Janiva Magness - Truth In The Room: The Clearmountain Sessions

Album: Truth In The Room: The Clearmountain Sessions
Size: 102,5 MB
Time: 44:19
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2026
Styles: Blues/Soul/Americana mix
Art: Front

1. My Bad Luck Soul (2:27)
2. Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love (4:35)
3. Make It Rain (5:01)
4. You Were Never Mine (5:14)
5. That's What Love Will Make You Do (5:22)
6. The Devil Is An Angel Too (4:33)
7. Closer (4:27)
8. Hammer (3:39)
9. Love Wins Again (3:51)
10. Things Left Undone (5:05)

Janiva Magness is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and one of the most acclaimed voices in contemporary blues. A seven-time Blues Music Award winner, she is the recipient of the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year Award and the first woman to win that prize. She is also a 2025 inductee into the Women’s Songwriter Hall of Fame. Overall, Magness has spent three decades creating emotionally fearless music that bridges blues, soul, R&B, and Americana. Her powerful performances and unwavering authenticity have earned her a devoted global audience and a lasting place among the genre’s most important artists.

Magness was born in Detroit and grew up amid considerable hardship, a childhood marked by instability and loss that would ultimately deepen her capacity to connect with the emotional core of the blues. This is the 18th album for Magness and follows the 2019 publication of her memoir, Weeds Like Us, which vividly portrayed the traumas of both her parents’ suicide and her often nightmarish experiences in the foster care system.

With the release of Truth in the Room, Magness’ first comprehensive live album, she has delivered the document her fans have long been waiting for — proof, captured on record, of what she has always done live: make a room stop, listen, and feel. Recorded in front of an intimate gathering of 150 invited friends and industry guests by the legendary Bob Clearmountain, it is a milestone that crowns her as one of the most honest and enduring voices in American blues. Lead vocalist Magness is accompanied by guitarist Zach Zunis; keyboardist, Hammond B-3 organist, and backing vocalist Jim Alfredson; bassist and backing vocalist Gary Davenport; and drummer W.F. Quinn Smith. Bernie Barlow is added on backing vocals. The album was recorded at Berkeley Street Studios and mixed at Mix This! /Richard Ludmerer, Making A Scene

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Janiva Magness - Back For Me

Album: Back For Me
Size: 95,2 MB
Time: 41:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Rock/Americana mix
Art: Front, back

1. Masterpiece (Feat. Joe Bonamassa) (3:36)
2. Back For Me (5:09)
3. The Same Love That Made Me Laugh (3:55)
4. November (5:40)
5. Holes (Feat. Sue Foley) (3:54)
6. I Was Good To You Baby (4:21)
7. You Can Bring Me Flowers (3:25)
8. Down So Low (4:34)
9. Do I Need You (3:37)
10. Hittin' On Nothin' (Feat. Jesse Dayton) (2:52)

Janiva Magness has returned with her 17th album, Back for Me, produced by her longtime friend, producer, and collaborator Dave Darling. The album is a powerfully engaging, emotionally rich collection from a dynamic artist who continues to renew and redefine her widely celebrated relationship with the blues. Janiva’s far-ranging search for songs has unearthed a treasure chest of lesser-known gems by well-known artists (Bill Withers, Ray LaMontagne, Allen Toussaint, Doyle Bramhall II, Tracy Nelson, Irma Thomas) and deep-dive discoveries that connect with the rich feelings embodied in her voice and music, cherished by her fans. “I have always been into the B-sides,” she says. “There’s a freshness to doing a B-side rather than a well-known hit. I absolutely love the idea of shining a light on material that people are not familiar with.”

Back for Me is the 17th album for Magness, who has been honored with seven Blues Music Awards (including being named B.B. King Artist of the Year in 2009) and a Grammy Nomination for her 2016 album, Love Wins Again. In 2019, she published her memoir, Weeds Like Us, a vividly portrayed account of both the traumas of her youth (her parents’ suicides and her often-nightmarish experiences in the foster care system) and the hard-earned triumphs that have fueled her growth as an artist and in life. Darling anchors the album’s core band, also featuring drummer W.F. Quinn Smith and bassist Ian Walker, with keyboardists Sasha Smith and Phil Parlapiano, guitarists John Schroeder and Robert “Chalo” Ortiz, Nick Maybury, and blues harp player TJ Norton also appearing on various songs. Ace guitarists Joe Bonamassa, Sue Foley, and Jesse Dayton put their stamps on their respective special guest appearances.

It’s a powerhouse set moving from the Chicago-via-Texas churn of “Masterpiece” (written by Darling and featuring searing guitar from Bonamassa) to the aching gospel-soul-funk of Bill Withers’ “The Same Love That Made Me Laugh,” to the haunting resignation of Bramhall’s “November” and Nelson’s torch ballad “Down So Low,” to the sly release “Hittin’ on Nothin’” – written by Allen Toussaint and originally sung by Irma Thomas, and blasting guitar, courtesy of Jesse Dayton. She credits the band for bringing layers of dimensions to the songs. Aside from Darling, Parlapiano, and Schroeder, the main musicians were new to Magness, but as soon as the sessions began, she felt the fresh energy they brought.

“We tracked together live,” she says. “That’s one of the reasons that it sounds as solid as it does. And the other reason is because these guys have worked together on other albums with Dave and other projects, so they have a history. That brings an automatic intimacy to the backbone of the songs. And because they’re basically all a bunch of badasses.” It’s that vulnerability that Magness sought in songs as she put Back for Me together, a search that took her deep into the mines of the blues and R&B for material she could internalize and personalize. /Blues Magazine

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Janiva Magness - Hard To Kill

Size: 116.2 MB
Time: 49:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues, Soul, Rock
Art: Full

01. Strong As Steel (4:09)
02. The Last Time (4:34)
03. Don't You Forget About Me (3:27)
04. Fireman (3:27)
05. Lover Girl (4:20)
06. Comes Around (4:48)
07. You And Me (3:22)
08. I'm Still Here (4:26)
09. Right Here (3:29)
10. Closer (4:01)
11. Standing On The Moon (Where's My Spaceship?) (3:48)
12. Oh Pearl (5:18)

Janiva Magness' sixteenth studio album, Hard to Kill is a boldly honest and affecting collection of songs that sit on the bedrock of blues, soul and funk.

