Queen of Blues/Rock Guitar Joanna Connor
Performing At The Dallas Guitar Show
New Album Coming This Summer & Lots of Festival
Dates
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Northport NY -
M.C. Records is proud to announce that the Queen of Blues/Rock Guitar, Joanna
Connor will be performing at The Dallas International Guitar Festival this
Friday. Other legendary guitarists performing at the weekend long event
include Sonny Landreth, Paul Reed Smith, Larry Mitchell, Eric Gales and
many more. Click the photo of Joanna to get the
complete schedule for all three days.
Joanna Connor might be the
best—or most original—blues-based slide guitar player you're likely to come
across today. Or tomorrow.
Guitar World - https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/joanna-connor-shreds-slide-guitar-video
If you’re seeking amazing
guitar talent, you need to check out the string-bending, mind-blowing Joanna
Connor. Elmore Magazine
Joanna Connor is currently working in the studio
working on her follow up to 2016's "Six String Stories." The new,
untitled release will be coming out later in the summer and will be available
on vinyl on M.C. Records. Joanna has had several videos that have been viewed
millions of time on You Tube. You can find out more about Joanna here, http://joannaconnor.com/bio/
Selected tour dates - Her complete list of dates can be found here, including all her shows in Chicago. http://joannaconnor.com/shows/
FRI. 7 JUNE
- Chicago Blues Festival 2019 - Chicago IL
FRI. 21 JUNE - Northwoods Blues Festival - Chippewa
Falls, WISAT. 22 JUNE - Winnetka Music Festival - Winnetka, IL MON. 8 JULY– TUE. 9 JULY - Tremblant International Blues Festival - Mont-Tremblant, QC, Canada SAT. 13 JULY - Lighthouse Blues Festival - Kincardine, ON, Canada THUR. Aug. 1 - City Winery - Chicago IL - Opening for John Mayall FRI. 9 AUGUST– SAT. 10 AUGUST - Knuckleheads Kansas City, MO FRI. 16 AUGUST - Chenango Blues Festival - Norwich, NY SAT. 17 AUGUST - White Mountain Boogie n' Blues Festival - Thornton, NH SUN. 18 AUGUST - McHenry Rotary Blues, Brews & BBQ - Mchenry, IL SAT. 24 AUGUST - Kenlake Hot August Blues - Murray, KY, SAT. 31 AUGUST - Lefty's Live MusicDes Moines, IA SUN. 8 SEPTEMBER - Big Blues Bender @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas, NV SUN. 15 SEPTEMBER - Joanna Connor @ Telluride Blues & Brews Festival - Telluride, CO
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I started a quest to find terrific blues music and incredible musicianship when I was just a little kid. I also have a tremendous appreciation of fine musical instruments and equipment. One of my greatest joys all of my life was sharing my finds with my friends. I'm now publishing my journey. I hope that you come along!
Please email me at Info@Bmansbluesreport.com
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Queen of Blues/Rock Guitar Joanna Connor Performing At The Dallas Guitar Show
Cash McCall (January 28, 1941 - April 20, 2019)
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Jay Kipps Band - How To Polish Your Longhorns - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, How To Polish Your Longhorns, from Jay Kipps Band and it's a cool blend of different style of music with a mutual theme of good stuff. Opening with Colt 45, a great western style instrumental track in the vein of Rawhide with a bit of Dick Dale mixed in. Chard Burford leads the charge with solid finger work and backing by Jay Kipps, Chris Lubker on bass and Cory Bruyea on drums. Low slung, funky blues, Rotten Apple Blues has deep rooted guitar riffs by Burford and Kipps, and Kipps own harp and vocals give it real texture. Big Old Engine is a cool, country style blues (think upbeat Grateful Dead) with slick guitar riffs, an aggressive bass line and smoking harp supporting Kipps masterful vocals. Very nice. Another twist is Sinister with it's tight pop rock style. If you know The Eagles of Death Metal, that's the format and Kipps really executes well. Gonzo (Live) is one of my favorite tracks on the release with adventurous abstract delivery. This track has spoken vocal lead and a great bass/guitar/drum unified dialog like a sort of Gunn/Crimson/Belew assembly. Excellent! Another live track, JJ Cales' Call Me The Breeze uses the pace of Skynyrd but with a more easy handed delivery like Cale's original. Kipps vocal and harp attack over Burford's guitar riffs is authoritative and confident. Wrapping the release is surf (Dale) style track, Surffarie with bass and guitar lead and Dalesque runs. This is a cool closer to a totally enjoyable release.
