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"U.K.
film producer Bob Hewitt and his cameras are at it again with the new
DVD release of Leo Fender’s Telecaster: The Original Twang,
which documents the 60-year history of Fender’s first successful
electric guitar model.
Hewitt, a former Guitarist magazine contributor, and
director Michael Bayley Hughes continue the collaboration that created
acclaimed 2007 documentary Strat Masters, assembling a
stellar cast of Telecaster players and experts and filming on both sides
of the Atlantic. The film presents an all-encompassing look at the
guitar that has endured relatively unchanged for six decades, from
inauspicious late-1940s beginnings amid the orange groves of Fullerton,
Calif., to worldwide reverence as an indispensible stage and studio
mainstay.
The film’s interview subjects are certainly qualified to comment. Hewitt
and Hughes trained their cameras on a galaxy of Telecaster stars,
including Keith Richards, James Burton, Albert Lee, Jeff Beck, Steve
Cropper, Redd Volkaert, G.E. Smith, Jerry Donahue, Wilko Johnson, Buddy
Whittington, Richie Kotzen, Greg Koch, John 5 and others. The film
includes the last interview given by Knack leader Doug Fieger, who lost
his battle with cancer in February 2010, shortly after his interview
segment was filmed.
Original Twang also aims the spotlight at female
Telecaster aces. “This is the first guitar film to feature women
players,” Hughes said. “We’re thrilled to have Sue Foley, Deborah
Coleman, Viv Albertine and Chantel McGregor among our pantheon of rock
giants.” Other Telecaster experts appearing in Original
Twang include Seymour Duncan, guitar author/historians Tom
Wheeler and Richard Smith, and Norm Harris of Norm’s Rare Guitars in Los
Angeles. From the Fender corporation itself, interviews include senior
marketing vice president Richard McDonald and Abigail Ybarra, who has
worked for Fender since 1956 and is world famous for winding pickups.
“The making of this important documentary has been a real labor of love
over the past two years” Hewitt said. “It was great to talk with the
likes of Telecaster legends Steve Cropper, Keith Richards and Jeff
Beck—but really exciting to hear from the ‘new guys’ like John 5 and
Chantel McGregor. We listened to the people who bought Strat
Masters, and we have included more live performance in this
film. Anyone who loves the Fender brand like we do will certainly enjoy
this film.”
Hewitt and Hughes were given access to film in Fender’s Corona, Calif.,
factory and Custom Shop. They’ve also uncovered rarely seen footage of
the factory in the 1950s that was shot by Fender’s first plant manager,
Forrest White".
For a glimpse of 'Leo Fender’s Telecaster: The Original Twang',
watch this clip:
Sherman
Robertson Band
UK & European Tour: Aug & Sept
2010
"...one of
the most important artists in blues".
Blues Revue
"...blues as solid as they come".
Mojo Magazine
Thursday, 09/09/2010, New Crawdaddy Blues Club, The Belvedere, Hardings
Elms Road, Crays Hill, Billericay CM11 2UH, Essex 01702 347007
http://www.newcrawdaddyclub.co.uk/
Saturday, 11/09/2010, Guisborough RnB Club, Guisborough Football Club
George V Playing Field, Howlbeck Road, Guisborough, North Yorkshire
01287 634365
http://www.guisrnbclub.co.uk/
Monday, 13/09/2010, The Famous Monday Blues Club (doors 8pm, showtime
9pm, bar till midnight), the Bullingdon, 162, Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxon
01865 557849
http://www.famousmondayblues.co.uk/
Wednesday, 15/09/2010, The Grand Opening event for R&B and Jazz at The
Studio, Newport, Isle of Wight. 01983 530444 Promoted and Filmed by The
UK Entertainment Channel.
Thursday, 16/09/2010, Ropetackle Centre, Little High Street, Shoreham by
Sea, West Sussex, BN43 5EG 01273 464440
http://www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk/
"Let There Be
More Light – the new single taken from his recently released
The Crave album was championed by
former Rolling Stone, keen gospeller
and
Petit collaborator
Mick Taylor.Stephen
Dale Petit says “It’s the most
gospel-centric song on an album which contains some distinctive gospel
overtones, harking back to the days when spiritual & blues songs were
often the same songs with different lyrical themes”.
