Bman's Blues Report

Delta Groove Promotions and Nimoy Sue Records presents "Southside" the brand new album by Mannish Boys' singing sensation, Sugaray Rayford. This is Sugaray Rayford’s third CD release. His 1st release, Blind Alley (2010), was independently released. His 2nd release, Dangerous (2013), was under Delta Groove Music Inc. Dangerous was #8 on Living Blues Top 50 Albums of 2013. Sugaray was just nominated for BB King Entertainer of the Year and Traditional Male Vocalist for the 2015 Blues Music Awards. He is also lead vocalist for The Mannish Boys who were also nominated for 3 awards. Upcoming Tour dates: June 12 - The Birk Birkenfeld, OR June 13 - Highway 99 Seattle, WA June 14 - Shuga Jazz Bistro Seattle, WA June 16 - Poor House Bistro San Jose, CA June 18 - Biscuits & Blues San Francisco, CA June 19 - Biscuits & Blues San Francisco, CA June 21 - Malarkey's Long Beach, CA June 22 - Sugar Mill Tarzana, CA June ...

I just received the newest release (May 19, 2015), Southside , from Sugaray Rayford and it's got a great groove! Opening with Southside Of Town , Ralph Carter develops a great walking bass line stage for Rayfords solid vocals. Backed by Allan Walker on sax and Gary Bivona on trumpet as well as Jade Bennett, Zara Davis and Rachele Quiogue on vocals, Leo Dombecki lays out a nice keyboard solo and Gino Matteo rips on guitar continuing under the vocals throughout the track. Very nice! Slinky funk track, Miss Thang , again is heavily reliant on the bottom provided by Carter as well as Lavell Jones on drums. Rayford adds girth with his beefy vocals and Matteo rides the funky wave with tight guitar riffs. High stepping, Live To Love Again , really gets you moving and with horn and guitar punctuation is a clear radio play hit. Matteo lays out a crisp guitar solo and Walker and Bivona add warmth. Excellent! On shuffle track, Texas Bluesman , Matteo really take a nice guitar solo. Rayford...