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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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FIVE
ALLIGATOR ARTISTS RECEIVE NINE 2013
BLUES BLAST AWARD
NOMINATIONS
Alligator Records artists Curtis Salgado, Rick
Estrin & The Nightcats, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Janiva Magness
and the late Michael "Iron Man" Burks received a total of nine 2013 Blues Blast
Award nominations. Salgado and Estrin each received three, while Burks, Lil' Ed
& The Blues Imperials and Magness each received one. The Blues Blast
Awards are presented by Blues Blast magazine, a free weekly internet
blues magazine. Winners are chosen by fan voting, which will begin at the Blues
Blast website
starting July 15. All Blues Blast subscribers are eligible to vote.
Winners will be announced at the Blues Blast Awards ceremony at Buddy Guy's
Legends in Chicago on Thursday, October 31. Artists and nominations are
below: Curtis
Salgado:
Male Blues Artist Of The Year Soul Blues Album Of
The Year - Soul ShotSong Of The Year - A Woman
Or The Blues (by Curtis Salgado and Dave
Duncan) Rick
Estrin & The Nightcats:
Band Of The Year Contemporary Blues Album Of The
Year - One Wrong TurnRick Estrin: Male
Blues Artist Of The Year Michael
"Iron Man" Burks:
Female Blues Artist Of The
Year
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