Franck L. Goldwasser - Who Needs This Mess!!??

Size: 133.8 MB
Time: 57:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Full

01. Don't Give Up On Me, Baby (3:55)
02. I Don't Want Your Love (I Just Want Your Lovin') (3:07)
03. Skwurley (Inst.) (2:53)
04. What Am I To Do? (1:35)
05. Diskum Baab Uleh Shun (Inst.) (3:50)
06. Had A Dream Last Night (4:43)
07. Paris Woman (2:46)
08. Sobby Doggy Boogy (2:44)
09. Who Needs This Mess!!?? (6:18)
10. Monkey Junk (3:22)
11. If I Could Holler (4:49)
12. Dumb & Dangerous (3:12)
13. Sweet Cream (6:13)
14. Raggmazazz (Inst.) (1:10)
15. Bleedin' Heart (6:50)

French born guitarist Franck L. Goldwasser, aka “Paris Slim,” became enamored with American blues music as a teenager and worked to hone his craft before being discovered by renowned harmonica player Sugar Blue and California bluesman Sonny Rhodes, who brought him to the West Coast. Settling there in the 1980’s Goldwasser worked with a who’s who of the Bay Area’s most prestigious residents. His new album “Who Needs This Mess!!??”, the title track of which features musical cohorts Charlie Musselwhite, Sugaray Rayford and Kirk Fletcher. Like his storied career, the fifteen-track collection features a star-studded cast of friends, on a journey that flows over the musical landscape that grew out of the blues and his love for the guitar.

The opening track “Don’t Give Up On Me, Baby,” is a hard driving shuffle with jagged edge guitar carving out riffs and leads while a raspy vocal pleads for mercy. “I Don’t Want Your Love (I Just Want Your Lovin’)” is a hill country swing with gritty guitar over walking bass line and whimsical keyboards. The rambunctious funk groove instrumental, “Skwurley,” features Goldwasser’s greasy slide guitar sparing with playful chromatic harmonica from R.J. Mischo. The acoustic guitar and harmonica duet, “What Am I To Do?,” mixes piedmont and delta blues sensibilities in its simple lyrical form.

Kirk Fletcher guests on the comically titled “Disküm Baåb Uleh Shun,” a swing meets surf guitar instrumental with fun loving fuzzy guitar tones, bongo rhythms, theremin, and blues harp punches. Juke joint stomper “Had A Dream Last Night” burns like a political fever dream envisioning several prominent political figures getting booted out and a different kind of USA. On the blues ramble “Paris Woman,” Goldwasser and his guitar plead his case to the woman tormenting his poor heart. “Sobby Doggy Boogy,” instrumental number three, showcases his lap steel skills on an island spiced groover. Sugaray Rayford steps to the mic for “Who Needs That Mess!!??,” delivering life lessons on the traps of our material world bolstered by tribal toms, heavy distorted blues harp, and angular lead guitar. Alastair Greene and Goldwasser collaborated on “Monkey Junk,” digging deeper into the psychedelic trance blues with mysterious jungle rhythms to accompany the spoken word poetry.

“If I Could Holler” is a raggedy two beat lead by a tandem guitar and harp riff to set up the wishful thinking blues. “Ðumb & Dangerous” dishes up a full jug band remake of “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” with Goldwasser working the dobro supported by percolating folk instruments. The epic track/ “Sweet Cream,” is a mash up of Fat Possum funk and Birmingham Blitz boogie, like John Bonham sitting with T-Model Ford. Goldwasser pulls off fine finger picking on the Chet Atkins’ inspired solo guitar number, “Raggmazazz.”

The bonus live track “Bleedin’ Heart,” from a 2014 appearance at the Portland waterfront festival, captured him with a full band working the 12-bar blues with the showstopping flare of seasoned pros. ~Rick J Bowen

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Franck L. Goldwasser, Christan Rannenberg and Roger C. Wade - Crazed And Dangerous

Size: 134,4 MB - 311 MB
Time: 57:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s - Flac
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Weekend Woman (4:46)
2. Sweet Little Grey Pigeon (3:57)
3. Crazed And Dangerous (4:45)
4. Troubled Shoes (4:11)
5. Bad Iburg Breakdown (3:37)
6. The Road Not Taken (4:53)
7. She's Hip (4:53)
8. Mother Earth (5:12)
9. If You Dig Me (Let Me Know) (4:13)
10. Down In The Alley (4:08)
11. The Real Hustle (3:27)
12. Watermill Jump (2:30)
13. My Daily Wish (Bonus Track, Live) (6:27)

