Bman's Blues Report

 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Love Hope Trust , from Roger Street Friedman , and it's a solid slice of Americana. Opening with the title track, Love Hope Trust , singer songwriter Roger Street Friedman has the joint rocking with nicely blended vocals behind his own lead, Jim Toscano on drums, Larry Campbell on guitars, Jason Crosby on piano, Matthew Schneider on bass and Teresa Williams and Lucy Kaplansky on backing vocals. Vapor In The Air has a real nice Tex-Mex feel with strong vocal melody by Friedman and really cool contributions by Gil Goldstein on accordion,  and Campbell on fiddle, mandolin and guitars. Excellent. One track that really stands out is The Ghosts Of Sugarland delivered in true folk style. A story delivered about civil war living with Campbell on acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle, I really like this track. A warm Jackson Browne/James Taylor like, Multiply By Two , is a pure radio track with strong melodic bones....

LARRY CAMPBELL TONIGHT ON THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON The Grammy-winning producer will sit in Monday, June 15 with The Roots Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams' self-titled debut album is out June 23 on Red House Summer headlining tour and fall Jackson Browne dates announced In anticipation of his upcoming album release, Grammy-winning producer, guitarist and songwriter Larry Campbell will be sitting in with house band The Roots this evening, Monday, June 15, on NBC's  The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon .  The show airs 11:35/10:35pm Central - click here for local airtimes. Campbell is ...

  LARRY CAMPBELL AND TERESA WILLIAMS ANNOUNCE HEADLINING TOUR AND TWO-MONTH RUN WITH JACKSON BROWNE Jackson Browne: "I'm thrilled to be touring with... these longtime favorites of mine. We played together at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble a few years ago, and I've been waiting for the chance to play with them again ever since." Emmylou Harris: "Transcendent" Self-titled debut out June 23 on Red House   After decades of marriage and seven years working closely with Levon Helm, Grammy-winning producer Larry Campbell and his wife, singer Teresa Williams, will be releasing their eponymous debut album on June 23 on Red House.   Emmylou Harris recently said of the duo, "The music Larry and Teresa make when they sing together is truly transcendent." And Larry and Teresa will bring that music on the road with a headlining tour in July that includes dates in Chicago (7/15) and Nashville (7/22-23), follow...

LARRY CAMPBELL & TERESA WILLIAMS’ DEBUT HONED AT LEVON HELM’S MIDNIGHT RAMBLES  OUT JUNE 23 ON RED HOUSE   Listen to "Surrender to Love" at Wall Street Journal:  http://on.wsj.com/1xyRU5a In-demand guitarist/producer and singer for Dylan, Simon, Lesh, Crow, Harris, Staples, and more   On June 23, two of the most in-demand artists in roots music, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, will take center stage with their self-titled debut album on Red House Records. After decades of marriage and seven years working closely with Levon Helm - Campbell as bandleader and producer (winning three Grammys for his work) and wife Williams as singer - their first album together features eight originals and three covers honed at Helm's legendary Midnight Rambles.   "It was the most pure musical experience I've ever had," Campbell says of their time with Helm. "It gave me the template for how to make music for the rest o...