BOB MALONE Mojo EP
BOB MALONE Mojo EP. Delta Moon Records. This 6-track collection was recorded in Hollywood and Calabassas, California, written by Bob Malone and his guitar compadre Bob Demarco, with the tastefully chosen exception of Ray Charles’ Hard Times. Their version is respectful to Ray’s 1961 original but is, at the same time, a personalised interpretation of […]
BARRELHOUSE Feels Like Home
BARRELHOUSE Feels Like Home Independent Barrelhouse is Kevin Burke, an acoustic guitarist of no small talent and a singer with a pleasant if not remarkable voice. He sings songs that make sense – the title song is full of descriptions of his home and what makes him feel as though he is at home – […]
BIG JOE BONE Blues Grass Kicks Ass
BIG JOE BONE Blues Grass Kicks Ass Recordiau Awen This is the debut set from Big Joe Bone, known to his mum as Danny Wilson, born in London and now based in central Wales. He calls what he plays “blues grass”, which combines Delta blues and bluegrass and throws in elements of old-timey music and […]
BRANDON ISAAK Here On Earth – Roots And Blues For A Modern World
BRANDON ISAAK Here On Earth – Roots And Blues For A Modern World Independent With bassist Keith Picot his right hand man, Isaak’s latest classy album sees him transformed into itinerant troubadour Yukon Slim, recounting tales from his wandering through wildest Western Canada. Brandon/Slim’s vocal comes from classic smoky backwoods heritage, first heard here on […]
BAD BRAD & THE FAT CATS Take A Walk With Me
BAD BRAD & THE FAT CATS Take A Walk With Me Independent A Colorado based young band with their raw, powerful and energetic mix of Chicago blues, New Orleans Zydeco and West Coast surf music which was recorded live in the studio. Opener Take A Walk With Me is a raucous Elmore James rip with that […]
BB KING Wails / Easy Listening Blues
B.B. KING Wails plus Easy Listening Blues Soul Jam Records This is a collection of two of B.B. King’s early releases from 1959 and 1962 respectively. There are also seven bonus tracks giving you a total of just over 76 minutes of the great man at the top of his game. Any fan of B.B. will […]
THE BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND East-West
THE BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND East-West Audio-Fidelity hybrid SACD Super SACD re-issue of one of the classics which features the American great white hope of Mike Bloomfield (for whom a terrific box set recently was released) with Paul Butterfield and company. A more experimental album with variety to it, my favourite would be the near eight […]
