Bman's Blues Report

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent Self-titled release, Shelton Powe and it's quite good. Opening with Amtrak Train , Shelton Powe on acoustic guitar and vocal sets a very authentic feel. With his tight Piedmont picking pattern, this is a solid opener. On John Hurt's Since I Laid My Burden Down , Powe adds real richness with his vocals against the acoustic guitar chant. Bukka White's, Shake "Em On Down is one of my favorite tracks on the release with an cool, primitive blues riff on what sounds like a primitive guitar. Excellent! Papa Charlie Jackson's Take Me Back is another captivating number with melody on guitar teamed with vocal, very effectively. I really like the simplicity of this track...what I like about the blues as a whole. Wrapping the release is John Jackson's Railroad Bill , an excellent Piedmont blues with Powe driving the fretboard like a locomotive. This is a really nice traditional blues release.    If you suppo...

Shelton Powe Celebrates Another Year of Sharing His Music With the World  Happy Birthday Shelton! Shelton Powe is celebrating his birthday on October 27th! Shelton joined Music Maker in 2011, and since then he's released an album on the Music Maker Label, played gigs across the country, and developed a following among Music Maker supporters. Meeting up with Music Maker couldn't have come sooner for Shelton. His machinery job began limiting his hours and eventually had to let him go - and as with so many of our artists who come to us with their amazing talent, his passion became his livelihood. Over the past two years, we've worked with Shelton to develop his sound, book him gigs, get him a professional-quality instrument and create promotional items like his CD and photographs. When gigs were s...