listening, he is a genuine story teller who is able to capture moods and incorporate authentic feelings in all his songs” Coming from a family of musicians has certainly encouraged an inner growth in regards to performing and communication through music. A bit of the Past Johnny Rae Lee discography includes “Stories” (June 2016), a collection of acoustic and electric blues, which touches various life stories and experiences lived both by the artist and stories of everyday people seen through his eyes. With great affection “Dreaming” was written just after the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris and is dedicated to France and its people as a message of hope and change. “I got the blues on my mind” quoted from the track Blues On My Mind, the artist starts to understand that blues is what he wants to do at a very young age and so decides to go on a music study trip to Mississippi and New Orleans to hang out and play the blues with the musicians of the area. When he returns to Toronto he continues to play blues in various bands. In 2000 he is invited by Eco Art to participate in “Young International Talents” which takes him on a small tour in Sicily and Italy during which he meets Corrado Della Luna a blues drummer who he will play with during the tour and become great friends and music partners, He then is called to sing and play with the Rolling Papers Blues Band (2005 -2010) where they become very active in the Blues festival scene and playing at the Alcamo Blues & Etna In Blues Festivals and opened up concerts for great blues artists like Eric Bibb, Popa Chubby and Daniela Cotton just to name a few.

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Incognito - Blues Alive!

Size: 445 MB
Time: 68:56
File: Flac
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Checkin' Up On My Baby (4:44)
2. FunkyThing (4:39)
3. You Don't Have To Go (4:22)
4. Driftin' and Driftin' (7:53)
5. Caldonia (5:02)
6. Train Comin' (4:39)
7. Born in Chicago (3:57)
8. Little Red Rooster (5:39)
9. Worried About My Baby (4:08)
10. Homework (3:59)
11. Turn On Your Lovelight (4:21)
12. Blue Angel (5:46)
13. Good Man (4:48)
14. Sweet Home Chicago (4:53)

Born December 6, 1953, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. Sherman’s natural ear for music began developing at an early age. There were many musical nights of singing and dancing at the Doucette’s home when he was a young boy. Family, friends and neighbours would come to join in the fun. His father played the fiddle and the banjo, his brother played the guitar and his grandfather played the harmonica. His mother, sisters and aunts all sang and danced. Sherman left home at fifteen with a harmonica and a twenty dollar bill in his pocket bound for the west coast to Vancouver, British Columbia. It was there that he discovered the Chicago blues style on an album featuring Muddy Waters, Junior Wells and James Cotton. He soon began singing and playing in a series of local blues and rock bands. By the age of seventeen, he had developed a style of playing greatly influenced by the late great Paul Butterfield. It wasn’t long before he was performing with the best bands in Vancouver. On numerous occasions he had the great privilege of sharing the stage with such greats as legendary players as John Lee Hooker, Albert Collins, Sony Land Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Jim Byrnes and Long John Baldry. In 1977, he amazingly survived a massive explosion in a lumber mill which left him in the hospital for six months recovering from burns to over 50% of his body. Sherman really earned the name “Tank” after this fight for life. Now more determined than ever, he embraced his true calling and began focusing all of his time and energy on his music. Three years later, Tank formed his own blues band, “Incognito”. The band was at the forefront of the Vancouver music scene. They released three independent CD recordings toured extensively across Canada. Sherman also began making guest appearances with other groups, composing and recording jingles in the recording studio, and collecting harmonicas.

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Big George And The Business - The Alleged Album

Size: 296 MB
Time: 50:24
File: Flac
Released: 1989
Styles: Blues-rock, rock, blues
Art: Front

1. Long Black Train ( 2:56)
2. Thunderbolt ( 3:25)
3. Wrong Side Of Town ( 7:27)
4. Late Last Night ( 2:46)
5. Rose's Home (10:05)
6. I Gotta Tell You ( 3:36)
7. The Storm ( 8:12)
8. Roll The Dice ( 3:57)
9. I'd Rather Go Blind ( 7:56)

Big George and the Business are a four piece Blues Rock Band from Glasgow, Scotland. Over the years the band has developed from a 3 piece to even a 7 piece band at one time. At the present the band is in it’s most successful and talented line-up, Consisting of Big George (George Ross Watt) on Guitar and Vocals, Shifty (Tam McLucas) on Bass, Tommy (Fingers) McIntyre on Piano and Keyboards and Gregg (Orbit) Orr on Drums. With 3 studio albums, 2 live albums and 20+ years of experience of touring the western world, BGB have rock ‘n’ rolled their audiences, leaving them with memories of being blown away by the sheer intensity and passion of the show. George Ross Watt (Big George) was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1958 and brought up in the slums which housed the shipyard and engineering workers. It was a beginning that gave him a lust for life and made him uncompromising on the music he loved and composed, and as the years have rolled on has shown that he has a god given talent to write and entertain. After playing in the typical local band circuit for many years, he was hired by one of his all time heroes, James Dewar. James Dewar was another Scot with a god given talent of performance and musical ability and played with such bands as "Stone the Crows" and the "Robin Trower band". Unfortunately after four years the partnership came to an end, when James Dewar was forced to retire through ill health. When this situation arose Big George knew the time was ripe to form his own band and as a consequence of these events, we now have "Big George and the Business". In the initial stages Big George tried a number of different formats and local musicians until he found himself with a three piece band. He was joined by Greg Orr on Drums and Tam McLucas (Shifty) on Bass, Shifty also took over the management of the band and his organisational skills propelled the band onto the next level. This version was rapidly acclaimed for their raw, gutsy, uncompromising style of Blues, and it was only a short time before they were nationally recognised. Releasing their first album "The Alleged Album" only further enhanced their growing reputation for a rockin' style of Blues, which no other UK band could match. With a good management structure and the release of the Alleged album the band hit the touring circuit travelling extensively throughout the UK, Europe and Scandinavia. When time permitted the band eventually managed to return home long enough to write and record their second album, "All Fools' Day". By this time their reputation had spread across the Atlantic and they were invited to appear in the Montreal Jazz festival, hard rock café, Theatre St Denis and other venues in Quebec and Ontario in 1992. Since those days the band have made frequent returns to Canada and America and have graced many a stage with the likes of Buddy Guy, Larry Davis, John Campbell, Bo Diddley, Mick Taylor, to drop only a few names. While in Canada in the late 1990's the band recorded half of their next album, "Home of the Wolf", in Montreal. The title track of which was inspired by Big George being made an honorary member of the Mohawk nation following a gig at the Kahnawake reservation. While the first album was gutsy and raw and the second saw the band expanding with piano and other instruments, the Home of the Wolf album explodes with the potential shown in the first two. It has now shown George graduating from an accomplished guitarist to one of the finest guitarists, singers, writers and Producers that was ever to grace a stage in the world of the Blues. In addition to his work in the Blues world he has also worked widely in the world of television penning and performing for many highly acclaimed UK television programmes. In recent years in between touring George also involves himself with the local community, in the teaching of many kids in music and in particular guitar tuition. He has also now produced and recorded a large number of young up and coming bands from all over Scotland in his custom built studio. His patience and diligence in this field has earned him great praise from the local community in which he lives. With smoky tones that would make Joe Cocker jealous and a style of guitar playing that would have had Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan nodding in approval, Big George is an unforgettable performer who has thrilled crowds all over the world for several years. Wherever this band travel, they take no prisoners and leave no one in any doubt………….that they are………..The Business.