The US-American Franck L. Goldwasser, who comes from France, has long been known to both US and European blues fans. Born in Paris and living in California for almost 40 years, the renowned guitarist/singer not only has his own bands, but is also a hip sideman who has worked with Sonny Rhodes, Jimmy McCracklin, Rick Estrin, Charlie Musselwhite, Sunnyland Slim, James Harman and many more . has played. As one of the leading blues pianists worldwide, Christian Rannenberg is a legend on European stages. He learned the subtleties of the blues piano from none other than Blind John Davis, the most sought-after studio pianist of the 1930s. He can also count pianists such as Sunnyland Slim, Henry Gray, James Booker and Willie Mabon among his mentors and teachers. He spent some years of his career in Chicago and California. Blues and boogie piano at its finest. With the harmonica player and singer Roger C. Wade (Little Roger & The Houserockers / It Takes Two), who has been known for his spontaneity, humor and an energetic "stage presence" on European stages for 30 years, the audience can look forward to a very special listening experience. A rare delight not to be missed.

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Paris Slim - Blues For Esther

Size: 102,4 MB
Time: 43:28
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1989
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Someday (3:37)
02. Can't Raise Me (3:57)
03. Blue Shadows (5:58)
04. Bad Kid (1:47)
05. Let Me Love You Baby (3:21)
06. Stranded (4:23)
07. Early In The Morning (3:50)
08. High And Lonesome (3:38)
09. Paris Slim (2:34)
10. Mailman (2:55)
11. Don't You Lie To Me (3:59)
12. Tribute To Lowell (3:23)

This is the first album by California blues artist Franck Goldwasser, formerly known as Paris Slim. The album was originally released in 1989 as a vinyl LP on the Belgian record label Blue Sting. It features some of the Bay Area's most prestigious players of the time, including members of the Robert Cray Band and the Etta James band. "Blues For Esther" was nominated in 1990 for a W.C. Handy award (now called the Blues Music Awards). Franck Goldwasser's first single for the Backtrack label, released in 1985, is included in this album.

Frank Goldwasser dropped out of art school in his native Paris to respond to an invitation by Oakland bluesman Sonny Rhodes to move to the San Francisco Bay Area in the spring of 1983 to pursue his musical aspirations. Goldwasser had fallen under the spell of bluesmen Elmore James and T-Bone Walker while still a teen-ager.

Upon arriving in Oakland, he soon landed a job in band-leader and club owner Troyce Key's Blues Band, playing every week-end at Oakland's notorious "Home Of The West Coast Blues", Eli's Mile High Club. As a member of the Eli's house band, Goldwasser was given the moniker "Paris Slim" and began to develop a following while working with West Coast Blues giants Big Mama Thornton, Lowell Fulson, Pee Wee Crayton and Jimmy McCracklin.

Key eventually turned-over the gig to Paris Slim who formed his own band and began to bring in such artists as Joe Louis Walker, Sonny Rhodes and Cool Papa. Stints as a sideman with Sunnyland Slim, A.C. Reed, James Harman and Mitch Woods followed.

Goldwasser worked with Charlie Musselwhite's group in 1985, and performed with his own band at local venues including Larry Blake's--where he hosted the popular Blue Monday Party for three years, Wolfgang's, Major Ponds and Jack's. Paris Slim appeared on the 1986 San Francisco Blues Festival, Oakland's Festival at the Lake and The Rose City Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon. An album, "Blues For Esther", was released in 1989 on the Blue Sting label and nominated for a W.C. Handy Award in 1990 in the Best (Foreign) Blues Album category.

In 1990, Paris Slim filled-in for the late great Mike Bloomfield for a reunion of the Electric Flag, and went on to headline the Rose City Blues Festival in Portland, Oregon. Paris Slim toured Europe in 1991 on a bill with Joe Houston and Philip Walker and appeared at the Bagneux Blues Festival near Paris in 1993 with Chick Willis and Jerry McCain. In 1994, He returned to Paris where he recorded and performed with French singer Benoit Blue Boy. Paris Slim teamed-up with Chicago Blues guitarist Steve Freund for an appearance on the 1995 San Francisco Blues Festival.