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Taylor Scott Band - All We Have - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review All We Have, the most recent release by Taylor Scott Band who mixes smooth ballads with clean rockers. Opening with funky rocker, Somebody Told Me, lead vocalist and guitarist, Taylor Scott shows powerful pipes, backed by Jon Wirtz on piano, Chris Harris on bass, Lem Williams on drums. His slick guitar styling and the and tight drumming by Williams make this a great opener. Salted Watermelon has all of the qualities of a great radio track with it's strong melody, solid vocal lead, well blended backing vocals by Steve Watkins and nicely blended instrumentation. One of my favorites on the release is Carry Me Away with it's jazzy overtones, dual guitar lead and springy rhythm. Another well crafted ballad, The Walk, shows real radio potential with a super melody, glistening keyboard work and some of Scott's best vocals on the release. With horn backing by Mark Gonzalez (trombone), Josh levy (bari sax), Gilbert Elorreaga (trumpet), and Wirtz on organ, very nice track. Wrapping the release is Good Things, an easy paced contemporary pop track with acoustic guitar, moog and keys giving the release a modern and moody closer.
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Monday, April 29, 2019
Big Eye Records artist: Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith & The House Bumpers - Drop The Hammer - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Drop The Hammer, from Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith & The House Bumpers and it's a cool fusion of a number of sounds rooted in the blues. Opening with Head Pounder, a loose jam, Smith, who plays drums and leads on vocal blends African rhythms with delta styling and contemporary fluidity with the help of Billy Flynn on guitar and Omar Coleman on harp for an interesting perspective on the blues. Sliding into a more traditional shuffle, Hey Daddy, lead by Smith, backed by Mae, Clara and Theodore Smith on vocal and Flynn, Ari Seder on guitar, Felton Crews on bass Luca Chellini on piano, and Coleman on harp. R&B track, Scratchin' Your Head features Flynn and Seder on guitars over and cool bass line by Crews and laid back funky vocal by Smith. Chellini's organ work really fits in nicely and solos by Flynn and Coleman make this a really cool groove. Funky, What In The World, rides heavy on the bass lines of Crews and the funky rhythm guitar of Greg Guy. No Need Brotha is as straight up a blues track as is on the release with solid vocals, and nicely articulated guitar soloing by Guy over the organ lines of Chellini. Soul fused track, Living Fast, has a really nice bass line by crews and the soulful backing vocals by Dana Gordon really add a smoky touch. Piano boogie, Second Hand Woman leads off with a cool intro by Chellini on piano and Coleman riding on harp. Wrapping the release is Moment of Silence, a slow blues track with nice soloing by Coleman, and Chellini (piano) and and King over the rock solid rhythm of Crews and Smith on drums. Very cool closer.
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Friday, April 26, 2019
Nurs'n Blues Music Fest Benefits Music Therapy Program
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NURS'N BLUES MUSIC FEST BENEFITS MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM;
PRESENTED BY BUFFALO MUSICIAN AND NURSE, PATTI PARKS; GRAMMY-NOMINATED KENNY
NEAL HEADLINES STRONG LINEUP
Saturday, May 25 - THE COVE - 3PM to 10PM
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Patti Parks, creator of the Music Therapy program,
is also a member of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.
(Depew, NY) - The Nurs'n Blues Music Fest takes place at The Cove, 4701 Transit
Rd., Saturday, May 25. Showtime: 3pm to 10pm. Tickets: $20. Donation in
advance, $25. at the Door. Info: (716) 870-3600 or visit https://www.musicisart.org. Proceeds benefit Nurs'n Blues Therapy Program, that uses Blues
Music Therapy for those struggling with chemical dependency. Presented as a
non-profit collaborative by the Blues Society of Western New York
and Music Is Art.