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Various Artists - Friends of Lazy Lester - Lazy Lester Forever

Size: 252 MB
Time: 44:29
File: Flac
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

1. I'm so Tired (2:31)
2. They Call Me Lazy (3:22)
3. Blues Stop Knocking at My Door (2:58)
4. Real Combination for Love (2:50)
5. Tell Me Pretty Baby (3:06)
6. Jail (4:39)
7. I Hear You Knocking (2:42)
8. Travelling Days (3:54)
9. I Love You I Need You (2:46)
10. Strange Things Happen (3:38)
11. Blood Stains on the Wall (3:46)
12. Torras, LA, 1933 (4:28)
13. Thank You, So Long (3:19)
14. Happy Birthday to You (0:22)

The late great Lazy Lester was a singer, songwriter, harp blower, band leader, educator and innovator. The Louisiana legend created a legacy of eclectic music that drew many disciples from all over the world. Two accolades, Spaniard harp master Emilio Arsuaga and Austin based Blues legend Greg Izor have created a fittingly joyous homage to their friend in Lazy Lester Forever. Pulling together a group of “Friends of Lazy Lester,” Arsuaga and Izor have put together a collection of tunes, most of which written by Lester, that memorialize the diverse aspects of the master’s career. This record is a family affair. Recorded in Austin, TX at Izor’s home studio this record is live and in the moment and has the ebullient feel of absolute monster players having fun. Guitarist Eve Monsees and her husband drummer Mike Buck were part of Lester’s band. Lester sang the song “Real Combination For Love,” which Izor absolutely slays on vocals here, at the couple’s wedding. Lester six stringer and Austin transplant Grady Pinkerton locks in with his former band-mates. Austin mainstays Emily Gimble on keys and vocals and Randy Glines on bass along with percussion work from Carlos Arsuaga, from Emilio’s band the Mad Reeds, round out the session.

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Ghalia Volt & Mama's Boys - Let The Demons Out

Size: 324 MB
Time: 47:40
File: Flac
Released: 2017
Styles: Rock, blues-rock
Art: Front

1. 4am Fried Chicken (3:33)
2. Let The Demons Out (3:55)
3. Press That Trigger (4:34)
4. Have You Seen My Woman (4:18)
5. Hoodoo Evil Man (3:26)
6. Addiction (5:44)
7. All The Good Things (4:25)
8. I'm Shakin' (2:23)
9. Waiting (3:37)
10. See That Man Alone (3:26)
11. Hey Little Baby (3:40)
12. Hiccup Boogie (4:33)

Some albums stop you in your tracks. Like the smoky thump from a New Orleans juke-joint as you pass by on the sidewalk, Let The Demons Out is a rock ‘n’ roll siren call that pricks up your ears and puts you under its spell. And with Europe’s fastest-rising young vocalist and Louisiana’s hottest R&,B crack-squad running the show, resistance is useless. If you’ve not yet met Ghalia Vauthier, prepare to fall hard for an artist on the cusp of big things. Rewind to 2013 and Ghalia’s rise began with an apprenticeship busking on the streets of her native Brussels and double-duty in her two early bands, The Naphtalines and Voodoo Casino...

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Ghalia Volt - Mississippi Blend

Size: 261 MB
Time: 42:22
File: Flac
Released: 2019
Styles: Rock, blues-rock
Art: Front

1. Gypsy Lady (3:58)
2. Meet You Down the Road (4:37)
3. Squeeze (3:23)
4. First Time I Died (3:32)
5. Lucky Number (3:32)
6. Wade in the Water (4:24)
7. Drag Me Down (3:38)
8. Shake & Repeat (4:11)
9. Release Me (4:40)
10. Why Don't You Sell Your Children (4:00)
11. I Thought I Told You Not to Tell Them (2:21)

The Belgian singer Ghalia Volt moved to the USA years ago to search for her blues roots. And as evidenced by this second album, released under the name Ghalia, that has been an excellent success. The album was recorded at the Zebra Ranch studio, owned by legendary producer Jim Dickinson and Ghalia is assisted on this album by Cody Dickinson (drums, known from The North Mississippi Allstars), Cedric Burnside (drums, yes, the son of), Lightnin' Malcolm (guitar, also known from The North Mississippi Allstars), Watermelon Slim (harmonica), Dean Zucchero (bass) and Smokehouse Brown (guitar). The sound on this album can be described as very unpolished. Blues in which you experience the roughness of, for example, R.L. Burnside can be found in the searing guitar work. And then Ghalia's singing... One moment she sounds seductive, the next moment bitter and fierce, but always bluesy!!! You can hear her in her seductive role in the quite sultry, almost swampy, Gypsy Lady, in which you can also hear the vicious cutting guitar work. The atmosphere remains sultry in Meet You Down The Road. A lazy blues shuffle with cutting and buzzing (slide) guitar and howling harmonica. And of course Ghalia's subdued and therefore seductive vocals. She sounds naughty in Squeeze. A hopping shuffle with a stiff, fuzzing guitar that produces both a loud screeching and piercing solo. Ghalia also goes on a “decorating tour” in Shake & Repeat. This song sounds like a very dirty version of “Shake Your Money Maker”. A sultry hard boogie with Ghalia as a true blues vamp. First Time I Died is a heavy funky blues rock song with a mean cutting sound and grim vocals from Ghalia. Lucky Number also has a funky drive. A loose, uptempo, grooving song with pumping harmonica and burning guitar work. Together with Lightnin' Malcolm, Ghalia sings a lazy cover of the gospel classic Wade In The Water. The sultry funky Release Me has an irresistible driving groove with yearning vocals and dirty bluesy guitar work. Why Don't You Sell Your Children is a Canned Heat-like boogie, lazy and tedious, which changes into a flaming tempo acceleration halfway through. Ghalia takes a fiercely rocking farewell in her own unique way with I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them. So seductive but with an ever-present fierceness. With this more than excellent blues album, the name of Ghalia (Volt) seems to me to be definitively established in the blues scene!

