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BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
All-Music Guide (Cub Koda) A two-CD compilation of Guy's seminal work for the legendary Chicago label. Full of explosive guitar and impassioned vocals, these are some of Buddy's finest recordings. A two-CD compilation of Guy's seminal work for the legendary Chicago label. Full of explosive guitar and impassioned vocals, these are some of Buddy's finest recordings. Emap Consumer Magazines Limited (Andy...
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Debut album by this delightful two-fisted boogie-woogie pianist, saxophonist, and songster. Highlights abound everywhere, but of particular note is her striking originals "Over Thirty" and "Morning Glory." ---by Cub Koda ------------- 1. Over Thirty (2:36) 2. Thrash Boogie (2:39) 3. Three Long Days (4:30) 4. All Night Long (3:35) 5. Cold Outside (2:46) 6. Lay Me Down Slowly (4:28) 7. Morning Glory...
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BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
The confusing plethora of artists working under the name of Luther (nickname here) Johnson can leave even those with a decent knowledge of blues in a major state of confusion. But in this biographical entry, we concern ourselves with the life and times of Luther "Georgia Boy/Snake Boy" Johnson who, to make matters even more confusing, also worked and recorded under the names Little Luther and Luther...
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
A budget sampling from Copeland's five Rounder albums from the 1980s. All in all, a nice cross-section and a good introduction to this artist's later work. Special bonus points for including his collaboration with African musicians on their closer, "Kasavubu." ---by Cub Koda ------------- 1. Houston (3:34) 2. Cut Off My Right Arm (4:06) 3. Down On Bended Knees (3:26) 4. Don't Stop By The Creek (4:04)...
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WFMU's Beware of the Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Why isn't a film starring Iggy Pop, Mick Collins (Dirtbombs), Nathaniel Mayer, Lorette Velvette, Otha Turner, Cub Koda, Tav Falco, and Cordell Jackson a big hit? The Dan Rose film Wayne County Ramblin' was released (on DVD) back in June...
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 11/20/2007
With each successive album, Tinsley Ellis has moved further and further away from mainstream blues grooves and closer and closer to hard rock. While his guitar playing is as explosive as ever, it also remains unfocused, the end result being soloing that never reaches a musical climax, but is nonetheless played with an unrelenting energy that music fans who like their blues with rock muscles will appreciate....
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 10/30/2007
New York City slide guitar demon Kerry Kearney (pronounced "Karney") comes to the table with this, his self-titled third album but his first for a label other than his own. This one finds him casting his slide guitar in different guises (acoustic Delta bluesman, Lowell George country trucker, frameworks for Bob Seger-styled power ballads, Cajun rockers, Stones-styled rockers) on originals and selected...
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 10/28/2007
Johnson's third album for M.C. is his strongest outing to date, with more than its share of interesting little wrinkles. With the exception of one tune, Johnson penned everything on here, all of them sturdy juke-joint-styled blues that spotlight his trebly accented guitar work and husky vocals. But the real surprises are his acoustic tracks, where he plays driving mandolin in emulation of Yank Rachell,...
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BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 10/19/2007
One of the definitive jug bands of the '20s and early '30s, this seminal group was comprised of Will Shade, Will Weldon, Hattie Hart, Charlie Polk, Walter Horton, and others, in various configurations. Guitarist/harpist Will Shade formed the Memphis Jug Band in the Beale Street section of Memphis in the mid-'20s. A few years after their formation, Shade signed a contract with Victor Records in 1927....
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BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 10/14/2007
While some ill-informed revisionist writers of rock history would like to dismiss Carl Perkins as a rockabilly artist who became a one-hit wonder at the dawn of rock & roll's early years, a deeper look at his music and career reveals much more. A quick look at his songwriting portfolio shows that he composed "Daddy Sang Bass" for Johnny Cash, "I Was So Wrong" for Patsy Cline, and "Let Me Tell You About...
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 09/12/2007
Blues-rock with a distinct Texas edge is Mark May's thing. His playing recalls various Texas legends like Johnny Winter and Albert Collins, while always skirting the rock speed-demon side of the musical equation. This outing finds him surrounded by his regular rhythm section of Dan Cooper on bass, Travis Doyle on organ and Greg Grubbs on drums. May shares guitar soloing duties throughout the album...
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nongseynyo (Free subscription) | 08/19/2007
If you buy into all the hype and the look, then all your standard journalistic clichés about "a man playing like he was possessed" would certainly seem to apply in the case of this record. Eric Sardinas has only one groove, and that's the one with the pedal put firmly to the metal. Playing electric Dobro gives his sound a raw, distorted edge right down to the wah-wah pedal that flirts with comparisons...
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BLUES TOWN (The City Of Blues) (Free subscription) | 06/17/2007
Big Walter Horton, sometimes known as Shakey Walter Horton, is one of the most influential blues harmonica players of all time, and a particular pioneer in the field of amplified harmonica. He isn't as widely known as his fellow Chicago blues pioneers Little Walter or Sonny Boy Williamson II, due mostly to the fact that, as a rather shy, quiet individual, he never had much taste for leading his own...
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