Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live from Transylvania , from T he Jimmys and I really like it. Opening with Jacqui Juice , the Jimmys are smoking from the start. With this hot shuffle instrumental, the band members get a chance to blow out the pipes right up front starting with Perry Weber on guitar, followed by Charley Wagner on trumpet, Pete Ross on sax and Jimmy Voegeli on Hammond riding high on the backs of Mauro Magellan on drums and John Wartenweiler on bass. Excellent! Boogie track, I Wonder features Voegeli on lead vocal and the excellent work of Darren Sterud on trombone over an ultra tight band who play together like an oiled machine. Nice! Rocker, You Can't Hurt Me Anymore , has more of a driving beat with strong vocals and solid solos by Weber on guitar and Voegeli on piano. Hell Or Heaven has a much easier sound with stronger radio appeal like a Chicago balance and nicely blended vocals. Another shuffle track with a pop twist, Love...

We are delighted to announce that Buddy Guy's "Born To Play Guitar" is nominated for two Grammy's - "Best American Roots Performance" and "Best Blues Album" - in the 58th Annual GRAMMY awards. The complete nomination slate is at  http://www.grammy.com/nominees.

BUDDY GUY REVEALS ‘BORN TO PLAY GUITAR’ ALBUM COVER & TRACK LISTING NEW STUDIO ALBUM FEATURES GUEST APPEARANCES BY VAN MORRISON, JOSS STONE AND MORE PLUS SONGS DEDICATED TO B.B. KING AND MUDDY WATERS ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ON JUNE 29   Grammy Award winning blues icon Buddy Guy has revealed the album cover and track listing for his brand new studio album Born To Play Guitar.  Set for release July 31 on Silvertone/RCA Records, Born to Play Guitar features guest appearances by Van Morrison, Joss Stone, Kim Wilson and Billy Gibbons.  Morrison joins Buddy on the heartfelt “Flesh & Bone,” a song dedicated to the late great B.B. King.  On “Come Back Muddy” Guy reminisces about...

LEGENDARY AWARD-WINNING BLUES ICON BUDDY GUY TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM  BORN TO PLAY GUITAR ON JULY 31 Buddy Guy, the legendary award winning blues icon, will release his brand new studio album Born To Play Guitar on July 31  via RCA Records .  The follow-up to his 2013 double disc release, Rhythm & Blues , which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Blues Albums chart, Born To Play Guitar is produced by Grammy Award winning producer/songwriter and Buddy’s longtime collaborator Tom Hambridge.  The recent recipient of the 2015 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Buddy Guy’s incredible career spans over 50 years with just as many albums released. Career highlights include seven Grammy Awards, 28 Blues Music Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, NARM Chairman’s Award for Sustained Creative Achievement, Billboard Music Awards' Century Award for...

Anthony is performing in Memphis the evening prior to the BMA's. Here are the details: Date – Wednesday, May 6 @ 8 p.m. (Doors open @ 7 p.m.) 3 45-minute sets Venue – Purple Haze Night Club, 140 Lt. George W Lee Avenue, one block south of B.B. King’s on Second.

I just received the newest release, Save My Soul , from Ray Goren and it's quite good. Opening with Stop , Goren on lead vocal and guitar steps up with a poppy blues rocker and a really soulful voice. I need to compare his vocals to someone? OK...Stevie Wonder. Yeah, the kid can sing and has nice phrasing. Matching his solid vocals with a mean streak on the guitar gives Goran the double whammy, swacking this track right at the radio hard! Save My Soul is a bit rockier with solid drum works from Rob Humphreys and an explosive guitar solo by Goren showing his chops. On ballad, Can't Live Like This , Goren stretches out vocally, showing his soul roots. Real nice radio track. I Need You Here To Stay is my favorite track on the release with a modern R&B feel and traces of D'Angelo syncopation in vocal delivery. Masterful guitar riffs flow giving weight to the instrumentation. Excellent! Wrapping the release is Rise Together actually has the feel of an earlier era of Wo...

D.A. Foster ~ The Real Thing Shaboo/VizzTone 01/27/2015 "Four decades in R&B music. Now it's his time. He's the real thing...." Mike Finnigan We're doing some additional work for D.A. Foster above and beyond the work being undertaken by VizzTone. Please reply if you would like a review copy. D.A. Foster learned to sing the blues from some of the greats, up front and personal. Starting at age 19 and all through his 20's (1971-1982), he was hands-on co-owner of the legendary Connecticut roadhouse, the Shaboo Inn. The Shaboo introduced newcomers like Aerosmith, the Police, Hall & Oates, Journey, ACDC, Cheap Trick, Dire Straits and Elvis Costello, and hosted blues greats by the week — Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, James Cotton, Koko Taylor, B.B. King, Albert King, Freddie King, Bonnie Raitt, and ...