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The Blind Owl reviewed by Dennis Barker
The Blind OwlAlan WilsonSevern Recordswww.severn-records.com20 tracks/77:47Severn Records has released a 2 CD set celebrating the legacy of Canned Heat founding member Alan Wilson titled "The Blind...
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Live reviewed by Rick Davis
Live Murali CoryellShake-It-Sugar RecordsCD 11 TracksDVD 10 TracksTo hear Murali Coryell live is an experience that I have had on several occasions. Murali has that rare ability to write, sing, and...
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Blues With A Mood reviewed by Harmnonica Joe Poluyanskis
Blues With A MoodBig Bill MorganfieldBlack Shuck Musicwww.bigbill-morganfield.com11 tracks/47:56Big Bill Morganfield, Muddy Waters' son for those of you that do not know this, has a new CD “Blues With...
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This River reviewed by Diane Mandell
This River JJ Grey & MofroAlligator Recordswww.jjgrey.com10 tracks/47:58Raised in Jacksonville, FL, JJ Grey made his record debut in 2001 with Blackwater. "The River" is his sixth studio album....
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I'm A Bluesman reviewed by Diane Mandell
I’m A BluesmanBilly Jones BluezAmerican Blues Recording Companywww.livebluesworld.com/profile/billyjonesbluez 7 tracks/34:12Billy Jones is a 49 year old bluesman from North Little Rock, AR. He started...
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Who Ya Kiddin’ reviewed by Rick Davis
Who Ya Kiddin’Jimmy Nick & Don't Tell MamaJimmy Nick Musicwww.jimmynick.com5 tracksNow twenty-something, Jimmy Nick started playing in Chicago blues clubs at age 16. Suburban NightLife Magazine...
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Tough Times Don't Last reviewed by DIane Mandell
Tough Times Don't LastGrady ChampionShady Grady Music www.grady-champion.com12 tracks/49:34The youngest of 28 children, Champion was raised on a farm in rural Canton, Mississippi, near Jackson. He...
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Split Second reviewed by DIane Mandell
Split SecondNicole Hart & Anni PiperBlues Leaf Recordswww.nicolehart.comwww.annipiper.comwww.bluesleaf.com12 tracks/52:17Although Nicole and Anni had never met before this recording, Blues Leaf...
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All In reviewed by Rick Davis
All InSena ErhardtBlind Pig Recordswww,senaehrhardt.com11 TracksThe Sena Erhardt band is creating quite a stir in the blues world with the release of their second CD All In, which was mixed, recorded,...
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Robert Randolph Presents the Slide Brothers reviewed by Steve Jones
Robert Randolph Presents the Slide BrothersThe Slide BrothersConcord Recordswww.slidebrothers.com11 tracksListening to Sacred Steel in and of itself can be a religious experience. Born in the House of...
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Blue Heart reviewed by Harmonica Joe Poluyanskis
Blue HeartToo Slim And The TaildraggersUnderworld Recordswww.tooslim.org11 tracks/49:26Too Slim and the Taildraggers new CD, “Blue Heart”, features nine songs written by Timothy “Too Slim” Langford as...
View ArticleBetter Than Television and ’52 Special “Live in the Studio” reviewed by Mark...
Better Than TelevisionWestside Andy & Glenn DavisMoonfish Records www.sivermoonblues.com11 tracks/41:24’52 Special “Live in the Studio”Glenn Davis & Matt GoodwinMoonfish...
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Gone to Texas reviewed by Mark Thompson
Gone to TexasMike Zito & the WheelRuf Recordswww.mikezito.comwww.rufrecords.de13 tracks/62:10Mike Zito has been on a roll the last few years. In 2010, the title song from his Pearl River recording,...
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Play One For Me reviewed by Steve Jones
Play One For MeBryan LeeSevern Recordswww.severnrecords.com10 tracks/43:43This album is a real departure from the norm for Bryan. Completely funky and soulful with the Severn Records house band and a...
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Come Out Swingin’ reviewed by Steve Jones
Come Out Swingin’Candye Kane featuring Laura ChavezVizz Tone Label Groupwww.candyekane.com 13 tracksCandye Kane is a survivor and her new CD Come Out Swingin’ is a testament to her fortitude, drive and...
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Luther’s Blues reviewed by Steve Jones
Luther’s Blues Walter Trout & His BandProvoguewww.mascotlabel-group.com13 tracksLuther Allison produced 20 albums during his much too short lifetime. In 1986 at the Montreaux Jazz festival in...
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Phil Gates Live at the Hermosa Saloon reviewed by Mark Nelson
Phil Gates Live at the Hermosa SaloonPhil GatesDCT Productionswww.philgates.com11 TracksPhil Gates is originally from Chicago, but has been based for quite a while in Los Angeles. On this recording,...
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When It Comes To The Blues reviewed by Mark Nelson
When It Comes To The BluesJC CrossfireBluzpik Media Group, Inc. www.jccrossfire.com9 TracksJC (Joseph Cannizzo) is a guitar player now based in South Florida, but originally from New York. He played...
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Q.E.D. reviewed by Rick Davis
Q.E.D.Jim AllchinSandy Key Musichttp://www.jimallchin.com/13 TracksDuring Jim Allchin's humble childhood in rural Florida, he learned at an early age to pursue goals in life with perseverance. Having...
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Cobalt reviewed by Diane Mandell
CobaltHolland K. SmithEller Soul Recordswww.ellersoul-records.comwww.hollandk-smith.com14 tracks/56:28Texas-native singer, song-writer and guitarist Holland K. Smith's fourth album "Cobalt" was...
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