Bob
Corritore and Friends
Harmonica Blues
HARMONICA BLUES celebrates forty years since Bob
Corritore first picked up a harp. He maximized his early proximity to
the 1970s Chicago Blues scene, befriending and learning from masters
Louis Myers, Eddie Taylor, Robert Lockwood, Jr., Little Willie Anderson,
Big Leon Brooks, Lester Davenport, Big Smokey Smothers, Little Mack
Simmons, and others.
Friends appearing on the
album include:
Koko Taylor, Little Milton, Robert Lockwood Jr., Pinetop Perkins, David
Honeyboy Edwards, Henry Gray, Nappy Brown, Eddy Clearwater, Louisiana
Red, Eddie Taylor Jr., Bob Stroger, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Chico Chism,
Chris James, Patrick Rynn, Bob Riedy, Jon Hiller, Dave Riley, Big Pete
Pearson, Tomcat Courtney, Chief Schiabutte Gilliame, Carol Fran, Bob
Margolin, Kid Ramos, Buddy Reed, David Maxwell and others!
Peter
Donegan & The Lonnie Donegan Band
UK Autumn Tour Dates
Stephen
Dale Petit
The Crave
Featuring guest appearances from Mick Taylor, Dick
Taylor, Max Middleton and Pete Brown, this is Stephen's second album
which contains some rocking new blues alongside updated classics by the
likes of Robert Johnson, Albert King, Little Willie John and Fleetwood
Mac.
"Updates of classic blues songs often don't
work but this one certainly does" Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2. "Cross Road Blues like you've never heard before - the New Blues
Revolution!"
Alan White, Earlyblues.com
Following her fantastically received UK tour as
Special Guest of Nazareth, Deborah Bonham is currently recording tracks
for her much anticipated new album with Producer Nick Tauber. Best known
for his work with Thin Lizzy and Marillion, Tauber has also worked with
UFO, Bernie Torme and Deep Purple.
Deborah has also been writing with John Hogg, a
member of Moke, who tasted chart success in the USA and toured the UK,
Europe and the US alongside such bands as The Black Crowes and
Goo Goo Dolls.
Deborah and her band will be appearing ‘live’ at
ŘĺPFEST in Krabčice - Rovné, Czech Republic (www.ripfest.cz)
on 28th August, as part of a historic event for the country,
that also brings together Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Nazareth and Ken Hensley
& Live Fire.
Just back from an exhibition of the photographic
work of Fin Costello in Cork (whose pictures were featured on Deborah’s
album, ‘The Old Hyde’), Deborah, guitarist Peter Bullick
and keyboard player Gerard ‘G’ Louis brought the house down with
their set and an impromptu set of Rory Gallagher classics with
former Gallagher bassist and long time Nine Below Zero man,
Gerry McEvoy was equally rapturously received.
Deborah was also recently interviewed for a documentary on the life of
her brother John Bonham, alongside Robet Plant and John’s close friend
Dave Pegg of Fairport Convention, amongst many others. Already aired on
BBC 6 Music, a longer version of the programme will be aired on BBC
Radio 2 in September.
Elvin
Bishop
Red Dog Speaks
"Elvin Bishop's
brand new CD "Red Dog
Speaks"
is the follow up to Elvin's Grammy nominated album "The Blues
Rolls On," and pays tribute to his trusty axe; a
1959 Gibson ES-345 that lovingly answers to the name "Red Dog." The
album features guest appearances by John Nemeth,
Buckwheat
Zydeco,
Tommy Castro, Ronnie Baker
Brooks,
Roy Gaines and Kid Andersen.
Elvin Bishop has been travelling the blues road
longer than most, and he’s got the stories to prove it – many of which
are contained within the songs on this release. Bishop’s long and varied
career, starting in the 60's as a founding member of the Paul
Butterfield Blues Band, has included plenty of side trips
along the way as well, from deep down gutbucket Blues played in smoky
South Side Chicago taverns, to raucous roadhouse R&B, to good time Rock
& Roll on concert stages and festivals around the world. And at every
stage along the way, he’s instilled all of his music with passion,
creativity, and a healthy helping of wisdom, wit, and good humour".
