Martin Lang & Rusty Zinn - Mr. Blues, Mr. Blues

Album: Mr. Blues, Mr. Blues
Size: 123,4 MB
Time: 53:23
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2022
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front, back

1. W-A-S-T-E-D (4:51)
2. Mr. Blues, Mr. Blues (4:50)
3. Mickey (3:02)
4. You've Gotta Stop This Mess (4:50)
5. Money In My Pocket (3:42)
6. Rose & Kelly's Boogie (4:01)
7. Crying The Blues (3:43)
8. Say It One More Time (3:29)
9. Don't You Want A Man Like Me (3:39)
10. Jet Stream (2:26)
11. The Things You Say (4:23)
12. Loan A Helping Hand (3:18)
13. Figure Head (4:04)
14. Glad I Don't Have To Worry (2:58)

Rusty Zinn, a West Coast blues (and reggae) artist with a smooth tenor voice, teams up with gritty, deep-voiced Chicagoan Martin Lang for this new album. The album also features the Bad Man Blues Band, a group of veteran musicians who have backed an earlier generation of blues musicians. In his liner notes, Mark Baier of Chicago Blues Guide writes: "Rusty and Martin met in part through their mutual friendship with Dave Meyer and Robert Jr. Lockwood, both legendary guitarists and members of Little Walter's Aces, and became aware of each other's amazing talent."

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Rusty Zinn - Last Train To Bluesville

Album: Last Train To Bluesville
Size: 169,5 MB
Time: 72:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front, back

1. Act Like You Love Me (3:50)
2. Left Me With A Broken Heart (5:35)
3. Date Bait (3:44)
4. I Played The Game (7:04)
5. Sittin' & Waitin' (2:51)
6. Going Back To New Orleans (5:22)
7. Stud Missile (4:00)
8. Can't Hold Out Much Longer (3:06)
9. Gotta Find My Baby (2:25)
10. Crying The Blues (2:46)
11. Express Yourself (3:39)
12. Gumbo Blues (3:03)
13. Jr Jives (2:44)
14. You're The One (2:53)
15. Aw Baby (3:14)
16. Blue Shadows (3:23)
17. I'm Gonna Love You (2:48)
18. The Woman I Love (2:49)
19. Stand By Me (3:31)
20. Coldstone Talk (4:01)

This collection of outtakes, demos & unissued recordings date from the 1990's when Rusty was the new prodigy in traditional blues. Working with Jimmy Rogers, Snooky Pryor, Kim Wilson & Dave Myers, Rusty learned what not to play at an early age and this set proves it. The 20 tracks feature many of the finest players on the West Coast as well as Chicago stalwart Dave Myers (from Little Walter's band). Kim Wilson, Ronnie James, Steve Lucky and Richard Innes are featured throughout and the whole set has that unique Chicago/West Coast sound that continues to evolve here in the Golden state. /Bluebeat Music

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Rusty Zinn - Confessin'

Album: Confessin'
Size: 130,0 MB
Time: 56:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Best Of Luck Baby (3:41)
2. Mimi (3:35)
3. Don't Let It Be In Vain (3:17)
4. Messin' With My Bread (2:57)
5. You Were Wrong (4:17)
6. Confessin' About My Baby (4:30)
7. Sad Old Lonesome Day (4:08)
8. Someday (3:45)
9. Lucille (3:32)
10. Hey Little Girl (4:25)
11. Your Turn To Cry (3:25)
12. Big Road Blues (3:37)
13. Think (2:53)
14. If You Ever Get Lonesome (4:16)
15. Come Get These Blues Up Off Me (3:59)

This is a long-awaited release (on Black Top) by a promising guitarist. Rusty Zinn carries more weight than the guitar-slinger epithet tells. He is an exceptional songwriter, as the five tunes he wrote or co-wrote on this disc will show. Plus, he is a singer and is exceptionally good at handling other people's material. Give a listen to the treatment he gives to Robert Nighthawk's "Someday"; he makes it his own song without messing up the writer's intentions.

A very large plus is that the material he is doing isn't the Chicago sound that is so popular with a lot of young guitarists. He is using Austin, TX as his base and has quite a bit of the Texas countrified blues influence in his music. This is music that at times strays into the West Texas bluesy countrified sound of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. It is definitely a more laid-back and rural sound that leaves room for each of the players in the two bands he uses to great advantage here, to give short but effective solos. It is more ensemble and group effort than individual flash. Both groups are equally tight and able to go with the song, one has just a little more of a citified sound while still avoiding that Chicago guitar-driven emphasis.

