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Various Ruf Records Artists – 25 Years Anniversary Ruf Records CD – 14 Tracks/53:27 DVD – 62 minutes Founded in 1994, Ruf Records was initially conceived as a vehicle to further the career of Luther Allison, His manager, Thomas Ruf, formed the label, christening it with the motto, “When the Blues Crosses Over”. Over the …
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The Cornbread Project – Catawampus Straight Shooter – 2019 10 tracks; 33 minutes www.thecornbreadproject.com Here is a very different listening experience! Conceived by Laust ‘Krudtmejer’ Nielsen and Peter Nande of Straight Shooter Records, the idea was to blend traditional blues themes with contemporary music production techniques like loops, samples and beats; Catawampus means something out …
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Cliff Stevens – Nobody But You Self-Release – 2019 11 tracks; 46 minutes www.cliffstevens.com This is Canadian guitarist Cliff Stevens’ fourth disc under his own name, having played for years as a sideman with a variety of groups before going solo. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered in Montreal, Cliff producing the album himself …
Wily Bo Walker & E.D. Brayshaw – The Roads We Ride Self Produced www.wilybo.com 2 discs, 6 and 7 tracks respectively Film noir script? Pulp fiction novel? One story, two paths and three people is what’s claimed. Lots of accompanying materials support the two CDs as Scottish born Wily Bo Walker joins up guitarist E.D. …
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Kerry Kearney Band – Smokehouse Serenade Highlander Records www.kerrykearneyofficial.com 12 tracks Celebrating 20 years on making music, Long Island based Kerry Kearney and his band play a style of music they call “Psychedelta”, their own unique style combining rock. Blues and roots music. Kearney has honed his craft for 40 years. The band is Kerry …
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Lil’ A And The Allnighters – Hip Ya Straight Up Blues – 2019 10 tracks; 47 minutes www.facebook.com/LilAandtheAllnighters Alex ‘Lil’ A’ Woodson is based in Southern California and this disc is his first national release, an earlier disc being more of a demo recording made for the purpose of getting gigs. Recorded in just two …
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Zac Harmon – Mississippi BarBQ Catfood Records www.zacharmon.com 11 Tracks/48:12 Born and raised in Mississippi, Zac Harmon got an early start on his music career when he played guitar for singer and noted harp blower Sam Myers. That lead to more work with touring blues and R&B artists including Dorothy Moore and Z.Z. Hill. But …
Big James – A Dose Of The Blues Jamot Music www.facebook.com/bigjamesmusic 11 Tracks/51:43 After several decades of billing as Big James & the Chicago Playboys, trombonist James “Chief” Montgomery now gets the headline attention on his own. It would be hard to deny him the top billing as he handles all of the vocals, wrote …
The Hideaways – The Lost Tapes, Vol 1 Mind Smoke Records – 2019 10 tracks; 37 minutes This CD documents a recording session in New Jersey in 2006. According to the PR sheet these four guys walked in off the street and recorded these tunes in one evening. The band at the time was Chris …
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Paul Messinger – The Reckoning Self-produced CD 7 songs – 33 minutes www.paulmessinger.net One of the earliest disciples of Howard Levy, the former Bela Fleck & The Flecktones front man who revolutionized harmonica with his advancement of overblow techniques, singer, songwriter and poet Paul Messinger is a voice of reason in a troubled world, something …