Singer-songwriter-author Janiva Magness the Los Angeles-based musician’s first new collection in three years.

The seven-time Blues Music Awards recipient (and the 2009 B.B. King Entertainer of the Year, the Blues Foundation’s highest honor) and 2016 Grammy Award nominee will simultaneously release the Fathead audio book edition of Weeds Like Us, her frank, profoundly moving 2019 memoir. Los Angeles composer and musician Matt Cartsonis produced.

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VA - Blues Singles Collection Vol. 7

Size: 300,5 MB
Time: 128:51
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01 Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - My Mama Don’t Allow Me (Fire & Fury Version) (2:24)
02 Fantastic Negrito - I'm So Happy I Cry (Feat. Tank) (3:24)
03 T.K. Reeve - It Ain't Enough (5:27)
04 Memphis Slim - Kansas City (Live) (2:30)
05 Too Slim & The Taildraggers - Keep The Party Rollin' (4:59)
06 Too Slim & The Taildraggers - Last Last Chance (3:53)
07 Luis Oliart - Love's A Lost Art (2:45)
08 Dani Wilde - Masters Of War (4:56)
09 Daniel De Vita - My Sweetest Regret (2:39)
10 Vintage Trouble - Not Alright By Me (We Can't Wait) (3:09)
11 Anthony Gomes - Nothing Man 2 (3:53)
12 J.D. Simo - One Of Those Days (3:16)
13 Sari Schorr - Ordinary Life (3:54)
14 Funkwrench Blues & Oz Noy - Revolution Blues (2:26)
15 Martin Harley - Roll With The Punches (Acoustic) (2:51)
16 Meg Rilley - Run From Hell (3:44)
17 Janiva Magness - Safe And Sound (3:59)
18 Bettye Lavette - Strange Fruit (4:14)
19 The Cold Stares - The Wicked And The Cursed (4:00)
20 Shemekia Copeland - Uncivil War (4:46)
21 Mantlepiece - Walk Out The Door (2:33)
22 Walter Trout - Wanna Dance (4:29)
23 Allen Toussaint - Whirlaway (2:19)
24 The Record Company - You And Me Now (T Bone Burnett Version) (5:49)
25 Michael Landau - Can't Buy My Way Home (Live) (6:03)
26 Lachy Doley - Gimme Some Lovin' (5:50)
27 Fantastic Negrito - How Long? (4:16)
28 Mantlepiece - Right Up To You (3:13)
29 The Record Company - You And Me Now (5:54)
30 Fantastic Negrito - Chocolate Samurai (4:55)
31 Mantlepiece - Left Me With Nothing (4:00)
32 Marc Amacher - Black Cat (Roadhouse Session Unmastered) (6:05)

A collection of blues singles released in Jun/Jul 2020 compiled by myself.

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Janiva Magness - Change In The Weather: Janiva Magness Sings John Fogerty

Size: 112,0 MB
Time: 47:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues Rock, Rock
Art: Full

01. Change In The Weather (4:39)
02. Lodi (Feat. Sam Morrow) (3:50)
03. Someday Never Comes (4:02)
04. Wrote A Song For Everyone (3:53)
05. Don't You Wish It Was True (Feat. Taj Mahal) (4:22)
06. Have You Ever Seen The Rain (4:27)
07. Bad Moon Rising (4:06)
08. Blueboy (3:47)
09. Fortunate Son (3:13)
10. Deja Vu (All Over Again) (4:06)
11. A Hundred And Ten In The Shade (4:39)
12. Lookin’ Out My Back Door (2:39)

Change In The Weather: Janiva Magness Sings John Fogerty brings Janiva's blues-oriented, soulful style to 12 classic Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival tunes. Featuring guests Sam Morrow on the swampy "Lodi" and Blues legend Taj Mahal on "Don't You Wish It Was True," the album reflects the timeless quality of Fogerty's work, cutting a broad swath through rock, blues, and country, and trailblazing the eclectic, roots-based Americana genre.

Updated: CD Rip with full covers.
Originally posted on 12/Set/2019.

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Tommy Castro - Tommy Castro Presents The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue Live

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:43
Size: 164.2 MB
Styles: Blues, Soul
Year: 2011
Art: Front

[ 5:25] 1. Wake Up Call
[ 7:09] 2. Gotta Serve Somebody
[10:00] 3. Voodoo Spell (Feat. Michael Burks)
[ 4:19] 4. It's A Shame (Feat. Joe Louis Walker)
[ 5:49] 5. Never Say Never (Feat. Sista Monica Parker)
[ 5:55] 6. My Next Ex-Wife (Feat. Rick Estrin)
[ 6:23] 7. Fog (Feat. Trampled Under Foot)
[ 5:13] 8. Painkiller
[ 4:28] 9. Think (Feat. Janiva Magness)
[ 3:34] 10. This Time I Know (Feat. Theodis Ealey)
[ 6:39] 11. All I Found (Feat Debbie Davies)
[ 6:43] 12. Serves Me Right To Suffer