"Here's a
riposte from Scottish bluesman Mike Whellans to the seemingly
never-ending UK MPs expenses scandal. Like many of us, Mike had
witnessed the unfolding of this saga of greed, pomposity and self
righteousness with
increasing weariness, so when the UK election date was called & those
same politicians began to buff up their election smiles to a high sheen,
he felt compelled to put pen to paper & set a few things straight...
Whellans
is normally a one-man-blues-band, but here he's joined on lead guitar by
Mike 'Billy Gibbons' Katz, a talented multi-instrumentalist whose
primary occupation is as the bagpiper with Scottish Folk legends
Battlefield Band.Katz brought his own hi-tech 'cans'
along for the session & tried to claim them on expenses but we refused". Temple Records
Available now as a digital download from Temple
Records -
Click here
“…an infectious revival of both ’40s
jump and ’50s to ’60s Chess-like styles from a band that lives inside
the music...”– Wall Street Journal
“No band
makes the old new againbetter than The Mannish Boys.”
– Blues Revue Magazine
“It is
both refreshing and encouraging to see a song selection that favors a
broad range of little-known gems respectfully presented by a deep stable
of talent.”
– Living Blues Magazine
"2010
heralds the passing of the five year anniversary mark of the birth of
Delta Groove Music.
Likewise, The Mannish
Boys, for whom the label was originally conceived, are
similarly celebrating five years of electrifying the blues for audiences
the world over. The fundamental concept of the band was simple; assemble
a group of like-minded musicians to capture the spirit and joy of this
timeless music, and reintroduce it for a whole new generation to
appreciate and discover. This project, which was only initially
envisioned as a one-time testimony to the power of the blues, has now
given way to a new institution privileged with the task of preserving
this music and presenting it as a vital, living, breathing entity".
"The
Mannish Boys
fifth album,
“Shake For Me” , carries forth the tradition
established by their very first effort, “That Represent Man,” by
presenting an inspired program of deep, lowdown blues supported by a
surprising and ever-revolving unit of world class musicians. Reprising
their all-star roles in the band are Finis Tasby, Bobby Jones, Kirk
Fletcher, Frank Goldwasser, and Randy Chortkoff, joined here by an
entirely new and outstanding rhythm section comprised of Willie J.
Campbell on bass (The James Harman Band, The Fabulous Thunderbirds) and
Jimi Bott on drums (Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, The Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Woodbrain)".
SPECIAL
GUESTS: Rod Piazza, Kid Ramos, Mitch Kashmar,
Nick Curran, Mike Zito, Arthur Adams, Johnny Dyers,
Lynwood Slim, Rob Rio, Fred Kaplan, Andy Kaulkin, &"Big Pete" van der Pluijm.
The Hollywood Blue Flames are:
Al Blake: vocals & harmonica Fred Kaplan: piano Larry Taylor: bass Junior Watson: guitar Kirk Fletcher: guitar Richard Innes: drums
Dale is going to
fill a gap in the blues scene doing his
New Orleans piano ala Dr. John, James Booker,
Professor Longhair and Fats Domino
Track List:
1. Booker Medley
2. Qualified
3. Radiatin' The 88's
4. Blues Monday
5. Boogie for Tutts
Track List:
1. Fleetwood Boogie
2. Oh Well
3. Streamliner Blues
4. Looking for Somebody
5. Rollin’ Man / Bayou Queen Medley
6. Eyesight to the Blind
7. Love That Burns
8. Red Hot Gal
9. Rattlesnake Shake
10. Black Magic Woman
11. The World Keeps on Turning
12. Black Crow
13. When We Do the Lucky Devil
14. Passage East / World Turning Medley
15. Shake Your Moneymaker
16. Albatross
17. Homework
"After four notable independent releases and his 2008 national
debut, Today,
under his belt, Zito returns with
his most satisfying and accomplished work to date. Accompanied by
Today
producer, David Z., and Delta Groove CEO, Randy Chortkoff, as
co-producers, the St. Louis native revisits his musical roots and
brings his soulful guitar-work to the forefront with
Pearl River. Joined by a handful
of special guests, including Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, Reese
Wynans,
Susan Cowill, and Lynwood Slim, and Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, the
album showcases Zito's ability to bridge gritty blues, Americana,
and good ol' fashioned rock n' roll in what Blues Revue called an
"impressively restrained balance between melody and musicianship."
