Bman's Blues Report

  Lisa Biales and Doug Hamilton give a special performance   Wednesday, April 30th at 7pm   Oxford Community Arts Center 10 S. College Avenue, Oxford, OH. Donations will be taken at the door, and proceeds will go to the Talawanda High School Grand Piano Fund in Memory of Kathryn Hamilton Kathryn Anne Hamilton age 15, passed away March 11, 2013. She was a freshman at Talawanda High School where she was an avid soccer player, swimmer and band member. Kathryn was born December 24, 1998 in Nashville, TN to Douglas Hamilton and Barbara Smyth Hamilton. Kathryn had a love of the world and compassion for people. She loved math and technology and dreamed of becoming a race car engineer.  We live in a wonderful community, and we take care of each other in many different ways. Sometimes we are care givers, other times we receive care.  Let's come together now with the intention of healing our h...

Opening with and easy going blues number, title track Belle of the Blues , Lisa Biales shows why she is know for her clear voice, well complimented by Pat Bergeson on harp and Paul Hornsby on piano. Tommy Talton plays nice acoustic guitar riffs as a compliment but this song is really ready for airplay. Sad Sad Sunday is a slow blues ballad featuring Biales at her best on lead vocals and Tommy Talton on dobro. Bad Things has a "Summertime" feel with a light acoustic guitar backing. Adding instrumentation as it builds, Randall Bramblett adds organ, Ken Wynn guitar, Bill Stewart drums, Tommy Vickery bass and EG Kight backing vocals. Very nice. Mask , a primary 40's style blues ballad shows Biales in the heart of her style. Hornsby plays a "key" role in the backing on this track and Biales leads with very solid vocals. Graveyard Dead Blues has a cool dobro lead by Talton and EG Kight backs him nicely on acoustic. Biales is consistent with her vocals, strong and...

Singer Lisa Biales Is the Belle of the Blues on New CD from Big Song Music Due March 4 Latest Album Produced by EG Kight and Paul Hornsby Features Tommy Talton, Randall Bramblett and Bill Stewart with a Special Duet from Lisa and EG OXFORD, OH – Singer Lisa Biales (pronounced “Bee-Alice”) announces a March 4 release date for her latest album, Belle of the Blues , on the Big Song Music label, with production by multi-Blues Music Award nominee EG Kight and legendary Southern Rock producer Paul Hornsby. The CD was recorded at Hornsby’s Muscadine Studio in Macon, Georgia, and features special guests Tommy Talton on guitar (Cowboy, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts) Randall Bramblett on Hammond B3 organ (Sea Level, Steve Winwood, Widespread Panic) and Bill Stewart on drums (Cowboy, Gregg Allman, Bonnie Bramlett). Talton’s contributions on the new album especially stand out, with his work on acoustic/electric guitar, electric/acoustic slide guitar and dobro. ...