Bluescats Feat. Greg Copeland - The Soul Of The Blues

Album: The Soul Of The Blues
Size: 154,4 MB
Time: 66:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2026
Styles: Blues/Soul
Art: Front, back

1. Brown Eyed Handsome Man (3:57)
2. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (4:31)
3. I Like The Way (3:41)
4. I Get Lost Sometimes (6:52)
5. Stormy Monday Blues (7:22)
6. Don't Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (4:16)
7. Baby Please Don't Go (4:47)
8. Barbeque Boogie (3:42)
9. I Play The Blues For You (7:28)
10. Put That Gun Down (4:41)
11. A Crying Shame (3:48)
12. Soul Of The Blues (6:51)
13. Simple Song (4:55)

What is the soul of the blues? The Bluescats featuring Greg Copeland have set out to find it – and discovered that the journey is the destination. It’s not the answer that matters, but the search itself.

Greg Copeland, born in Virginia and now living in Hameln, Germany, began his career as a singer after serving in the US Air Force. Together with the Bluescats, he developed a program that explores the soul of the blues. The starting point of this musical journey is his rich, resonant voice: his very presence is impressive, but as soon as he sings the first note, you’re instantly transported back to the 1960s – a time when blues and soul dominated the charts. From velvety smooth to raw and gritty, Greg Copeland interprets the blues, always imbued with the spirit of soul.

The Bluescats – Jens Filser (guitar), Bernd Oppel (drums), and Till Brandt (bass) – once again demonstrate their knack for providing the perfect accompaniment for a guest artist. With a modern groove and a deep respect for tradition, they create the ideal setting to showcase Greg Copeland in all his facets. The program “The Soul Of The Blues” consists of half blues and soul classics and half original compositions written in collaboration with Greg Copeland. /Bluestown Music

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Greg Copeland & Soul Gang - Take It To The Bridge

Size: 156.0 MB
Time: 67:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Blues, Soul, Funk
Art: Full

01. I'm A Changed Man (3:54)
02. Colland Greens And Corn Bread (4:17)
03. Gimme What You Got (4:32)
04. Burning Up (4:02)
05. Them Changes (4:32)
06. Don't Take My Girl From Me (5:30)
07. Standing On Shaky Ground (4:03)
08. Hooked On You (4:41)
09. I'm Tired (3:36)
10. I Know I Was Wrong (5:38)
11. Long Train Running (5:51)
12. Tribute To Jb (7:57)
13. Let's Straighten It Out (4:54)
14. Land Of 1000 Dances (3:29)

Greg Copeland was born as Gregory Andre Copeland in Portsmouth, Virginia (USA). There was always music being played in the Copeland family. Greg ´s mother Delores Copeland was a Gospel Singer with an excellent voice. "I still remember as a small child how my Mother used to sing me a song before I went to sleep at night. She had so much emotion in her voice. Just by her singing I could tell if she was happy or sad. Her perserverance and the love that she showed me and my brother while raising us alone still influences me deeply and has a great impact on my singing and songwriting.“Greg was and still is heavily influenced by artists such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Buddy Guy just to name a few. These influences have helped Greg to develop his own unique singing style.

Smooth, slick, rough and down south dirty. These are the words that best describes his vocal style. One minute he will grunt and groan and remind you of James Brown. Then suddenly he will let out a scream that reminds you of Wilson Pickett while all the time still being himself. „When I sing I want to make you feel wanted and needed. Make you feel my hurt, my pain, my happiness and my sadness. I want to ask for forgiveness if I did something wrong and forgive you if you did me wrong. All of these things I try do with my music. I am a Funk, Soul and Blues man through and through. I don ´t just sing notes, I sing emotions also“.

Greg is an established songwriter and has collaborated with artists such as ex-Eruption keyboarder Gerry Williams, keyboarder/singer-songwriter Piano Pete Budden and Internationally acclaimed Roots, Folk and Blues singer/songwriter Big Daddy Wilson. Greg has also graced the stage with some of Europe ´s finest musicians. Artists such as Big Daddy Wilson, Gregor Hilden, Guitar Crusher, Greyhound Blues Band and Blues Power.