He uses his bandmates very well; look at the room he gives Jimmy Pugh to stretch out on organ in "Confessin' About My Baby." Or maybe you'd prefer the space Little Charlie Baty fills taking over the lead guitar and solos on "Someday." If you have any doubts about his roots, just listen to what he does by himself on the Rick Estrin tune "Come Get These Blues Up Off Me." This is a another top-notch disc of interesting blues on the Black Top label that you'll want to get your hands on. /Bob Gottlieb, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Peter Muller & Friends - Pick Up Styx

Size: 171.3 MB
Time: 73:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. Pick Up Styx (Feat. Tommie Harris) (3:42)
02. Bottle Rocket (Live) (Feat. Frank Muschalle & Rusty Zinn) (5:34)
03. Papa Ain't Salty (Feat. Bue Flagships & Rusty Zinn) (4:58)
04. Walking This Boogie (Live) (Feat. Frank Muschalle & Dani Gugolz) (2:51)
05. Let's Start A Romance (Feat. Andreas Arlt) (3:37)
06. Barefoot Rock (Feat. Mojo Blues Band) (3:55)
07. Munson Street Breakdown (Feat. Andi Sobczyk) (3:10)
08. Don’t Think It’s Over (Feat. Peter Kern) (3:34)
09. Darktown Strutters Ball (Feat. Denise Gordon) (4:59)
10. Rollin' And Squeezin' (Feat. Mojo Blues Band & Axel Zwingenberger) (2:23)
11. I'm Leaving Now (Feat. Martina Kucera) (2:43)
12. Come To Me Woman (Feat. Steve Guyger) (4:08)
13. That Saxy Felling (Feat. Tom Muller) (2:19)
14. Born To Sing (Feat. Peter Kern & Wolfgang Poll) (3:55)
15. Last Time Around (Feat. Mojo Blues Band & A.C. Reed) (3:57)
16. Pennies From Heaven (Feat. Swinging Ladies DeLuxe) (1:56)
17. Nails In My Coffin (Feat. Herby Dunkel & Herwig Mitteregger) (4:22)
18. Slinky (Feat. Jeremy Spencer) (3:19)
19. Jumpin' Jack Flash (Feat. Gorilla Gang) (3:22)
20. Blasengerl (Feat. Martin Pattart) (4:22)

"A band is just as good as the drummer"

In a band, the rhythm section is undoubtedly the backbone of the musical event and the archaic need to move to the sound of a drum is probably one of the most fundamental characteristics that make us humans.
Even if it is mostly the front musicians who initially enjoy the listener's attention, it is the special magic of a “groovy” drum beat that unconsciously and naturally casts a spell over people.
The passionate musician Peter Müllerhas internalized this magic wonderfully in the course of his career and he has managed to establish himself as one of the most sought-after drummers in a wide variety of genres. Anyone who has the opportunity to make music with him knows his qualities and, as his friend, I would also like to emphasize the human side.
With this very personally designed CD he gives us his musical calling card and takes us on an impressive journey through various stations of his exciting career with the help of selected flashlights. Enjoy! ~Erik Trauner

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Awek - Let's Party Down

Size: 137,0+166.5 MB
Time: 58:14+71:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Full

CD 1:
01. Every Time (Feat. Chris Burns) (4:40)
02. Want You To Be My Girl (Feat. Kid Andersen) (4:12)
03. Snake Boy (Feat. Bob Welsh) (4:50)
04. Can't Stop Thinking (Feat. Drew Davies & Rusty Zinn) (3:30)
05. Let's Party Down (Feat. Kid Andersen) (3:46)
06. She's Messing Around (Feat. Chris Burns) (4:23)
07. Don't Want To Lose You (Feat. Bob Welsh) (4:59)
08. Early Every Morning (Feat. Rusty Zinn) (3:12)
09. Come On In This House (Feat. Bob Welsh) (4:19)
10. Margarita (Feat. Chris Burns) (3:23)
11. Feel So Cold (Feat. Rusty Zinn) (5:51)
12. Oh Cherie (Feat. Bob Welsh & Rw Grigsby) (3:10)
13. Here I Am Again (Feat. Kid Andersen) (4:02)
14. I've Been Waiting (Feat. Bob Welsh) (3:53)

CD 2:
01. I Aprreciate (5:57)
02. Sugar Coated Love (3:23)
03. In My Kitchen (5:14)
04. He's Fat (5:17)
05. A Place Where I Can Hide (3:51)
06. Telephone Blues (6:28)
07. Walter's Mood (4:01)
08. Drive An Automatic (4:46)
09. Gotta Find My Baby (6:06)
10. Allons Bouger (5:25)
11. Sweet Little Angel (7:10)
12. If The Sea Was Whiskey (Feat. Nicolas Cassagneau) (4:27)
13. Sunshine In My Bedroom (6:05)
14. Honky Tonk Blues (2:52)

Awek are among the best blues France has to offer! The new 2019 album comes in a double pack and tells the story of the band on the second CD on 14 rare songs, starting with their first studio recording in 1995!

