VA - Blues Singles Collection Vol. 1

Size: 259,3 MB
Time: 113:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues

01 Connor Selby - (Move Me) Like That Good Ol' Rock & Roll (4:27)
02 Lilly Martin - Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (3:27)
03 Sari Schorr - Back To LA (Single Edit) (3:32)
04 David Bromberg - Big Road (4:24)
05 Chris Kramer - Corona Roads (3:17)
06 Geoff Achison - Eyes On The Prize (4:04)
07 The Bros. Landreth & Mariel Buckley - Goodbye (3:51)
08 Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion - Hello My Old Friend (5:33)
09 Larkin Poe - Holy Ghost Fire (3:22)
10 Dani Wilde - Howling At The Moon (4:46)
11 Steve Earle - John Henry Was A Steel Drivin’ Man (3:28)
12 Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne & Dawn Tyler Watson - Just Do It! (3:46)
13 Gina Sicilia - Lose My Head (3:06)
14 Seasick Steve - Love & Peace (5:59)
15 Jono Manson & Joan Osborne - Loved Me Into Loving Again (4:21)
16 Ruthie Foster - Mack The Knife (Live) (7:16)
17 Wilson Pickett - Many Roads To Travel (6:31)
18 Nuno Mindelis - Monami Zeca (4:45)
19 Robert Jon & The Wreck - Oh Miss Carolina (4:12)
20 Ruthie Foster - Phenomenal Woman (Live) (5:28)
21 John 'Papa' Gros - Please Don't Bury Me (3:23)
22 John Kay - Rain Love Sun - John Kay (2:12)
23 Larkin Poe - She's A Self Made Man (3:01)
24 John Primer & Bob Corritore - The Gypsy Woman Told Me (3:35)
25 The Reverend Shawn Amos, The Brotherhood, Ruthie Foster - Troubled Man (3:35)
26 Lazer Lloyd & Tyler James Boer - We're Gonna Make It (2020 Field Sessions) (3:22)
27 The Bros. Landreth & Mariel Buckley - When I Call Your Name (4:21)

A collection of blues singles released in March 2020 done by myself.

Blues Singles Collection Vol. 1

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VA - Smoky Bar Blues Club Pt. 1

Size: 158,2+159,8 MB
Time: 67:04+67:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Label: ZYX Music
Art: Front

CD 1:
01 Mark Selby - Black Diamond (2:11)
02 Henrik Freischlader Band - Sometimes (3:38)
03 Dr. Will - I Wish I Had A Song (3:41)
04 Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful (2:40)
05 Willie Logan - 3 Days (3:48)
06 Champion Jack Dupree - Evil Woman (4:18)
07 Marla Glen - Maddy & Johnny (4:27)
08 Eddie Boyd - I Got The Blues (2:53)
09 Geoff Achison & The Souldigger - Little Big Men (3:53)
10 Buddy Guy - I Got A Strange Feeling (3:05)
11 Greg Koch Trio - Sleep Tight (4:06)
12 Big Bill Broonzy - Southbound Train (2:59)
13 Get The Cat - Your Last Shirt (Won't Have A Pocket) (9:25)
14 Otis Spann - Country Boy (4:26)
15 Stephanie Neigel - Wrong Plan (4:10)
16 Paul Camilleri - On My Own (7:15)

CD 2:
01 Innes Sibun - Sandy (6:18)
02 Delta Moon - Neon Jesus (5:00)
03 Magic Sam - Easy Baby (3:22)
04 Chuck Berry - Wee Wee Hours (3:03)
05 Raphael Wressnig & Alex Schult - Same Old Blues (4:06)
06 Muddy Waters - I'm A Natural Born Lover (2:49)
07 Rudy Rotta - Lookin' Good (3:18)
08 Blues Blend - Underwater (3:29)
09 John Campbelljohn - I'm On A Deadline (6:17)
10 Earl Thomas & Paddy Milner And - Daylight (6:18)
11 Mississippi John Hurt - Trouble I Had All My Days (4:18)
12 Odetta - Hound Dog (3:49)
13 Timo Gross - One Of A Kind (6:19)
14 J.B. Lenoir - Fine Girls (2:32)
15 Champion Jack Dupree - Can't Kick The Habit (3:39)
16 Lightnin' Hopkins - Long Way From Texas (3:01)