A direct descendant from the traveling bundled artist packages of the '60s right down to its retro "hatch show"-styled cover art, Tommy Castro and his band play host to a relatively diverse assortment of high-energy blues and soul acts. The concept originated on the yearly Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise where such musical collaborations are typical. Castro's concept was to take that concept on the road, resulting in this dozen-track live album cherrypicked from various tour stops. It's a rollicking, very plugged-in affair, perhaps not surprisingly geared toward some of Castro's current crop of Alligator labelmates such as Janiva Magness, guitarist Michael Burks, and ex-Little Charlie & the Nightcats frontman-gone-solo Rick Estrin. Still, a handful of non-Alligator names like Debbie Davies, Joe Louis Walker, and "Sista" Monica Parker also appear. The varied collective features youngsters Trampled Underfoot as well as lesser-known veteran Theodis Ealey, both of whom handily hold their own next to the more popular participants. Castro takes lead vocals on four tracks, and he, along with his horn-enhanced band, provide backup for the majority of the other artists. Everyone is at the top of their game with an electricity and vein-popping excitement that can only be generated when musicians feed off each other live. Castro in particular seems to relish his master of ceremonies role, charging through a soulful version of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody" and a sizzling "Serves Me Right to Suffer." The latter suddenly shifts tempos from a cracking slow blues to a driving "Radar Love" boogie beat and displays his sometimes underappreciated guitar skills. Most impressive, and rather unexpected, is the number of females in the lineup, a refreshing change from the typically male-dominated blues field. Not only do guitarist Davies and vocalist Magness turn in some thrilling performances (Magness on a tough, horn-punched, swampily rearranged version of James Brown's "Think"), but Monica Parker's slow blues boils, and Trampled Underfoot's bass-playing lead singer Danielle Schnebelen's sexy/angry vocals will have you checking the liner notes to see who this newcomer is. Estrin adds both humor and harp to the generally guitar-oriented lineup with "My Next Ex-Wife," and Michael Burks' ten-minute grinding blues "Voodoo Spell" will make an instant believer of anyone who might not be familiar with his slashing guitar attack. The disc moves from one highlight to the next with the primary detriment being that it's not a double CD to provide more of what's here. Perhaps volume two is in order. ~Hal Horowitz

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Various - Rare West Coast Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:45
Size: 171.1 MB
Styles: West Coast blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. Janiva Magness - You Got What You Wanted
[2:42] 2. Johnny Otis - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
[3:57] 3. Joe Louis Walker - Too Drunk To Drive Drunk
[5:25] 4. Johnny Heartsman -Tongue
[2:53] 5. Chuck E. Weiss - Goodbye, So Long
[5:26] 6. The Robert Cray Band - Back Door Slam
[4:19] 7. Curtis Salgado - A Woman Or The Blues
[4:59] 8. Floyd Dixon - Livin' A Lie (Weak For A Woman)
[4:07] 9. Little Charlie & The Nightcats - Clothes Line
[3:19] 10. Rusty Zinn - Meet Me Halfway
[2:47] 11. Little Charlie & The Nightcats - Back From The Dead
[2:25] 12. Roomful Of Blues - I Can't Stand You No More
[3:48] 13. Norton Buffalo And Roy Rogers - Don't Throw Your Changes On Me
[7:01] 14. William Clarke - Must Be Jelly
[4:13] 15. Johnny Otis - Half Steppin' Woman
[2:50] 16. Janiva Magness - Your Love Made A U-Turn
[5:22] 17. Joe Louis Walker - Black Girls
[5:29] 18. The Robert Cray Band - That's What Keeps Me Rockin'

More piano-based and jazz-influenced than anything else, West Coast Blues is -- in actuality -- the California style, with all of the genre's main practitioners coming to prominence there, if not actual natives of the state in particular. In fact, the state and the style played host to a great many post-war Texas guitar expatriates, and their jazzy, T-Bone Walker style of soloing would become an earmark of the genre. West Coast blues also features smooth, honey-toned vocals, frequently crossing into urban blues territory. The West Coast style was also home to numerous jump-blues practitioners, as many traveling bands of the 1940s ended up taking permanent residence there. Its current practitioners work almost exclusively in the standard small-combo format.

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Janiva Magness - Bury Him At The Crossroads

Year: 2004
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:02
Size: 110,9 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues, roots
Scans: Full

1. A Woman Knows (3:39)
2. The Whale Has Swallowed Me (3:29)
3. Everything Gonna Be Alright (3:02)
4. Lost And Lookin' (2:58)
5. Wasn't That Enough (3:41)
6. The Soul Of A Man (3:17)
7. That's No Way To Get Along (3:50)
8. Bury Him At The Crossroads (4:38)
9. One More Heartache (3:01)
10. I'm Leaving You (3:18)
11. Less And Less Of You (3:30)
12. Ain't Lost Nothin' (4:11)
13. Eat The Lunch You Brought (5:21)

The voice gets you right between the eyes. As her powerful interpretation of the blues sweeps you off your feet, Janiva Magness captures your heart and soul as well. She belts 'em out with convincing authority. Her band provides a little bit country, a little bit traditional Delta blues, deeply passionate moments, and a little bit of modern chemistry. The singer clears the air with her riveting voice and forceful emphasis. With languorous, back porch, sit-a-spell ditties as well as up-front, dramatic affairs of the heart, Magness puts you right there, in the middle of every blues singer's foray. You can feel her gripping hold on you throughout the session.

She's included a little tongue-in-cheek humor on the album, too. "Wasn't That Enough" ends up abruptly in the middle of a beautiful acoustic guitar refrain. "Less and Less Of You" shuffles off playfully to the caring pleas of a woman who worries about her man. "Eat the Lunch You Brought" reminds us of the blue collar and no collar roots that we've known since the blues was born. Highly recommended, Bury Him At The Crossroads takes the listener on an adventure through blues history. /Jim Santella, All About Jazz

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Janiva Magness - Do I Move You?

Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:17
Size: 95,6 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Scans: Full

1. I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin') (3:48)
2. Workin' On Me Baby (3:50)
3. You Were Never Mine (4:32)
4. I Can't Stop Cryin' (3:19)
5. Don't Let Your Memories (2:53)
6. I Want You To Have Everything (2:49)
7. Do I Move You (4:35)
8. Bad Blood (4:09)
9. I Give Up (3:55)
10. Stealin' Sugar (4:05)
11. A Man Size Job (3:16)

As a three-time nominee for the WC Handy award for Contemporary Female Blues Artist of the Year, Do I Move You shows that the accolade was no fluke. Janiva Magness follows up the terrific Bury Him at the Crossroads with a set that is even more varied and affecting. Co-produced once again with Colin Linden, Magness shifts from the tough Chicago shuffle of Willie Dixon's "Workin' on Me Baby" to the sax-peppered New Orleans rhythms of "I Can't Stop Crying" and the sensual, torchy Nina Simone title track. The singer's husky voice and sexy approach finds a perfect balance on arrangements that frame her vocals and provide enough support to keep Magness in the spotlight yet never overwhelm her.

Credit also needs to go to Jeff Turmes, who as multi-instrumentalist (bass, guitar, sax) and songwriter (he pens three terrific tunes) is nearly as integral to the album's success as Linden and Magness. Kicking off with a shot of Marcia Ball-ish brashness in a cover of "I'm Just a Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')," the singer shows why she's in the major leagues of contemporary R&B female vocalists. Her smooth yet feisty tone along with the subtle inflections and catches in her voice add an edge to any tune.

She proudly describes herself as a "hussie" in the liner notes and that spirit is shown on every track. Whether riffing off a Bessie Smith-styled attraction to younger lovers in "Stealin' Sugar" and the hard-rocking "A Man Sized Job," or lamenting a lost love in an exquisite cover of Delbert McClinton's "You Were Never Mine" (arguably her finest ballad cover), Magness flaunts her sexuality and sass with professionalism and class. She even strips the sound down to the acoustic Delta blues of Turmes' "Don't Let Your Memories," and proves she's nearly the vocal equal of Bonnie Raitt on that and the tough swamp funk of his "Bad Blood."

Lee Rogers' snappy, beach music '60s soul hit "I Want You to Have Everything" is unearthed and given a shot of energy, but it's on the slower songs that Magness really lays into the groove. With Do I Move You?, the singer has released a breakout album that should help her cross over from a blues audience into a mainstream success she so obviously deserves. /Hal Horowitz, AllMusic

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Janiva Magness - Love Is An Army

Size: 106,2 MB
Time: 45:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Blues, Rock, Americana
Art: Full

01. Back To Blue (3:46)
02. Hammer (Feat. Charlie Musselwhite) (3:04)
03. On And On (Feat. Rusty Young) (4:37)
04. Tell Me (3:18)
05. Love Is An Army (Feat. Bryan Stephens) (4:35)
06. Down Below (Feat. Courtney Hartman) (3:42)
07. What's That Say About You (3:28)
08. What I Could Do (Feat. Delbert McClinton) (4:07)
09. Home (Feat. Cedric Burnside) (3:18)
10. Love To A Gunfight (3:46)
11. When It Rains (4:03)
12. Some Kind Of Love (3:16)

Janiva Magness has been nominated for twenty-seven Blues Music Awards. She won the BMA for “Contemporary Female Artist of the Year” five times. Magness is also the only female artist other than Koko Taylor to win a BMA as “Entertainer of The Year”. Currently Magness has received a 2018 nomination for last year’s “Blue Again” in the category of “Traditional Blues Female Artist of The Year”. She also received a Grammy award nomination in 2016.

This is Magness’ fourteenth album. The band includes Magness, vocals; producer Dave Darling, guitar; Davey Faragher, bass; Stephen Hodges, drums; Phil Parlapiano, piano; Arlan Schierbaum, keys; Doug Livingston, pedal steel and Dobro; and the horn section of Darrell Leonard, Joe Sublet and Alfredo Ballesteros. There are also seven background singers and numerous guest artists.

In 2013 the songwriting team of Magness and Darling won a BMA for “Song of The Year”. They have written four new songs. The opener “Back to Blues” is about the end of a relationship. The soulful song, featuring Darling’s guitar and Schierbaum on organ, contains the lyric “that’s what we do, you turn away, and I’m turning back to blue”.

“Hammer” is a contemporary song of protest featuring Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica. The title track “Love is An Army”, “sadness the enemy”, features Bryan Stephens on harmony vocals. “What’s That Say About You” is about lending a helping hand and perhaps my favorite song on this album as we really get to hear Magness’ beautiful voice.

“Tell Me” written by Darling is another socially conscious tune “Did you think your color meant you would somehow be exempt?” “On & On” was co-written by Colin Devlin and Darling and features Rusty Young from Poco on pedal steel. On “Home” Darling teamed up with songwriters Gary and Natasha Pinto and Cedric Burnside is featured on guitar.

Darling has also co-written three songs with the Australian songwriting team of Lauren Bliss and Andrew Lowdon. “Down Below” features Courtney Hartman, playing guitar and banjo, from the all female bluegrass band “Della Mae”. Also written by the trio are “Love to A Gunfight” and “When It Rains” both featuring Young. Bliss and Lowdon also contribute “Some Kind of Love” sung beautifully by Magness with just Parlapiano’s accompaniment.

“What I Could Do” is from Paul Thorn. It’s performed as a duet with guest vocalist Delbert McClinton.

Magness is adventurous as she stretches her blues and reaches into some Americana. ~Richard Ludmerer

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Janiva Magness - More Than Live

Size: 99,8 MB
Time: 36:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1992/2014
Styles: Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Honey In The Rock (2:54)
02. Mama's Gone Goodbye (3:48)
03. Snatch & Grab It (4:48)
04. Judgement Day (3:52)
05. Got To Have You Be My Man (3:41)
06. That's The Way Love Turned Out For Me (4:29)
07. How Can I Bon Ton Roulez? (3:56)
08. Why Don't You Do Right? (4:45)
09. You Can Have My Husband (4:39)

Blues and soul singer Janiva Magness was no stranger to trouble and hard times growing up, and at her best, she pours that lifetime of emotion into her passionate phrasing and vocal delivery. Born in Detroit, Magness grew up with her father's blues and country record collection, as well as the city's wonderful Motown pop-soul sound, all of which shaped her style and approach as a musician. She lost both of her parents to suicide while in her early teens, and she ended up living on the streets, channeled through endless foster homes, before becoming pregnant at the age of 17 and being forced to give up the child for adoption.

