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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I just received the newest release, Down In The Dirt, from Amanda Fish and it covers a lot of bases. Sister to Samantha Fish, Amanda has joined up with Stone Cutters Union front man Sean McDonnell on slide. Opening the release is I'mma Make You Love Me, a funky R&B kind of track showing just what Fish has to offer vocally and featuring McDonnell on guitar, Cole Dilingham on guitar and bass and Kristopher Schnebelen on drums. Player Blues is a slinky blues number with cool understated and fat aggressive slide work by McDonnell. Wait has a cool blues rock rhythm accented by rhythmic strumming on guitar and rich, saturated guitar riffs. An hot guitar solo on this track gives it a leg up for radio play. With a pinch of country, Guess I'll Lay Down features McDonnell and Fish on lead vocals as well as Liam Goodrick on piano and Jacob Niser on fiddle. Latin jazz number Prisoner Of Your Touch, has a real smooth feel with Goodrick on piano and Matt Peters on guitar. Again featuring McDonnell with Fish on lead vocals, and some nicely stylized guitar riffs, this is likely my favorite track on the release. Boots On The Ground has a nice funky groove and Fish slides right into it. Extended clean guitar soloing gives this track a particularly nice vibe. I Don't Need It features Brody Buster on harp and Coyote Bill on guitar and with it's rebellious "I Don't Need That Kind of B***S*** In My Life" as well as some strong slide work this will likely be a crowd anthem. Hard Walking Blues has a very deliberate delta style blues feel giving it strong appeal. A steady driving rhythm guitar riff, percussive military like drum riffs and a slide/vocal tandem riff makes this another high spot on the release. Slinky blues style number, Lady Of The Night, shows Fish's versatility vocally and also spotlights McDonnell and Cliff Moore on bass. Ballad, Breaking Me Down, has a much more seriousness about it developing into a nice bluesy number. Nice tension created by guitar and violin helps to even more emphasize the strength of Fish's vocals. Very nice! Watch It All Burn is a straight up rocker and Fish is full out. Tyson Leslie on organ lays the ground work but it's the over the top slide work on this track that borrows your attention momentarily from Fish's spotlight. Wrapping the release is title track Down In The Dirt, is a gritty blues chant with grinding slide riffs and a cool drum rhythm from Schnebelen. A guitar solo that has quite a loose experimental feel seals the deal on this new release.
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Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948) was an American blues singer, among the first to be recorded. She also recorded under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson . The sexologist and music critic, Ernest Borneman , stated that Bogan along with Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith , was in "the big three of the blues". She was born Lucille Anderson in Amory, Mississippi , United States, and raised in Birmingham, Alabama . In 1916, she married Nazareth Lee Bogan , a railwayman, and gave birth to a son. She first recorded vaudeville songs for Okeh Records in New York in 1923, with pianist Henry Callens . Later that year she recorded " Pawn Shop Blues " in Atlanta, Georgia , which was the first time a black blues singer had been recorded outside New York or Chicago. In 1927 she began recording for Paramount Records in Grafton, Wisconsin , where she recorded her first big success, " Sweet Petunia ", which was covered by Blind Blake . She also recorded for Brunswick...
Charles LoBue was one of the fathers of the custom electric guitar business. Charles came to the industry after taking classes from Michael Gurian, first working in and around the guitar repair business in NYC in the mid 60's. Charles' interest in the business began by doing basic repairs on factory made guitars. These were primarily made by Gibson and Fender, the "Gold Standard" for electric guitars, as well as any guitar including acoustics which came through the door. As a professional player in the U.S. in the 60's, Gibson and Fender were the most likely choices if you wanted an electric guitar. It is well known that the Brits used European made guitars as well, primarily due to their accessibility. By the mid late 60's both companies had been sold to larger corporations which were not primarily in the guitar business. The basic perception even today is that the guitars made by these companies during this period were inferior in quality and also l...
It is with great sadness to report that J. Blackfoot (born John Colbert , November 20, 1946) died today, November 30, 2011 at Methodist Germantown Hospital near Memphis, TN. We will keep you abreast of service information as we receive it. J. Blackfoot will truly be missed. “Like” Bman’s Facebook page (available in over 50 languages). I will not relay senseless nonsense. In this way I can get out the word on new talent, venues and blues happenings! - click Here
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