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Chris Wragg & Greg Copeland - The Last Sundown

Album: The Last Sundown
Size: 159,2 MB
Time: 69:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues/Roots
Art: Front

1. Alabama Train (3:54)
2. Can't Shake These Blues (4:52)
3. 1964 (6:32)
4. Don't Let The Devil Ride (3:29)
5. The Last Sundown (4:20)
6. House Burned Down (5:23)
7. Losing Hand (4:22)
8. Where My Stars Should Be (6:08)
9. Miss Ruby (4:08)
10. When The Cold Winds Blow (6:16)
11. Just A Man (4:05)
12. Light Will Shine (5:23)
13. After The Sun Goes Down (3:42)
14. Gonna Be With My Maker (6:23)

Do we ever really contemplate what it would mean to witness our final experience of dusk, that The Last Sundown we see with our own eyes is not one of mystery, of appreciating the majesty of the Universe, of even hoping to observe one final emergence of what was once considered a god peek over the horizon, but one that is shrouded by a shrug of indifference as we assume that all we have will be repeated the next day, and the one after that for time immemorial.

We expect so little to change, to alter, that often we can be accused of missing out of the fabulously enlightening and the dream of persuasion, the last party where the sun is lauded and human effort is acknowledged finds itself removed from our sight, and in the end, we become as blind to the experience as those that reside in permanent night. Chris Wragg and Greg Copeland lead the way, they refuse vigorously to be cowed by the darkness, and instead pay homage to all that is light in their utterly compelling and insistent new recording, The Last Sundown.

This is an album of ferocity, of piercing observation and unrepentant drama, each track is given the freedom to damn and behold, and as the listener is held still, forced by a will of sublime comprehension to watch as the sun of insight slowly lowers beyond the horizon, they are informed that the spectacle can be repeated, that they need to pay attention to more than just the introspection of their life as a spectator, they need to be the mindful witness, they need to feel every ray of life affirming moments before it is too late.

From the outset of Alabama Train, the intention is clear, this album is ready to kick out, to hound, to educate, to deny the slow burn of meaninglessness and instead promote with unbridled passion a sense of duty, and as tracks such as the superb Don’t Let The Devil Drive, House Burned Down, Can’t Shake These Blues, 1964, and the brilliant Miss Ruby all lead in a chorus of determined battle for the soul and righteous belief of the listener, each one succeeds in a way that is positive, full of charge and strength, but which also has the ability to suggest to the one with the tear in their eye as they see dying god leave them one last time, that their sorrow of all that humanity has damaged can be forgiven through their regret.

An absolutely thrilling recording, an album that would not be out of place in the pantheon of greats of those who walked in the sunlight before them, simply top notch. /Ian D. Hall, Liverpool Sound And Vision

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Greg Copeland & Steve 'Guitar' Gilles - Live In Aotearoa / New Zealand

Size: 122.1 MB
Time: 52:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Acoustic Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Crossroads (Live) (4:34)
02. Sinners Prayer (Live) (3:18)
03. I Got To Move (Live) (6:00)
04. Don't Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (Live) (3:10)
05. Hold Your Heart (Live) (3:22)
06. House Of The Rising Sun (Live) (5:21)
07. I Gotta Ride (Live) (3:37)
08. Freight Train (Live) (5:00)
09. People Get Ready (Live) (3:38)
10. Happy As A Man Can Be (Live) (3:21)
11. St. James Infirmary (Live) (4:20)
12. Going Home (Live) (2:52)
13. Georgia On My Mind (Live) (3:41)

Greg Copeland was born Gregory Andre Copeland in Portsmouth, Virginia (USA). There was always music being played in the Copeland household. Greg´s mother Delores Copeland was a Gospel Singer with an excellent voice.

Steve has already been along on three other 'Blues all over NZ tours': in 2012 with Big Daddy Wilson, then a year later seasoning his chops with US Bluesman “Watermelon Slim” all over Aotearoa, followed by a second NZ tour with Big Daddy Wilson in 2015. He has also been touring Australia in March 2016 with Big Daddy Wilson, clocking up miles, experiences, and audiences.

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Chris Wragg & Greg Copeland - Live In The Backroom

Size: 124,4 MB
Time: 53:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues/Rock
Art: Front

01. Damn Right, I've Got The Blues (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (5:15)
02. Five Long Years (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (4:31)
03. Hip To You (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (3:15)
04. Oh No (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (3:59)
05. Got My Mojo Working (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (3:24)
06. If You Ever Leave Me (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (4:15)
07. Hoochie Coochie Man (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (4:07)
08. Crawling King Snake (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (3:20)
09. I Can't Be Satisfied (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (3:04)
10. Messin' With The Kid (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (3:21)
11. Brown Eyed Handsome Man (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (3:24)
12. Just A Little Bit (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (3:10)
13. Mustang Sally (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (4:18)
14. Boom Boom (Live At The Greystones, Sheffied, 2019) (4:05)

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia (United States), Greg Copeland grew up surrounded by musicians and, little by little, he was seduced by the artistic career of James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Robert Johnson, Howlin 'Wolf and many other greats of black music.