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Ghalia Volt - Shout Sister Shout

Size: 329 MB
Time: 48:14
File: Flac
Released: 2023
Styles: Rock, blues-rock
Art: Front

1. Every Cloud (3:32)
2. Changes (4:43)
3. Can't Afford To Die (4:07)
4. Insomnia (4:31)
5. Shout Sister Shout (4:33)
6. No Happy Home (3:54)
7. She's Holdin' You Back (3:48)
8. Can't Have It All (4:14)
9. Hell Is Not Gonna Deal With You (4:20)
10. Hop On A Ride (3:17)
11. Dog Ya Around (4:06)
12. Po' Boy John (3:04)

The album was recorded at the Rancho de la Luna studio by David Catching in the desert near Joshua Tree Park. “After all my travels, I was looking for a quiet, secluded place to record the CD. It is so quiet, a very unique atmosphere and it would have sounded different if it had been recorded somewhere else, especially because local top studio musicians participated. My previous albums are more based on country and traditional blues and now I have something more psychedelic, a bit of rock from the seventies." There are twelve songs on the album and a lyric booklet is included. They open rhythmically with 'Every Cloud' and that has a catchy beat, organ solo and beautiful voice changes. In 'Changes' the vocals are strongly reminiscent of the seventies singers, such as those of the B52's and with tearing guitar riffs and excellent guitar solos. Then it becomes uptempo rockabilly with suitably pointed guitar work in 'Can't afford to die' and excellent rhythm section work. Sitting still is not possible here! Acoustic dobro intro, beautiful vocals, slow, languid psychedelic sounds through the guitar sound characterize 'Insomnia'. The combination of music and voice is fantastic. Then follows the title track 'Shout sister shout' and the lyrics stand up for women's rights. Gospel choir and a wonderful lowndown rhythm with wah wah guitar complete it. 'Happy Home' is nice and up-tempo again with nice drum rhythms and here the slide guitar appears. Nice song. There is a wonderful shuffle in 'She's holdin' you back' with a lot of slide guitar playing. Intro with some distorting guitar playing and heavy rhythm playing give 'Can't have it all' a somewhat chaotic character, a slightly weaker song than the rest, but a nice groove. This is followed by the uptempo, rocking 'Hell is not gonna deal with you'. It has nice breaks, vicious vocals and a Ray Manzarek The Doors organ sound and rhythm. The cheerful 'Hop on a ride' was written with Eddy V. and is followed by 'Dog Ya around', which has a quiet beginning, slow groove and is wonderfully laidback. Very well sung with choirs and a screeching guitar solo. The album closes with the vibrant, cheerful rock and roll-like 'Po'boy John' with nice piano as it should be with rock and roll. Great ending to a great album Conclusion: Shout sister shout is not an everyday blues or blues rock album. It has its own style due to the variety and singing in the songs. Very different from her previous CD, but that is also Ghalia Volt's intention. Definitely worth a listen.

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Fillmore Slim - The Game

Size: 422 MB
Time: 58:36
File: Flac
Released: 2004
Styles: Modern-Blues
Art: Front

1. The Game [Rap Version] (5:10)
2. Downtown Fresno (5:06)
3. Texas Woman (5:00)
4. The Game [Blues Version] (5:18)
5. Faster Than Time (4:00)
6. Jody (4:27)
7. Down For My Crown (4:54)
8. My First Girlfriend (7:11)
9. Big Brass Monkey (3:02)
10. Can't Get Enough (3:39)
11. Playboy (5:22)
12. Mackin (5:20)

The Game is to be sold, not told... but I'm gonna give you a free course in it! - so begins the vocalization by the master of the blues game, Fillmore Slim, who began as Clarence "Guitar" Sims, the artist who recorded his first 45s in the 1950s on the Dotto label. Over the years though, his career changed course and he became the legendary pimp known as Fillmore Slim. He's back with new 2004 album "The Game," offering listeners a view of the urban street Sims knows all too well. Included are two versions of the title track, one a rap version featuring his son Frank Stick-em, and a blues version that closes the CD.

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First Class Blues Band Proudly Presents: Mr. Biner

Size: 324 mb
Time: 48:22
File: Flac
Released: 1994
Styles: Blues-Electric
Art: front

1. You're A Tease, Baby (4:06)
2. Pack My Suitcase (5:05)
3. Don't Let Me See You Cry (3:22)
4. (I'm Your) Teddy Bear (3:35)
5. Groove Me (3:00)
6. Seven Years (4:29)
7. I Know She Didn't Want Me (3:06)
8. Ooh Wee (3:22)
9. Frankie's Shuffle (3:35)
10. I'm Blue (3:34)
11. Personal Manager (4:00)
12. You Don't Know Me That Well (2:45)
13. (Gonna Have A) Funky Good Time (4:18)

The 1980's found Frank pursuing a solo career as a soul singer. Besides numerous club gigs, one of his singles even found its way into Billboard's "Top Singles Picks" - in the category "Black Music"! But Frank Biner's love for the blues never faltered, and within the last couple of years he has again been able to earn a living by playing his favorite music. And Frank's blues are not soft or souly, as one might expect from his past career. No, he sings'em dynamic, down and dirty. He shouts his mostly self-written lyrics out with the fervor of a TV preacher, and when the lights turn low, his voice still has the raspiness of years of tears …

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Fiona Boyes - Gimme Some Sweet Jelly Roll

Size: 256
Time: 44:40
File: Flac
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues
Art: front

1. The Preacher (3:23)
2. Devil Says (3:29)
3. A'int No Jelly Roll in Heaven (3:30)
4. In Love Again (3:37)
5. Drink to Your Health (3:13)
6. Harmonica Rag (2:01)
7. When Did You Leave Heaven (3:18)
8. How'd You Want Your Business Done (2:18)
9. Mess with Your Mama (2:42)
10. It's You (3:02)
11. Catfish Fiesta (2:46)
12. Down Home Gal (4:45)
13. Young Rider Blues (2:52)
14. Light at the End of the Road (3:37)

"I've borrowed the Delta Moon rhythm section (the other winner at the International Blues Challenge) from Georgia to record with me. But after the jam I hope to inveigle other people to join us in the studio." While Boyes is developing new audiences in Oregon, Chicago and Memphis in the next three months, her new album, Give Me Some Sweet Jelly Roll, will be on the shelves. "It's mainly barrelhouse, mainly original," she said. "It has more attitude than my previous album, with plenty of cheeky ones on it. And I'll be performing them at festivals throughout America."

