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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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Allen Toussaint – American Tunes - New Release Review - Stilladog - Guest Writer

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On 4 th of July, America’s birthday, we review American Tunes ...  the last, and posthumously released, album by one of the USA’s most influential, diverse, and loved musicians, composers, and musical luminaries, the late. This album finds Toussaint many times alone at his piano. When he is accompanied it is often sparse but with impeccable precision.    As his persona requires, all the accompanists are top notch musicians in their own right. A man well known for his own compositions, American Tunes instead features Toussaint’s unique interpretations of other people’s American music.   Many are well known classics from his hometown, New Orleans.    The album starts off with Delores’ Boyfriend with Toussaint alone at the piano doing what I call a “sportin’ parlor ragtime blues.”   It sounds and smells like pure New Orleans, and is the first of only 2 cuts on the album written by Toussaint himself. The second track, Viper’s Drag...
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