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Overton Music artist: Russ Green - Stone Cold - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stone Cold , from Russ Green , and it's a driving blues rocker. Opening with Lint Redux , you are immediately in the middle of a swampy blues with modern effects. With a firm foot stomp by Felix Pollard on drums and Vic Jackson on bass Russ Green on harmonica and vocals really has the earthy feel. Giles Corey on slide gives the track great grease and Green's harp work is strong. Excellent opener. 12 Feet of Water opens with a terrific harmonica aria before grinding into a super drum driven romp. With the feel that I can only describe as Hill Country , Green delivers such soulful vocals, comforted by Joe Monroe on keys, this track just grabs you. Green's harmonica is like a shuddering wind blowing through you with the thumping bass of Vic Jackson and Vince Agwada on guitar. Excellent! Easy going shuffle, Nobody Knows has a smooth, supple melody with backing acoustic guitar, minimal drum work and melodic ha...
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Blacks, Whites & the Blues - Mark T. Small - New release review

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I just received my advance copy of Mark T. Small's new release. It is a mix of uptempo, Piedmont style, rag and delta blues and nicely executed. Mark has a solid voice and the recording is well done.If you like the acoustic finger picking blues I'll bet you'll like this one.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Solo Delta and Chicago-style blues guitarist Mark T. Small announces a September 20 release date for his new CD, Blacks, Whites & the Blues, on Lead Foot Music. The new album features 14 songs bursting with his trademark incendiary blues guitar work on a variety of vintage instruments that emphasize his improvisational playing within the framework of classic Delta and Chicago-style blues idioms.

“I started developing the solo show because I love the freedom associated with playing alone,” he states “Musically, you can frame a song and take it wherever it leads you during the performance. I hear so much of that when I listen to guys like John Lee Hooker and Lightnin’ Hopkins. They break the rules and the song is all about the moment. The more I play solo, the more I prefer it over a band situation – It is absolute musical freedom. Occasionally, I still do strap on an electric guitar and play in a band setting. I love doing that and could not live without it, but my first passion is playing solo.”

Mark T. Small will support the release of Blacks, Whites & the Blues with a series of showcase performances at clubs in Scottsdale and the southwest as well as his former stomping ground in the New England area. Blacks, Whites & the Blues will be available for CD sale at both CD Baby and Mark’s website, http://www.marktsmall.com/; and for digital download sales at all the major sites such as iTunes, Amazon.com, 7 Digital, EMusic, IHeart Radio, Liquid Digital, Deezer, Napster and Rhapsody.

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