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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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GUITARIST/VOCALIST/SONGWRITER JOE LOUIS WALKER
INDUCTED
INTO THE
BLUES FOUNDATION'S BLUES HALL OF FAME
On Wednesday, May 8, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Joe
Louis Walker was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall Of Fame.
The induction ceremony was held at the Memphis Marriott Downtown in Memphis,
Tennessee.
According to The Blues Foundation, "The Blues Hall of Fame is
a historical record of those who have made the blues timeless through
performance, documentation, and recording. Since its inception in 1980, The
Blues Foundation has inducted new members annually into the Blues Hall of Fame
for their historical contribution, impact and overall influence on the blues."
Previous inductees include B.B. King, Hound Dog Taylor, Koko Taylor, Willie
Dixon, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Howlin' Wolf and other blues
greats.
According to Walker, the induction is humbling. "I am honored to
be in the company of the great artists already inducted. It's a dream come true.
So many of the other inductees were not alive to appreciate the recognition. I
hope to live up to the honor."
The 34th Annual Blues Music Awards will be
held this evening, May 9. Walker is nominated for four 2013 Blues Music Awards
including the coveted B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year Award. His 2012
Alligator Records debut CD, Hellfire, is nominated for
Contemporary Blues Album Of The Year. Additionally, Walker is nominated for
Contemporary Blues Male Artist Of The Year and Gibson Guitar Guitarist Of The
Year. Living Blues magazine named Hellfire
the #1 Blues CD of 2012.
The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot declared
Hellfire Walker's "most rock-oriented release,"
bringing "the kind of fierce embellishments that Jimi Hendrix might've conjured"
and that his guitar playing "spins ever wilder and wider into outer space with
each solo." The Wall Street Journal's Jim Fusilli says, "Walker's
raspy, powerhouse voice is out front while his stinging guitar cuts through the
uncluttered arrangements." Walker received massive amounts of radio play and
critical praise for Hellfire, and appeared on Conan
in March of 2012, where he performed the song Ride All Night.
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