Chris Wragg is lead guitarist for Sheffield-based The Mudcats Blues Trio, who have released 3 albums on Tesla Records, to great critical acclaim.

In 2013 The Mudcats won "Best Live Band in Sheffield" and are currently busy playing in the UK. They have also toured Europe including headlining the Delerium Blues Festival in Europe. They are due to return to Europe in Spring 2015 which includes playing Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

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Greg Copeland - Brown-Eyed Handsome Man

Year: 2020
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:51
Size: 101,0 MB
Styles: Blues, roots, soul
Scans: Front

1. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man (4:01)
2. Hip To You (3:31)
3. Alcohol Abuse (4:03)
4. A Girl Like You (4:37)
5. I Gotcha (3:10)
6. Oh No (4:50)
7. People Get Ready (2:41)
8. Working In A Coal Mine (3:39)
9. Talking 'Bout The South (4:59)
10. Please Please (4:25)
11. This Is Love (3:50)

Greg Copeland's new album is called "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" and he has come up with something special. He got the support of The Goosebumps Brothers. Goosebump Brothers? Yep, these are the guys of Big Daddy Wilson, who is of course also involved in the song "People Get Ready". These guys are Cesare Nolli (guitars), Paolo Legramandi (bass), Nik Taccori (drums) and Also Maurizio "Gnola" Glielmo (background vocals). The album consists of 11 songs, including three cover versions - "People Get Ready", "I Gotcha" and a great version of "Working In A Coal Mine". All other songs are written by the musicians involved and by Martin Messing.

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Chris Wragg & Greg Copeland - Deep In The Blood

Year: 2019
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:48
Size: 126,5 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Front, back

1. Howlin' For Your Love (4:08)
2. Five Long Years (4:29)
3. My Home Is The Horizon (6:20)
4. Tears Won't Fall (4:38)
5. Deep In The Blood (3:57)
6. If You Ever Leave Me (Feat. Shirley King) (4:22)
7. I'll Cut You Down (6:28)
8. Soho Shakedown (Feat. Greg Guy) (3:09)
9. Why You So Cold With Me (5:24)
10. My Business Aint Superstition (3:42)
11. House Of Prayer (Feat. Shirley King) (5:25)
12. Trouble (2:43)

Having met at a blues festival in Belgium in 2015, Chris Wragg (Mudcats Blues Trio) and Greg Copeland (US Blues artist) have joined forces on "Deep In The Blood", an album that features a variety of guest spots, including Greg (son of Buddy) Guy on guitar, Shirley (daughter of B.B.) King on vocals, Marcos Coll on harmonica and Joel White on Hammond Organ.

The result is a twelve-track album that ebbs and flows beautifully over its hour-long run time. One of those albums that hooks the listener from the outset and then utterly absorbs them for the duration, it’s a joy to listen to and a delight to review.

Make no mistake, this is a brilliant blues record, full of heart and clearly in thrall to the form. The production, the performances, the chemistry of the members – it all gels perfectly, paying tribute to the genre and playing like the perfect night out in a packed bar, with all the highs and lows of friendship, life, love and laughter played out in just fifty short minutes.

If you buy only one blues record this year, make it this absolute gem of an album because it truly is a beautiful and life-affirming body of work.

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Greg Copeland - Brown-Eyed Handsome Man

Size: 101.1 MB
Time: 43:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man (4:01)
02. Hip To You (3:29)
03. Alcohol Abuse (4:01)
04. A Girl Like You (4:35)
05. I Gotcha (3:08)
06. Oh No (4:48)
07. People Get Ready (Feat. Big Daddy Wilson) (2:39)
08. Working In A Coal Mine (3:37)
09. Talking `Bout The South (4:56)
10. Please Please (4:23)
11. This Is Love (3:48)

Greg Copeland's new album is called "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" and he has come up with something special. He got the support of The Goosebumps Brothers. Goosebump Brothers? Yep, these are the guys of Big Daddy Wilson, who is of course also involved in the song "People get ready". In detail are the Cesare Nolli on the guitars, Paolo Legramandi on the bass, Nik Taccori on drums. Also Maurizio "Gnola" Glielmo with background vocals. The album comes in the cardboard cover with a little accompanying text about the Why and Why. There are 11 songs, including three cover versions "People get ready", "I gotcha" and the great version of "Working in a coal mine". All other songs are written by the musicians involved and by Martin Messing.

