Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Blues & Angels , from Sandy Carroll and it's got something special. Opening with Soak Me In The Spirit, a gospel soaked shuffle, Carroll has lead vocal backed by Rick Steff on keys, Steve Potts on drums, David Smith on bass and Will MacFarlane on guitar. Soulful ballad, Wrapped In An Angel , has a really nice melody, with Mark Narmore on keys, Smith on bass, Potts on drums and MacFarlane on guitars. Sassy shuffle, Mama Don't Like It is one of my favorite tracks with a cool shuffle feel clean bluesy riff by MacFarlane and some of Carroll's best vocals on the release. Funky, Headin' Home is another of my favorite tracks with snappy drum work by Mario Dawson, bass by George Moye and featuring Bernard Allison on guitar. Very cool. Wrapping the release is ballad, Mississippi Me featuring only her vocal and Narmore on piano. A fitting closer for a nice release.    If you support live Blues act...

Sandy Carroll Takes a Musical Journey on New CD , Last Southern Belle , Coming February 19 on Catfood Records Produced by Multi-Grammy-Winner Jim Gaines and Recorded in Tennessee & Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Songs Reflect Carroll’s Experiences as a Southern Woman EL PASO, TX – Catfood Records announces a February 19, 2016, release date for Last Southern Belle , the new album from celebrated singer/songwriting Sandy Carroll. Produced by Sandy’s husband, multi-Grammy-winner Jim Gaines, Last Southern Belle was recorded primarily at Bessie Blue Studio in West Tennessee, with additional recording done at Nutthouse Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The CD includes backing from a host of all-star musicians, including legendary bassist David Hood, guitarist Will McFarlane and drummer Steve Potts.  S everal songs on the new CD were co-written with Mark Narmore who is in the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and has penned several big hits (“That’s What I Love About Sunday,” “M...

HER LABEL DEBUT ALBUM, JUST AS I AM, WILL BE RELEASED ON OCTOBER 18, WITH NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION BY CITY HALL RECORDS EL PASO, TX – Catfood Records announces the signing of contemporary blues singer/songwriter Sandy Carroll, and will release her debut album for the label, Just As I Am on October 18 as part of the label’s new national distribution agreement with City Hall Records. The new CD was produced and mixed by Sandy Carroll’s Grammy-winning producer-husband, Jim Gaines, (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Santana, Luther Allison) and recorded at Bessie Blue Studio in Stantonville, Tennessee. In addition to Sandy Carroll’s deft work as a singer, songwriter and piano player, Just As I Am features some of the best musicians in Memphis, including drummer Steve Potts, bassist Dave Smith, keyboardist Rick Steff, guitarist Evan Leake and singers Reba Russell and Daunielle “Pie” Brown Hill, among others. Sandy Carroll had a hand in writing all of the album’s 10 tracks, including co-writing with Bob Tren...