These guys do not imitate anyone any more than they pretend to feel this music: they sweat it with the same naturalness and legitimacy as any other international blues first-league artist, to which they belong of right. From then on, the list of guests who came to join them seems even more obvious: besides Rusty Zinn, Drew Davies and Bob Welsh, their host and producer Kid Andersen also gives himself his featuring. For it is indeed at this San Diego wizard, in his studios Greaseland, that AWEK has just recorded his new album. Just like Tommy Castro, the Nightcats and Rockin 'Johnny before, yes. More than ever swing and class, the aerobatic rhythm that lavish Joël Ferron and Olivier Trebel unrolls the track of ad hoc takeoff for the two soloists, Bernard Sellam and Stéphane Bertolino (here at the top of their art in all circumstances). To better appreciate if necessary the extent of the path traveled since their debut, our friends offer as a bonus a full bonus of choice cuts from their concerts from 1995 to 2017. This double CD carries its title: Fiesta on all floors, and a damn classic moreover...!

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Kim Wilson - Smokin' Joint: Rhythm Room Sessions Vol. 2

Size: 153,9 MB
Time: 65:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: Harmonica Blues
Label: Kim Wilson
Art: Front & Back

01. Same Old Blues ( 3:45)
02. Take A Little Walk ( 5:44)
03. Hands Out Of My Pocket ( 3:18)
04. I'm Leavin' You ( 3:29)
05. Learn To Treat Me Right ( 5:26)
06. Blue-Eyed Baby ( 4:51)
07. Date Bait ( 5:43)
08. Please Come Back To Me ( 5:53)
09. Born Blind ( 4:23)
10. I'm Going Home ( 3:52)
11. Please Don't Leave Me ( 4:12)
12. Gumbo Blues ( 4:10)
13. I Hear You Knockin'/Bring It On Home (11:02)

Personnel:
Harmonica, Vocals – Kim Wilson
Bass – Larry Taylor
Drums – Richards Innes
Guitar – Billy Flynn, Rusty Zinn

Harmonica player, songwriter, and singer Kim Wilson is as much a student and historian of classic blues as he is one of the U.S.'s top harmonica players. Simply put, Wilson has taste; when he enters the recording studio, he has a clear vision of what he wants his next record to sound like. Aside from all this, he's also an extremely hard worker and a major road hog, spending upwards of 200 nights a year on the road, playing festivals and clubs throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe with his own Kim Wilson band and leading the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Although he's long been known as the charismatic frontman for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Wilson's solo albums -- which feature bands of his own choosing for different tracks -- is where the genius in his work shows through most clearly. Born January 6, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan, Wilson grew up in California. His parents were singers who would sing popular standards on the radio, and while Wilson took trombone and guitar lessons, he didn't discover blues until he was a senior in high school. Wilson's father later worked for General Motors and raised his family in Goleta, California. Wilson dropped out of college and began playing blues full-time in 1970. He had a rented room and lived the hippie existence, getting his harmonica chops together by playing with traveling blues musicians like Eddie Taylor. Even though Wilson had only switched to harmonica in his senior year in high school, his progress on the instrument was rapid and every bit as all-consuming as his blues record-buying habit. Charlie Musselwhite, John Lee Hooker, and Sonny Rhodes were among the other Bay Area musicians Wilson befriended and worked with in clubs. But Wilson didn't meet his biggest mentor until after he moved to Austin in the mid-'70s.

"Muddy Waters was my biggest mentor. He really made my reputation for me, and that was a fantastic time of my life, being associated with that man," he recalled of his early days with the Fabulous Thunderbirds in Austin. There, at Antone's blues nightclub, Wilson and his Thunderbirds would back up whoever came into town, and it didn't take long for the band to earn Waters' blessing.

As a songwriter, Wilson takes his cue from the long-forgotten names like Tampa Red, Roosevelt Sykes, and Lonnie Johnson. His 1993 solo album, Tigerman, for the Austin-based Antone's label, features just three of his own tunes. Being the student of the blues that he is, Wilson was understandably hesitant to record too many of his own tunes when he'd already had a vision in his head of how he was going to rework classics like Joe Hill Louis' "Tiger Man," the album's title track. He followed up his debut with the equally brilliant That's Life (1994), also for Antone's, and again this recording contains just three self-penned songs. Wilson's career took a boost in the '90s with a major-label deal with Private Music/BMG for the Fabulous Thunderbirds and frequent concert appearances with Bonnie Raitt. Wilson's solo albums are solid productions, highly recommended for harmonica students and fans of classic Texas blues and rhythm & blues. ~ Richard Skelly

Smokin' Joint: Rhythm Room Sessions Vol. 2

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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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Various - Blues In The Bar: Drinkin' Songs

