Bman's Blues Report

ROCK-IT SCIENCE Jan 31 2013 with Greg Lewis   91.9 WNTI Hackettstown NJ Thursdays 8-10pm wnti.org   hr 1  http://www.sendspace.com/file/syhf8p     hr 2   http://www.sendspace.com/file/oiqzn0   PLAYLIST SONGS   - ------------------- SONG----------ARTIST--------------ALBUM------------     Born Under a Bad Sign, Craig Chaquico, Fire Red Moon Start:   20:01:00   End:   20:06:00   Duration   : 5:00 Cuca's Blues, Latin Playboys, Dose Start:   20:07:00   End:   20:10:00   Duration   : 3:00 Ah Feel Like Ahcid, Captain Beefheart, Strictly Personal Start:   20:10:00   End:   20:13:00   Duration   : 3:00 Spoonful, Climax Blues Band, Big Blues (The Songs Of Willie Dixon) Start:   20:13:00   End:   20:18:00 ...

Slim Harpo (January 11, 1924 – January 31, 1970) was an American blues musician. He was known as a master of the blues harmonica; the name "Slim Harpo" was derived from "harp," the popular nickname for the harmonica in blues circles. Born James Moore in Lobdell, Louisiana, United States, the eldest in an orphaned family, he worked as a longshoreman and building worker during the late 1930s and early 1940s. He began performing in Baton Rouge bars under the name Harmonica Slim and later accompanied his brother-in-law, Lightnin' Slim, both live and in the studio. Named Slim Harpo by producer J.D. "Jay" Miller, he started his own recording career in 1957. His solo debut was the Grammy Hall of Fame single "I'm a King Bee" backed with "I Got Love If You Want It." Harpo recorded under A&R man J.D. "Jay" Miller, in Crowley, Louisiana for Excello Records based in Nashville, Tennessee, and enjoyed a string of popular R...

Started out in New Orleans, wound up in Chicago. The subject could be the blues backbeat, or it could be the life of Armand "Jump" Jackson. Or it could be both, since the two are almost one and the same. That fat, greasy sock rhythm that was heard on many of the blues records made in Chicago in the late '40s and '50s was created by the one and only Jump Jackson, sometimes while he was booking a tour in his head for one of his bands. In the late '40s, Jackson worked as a bandleader on sessions for labels such as Columbia, Specialty, and Aristocrat; his band backed up vocalists such as St. Louis Jimmy, Roosevelt Sykes, Sunnyland Slim, and Baby Doo Caston. He also drummed on at least a dozen classic urban blues albums, with leaders ranging from the most famous such as John Lee Hooker to the obscure but great Robert Nighthawk. As well as performing, Jackson was indeed a certified booking agent. His taste for controlling as much of the business as possible spread to...

Donnie Elbert (May 25, 1936 – January 26, 1989) was an American soul singer, who had a prolific career from the mid 1950s to the late 1970s. His US hits included "Where Did Our Love Go?" (1972), and his reputation as a Northern soul artist in the UK was secured by "A Little Piece of Leather", a performance highlighting his powerful falsetto voice. Elbert was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, but when aged three his family relocated to Buffalo, New York. He learned to play guitar and piano as a child, and in 1955 formed a doo-wop group, the Vibraharps, with friend Danny Cannon. Elbert acted as the group's guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and background vocalist, making his recording debut on their single "Walk Beside Me". He left the group in 1957 for a solo career, and recorded a demonstration record that earned him a recording contract with the King label's DeLuxe subsidiary. His solo debut "What Can I Do?" reached #12 in the U.S. R...

Larry Lampkin is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter known for his passionate vocals, hot guitar licks and exciting showmanship. Larry has spent years traveling the United States backing international soul and blues artist as a guitarist, band leader and opening act. Now Larry has taken that experience and put into his own career as one of the most exciting new artist on the blues scene. Larry has recently released his first CD entitled “When I Get Home” which is gaining attention around the world. Larry has crafted his own unique brand of blues, mixing it with elements of soul, funk, rock and country. He is a sophisticated songwriter that writes from his heart and everyday life experiences. Fans of the American music will appreciate his contemporary style, savvy rhythm and passion for delivering the ultimate modern blues experience. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ...

Guitarist Peter Novelli, based in New Orleans, works in a range of styles and likes to absorb diverse musical influences. The Peter Novelli Band plays Louisiana roots music, a swampy blend of blues-rock-R&B-funk with zydeco-cajun influences. Peter began study of violin at age 6, took up guitar at 13 after hearing a BB King record. The intensity, passion and raw emotional content of some of the blues masters (black and white, American and British) stuck in Peter’s ear and that is what drives him to this day. He likes to combine this feel with some of the harmonic ideas of jazz, and the relentless groove of zydeco, along with just about any cool and unusual style of music or rhythm that works for the project at hand. Early influences, along with B.B., were George Barnes, Mike Bloomfield, early Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Freddie King, Guitar Slim, James Burton, Clarence White, Carl Perkins, T-Bone Walker, Gatemouth Brown, Roy Buchanan. Peter was also strongly inf...