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The Fieldstones - Memphis Blues Today!

Album: Memphis Blues Today!
Size: 138,4 MB
Time: 59:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1983/1997
Styles: Blues, Memphis blues
Art: Full

1. The Fieldstones (3:50)
2. Dirt Road (5:15)
3. I'm In Trouble (3:49)
4. Just One More Time (3:20)
5. Angel Of Mercy (5:01)
6. The Thing (3:29)
7. Please Don't Put Me Outdoors (3:56)
8. Looking For A Fox (4:02)
9. Saddle Up My Pony (4:45)
10. Short-Haired Woman (4:47)
11. Little Bluebird (5:21)
12. Sweet Home Chicago (3:12)
13. The Squeeze (4:38)
14. Blues At Nightfall (4:06)

The Fieldstones are still revered in Memphis for providing some quality live blues in the 1980s, when such music was almost unknown in the city. Their 1983 album is reasonably fun, but not exceptional, modern electric blues with a more spontaneous feel than most of the discs coming out on higher-profile indie labels of the time; the guitar playing especially has a higher and lighter feel than the norm. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Big Harp George - Big Harp George Does Christmas

Album: Big Harp George Does Christmas
Size: 111,9 MB
Time: 48:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues, Christmas
Art: Front

1. Bad Santa (3:57)
2. Carioca Christmas (4:04)
3. Reindeer On Strike (4:03)
4. War On Christmas! (3:59)
5. Snow Shuffle (4:34)
6. Coquito Girl (3:37)
7. Where'll I Be For Christmas? (5:15)
8. Fireside Waltz (4:30)
9. Thee Three Kings (4:21)
10. That Grinch Is Me (4:43)
11. It's New Year's Eve (5:16)

What would you expect when Big Harp George Does Christmas? How about pathbreaking chromatic harmonica, stellar band interplay, and tunes rooted in blues that address the issues of the day with a rapier and irreverent wit? George’s sixth album and first ever Christmas release is all about the holiday spirit – the good, the bad, and the ugly of it. With tongue-in-cheek lyrics, George is happy to poke a little fun at XMas cheer, while also appreciating the joys of the most wonderful time of the year.

With 11 rollicking, original songs and cameos from Little Charlie Baty (RIP) on guitar and Tia Carroll on vocals, you’ll be listening to this album long past New Years Eve. So get the fire going and the spiked eggnog pouring because Big Harp George Does Christmas will have you cozying up and boogying down!

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Jesse Redwing - Light My Way

Size: 232 MB
Time: 36:59
File: Flac
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues-Rock
Art: folder

1. Rubberband (3:33)
2. Lil Flame (2:40)
3. Next Ex (3:12)
4. Fade (3:44)
5. Turn You On (3:40)
6. I Can't Win (3:46)
7. Been Mistook (2:31)
8. Underground 2 (4:18)
9. Treat Me Right (2:41)
10. Buried at Sea (4:00)
11. You Got Time (2:49)

Jesse Redwing has honed his chops in smoky juke joints all over the world for damn near two decades now. On top of touring Europe and the USA with the Jesse Redwing band, Jesse has supported such acts as Cedric Burnside, Jon Cleary, Cold Chisel, The Teskey Brothers and Ana Popovic. A track off Jesse’s debut album "Crawlin’ Up the Walls" was featured on hit Netflix show “Shooter” He has released two original albums, Comin' on and Light My Way, as well as two live records Live and Lascivious. and Blues on the Mountain. His third studio album, produced by Stephen Mowat, is due for release later this year. Jesse's honest, down-to-earth playing translates well whether he plays solo or with his smokin' hot band. He is guaranteed to fill your cup with his contemporary take on the timeless soulful sounds of the blues legends

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Fat Danny & The Hard Tymz - Hoochie Mama

Size: 272 MB
Time: 49:07
File: Flac
Released: 2008
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Things Are Tough All Over (5:05)
2. Hoochie Mama (6:11)
3. Half A Man (3:15)
4. You Fit My Pistol (3:46)
5. Brown Paper Bag (7:55)
6. Born To Play The Blues (5:37)
7. The Guitar My Mama Bought Me (6:03)
8. Blues Got A Hold Of Me (5:46)
9. You Cant Never Trust No One (5:25)

It is interesting to note that the …Hard Tymz Blues Band.. is one of the oldest Los Angeles Blues bands still in existence. The Hard Tymz were started in 1975 by Danny Bennett. The name of the band comes from the depression-era Charles Bronson movie about a tough New Orleans streetfighter. Fat Danny Bennett - Vocals, Lead guitar, Slide guitar. "The High Desert Bluesman", Fat Danny Bennett, is the heart and soul of the Hard Tymz. He writes and sings all of the original material. Danny's songs come directly from his life. The good, the bad, the ups and the downs. Danny says, "Sing the Blues? Hell, I'm living the Blues." A multi-talented instrumentalist, Danny counts Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Link Wray, and all the "Kings" among his influences.

