With over forty superb albums, a five-decade career that’s made him an international star, and as one of the most remarkable performers in any musical genre, Eric Bibb is a singer, songwriter and ultimately, a very special artist. In concert, and in recordings, he touches people, goes into their hearts, and stays there. He’s an …
Brandon Isaak – Rise ‘N’ Shine Self Released www.brandonisaak.ca 13 tracks Brandon Isaak presents an all-original album of 13 blues tunes presented as a solo effort. Recorded in Vancouver’s Tin Can Alley, many of his local friends joined in with the making of this CD. The tunes range from raw, primitively recorded roots music to …
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Gaye Adegbalola – The Griot Hot Toddy Music/VizzTone Label Group VT-HTM-2420 17 songs – 68 minutes www.adegbalola.com Gaye Adegbalola has never been shy about speaking her mind through music. As a 25-year member of Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women, she delivered the truth – both frankly and with a wry sense of humor. And …
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Cover photo © 2018 A. Spadaro Jr. In This Issue Tee Watts interviews legendary War guitarist Howard Scott about his history of Funk music and about playing with Jimi Hendrix in his last live performance. We have 6 Blues reviews for you this week including new music from Walter Trout, Gaye Adegbalola, Eric Schenkman, Pete …
Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton – The Life And Times Of Blind Boy Billy Peckerwood Publishing www.sauceboss.com 135 pages CD – Blind Boy Billy Burning Disk Records 7 Tracks/22:27 With a career that spans more than five decades, Bill Wharton has morphed from a high school drummer to gumbo-cooking guitarist who is also a singer/songwriter. He …
Cover photo © 2018 Marilyn Stringer In This Issue Don Wilcock has our feature interview with Vanessa Collier. We have 6 Blues reviews for you this week including a book and record from Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton plus new music from Cary Morin, Raphael Wressnig, Josh Lief, Mission Brown and The Liam Ward Band. Our …
“I think the saxophone in particular is very close to the human voice,” says Vanessa Collier. “It’s just as expressive to me.” In the guitar-centric world of contemporary blues, Collier finds her muse in the “voice” of the saxophone. The instrument compensated for her introverted nature as a child and now in her late 20s …
Cover photo © 2018 Marilyn Stringer In This Issue Tee Watts has our feature interview with bassist Scot Sutherland. We have 6 Blues reviews for you this week including a historical compilation of classic artists called Confessin’ The Blues plus new music from John Primer, Frenchie’s Blues Destroyers, John Greyhound Maxwell, Tokyo Tramps and Mike …
Snooky Pryor – All My Money Gone Wolf Records International CD: 14 Songs, 61:44 Minutes Styles: Postwar Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, Previously Unreleased Recordings, Classic Covers “Pioneer of the Postwar Chicago Blues Harp Sound.” So proclaims the cover of All My Money Gone, a masterful compilation of previously unreleased recordings from the one and …
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Americana Kitchen – “Come And Get It” Vol. 1 www.americanakitchenmusic.com Junk Records 20 songs time-Side 1-49:10 Side 2-48:13 This studio project featuring talented musicians from San Gabriel Valley and Greater Los Angeles is the brainchild of guitarist Danny Johnson who wrote all the songs, arranged and produced. American roots music is represented here in various …
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