Giuseppe and Rodrigo – Met at the Mississippi Self-Produced www.grplayblues.com CD: 10 Songs, 37 Minutes Styles: Acoustic Blues, Harmonica Blues, Duo Album, Debut Album You’ve got to hand it to first-timers. Those who debut in any scene, whether music, movies, art, literature or other arenas, give their all for three chief reasons. First, their passion …
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New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers – Volume 1 Stony Plain Records 10 songs – 46 minutes Once in a while, artists release albums with little fanfare that just knock your socks off. Volume 1 is just such an album, from the intriguingly named New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers. Of course, one might expect …
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Cover photo © 2020 Laura Carbone In This Issue Marty Gunther has our feature interview with Dave Keller. We have 6 Blues reviews for you this week including a book by Eddie Floyd with Tony Fletcher plus new music from The Kid Ramos/Bob Corritore ‘From The Vault’, New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, Cary Morin, …
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore – Travelin’ The Dirt Road Vizztone Label Group www.bobcorritore.com 12 tracks Originally released on Blue Witch records in 2007, Bob Corritore has remastered and updated this great album of 10 original Dave Riley cuts and a pair of tunes written by Dave’s longtime friend and bandmate John Weston. Recorded over …
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Dave Keller isn’t your ordinary bluesman. A late-bloomer who didn’t start singing until he was in his 20s, he’s tall, trim pleasant man who looks more like your next-door neighbor or local businessman – until he opens his mouth, and then… Wow! Close your eyes when he starts vocalizing and you’ll think you’re listening to …
Cover photo © 2020 Joseph A. Rosen In This Issue Mark Thompson has our feature interview with Magic Dick. We have 6 Blues reviews for you this week including new releases from Kim Wilson, AJ Crawdaddy, Dave Riley & Bob Corritore “From The Vault”, Fabrizio Poggi, Lloyd Jones and Kaz Hawkins. We have 2 Videos …
Danielle Miraglia – Bright Shining Stars Vizztone Label Group www.daniellem.com 11 tracks Danielle Miraglia is a Boston-based acoustic blues and roots artist. She offers up here her first solo CD. She has a couple with her band, the Glory Junkies. She does have some older solo downloads, but this big release is her first solo …
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Henry Gray & Bob Corritore Sessions Vol 2 – Cold Chills Vizztone Label Group www.bobcorritore.com 15 tracks Bob Corritore has issued the second volume of his collaborative work with the great pianist and singer Henry Gray. Recorded over 20 or so years and spanning 1998 to 2018, Bob gives us a mix of stuff that …
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Cover photo © 2020 Joseph A. Rosen In This Issue Marty Gunther has our feature interview with Guy Davis. We have 6 Blues reviews for you this week including new releases from Shaun Murphy, John Németh, Henry Gray & Bob Corritore From The Vault, Danielle Miraglia, The Lizzard Kings featuring Charles Ponder and Peter Parcek. …
Born in New Jersey, Johnny Iguana (Brian Berkowitz) grew up in Philadelphia, where his family moved when he was eight years old. His career in music began when he started piano lessons with his mother, on the same day with the same teacher. One can only imagine what that experience was like! “I don’t remember …