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 83:25
Size: 191.0 MB
Styles: Assorted blues styles
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:26] 1. Floyd Dixon - Hey, Bartender
[2:42] 2. Johnny Otis - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
[4:08] 3. Albert Collins - I Ain't Drunk
[3:30] 4. Koko Taylor - Beer Bottle Boogie
[4:24] 5. Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials - 20% Alcohol
[2:33] 6. Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women - Let The Gin Do The Talking
[4:50] 7. Rusty Zinn - Drinking My Last Dime
[4:51] 8. Roy Buchanan - Beer Drinking Woman
[8:13] 9. Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Stop Drinking
[3:48] 10. Bob Margolin - Brown Liquor
[3:19] 11. Cephas & Wiggins - No Ice In My Bourbon
[2:39] 12. Roomful Of Blues - Juice, Juice, Juice
[4:29] 13. Billy Boy Arnold - Whiskey, Beer And Reefer
[5:47] 14. William Clarke - Drinking By Myself
[2:35] 15. Lonnie Brooks - One More Shot
[3:56] 16. Joe Louis Walker - Too Drunk To Drive Drunk
[2:41] 17. Johnny Jones - Sloppy Drunk Blues
[5:24] 18. Elvin Bishop - My Whiskey Head Buddies
[5:16] 19. Carey Bell - When I Get Drunk
[4:47] 20. Little Charlie & The Nightcats - I Don't Drink Much

Booze Blues: The sorrow one occasionally feels when drunk. Usually occurs when one drinks when he/she is in a bad mood. The affected person will often be saddened by anything and/or everything wrong in that person's life, no matter how important or trivial (most often trivial). Often accompanied (but not remedied) by more drinking.

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Aki Kumar - Don't Hold Back

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:36
Size: 120.4 MB
Styles: Harmonica blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. Judgement Day
[3:08] 2. Hoochie Coochie Coo (Feat. Rusty Zinn & Frankie Ramos)
[5:06] 3. Don't Hold Back
[4:06] 4. Buzzin' (Feat. Little Jonny & Johnny Cat Soubrand)
[4:08] 5. Let Me Get Closer
[3:11] 6. She Don't Want Me No More
[5:46] 7. Drifting Blues
[3:42] 8. Blue Baby (Feat. Bob Welsh)
[3:34] 9. I'll Get You Too
[3:56] 10. Wish Me Well
[4:00] 11. Freight Train (Feat. Vance Ehlers, Little Jonny & June Core)
[2:56] 12. The Mumbai Express (Feat. Kid Andersen)
[4:46] 13. Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Yeh (Feat. Lisa Leuschner Andersen)

Since Charlie Musselwhite planted roots on the West Coast decades ago, San Francisco has evolved into a hotbed of sensational harmonica players, most notably Rick Estrin, Mark Hummel and the late Norton Buffalo. But as most locals already know, there’s a new reed-bender in town, and he’s ready to make a name for himself on a broader scale.

Born in Mumbai, India, and only working as a musician full-time for the past six years or so, Akarsha “Aki” Kumar is the real deal if you love traditional blues harp with an extra dose of originality. As a teen, he studied keyboards and tabla (Indian drums) before picking up a tremolo harmonica, instrument commonly used in popular Hindi music. Now in his mid-30s, Kumar emigrated to the U.S. in 1996 to study software engineering, settling first in Oklahoma City before transferring to San Jose State University, where he earned a degree that landed him a job in the industry.

Aki’s love for the harmonica eventually lead him to the San Jose School of the Blues, where master instructor Dave Barrett quickly turned him onto to the works of Little Walter Jacobs, George “Harmonica” Smith and James Cotton. Kumar burst onto the West Coast scene in 2009, fronting one of the Bay Area’s favorite bands, Tip Of The Top. He now fronts his own tight ensemble and also does service with Little Jonny And The Giants.

Kumar makes his recording debut on this disc, which was co-produced with Chris “Kid” Andersen at Andersen’s award-winning Greaseland Studios. Joining him for the session is lineup that includes four of the best guitarists in the area: Andersen (who also adds keyboards, tabla and sitar), Rusty Zinn, Little Jonny and Johnny “Cat” Soubrand of the Terry Hanck Band. Blues Music Award nominee June Core and Vance Ehlers contribute drums and bass, while Frankie Ramos sits in on saxophone. Bob Welsh sits in on piano and Kid’s wife Lisa Leuschner Andersen backing vocals. ~Marty Gunther

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June Core - Rhythm & Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:15
Size: 107.4 MB
Styles: Blues, Jazz, R&B
Year: 2017
Art: Full

