Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, On Safari , from The Kentucky Headhunters and it's a real ass kicker. The release opens with Beaver Creek Mansion , a contemporary country rocker with fat slide work by Greg Martin with healthy rhythm guitar from Richard Young, bass by Doug Phelps and drums by Fred K. Young. Deep South Blues Again is a sweaty blues rocker with a driving bass line and great lead vocals. These guys know good guitar tone and use it to their advantage, getting their guitars singing like chainsaws. Very cool. I Am The Hunter has great swagger and sting with powerful riffs and beefy drums. Caught In A Dream is a straight up rocker which should capture a bit of airplay. With warm harmonies and super key work from Kevin McKendree, this track is tight. One of my personal favorites on the release, Crazy Jim , has a taste of Curtis Mayfield which is really nice. Delivered as a country ballad, this soul based track is really solid and nicely e...

ALLIGATOR RECORDS SET TO RELEASE MEET ME IN BLUESLAND BY THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS WITH JOHNNIE JOHNSON ON JUNE 2 Alligator Records has set a June 2 street date for Meet Me In Bluesland , a previously unreleased album by Grammy-winning Southern blues-rockers The Kentucky Headhunters with pianist Johnnie Johnson , a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. The performances found Johnson -- the man Rolling Stone called “the greatest sideman in rock and roll” for his groundbreaking piano work with Chuck Berry -- playing some of the deepest and most rocking blues piano of his legendary career. With The Kentucky Headhunters at their down-home best, the record is a country-fried, blues-infused party from start to finish. On January 25, 2003, Johnson joined his hosts, The Rolling Stones, for a rousing rendition of Honky Tonk Women at Houston, Texas’ Reliant Stadium. After hanging out all night with Keith Richards, Johnson got on a plane and flew to Kentucky. There he reu...