Rae Gordon Band - Blue Lemonade

Album: Blue Lemonade
Size: 90,1 MB
Time: 38:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2013
Styles: Blues, soul-blues
Art: Front

1. Find Me When The Sun Goes Down (3:52)
2. That's Why (2:48)
3. Thank You (2:39)
4. Oh Honey Please (3:07)
5. Blue Lemonade (3:06)
6. Make A Friend (5:02)
7. Happy Home (6:05)
8. Misery Blues (3:21)
9. Tear It Up Burn It Down (2:14)
10. Swing Me (3:28)
11. Pools Of Pain (3:06)

Rae Gordon’s debut album “Blue Lemonade” landed in the top ten on the Billboard Blues Chart in 2013. She followed-up with “Dirty Flowers” in 2016. In January of 2017 “Rae Gordon & the Backseat Drivers” finished third in the band competition at the International Blues Challenge. Gordon’s last recording “Better Than I Was”, released later that year won Portland’s Cascade Blues Association’s Muddy Award for both “Best Northwest Recording” and “Best Contempoary Blues Act”. Gordon was also named the CBA’s “Best Female Vocalist” five times.

The Rae Gordon Band includes the multi-octave vocalist Rae Gordon; producer Kivett Bednar, guitar and vocals; musical director Pat McDougal, keyboards; the horn section of Scott Franklin, saxophone, and Allan Kalik, trumpet and horn arrangements; Joseph Conrad, bass; and Ed Pierce, drums. /Richard Ludmerer

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Rae Gordon Band - Wrong Kind Of Love

Size: 112,7 MB
Time: 48:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Soul
Art: Full

01. Comin' Back For More (4:00)
02. Don't Look Now (5:48)
03. How You Gonna (5:08)
04. Might As Well Be You (3:55)
05. Sea Of Blue (6:40)
06. Wrong Kind Of Love (5:37)
07. How Much I Love You So (3:14)
08. Got To Have You (3:30)
09. Last Call (5:10)
10. Get Right With The World (5:08)

"Wrong Kind Of Love" was produced by Rae Gordon Band guitarist Kivett Bednar, and engineered and mixed by Jimi Bott at his studio Roseleaf Recording. (While the BMA-winning Jimi Bott is one of the blues world’s most revered drummers, he’s also a technically adept and remarkably intuitive recording engineer; among many other albums Jimi has recorded, Ben Rice’s “Wish The World Away” was nominated for a Blues Music Award.)

Six of the songs on “Wrong Kind Of Love" were written by Pat McDougall, keyboardist and musical director for the Rae Gordon Band, three were co-written by Rae and Pat, and one was written by Portland-based guitarist and songwriter Rod Furlott. The CD covers a wide gamut of styles, from lowdown barroom blues to dance-worthy funk, from heart-tugging soul ballad to slide-drenched rage rocker, from minor-key blues angst to uplifting soul anthem. The recording features the regular members of the 7-piece Rae Gordon Band: Rae on lead vocals, Kivett Bednar on guitar & vocals, Pat McDougall on keyboards & vocals, Ed Pierce on drums, Joseph Conrad on bass, Allan Kalik on trumpet & horn arrangements, and Scott Franklin on saxophone. We were fortunate enough to have Jimi Bott contribute supplemental percussion as well.

Wrong Kind Of Love

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Johnny Burgin - Johnny Burgin Live

Size: 157.4 MB
Time: 68:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

01. You Got To Make A Change (Live) (2:49)
02. Can't Make It Blues (Live) (5:40)
03. She Gave Me The Slip (Live) (5:52)
04. You're My Trinket (Live) (4:02)
05. The Leading Brand (Live) (5:46)
06. I Got To Find Me A Woman (Live) (Feat. Nancy Wright) (5:50)
07. Late Night Date Night (Live) (Feat. Rae Gordon) (4:52)
08. You Took The Bait (Live) (Feat. Rae Gordon & Nancy Wright) (3:43)
09. Daddy's Got The Personal Touch (Live) (Feat. Rae Gordon & Nancy Wright) (5:35)
10. Louisiana Walk (Live) (Feat. Nancy Wright) (4:08)
11. Blues Falling (Live) (Feat. Charlie Musselwhite) (4:20)
12. California Blues (Live) (Feat. Charlie Musselwhite) (5:19)
13. When The Bluesman Comes To Town (Live) (Feat. Charlie Musselwhite) (6:27)
14. Jody's Jazz (Live) (Feat. Nancy Wright) (3:54)

This live album offers twelve brand-new originals and two covers done by artists who don't play together regularly, performed for a packed house of enthusiastic fans! The band had just one night to nail it - which made this recording a crazy, but thrilling, high wire act! Johnny drew from the great Bay Area blues talent pool that lured him to the West Coast back in 2016. Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite's driving boogie-woogie harp on California Blues is an absolute highlight. You could feel a jolt of electricity run through the crowd when Portland, Oregon-based Rae Gordon took the stage. The end result is a raw, fresh, and original all-star set of blues, shot through with live energy.

