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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: John Primer and Friends - Tribute To Theresa's Lounge

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John fell in love with the blues as a child when his father and an older cousin played guitar and sang at night after a hard day in the fields. His mother moved to Chicago to secure a job and support her family. She promised to bring John and his sister to the big city when they reached age 18, leaving them with family. Depressed and lonely, young Primer frequently went into the neighboring woods, where he cried his troubles away and began singing the blues in solitude. He eventually built himself a diddley bow on the side of his grandmother's house out of broom wire, two nails and a brick and began accompanying himself as he sang, eventually playing for dimes and quarters in his schoolyard. After listening to Jimmy Reed , Little Milton, B.B. King , Albert King and Muddy Waters on his grandmother's record player, his biggest dream was to play alongside Muddy Waters one day. 🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM ▶ Listen to Album Samples (Clic...

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Ivor S.K. - Delta Pines - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release, Delta Pines , from Ivor S.K. (Ivor Simpson-Kennedy) and its relaxing and quite tasty. Opening with Help Poor Me , Ivor accompanies his own unique with acoustic guitar. A modern, simple blues style track, Ivor has a clean guitar style and a slightly gravelly voice. Cool! Missus Green has a cool country blues style and may be my favorite track on the release. With light foot tap for percussion, this track has it all with a great melody and perfectly complimented guitar soloing. Pelican is a sweet instrumental with a perfect blend of picked and slide guitar melody lines. Very nice! A modern blues, I Like The Way is smooth and clear with Ivor's vocals and guitar blending perfectly. Wrapping the release is title track, Delta Pines , with Ivor's gravelly voice over a tight guitar riff and steady foot tap. Clean and seductive slide work brings an additional dimension and Ivor's acoustic solo is tight and precise. A very nice closer to th...