The Terraplanes Blues Band – Rattlesnake BluesBilly Gibbons – My Lucky CardPackrat’s Men Of The Swamp – Creepin’ BluesBluff City Backsliders – 0.44 BluesThe Jujubes – The Last ThingBlues Arcadia – Bad BoogalooThe 2:19 – Black Dog MoanTeed Up – Love Me Like You Used To DoJimmy Rogers – Chicago BoundDelta Moon – Clear Blu […]
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Reverend Keith A. Gordon writes: Richard Johnston doesn’t need much room on a stage to perform. Tucked in behind a foot-operated drum kit, he’ll pick up a guitar, lean over towards the microphone and begin wailing the dirtiest, lowdown country blues you’ve ever heard. In a space barely the size of a postage stamp compared […]
A blues-based band with art-rock inclinations, Family was one of the more interesting groups of hippie-era Britain. Fronted by the deft and frequently excellent guitar playing of John “Charlie” Whitney and the raspy, whisky-and-cigarette voice of Roger Chapman, Family was much loved in England and Europe but barely achieved cult status in America. While […]
John Primer – Please Don’t Leave Me – Soul Of a BluesmanGwyn Ashton – Fool In Your Life – Sonic Blues PreachersAlly Venables – Running After You – Texas HoneyThe Primitive Noise Band – Ghosts – GhostsRick Vito – I Do Believe – SoulshakerRK Turner – The Fishes & 5 Loaves of Bread – Coming […]
This is the stunning film of Jack Bruce and the Cuicoland Express captured live at the Canterbury Fayre music festival inthe summer of 2002. Featuring the amazing talents of Living Color guitarist, Vernon Reid, the keyboard magic of WooWarrior and former Parliament/Funkadelic musical director, Bernie Worrell and the supreme percussion skills ofRoddy Ameen, El Negro […]
When you count out the original Blues men from the United States, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band is arguably the finest example of raw Blues essence. With white harmonica player Butterfield at the center, the racially integrated group started as one of the first authentic and genuine British Blues combos. They were the real […]
Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to travel to 1920s Paris and meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was a renowned performer and entertainer, a civil rights activist and even a spy during the German occupation of France. But just how did the daughter of a […]
Step Back” features an amazing list of musical guests and takes the late Johnny back to a more aggressive style of blues. . . one that helped shape the musical icon. Johnny was the only white person to be so respected by the black blues artists and Johnny was the last living link to the […]
It has survived the 7 consecutive plays or it goes back test here. Must be good. It is good. Fine musicianship. An undemanding listen but far from wallpaper either. Read a comprehensive and in my view accurate if slightly harsh review HERE I wouldn’t suggest paying full price because … You can pick up a […]
TajMo marks a timely convergence of the talents of two unique American artists who’ve already built iconoclastic individual legacies that have extended and expanded blues traditions into adventurous new territory. The collaboration brings out the best in both artists, with the pair merging their distinctive voices, personalities and guitar styles to create vibrant, immediate music […]
Live at Record Plant in Los Angeles, 19th September 1974 (Vinyl LP) Recorded for the “Live At The Record Plant” radio series, the show begins with legendary KMET-FM disc jockey B. Mitchell Reed introducing the group with: “Tonight we’re very happy to present Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, Doug Graves – in […]
We are told: Warner Bros. Records celebrate Van Morrison’s classic 1970 album in 1-CD, 2-CD and 4-CD/1-BD configurations. The latter expanded versions comprehensively explore the album’s sessions via outtakes, alternate takes and previously unheard mixes. Following one 1967 album for Bert Berns’ Bang Records, Van Morrison made his debut at the famous Burbank label in […]
Worthless As I look around my house and view vast number of shelves, all heaving with ‘worthless’ LPs and CDs, I can see the benefit of such an approach. You’re freer and less shackled. I sometimes think about moving house, but can’t face the prospect of shifting all those records. It’s not just a question […]
We are told ….. If the Summer of 1967 was the Summer of Love, the Summer of 1966 set the stage for the musical revolution that was to come. Albums released during the season, like The Beatles’ Revolver and The Byrds’ Fifth Dimension, brilliantly blended the burgeoning influence of Eastern exoticism into the rock […]
Slim Harpo – Buzzin’ The Blues – The Complete Slim Harpo Box 5-CD Boxed Set (LP-Size) with 104-page hardcover book 142 tracks – 410:05 min. The complete works of one of the masters of Louisiana ‘swamp blues’ and ‘swamp pop.’ Five CDs containing 142 tracks and a 104-page book with many rare photographs and illustrations. […]
We are told ….. Three legendary performances broadcast on the BBC Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality Background liners The March 1967 release of Hi Ho Silver Lining catapulted Jeff Beck to solo stardom, three months after he’d left the Yardbirds. He performed on three BBC radio broadcast sessions over the course of […]
Whilst looking on American sites to see if Ben had started recording again, the first listing that came up was this http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/…9EE_story.html from the Washington Post to say I’m totally gutted would be a massive under statement. Ben was imo the last of the Great Blues singer/ players, his stile of picking was unique. […]
Even though he died over 38 years ago, Freddie King’s legend continues to grow. His highly emotional propulsive playing that fused blues, soul and rock paved the way for multiple generations of soulful string benders. Freddie is a member of both the blues and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was listed at #25in […]
Previously published on September 17, 2012Channa’s (formerly of Hi-Fi World and now of Hi-Fi Choice joins us as guest writer for a short series of contributions. Prologue Music continues to be within the very structure of my life. Consequently, I use it as non-background direct stimulus when I work, or equally as engrossing and positively […]
“This is the debut album for Johnny Halifax’s Honkey Finger and the first album release from Hoarse Records. HR’s aim is to only put out music from one man bands, and Honkeyfinger is the most innovative of their artists. He uses a lap steel guitar as a base instead of a guitar – although it […]
Kicked out of his family home at the age of 14, Steve became a genuine hobo, hopping freights all over America. Always travelling with his guitar – having been taught a few chords as a kid by Delta bluesman KC Douglas, an old pal of the legendary Tommy Johnson – in the ’60s he began to play at […]
This morning started pretty good I thought. Okay, I spent a bit too long in bed, but the sun was shining and there was fresh melon in the fridge and I hadn’t run out toothpaste. And there were clean pants in the drawer. All fairly mundane stuff – but it made me feel okay. I’m […]
Albert King, BB King and Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, live together, at the Memphis Blues Festival, TN on 8th November 1975. With the recent acclaim of BB King and Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland’s joint double album venture Together For The First Time… Live, the addition of another King could only double the impact. The performance at the […]
A collaboration of two great musicians from totally different backgrounds, brought together through a passion for playing blues slide guitar and many years of mutual admiration for each others’ work. MORE