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Stevie Cochran - Pleasantville

Size: 81,2 MB
Time: 35:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues, rock
Art: Front

1. Tornado (3:02)
2. Crying Inside (2:54)
3. Dog Bop (3:39)
4. Black Sheep (3:24)
5. Take Him Down (3:51)
6. City Night (1:58)
7. I Can't Live Without You (Demo) (2:41)
8. Been so Hard (4:14)
9. Hang Tuff (3:02)
10. Pleasantville (6:37)

One of today’s most electrifying guitarists of the genre, Stevie Cochran epitomizes the sound of modern Blues-Rock. Poignant guitar solos emphasize his soulful melodies; the evocative lyrics culled from self-effacing personal experiences or reflecting on daily-life occurrences. Achieving greatness through simplicity, this is 21st Century Blues from a larger-than-life persona. Stevie Cochran is a strong vocalist, a gifted songwriter, and an ace guitarist. He started playing guitar in 1966, at the tender age of eight. Born into a musical family he was first taught Jazz, but as a youngster soon succumbed to Beatlemania and the British Invasion of Blues Rock. At this point an electric guitar became an essential tool. By 1968 Stevie was listening nonstop to the music of Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, developing his very own serious lead guitar chops around 1973. Since the mid-nineties Stevie has regularly been touring Japan and Europe, and the electrifying Blues-Rock guitarist has played the Montreux Jazz Festival five times.

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Blinddog Smokin' - High Steppin'

Album: High Steppin'
Size: 92,1 MB
Time: 39:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues, roots
Art: Full

1. Pimp Shoes (5:28)
2. Bayou Lady (4:28)
3. Don't Put No Money On Me (3:52)
4. I Caught Her Lyin' (4:53)
5. Tell 'Em Shuffle (3:44)
6. If I Died Today (5:43)
7. Big Behind (3:54)
8. Lady's Playin' (4:42)
9. Tell 'Em Reprise (3:04)

Based in Southern California, Blinddog Smokin' are a thoroughly modern 21st century blues band - a good-time party band as indebted to the sleazy, slippery rhythms of funk as they are to slow-burning soul and juke joint blues. Blinddog Smokin' first formed in 1994 but they didn't find their way into the national spotlight until 2014, when they backed Bobby Rush on the Grammy-nominated Decisions, a project that helped push their 2015 album, High Steppin', to a greater audience.

Blinddog Smokin' had been gigging regularly for a full two decades prior to that mid-2010s breakthrough. Singer/harpist Carl Gustafson formed the first incarnation of Blinddog Smokin' with drummer/vocalist Chicago Chuck Gullens back in 1994, when they were both in Laramie, Wyoming. Over the years, the group has been more of a collective than a band, with Gustafson being the mainstay and other players rotating in and out. Junior Bacon - born Roland Pritzker - is another more recent mainstay, joining the band in 2003, and keyboardist Mo Beeks became a regular in 2009; guitarist Chalo Ortiz came aboard in 2013, by which time the band also had Chris White and Linda Gustafson as backing vocalists.

During this time, recordings came at a steady pace, all showing up on Crying Tone Records, and Carl Gustafson also blogged about his experiences leading the band, writing that helped form the basis of his 2010 memoir, Ain't Just Blues It's Showtime: Hard Times, Heartache and Glory Along Blues Highway. This book, combined with the ever-increasing crowds Blinddog Smokin' attracted, helped the band switch to Silver Talon Records in 2011, a move that helped increase their profile.

Up from the Tracks was their first album for the label, showing up in 2011, and then in 2014 they supported Bobby Rush on Decisions. The record turned into a hit, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Blues Album, and Blinddog Smokin' capitalized on the success with their 2015 full-length, High Steppin'. /Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Jim Kahr - Keepin' It Hot

Album: Keepin' It Hot
Size: 164,8 MB
Time: 71:18
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Electric blues
Art: Front, back

1. Big City Struggle (4:01)
2. Wonderin' Why (4:29)
3. With Somebody (4:44)
4. Hurtin' In The Morning (4:23)
5. Better Days Are Comin' (4:49)
6. Got To Be A Way (5:44)
7. Keepin' It Hot (4:12)
8. Listen To The Message (5:25)
9. Landin' On You (4:01)
10. Nothin' To Lose (4:01)
11. Like The Way You Do (3:32)
12. Chicago My Town (3:05)
13. Broken Man (3:56)
14. Ain't No Sunshine (Live In Berlin, Germany) (5:46)
15. It's A Man's World (Live In Menen, Belgium) (9:05)

Renowned blues guitarist and singer Jim Kahr has enchanted the music world with his latest masterpiece "Keepin' It Hot". The long-awaited album is a powerful collection of 15 tracks that touch the soul and rekindle the fire of the blues. Years of work went into the creation of this release, which was recorded in Memphis by renowned Grammy Award winner Jim Gaines.

Jim Kahr is featured vocalist/guitarist with Jim Kahr Band in addition to doing solo acoustic shows. He has appeared on many recordings with other artists as a special guest, and has recieved numerous of credits from artists for his guitar chores/contributions over decades of creative devotion. His refreshing style has crossed many roads, while setting the pace.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Fat Tones - Fifty Bucks And Free Beer

Size: 310mb
Time: 39:54
File: Flac
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

1. Fifty Bucks And Free Beer (3:42)
2. Plain Jane (4:13)
3. Stay With Me (4:50)
4. Through And Through (3:44)
5. Boppin' (4:41)
6. What You Do To Me (3:38)
7. Blood Of The Earth (4:57)
8. The Song (5:41)
9. Don't Get Me Started (4:24)

The Fat Tones Stealing the show at major music venues, blowing away audiences, and winning award after award - both collectively and individually - is what the music industry has come to expect from The Fat Tones. Sometimes fate allows all the puzzle pieces to fall into place just the way we want them to, and that is exactly what happened one fruitful night at a club in Spokane, Washington a few years back. Bobby Patterson (Lead Guitar), Bob Ehrgott (Bass Guitar), and Mike Hays (Drums) got into a jam that electrified the audience and had them screaming "Encore!" Since then, The Fat Tones' musical skills have evolved into a high-impact, progressive fusion of Blues and Rock that leaves their audiences begging for more. Precise synergy of rhythm, percussion and world class guitar playing, topped off with fun, fresh lyrics and pitch perfect 3-part harmonies best describes the magic this band consistently delivers. The technology of today's music industry allows hard-working artists like The Fat Tones to self produce and distribute their music to a fan base that grows at a lightning pace with the release of their fourth CD "Struttin", the hot selling "Three" and the ever popular "Bomb Run". Stay tuned to your local music station, as everyone that has a love and desire for high quality electric Blues/Rock will be quite pleased at the opportunity to listen to the fabulous Fat Tones! Recently this trio swept up the 2006 Inland Empire Blues Society Awards Banquet by winning 7 Empire Awards! They were recognized for the following awards: BEST BLUES GUITARIST BEST BLUES BAND BEST BLUES DRUMMER BEST BLUES BASSIST BEST BLUES ALBUM BEST SLIDE GUITARIST BEST PERFORMER This band has all the potential necessary to continue increasing their much deserved success.