Nurs'n Blues Music Fest features two stages with
continuous music all day long, headlined by Grammy nominee, blues guitar
great, Kenny Neal. Also performing: Robert "Freightrain" Parker;
Jeremy Keyes Band; Grace Stumberg and Grace Lougen; Hanna PK; 12 Pack Jack
McArdle; Sheila Connors; and the Patti Parks Band (Parks, from Buffalo and a
member of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, is the creator of the Nurs'n Blues
Music Fest).
Now in its fourth year, the program has served over
one-thousand clients and families. Each week, a Board-Certified Music
Therapist creates a plan of care that includes music interventions. During
these sessions the therapist makes a correlation examining influences of
Blues American History, lyrics or particular music format or rhythm which
help insight feelings or touch upon thoughts opening critical pathways to the
brain. This past March, the Music Therapy Program visited Kids Escaping Drugs
and Horizon Village, both located in the Buffalo area, where they've been
providing sessions every week for the last three years. At a 2018 press
conference, Music Is Art founder, Goo Goo Dolls' bassist Robby Takac,
formally endorsed the Music Therapy program.
"The Blues was chosen as a beautiful art form and
positive affect on improving communication," explains Parks, who felt
helpless as her own son was affected by struggles with chemical dependency.
"The Blues genre was a perfect means of communicating deep-rooted
feelings and mirrored Blues American history, while serving as a positive influence
on those struggling with chemical dependency and their families," Parks
adds. "Over one-thousand people within three years from ages
thirteen to adult have been helped. We currently provide services at Kids
Escaping Drugs and Horizon Village in Sanborn, (New York). We have also
expanded services to colleges, and see a need in other community
settings."
In 2016, Parks was invited by the Blues Foundation
to speak at their "Blues As Healer" symposium in Memphis about her
Music Therapy program along with famed guitarist Walter Trout, Dr. Marie
Trout, blues journalist Don Wilcock and the aforementioned Neal, whose
performance this year was donated by a family whose child was affected in a
positive way from the program. At the symposium, Parks shared dramatic
stories illustrating how the Blues has helped young people, veterans, and
performers in their road to recovery.
Patti Parks
Interviews/Music Therapy Promotional Materials Available.
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PETER FRAMPTON BAND’S ALL BLUES JUNE 7 VIA UMe, Farewell tour this summer!
PETER FRAMPTON BAND’S ALL BLUES
DUE FOR RELEASE JUNE 7 VIA UMe
“I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU”
(FEATURING KIM WILSON) PREMIERES TODAY
SIRIUSXM SIX-WEEK SERIES
“THE PETER FRAMPTON SHOW” DEBUTS MAY 10
ON DEEP TRACKS CHANNEL
PETER FRAMPTON FINALE—
THE FAREWELL TOUR KICKS OFF THIS SUMMER
THE FAREWELL TOUR KICKS OFF THIS SUMMER
photo credit: Austin Lord
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“One of rock
‘n’ roll’s
lifelong major players”
lifelong major players”
All Blues,
the forthcoming covers album from the
Peter Frampton Band,
is set for release on June 7
via UMe. The
album is a collection of Frampton’s favorite blues classics and was recorded
with his longtime touring band, made up of Adam Lester (guitar/vocals), Rob Arthur
(keyboards/guitar/vocals) and Dan
Wojciechowski (drums).
“I Just Want To Make Love To You” (featuring Kim Wilson) is the first
song to be released from the new album, and is available now with digital album
pre-order. Listen/share the track HERE.
All
Blues was recorded at Frampton’s studio in Nashville, Studio
Phenix, and was co-produced by Frampton and Chuck Ainlay. The album features additional
collaborations with Larry
Carlton,
Sonny Landreth and
Steve Morse.
The
vinyl will be available as a double LP and also as a limited edition
translucent blue color pressing exclusively at PeterFrampton.com. The double LP will include
the bonus track “I Feel So Good,” which was written by Big Bill Broonzy and
popularized by Muddy Waters.
