Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stories To Live Up To , from Harvey Dalton Arnold and it's a solid blues rocker. Opening with Stay Here With Me , a cool, R&B style rocker with a swampy overtone. Arnold leads on vocal and guitar with Zev Katz on bass, Charley Drayton on drums, Rob Arthur on keys and Zak Alister on rhythm guitar. Strong opener. What's On Your Mind has a rubbery slide guitar vamp and snappy drum rhythm by Drayton and some of Arnold's best vocals on the release. Very cool. Soulful, Poor Boy is a real nice radio track with a great melody, warm keys by Alister, solid guitar work and an intoxicating feel. Rock n roller, Lone Outlaw , has a great rock beat and just the right swagger with driving drum work and smart guitar and piano making it another favorite on the release. Wrapping the release is a new take on Catfish Blues with super top end drum work, raw guitar slide and a great bottom. Super closer for a solid release. ...

Harvey Dalton Arnold Releases Outlaw March 4th!  HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (February 26, 2014) - Outlaw , the debut solo album from Harvey Dalton Arnold, offers a new take on traditional blues music. The album will be released March 4th, and a CD Release Party will be held at the High Tide Lounge in Carolina Beach on March 1st. Harvey Arnold was the left-handed bass player for the Outlaws from 1976 to 1980. He was known for writing songs, taking the lead on vocals, and providing harmonies for the Southern rockers. Surprisingly, he did not grow up in a musical family. His summer job at a gas station in Wilmington, NC exposed him to both blues and gospel music.    Read more, see album art and download a media-only copy of the album here!   That's where he heard B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin for the first time. "I knew this was the music I wanted to do," Arnold said. Bluegrass and old c...