The album starts with "Brown-eyed handsome man", a saying that an old woman made at birth when she saw his big brown eyes. Nomen est omen and all women were happy. The number starts bluesy with an acoustic guitar followed by a pulsatingly tremolo lead guitar - pulsating like the life of the "Brown-eyed hansome man". It follows "Hip to you", funky with reggae elements but still blues, because she leaves him after 23 years. Real social background is provided by "Alcohol Abuse", a stomping rhythm around the subject of drug abuse. In a world that still sings Moonshine, this is a commendable textual approach to addressing important social issues. Again purely acoustically with folk or country elements it continues with "A girl like you". Dream thinking of the lonely musician.

Albums that do not strictly follow a musical direction and yet are tied to the 12-stroke promise variety in blues and good listener mood. The variety brings songs like "I gotcha". Here the soul flashes through. The number is from Joe Tex. The lover tests his Holde for infidelity - Caught! Heavy blues follows in "Oh no". Greg's voice soft and plaintive, because the beloved does not give a shit about whether he feels well or ill when she comes and goes whenever she wants. There it would be again - The eternal theme of the blues energetically accompanied by the guitar playing of Cesare Noli. Another song in the series "Variation" is the song "People get ready", in which Big Daddy Wilson has a significant part. The song with gospel elements sings of gentle upheaval in American society - just jump on the train of peace and join in. Allen Toussaint's number "Working in Cole Mine" is witty, especially when the Goosebrothers give their "oops" in the refrain. "Talking, bout the South" is a reminiscence of the culturally diverse "Dirty South" of the USA, where Greg Copeland grew up. Tucked away in the blues are little elements of hip-hop that can also be associated with the Dirty South. where Greg Copeland grew up. Tucked away in the blues are little elements of hip-hop that can also be associated with the Dirty South. where Greg Copeland grew up. Tucked away in the blues are little elements of hip-hop that can also be associated with the Dirty South.

With "Please, please" the acoustic blues returns. Each piece is, in principle, a journey through the genres that influenced blues over 80 years. At the beginning was the delta or country blues with simple guitar playing. In the course of the piece, the electric band is added and already makes the piece a leap in time of good 30-40 years. The rhythm remains simple and stoic, pushing the requests forward until the final chord gives the whole thing another positive outcome. Just as acoustically "This is love" begins. The Brown-eyed Handsome Man is very much in love and is sure that everything happens out of love. Again, a miraculous turn in the song, because now comes the suckersüsse Soul and Motown sends greetings. ~Mario BOLLINGER

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Greg Copeland Band - Who's Afraid Of The Black Man

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:17
Size: 110.5 MB
Styles: R&B, Electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. Celia
[2:43] 2. A Woman Gotta Have The Last Word
[4:08] 3. Will To Live
[4:49] 4. Gimme What You Got
[3:42] 5. Ain't No Love
[4:13] 6. Freedom
[2:38] 7. Makes A Man Wanna Change
[3:06] 8. Who's Afraid Of The Black Man
[3:47] 9. You Put A Smile On My Face
[3:58] 10. For What It's Worth
[2:49] 11. People Get Ready
[4:03] 12. That's Not Love
[4:07] 13. Alcohol

Greg Copeland was born as Gregory Andre Copeland in Portsmouth, Virginia (USA). There was always music being played in the Copeland family. Greg ́s mother Delores Copeland was a Gospel Singer with an excellent voice. "I still remember as a small child how my Mother used to sing me a song before I went to sleep at night. She had so much emotion in her voice. Just by her singing I could tell if she was happy or sad. Her perserverance and the love that she showed me and my brother while raising us alone still influences me deeply and has a great impact on my singing and songwriting.“Greg was and still is heavily influenced by artists such as James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Buddy Guy just to name a few. These influences have helped Greg to develop his own unique singing style.

Smooth, slick, rough and down south dirty. These are the words that best describes his vocal style. One minute he will grunt and groan and remind you of James Brown. Then suddenly he will let out a scream that reminds you of Wilson Pickett while all the time still being himself. „When I sing I want to make you feel wanted and needed. Make you feel my hurt, my pain, my happiness and my sadness. I want to ask for forgiveness if I did something wrong and forgive you if you did me wrong. All of these things I try do with my music. I am a Funk, Soul and Blues man through and through. I don ́t just sing notes, I sing emotions also“.

Greg is an established songwriter and has collaborated with artists such as ex-Eruption keyboarder Gerry Williams, keyboarder/singer-songwriter Piano Pete Budden and Internationally acclaimed Roots, Folk and Blues singer/songwriter Big Daddy Wilson. Greg has also graced the stage with some of Europe ́s finest musicians. Artists such as Big Daddy Wilson, Gregor Hilden, Guitar Crusher, Greyhound Blues Band and Blues Power.

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