Of the album, Frampton explains, “I
have always loved to play the blues. When we formed Humble Pie, the first
material we played together was just that. For the last two summers I had been
playing a handful of blues numbers every night on stage with Steve Miller Band.
I enjoyed this immensely and it gave me the idea of doing an ‘All Blues’ album
live in the studio with my band. We started the resulting sessions 9 days after
coming off the road last year. Over a two-week period, we recorded 23 tracks,
all live in the studio. The energy of these tracks is completely different from
building a track one instrument at a time. With this recording, we pay tribute
to all the original artists who invented this incredible music. I hope you can
hear and feel our enjoyment. I’m not sure if you can say we had fun playing the
blues. But we definitely did.”
To support All Blues, Frampton will be
hosting a new six-week series
on SiriusXM’s
Deep Tracks
channel. “The Peter
Frampton Show” will premiere on Friday, May 10 at
10:00am ET on SiriusXM radios (channel 27) and on the SiriusXM
app. Additionally, Frampton will walk SiriusXM listeners through each song
from the new album in an exclusive track-by-track on SiriusXM’s BB King’s
Bluesville channel. “Peter Frampton’s All Blues Show” will air
on Monday, June 3 at 3:00pm ET on
SiriusXM radios (channel 74) and on the SiriusXM app.
In
conjunction with the album’s release, Frampton will kick off Peter Frampton Finale—The Farewell Tour presented
by SiriusXM—an approximately 50-date run this summer and fall produced
by Live Nation. Frampton will
retire from regular vigorous touring at
the end of this year due to his diagnosis of the autoimmune disease Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM). IBM is a progressive muscle disorder
characterized by muscle inflammation, weakness and atrophy. Frampton recently
discussed his diagnosis with CBS
“This Morning: Saturday,” watch the
segment HERE.
The
tour will feature special guest Jason Bonham’s
Led Zeppelin Evening,
as well as Julian Frampton
on the west coast stops, with additional surprise guests to appear on select
dates. Tickets are on sale now and VIP
packages will also be available at www.frampton.com.
$1 of every ticket sold, as well
as any donations, will benefit The Peter Frampton
Myositis Research Fund at Johns Hopkins, a newly established fund by Frampton and
Johns Hopkins, where he’s being treated.
Peter
Frampton remains one of the most lauded artists in rock history. On May 7, the
Music Business Association will present him with the Chairman’s Award for Sustained Creative
Achievement at the Awards & Hall of Fame Dinner that
is part of the Association’s annual conference—Music Biz 2019—set to take place
May 5-8 in Nashville. Frampton was also recently honored with the Les Paul Innovation Award at
the 2019 NAMM Show’s 34th annual TEC Awards, and celebrated the 43rd anniversary of
his fifth solo album, Frampton
Comes Alive!, one of the top-selling live records of all time
(over 17 million copies sold
worldwide).
ALL BLUES TRACK LISTING
1. I Just Want To Make Love To
You (featuring Kim Wilson)
2. She Caught The Katy
3. Georgia On My Mind
4. Can’t Judge A Book By The
Cover
5. Me And My Guitar
6. All Blues (featuring Larry
Carlton)
7. The Thrill Is Gone
(featuring Sonny Landreth)
8. Going Down Slow (featuring
Steve Morse)
9. I’m A King Bee
10. Same Old Blues
PETER FRAMPTON LIVE
June 18—Catoosa, OK—Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa+
June 20—Little Rock, AR—Robinson Performance Hall
June 22—Wetumpka, AL—Wind Creek Casino & Hotel+
June 23—Chattanooga, TN—Tivoli Theatre+
June 26—Memphis, TN—Orpheum Theatre+
June 27—Nashville, TN—Ascend Amphitheater*
June 29—Salamanca, NY—Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino*
June 30—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center for the Arts*
July 2—Pittsburgh, PA—Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
July 3—Syracuse, NY—St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview*
July 5—Montreal, QC—Montreal Jazz Fest- Place des Arts: Salle
Wilfrid-Pelletier+
July 7—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*
July 9—Boston, MA—Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion*
July 10—Philadelphia, PA—The Met Philadelphia*
July 12—Cincinnati, OH—Riverbend Music Center*
July 13—Stayner, ON—Roxodus Music Festival+
July 23—Interlochen, MI—Interlochen Center for the Arts-Kresge
Auditorium+
July 25—Clarkston, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre*
July 26—Morgantown, WV—MountainFest Motorcycle Rally*+
July 28—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*
July 29—Cedar Rapids, IA—McGrath Amphitheatre
July 31—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 2—Hinckley, MN—Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater*+
August 4—Maryland Heights, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
August 5—Kansas City, MO—Starlight Theatre*
August 8—Cuyahoga Falls, OH—Blossom Music Center*
August 11—Alpharetta, GA—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre at Encore Park*
August 16-21—Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean+
August 30—Charlotte, NC—PNC Music Pavilion*
September 1—Saratoga Springs, NY—Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
September 2—Uncasville, CT—Mohegan Sun Arena*
September 4—Jacksonville, FL—Daily’s Place*
September 6—West Palm Beach, FL—Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S.
