Cover photo © 2021 Allison Morgan In This Issue Bucky O’Hare has our feature interview with slide guitar virtuoso, Joanna Connor. We have eight Blues reviews for you this week including a new music from West Side Joe & The Men Of Soul, Donna Herula, Bob Corritore, Maria Muldaur with Tuba Skinny, Tia Carroll, Rob …
In a universe dominated by B.B. King, Muddy Waters and a host of younger guitar slingers, Buddy Guy has always been recognized as a major inspiration. Despite his importance and all the awards and accomplishments he’s achieved through his 60-plus-year career, however, he’s managed to fly slightly under the radar as others received most of …
Reverend Randy Mac – King of Clubs Self Released www.kingofclubsrandymac.com 9 tracks Reverend Randy Mac started playing in his first garage band in Michigan in 1962. Playing with a host of friends in a number of bands, he honed his skills and love of music that began with him messing with his dad’s resonator. After …
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Cover photo © 2021 Sony Music In This Issue Marty Gunther has our feature interview with Blues legend Buddy Guy. We have two blues reviews for you this week including a new music from Steve Baker & the Live Wires and Reverend Randy Mac. Our Video of the Week is Shemekia Copeland with Kenny Wayne …
Dexter Allen – Keep Movin’ On Endless Blues Records 11 songs – 47 minutes www.dexterallen.com A star in his own right after working in the shadows in support of Bobby Rush for several years, guitarist/songwriter Dexter Allen hits on all cylinders on his latest CD, a powerful, all-original blend of blues, soul and funk that …
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Cover photo © 2021 Roman Sobus In This Issue Anita Schlank has our feature interview with Tab Benoit. We have four blues reviews for you this week including a new music from EB Davis, Dexter Allen, The RJ Spangler Band and Mary Stokes Band featuring Sarah Michelle. From The Editor’s Desk Hey Blues Fans, The …
Mark Harrison Band – The Road To Liberty www.markharrisonband.com Self release 21 songs – 70 minutes Any new release by English acoustic singer/songwriter/guitarist, Mark Harrison, is cause for celebration. With five well-received albums already under his belt (most recently The Panoramic View, which was positively reviewed in Blues Blast Magazine in November 2018), The Road …
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Johnny Rawls – Best of Johnny Rawls Vol. 1 Catfood Records CFR-030 14 songs – 60 minutes www.johnnyrawlsblues.com In a career that began in Southern Mississippi more than 50 years ago, Johnny Rawls has proven to be one of the most consistently entertaining performers in the blues. A two-time BMA honoree for soul-blues album of …
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Cover photo © 2021 Roman Sobus Blues fans think they know Tab Benoit. To many he’s the talented musician who is highly accessible to his fans. And, as the so-called “Mayor of Benderville” (at the Big Blues Bender) he is thought of as a someone who always appears willing to have a drink, smoke a …
In This Issue Steve Jones has our feature story Remembering Maxwell Street. We have four blues reviews for you this week including a new music from Guy Davis, Johnny Rawls, Reverend Freakchild and Mark Harrison Band. Featured Interview – Remembering Maxwell Street This feature originally ran in the Crossroads Blues Society Newsletter. Used by permission. …