Her personal and creative redemption came at an Otis Rush show in Minneapolis. Discouraged, stressed, and definitely underage, Magness snuck into the club and was transformed by Rush's performance. That was the moment, Magness maintains, that her vision of herself as a singer and musician began to take shape. She started out as a background singer, finally ending up in Phoenix in the early '80s, where she formed the Mojomatics, a popular local band. Magness next relocated to Los Angeles in 1986. A debut cassette, More Than Live, appeared in the mid-'90s, with her first CD, It Takes One to Know One, appearing in 1996, followed by three more independent releases. Magness signed with NorthernBlues Music and Bury Him at the Crossroads was issued by the label in 2004, with Do I Move You? following two years later in 2006.

Magness began to draw a lot of critical and fan attention, particularly in the blues community, and her career was in full swing, garnering an armful of blues awards. She signed with Alligator Records in 2008, which issued What Love Will Do that same year, following it with The Devil Is an Angel Too in 2010 and Stronger for It in 2012. Original, which featured a dozen original Magness songs, appeared from her own Fat Head Records imprint in 2014. Pairing with Blue Élan Records to increase Fat Head's distribution, she delivered Love Wins Again, a confident and soulful meditation on the power of love, in early 2016. The following year saw the release of an EP, Blue Again. ~ Steve Leggett

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Janiva Magness - Blue Again

Size: 55,9 MB
Time: 23:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. I Can Tell (4:19)
02. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (5:37)
03. If I Can't Have You (3:59)
04. Tired Of Walking (3:06)
05. Buck (2:32)
06. Pack It Up (3:53)

Blue Again comes hot on the heels of Magness' 2016 Grammy nominated album Love Wins Again. Anyone who has ever heard Magness sing - live or on any of the multiple releases she has put out since coming on the scene in 1992 - can immediately divine that this is a strong, resilient, commanding woman in masterful control of her voice and her destiny. In the space between the notes you can hear a performer who has survived a difficult life by anyone's measure to become one of the top blues vocalists of her generation, only the second woman, after blues legend Koko Taylor, to win the coveted B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award. Blue Again collects Magness' interpretations of a half dozen classics from the blues canon and beyond, including numbers made famous by Bo Diddley, Freddie King, Etta James, and Nina Simone.

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VA - Leaflets Blues Sampler Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

Album: Leaflets Blues Sampler Vol. 1
Size: 136,6 MB
Time: 58:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Steve Guyger - That's Right (4:06)
02. Steve Guyger - Jumpin' @ The Showplace (3:09)
03. Johnny Charles - Memphis Blues (5:47)
04. Johnny Charles - Upside Down (4:45)
05. Joe Guzman - Playin' The Greats (3:11)
06. Joe Guzman - Steve's Harmonica Boogie (3:20)
07. Chizmo Charles - Bed Bug Boogie (3:21)
08. Chizmo Charles - I Got to Have It (3:20)
09. Stringbean & The Stalkers - Great Change (2:26)
10. Stringbean & The Stalkers - Stalkin' (3:10)
11. Janiva Magness - My Bad Luck Soul (2:11)
12. Janiva Magness - Happy Hour (3:29)
13. Janiva Magness - Empty Bed Blues (5:00)
14. Gene Ludwig - River's Invitation (6:04)
15. Gene Ludwig - Back On The Track (5:24)

Leaflets Blues Sampler Vol. 1

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Album: Leaflets Blues Sampler Vol. 2 (2000-2006)
Size: 140,6 MB
Time: 59:50
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Label: Blues Leaf Records
Art: Front

01 Steve Guyger - Sometimes I Wonder (5:24)
02 Steve Guyger - All Night (3:09)
03 Killer Blues Band - Don And Dewey (4:56)
04 Sandy Mack - Keep Holdin' On Baby (2:48)
05 Janiva Magness - Nobody Loves You Like Me (4:54)
06 Stringbean & The Stalkers - Back On That Horse (4:42)
07 Red Young - Organ Grind Blues (4:13)
08 Janiva Magness - Stormy Blues (4:08)
09 George Friend - Whole Lotta Trouble (6:11)
10 Stringbean & The Stalkers - I Wish You Would (7:04)
11 Tonemasters - Goin' With The Flow (3:05)
12 Arsen Shomakhov - Dangerous (3:37)
13 Albert Castiglia - Big Toe (5:31)

Leaflets Blues Sampler Vol. 2

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Janiva Magness - Love Wins Again

Size: 106,7 MB
Time: 42:33
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Soul, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Love Wins Again (3:17)
02. Real Slow (3:49)
03. When You Hold Me (3:57)
04. Say You Will (3:47)
05. Doorway (3:57)
06. Moth To A Flame (4:42)
07. Your House Is Burnin' (3:58)
08. Just Another Lesson (3:08)
09. Rain Down (4:00)
10. Long As I Can See The Light (3:17)
11. Who Will Come For Me (4:37)

Born in Detroit, Magness was inspired by the blues and country she heard listening to her father’s record collection, and by the vibrant music of the city’s classic Motown sound. By her teenage years, though, her life was in chaos. Having lost both parents to suicide as a young girl, traversed through 12 foster homes and given up a child for adoption by age 17 left Magness in the deepest despair.

She sought solace in music and began going to as many blues shows as possible, soaking up the sounds of her favorite artists, including Johnny Copeland, Otis Rush and Albert Collins. She immersed herself in records by James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Etta James and all the other R&B greats. Experiencing these artists live and listening to their recordings sparked Janiva and gave her life new direction and purpose.

Magness’ new album Love Wins Again is yet another evolutionary step for the soulful, elegant, award-winning singer-songwriter. It’s 11 core songs and two bonus tracks are built on a sonically sophisticated architecture that’s in full service of Magness’ remarkably flexible and generous voice—which can flow smoothly as champagne or churn up gravel on command. The album’s title is a mantra that resonates throughout: the concept of love as a physical, psychic and spiritual force that has the strength to conquer negativity, sadness and personal demons.