Rod
Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet
Soul Monster
"Piazza adds West coast swing and
sophistication to traditional Chicago electric roots and the results
are right up there with the best of Paul Butterfield or Kim Wilson"
- Blues Matters
Bluesheart is
Miller Anderson's third solo album in a musical career that spans
four decades.
Miller has been a member of The Keef
Hartley Band and has been associated with Mountain, Savoy Brown, T
Rex, The Spencer Davis Group and many more.
Features five new Miller Anderson songs
that show what a great writer he is as well as being an accomplished
singer and guitarist. These fine blues songs sit well alongside a
powerful rendition of the classic House of the Rising Sun and an
equally impressive Smokestack Lightnin'.
During the summer of 2009 Boo Boo
Davis played on a string of big blues & jazz festivals all over
Europe. During those long travels they got a lot of ideas for new
songs. So in the middle of the tour they went into the studio for
two days and recorded this new record.
All songs were played
live in the studio without any overdubs and for most songs the first
take turned out to be the best one. They didn’t ‘polish’ or ‘fix’
anything; the CD is exactly how they sound live.
DOUG MACLEOD:
“I don’t like doing liner notes. But I like Boo Boo and I like this
record. So I’m here to tell you that
this is one funky record. Just three guys laying down some strong
Mississippi style blues. A lot of different feels, emotions, and
some fine musicianship. How funky is this record? If these guys
moved in next door to you . . . . . . . . . . . your
lawn dies. “
Available from
Black & Tan Records
Gwyn
Ashton Two-Man Blues Army
"Gwyn Ashton's Two-Man Blues Army is
Australia's most explosive indie, alternative, psychedelic blues and
rock power-duo. Featuring the award-winning guitarist Gwyn Ashton
and powerhouse drummer "Killer" Kev Hickman, this is alt. blues
shaped by the raw passion and commitment of the late Hound Dog
Taylor and infused by the adventurous spirit of The White Stripes".
"Wonderful Stuff! Good home cookin' - just like Mama used to bake 'em!"
Alan White - earlyblues.com
Lee Bates (vocal, guitar, slide guitar) and
Billy Newton (harp and dancing) are a blues duo based in the North
East of England but playing all over the UK. Billy is one of the
UK's finest harp players, whether it's playing in the style of Sonny
Terry, both Sonny Boy Williamsons or Little Walter, Snooky Prior or
George 'Harmonica' Smith, Billy gets the tone and the feel just
right. His style though is all his own, honed over countless years
gigging with the likes of Acme Blues and the Scandalous Bachelors.
Lee is one of the North East's finest slide guitar players belting
out tunes by Robert Johnson, Fred McDowell, Son House, Bukka White
etc. on his old National. He is equally happy with lighter ragtime
styles and at ease laying down fat old-school shuffles.
Together they lay down goodtime blues and boogie where ever they go!
See them with the
Hokum Hotshots
and Michael 'Fruit-lips' Watson
as the Last Gasp Spasm Band
on the Acoustic Stage at the
Colne Great
British R&B Festival 28th August 2009, then again as a duo
on 29th August. Not to be missed!
Kyla Brox is back with
her most exciting release to date.
'Grey Sky Blue' is a 12 track acoustic extravaganza,
featuring the unique guitar skills of Danny Blomeley and Kyla's
luscious vocals. Click here for full details.
Buy here using Paypal.
Check
out these two albums from Al Hughes on 12 string acoustic guitar -
excellent!
Check
out The Hexmen Blues Band
- "a product of the post-punk creative maelstrom of Liverpool* in the
early 1980s" Click here for full details
* "The Mighty
Liverpool, more of a world than a City"
- how true!
New
Release on DVD
B.B. King – Live In
Africa 1974
Running Time: 48 minutes
Synopsis: In 1974, B.B. King brought the blues back to Africa. Invited to
take part in the three-day music festival which featured the
legendary boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, King
played before a crowd of over 80,000 Africans and delivered a
performance considered by many to be one of the greatest of his
phenomenal career. B.B. King filled the night with his raw power,
searing energy and heart stopping emotion.
