LURRIE BELL Can’t Shake This Feeling
Lurrie Bell – Can’t Shake This Feeling Down home Chicago style blues playing as it should be Lurrie Bell has it all his life has been drenched in the blues and very blessed. Already this new release has been Grammy nominated and like his previous recording Blues In My Soul he has kept the winning […]
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS Strong Like That
The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Strong Like That There may not be such a thing as the perfect blues band but I would like to put down a marker for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, besides their longevity of over thirty years as a recording band this album highlights everything that is so good about them. Frontman and […]
THORNETTA DAVIS Honest Woman
Thornetta Davis – Honest Woman This is Detroit chanteuse Thornetta’s second studio album and the first since her 1996 debut release Sunday Morning Music. Dubbed ‘Queen of the Blues’ for her powerful voice, highly acclaimed live performances and a collection of numerous awards over the past quarter of a century. So, has it been worth […]
KING KING Live
King King LIVE King King’s rise continues with a live album that captures the band in great form back home in Glasgow. This review covers only the double CD although the set for sale also includes a DVD recorded at Holmfirth which has almost identical content. The audio discs contain six tracks each culled from […]
SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES Seeing Is Believing
Sugar Ray and the Bluetones – Seeing Is Believing This fine album of gut-bucket blues should please any fan of the good old electric-guitar-and-harmonica version of the genre. It’s by turns foot-stompin’ and mournful: If it breaks no new ground, neither does it disappoint. Vocalist and harpist Sugar Ray Norcia is one of several, illustrious […]
WALTER TROUT “ALIVE” MAY 2017 UK TOUR
Walter Trout May 2017 UK TOUR Walter Trout is on fire right now, ‘Alive’ is the sound of a man resurrected and at the peak of his game following the release of two firecrackers of albums; ‘Alive in Amsterdam’ (2016) and ‘Battle Scars’ (2015) – both reached the top pf the Blues Charts and […]
