Harpdog Brown - Once In A Howlin' Moon / Travelin' With The Blues

Album: Once In A Howlin' Moon
Size: 133,7 MB
Time: 57:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2002
Styles: Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Relaxin (6:03)
02. Everything's Gonna Be Alright (4:36)
03. Soul Survivor (2:37)
04. 9 Below Zero (6:00)
05. Flip Flop Bop (3:19)
06. Blue Light (5:19)
07. Pink Champagne (4:37)
08. Next Time You See Me (4:48)
09. How Come (4:54)
10. Evenin' (5:59)
11. Baby What You Want Me To Do (4:18)
12. Farmer John (4:42)

It was recorded on Friday October 13th, 2001 under a full moon.

Live at The Vat in Red Deer, Alberta.

A night when there seemed to be a certain electricity in the air.

It was a night when musically it all came together in a vibe that is one of the most memorable of my career.

-Harpdog Brown-

Once In A Howlin' Moon

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Album: Travelin' With The Blues
Size: 107,9 MB
Time: 46:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Better Days (Feat. Kid Andersen) (4:40)
02. Must Have Been The Devil (Feat. Carl Sonny Leyland) (4:06)
03. Sacrifice (Feat. Big Jon Atkinson) (3:58)
04. Bring It On Home (Feat. Jimmy Morello) (2:57)
05. Moose On The Loose (Feat. Charlie Musselwhite) (2:45)
06. For Better Or Worse (Feat. Kid Andersen) (3:22)
07. Fine Little Girl Rag (3:09)
08. Cloud Full Of Rain (4:01)
09. What's Your Real Name (4:34)
10. Facebook Mama (Feat. Danny Michel) (3:09)
11. Home Is Where The Harp Is (Feat. Rusty Zinn) (2:51)
12. Another Fool Like Me (2:26)
13. Hard Days Blues (Feat. Little Victor) (2:49)
14. Hayward Boogie (1:35)

Charlie Musselwhite says "Harpdog Brown is all blues man!"

My good friend Harpdog Brown has a new CD out. He’s got a smokin’ band playing and he’s singing the real deal, old school blues just like you want to hear it. It’s easy to tell from listening that Harpdog knows what he’s doing and loves what he’s doing. I’m not applauding this CD just because I happen to have the honor of joining Harpdog on a tune…it really is some great smokin’ blues. Every tune is a winner. If you love the blues you won’t go wrong with this wonderful session. I LOVE the killer guitar playing! It’s hard to say what my favorite is but I gotta say I REALLY like Must’ve Been The Devil. I’ve always liked that tune and Harpdog does it great. I love his harp playing on this one especially. Home Is Where The Harp Is has a cool 8-bar blues groove and I love 8-bar blues progression. Fool Like Me, Hayward Boogie, Cloud Full Of Rain, Fine Little Girl, are all fine and For Better or Worse has especially good lyrics. What’s Your Name has some tasty first position harp playing. All in all I think you have a very satisfying album on your hands. I really enjoy listening to it again and again. The tune I did with Harpdog, Moose On The Loose, was a lot of fun. It’s got a good feel and good energy and I remember the fun we had recording it. Give it a listen. I hope hope you can hear the fun like I can. It was recorded the old school way…right off the floor….with fine old tube amps and the works…at Big Jon Atkinson’s studio, Bigtone in Hayward, CA. Jon knows how the blues are supposed to sound and he totally captured that sound with Harpdog and his great band. ~Charlie Musselwhite

Travelin' With The Blues

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Jimmy Morello - 2 albums: Can't Be Denied / West Coast Redemption

A powerful vocalist and super-quick drummer, Jimmy Morello began playing drums at age 11 and formed his first band at 13. His vocal style has been influenced by great blues shouters like Roy Brown, Big Joe Turner and Jimmy Rushing. His mother's record collection had an impact on him in his early years, vocal groups like the Platters, the Drifters, the Coasters, and others. He fell in love with blues music after attending a revue concert in 1971 with Ray Charles, T-Bone Walker and Jimmy Reed. Shortly after this, he befriended a Pittsburgh DJ who introduced him to Louisiana Red. Red took a shine to Morello's band, Cold Steel, and the two began working together regularly in Pittsburgh blues venues. After becoming a tight working unit, they hit the road, playing Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Boston and other cities around the Northeast.

After Red left for Europe in 1980, Morello moved to Sacramento, California to join the Blue Flames. By 1989, Morello moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he hooked up with the Rocket 88s, playing drums and singing with that band for four years. After leaving the Rocket 88s, Morello toured with former Muddy Waters guitarist "Steady Rollin'" Bob Margolin. Returning to Phoenix, he put together his own band, the Stingrayz, which featured his drum kit front and center, so he could sing and play drums simultaneously, much the same way Doyle Bramhall does.

Morello recorded two albums with Dallas-based guitarist Pat Boyack (with whom he had worked in the Rocket 88s) for Rounder's Bullseye Blues label. More road work followed those two mid-1990s releases, and finally in 1997, Morello got his own album, showcasing his own songs and singing, on the London-based JSP Records. Titled Can't Be Denied, it features Morello's kinetic drumming and powerful blues shouter-styled vocals. He dedicated the album to some of his mentors: Big Al Smith, Roy Brown, Big Joe Turner and William Clarke. ~bio by Richard Skelly

Album: Can't Be Denied
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 49:01
Size: 112.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[4:01] 1. What Happened To You
[3:04] 2. Can't Get No Rest
[5:18] 3. Silver Spoon
[3:07] 4. Back To New Orleans
[4:01] 5. Hey Brother
[4:02] 6. Mercy Miss Percy
[5:53] 7. I Read Your Letter
[3:32] 8. Come Back Baby
[3:40] 9. Bye Bye So Long
[3:47] 10. Leave Me Alone
[3:43] 11. Where Have You Gone
[4:46] 12. I Ain't Doing Nothing Wrong

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Album: West Coast Redemption
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 76:02
Size: 174.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[3:35] 1. Too Much Crime In The City
[5:17] 2. Silver Spoon
[4:00] 3. I Got To Know
[4:39] 4. You Are Gonna Wish I Had Stayed
[4:01] 5. Hey Brother
[5:20] 6. I Ain't Doing Nothing Wrong
[3:08] 7. Back To New Orleans
[3:58] 8. You Can't Do This To Me
[3:53] 9. They Call Me Sweet Betty
[5:53] 10. I Read Your Letter
[3:36] 11. Put The Blame On Me
[3:30] 12. Working Stiff
[4:30] 13. Texas Home
[3:55] 14. Got You On My Mind
[6:27] 15. Your Love Is Killing Me
[5:08] 16. Sugar And Honey
[5:05] 17. Two Timin' Man

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