Showing posts with label Bill Rhoades. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bill Rhoades. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Bill Rhoades - 2 albums: Voodoo Lovin' / Runnin' & Ramblin'

Album: Bill Rhoades & The Party Kings - Voodoo Lovin'
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:37
Size: 136.5 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:52] 1. Waiting And Worrying
[3:35] 2. She Walks Right In
[5:24] 3. I'm Trying
[5:52] 4. Now She's Gone
[3:42] 5. Temperature 110
[4:40] 6. Hurt Again
[6:00] 7. Voodoo Lovin'
[4:29] 8. Cindy Ann
[4:24] 9. She Moves Me
[4:14] 10. Kidney Stew
[6:33] 11. Early In The Morning
[4:31] 12. Don't You Lie To Me
[2:15] 13. Sixes And Sevens

Traditional blues doesn’t come any finer than Portland’s own Bill Rhoades & The Party Kings. Without a doubt one of the region’s most beloved bluesmen, harmonica ace Bill Rhoades heads a tight outfit featuring the guitar skills of former John Lee Hooker sideman Mike Osborn. Along with the driving rhythm section provided by Tom Szell (Ted Nugent, Chaka Khan) and Johnny Moore (Albert Collins, William Clarke), A truckload of regional awards from the Cascade Blues Association over the years is testimony to this band’s lasting fortitude and love for the blues.
Bill Rhoades has been nominated by the Cascade Blues Association for its coveted "Muddy Award" at least once every year of the 12 years it has been awarded. He has won 10 "Muddys", including four for "Best Blues Harp" over the dozen years. Suffice it to say that Bill Rhoades is a real Northwest Blues fan favorite and one of the most knowledgeable Blues resources anywhere.

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Album: Bill Rhoades & Alan Hager - Runnin' & Ramblin'
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:10
Size: 108.0 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[2:33] 1. I Just Keep Loving Her
[3:03] 2. Worry Blues
[4:11] 3. Elevator Woman
[4:19] 4. I'll Show You How
[3:18] 5. Blue Collar Worker
[4:02] 6. Runnin' & Ramblin'
[2:13] 7. John Henry
[3:05] 8. Lord, Oh Lord Blues
[3:08] 9. Love Her With A Feeling
[2:47] 10. The Sweeper
[3:08] 11. Shake 'em On Down
[2:43] 12. Blitz Thunder Rag
[3:01] 13. Drunk
[5:33] 14. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

In 1996 Bill Rhoades and Alan Hager met and have been actively performed together ever since. Currently Alan is busy with re-workings of early acoustic blues classics and writing original material for the duo in an effort to expand their musical horizons while staying true to the feel and flavor of the past.

"Runnin & Ramblin'" produced by label mate Terry Robb, is 47 minutes of authentic traditional acoustic blues rendered by musicians who resonate the very essence of the blues. In addition to traditional blues songs such as "John Henry," and "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean," "Runnin' & Ramblin' " also features original compositions by both Bill and Alan including Alan Hager's title track, "I'll Show You How," and Bill Rhoades "Blue Collar Worker."

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Michael Osborn - 2 albums: A Background In The Blues / Touch Tone

Album: A Background In The Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:15
Size: 124.2 MB
Styles: West Coast blues
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[5:38] 1. Midnight Crawl
[3:59] 2. Miss Goody Two Shoes
[4:00] 3. I Wouldn't Have You
[5:23] 4. Shake It Down
[4:24] 5. Little Miss Blues
[4:19] 6. Delta Soul Time
[4:06] 7. I've Been Daydreamin'
[3:04] 8. Smokin'
[3:38] 9. Mabel
[4:24] 10. Slow Squeeze
[4:24] 11. Doctor Please
[3:39] 12. Puppy Dog Blues
[3:12] 13. The Kaley Shuffle

Michael Osborn is a real blues original. He grew up In Ukiah, Ca. along with the Ford brothers, Robben, Patrick, and Mark and was an original member of the Charles Ford Band. He went on to develop a really unique style of playing guitar that is easily recognizable as his own. Though Mike spent years playing with many West Coast blues artists it was his seven year stand with John Lee Hooker that really set him apart. It is because of Hookers appreciation of Michael's talent that John Lee chose to be on this CD. He wanted to support Michael in his solo efforts.

This is a wonderful release and features Michael at his strongest. Both his guitar work and his vocals are impressive throughout and of course the tracks with John Lee on them are very special.

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Album: Touch Tone
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:07
Size: 123.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[4:42] 1. Sidetracked
[4:06] 2. Checkerboard Blues
[3:46] 3. My Babe
[4:31] 4. T.S. Boogie
[5:21] 5. Home At Last
[7:17] 6. Mean Mistreater
[4:22] 7. It Ain't Right
[3:29] 8. I Had My Fun
[4:34] 9. Baker Shake
[3:53] 10. The Way I Feel About You
[3:56] 11. Touch Tone
[4:03] 12. Fender Bender

Hard powerful album (Touch Tone) of traditional original Chicago blues, performed by two real representatives of this musical style such as singer and guitar player Michael Osborn and singer and harmonica player Bill Rhoades. Both musicians have decided to join forces, good qualities and skills to record an album that does not have a single bad track on it. Well conceived blues with no commercial concessions, conscientiously done with different brilliant moments full of love and passion for a music that they respectfully worship and which has musically united them. Fifties traditional blues lovers have reason s to celebrate this new release that will certainly satisfy them. GREAT." ~ Vicente "Harmonica" Zumel, DustyBlues

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Bill Rhoades & The Party Kings - Don't Lose Your Kool

Size: 111,5 MB
Time: 47:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Harmonica Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Look On Yonder's Wall (4:33)
02. High Cost Of Living (4:09)
03. So Mean To Me (2:39)
04. You Can't Live Long (6:32)
05. I Wish You Would (5:03)
06. Gonna Tell Your Mother (4:14)
07. Top Of The Harp (5:05)
08. Boogie Woogie Blues (3:59)
09. Howlin' Wolf (6:40)
10. Don't Lose Your Cool (4:51)

Bill Rhoades & the Party Kings play a mixture of Blues music styles from Chicago, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and the West Coast (L.A. & Oakland, CA.) mixed in with their own Northwest influences.

Bill Rhoades and Henry Cooper are originally from Eugene, OR. Newel Briggs is from Georgetown, TX. Chuck Laiti is from Seattle, WA. David Kahl is from Portland, OR. Jeff Minnick is from The Dalles, OR. The band was originally formed in the mid-70's in Eugene, Oregon but moved to Portland, OR. in the mid-80's. In the past we backed up Albert Collins, Michael Bloomfield, Sonny Rhodes, J.J. Malone, Troyce Key, Clarence "Guitar" Sims, Luther Tucker, Louisiana Red and others. We play a rockin' down home style of Blues for dancing and listening.

Bill Rhoades & the Party Kings are Bill Rhoades on harmonica & vocals, Chuck Laiti on guitar & vocals, Sir Henry Cooper on guitar & vocals, Newel C Briggs on guitar & vocals, Katey Angel on bass & vocals, Jeff Minnick on drums & vocals and Jolie Clausen on drums.

Don't Lose Your Kool