[3:49] 1. Love Is On Me w/ Kid Andersen & Alabama Mike
[6:09] 2. Cruisin' w/ Charlie Baty & Chris Cain
[4:11] 3. Were You There? w/ Charlie Musselwhite & John Blues Boyd
[5:09] 4. This Is My Prayer w/ Dennis Dove & Jim Pugh
[3:52] 5. If I Ever Needed You w/ Adrian Costa & Bob Welsh
[4:43] 6. Rhythm & Blues w/ Rick Estrin & RJ Mischo & Mark Hummel
[3:53] 7. We're Busy! w/ Charlie Baty & Chris Cain
[5:02] 8. Standin' On The Corner w/ Jon Lawton
[3:45] 9. Cry For Me w/ Rusty Zinn & Mike Schermer
[3:32] 10. Never Too Late w/ Adrian Acosta & Bob Welsh
[2:06] 11. Rhythm & Blues Reprise

JUNE CORE - drums & percussion with his friends: ALABAMA MIKE (vocals), CHRIS CAIN (guitar), CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE (harmonica), RICK ESTRIN (harmonica), KID ANDERSEN (guitar, bass), LITTLE CHARLIE BATY (guitar), JIM PUGH (organ), RUSTY ZINN (guitar), BOB WELCH (guitar, piano), MIGHTY-MIKE SCHERMER (guitar), JON LAWTON (guitar, vocals), LORENZO FARRELL (organ), RANDY BERMUDES (bass), RJ MISCHO (harmonica), MARK HUMMEL (harmonica), AKI KUMAR (harmonica), DENNIS DOVE (vocals), TERRY HANCK (saxophone), MANNY ANGEL (trumpet), ERIC SPAULDING (saxophone), DON DAILY (strings) & JOHN BLUES BOYD (vocals). This set is full of different sounds & styles and feature all original material. From blues to funk to gospel soul and some swingin guitar workouts from his many plank plunking friends. Recorded by Kid Andersen at his Greaseland Studios. Killer Diller!!!!!

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, June is a self-taught musician. He got his first paying gig at 17 after only playing for a year. Over the next few years June gigged in and around Cleveland with organist Eddie Baccus and with various funk, jazz and soul groups. In 1978 June was introduced to Robert Lockwood Jr. and Johnny Shines. Eddie Baccus suggested that Robert use June for an upcoming tour. Lockwood reluctantly agreed to hire an unproven drummer and, consequently, the band was fired after the first week because June insisted on playing funk grooves over blues. The club owner recognized talent however, and allowed the band to practice in a broom closet. Robert and Johnny taught June, in one day, five different shuffles to use in any blues. “That was start of my career”, says June. Robert and Johnny Shines became June’s second father’s and June’s musical relationship with Lockwood lasted nearly ten years. In 1980, June moved to New York and played pickups with jazz and funk bands doing the club circuit that included The Bitter End, Lonestar Café, and Freddies Café. In 1982, June returned to Cleveland. As a result of his relationship with Robert Lockwood, June shared the stage with BB King, James Cotton, Mighty Joe Young, Willie Dixon, and Albert Collins.

In 1987 June headed west to San Jose, California. Shortly thereafter, he was hired by Mark Hummel, a stint that lasted two years. He soon met Andy Santana and the West Coast Playboys and then, along with Andy and Mike Schermer, founded the Soul Drivers, a highly successful Santa Cruz based blues band. In 1991, The Soul Drivers became Angela Stehli’s backup band. June also worked as a side man for Miss Laverne Baker. In 1996 June was asked to join Little Charlie and the Nightcats and spent five years touring with that band. Throughout the next few years June played with various west coast based bands such as Terry Hanck and Mighty-Mike Schermer. In 2004 Charlie Musselwhite hired June and has been touring with him since.

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Rhythm & Blues

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Martin Lang - Ain't No Notion

Size: 122,8 MB
Time: 52:54
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Front

01. Back Scratcher (3:53)
02. Blues With A Feeling (4:19)
03. The Hard Ten (3:12)
04. Come On In This House (5:00)
05. 10.30 Blues (6:34)
06. Watermelon Man (4:54)
07. Chromando) (3:36)
08. You're The One (2:50)
09. Mile High Blues) (3:12)
10. Blues Today (5:30)
11. Can't Hold Out Much Longer (2:51)
12. Walking By Myself (2:56)
13. Hip Twist (4:01)

'Ain't No Notion' features traditional Chicago style blues harmonica artist Martin Lang together with some other notable musicians who excel in this gritty, urban blues genre.

Martin Lang (harp, vocals), Billy Flynn (guitars), Rusty Zinn (guitars, vocals), Jimmy Upstairs (bass guitar), Dean Haas (drums).