Love Wins Again marks Magness’ fifth collaboration with four-time Grammy nominated producer Dave Darling, whose instincts compel Magness to tap her deepest creative powers and lead her songs to unpredictable places. He has become her key songwriting foil and is the primary architect of the album’s gorgeous textural sound, which blends acoustic and electric instruments, flourishes of Latin percussion, horns and an enlightened approach to the studio to create perfect settings for her vocal prowess. And there’s more than range and craft to Magness’ voice. Her singing rings with sincerity. Since launching her career with 1992’s More Than Live, she has grown to become an accomplished storyteller and diviner of the heart.

Following up her last album is no easy task. Original, from 2014, marked her place as a songwriter and raised the creative bar for her collaborations with Darling. It entered the Billboard blues chart, where her releases routinely appear, at number five and topped the blues radio charts. Original also scored her seventh Blues Music Award, for Contemporary Blues Female Artist. In addition, the album received a Best Song nomination for “Let Me Breathe,” co-written with Darling. The same honor was bestowed upon the songwriting team in 2013 for “I Wont’ Cry”. Altogether, Magness has been nominated for 25 Blues Music Awards and follows the legendary Koko Taylor as the second woman to win the highly coveted B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award.

Love Wins Again

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VA - Bluesed Up Rock Classics

Size: 214,7 MB
Time: 92:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - Leaving Here (3:26)
02. Michael Burks - Fire And Water (4:02)
03. Koko Taylor - Hey Baby (4:19)
04. Shemekia Copeland - Steamy Windows (5:02)
05. Nappy Brown With The Heartfixers - It Ain't My Cross To Bear (3:38)
06. Guitar Shorty - A Little Less Conversation (4:02)
07. Buckwheat Zydeco - When The Levee Breaks (5:14)
08. The Holmes Brothers - Bad Moon Rising (2:55)
09. Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows - Polk Salad Annie (4:08)
10. The Kinsey Report - Fire Down Below (4:46)
11. Coco Montoya - Ain't No Brakeman (3:40)
12. Janiva Magness - Bitter Pill (4:08)
13. Chris Thomas King - The Wind Cries Mary (3:52)
14. Tommy Castro - Gotta Serve Somebody (4:54)
15. Koko Taylor - Bad Case Of Loving You (4:24)
16. Tinsley Ellis - One Sunny Day (3:57)
17. Nappy Brown With The Heartfixers - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You (3:07)
18. Buckwheat Zydeco - Back In Your Arms (4:27)
19. The Kinsey Report - Rattlesnake Highway (4:06)
20. Guitar Shorty - I've Been Working (4:32)
21. The Holmes Brothers - (What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love And Understanding (4:13)
22. The Mellow Fellows - Feels Like Rain (5:08)

Bluesed Up Rock Classics

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Various - Cold Hearted Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 103:53
Size: 237.8 MB
Styles: Assorted styles
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:57] 1. Junior Wells - You Don't Love Me, Baby
[5:13] 2. Rufus Thomas - That Woman Is Poison!
[4:10] 3. Koko Taylor - Save Your Breath
[3:23] 4. Roomful Of Blues - Love Grown Cold
[3:37] 5. Kinsey Report - Corner Of The Blanket
[4:34] 6. Johnny Winter - Bad Girl Blues
[5:56] 7. Billy Boy Arnold - Young And Evil
[3:30] 8. Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - She Don't Love Me No More
[3:14] 9. W.C. Clark - Cold Blooded Lover
[4:32] 10. Tinsley Ellis - So Many Tears
[4:02] 11. Floyd Dixon - Mean And Jealous Man
[5:38] 12. Little Charlie & The Nightcats - If This Is Love
[3:39] 13. Lucky Peterson - Locked Out Of Love
[4:24] 14. Michael Burks - Mean Old Lady
[2:47] 15. Janiva Magness - Your Love Made A U-Turn
[3:52] 16. Fenton Robinson - You Don't Know What Love Is
[3:50] 17. Hound Dog Taylor - She's Gone
[4:13] 18. Guitar Shorty - True Lies
[3:54] 19. Son Seals - I Think You're Fooling Me
[5:41] 20. Coco Montoya - Can't See The Streets For My Tears
[6:18] 21. Carey & Lurrie Bell - Heartaches And Pain
[5:40] 22. Lonnie Brooks - Cold Lonely Nights
[4:27] 23. Kenny Neal - The Truth Hurts
[4:14] 24. Corey Harris - If You Let A Man Kick You Once

Cold Hearted Blues

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Janiva Magness - 2 albums: Blues Ain't Pretty / Stronger For It

Album: Blues Ain't Pretty
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:43
Size: 123.0 MB
Styles: Contmporary blues
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[3:41] 1. Blues Ain't Pretty
[4:54] 2. Nobody Loves You Like Me
[4:25] 3. It's Your Voodoo Working
[4:02] 4. The More I Keep On Losin'
[3:02] 5. I Don't Know
[3:02] 6. Makin' Money
[5:55] 7. St. Gabriel
[2:25] 8. Act Right
[3:09] 9. Tell Me How Do You Feel
[3:55] 10. Help Me To Find My Love
[3:21] 11. I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks
[3:43] 12. Tell Me What I Did Wrong
[3:54] 13. Every Dog Has His Day
[4:08] 14. Heartbreaker

It's a long way from Michigan to the West Coast, but Janiva Magness didn't lose a bit of that great Detroit R&B influence when she made the trip. She gained a dedicated, ardent fan base in the L.A. area and she enlisted some of the area's finest for this one. Kirk Fletcher and Kid Ramos tear it up on guitar. Songwriter Jeff Turmes plays bass and contributes some fine songs, particularly the slow smoker "The More I Keep on Losin'." Brother Red Young lays down some greasy B3, especially on the Ray Charles/Percy Mayfield tune "Tell Me How Do You Feel." And Magness is a little powerhouse throughout, just as comfortable shifting from Ruth Brown to James Brown. Fun stuff. ~Ann Wickstrom