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The Sultans Of Slide - Lightning Strikes

Size: 130.4 MB
Time: 56:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Slide Guitar Blues
Art: Full

01. Strange Angel (4:11)
02. Drive All Night (4:16)
03. Lucky Again (3:39)
04. Stupid Trouble (3:27)
05. Entre Amis (2:43)
06. Lightning Strikes (4:56)
07. Rolling Stone (4:30)
08. Stumptown Slither (4:05)
09. Never Happy (4:36)
10. Dime At A Time (3:22)
11. Different Day Same Scene (3:27)
12. The Highway Is Like A Woman (6:17)
13. Going Upstairs (6:55)

Personnel:
“Big Monti” Amundson – guitar, vocals
Henry Cooper – guitar, harmonica, vocals
Franck “Paris Slim” Goldwasser – guitar, vocals
Bart Kamp – bass
Boyd Small – drums, vocals

In the late 1970’s, the short-lived Blues Ball record label released a compilation of tough Chicago blues featuring some of the greatest slide guitarists that the Windy City ever produced, including Robert Nighthawk, Johnny Littlejohn and Hound Dog Taylor. The title of the album, “Sultans of Slide Guitar”, captured Franck Goldwasser’s imagination. Goldwasser, an art student and passionate blues guitar devotee from Paris, France, took notice and proceeded to pour his heart and soul into this music which was to become his life’s work.

In 1983 Goldwasser dropped out of art school and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to pursue his musical aspirations. Having received the stage name "Paris Slim" from Oakland musician/club owner Troyce Key, Goldwasser spent the next twenty-five years playing and recording under his own name and as a backup guitarist for some of the most prestigious names in contemporary blues, including Percy Mayfied, Big Mama Thornton and Charlie Musselwhite. Positive response from Rose City audiences over the years convinced Paris Slim to move to Portland in 2005. With a strong live music scene and residents such as Paul Delay, Curtis Salgado and Lloyd Jones, Portland could boast of being a towering center of blues music in the United States. While Delay, Salgado and Jones each have enjoyed worldwide exposure, Portland still keeps many hidden treasures within the ranks of its blues aristocracy.

Early in 2010, Franck Goldwasser began to work on a concept for a show. As a kind of an answer to the numerous “Harmonica Blowouts” popping up across the country, Goldwasser thought of gathering some of Portland’s best slide guitarists for an explosive night of blues at one of the city’s best loved venues, Duff’s Garage. For the name of the event, Franck remembered the title of one of his all time favorite LPs: Sultans Of Slide Guitar. The artists recruited for the event included Big Monti Amundson, Ben Bonham, Bob Shoemaker and Jim Mesi. An unprecedented success, the event was booked at other venues in the Pacific Northwest and continued to feature a rotating cast of frontmen. Big Monti Amundson, who played the majority of the shows, began to ponder the potential of the concept of a steady lineup for the show, and proposed to include another Portland blues stalwart, Henry Cooper, as a permanent member. The Sultans of Slide were born.

Since the early stages of its existence, it has been obvious to all that the chemistry between Amundson, Cooper and Goldwasser is nothing short of spectacular. While the three share a profound and limitless love for the blues, each complements the other with his own singular and unique approach to the music.

Amundson, a Seattle native who has called Portland home since 1987, is a Pacific Northwest rock and blues institution by any standard. A prolific songwriter, Monti blends elements from the styles of Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix and Billy Gibbons into a guitar style that is resolutely his own, a lyrical and muscular voice that is a natural complement to his smooth baritone vocals. As frontman for the Blubinos, Monti enjoyed regional success before signing a record contract with Munich Records and moving to the Netherlands in 1993. Since returning to the U.S. Monti has become a pillar of the Portland music scene and continues to release new material under his own Silverback Label.

Initially a harmonica player influenced by Paul Butterfield, Henry Cooper taught himself to play guitar in open E tuning. This uncommon approach, which harks back to earlier times when an aspiring guitarist had to rely on his imagination to figure things out, has lead Henry to develop a playing style that is inimitable. Growing up in Eugene, Cooper honed his skills while playing in numerous local bands, eventually co-founding the Terraplanes. After a stint with the Duffy Bishop band, Cooper toured the U.S. and Europe with the legendary Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. A highly emotional and commanding stylist, Cooper’s contribution to the Portland music scene over the years cannot be underestimated.

