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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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FBJoy Records artists: Sam Hooper & Mike Null - HooDoo Blues - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release, HooDoo Blues from Sam Hooper & Mike Null and I really like it. Hooper and Null take classic blues and contemporary blues tracks and make them fresh. Opening with Jr Wells' HooDoo Man Blues , Hooper takes the vocal lead with confidence and over a renewed rhythm track rips a really nice guitar solo. Hooper is a creative and talented soloist and isn't afraid to let it out! On original track, Itchin' To Be Your Man , Hooper takes the lead on vocal of this low slung jazz number with tight drum work by Reggie Holmes and dazzling key work of Sakait Bakksar. Derrick James lays down a solid bass line and Hooper trades lead guitar riffs with Mike Null molding smooth results. On Albert Collins', If Trouble Was Money , Null does a super job on lead vocal and shares lead guitar responsibility with Hooper. A blistering intro by Null sets up high expectations and the boys don't disappoint. Maintaining the general flavor of Collins' o...