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, Southside Blues from Daniel DeVita and it's great! The feeling starts on the front of the cover with a blues player sitting in a dark wood trimmed room, surrounded by vintage guitars and amp equipment, holding a vintage mic and wearing blue and orange shoes. This screams old style Chicago! On yeah, and there is a mono stereo compatible note on the CD. Nice touch! This is the attention that DeVita has put into this really cool release. Opening with John Brim's, You Got Me Where You Want Me, DeVita leads on vocal and guitar, backed by Mariano D'Andrea on bass, Gabriel Cabiaglia on drums and featuring Nicolas Smoljan on harp. This track smells like Chicago! Excellent! On Little Walter's, One Of These Mornings, DeVita really lays out some tasty guitar riffs and this release is rolling. Muddy Waters' Standing Around Crying is up next and DeVita really nails it. The soulful vocals, the slinky slide and howlin' harp... excellent! Willie Dixon's Good Advice is a bit more stripped down with DeVita and Gabriel Gratzer on vocal and guitar. Simple and clean. Another John Brim track, Be Careful What You Do, really shuffles. Smoljian really digs in on harp pulling great tone and DeVita shows that he has been woodsheding his riffs because they are tight! Little Johnny Jones' Hoy Hoy has a great swing and with harp and guitar solos, this track nails it! Sonny Boy Williamson's, Cross My Heart is one of my favorite tracks on the release with excellent harp phrasing and warm guitar chords. Very nice! Robert Johnson's Walkin' Blues is kept simple and primitive with DeVita on vocal and acoustic slide guitar and Damian M Duflos on harp. This is a special track and nicely executed. Baby Face Leroy Foster's Red Headed Woman is another super showcase for Smoljan on harp and DeVita keeps it simple and tight. Very nice! Snooky Pryor's I'm Getting Tired has deep feeling and solid harp work. RL Burnside's Poor Black Mattie has an extremely rural feel. I really like the handling of this track and it's authentic feel! Sunnyland Slim's Farewell Little Girl is a cool choice giving another dimension with a more blended overall sense. Memphis Slim's Mother Earth has a really warm feel giving DeVita a super chance to dig in on guitar. This is another of my favorite tracks on the release with just that something extra special. Another Willie Dixon track, Violent Love, maintains a raw 40's style "Hot Club" sound which sets the stage nicely for a hot Sunnyland Slim Be Mine Alone wrapper. Smolian really steps up on this track joined by Mauro Diana on guitar and vocals. This is an excellent recreation of the Chicago blues sound and a record that I personally enjoy very much. Happy New Year!!
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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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