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Savoy Brown still wickedly good on Witchy Feelin’
Five decades after its beginnings as part of the British blues explosion, Savoy Brown continues to cast a familiar blues-rocking spell on the band’s latest album Witchy Feelin’ (Ruf Records). Now down to a trio made up of founding member … Continue reading
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Tagged Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown
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Rocking new EP brings Black (Stone Cherry) to Blues
It’s been several decades now since the great Muddy Waters was booed by blues purists for introducing an electric guitar to his live blues performance. During that time, plenty of acts have of course tried to take the blues to … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Stone Cherry
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Mojo Risin’: Time-trippin’ with Bette Smith’s Jetlagger
On the opening track of her debut album Jetlagger (Big Legal Mess Records), Brooklyn-born soulstress Bette Smith promises “I Will Feed You” and that’s exactly what she proceeds to do musically, moving from the haunting, Macy Gray-ish sound of that … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Smith, Jimbo Mathus
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You’ve got to hear it: soulman Chris Pierce’s latest release You’ve Got to Feel It!
We don’t know that we’d really heard of Chris Pierce before either, but it turns out that we did enjoy — along with a few million other fans of the show — the song he co-wrote that was prominently featured … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Pierce, Muscle Shoals Horns, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Shoals Sisters, Spooner Oldham
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Walter Trout & friends are All in This Together on blues-rocker’s latest
“After the heaviness and emotional intensity of creating my last studio album, Battle Scars, I just wanted to go in the studio and have some fun and jam with some friends.” — Walter Trout After a couple of albums announcing … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Musselwhite, Edgar Winter, Eric Gales, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, John Nemeth, Jon Trout, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mike Zito, Randy Bachman, Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth, Walter Trout, Warren Haynes
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Gregg Allman bids fond farewell to friends, fans with posthumous release Southern Blood
Southern rocker Gregg Allman‘s final album Southern Blood (Rounder Records) may not be the bluesiest he’s done (which would have been a difficult undertaking following his 2011 solo studio offering Low Country Blues), but will certainly be remembered as his … Continue reading
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Tagged Devon Allman, Gregg Allman
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Lance Lopez shows lowdown blues ways on Live in NYC
Recently, we told you about the latest release from the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, which incorporates a bit more of an Americana sound than we’re accustomed to hearing from the band. Those who prefer your blues-rock somewhat heavier and more … Continue reading
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Tagged Lance Lopez, Paul Nelson
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band lays it on down on rootsy, rocking new album
Guitarist and singer Kenny Wayne Shepherd and his band are back to their rocking ways on their brand new CD Lay It On Down (Concord Records), where they also add in some new sounds longtime fans may not expect from … Continue reading
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Tagged Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Noah Hunt
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George Thorogood throws rootsy Party of One on debut solo album
George Thorogood certainly isn’t the first rocker to make an album of all blues and roots music (see, for example, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Gary Hoey, and this recent announcement from Black Stone Cherry), nor is he really … Continue reading
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Now on CD: Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones Live at Checkerboard Lounge
A few years back, we told you about the Live at the Checkerboard Lounge Chicago DVD that captured a historic 1981 performance from blues great Muddy Waters at Buddy Guy‘s Chicago club, during which Waters was joined onstage by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddy Guy, George Mojo Buford, John Primer, Junior Wells, Lefty Dizz, Lovie Lee, Muddy Waters, Rolling Stones
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