The Sultans Of Slide are rounded off by singer-drummer Boyd Small and bassist Dave Kahl. Small, co-founder of the notorious Terraplanes along with Cooper, is an outstanding vocalist, songwriter and world class entertainer in his own right. Leader of the Boyd Small Big Blues Band back in the Netherlands where he now resides, Small was inducted into Portland's Cascade Blues Association's "Muddy Hall of Fame" for winning the "Best Drummer Of The Year" award three years in a row. Kahl, a superb musician whose credentials include his contributions to the bands of Paul Delay and Lloyd Jones, is an articulate and sensitive player whose deep-pocket approach is an indispensable element to the Sultans' groove.

The Sultans Of Slide completed their first album, “Lightning Strikes”, in the winter of 2010, which was unofficially released on January 1, 2011. The album consists primarily of original compositions by Amundson, Cooper, Goldwasser and Small, and is a sensational showcase of slide guitar pyrotechnics, ranging from gutbucket blues to roadhouse rock and roll.

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Benoît Blue Boy, Franck Goldwasser - Papa, Fais Pas ça

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:30
Size: 97.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:10] 1. Ouais Ouais Ouais
[3:41] 2. Papa Fais Pas ça
[3:24] 3. J'ai Reçu Une Lettre
[3:05] 4. Elle M'dit T'es D'la Mauvaise Graine
[3:30] 5. J'crois Qu'j'vais Aller Au Paradis
[8:49] 6. Y A Mon Téléphone Qui Sonne
[3:06] 7. Non Non Non
[3:53] 8. Y A Des Moments Il Faut Choisir
[5:03] 9. Coups De Boules
[2:37] 10. Tu Sais Rien
[3:07] 11. Le Blues Au Bout D'mon Lit

Since the appearance of Benoit Blue Boy’s first LP for Vogue in 1978, he’s released some fifteen albums where “Petits Boogies” and “Blues au bout d’mon lit” have slipped in the “Porte en arrière” to celebrate his idea of French Speaking Blues.

For Franck Goldwasser, on the other hand, the blues played on the West Coast had nothing French about it at all. For the first time, the former Parisianturned- pure-west-coast-bluesman drops his English and resorts to his native tongue. ~Stéphane COLIN

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Benoit Blue Boy - Lent Ou Rapide (Feat. Franck Goldwasser)

Size: 103,1 MB
Time: 43:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1997
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Mets Tes Gants (4:12)
02. Barge Et Sans Loi (4:06)
03. On Peut Plus En Trouver (4:39)
04. C'est Pas L'cas (4:32)
05. Un Petit Bebe Encore (4:14)
06. Un Endroit Cool Cool (6:16)
07. Cricketer's Le Retour (2:39)
08. Bon A Rien (5:02)
09. Du Fil Et Une Aiguille (2:49)
10. Trop Difficile (5:17)

Born in Paris in 1946, Benoît Blue Boy soon shared his study time at the design school of Les Beaux Arts with two lifetime companions: blues and harmonica. As an author and a composer, he learned his trade on stage, introducing the french audience to this new sound from over the ocean: blues. In 1970, he moved to Los Angeles where he stayed for the next two years and met Stevie Wonder, Carol King, James Taylor and Albert King. In 1972, Zachary Richard introduced him to Louisiana cajun music. Both musicians, singing french lyrics, acknowledge a mutual influence.

"Benoît Blue Boy", released in 1978 on Vogue, was the first french blues album ever, and brought to attention a very humoristic and "home-made" style. A year later, a second album followed, "Original", also on Vogue. In the mean time, Benoît collaborated with "Backstage" (featuring Paul Personne), producing the group’s first two albums. 1981 saw Benoît Blue Boy launching his single, "Le Blues Du Vendeur De Blues" (Vogue) and producing Patrick Verbeke’s first album. He played Paris’ Olympia theatre in 1982, and appeared on numerous radio and TV shows. A third album, "Plaisir Simple", was released on Gaumont Records and he also participated in Jacques Dutronc’s album on the same label. In 1986, Madrigal released Benoît’s fourth album, "Tortillage", announcing his future group, "Les Tortilleurs". In 1988, "BBB et Les Tortilleurs", his fifth album (on M.O.) featured François Bodin on guitar and Philippe Floris on drums. After the release of his first CD, "Parlez-Vous Français", in late 1990, Benoît hit the road with his new songs, touring France, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium. New Rose released a CD version of "Tortillage" and "BBB et Les Tortilleurs" and, in 1993, a new album came out, "Plus Tard Dans la Soirée". Next releases were "Couvert de Bleu", in 1994, on the label "Pense A Moi", and "Lent Ou Rapide" in 1996 on Dixiefrog.

