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Overton Music artist: Russ Green - Stone Cold - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stone Cold , from Russ Green , and it's a driving blues rocker. Opening with Lint Redux , you are immediately in the middle of a swampy blues with modern effects. With a firm foot stomp by Felix Pollard on drums and Vic Jackson on bass Russ Green on harmonica and vocals really has the earthy feel. Giles Corey on slide gives the track great grease and Green's harp work is strong. Excellent opener. 12 Feet of Water opens with a terrific harmonica aria before grinding into a super drum driven romp. With the feel that I can only describe as Hill Country , Green delivers such soulful vocals, comforted by Joe Monroe on keys, this track just grabs you. Green's harmonica is like a shuddering wind blowing through you with the thumping bass of Vic Jackson and Vince Agwada on guitar. Excellent! Easy going shuffle, Nobody Knows has a smooth, supple melody with backing acoustic guitar, minimal drum work and melodic ha...
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Eddie King and the Swamp Bees

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The Swamp Bees! Originally formed as Eddie King's backup band for his Ohio gigs, we decided to keep a good thing going and play our own gigs, too. Our individual resumes are a mile long, but here's a brief rundown: Fred Gillespie - Gregg Clark Band, Beaumonts, Low Rent Blues Band. Randy Smith - Bosstones, Cleavers, Vettes. Steve Barton - Gregg Clark Band, Beaumonts, Jumbo Junior, Raised By Possums. Doug Daniels- Third Stone Oracle. Ladies and Gentlemen, This is a talented band. We have shifted our focus a little bit, we've decided to incorporate soul and classic rock into our reportoire. What that means, is, We can slam you down some Muddy, jiggle your innards with some Rolling Stones, or lay down some Steely Dan on your inner jazz fool. All that said - a note to honor former members and their efforts - Jimmy Rogers, keyboards, vocals; James Higgins, bass; Greg Hamilton, keyboards, vocals, Tim Barton, drums. You will see more of these fellows if you already haven't (I w...
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Eddie King and the Swamp Bees

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Eddie King (April 21, 1938 – March 14, 2012) was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Living Blues once stated "King is a potent singer and player with a raw, gospel-tinged voice and an aggressive, thick-toned guitar sound". He was noted as creating a "straightforward style, after Freddie King and Little Milton" King was born Edward Lewis Davis Milton in Talladega, Alabama, United States. His parents were both musical, with his father playing guitar and his mother a gospel singer. King learned basic guitar riffs from watching from outside the window of local blues clubs, and was inspired by the playing of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter. He grew up playing alongside Luther Allison, Magic Sam, Junior Wells, Eddie C. Campbell, and Freddie King. He relocated to Chicago, Illinois, in 1954, and his diminutive stature and the influence of B.B. King led to him being referred to as 'Little Eddie King'. Given a break by Littl...
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