Bman's Blues Report

                                                      SOLOMON KING RIDING THE "TRAIN" OF CRITIC'S ACCLAIM     Solomon King recently released his third album, Train . The 9-song disc "walks the line between love and lust, while celebrating getting on with one's life," says King, who wrote all the songs, performs lead vocals and most of the guitar parts on Train (along with noted L.A. session man, Johann Frank). Train is a follow-up to 2011's well-received Medicine . King's 2009 album Under The Sun was Grammy-nominated in the "Best Contemporary Blues Album" category and yielded two songs, "Jack Me Up" and "Frankie And Johnnie," featured in the first season of hit HBO TV series, "True Blood.” "Blues musician Solomon King's new album Train is an od...

I just received the latest release, Train , from Solomon King and it's actually quite good. Although not a simple blues release, it like most has blues elements. Opening with Baby Does Me Good with a Bo Diddley beat, lead by Stephen Styxxx Marshall on drums and has cool slide work by King and Johann Frank. Bad To Me has a blues rock beat with a nice back beat. King manages vocals with simple style and cool guitar riffs appear throughout. Coffee Song really captures that ragged Lou Reed kind of vocal style which I really like. Complimented by Jimmy Powers and Glenn Doll on harp and warm backing vocals by Maxayan Lewis and Connie Jackson this is a cool rocker. Slo Blues is really a bluesy ballad highlighting King on vocal. Bass work by Princeton Arnold and stylized guitar work on this track puts me in mind of one of my favorite blues rock players, Kim Simmonds. One of my favorites on the release. Great Wall opens with Elmore James like slide guitar riffs and again King has a L...

  13th Annual Kaua'i Hawaii Homegrown Music Festival                           Welcomes Blues Guitar Ace,                                                            Solomon King                      -Performing Saturday, November 9-     (HAWAII) - The 13th Annual Kaua'i Hawaii Homegrown Music Festival welcomes blues guitar ace Solomon King , Saturday, November 9, 5 p.m., at Church of the Pacific Outdoor Amphitheater. Tickets/Info: www.dovepresents.com. Longtime Grateful Dead member Bill Kreu...

                  Solomon King (Guitarist-Songwriter-Singer-Deep Thinker) And Top Practitioner of 'New-School Blues' Performing At Oktoberfest Celebration at Mountain Vista Events Lawn Saturday, October 5  - in Peoria, AZ   (Peoria, AZ) - Solomon King , Los Angeles-based guitarist-singer-songwriter and leading "New-School Blues" practitioner, travels to the Grand Canyon State to perform at Oktoberfest , Mountain Vista Events Lawn, 29701 N. Sunrise Point, Peoria, Saturday, October 5. 6-8 p.m. Free. Info: (623) 215-8646 or  https://www.facebook.com/VistanciaVillageAssociation?fref=ts . Presented by the Vistancia Village Association. Solomon King Selected A "25 Guitarists You've Gotta Hear" For October                             ...

Ladies & Gentleman, Members of the Media, Presenting News About ... Solomon King (Guitarist-Songwriter-Singer-Deep Thinker) And Top Practitioner of 'New-School Blues ' SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE AT "NOTHING BUT BLUES"  TRIBUTE TO BLACK MUSIC MONTH - SUNDAY, JUNE 9@THE JOINT   (West Los Angeles, CA) - Solomon King , Los Angeles-based guitarist-singer-songwriter and a top "New-School Blues" practitioner, makes a special in-concert appearance at the "Nothing But Blues" Tribute To Black Music Month, this Sunday, June 9 (8:30-9:00 p.m.) at The Joint, 8771 W. Pico Blvd., West Los Angeles. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/534840433245302/ .       King - a 2009 Grammy Awards entrant nominee in the Contemporary Blues category for his  Under The Sun release - was recently in the news for  " The Phil Spector Incident ," his movie remake of the high-profile Phil Spector trial...

  Solomon King Acclaimed L.A. Guitarist Brings His "New-School Blues" To The Piano Bar In Hollywood - Saturday, May 11       (Hollywood, CA) - Solomon King , talented purveyor of "New-School Blues" and no stranger to the Southern California music landscape, performs in concert at The Piano Bar , 6429 Selma Ave., Hollywood, Saturday, May 11. 9 p.m. No cover. Info: (323) 466-2750 or logo onto https://www.facebook.com/Pianobarhollywood?fref=ts .      King - a 2009 Grammy Awards entrant nominee in the Contemporary Blues category for his Under The Sun release - was recently in the news for " The Phil Spector Incident ," his movie remake of the high-profile Phil Spector trial that also includes a ten-song companion soundtrack ( "Live On" ) with a stripped-down, sensuous version of Spector's Wall of Sound classic, "Be My Baby." "With King, the blues are in good hands,...