by Marketing-PR | Mar 4, 2015 | Album Reviews J, News
JUNIOR WELLS Southside Blues Jam. Delmark Records. If you’re a blues lover, then this is one recording you need to snuggle up to. This is the follow-up to Delmark’s Hoodoo Man Blues, recorded just after Christmas in 1969. This is also a chance to experience 15...
by Marketing-PR | Mar 4, 2015 | Album Reviews J, News
JOHNNY FONTAINE AND THE RIVALS Lemme Tell Ya! Wanted Men. The blurb is headlined Finest Mafia Blues Rock – Mafia Blues Without Compromise! Can’t say I’m sure about the Cosa Nostra connections apart from their Sicilian roots and propensity to wear hats but this is...
by Marketing-PR | Mar 4, 2015 | Album Reviews J, News
JOE TOPPING The Vagrant Kings. Fellside Records. Joe Topping is well known on the British folk scene having played with Andy Irvine, Ashley Hutchings, Home Service, While and Matthews and various members of Fairport Convention. The album contains ten tracks of...
by Marketing-PR | Sep 1, 2014 | Album Reviews J, News
JOSH HOYER AND THE SHADOWBOXERS Josh Hoyer And The Shadowboxers Independent This CD is best described as being a funky house party. Out of Lincoln, Nebraska, Josh has been around a good few years in various guises. Opening, funnily enough, with Shadowboxer, Brian...
by Marketing-PR | Sep 1, 2014 | Album Reviews J, News
JON ALLEN Deep River Absolute via Universal There’s a brand of music pretty much spearheaded by Jon Allen that you might dub Anglicana…I say that tongue in cheek as I don’t care for labelling. But it embraces acoustic and folk elements, blues, early Rock ’n’ Roll,...
by Marketing-PR | Aug 25, 2014 | Album Reviews J, News
JOE TURNER The Real Boss Of The Blues Ace This was originally recorded in 1969 and released on Bob Thiele’s Bluestime label. Presumably also, before Joe became ‘Big’. All eight original tracks are on here, plus a couple of live ones. Thiele put together a crack band,...