Severn Records Announces a March 19 Release for The Blind Owl ,  a Two-CD Compilation Set Saluting the Career of Canned Heat Founding Member Alan Wilson ANNAPOLIS, MD – Severn Records announces a March 19 release date for the special two-CD compilation set, The Blind Owl , a tribute to Alan Wilson, the brilliant musician and founding member of the legendary band, Canned Heat. Distributed nationally by City Hall Records, The Blind Owl is comprised of 20 tracks recorded during Wilson’s tragically short career, and features songs from such Canned Heat album classics as Boogie with Canned Heat , Future Blues , Hallelujah , Living the Blues, Canned Heat Concert (Recorded Live in Europe) and the group’s debut self-titled album, released in 1966 on Liberty Records. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m lookin...

I've been told that 2013 is gonna be a great year. If the quality of music coming across my desk this year is a sign... we're in for a windfall. I am reviewing the just released Mike Eldred Trio release, 61/49 on Rip Cat Records and it's a blast! Opening with Eldred original, Don't Go Down There , an acapella spiritual number this recording is off to a terrific start. Eldred shows that he has the voice to carry off this type of track and is backed by the Emmanuel Church Gospel Choir. This track is authentic, real.... terrific! Every track on this release is an Eldred original and next up is Jake's Boogie . This is a fast paced Texas style guitar boogie (instrumental) and it's a 1st class ripper! Louise has got a bit of lope to it and Eldred belts out this rockabilly flavored blues track and plays smokin' blues riffs along with Kid Ramos keeping the track hot end to end. She's A Rocket takes a real dip into the R&R featuring Ike Turner on piano a...

Blue Duchess Records Signs Jazz Tenor Sax Great Scott Hamilton Label Debut, Remembering Billie , Produced by Duke Robillard, Salutes Billie Holiday on February 26 MIAMI, FL – Blue Duchess Records announces the signing of jazz tenor saxophone great Scott Hamilton, and will release his label debut CD, Remembering Billie , on February 26. Produced by Duke Robillard, the 10 all-instrumental tracks on Remembering Billie salute Billie Holiday in a worthy tribute of songs associated with the iconic singer, including several of her most-cherished tunes, such as “Good Morning Heartache,” “Them There Eyes” and “God Bless the Child.” Hamilton’s sax is backed by a trio of Tim Ray on piano, Dave Zinno on acoustic bass and Jim Gwin on drums, with Duke Robillard guesting on two tracks on acoustic archtop guitar.  The sessions were recorded at Lakewest Recording in West Greenwich, RI. “I started to make a Billie tribute many years ago with Ruby Braff but it...

Music Maker Artist George Higgs Remembered Music Maker artist George Higgs passed away yesterday, January 29th, at the age of 82 in Tarboro, North Carolina. The mouth-harp player had been facing several health issues in the past few months, and we thank you for all who sent well-wishes to him through Music Maker. We will greatly miss George, who shared so much of himself through music. He learned to play the harmonica as a child from his father, who enjoyed playing at home and community events in his spare time. As a teen he picked up the guitar, and continued honing his musical abilities for decades. After partnering with Music Maker George released two CDs and was able to perform for audiences in France, Switzerland and around the U.S. In the past six years he was very active with the SOOTS program at Raleigh Charter High School, visiting the students at their club meetings, performing at fundraisers, and building lasting friends...

Charlie Musselwhite (born January 31, 1944) is an American electric blues harmonica player and bandleader, one of the non-black bluesmen who came to prominence in the early 1960s, along with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield. Though he has often been identified as a "white bluesman", he claims Native American heritage. Musselwhite was reportedly the inspiration for Dan Aykroyd's character in the Blues Brothers Charles Douglas Musselwhite was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, United States. He has said that he is of Choctaw descent, and he was born in a region originally inhabited by the Choctaw. However, in a 2005 interview, he said his mother had told him he was actually Cherokee. His family considered it normal to play music, with his father playing guitar and harmonica, his mother playing piano, and a relative who was a one-man band. At the age of three, Musselwhite moved to Memphis, Tennessee. When he was a teenager, Memphis experienced the period when rockabilly...

Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women was a three-woman blues musical ensemble in the Washington, D.C. area. It was founded in 1987 by Ann Rabson, Gaye Adegbalola and Earlene Lewis. Lewis separated from the band in 1992 and was replaced by Andra Faye. The group then featured Rabson on piano, vocals and guitar, Adegbalola on vocals and guitar, and Faye on vocals, bass, mandolin, violin and guitar. Saffire's music was a combination of serious blues songs and comedic novelty songs. They played original songs (such as "Do Your Duty", "You Got to Know Him" and "Don't You Tell Me"), as well as the music of blueswomen who had inspired them, such as Big Mama Thornton, Ida Cox and Koko Taylor. Their music, both comedic and serious, tends to deal with feminist themes, which has made them popular outside of traditional blues circles. They were the first acoustic band to be signed by Alligator Records. Their song "Middle Aged Blues Boogie," written b...