Ain't No Notion

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Rusty Zinn & The Roadmasters - Live (Feat. Kim Wilson)

Size: 161,5 MB
Time: 70:03
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1996
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. Don't Bite The Hand That Feeds You (11:19)
02. Rock With Me Tonight ( 9:43)
03. I Can Tell ( 5:01)
04. I'm Trying ( 5:00)
05. How Long ( 6:21)
06. I Ain't Gonna Do It ( 8:13)
07. Tigerman ( 4:29)
08. Why I Sing The Blues (10:14)
09. High & Lonesome/T-Bone Shuffle ( 9:43)

They may be calling themselves the Roadmasters, but Larry Taylor, Richard Innes and Fred Kaplan have been around doing this stuff as long as I've been listening to this stuff--and that's a long time. At one point they WERE the Hollywood Fats Band and were laying the best trad-blues ensemble this side of the Fabulous Thunderbirds during the late '70s/early '80s, cranking on the same groove with a guitarist as steeped in the genre as Jimmy Vaughn and with chops to match. Since that time they have carried on from time to time as the Hollywood Blue Flames or have backed up everybody who's anybody as an ensemble, pairs, or as a single addition for those needing it laid on right. On this live release they are members of Rusty Zinn's band. ~by Richard Bush

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Cathy Lemons Blues Band - Dark Road

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:13
Size: 142.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1998
Art: Front

[4:17] 1. Rolling And Tumbling (Feat. Steve Freund)
[3:45] 2. Hard Headed Man (Feat. Rusty Zinn)
[4:01] 3. Dirty Man (Feat. Steve Freund)
[4:37] 4. Let Me Be Good (Feat. Tommy Castro)
[5:22] 5. Worry Worry (Feat. David Maxwell)
[3:04] 6. Sayin' It Plain (Feat. Steve Freund)
[5:51] 7. Good Morning Little Schoolboy (Feat. Steve Freund)
[6:05] 8. Dark Road (Feat. Steve Freund)
[3:23] 9. Lonesome Whistle Blues (Feat. Steve Freund)
[5:54] 10. Takin' A Train (Feat. Tommy Castro)
[3:44] 11. I Need You So Bad (Feat. David Maxwell)
[3:42] 12. Just Got To Know
[4:14] 13. Little By Little (Feat. Rusty Zinn)
[4:07] 14. You Belong To Me

Cathy Lemons is a vocalist, songwriter, song publisher, band leader, and show producer who has been a staple of the blues scene in the Bay Area for 25 years. She is the other half of the electrifying duo known as "The Lucky Losers," a male/ female headed indie blues band. She has been described as “the finest light-skinned female blues vocalist in the U.S.” (Real Blues 2010) with a “velvety and hypnotic voice—resonant of “a female Howlin’ Wolf” (Fulltimeblues 2010). Hailing from Dallas, TX she honed her chops with the likes of Anson Funderburgh and performed with Stevie Ray Vaughan. She has worked with some of the great names in blues including John Lee Hooker (she toured as his send-off singer in 1987), Tommy Castro, Ron Thompson, and many others. Cathy has five albums out to date--the last two with her singing partner and harmonica playing ace, Phil Berkowitz.

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Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson - For Pops: A Tribute To Muddy Waters

Year: 2014
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:26
Size: 109,6 MB
Styles: Electric blues, Chicago blues
Scans: Full

1. Gone To Main Street (2:54)
2. Just To Be With You (3:35)
3. I Don't Know Why (2:37)
4. I Want You To Love Me (3:18)
5. Still A Fool (3:42)
6. My Dog Can't Bark (3:28)
7. She's Got It (3:14)
8. I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love (3:15)
9. Blow Wind Blow (3:37)
10. Nineteen Years Old (4:09)
11. I Want To Be Loved (2:39)
12. Trouble No More (3:58)
13. I Just Want To Make Love To You (3:22)
14. She Loves Me (3:32)

The son of legendary bluesman Muddy Waters, Mud Morganfield and Fabulous Thunderbird front man Kim Wilson come together for this tribute release. "For Pops: A Tribute To Muddy Waters" represents some of Mud's favorite songs from his father including the iconic "I Just Want to Make Love to You" plus "Blow Wind Blow" and "Just to Be With You". When you hear Mud belt out his version of the classic "My Dog Can't Bark" it's clear that the apple truly doesn't fall far from the tree.

Kim Wilson lives up to his reputation as the finest purveyor of the 'Little Walter' harmonica style by laying down some of his best work to date. Backing them is the crack team of Billy Flynn and Rusty Zinn (guitars), Barrelhouse Chuck (piano), Steve Gomes (bass) and Robb Stupka (drums). "For Pops" only scratches the surface of the impressive catalog left by the master bluesman, but this collection is a must for blues fans everywhere. We're certain 'Pops' is proud of his boy. /Amazon

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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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Beth Kohnen & Rusty Zinn - Ease My Worried Mind

Size: 138,1 MB
Time: 58:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. Ain't Easy (3:20)
02. Trouble In Mind (5:05)
03. Honest I Do (2:43)
04. Can't Hold Out (3:29)
05. Sad Hours (3:11)
06. Bad Break (2:54)
07. Evil Ways (4:27)
08. Raining In My Heart (2:33)
09. In The Mood (3:11)
10. Don't Get Around (2:12)
11. Bright Lights Big City (2:58)
12. Easy (3:00)
13. Walter's Jump (2:45)
14. Messin' Round With The Blues (3:06)
15. Hard Hearted Woman (3:01)
16. Red Quilt Blues (3:31)
17. Key To The Highway (2:55)
18. Mr Jelly Roll Baker (4:26)

A blues lover's delight. Tasty, soulful harmonica blues.
Beth Kohnen is a full time musician based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has also taken her music to Paris, the South of France, and New Orleans. "Ease My Worried Mind" is her third album and offers an hour of mellow blues with Beth on harmonica and vocals accompanied on guitar by WC Handy nominee Rusty Zinn.

