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Bluesman Lurrie Bell teams with fellow Chicago musician Frank Catalano on liberating Set Me Free
Although we’ve certainly been tempted enough over the decades, we’ve resisted crossing over into the jazzier side of things much on these pages, in part to keep things focused squarely on the blues, since — even during this blog’s heyday … Continue reading
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Tagged Frank Catalano, Lurrie Bell
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Blind Pig Records returns with smoking debuts from Jovin Webb and Sonny Gullage
We’re sure we weren’t the only ones disappointed to read the news of the sale of fabled blues record label Blind Pig Records in early 2015, having heard and purchased many of the label’s albums over the years from such … Continue reading
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Tagged Jovin Webb, Kevin "Sonny" Gullage, Tom Hambridge
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Joined by Delmark All-Stars, Willie Buck still sounding great on Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends
There’s not much more we can say about blues veteran Willie Buck than we did in this post on his previous album Willie Buck Way, except that Willie’s latest album Live at Buddy Guy’s Legends (Delmark Records) is the closest … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Flynn, Johnny Iguana, Melvin Smith, Willie Buck, Willie The Touch Hayes
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UK blues band Catfish offers stunning mini-album amid break in touring
We’ve talked here quite a bit before about the extremely talented father/son duo Paul (keyboards and vocals) and Matt (guitar and vocals) Long and their colleagues in the UK blues rock band Catfish. While the band is currently taking a … Continue reading
Tune into the Weekend: Everybody Needs Some Blues Like This to Love
Speaking of tributes (as we were in our previous post regarding Misty Blues’ upcoming tribute album to Odetta), here’s one from a recently released Blues Brothers tribute album from another band with which we weren’t familiar until now: the B. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Fig, B. Christopher Band, Bruce Katz, Studebaker John
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Mighty as ever, Mo Rodgers shows Mo still knows soul on Memphis excursion
If you’re going to use a superlative like “mighty” in your name, you’d better be able to back that claim up if you want to be taken seriously, especially over the course of a number of decades. We’re not sure … Continue reading
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Tagged Booker T., Mighty Mo Rodgers, Steve Cropper
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Tune into the Weekend: Bernard Allison carries on father Luther’s Blues on latest offering
The late, great Luther Allison has long been one of our very favorite blues artists, and we’ve talked on these pages many times through the years about his son Bernard Allison being one of several second-generation blues musicians (along with … Continue reading
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It’s “Jack Daniel’s time” again! New recording captures deep hill country blues from T-Model Ford (from Deep Blues Festival)
It’s been some time since we’ve had occasion to discuss T-Model Ford on these pages, with Ford — who frequently declared “Jack Daniel’s time!” between songs, often accompanied by a drink of it — unfortunately having passed back in 2013 … Continue reading
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Tagged LIghtnin Malcolm, T-Model Ford
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With debut album, D.K. Harrell proves he’s The Right Man to carry on the blues
As much as we like telling you about new music from the Duwayne Burnsides, Leonard “Lowdown” Browns, and other acts who have been playing the blues now for decades, there’s perhaps nothing more gratifying than being able to introduce you … Continue reading
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Tagged D.K. Harrell, Jerry Jemmott, Jim Pugh, Kid Andersen, Tony "TC" Coleman
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Leonard “Lowdown” Brown answers the call of the blues with debut album
Though his name may not yet be as recognized as the Burnside surname in our last review, the exceptionally strong debut album from Leonard “Lowdown” Brown is sure to help the longtime Houston bluesman win a bunch of new fans … Continue reading
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