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24th Street Wailers - Unshakeable

Size: 245 MB
Time: 40:08
File: Flac
Released: 2012
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Home Cookin' (3:29)
2. Unshakeable (3:06)
3. Love Triangle (5:16)
4. Trouble (4:02)
5. Howlin' (2:32)
6. What Can Ya Give Me Now? (3:17)
7. I'm Not Free (4:01)
8. I Will (3:41)
9. Jack, Jimmy, Johnny, And Me (3:50)
10. On A Mission (3:22)
11. Don't Make It Easy (3:27)

The 24th Street Wailers, a young academically trained Toronto-based blues band named after their home address, released their new dirty blues album, Unshakeable. Members include lead singer and drummer Lindsay Beaver, Beaver’s husband Mike Archer on bass, songwriter Emily Burgess who writes half of the material on guitar, and Jon Wong on saxophone. “Home Cookin’” and “Unshakeable” have a terrific 60’s feel, slow yet upbeat, and fantastic vocals. You can’t unshake the feeling. “I’m Not Free” is a bit slower paced, so we have a great variety of tracks. Jon Wong’s saxophone shines in “Trouble” and “Jack, Jim, Johnny, and Me.” Everyone’s talents pool together creating a great blend in “I Will,” specifically the opening.

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Felix Cabrera - Pressure Cooker

Size: 354 MB
Time: 59:24
File: Flac
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Lovin' Cup (5:45)
2. Sam King Kong (4:05)
3. Laundromat Blues (5:37)
4. Listen Here (5:30)
5. If I Dont have you (4:07)
6. Kid at Heart (4:01)
7. She told me a lie (7:04)
8. Too much of nothing (4:22)
9. Raskolnikov (4:41)
10. Lost and Found (I'm in the..) (4:40)
11. El Baile del Buey Cansao (3:33)
12. Sweaters (5:53)

Felix Cabrera can shout the blues and blow a mean harp. But the Cuban-born bandleader also has a knack for rolling with the punches. The day before this Friday night gig, Phil Butler, Cabrera’s bass player for the past 11 years, was injured in a car accident. Then Guitar ace Jimmy Vivino, a frequent and popular addition to the band, was called out of town with Conan O’Brien. But Cabrera was undeterred. He contacted bassist Ritt Henn, who played in his band twenty years ago and has filled in before. Fiery blues guitarist Jason Green, one of several local players who have rotated through Cabrera’s band, answered the call too. With longtime drummer Bill Schroeder and keyboardist Eddy Bishai, the subs rocked this small basement club and solidly showcased Cabrera’s Latin blues style. The self-taught Cabrera, who left Cuba as a child and came to New York by way of Miami and Union City, NJ, calls Paul Butterfield his first influence. He saw the original Butterfield Blues Band at a New York City club in 1966 and almost always starts his show with their songs. “Driftin’ and Driftin’” featured Cabrera’s emotional vocals, crying guitar from Green and jazzy organ from Bishai. The band likes to stretch out and jam, and as they took turns riding the groove, the warm-up caught fire. The intensity on the bandstand continued to build until Cabrera took it down with a small hand gesture. Even with little or no rehearsal, he seemed to be in complete control.

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The Radio Kings - It Ain't Easy

Album: It Ain't Easy
Size: 123,8 MB
Time: 53:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1994
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. The Other Side Of Town (3:00)
2. It Ain't Easy (2:42)
3. Love Like A Wave (4:31)
4. Count The Days (4:28)
5. Tell Me When (3:41)
6. This Love (3:23)
7. Runnin' With The Blues (2:30)
8. Can't Go On Without You (3:31)
9. Next Time (2:30)
10. Love In The Light (4:43)
11. When I Was Alone (3:43)
12. Game Over (3:55)
13. Love Comes Easy (Love Comes Hard) (3:15)
14. Drownin' (4:13)
15. Kill Me (3:01)

A Boston-based traditional blues duo almost eerily reminiscent of the like-minded Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Radio Kings primarily comprised vocalist/harpist Brian Templeton and guitarist Michael Dinallo. Formed in 1991, the group debuted in 1994 with the Icehouse label release It Ain't Easy, a showcase for their clear affection for the gritty sound of giants including Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and Slim Harpo; Live at B.B. King's followed a year later, and in 1998, the Radio Kings returned with Money Road. /Biography by Jason Ankeny, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Blinddog Smokin' - More Trouble Than Worth

Album: More Trouble Than Worth
Size: 92,0 MB
Time: 39:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2000
Styles: Blues, roots
Art: Full

1. Satin, Silk, Or Nude (3:47)
2. Skiddadlin' (3:43)
3. Who Shot John (4:26)
4. Fe-Mail Affair (3:50)
5. Shake That Butt (6:14)
6. Love's Labors Lost (4:03)
7. Ugly Woman Blues (5:32)
8. Arkansas Clown (4:28)
9. Humbucker Boogie (3:35)

Based in Southern California, Blinddog Smokin' are a thoroughly modern 21st century blues band - a good-time party band as indebted to the sleazy, slippery rhythms of funk as they are to slow-burning soul and juke joint blues. Blinddog Smokin' first formed in 1994 but they didn't find their way into the national spotlight until 2014, when they backed Bobby Rush on the Grammy-nominated Decisions, a project that helped push their 2015 album, High Steppin', to a greater audience.

Blinddog Smokin' had been gigging regularly for a full two decades prior to that mid-2010s breakthrough. Singer/harpist Carl Gustafson formed the first incarnation of Blinddog Smokin' with drummer/vocalist Chicago Chuck Gullens back in 1994, when they were both in Laramie, Wyoming. Over the years, the group has been more of a collective than a band, with Gustafson being the mainstay and other players rotating in and out. Junior Bacon - born Roland Pritzker - is another more recent mainstay, joining the band in 2003, and keyboardist Mo Beeks became a regular in 2009; guitarist Chalo Ortiz came aboard in 2013, by which time the band also had Chris White and Linda Gustafson as backing vocalists.

During this time, recordings came at a steady pace, all showing up on Crying Tone Records, and Carl Gustafson also blogged about his experiences leading the band, writing that helped form the basis of his 2010 memoir, Ain't Just Blues It's Showtime: Hard Times, Heartache and Glory Along Blues Highway. This book, combined with the ever-increasing crowds Blinddog Smokin' attracted, helped the band switch to Silver Talon Records in 2011, a move that helped increase their profile.

