Bman's Blues Report

NEW BLUES FESTIVAL DEBUTS, BRINGING THE BLUES BACK TO LONG BEACH IN A BIG WAY, DIVERSE LINEUP OF SOCAL BANDS AND ARTISTS  Sunday, August 31, 2014 - P.O.A. (Police Officers Association) Park                                     In Addition To A Star-Studded Music Lineup, Also Food & Crafts Vendors In A Beautiful Outdoor Setting Near The Pacific Ocean! Award-winning acoustic blues guitar master, Bernie Pearl . Prolific singer/songwriter, rising star, and daughter of actor/blues musician Jim Belushi:  Jami Bess Belushi   (Long Beach, CA) - The First Annual New Blues Festival , more than anything else, is bringing the Blues back to Long Beach in a big way - back where they belong! ...

I just received the newest release, Flyin' Home From Memphis , from The Mighty Mojo Prophets and it's a non stop blues jam. Opening With Sweetness , a Chicago style blues, Alex "Li'l A" Woodson lays out a nice plate of harp. Tom "Big Son" Eliff takes the lead on vocal and Mitch "Da Switch" Dow lays down some cool Elmore James style riffs. The Gambler has a very light breezy tempo along the lines of some of the early Butterfield work. Dow plays tight rhythm with Dave Deforest on bass and Alex Schwartz on drums. Lucky Man is back in the Chicago groove this time joined by San Pedro Slim on harp. Slim rips a pretty hot solo to compliment this very solid track. I Can't Believe switches to a full blown R&B track with Mark Sample on sax and Johnny V on Trumpet. Mike Malone adds real warmth on the bottom with his organ and Dow plays very slick riffs to compliment Eliff's vocals. The .45 is right out of Elmore James' song book with h...

  BE AMONG THE FIRST & GET YOUR CD TODAY BEFORE IT'S AVAILABLE IN STORES! Retail: $17.99 Discounted Price: $12.99 + s&h MUSICIANS : Tom "Big Son" Eliff : Vocals Mitch "Da Switch" Dow : Guitars Alex Schwartz : Drums Dave Deforest : Bass Mike Malone : Piano, Organ, BG Vocals Mark Sample : Tenor Sax Johnny V : Trumpet Alex "Li'l A" Woodson : Harmonica San Pedro Slim : Harmonica TRACK LISTING : 01. Sweetness (4:57) 02. The Gambler (3:57) 03. Lucky Man (4:14) 04. I Can...