From Beth on the making of this CD:
"Ease My Worried Mind" contains mellow blues good for thinking or day-dreaming or really listening. It's a great CD to play in the car. I like to play it on the way home from high adrenaline gigs to come back down to earth. It was a pleasure to work with Rusty --- we recorded all the tracks at my home studio. Then I took everything to Wally Sound to be mixed and mastered. Wally took the time to understand my vision and at once offered to use a vintage plate reverb effects monster machine taking up an entire wall of his studio. Consequently the reverb on the CD is not an emulation - it is the real thing used in the 20's and 30's. He also used a touch of real echo effects on the vocals which totally blew me away.

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Rusty Zinn - Sittin' & Waitin'

Year: 1996
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:48
Size: 105,0 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Don't Let Daddy Slow Walk You Down (4:04)
2. Sittin' And Waitin' (2:53)
3. Stand By Me (3:38)
4. 30 Second Lover (2:37)
5. Moanin' For My Baby (3:09)
6. Bad Boy (2:43)
7. Nothing Takes The Place Of You (3:47)
8. Pretty Things (3:00)
9. It Hurts Me (3:16)
10. Crazy Little Woman (3:25)
11. It's Love Baby (24 Hours Of The Day) (3:28)
12. Treat You Like A Queen (4:39)
13. Jr. Jives (2:44)
14. The Last Time (2:18)

Throughout his career blues kingpin Kim Wilson certainly has associated himself on stage and recordings with guitar players of the highest calibre. Rusty Zinn is no exception and on this release he proves it. Additionally he has a strong, youthful (in a good way), and unaffected voice which he uses to great effect on this release. Check out his fine renditions of "Don't Let Daddy Slow Walk You Down" ,"30 Second Lover" and "Stand By Me" (not the Ben E. King song of the same name), where he really stretches out his voice. Kim Wilson also makes a strong appearance on vocals and harp on some nice cuts and shares production credit with Hammond Scott.

There are 14 cuts in all, two written by Wilson, one by Zinn and the rest are less obscure to obscure covers. Whether shuffle, mambo, low down Howlin' Wolf sounding, or the Lucille-esque title cut, every groove is solid as a rock and expertly constructed, not a single dud. Great production too. Nice horns arrangements with lots of space for vocals and solos to breath. Veteran side men and a warm "live sound" on this recording add to its strength. Outstanding guitar work. Toneful and heartfelt, simplicity and spontaneity rule on these solos.

Zinn may be a young man, but the time he has spent learning guitar was extremely productive because he caught up and passed guys who are much older. Someone once said "you spend the first ten years learning what to play, the next ten what not to play, and ten more putting it all toghether". It sounds like Rusty took the simple approach of just doing the first part of that and skipping straight to the end, and it didn't take any ten years either. He has listened to the "right" (whatever that means) records and it shows. He has made a big contribution to the music which he obviously loves (from the sound of this record) and has a very promising future and present. Highly recommended. /Amazon

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Dave Myers - You Can't Do That

Year: 1998
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:59
Size: 122,4 MB
Styles: Blues
Scans: Full

1. Please Don't Leave Me (3:23)
2. Dave's Boogie Guitar (3:59)
3. You Can't Do That (3:34)
4. Elevate Me, Mama (3:55)
5. Reconsider Baby (4:26)
6. Ting-A-Ling (3:06)
7. Oh Baby (3:14)
8. Legs Up (3:07)
9. Going Home Tomorrow (4:10)
10. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy (4:10)
11. You Can't Love Me That Way (3:15)
12. Love By The Pound (4:15)
13. Stone Cold Fox (3:15)
14. Blues In Mexico (4:04)

