Cover photo © 2019 Nate Kieser In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite. We have 4 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Big Jack Reynolds, Joe Zook & Blues Deluxe, Soul Explosion and Kai Strauss & the Electric Blues All Stars. We have the …
Steve Howell & Jason Weinheimer – History Rhymes Out Of The Past Music – 2019 www.stevehowell.ws 12 tracks; 50 minutes East Texas-based, Steve Howell has been fascinated by finger-picking guitar since he heard Mississippi John Hurt back in the 60’s. This is his eighth album release and he has also produced a guide Fingerpicking Early …
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Cover photo © 2019 Bob Kieser In This Issue Blues Blast senior writer Marty Gunther has our feature story about Billy Branch and his new album Roots And Branches – The Songs Of Little Walter. We have 6 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Cass Clayton Band, Cash Box Kings, Big …
Blues harmonica master Billy Branch took on a seemingly impossible task when he decided to go into the studio to honor a true giant of the instrument, a project that came to fruition last month with the release of Roots and Branches: The Songs of Little Walter on the Alligator label. Of all the musicians …
Peter Ward – Train to Key Biscayne Gandy Dancer Records www.peterwardblues.com CD: 12 Songs, 43:00 Minutes Styles: Ensemble Blues, Traditional and Contemporary Electric Blues, All Original Songs Perhaps the most special thing about Train to Key Biscayne, by Maine native Peter Ward, is its array of brilliant guest stars: Luther Johnson, Michelle Willson, Ronnie …
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Cover photo © 2019 Joseph A. Rosen In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with Trudy Lynn. We have 10 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Delbert McClinton, Jason Ricci & The Bad Kind, Paul Oscher, Peter Ward, Bonita and the Blues Shacks, Jason Robert, Sunday Wilde & The …
Grady Champion – Steppin’ In – A Tribute To ZZ Hill Malaco Records – 2019 12 tracks; 45 minutes www.gradychampion.com Since he won the IBC in 2010 Grady Champion has kept busy, setting up his own D Champ label and releasing albums regularly, most recently on Malaco, this tribute album being his third on the …
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Alexis P. Suter Band – Be Love Hipbone Records HBB-084 12 songs – 48 minutes www.alexispsuter.com Possessing one of the deepest female voices in the recording industry, Alexis P. Suter is a powerhouse whose musical journey mixes blues, gospel, R&B and rock, delivering large doses of positivity in the process. This one takes a little …
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Cover photo © 2019 Bob Kieser In This Issue Marty Gunther has our feature interview with Chicago musician and bass player Larry Williams. We have 10 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Ben Levin, John Duer and the Blues Freaks, Alexis P. Suter Band, Head Honchos, Packrat’s Smokehouse, Grady Champion, King …
The Lee Boys – Live On The East Coast M.C. Records www.leeboys.com 11 Tracks/65:24 Following a Biblical passage in Psalms encouraging Christians to generate praise to God with stringed instruments, the House of God churches incorporated the pedal steel guitar into their worship services, often in place of the organ. A split lead to the …
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