Touring relentlessly through France and Europe, Benoît gained a wide and enthousiastic audience. He played numerous national and international venues, including the Francofolies (as Paul Personne’s guest), the Festival De La Chanson Française du Val De Marne and Montreal Jazz Festival.

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Franck Goldwasser - Can't Raise Me!

Album: Can't Raise Me
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:27
Size: 97.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:11] 1. Can't Raise Me
[4:15] 2. Sweet Lovin' Mama
[4:21] 3. Chicago Blues Festival
[4:19] 4. Chicken Heads
[4:15] 5. Sleep With Me Baby
[3:11] 6. Stumptown Blues
[2:58] 7. Baby I Ain't From Texas
[5:45] 8. Dumb And Dangerous
[3:16] 9. Bad News This Morning
[3:04] 10. Tell Me What's The Reason
[3:46] 11. Black Nights

When it comes to blues music, I know what I like but I have little idea about all the different strands that have brought us to the modern blues scene, so, in enthusing about this fine recording, I’m afraid I can’t give blues nuts the lineage of what I’m hearing – I just know it sounds great. Franck Goldwasser has been playing blues in the San Francisco area for something like thirty years and in that time has been seen alongside a bewildering array of players. In recent years his best known work has probably been with the Mannish Boys, who have toured and recorded pretty extensively. A solo album from Franck Goldwasser is a pretty rare outing in the midst of all his collaborations, so this eleven track session recorded in The Netherlands with a bunch of old mates is a bit of an event, really.

With the songs divided evenly between Goldwasser originals and contributions from old heroes and colleagues, this is predominantly electric blues of the highest quality. These guys play with real fire and, better still, with a strong sense of direction, maintaining a taut thread to the music that holds your attention right through to the final bar. Franck’s major collaborator on this album is drummer/producer Boyd Small, and it’s his explosively sharp drumming that really rouses the blood. Between this and Bart Kamp’s beefy bass playing, there is a strong foundation for all the other players to build on. Franck’s electric guitar playing is great, always going somewhere interesting whilst remaining disciplined and tight. They play as a proper band, not just as a background to some show-off lead instrumentalist, and the interplay between them all is very fine – there is a strong sense that they’re all signed up to the common purpose of communicating the spirit of the blues.

There are occasional changes of voice as Franck picks up his acoustic guitar and Gene Taylor’s piano comes into play more, and these acoustic blues sound just as sharp and committed as the monster sound made by the full electric band. Actually the track I’m coming back to most is the elegiac acoustic blues that Franck wrote for the late Phillip Walker – the guitar playing is truly wonderful, extracting notes from his instrument in a manner that seems implausible. Elsewhere maybe the cover of Aaron Walker’s Tell Me What’s The Reason is as good an illustration as any of how good Franck Goldwasser and his buddies are: An uptempo blues set to a standard love gone bad blues lyric will have your dancing in your seat as the fast walking rhythm provides a cool backdrop to some gloriously fluid lead guitar work. Great stuff all round, then – properly entertaining blues. ~John Davy

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Raoul & The Big Time - Hollywood Blvd

Size: 110,9 MB
Time: 47:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, West Coast Blues
Art: Full

01. Nothin' Gonna Take Me Down (Feat. Rick Holmstrom, Donny Gerrard) (4:49)
02. Hollywood Blvd (Feat. Junior Watson, Fred Kaplan) (3:53)
03. Someday (Feat. Franck Goldwasser) (5:10)
04. High Roller (Feat. Junior Watson, Fred Kaplan) (2:59)
05. Amphetamine (Feat. Rick Holmstrom) (2:49)
06. Get Out Of My Life Woman (Feat. Rusty Zinn) (3:32)
07. Left Coast Fred (Feat. Fred Kaplan, Junior Watson) (3:27)
08. Why Am I Treated So Bad (Feat. Rick Holmstrom, Donny Gerrard) (4:17)
09. Tired (Feat. Junior Watson, Fred Kaplan) (5:50)
10. Spoken For (Feat. Junior Watson, Fred Kaplan) (4:33)
11. Curtis Charm (Feat. Curtis Salgado) (2:58)
12. In The Shadow Of The Pine (Feat. Johnny Sansone, John Showman) (3:28)

"American roots music is like a big stew. Blues, Rock and Roll, West Coast Swing, Jazz and even Bluegrass are just some of the spices in the mix. Raoul and his band The Big Time, with help from some friends have cooked up a winning recipe for their new disc “Hollywood Blvd”.