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Album: Stronger For It
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:54
Size: 100.5 MB
Styles: Contemporary blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:28] 1. There It Is
[3:48] 2. I Won't Cry
[3:44] 3. Make It Rain
[3:05] 4. Whistlin' In The Dark
[3:48] 5. I'm Alive
[3:29] 6. Ragged Company
[3:33] 7. You Got What You Wanted
[3:58] 8. I Don't Want To Do Wrong
[3:59] 9. Thought I Knew You
[4:52] 10. Dirty Water
[3:28] 11. Things Left Undone
[2:36] 12. Whoop And Holler

Janiva Magness hasn't recorded any of her own compositions since she cut "Good Car" on It Takes One to Know One, her 1997 debut. Here she makes up for lost time with three compelling co-writes with producer David Darling. The tunes are some of the most potent on an album with no shortage of powerful material. There's a hint of Stax in the arrangement of "There It Is," the nasty kiss-off that opens the set. Darling's gritty guitar and Matt Teco's drums provide an ominous stomping rhythm to set off Magness' snarling vocal. When she sings, "I never thought I'd wanna hurt a man so bad," it sends chills down your spine. "I Won't Cry" visits the same heartbroken territory, but with a quiet intensity. Magness dips into her throaty mid-range to profess, "I get cut and I might bleed, but I won't cry." It's a great tag line supported by Darling's simmering lead and haunting B-3 by Arlan Oscar. "Whistling in the Dark" delivers more simmering Southern soul as Magness delivers the tale of a long-suffering spouse who knows the truth, but is unable to leave the relationship. The rest of the program is made up of her usual selection of well-chosen covers. "Make It Rain" from Tom Waits' Real Gone album is transformed into an old-time blues with Magness and Darling's guitar engaging a lively call and response. Magness shows off her range here, slipping from her growling mid-range up to a sorrowful shriek. On most of the album, she displays a muted, simmering side, delivering the bad news with understated intensity. Ike Turner's "You Got What You Wanted" uses a funky New Orleans rhythm to support a vocal that flips between rage and resignation. Grace Potter's "Ragged Company" is a quiet, introspective look at life's unpleasant truths, and Gladys Knight's "I Don't Wanna Do Wrong" is a slow, sexy R&B burner that delves into the dark allure of infidelity with a sinister groove and Magness delivering one of her most wrenching vocals. The album closes with Ray Wylie Hubbard's "Whoop and Holler," a gospel song that lives up to its title with the band supplying unrestrained whoops and handclaps to support Magness' jubilant vocal. ~j. poet

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Various - Blues 66 (3 parts)

“(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66”, often rendered simply as “Route 66”, is a popular song and rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. It was first recorded in the same year by Nat King Cole, and was subsequently covered by many artists including Chuck Berry in 1961, The Rolling Stones in 1964, and Depeche Mode in 1987. The song’s lyrics follow the path of the U.S. Route 66 highway, which used to run a long distance across the U.S., going from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.

But regardless of length and coverage, Route 66 stands alone among American thoroughfares with regard to history and lore. Jazz, blues, folk, R&B and rock n’ roll have all traveled along the nation’s most iconic stretch of blacktop.

Album: Blues 66 (Part 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 92:47
Size: 212.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2013

[2:36] 1. Johnny Winter - Shake Your Moneymaker
[4:25] 2. Koko Taylor - Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
[5:44] 3. Jj Grey & Mofro - Georgia Warhorse
[8:25] 4. Charlie Musselwhite - .38 Special
[3:08] 5. Albert Collins - Ice Pick
[4:14] 6. Janiva Magness - Get It, Get It
[3:57] 7. Gov't Mule - Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
[3:48] 8. Michael Burks - I Smell Smoke
[5:02] 9. Shemekia Copeland - Steamy Windows
[5:57] 10. Coco Montoya - It's My Own Tears
[3:54] 11. Joe Louis Walker - Too Drunk To Drive Drunk
[3:27] 12. Johnny Otis - Jonella And Jack
[5:06] 13. Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Dirty Mother For You
[3:13] 14. Sonny Terry - Ya, Ya
[5:15] 15. Pinetop Perkins - Little Angel Child
[2:56] 16. The Paladins - Going Down To Big Mary's
[3:58] 17. Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - Midnight Rider
[2:50] 18. Rick Estrin And The Nightcats - You Ain't The Boss Of Me
[3:40] 19. Marcia Ball - So Many Rivers To Cross
[2:54] 20. Raful Neal - Luberta
[3:22] 21. Eric Lindell - Dirty Bird
[4:44] 22. Luther Allison - Give Me Back My Wig

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Album: Blues 66 (Part 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 86:38
Size: 198.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2013

[4:46] 1. Roy Buchanan - Beer Drinking Woman
[3:45] 2. The Holmes Brothers - Man Of Peace
[4:16] 3. Rufus Thomas - Blues In The Basement
[2:42] 4. Hound Dog Taylor - Take Five
[2:35] 5. Detroit Junior - I Got Money
[4:20] 6. Michael Hill's Blues Mob - A Case Of The Blues
[2:52] 7. Sylvia Embry - Tired Of Being Pushed Around
[2:52] 8. Katie Webster - Hallulujah, I Just Love Him So
[3:16] 9. Kenny Neal - Bayou Blood
[4:22] 10. Floyd Dixon - A Long Time Ago
[6:10] 11. Tinsley Ellis - Early In The Morning
[4:28] 12. Left Hand Frank - One Room Country Shack
[2:53] 13. Johnny Jones - She Wants To Sell My Monkey
[4:41] 14. Bnois King - Cold Folks Boogie
[3:19] 15. Johnny Big Moose Walker - Cry, Cry Darling
[2:58] 16. W.C. Clark - Don't Mess Up A Good Thing
[4:32] 17. Nappy Brown & The Heartfixers - You Can Make It If You Try
[3:27] 18. Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang - My Baby's So Ugly
[3:52] 19. Billy Boy Arnold - Too Many Old Flames
[6:17] 20. Lucky Peterson - Bad Feeling
[3:05] 21. Johnny Heartsman - Got To Find My Baby
[5:01] 22. Long John Hunter - Both Ends Of The Road

