Big Al And The Heavyweights – Blues Power VizzTone Label Group https://bigal.net/ 10 songs time – 41:05 The latest effort from South Louisiana’s veteran blues-roots band finds them with two new members in Dangerous Dale Robertson on harp and Dennis the Menace Cedeno on bass. Stalwarts Marcel Anton on vocals-guitar and namesake and spiritual leader …
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The Fabulous Trutones – Comin’ Back Live Self- Released www.fabuloustrutones.com 10 Tracks – 43 Minutes The Fabulous Trutones formed from a trio of veteran performers from disparate backgrounds. Tim Wagoner is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the group. He began playing piano at age 8, picked up the guitar at age 10, and majored in …
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Kirk Fletcher – Keep On Pushing VizzTone Label Group – 2025 www.kirkfletcherband.com 10 tracks; 44 minutes The fact that Kirk Fletcher has recovered from his 2023 stroke and put out an enjoyable new comeback album immediately puts this one in the win column. Keep On Pushing is not a big crossover attempt. It is a …
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Big Al & the Heavyweights – Love One Another VizzTone Label Group VT-BA-01 14 songs – 60 minutes www.bigal.net One of the hardest working and most beloved bands in America, percussionist Big Al Lauro and his Heavyweights reunite with former bandmate Jason Ricci and team with North Mississippi Allstar Luther Dickinson as they deliver an …
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Any musician linked to the blues comes to realize that his chosen path is sometimes a hard row to hoe. Not only is it fraught with hardships, but even the greatest success can sometimes leave the artist wondering how he’s gotten to the place he’s in. Take Theodis Ealey as an example. Born into a …
Clint Morgan – Troublemaker Lost Cause Records www.clintmorganmusic.com 15 songs – 62 minutes A boogie-woogie piano player who serves as an instructor at the annual Pinetop Perkins Foundation workshops in Clarksdale, Miss., Clint Morgan is a performer who – at first listen – might seem out of place in the blues world because of his …
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The blues world is chock full of artists beloved by their peers, but who fly under the radar of fans because they perform yeoman duties on stage while their band leader receives all the credit. There’s one man, however much he remains hidden, still stands out from the rest, an unheralded superstar himself despite working …
Al Gold – Paradise Self-Produced/Goldsongs https://www.facebook.com/alsnewdisc/ CD: 10 Songs, 36 Minutes Styles: Ensemble Blues, Roots, New Jersey Blues, All Original Songs What is New Jersey blues? Al Gold, a Garden State native, confesses that “it may be difficult to define it as uniquely from NJ…The world has become a much smaller place; musical boundaries trampled …
When Brandon Santini’s name was announced at the 2019 Blues Blast Music Awards as the winner for contemporary album of the year, the most stunned person probably was Brandon himself. It’s not surprising when you consider that his CD, The Longshot, was up against stiff competition, including Shemekia Copeland and her America’s Child, which had …
Big Al & The Heavyweights – World Full Of Trouble EllerSoul Records – 2018 12 tracks; 44 minutes www.bigal.net Big Al & The Heavyweights was founded by drummer Big Al Lauro and Warren Haynes in 1993 before Warren became part of The Allman Brothers and Gov’t Mule. Since then the band has produced seven albums …
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