Smoky Bar Blues Club Pt. 1

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Chris Wilson & Geoff Achison - Box Of Blues

Year: 2012
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:49
Size: 140,2 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Further On Up The Road (5:19)
2. In The Midnight Hour (6:30)
3. Long Distance Call (7:44)
4. Voodoo (7:01)
5. Boogie-Woogie Country Girl (4:17)
6. Walking To My Baby (4:33)
7. Messin' With The Kid (5:49)
8. You Don't Have To Go (4:09)
9. Baby What You Want Me To Do (5:56)
10. Walking Blues (9:26)

Two of Melbourne’s premier blues/roots acts team up for a jam session of enormous proportions. Geoff Achison is a musician of remarkable ability with fans all over the world. Having taught himself to play in the isolation of rural Australia, he has developed a blues/funk style all his own that can be delicate one moment and explosive the next.

Chris Wilson, meanwhile, is an accomplished blues harmonica player, guitarist and vocalist. He’s shared stages with Bob Dylan, provided backing vocals on the Merril Bainbridge song ‘Under The Water’ and has toured extensively playing at many festivals, both in Australia and overseas.

Note: Chris Wilson passed away January 16, 2019 - R.I.P.

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Randall Bramblett & Geoff Achison - Jammin' In The Attic (Live At Eddie's Attic)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:19
Size: 172.4 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[ 5:20] 1. Sent To The Edge
[ 5:17] 2. Queen Of England
[ 4:48] 3. Nobody's Problem
[ 5:48] 4. One Ticket, One Ride
[ 5:58] 5. My World
[ 6:14] 6. Tell Me Something
[ 3:59] 7. Driving To Montgomery
[ 9:31] 8. Rule The World
[ 8:34] 9. See Through Me
[10:49] 10. Jungle
[ 8:55] 11. Get In Get Out

Randall Bramblett - vocals, acoustic guitar, tenor sax, keyboards; Geoff Achison - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars; Yonrico Scott - drums; Ted Pecchio - bass; Oliver Wood - electric guitar.

Every once in a while lightning strikes and, if you get lucky, it gets captured! That's what happened on 6/13/10 when this live performance at the legendary Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA was recorded. This CD is a wonderful example of what can happen when two great musicians and songwriters join forces. The dynamic duo alternate between Randall's songs and Geoff's original tunes, and the result is greater than the sum of the parts. Check out how Achison's sensitive accompaniment enhances Bramblett's "Nobody's Problem" or how Randall's sax perfectly complements Geoff's "Rule the World." Oliver Wood of King Johnson adds scorching electric guitar licks to tunes like Achison's "Jungle" and Bramblett's "Get In Get Out," proving that with musicians of this caliber, more is definitely merrier!

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Geoff Achison - Another Mile, Another Minute

Size: 143,2 MB
Time: 61:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock, Blues Fusion
Art: Front

01. High Wire (3:38)
02. Delta Dave (3:58)
03. Working My Way Back Home (4:33)
04. I'm Gonna Ride (3:29)
05. A New Bad Habit (5:17)
06. I Wish You Were Mine (3:55)
07. Another Mile, Another Minute (4:29)
08. Make No Mistake (5:42)
09. Dreaming I'm Awake (5:24)
10. Sum Peeples Got All The Fonk (5:33)
11. Baby Come Back (4:20)
12. I Need Help (4:00)
13. Make My Stand (3:06)
14. Front Porch Farewell (3:37)

Australian blues/roots singer/songwriter, guitar sensation Geoff Achison, whose sound combines elements of blues, funk, soul and jam-band music.

Another Mile, Another Minute is Geoff’s 14th solo effort and demonstrates notable growth in his songwriting. The genre bending album features horn players, backup singers and the best session and live players on offer in Australia. Long time Souldiggers Roger McLachlan and Mal Logan were part of the early days of the Little River Band. Guest players Chris Wilson, Lloyd Speigel and Shannon Bourne are well known names in the roots world of Oz with their own well established careers. Geoff is honored to have these prominent musicians on Another Mile, Another Minute. He feels the delicious groove present throughout the album is due to the intuitive way he and his core band play, and the creative spark the guest players were able to bring. Recording was done at HS45 Studios in Melbourne, Australia. Production by Ben Harwood, Rob Harwood, and Geoff Achison.

Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna fame said of Achison, “Geoff is one of the finest blues guitarists that I know with a completely individual style. I have never seen anyone play quite like him.” Kaukonen is such a fan of Achison’s playing that he’s made him a charter guitar instructor at his celebrated Fur Peace Ranch in Ohio, teaching there for 17 years.

Since first arriving to tour in the U.S. in the mid 1990s, Geoff Achison has garnered consistently strong reviews. Down Beat magazine lauded his music as, “Catchy, intelligent songwriting. Achison controls an expressive, individual singing voice and he spills out blues guitar phrases that shed further light on various emotional states.” Elmore Magazine said, “Achison seems more like a singer/songwriter’s soul in Jeff Beck’s body.” And perhaps the celebrated Times of London said it best when it called him, “Possibly one of the most gifted musicians to arrive on the scene ... his playing verges on the miraculous.”

At an early age, Geoff developed a passion for American blues music and taught himself to play on a beat up guitar he discovered under the stairs of the family home. In his early 20s, he became lead guitarist with Australia’s acknowledged blues master Dutch Tilders. After six successful years he left to pursue his own musical ideas and formed the first incarnation of his own band, The Souldiggers.

Geoff started his worldwide explorations in 1995 with his first trip to the USA. He represented the Melbourne Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and won the coveted Albert King Award for his guitar skills. He went on to accept an endorsement deal with the Gibson Guitar Company's acoustic division. In 2014 he became endorsed by Lichty Guitars and Goodsell Amplifiers.

He has won numerous awards over the years for writing, performing and recording. A Guitar Player Magazine reader’s poll voted Geoff “Top Ten Hot New Guitarists.” In 2011, the folks at TrueFire/Guitar Player put Geoff on the list of the “100+ Most Gifted Guitarists You Should Know.” In 2012 Geoff was listed as one of the “Top 50 Australian Guitarists of All Time.”

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Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers - 2 albums: Gettin' Evil / Live At Guitars Across The Bay

Album: Gettin' Evil
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:16
Size: 115.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[3:29] 1. Comin' Ta Getcha
[3:36] 2. Be Careful What You Wish For
[3:35] 3. Tell Me Something I Don't Know
[4:10] 4. Gettin' Evil
[5:16] 5. Jungle
[4:11] 6. Adam & Eve
[5:12] 7. Help Yourself
[3:34] 8. Hotel Room
[3:29] 9. Natch'l Fact
[3:14] 10. Don't Play Guitar Boy
[3:58] 11. Take What You Can Get
[3:46] 12. Overtime
[2:39] 13. End Of The Line

For the uninitiated Geoff Achhison is a singer songwriter and above all a guitarist extrordinaire from Melbourne, Australia. Over the past decade Geoff has built up a cult following among blues fans and lovers of fine guitar playing as he has explored the roots of the genre and moved on to use the lexicon to explore more contemporary themes. Gettin' evil is the product of Achison's Portland based Souldiggers Band. He has several other Souldigger bands in - Melbourne, in England and more lately touring with Hot Tuna. It's theme seems to be the frustrations of the troubadour in the global age.
The opening track "Coming to getcha" addressed to the woman at home lays it all out out in characteristic style: candid lyrics, strong delivery and urgent guitar, leave us in no doubt what is on the the man's mind. Track 8 "Hotel room" will help those a bit slow on the uptake get the picture. Other tracks address the experience of dealing with deadheads and rip off artists on the road. The tracks roll on revealing a mastery of the electric guitar in tight arrangements and with ever increasing evidence for those who claim Geoff is at the top of the pile of contemporary blues artists. The CD also has a rendition of Geoff's acoustic blues hit "Don't Play Guitar Boy" the track that won an award in Memphis in 1995. We are all glad he didn't take this bit of advice.

Twelve of the thirteen songs were written by Geoff, reflecting his belief that the blues genre can express contemporary themes. He does pay appropriate homage to tradition, claiming in the liner notes that he uses a seven hundred year old electric guitar. There is enough variety here to get a taste of Geoff's skills, but look out for his other recordings, with other bands as well as unaccompanied and acoustic. ~Darby Higgs

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Album: Live At Guitars Across The Bay
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:45
Size: 123.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[7:07] 1. Crazy Horse
[7:31] 2. Rule The World
[9:18] 3. Stepping Stones
[4:36] 4. One Ticket, One Ride
[7:22] 5. Magic Belt
[7:41] 6. Souldigger
[6:36] 7. Never Give It Up
[3:30] 8. Reach For The Sky

Their sensational and electrifying live shows have thrilled Melbourne audiences for years. In March 2011 the guys tore up the stage at a Williamstown festival. Sound-man Paul Wilson realised this was a special performance and was thoughtful enough to press the 'RED' button. The band were unaware they were being recorded at the time, but were thrilled with the result.

