Bman's Blues Report

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I just received the new release, It Ain't Easy , from Corey Lueck and the Smoke Wagon Blues Band . This is a real entertaining recording. Opening with Devil Got My Woman , a rock boogie, Lueck sets the tone for a carefree blues romp. Mike Stubbs on guitar and Gord Aeichele on sax play some memorable licks. On Hold On To You , the approach is more R&B with Lueck highlighted on vocal and harp. Very cool. Josephine has a swampy, funky sound with slide guitar and Jesse O'brien on keys sounding amazingly like Bill Payne. Hen House Hopping is a laid back country blues with a clever storyline. The guitar and slide work on this track is cool as well. Down Hearted Blues takes a more head first dive into the Texas style blues and Stubbs in leading the way surrounded by horns. Lueck has a solid voice and this track gives him a chance to sing. Scott Pritchard plays a cool key solo that is followed by Stubbs again on guitar. Lueck plays a masterful harp solo on this track and Aeichel...