Up from the Tracks was their first album for the label, showing up in 2011, and then in 2014 they supported Bobby Rush on Decisions. The record turned into a hit, earning a Grammy nomination for Best Blues Album, and Blinddog Smokin' capitalized on the success with their 2015 full-length, High Steppin'. /Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Family Style - Live In Nottingham

Size: 139,4 MB
Time: 60:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2005
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Lookin' For A Woman (5:57)
2. She's Real (2:06)
3. Looking For Somebody (5:00)
4. Diving Duck Blues (6:09)
5. Pocket Full Of Nothin' (5:00)
6. Get Rid Of You (4:13)
7. Walking Blues (3:53)
8. Body Painter (4:47)
9. Cannonball (4:10)
10. Thank You All (0:41)
11. Jack Daniel (4:42)
12. Keep My Business (4:14)
13. I Walk All Day (5:34)
14. Easy (4:18)

Family Style have chosen well, and this CD gives you the essence of a great band doing what they do best getting an audience on its feet and dancing the blues away. A few snapshots for you - Franco jettisoning his leather jacket and holding the microphone out over the audience, Marco swaying on his seat lost in the music, Davide performing a Chuck Berryish duckwalk, Gigi hitting every single surface on his drum kit. You can't beat live music, can you, and what better way for Family Style to celebrate their tenth anniversary than with this magnificent live recording? These guys sound as if they've lived every teardrop and heartbreak.

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Quiet The Dog - Where the Blues Meets the Road

Size: 225
Time: 39:16
File: Flac
Released: 2022
Styles: Electric Blues, rock
Art: Front

1. Retribution (3:36)
2. Road Trip Blues (4:57)
3. Amy (3:49)
4. Futility (5:27)
5. The Upper Room (4:32)
6. People (3:52)
7. No Words Just Blues (3:43)
8. Reflection (4:27)
9. Something from Me (4:50)

Quiet The Dog is a blues solo artist from the American south. Writing, playing, recording, and producing from the small town of Elkmont, Alabama, Quiet The Dog creates a guitar centric mix of several styles of blues inspired music, from the raw, riff-based guitar sounds of “Justified” to the acoustic melancholy of “Leaving Something Behind”. While the music meanders from rock into dark instrumentals, it is heavily based in the 12 bars and the three chords of the blues. Quiet The Dog has released three albums and is currently recording a yet untitled fourth album.

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The Radio Kings - Live At B.B. King's

Album: Live At B.B. King's
Size: 135,6 MB
Time: 59:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. I'm Tryin' (3:42)
2. Chonnie-On-Chon (4:52)
3. Something To Remember You By (5:35)
4. Love In The Light (5:12)
5. When You Got A Good Friend (3:44)
6. I Got Love If You Want It (4:33)
7. Rainin' in My Heart (7:15)
8. How Long (4:44)
9. The Other Side Of Town (6:11)
10. I'm Leaving You (3:41)
11. Zing Zing (3:59)
12. Cookin' At Ma's (5:40)

A Boston-based traditional blues duo almost eerily reminiscent of the like-minded Fabulous Thunderbirds, the Radio Kings primarily comprised vocalist/harpist Brian Templeton and guitarist Michael Dinallo. Formed in 1991, the group debuted in 1994 with the Icehouse label release It Ain't Easy, a showcase for their clear affection for the gritty sound of giants including Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter and Slim Harpo; Live at B.B. King's followed a year later, and in 1998, the Radio Kings returned with Money Road. /Biography by Jason Ankeny, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Smokin' 45s - Bottoms Up!

Size: 349 MB
Time: 53:30
File: Flac
Released: 2023
Styles: Rock and Blues
Art: Front

1. All About the Money (3:34)
2. Done Me Wrong (5:36)
3. Need a Ride Home (3:53)
4. Cryin' Shame (4:02)
5. Buick Sedan (4:28)
6. OK Blues (5:22)
7. Bottoms Up (3:30)
8. Hip Condition (4:27)
9. Empty Whiskey Bottles (5:16)
10. Talkin' Trash (3:11)
11. Lust (3:15)
12. Road Kill & Alcohol (3:20)
13. Had Enough (3:36)

Formed out of veterans of the Detroit music scene, the Smokin' 45s are bringing fans their special blend of Rock and Blues. Their live show takes the music up a notch, taking cues from the American electrified Chicago Blues sounds and adding their own zeal to the sounds in a nod to the British Blues and British Invasion movements homages to the established master. The Smokin' 45s borrow from the catalogs of those from which they've drawn their inspriation in their live shows and add their own music which stands tall next to that of their well-established influences. There's no room in these sets for long, drawn-out, self-indulgent solos. These sets are packed with heart-pumping, foot-stomping rock and blues with a distinctive Detroit drive.

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Slidin' Charlie & Boo Shake - Slidin' Charlie & Boo Shake

Size: 250 MB
Time: 39:29
File: Flac
Released: 2023
Styles: Swampy Blues
Art: Front

1. Try Me (3:29)
2. Bourgeois Blues (3:03)
3. Between You and Me (4:16)
4. Driving (4:22)
5. A New Man (3:37)
6. My Redhead (4:10)
7. A Long Time Ago (3:19)
8. Once I Had a Girl (2:59)
9. When You Got a Good Girl (3:56)
10. Bad Thoughts (6:12)

Sitting on the front porch of a shack overlooking the Mississippi , or under the veranda of a typical farmhouse in our beautiful Sicily , little changes except the view. What remains - and this is the important thing - is the sound that comes out of this, finally, first album by the couple Slidin' Charlie & Boo Shake , which smells of that swampy blues that comes from the great American river and which resonates wonderfully to any latitude. Carlo Pipitone and Giuseppe Buscemi have been pursuing their music for years, made up of a deep love for the Stars and Stripes blues but - also - of much other music, whether of African-American or white origin . Here lies the difference with many "purists" who, although good, have not been able to escape from useless musical boundaries but, on the contrary, the duo in question can boast plays that range from bluegrass typically from the Appalachian hills, to jazz, rock and punk , which if we then think about the blues of the origins owe a lot. There are two of them but they seem like a complete band, with Slidin' Charlie playing the guitars and singing it for us, while Boo Shake bangs on his drums which is a pleasure and you can't keep your foot still even if you put the best putty on it. this world.

