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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: D.K. Harrell - Live Your Dream - Talkin' Heavy

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Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter D.K. Harrell , one of the most formidable young stars of the current blues resurgence , sounds like no one else on the scene today. With his stinging, single note string bending, deep soul vocals, and attention grabbing original songs, the 27 year old Harrel - a major draw at blues festivals around the world is already in a league of his own.  🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM (Click the Track Number) ▶ Listen to Album Samples - Click the track number (Click to Expand) Add this Record to Your Collection Available in CD/Vinyl and Digital Formats. 🛒 Buy Album on Amazon Store As an Amazon Associate, Bman earns from qualifying purchases. The Deep Dive Bursting into the release with a stinging guitar intro on A Little Taste , D.K. Harrell has a no holds barred approach with trem bends that will set you shaking. His vocals are...
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HE WON'T BITE ME TWICE / MOVE WITH YOU BABY- BIG AMOS

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Big Amos Patton came to music with one of the more extraordinary pedigrees a man could have, as a nephew of Charley Patton himself. Born in 1921 in Sardis, MS, he grew up along with the blues as a recorded medium, and his own style was heavily influenced by that of Rice Miller, aka Sonny Boy Williamson II. He moved to West Memphis, AR, after serving in World War II, mostly working with Joe Willie Wilkins, doing radio shows and playing local juke joints. During the early '60s, Patton started shopping around a song he'd written called "He Won't Bite Me Twice," which he intended to record himself. After turning down the offer of a publishing deal from Stax Records (who apparently wanted the song for Albert King), he ended up at Hi Records for five years, recording intermittently and performing all over his section of the South, and was good enough to rate a spot in one installment of the mid-'60s television soul showcase The !!!! Beat (host/creator Hoss Allen ...
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