Raoul Bhaneja is the catalyst for this fine music. He and his Toronto band, The Big Time, are among a number of talented Canadian musicians who haven’t had the chance to be heard extensively in the US. Raoul is a singer, harmonica player and talented songwriter, having written eight of the twelve tracks on this disc. He is also a busy actor both on stage and in front of the camera. The Big Time is all about creating original music for today, inspired by the genius of the past. This is their tribute to the music he and his band love — the Chess Blues sound of the 50s and contemporary West Coast Jump Harmonica Blues. He has enlisted some of the best West Coast players including former members of The Hollywood Fats Band, Canned Heat, and The Mighty Flyers, along with most of the current members of Mavis Staples’ band: all musicians Raoul has admired and learned from over the years. It brings an authentic sound to the project.

There are four instrumentals here and each of them adds to the flavor of the album. Two are recorded with Los Angeles-based greats Junior Watson, Fred Kaplan, Richard Innes, and Larry Taylor. “Left Coast Fred” is a West Coast jump swing number and the title track “Hollywood Blvd” sounds as if Slim Harpo and Ramsey Lewis were working together. The third instrumental “Amphetamine” finds Raoul working with Jeff Turmes, Rick Holmstrom and Stephen Hodges, to create a sound that feels like it could have been recorded by Little Walter and The Aces back in the 1950s.

The last instrumental “Curtis Charm” features Curtis Salgado blowing harp with Raoul while The Big Time provide in the pocket backup. There are four covers along with eight original songs. “Get Out Of My Life Woman”, written by Alan Toussaint and done first by Lee Dorsey is performed by Raoul and The Big Time with additional guitar work by Rusty Zinn, another fine California-based guitar player, who has worked with Kim Wilson and Mark Hummel as well as recording his own solo releases.

“Someday” is a Bobby “Blue” Bland tune that features guitarist Franck Goldwasser laying down some very tasty guitar licks. My favorite cover is “Why (Am I Treated So Bad)” done by The Staple Singers in 1967. Here Raoul is backed again by current members of Mavis Staples’ band, a perfect pairing for the tune. Lastly is a cover of a very early Bluegrass tune “In The Shadow Of The Pine” with New Orleans musician Johnny Sansone and fiddler John Showman playing behind Raoul.

Sounding just as strong as the covers, the other four tracks “Nothin’ Gonna Take Me Down”, “High Roller”, “Spoken For” and “Tired” are original songs written by Raoul that exhibit some very clever lyrics. For instance, “High Roller” has the chorus “Fortune’s smiling upside down, I’m a high roller with a frown”.

Grab a bowl and a spoon and have yourself a huge helping of this wonderful musical dish that Raoul and The Big Time have created for us. It’s good to you as well as good for you." ~Blues broadcaster Bill Wax

Hollywood Blvd

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Sugaray Rayford - Dangerous

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 67:45
Size: 155.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:18] 1. Country Boy
[3:56] 2. Stuck For A Buck
[4:35] 3. I'm Dangerous
[4:47] 4. Two Times Sugar
[5:17] 5. When It Rains, It Pours
[4:50] 6. Pretty Fine Mama
[3:20] 7. Depression Blues
[7:04] 8. Goin' Back To Texas
[4:47] 9. I Might Do Somethin' Crazy
[4:00] 10. In The Dark
[6:36] 11. Surrendered
[4:38] 12. Need A Little More Time
[5:14] 13. Keep Her At Home
[5:16] 14. Preaching Blues

Texas native Sugaray Rayford is a member of the Los Angeles-based supergroup The Mannish Boys and a featured vocalist on the band's award-winning 2-CD set Double Dynamite - winner of the 2013 Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Album of the Year. Dangerous showcases Rayford's powerhouse vocals on a selection of mostly original material which covers a broad spectrum of styles including Chicago, Texas, Louisiana, West Coast and Delta blues, Soul and R&B. Special guests include Kim Wilson, Sugar Ray Norcia, Big Pete, Kid Andersen, Monster Mike Welch, Gino Matteo, Franck Goldwasser, Fred Kaplan, Anthony Geraci, Bill Stuve, Willie J. Campbell and Jimi Bott.

Recording information: Sideaway Music Studio, Shadow Hills, CA (05/27/2013/05/28/2013).

Dangerous

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