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Hard To Handle Bluesband - Watching You

Size: 247 MB
Time: 46:23
File: Flac
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Catch Me When I Fall (4:11)
2. Bad Love (4:27)
3. Heart Of The Blues (5:05)
4. It Takes Time (3:20)
5. Loved Another Woman (2:58)
6. Living In The House Of Blues (5:14)
7. It Hurts Me Too (3:04)
8. Fog (4:58)
9. Shotgun Blues (4:29)
10. Low Down Dirty Blues (4:01)
11. Watching You (4:31)

Our goals are simple, we want to play music that everybody knows and loves. To provide you with the very best "professional entertainment" That leaves a warm lasting impression on the individuals who stop to listen. Whether we are playing or you're listening, "music is medicine for the soul". That is our goal; to add that spark to your event that everyone will remember.

Watching You FLAC

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Racky Thomas - Last of the Big Spenders

Size: 282 MB
Time: 49:41
File: Flac
Released: 1998
Styles: Modern Blues
Art: Cover

1. Sweet Dough Baker (3:27)
2. Mark's Boogie (2:03)
3. My Baby's Gone (5:11)
4. Death Letter Blues (2:51)
5. Don't Treat Me Like That (3:12)
6. Fire As Wine (3:46)
7. Standing On a Corner (5:33)
8. Rack 'em Up (3:12)
9. Last of the Big Spenders (4:40)
10. These Lowdown Blues (4:37)
11. Just a Fool (7:16)
12. Tears Fell Down Like Rain (3:47)

This is the bands first release from 1999 and is a great example of contemporary blues sounds. A first rate, soulful singer and harp player, Racky has an excess of talent in the songwriting department along with collaborator & bassist Todd Carson. After a decade of playing around the Boston area, the band has been building an audience along the east coast and developing into a fine traditional band. Once again, Nick Adams adds tasty string bending to the proceedings with shades of TINY GRIMES and HOLLYWOOD FATS evidenced. This is excellent modern blues...........

Last of the Big Spenders FLAC

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Racky Thomas And The Travelin' Medicine Show Revival Band - Good Medicine

Size: 274 MB
Time: 44:58
File: Flac
Released: 2021
Styles: Blues, Roots
Art: Front

1. Hard Travelin' (3:35)
2. When That First Trumpet Sounds (3:35)
3. Walkin' to New Orleans (3:29)
4. White Freightliner Blues (5:41)
5. Nails in My Coffin (3:08)
6. Eyes on the Prize (5:04)
7. Midnight Train (3:07)
8. Two Hands (3:14)
9. Louis Collins (4:43)
10. Goin' Home (4:30)
11. Mary Don't You Weep (4:49)

Racky Thomas & the Travelin’ Medicine Show Revival Band draws their repertoire from rich and varied 20th century musical influences. From country blues and gospel to Texas swing and Boogie-woogie - you'll feel the spirit of an old-time tent revival meeting. Led by renowned longtime Boston bluesman Racky Thomas on vocals, guitar and harmonica, he is supported by a seasoned wealth of talented musicians including Michael 'Mudcat' Ward on bass, John Juxo on piano, organ and squeezebox, Pete Henderson on guitar, Michael Avery on drums, and Ilana Katz Katz on the old-time fiddle. The Medicine Show serves up an eclectic gumbo that is sure to have you clapping your hands and stomping your feet with joy. Their new record 'Good Medicine' provides just what the doctor ordered for these turbulent times. It was selected as a "top pick" for all of 2021 by one Blues Music Magazine reviewer. “Ain’t nothing like a good dose of Spirituality on a Sunday Morning and Boston-Based Racky Thomas and his band of talented musicians deliver all you need on this uplifting album.”

Good Medicine FLAC

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The Ragged Jubilee - American Moan

Size: 291 MB
Time: 41:50
File: Flac
Released: 2011
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Blood on the Highway (3:27)
2. High Horse (2:37)
3. Miss Me While I'm Gone (3:38)
4. Just a Little Blood (3:26)
5. Another Woman (3:51)
6. Treason (2:43)
7. Country Girl (4:18)
8. Shelter in the Mainline (5:42)
9. Going Down to Texas (2:07)
10. Mississippi Water (4:47)
11. Rhythm (5:09)

The Ragged Jubilee is a rock and roll band from San Luis Obispo, California, formed in 2007. The band consists of Ethan Burns (Guitar and Vocals), Chandler Haynes (Bass, Concepts), Aaron Wick (Drums), and Austin I’Anson (Guitar). The Ragged Jubilee is known for Ethans’s powerful and gritty vocals, their hard-hitting drums, and intricately calculated rhythm and bass.

American Moan FLAC

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R.L. Boyce - Roll And Tumble

Size: 333 MB
Time: 66:24
File: Flac
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. R.L.'s Boogie (9:13)
2. Child Of God (5:55)
3. Roll And Tumble (6:22)
4. Poor Black Mattie (6:38)
5. Going Away (6:09)
6. Don't Worry My Mind (7:34)
7. Been Around The World (5:36)
8. Which RL Do You Want (5:34)
9. Going Down South (7:27)
10. Shotgun (5:51)

RL Boyce is the reigning master of hill country blues. A one-time drummer for Jessie Mae Hemphill, he took up blues guitar at the age of 22, but it was 30 years before he recorded his first album. This year, at the age of 62, he released his second album, Roll and Tumble, out now on Waxploitation. Boyce makes his UK debut at the Blues Kitchen in Shoreditch, London, on 25 October and the Blues Kitchen, Camden, on 26 October.

Roll And Tumble FLAC

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The Blues Express - Turmoil

Size: 310 MB
Time: 45:33
File: Flac
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. 365 (0:54)
2. Best Fisher In Town (3:18)
3. Roller Coaster Ride (3:18)
4. Night Out (2:08)
5. Somebody Wake Up! (2:33)
6. Turmoil (3:55)
7. Monkey On My Back (3:52)
8. Honeydripper (2:48)
9. The Loner (7:37)
10. Just A Good Man (4:32)
11. Better Day (3:16)
12. Cold War Blues (3:32)
13. Bird Of Prey (3:44)

We just published a crowdfunding campaign for the Vinyl pressing of our new album "Turmoil" due for release October 14 th at Oslo Bluesclub at Youngs Nede.

Turmoil FLAC

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