Florida Fairgrounds*
September 7—Tampa, FL—MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the
FL State Fairgrounds*
September 10—Simpsonville, SC—CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park*
September 11—Washington, DC—The Anthem*
September 13—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden*
September 14—Raleigh, NC—Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut
Creek*
September 20-21—Dallas, TX—Crossroads Festival @ American Airlines
Center+
September 21—Irving, TX—Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented
by Huntsman*
September 22—The Woodlands, TX—The Pavilion at Toyota Music
Factory*
September 24—Albuquerque, NM—Sandia Resort & Casino*+
September 26—Phoenix, AZ—Comerica Theatre*
September 28—Las Vegas, NV—Red Rock Resort Spa & Casino+
September 29—Temecula, CA—Pechanga Casino-Pechanga Summit*†
October 2—San Diego, CA—Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at
SDSU*†
October 3—Paso Robles, CA—Vina Robles Amphitheatre*†+
October 5—Inglewood, CA—The Forum*†
October 6—Tuolumne, CA—Black Oak Casino Resort-Westside Pavilion*†+
October 9—Seattle, WA—Paramount Theatre*†
October 10—Ridgefield, OR—Ilani Resort & Casino-Cowlitz
Ballroom*†+
October 12—Concord, CA—Concord Pavilion*†
*with Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening
†with
Julian Frampton
+not a Live Nation date
+not a Live Nation date
Labels:
All Blues,
Kim Wilson,
Peter Frampton
Ruf Records artist: Ally Venable - Texas Honey - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Texas Honey, from Ally Venable and it's a fine blend of power pop and blues. Opening with rocker, Nowhere To Hide, Venable is on top with super vocals and fresh guitar riffs over a solid bass line by Bobby Wallace and the tight rhythm of Elijah Owings. Great opener. Title track, Texas Honey shows real grit with fat guitar tones and Gibbons like snarl. Excellent track. Blind To Bad Love has dark overtones, deep backing vocals and cool backing guitar work by Mike Zito. Come And Take It is a heavier track with real teeth. Eric Gales adds vocal and real snarling guitar riffs giving the band more intensity and more balance. Very cool. You knew it was going to happen... a young female guitar slinger taking on SRV. Love Struck Baby has lots of snap and Venable's guitar riffs aren't SRV but it's still hot and fun. Another track with vicious guitar riffs is White Flag. Venable turns up the grit up to Z (for ZZ Top) and really gets greasy. This track has a lot of flavor with heavy drums, a lumbering bottom and ripping guitars...very cool! Wrapping the release is another gritty blues rocker, Careless Love, with a thumping bass line and tight drum riffs. Venable's vocals are solid and her country flavored rock riffs are tasty and wet. Nice closer for a really cool release.
