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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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DELTA BLUES MUSEUM TO HOST BOOK SIGNINGS FOR CHARLES FARLEY, AUTHOR OF SOUL OF THE MAN: BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND, NEW BIOGRAPHY

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Friday, August 12, 2 pm
and
Saturday, August 13, 11am
Free, open to the public

Soul of a Man Bland
The Delta Blues Museum will host two book signings for Charles Farley, author of Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland, a new biography of the legendary singer. Meet the author and get a signed book on Friday, August 12th at 2 pm, and on Saturday, August 13th, 11 am. The events are being held in conjunction with the 24th Annual Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival.



To reserve a signed copy, call the Delta Blues Museum (662) 627-6820.
"Soul of the Man: Bobby "Blue" Bland relates how Bland, along with longtime friend B. B. King, and other members of the loosely knit group who called themselves the Beale Streeters, forged a new electrified blues style in Memphis in the early 1950s. Combining elements of Delta blues, southern gospel, big-band jazz, and country and western music, Bland and the Beale Streeters were at the heart of a revolution. A four-time Grammy nominee, Bland has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the Blues Foundation, as well as the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award. He was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame. This first book-length biography at last heralds one of America's great music makers."
-University of Mississippi Press



Free, open to the public.



The Museum will be open prior to the Gospel Festival, on Sunday, August 14th, 1-4 pm.



For more information contact the Delta Blues Museum 662-627-6820.The Delta Blues Museum is located at #1 Blues Alley in downtown Clarksdale.





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