Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live On The East Coast , from the Lee Boys and it's terrific! Opening with funk laden spiritual track, In The Morning , Derrick and Keith Lee on lead vocal, Alvin Lee on guitar, Chris Johnson on screaming pedal steel, Alvin Cordy Jr, on funky bass and Earl Walker on drums. Excellent opener! On blues shuffle, Don't Let The Devil Ride , the band really gets humming with Johnson really winding it up. This band is tight. On classic R&B track, I'll Take You There , Derrick and Keith really get into a nice groove with a solid bottom by Cordy who also takes a nice walk of his own, leading to an extended guitar jam. Very nice. Alvin lays in some real nice riffs under the nicely harmonizing vocals of Derrick and Keith. Rick Lollar on lead guitar gives Testify a little smoke over a simmering hot vocal lead and driving bass runs of Cordy and of course the ever present pedal soloing of Johnson. Very cool! Wrapping...

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Sonny & Brownie's Last Train , by Guy Davis &  Fabrizio Poggi . This is a full helping of traditional style acoustic blues featuring Guy Davis on vocal and guitar and Fabrizio Poggi on harmonica. Opening with the Davis penned title track, Sonny & Brownie's Last Train , Davis sets a snappy guitar rhythm, singing and accompanying himself on guitar. On Robert Pete Williams' Louise Louise , Guy slips into Williams' shoes and sings one of my favorite tracks on the release, with underlying harp and guitar. Very nice. On Sonny Terry classic, Hooray Hooray These Women Is Killing Me , Davis really captures the spirit of Sonny with his enthusiasm and Poggi's soulful harp.  On Big Joe Williams' Baby Please Don't Go Back To New Orleans , Davis really digs in for a super guitar intro and Davis and Poggi's work are tops.  On Elizabeth Cotten's Freight Train , Davis and Poggi stay with th...

 Tommy Malone Ready To Rock Texas Dates With Subdudes Coming Up Northport N.Y. - Tommy Malone will be taking his trio will to Texas starting Thursday June 19. He'll make stops in San Antonio, Houston and Austin.  Also, Tommy Malone and the Subdudes will be on the east coast from June 25-28. Scroll down for the details. On June 19 Tommy will pay a visit to KNBT in New Braunfels, TX. Look for his interview/performance to start at about 1PM Central Time. You can listen live right here; http://radionb.com/knbt Did you get a chance to check out Tommy Malone on Mountain Stage last week with Keb Mo, Joan Osborne and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band? Well if you missed it or want to hear it again, you can by clicking the logo. On April 29, M.C. Records released Tommy Malone's second solo effort for the label, Poor Boy.  Tommy co-produced the recording with his longtime musical friend Ray Gan...

 Tommy Malone Rocks Mountain Stage This Week! Moving Up On AMA & Roots Music Report Texas Tour Starts Later This Month Northport N.Y. - Tommy Malone will make his Mountain Stage debut later this week starting June 7. The program also features Keb Mo, Joan Osborne and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Mountain Stage is heard on over 130 NPR stations nationwide and overseas on the Voice of America Satellite Service. Click to get more details. Poor Boy moves up 6 notches to No. 23 this week on The Americana Music Charts.  You can view the entire chart right here: http://www.americanaradio.org/ama/displaychart_beforetracks.asp?mode=lw&dtkey= Tommy Malone's Poor Boy also lands at No. 5 on this week on the Roots Music Reports Top 10 Roots Rock Albums .   Click the logo for more! Tommy will be touring all Summer, solo, with his trio and with the Su...

Guy Davis Is Back In North America After Successful European Tour Northport NY - M.C. Records artist Guy Davis is back in North America after a long tour of Europe. Folks in North America will be able to enjoy and deep blues and folk influenced song-writing all summer long!   We're very proud that Guy Davis was nominated for two Blues Music Awards. The award ceremony took place earlier this month in Memphis. Click the logo to check out the full list of nominees. Juba Dance  released on September 10, 2013  is Guy's 1st full-length recording in four years. It features Fabrizzio Poggi on harmonica and The Blind Boys of Alabama as special guests. If you would like to listen or download Juba Dance via Airplay Direct just click the album cover! Guy has also added a bunch of tour dates, scroll down to find out more. Please get in touch if you have a...