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, Badass Generation, from the Paul Nelson Band and it's quite entertaining. Opening with Down Home Boogie, lead guitarist Paul Nelson is joined by Morten Fredheim on lead vocal and he can sing. This track has great swagger, think early Lynyrd Skynyrd, and a bit of funk. Nelson lays out some scorching guitar riffs and Christopher Alexander on bass Chris Reddan really deliver. Certainly one of my favorite tracks on the release. Keep It All Together has a bit more rural country rock flavor leaning ever harder toward Skynyrd's "hit" sound including banjo riffs and simple, radio worthy guitar solos. Goodbye Forever has a light radio style almost reminiscent of Ozark Mountain Daredevils featuring Frank "Kingbee" Latore on harp. Aggressive but fluid guitar riffs ride the solid bass lines of Alexander giving this track a good hook. Rock driver, Cold Hearted Mama has a strong bottom, stinging guitar riffs and a relentless cowbell giving the track plenty of heat. Easy flowing, Please Come Home, has a catchy rhythm and a mellow vocal style, paired with wispy lead and slide riffs give the track a memorable pop feel. Rock shuffle, Root To All Evil, uses a basic drone style rhythm, setting the stage for tandem vocals, slashing guitar riffs and melodic vocals. Swamp Thing is a lumbering track with gritty vocals and blues riffs. This is actually a really cool track with traces of Jimmy Page and Judas Priest. Out Of Time is a simple rock ballad with a solid hook. Come With Me blends a thumping bass line with a really strong hook giving the track a great platform for rock guitar soloing. Just the right amout of flash makes this a stand out track. Trouble picks up the funk a bit but still retaining it's rock roots. I particularly like Reddan's drum work on this track giving it the extra kick and Nelson's guitar work is hot. Fooled By Love takes a full turn sounding like it was written in Philly. It has strong echoes of Darryl Hall or Todd Rundgren with a syrupy sweet melody, slick melodic guitar soloing and a bit of grunt under it to give it texture. Very cool! Wrapping the release is Take It Back with twin guitar leads and and a 38 Special kick. Alexander and Reddan really kick up the tempo and Nelson's ripping guitar lead gives Fredheim plenty of room to wrap it up. Very cool
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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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