JEFF JENSEN Wisdom & Decay
Album Review for Jeff Jensen – Wisdom & Decay Released on – Swingsuit. Memphis, Tennessee as everybody accepts was the birthplace of Rock ‘n’ Roll under the guidance of producer /engineer Sam Philips. Well, this album was recorded, not at Sun Studios, but in part at Sam’s other studio on Madison Avenue. Having gone through […]
R.I.P. Tony Joe White
They don’t come any more authoritative or authentic than Tony Joe White. I found him a fascinating conversationalist – never in a hurry to say anything glib, he would ruminate a second and then respond directly to any question you put to him. Like most musicians, he seemed happiest talking about songs, writing, performances, influences […]
AUSTIN GOLD – Top 10 Blues
Austin Gold – Our Top Ten Blues Choices Writer Pete Sargeant asked English blues-rockers AUSTIN GOLD to tell Blues Matters which recordings really turned them on, so here are their picks. Pete is a champion of democracy, so it’s two from each group member. Thanks, lads! David Smith – The Thrill is Gone – BB […]
R.I.P. Tony Chilcott – Red Lick Records
It is with heavy hearts that we inform you of the passing of much-loved blues aficionado Tony Chilcott, of Red Lick Records in Cardiff, Wales. Tony Chilcott was the Managing Director of blues specialists Red Lick Records since 2008, along with wife Julie. Tony was a leading specialist in blues and rare, hard to find music […]
BILLY GIBBONS
Catching up with ZZ Top’s legendary frontman, Billy F Gibbons, as he passes through London was the easy part. Pinning him down for interview time is always tricky with a guy who seems always restless, looking around and ahead, ready for the next musical challenge or experience. When we finally get a chance to chew […]
Danish Blues Heaven Festival Wins International Festival of the Year Award 2018
French media company Zicazic to present an award for: ‘International Festival of the Year’ to Danish Blues Heaven Festival at this year’s event in November. Each year world-renowned photographer and writer, Fred Delforge (Zicazic) gives out an award for the Best International Festival Of The Year and this year the title goes to Blues Heaven Festival in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Fred […]
LONNIE MACK Roadhouses & Dancehalls
Album Review for LONNIE MACK – Roadhouses & Dancehalls Released on RetroWorld Even back in the days long ago when most of the blues press focussed almost exclusively on African-American artists, there was a small group of white artists who would command respect even from the purists – the likes of Bobby Charles, Billy Lee […]
PAUL FILIPOWICZ Unfiltered
Album Review for PAUL FILIPOWICZ – Unfiltered Released on – Big Jake Records This is Paul’s tenth recording since he started playing the Blues in the late 1960’s, at which time his mentors were to the fore, these were the likes of Lighting Hopkins, T Bone Walker, Freddy King, but it is Magic Sam that […]
Green on Blues – Leo Green talks about BluesFest 2018
Lee Green talks about BluesFest 2018 to writer Pete Sargeant. We had been fishing for a while for a quick chat with BluesFest director and musician Leo Green and as the 2018 event approaches, it has happened but if we centred on the eternal ‘act choices – what IS Blues ?’ aspects this piece would never […]
R&B Festival, Colne, Lancs by Jennifer Noble
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