Dave Myers helped make Chicago blues history as the leader of the Aces-Jukes, Little Walter's backup group during the harmonica genius's heyday in the 1950s. While he's played both guitar and bass on a pile of classic blues recordings as a sideman over the intervening decades, this marks his first album as a featured artist. The wait was evidently worth it, as Myers is flanked by a top-notch band featuring Rusty Zinn on guitar and Kim Wilson on harmonica and simply turns in the best traditional blues record to be released in a long, long time. Myers' guitar style is thoroughly down-home and swinging (especially fine on the instrumental "Legs Up") and has taken on absolutely no modern accoutrements over the years; the band turns in well-formed and integrated performances that recall the Chess studio sessions of the 1950s. Myers' singing voice isn't the strongest, but instead imparts a warm, good-natured blues feeling to it, heard to good effect on "Ting-A-Ling," the Little Walter tribute "Oh Baby," John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson's "Elevate Me, Mama" and "You Can't Love Me That Way." Dave also brings six originals to this 14-track outing, with the title track sounding like a lost Chicago classic from the '50s. This one absolutely defies the odds; if you really can't go home again, then this one comes awful darn close. /Cub Koda, AllMusic

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Johnny Tanner - Juke Joint Rambler

Size: 102,7 MB
Time: 44:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues
Art: Front

01. I Got To Go (Feat. Rusty Zinn) (3:15)
02. Lovey Dovey (Feat. Jr. Watson) (2:41)
03. Searchin' The World Over (Feat. Jr. Watson) (3:48)
04. Bring Her Back To Me (Feat. Jr. Watson) (3:11)
05. I Done Got Over It (Feat. Jr. Watson) (2:50)
06. It Ain't Right (Feat. Jr. Watson) (2:38)
07. Blue Vapor (3:57)
08. Checking On My Baby (Feat. Rusty Zinn) (3:05)
09. I Didn't Know (2:25)
10. Stop Breaking Down (Feat. Fred Kaplan) (3:42)
11. Run Around Woman (Feat. Jr. Watson) (2:50)
12. Nobody But You (Feat. Billy Flynn) (2:48)
13. Lighthouse For My Soul (Feat. Jr. Watson) (3:29)
14. Out Arizona Way (Feat. Billy Flynn) (3:17)

Veteran straight-ahead harmonica player and vocalist Johnny Tanner steps away from his regular unit, His Aces, based in Phoenix, Ariz., for this all-star laced retrospective gathered from two California recording sessions – Pasadena in 1997 and Berkeley in 2001. The resulting product is a well-paced collection of blues that, despite sitting in the can for the past 14 years, delivers with a warm, contemporary feel.

Tanner has been active musically for the better part of the past 40 years. One of his first bands, the Seattle-based Blue Lights Band, featured Barrelhouse Chuck on keyboards, and produced one song – “When Mt. St. Helen’s Blows It’s Top” – that received wide airplay after the volcano erupted a short while later. He’s toured widely and shared the staged with a who’s who of the blues scene, including Sunnyland Slim, Lazy Lester, Lil’ Ed and Eddie C. Campbell, among many others. His harp playing is rock-steady in a traditional style on both diatonic and chromatic, and his energetic tenor vocals swing steadily throughout.

Two of the most prominent West Coast guitar players – Junior Watson in Pasadena and Rusty Zinn in Berkeley – are featured prominently throughout in sets that vary between jump and Chicago stylings. The Southern California set also includes the Hollywood Fats band rhythm section – Fred Kaplan on keys, Larry Taylor on bass and the late Richard Innes, to whom the CD is dedicated, on drums – aided by sax players Jeff Turmes and Tom Faberge. Innes also holds down the bottom on the Bay Area set with Randy Bermudes on bass. Chicago veteran Billy Flynn shares guitar duties with Zinn and takes the lead on two numbers.

The Little Walter standard “I Got To Go” kicks off the set, aided by a steady guitar-driven rhythm pattern from Zinn and Flynn, before Watson propels “Lovey Dovey” with a driving guitar solo beneath and between Tanner’s vocals. The Tanner original “Searchin’ The World Over” follows, featuring a high-register harmonica solo in the style of Jimmy Reed, as he sings about a lost love. The theme continues for the horn- and keyboard-fueled “Bring Her Back To Me.”

A traditional vocal take on Guitar Slim’s “I Done Got Over It” features the horn section before Tanner launches into “It Ain’t Right,” the first of two Little Walter covers in the set. Next up, the original, “Blue Vapor,” is a slow burner that provides plenty of space for Johnny to work out on the diatonic in a number that shines above the rest. Another tip of the hat to Chicago follows, with Tanner sandwiching covers of two Sonny Boy Williamson tunes — “Checking On My Baby” and “Stop Breaking Down,” — around Howlin’ Wolf’s “I Don’t Know.”

Two originals — “Run Around Woman” and “Lighthouse For My Soul” – bookend Little Walter’s “Nobody But You” (featuring Flynn) before another original, the instrumental “Out Arizona Way,” concludes the set.

There’s a timelessness to the blues, and that feature is clearly evident here. Available through CDBaby or Amazon, Tanner delivers a disc that’s just as fresh as the days it was recorded. Perfect for anyone who loves traditional blues delivered in a clean, uncluttered manner. Fine musicianship’s on display throughout. ~Marty Gunther

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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

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