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Album: Blues 66 (Part 3)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 85:48
Size: 196.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:16] 1. Professor Longhair - Big Chief
[4:13] 2. Sons Of Blues - Prisoner Of The Blues
[2:16] 3. Roomful Of Blues - Shame, Shame, Shame
[5:15] 4. Buckwheat Zydeco - When The Levee Breaks
[2:47] 5. Carey Bell - Lovin' My Baby
[3:19] 6. Rusty Zinn - Meet Me Halfway
[4:47] 7. Kinsey Report - Fire Down Below
[3:34] 8. Lonnie Brooks - Tv Mama
[3:11] 9. Son Seals - Living In The Danger Zone
[5:15] 10. Lovie Lee - Nobody Knows My Troubles
[4:08] 11. Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows - Polk Salad Annie
[4:26] 12. Noble Thin Man Watts - Bad Bitch
[3:37] 13. A.C. Reed - The Things I Want You To Do
[2:34] 14. William Clarke - Blowin' The Family Jewels
[4:37] 15. Lacy Gibson - Drown In My Own Tears
[4:34] 16. Gloria Hardiman - Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On
[4:46] 17. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Got My Mojo Working
[4:04] 18. Lonnie Mack - Hound Dog Man
[3:57] 19. Sonny Landreth - Taylor's Rock
[3:32] 20. Lee Rocker - Black Cat Bone
[4:28] 21. Tommy Castro - Monkey's Paradise
[3:01] 22. Luther Guitar Junior Johnson - Just Like Mama Said

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Various - The Greatest Swamp Blues

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 57:07
Size: 130.8 MB
Styles: Swamp blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:56] 1. Sonny Landreth - Taylor's Rock
[3:28] 2. Corey Harris - Fish Ain't Bitin'
[3:48] 3. Katie Webster - Black Satin
[5:01] 4. Anders Osborne - Love Is Taking Its Toll
[2:46] 5. Lazy Lester - Alligator Shuffle
[3:45] 6. Guitar Shorty - Right Tool For The Job
[4:10] 7. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Alligator Eating Dog
[2:36] 8. Janiva Magness - Whoop And Holler
[4:22] 9. Chuck E. Weiss - Fake Dance
[3:57] 10. Gov't Mule - Gonna Send You Back To Georgia
[3:31] 11. Marcia Ball - Somebody To Love
[2:52] 12. Ramsay Midwood - Alligator's Lament
[4:39] 13. Tab Benoit - Down In The Swamp
[3:44] 14. C. J. Chenier - Road Dog
[4:25] 15. Buckwheat Zydeco - The Wrong Side

Swamp Blues, the looser, more rhythmic variation of the standard Louisiana sound, also brings more contemporary elements of New Orleans, zydeco, soul music, and Cajun to bear on its style. The guitar work is simple but effective, and is heavily influenced by the boogie patterns used on Jimmy Reed records, with liberal doses of Lightnin' Hopkins and Muddy Waters. Unlike the heavy backbeat of the more popular urban styles, its rhythm can be best described as laid-back, making even its most uptempo offerings share the same mood and ambience of the most desultory of slow blues.

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Janiva Magness - Original

Size: 104,6 MB
Time: 44:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Modern Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Let Me Breathe (3:27)
02. Twice As Strong (3:46)
03. When You Were My King (4:37)
04. I Need A Man (3:34)
05. Everything Is Alright (3:08)
06. With Love (5:04)
07. Mountain (4:00)
08. Who Am I (3:42)
09. Badass (4:07)
10. The Hard Way (4:10)
11. Standing (5:03)

Any year that you get a new Janiva Magness CD is guaranteed to be a good one, so tighten your wigs and crank up the stereo because on June 24th, 2014 the award-winning singer and songwriter will release her new album, titled Original, on her own indie Fathead Records label.

Original offers eleven songs that feature Magness' usual mix of blues, roots-rock, and soul music. Working again with producer Dave Darling, Magness lays her soul bare with a brutal slate of songs that present the artist at her most transparent. Inspired by the end of her 17-year marriage, and more deaths of friends and relatives than a person should have to endure in such a short timeframe, Magness co-wrote seven of the album's songs, backing up her words with some of the most powerful vocal performances of her career.

"I always want to push myself," Magness explains in a press release for Original, "but this album demanded a high level of vulnerability to tell the absolute truth in every song, holding nothing back. It was frightening, at times, to be so raw in public. Dave drove me and even tricked me when he needed to. This is also an album that couldn't be made with another record company, because we needed to be able to go wherever we wanted musically to tell its stories."

On top of her personal tragedies, Magness faced a seemingly insurmountable obstacle when a December 2012 surgery left her unable to speak or sing. She was forced to regain control of her remarkable instrument, a journey assisted by L.A. based vocal coach Nate Lamm for helping her sing again, with an even greater range and control than before. The injury came at an inopportune time, following the release of her Blues Music Award nominated Alligator Records release Stronger For It and just prior to her BMA win as "Contemporary Blues Female Vocalist of the Year."

"I've always wanted life to be simpler than it is," says Magness. "When I was a young girl, and then a young woman, I really yearned for that. Now I'm a full-grown woman and I understand that life is never black and white. Losing loved ones, losing attachments and relationships, and grieving over it all are things we have to live with. If we can get through that with our souls intact, we learn how to become stronger and to move on with hope and dignity toward whatever comes next." ~By Reverend Keith A. Gordon

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