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Review,
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Thursday, April 25, 2019
Melrose Hill Records artist: Jonas Scott Cowan - Been There - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Been There by Jonas Scott Cowan and it's a rocking pop blues party. Opening Muddy Water's, Catfish Blues, Cowan is hot out of the chute with hot slide work, piano by Carl Rodenberg and a tight rhythm by Danny Erkman on drums and Jon Rochner on bass. With a regimental drum lead Black Boots maintains a rigid, military style drum line with bluesy vocal and warm slide guitar tones. Adding a little Cajun spice and Lacy Jean on fiddle, Another Fiddle is a stylized pop rocker. Rodenberg and Erkman maintain the form and warm backing vocals make this a cool radio track. R&B ballad, I Miss The Girl, is my favorite track on the release with it's direct melody, solid vocals and slick guitar and piano soloing. Very nice. Jacobsville Jail has a really dark and solid early blues feel with warm backing vocals by Stillwell, Rochner and Rodenberg. Another of my favorites is Rollin' On, a solid blues ballad. Cowan's guitar lead sits tall in the saddle along side his strong lead vocal. Testify is a very cool blues rocker with a blend of country and Led Zep. Cowan's vocals are the best on the release and his slide playing, along with Rochner, Erkman and fiddle by Jean make this another top contender. Shuffle track, This Boy Is Free gives Cowan a good stage to show his blues runs and tight styling with Bob Greene on organ. Very nice. Wrapping the release is light shuffle track, Your Baby's Gone, with a tight drum riff, solid guitar lead and some punchy horn by Greene to close it out.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
American Showplace Music artist: Brandon Santini - The Longshot - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review to most recent release, The Longshot, from Brandon Santini and it's a stripped down blues rocker. Opening with Don't Come Around Here No More, Brandon Santini is upfront on lead vocal and his vocals are particularly strong. Backed by Timo Arthur on guitar, Chuck Combs on bass, Reed Muchow on drums, John Ginty on keys and Moe Watson on backing vocal this is a super opener with hot harp riffs by Santini. With a country two step feel, Drive You Off My Mind has a cool open road feel with snappy drums and added percussion by Michael Bram. Greg Gumpel really adds nice slide guitar riffs under the lead vocal, paired with Santini's own harp work and saturated in Ginty's organ flow making this one of the best tracks on the release. I really like Arthur's guitar tone on Back To You pushing into a foot stomping, lumbering drive. Santini works back and forth between lead vocal and crisp harp riffs giving the track a fine flow and Arthur's guitar soloing is pressing. Very cool. Another straight up rocker, My Worried Mind and cool jangly guitar riffs and a solid bass line with emphasis on the harp and modern blues guitar riffs. Willie Dixon's Evil (Is Going On) has a really nice funky bass line and glistening key work by Ginty under raspy distorted vocals by Santini. I really like this take on Dixon's classic and Santini seals the deal with his fluid harp soloing. Very nice. Wrapping the release is rocker, Somebody's Gotta Go in contemporary blues rock style. Laid back vocal delivery and a driving rock rhythm are the key here providing an open lane for Santini to close the show. This is a real solid release and one that should continue Santini's foothold as one of todays blues rock innovators.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Susan Williams & the Wright Groove - It's About Time - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, It's About Time, from Susan Williams & The Wright Groove and they lay down a blend of ballads, shuffles and R&B tracks. opening with bluesy ballad, Tell Me You Love Me, vocalist Susan Williams leads the way and plays bass. Mike Gallemore fits in some real nice guitar phrases backed by Darryl Wright on bass, Rob Davis on drums and Mike Cruse on keys. On R&B track, Loving You From A Distance, Gallemore plays a nice melodic guitar solo and with a really memorable melody, scores the best radio track for the release. Shuffle track, Shame On You has a cool pace and with nicely blended lead and backing vocals and flowing blues guitar soloing by Gallemore has a kind of BB King feel and features a cool bass solo by Wright. Cool rocker, You've Got Another Thing Coming has a light funky beat with a great bass line a rowdy solo and cool guitar accents. Please Come Back To Me is my favorite track on the release with strong R&B cues back to Ray Charles and excellent blues phrasing by Gallemore. Wrapping the release is Too Little, Too Late with a light bluesy swing. Williams vocals are solid and Gallemore's guitar lead cool, laid back and interesting. This is a solid closer for a cool release.
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