Showing posts with label urban blues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label urban blues. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Clarence Spady Surrender

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Clarence Spady Surrender Nola Blue As Bill Dahl observes in the booklet accompanying " Surrender ," "You wouldn't call Cl...
Saturday, May 08, 2021

Cash McCall -Blues Coming Down/ One Who's Got a Lot

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Cash McCall -Blues Coming Down/ One Who's Got a Lot - Nola Blue Records Morris Dollison, Jr., better known as Cash McCall, passed away i...
Tuesday, September 01, 2020

The Legends of Specialty Part 3

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Among recent reissues in Fantasy's The Legends of Specialty series are the second volumes devoted to Roy Milton, Joe Liggins, Jimmy L...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The Legends Of Specialty Series Part 2

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Among recent reissues in Fantasy's The Legends of Specialty series are the second volumes devoted to Roy Milton, Joe Liggins, Jimmy L...
Thursday, August 20, 2020

The Legends Of Specialty Series Part 1

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Among recent reissues in Fantasy's The Legends of Specialty series are the second volumes devoted to Roy Milton, Joe Liggins, Jimmy ...
Saturday, August 05, 2017

Finis Tasby People Don’t Care

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Finis Tasby People Don’t Care Shanachie Shanachie, which also is the parent label for Yazoo, is best known for acoustic and world...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Andy T Band Double Strike

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Andy T Band Double Strike American Showplace Music One of the real pleasures of the past few years were releases by the Andy T - Nick Nixo...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Percy Mayfield Lost Love: The Singles As & Bs 1947-1962

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Percy Mayfield Lost Love: The Singles As & Bs 1947-1962 Jasmine (UK) Another English public domain reissue of vintage rhythm and blues...
Tuesday, March 07, 2017

Donald Ray Johnson and GAS Blues Band Bluesin' Around

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Donald Ray Johnson and GAS Blues Band Bluesin' Around Born in Texas and now living in Calgary, Alberta, singer and drummer Donald R...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Slam Allen - Feel these Blues

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For years, Harrison 'Slam' Allen could be seen fronting the James Cotton Band with his guitar and vocals. For a few years he playe...
Monday, May 07, 2012

Robert Cray Live Across The Pond

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Prior to the release of Robert Cray’s breakout recording, Strong Persuader , I happened to listen and record off the radio a live broadcas...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Neglected Blues Gems From Al King and Arthur Adams Are Together

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The late Al King was one of those singular West Coast blues singers who never received the general acclaim his small body of recordings meri...
Sunday, January 01, 2012

James Armstrong Finds Blues At The Border

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A new album by singer-guitarist James Armstrong, Blues at the Border (Catfood Records) is a cause of celebration for blues lovers. This is ...
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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Ray Bailey's "Satan's Horn"

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Satan’s Horn was a surprise debut album by West Coast bluesman Ray Bailey that was picked up by the Zoo label after initially on the Bohemi...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Chris Cain Spins His Urban Blues Vignettes With Jazzy Tint

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Chris Cain has been playing his blues with a jazzy twist on the West Coast for quite some time. Having recorded for the the Ford Brothers’ B...
Friday, August 03, 2007

Essential Albert King

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Albert King was one of the most important and influential blues artists from the sixties until his death, and had a number of great recordin...