This set documents the band at a time when many new songs have found their way into the live show over the past few years and have evolved markedly from their original studio versions. If you like the way the Souldiggers played when you saw them live, then this is for you!

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Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers - 20th Anniversary Concert 1994-2014

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:28
Size: 181.9 MB
Styles: Funky blues, Rockin blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[6:14] 1. Tell Me Something I Don't Know
[7:17] 2. Crazy Horse
[8:17] 3. Rule The World
[5:07] 4. Natch'l Fax
[8:28] 5. Adam And Eve
[8:36] 6. Jungle
[7:04] 7. One Ticket, One Ride
[8:39] 8. Magic Belt
[6:31] 9. Help Yourself
[7:06] 10. Living In Fear
[6:03] 11. Be Careful What You Wish For

Geoff Achison, Mal Logan, Roger McLachlan, Gerry Pantazis.

Celebrating 20 years with an exciting live concert in Melbourne, Australia. The show was filmed and recorded for a DVD/CD package. Geoff’s inventive, passionate guitar playing shines as the band power through an inspired set of bluesy, soulful originals.

Guitarist Geoff Achison is a self taught musician inspired by the great blues guitarist such as Freddie King, Albert King and Buddy Guy. Impressed by the individual technique each of these players possessed, he worked hard to develop his own unique style. Whether he is with his Souldiggers group or simply solo with an acoustic guitar, Geoff’s infectious and inventive approach has earned him fans around the world.

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Geoff Achison - 2 albums: One Ticket, One Ride / Little Big Men

A jaw-dropping, crowd pleasing guitar virtuoso with a rich vocal style from Melbourne, Australia. A self taught musician, he has created his own sound winning, a swag of awards along the way. Whether he is with his Souldiggers group or simply solo with an acoustic guitar, Geoff’s infectious and inventive style has earned him fans around the world. He began playing in his father's dance band at the age of 13. He developed a passion for American blues and learned the rudiments of the art form. In his early 20s he moved to Melbourne and joined with legendary local bluesman 'Dutch' Tilders. After several years with Dutch he departed to focus on his own music and embarked on an international campaign.

His first stop was the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, USA where he won the 'Albert King Award' and was offered an endorsement deal with Gibson Guitars. He re-located to the USA for a time and he spent many months on the road performing countless live shows and recording his One Ticket, One Ride album there. In 2008 a Guitar Player magazine reader’s poll listed Geoff as one of the Top 10 ‘Hot New Guitarists’ on the US scene.

Album: One Ticket, One Ride
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:42
Size: 132.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[4:24] 1. Sent To The Edge
[4:16] 2. My Little Bag
[4:14] 3. Magic Belt
[2:34] 4. Blew My Top
[2:58] 5. A Pocketful Of Spells
[4:53] 6. One Ticket, One Ride
[4:52] 7. Kinda Makes Sense
[3:45] 8. Bootbanger
[1:10] 9. Dogwood Days
[4:29] 10. Soul To Soul
[5:14] 11. Tying My Heart To A Stone
[6:16] 12. Bridge
[4:26] 13. Give Me Back My Numbers
[4:07] 14. Testosta Rhonda

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Album: Geoff Achison & The Souldiggers - Little Big Men
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 73:57
Size: 169.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[5:53] 1. Crazy Horse
[4:38] 2. News
[5:33] 3. Happening
[4:01] 4. Rule The World
[3:51] 5. Little Big Men
[3:42] 6. Feel Like A King
[4:58] 7. Wagging The Dog
[4:47] 8. Zombify
[4:12] 9. Bit By Bit
[2:56] 10. Fahe Identity
[3:14] 11. Living In Fear
[4:53] 12. Never Give It Up
[3:23] 13. Reach For The Sky
[4:34] 14. Boy
[5:17] 15. Kerry Lou
[4:04] 16. Chasing My Tail
[3:52] 17. Chance

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