In a Blue Mood

I have been slow on writing new material, so here is a review from 1997, Bobby Patterson Second Coming Ultrax / Ichiban Bobby Patterson, who...

Bobby Parker Shine Me Up Blacktop Bobby Parker’s second Black Top album certainly shows that the acclaimed Bent Out of Shape was no fluke. ...

Kevin Burt - Stone Crazy - Gulf Coast Records About Kevin Burt's prior album "Heartland & Soul" (Little Village Foundation...

JOHNNIE TAYLOR - Gotta Get The Groove Back - MALACO (1999) The sudden death of Johnnie Taylor deprived the blues and soul world of one of it...

Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra - Not In My Lifetime - Blue Dot Records Listening to a recording as good as " ...

Larry Davis -  Funny Stuff -  Rooster Blues Best known for the original recording of "Texas Flood," which was popularized by Stev...

Dexter Allen - Keep Moving On - Endless Blues Records This new album by singer-songwriter-guitarist Dexter Allen is a mix of straight-ahead ...

Dave Keller You Get What You Give Tastee Tone Records Singer-guitarist-songwriter Dave Keller has put together a special new recording dedic...

Johnny Rawls Where Have All the Soul Men Gone Third Street Cigar Records Johnny Rawls returns with his third recording for Third Street Ciga...

Sonny Green Found! One Soul Singer Little Village Foundation "Found! One Soul Singer" is the latest release from the Little Villag...

Bettye Lavette Blackbirds Verve "Blackbirds" is the latest recording from the great Bettye Lavette. This recording is Lavette'...

Sam Joyner When U Need a Friend Self-produced Keyboardist-singer-songwriter Sam Joyner was born and raised in Chicago but is based in New Or...

It's impossible to keep up with the entire range of Ichiban's releases. Among those of recent note is Sonny Rhodes' latest, Li...

Frank Bey All My Dues Are Paid Nola Blue Take a veteran soul singer, pair him with a terrific backing band, and have them record a choice ...

The Mike Duke Project … Took A While Little Village Foundation It certainly did take a while for this recording Mike Duke to see the l...

Tad Robinson Real Street Severn Records Tad Robinson's new album of blue-eyed soul, "Real Street" was recorded at M...

Billy Price Dog Eat Dog Gulf Coast Records It has been at least four decades since Billy Price and the Keystone Band issued their first al...

Vaneese Thomas Down Yonder Seque Records Blues and soul fans will ll be delighted by this new album by Vaneese Thomas, the youngest daught...

Kevin Burt Heartland & Soul Little Village Foundation Mike Kappus notes he first was exposed to Kevin Burt as a judge for The Blue...

Ms Zeno The Mojo Queen Back in Love Blue Lotus Recordings While I heard about Ms Zeno, it was not until I heard perform with my friend...