Johnny Burgin Live

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Rae Gordon Band - Better Than I Was

Source: Digital Lossless Copy
Size: 94.0 MB
Time: 40:42
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock, Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. Better Than I Was (4:45)
02. Elbow Grease (3:25)
03. Holding Back The Tears (5:54)
04. Hurry Bone (3:06)
05. Ain't Gonna Wait (4:12)
06. I Don't Believe You (4:02)
07. Someday Is Too Late (3:19)
08. You Coulda Fooled Me (3:04)
09. Standing On The Edge (3:53)
10. Dreams To Remember (4:57)

“Take equal parts of Janis Joplin’s pain, Aretha Franklin’s soul and Grace Slick’s power; mix them thoroughly, add a big gob of gooey molasses and you have Rae Gordon’s voice.” – Positively Entertainment and Dining

This 7-piece band rides the sweet spot between gritty downtown blues and uptown soul, with the powerhouse vocals of Rae Gordon front and center.

The Rae Gordon Band sound is best described as blues and gritty soul, punched up by a powerhouse horn section. Rae is known throughout the Northwest and beyond for her wide vocal range and ability to connect with a crowd. The band won 3rd place in the 2017 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, and was named Best Portland Blues Act in Willamette Week's 2017 reader poll.

The ten tracks on this CD highlight the songwriting skills of Rae Gordon and Pat McDougall, keyboardist and musical director for the band. The title track "Better Than I Was" features guest appearances by soulful songstress LaRhonda Steele and master harmonica player Rich Layton.

Better Than I Was

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Rae Gordon Band - Dirty Flowers

Size: 131,3 MB
Time: 56:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Label: Rae Gordon Band
Art: Front

01. Misissippi Mud (6:01)
02. Mother Earth (7:00)
03. Old John Doe (4:00)
04. Just A Dog (5:38)
05. Heads Or Tails (4:33)
06. Leave It On The Shelf (4:01)
07. Last Dance (2:55)
08. Dirty Flowers (4:05)
09. Pools Of Pain (4:15)
10. Two Steps (4:52)
11. Too Much Sugar (8:50)

The Rae Gordon Band brings together award winning and nominated musicians and is fronted by the 2014 Muddy Award Winner for Best Female Vocalist (Cascade Blues Association). They have played the big and little stages of northwest’s favorite clubs, dance floors and festivals helping to mold their signature sound that spans from a danceable get up and groove to a haunting slide tone that will make you want to find a back porch and sit a spell. Rae enjoys playing intimate venues where she can connect one on one with people in the audience to large festivals where she can connect with a whole community.

Their much awaited recent CD release of original tunes, which was produced and co-written with RGB guitar player Gaddis Cavenah called “Blue Lemonade” debuted in 2013 to a sold out venue and rave reviews. It highlights Gordon’s extensive range and ability to move effortlessly from soul to blues infused gospel. In July of 2013, it hit the Billboard Charts for Blues at number 10 and held that spot for 2 weeks. The CD was recently nominated as Best NW Recording by the Cascade Blues Association and is being sent as a contender for the best self produced recording by the Blues Association.

“They have struck pay dirt in bringing out the beauty of Rae’s vocal abilities”…“Listening to the disc leaves no question on why she is a perennial nominee for female vocalist in the Cascade Blues Association’s Muddy Awards” “Blue Lemonade is a deeply accomplished work with superb original songwriting that stands up to the best releases of recent years anywhere”…Greg Johnson, President of the Cascade Blues Association.

It is currently getting airplay in Portland Radio markets including KINK FM, KMHD, Eugene, Kansas City, back east and has recently crossed the pond to the radio listeners of England.

In summer of 2013, RGB opened for Lydia Pense and Cold Blood and was a band semi finalist in the 2015 International Blues Challenge in the renowned contest held every year on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.

Rae Gordon Band performances are not only a show, but a celebration, as Gordon follows the policy that a stranger is just a friend you haven’t met…yet.

“Add equal parts of Janis Joplin’s pain, Aretha Franklin’s soul and Grace Slick’s power; mix them thoroughly, and add a big gob of gooey molasses and you have Rae Gordon’s voice” … – Positively Entertainment and Dining

Dirty Flowers

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