Category Archives: Albums

Thorbjorn Risager delivers again with Songs from the Road

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Mike

A little while back, we told you about the Ruf Records debut of Danish bluesman Thorbjorn Risager and his band The Black Tornado, a doozy of an album called Too Many Roads. If you didn’t get a chance to read … Continue reading →

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Walter Trout shows off Battle Scars on first recording since successful transplant

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Mike

If calling his return to the road the “I’m Back” tour wasn’t enough of a statement of his improving health after more than a year-and-a-half of a break from performing, blues/rock guitarist Walter Trout is back in a big way … Continue reading →

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Having a blast with Clarence “The Blues Man” Turner on The Caster Blaster

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Mike

We have to admit we weren’t at all familiar with Clarence “The Blues Man” Turner when we popped this latest CD of his into the player, so we may have been a bit skeptical upon hearing the album’s opening lines … Continue reading →

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It Ain’t Right to miss this one from Jimmy Burns

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Mike

A few weeks ago, we told you about Chicago bluesman Omar Coleman’s debut recording on Delmark Records, Born & Raised. Jimmy Burns’ latest CD marks the singer/guitarist’s fifth project on that same label – with one additional on Velrone Records – … Continue reading →

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Guy Davis plays it “like Sonny did” on new CD Kokomo Kidd

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Mike

The closest you’ll find to a modern-day troubadour, acoustic bluesman Guy Davis is back with another terrific collection of tunes on his second release for M.C. Records, Kokomo Kidd. From the plucky, tuba-accented title track about a country bootlegger-turned-political fixer … Continue reading →

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Robert Cray Band celebrates 4 Nights of 40 Years Live on latest CD/DVD offering

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Mike

Bluesman Robert Cray has been “groovin’ 4 decades” now, so this isn’t of course the first live recording we’ve heard from him, nor is it likely to be the last. But the double CD/DVD set 4 Nights of 40 Years … Continue reading →

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Latest releases from daughters of the blues Shemekia Copeland, Zakiya Hooker help keep blues, fathers’ legacies alive

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Mike

Anyone with even the slightest knowledge of blues history will be familiar with the names – and probably at least a few of the songs – of blues masters John Lee Hooker and Johnny Clyde Copeland. But with both bluesmen … Continue reading →

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Born & Raised in Chicago, Omar Coleman delivers modern West Side soul on Delmark debut

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Mike

As best we can remember, our first exposure to Chicago singer and harmonica player Omar Coleman came just a few years back when we saw him play along with International Blues Challenge winner Sean Carney at West Virginia’s Heritage Music … Continue reading →

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Still teaming: Harp ace Bob Corritore, pianist Henry Gray chronicle two decades of collaborating with Blues Won’t Let Me Take My Rest

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Mike

We’ve heard him on joint projects with the likes of John Primer and Tail Dragger, and also as a guest on recordings from Diunna Greenleaf, Mud Morganfield, Louisiana Red, The Mannish Boys, and Dave Specter, to name just a few, not … Continue reading →

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You’ll swear Buddy Guy has blues running through his veins on Born to Play Guitar

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Mike

We didn’t get the chance to see Buddy Guy when he was in town recently for the latest offering of the Pittsburgh Blues Festival, but we did read about the controversy that ensued, with the festival organizer ending up offering … Continue reading →

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