This inspiring classic concert, shot by Academy-Award winner Leon
Gast (When We Were Kings), even has Ali sitting in the
audience. Now this classic footage is available on DVD and an
unforgettable night of music lives again.
B.B. King’s widespread popularity and critical
acclaim have cemented his reputation as one of the most respected
and successful blues musicians. With a career spanning fifty years,
he has amassed an impressive list of hits including
"You Know I Love You," "Woke Up This Morning," "Whole Lotta Love,"
"Every Day I Have the Blues," "Sneakin' Around," "Sweet Little
Angel," "On My Word of Honor," and #1 hits "Three O’Clock Blues",
"You Upset Me Baby" and "Please Love Me."
Over the years he has teamed
up with other famous artists, notably U2, Eric Clapton and New
Jersey rock band Phish.
Tracks:
·
B. B. King Introduction · To
Know You Is To Love You ·
I Believe In My Soul
(Intro & Song)
·
Why I Sing The Blues (Intro,
Song & Solo) ·
Aint Nobody Home
(Song & Solo)
·
Sweet 16 (Solo & Song)
· The
Thrill Is Gone (Song, Solo 1 & Solo 2)
·
Guess Who (Solo, Band Introduction & Song) ·
I Like To Live The Love
· End Credits
DVD for sale shortly from usual retail
outlets in the UK, also from
www.wienerworld.com
Celebrating Fleetwood Mac's 40th Anniversary, Mick Fleetwood and his
powerhouse Blues Band are back with a new live recording, Blue Again.
John Long is a national
treasure. More than 20 years ago
Muddy Waters is quoted saying “John Long is the best
young country blues artist playing today.”
Last year upon hearing John’s music for the first
time, Los Angeles based guitarist Zac Zunis
remarked, “If you wanted to make an argument for
reincarnation, John Long is it.”
No one has come along in the last 20 years or so who
can fill John’s shoes. He is still, hands down, the
best post-modern old school bluesman working today.
He is the complete package. A master of the art.
So why has he fallen through the proverbial cracks?
Well, what about Skip James, and Robert Johnson, and
what about Willie Walker (a blind singer and
guitarist from the Carolinas who Reverend Gary Davis
said was the best he’d ever heard, bar none;
listening to Walker’s only two brilliant recordings,
it’s easy to see why the Reverend Davis said what he
did). All these masters fell through the cracks. It
has happened all too often, for blues artists
especially.
How many times have I heard the know-it-alls, the
critics, the so-called progressive blues musicians
say it can’t be done like it was? Enter John Long,
in my rarely humble opinion, the end all, be all of
the post modern old school country blues musicians.
God bless Johnny Long. It can be done, and
oh-so-naturally with total authority and
originality. Long live the blues.
- Written by Al Blake, Bluesman
Al Blake refers to John Long
as 'a national treasure'
- I would say 'international treasure!' -
wonderful stuff on this album
Alan White, earlyblues.com
Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band "Overnight
Sensation"
Quintessential Soul Blues. If you listen to the name
dropping title track, you get the sense that Mr. Payne has
sung with just about everyone in the Texas Blues scene. If
his voice was as commanding back in the day as it is today,
you can certainly understand why they wanted him onstage
with them. On this CD, in addition to Mr. Edmonson's
tasteful guitar licks, there is a driving rhythm section and
some fantastic horns.
Nick Delay, WVKR-fm
On
their sophomore effort for Delta Groove, Jackie Payne and
Steve Edmonson demonstrate once again their mastery of the
fine art of timeless rhythm & blues delivered with style and
flair that recall the classic sounds of Wilson Pickett, Otis
Redding and Bobby "Blue" Bland. "Overnight Sensation" is a
terrific example of this dynamic and wickedly tight band…
Blues Festival e-Guide
Mike Zeto "Today" “Today” showcases Zito’s music in a
distinctly contemporary setting, without any gimmicks or
artifice. The producers perfectly captured the earthy essence
and intimacy of Zito’s voice and the driving intensity of his
music, creating a recording that sounds simultaneously
comfortable and familiar, yet urgently fresh and vital. With all
the pieces now in place, the time is right for Zito to break
through as a major voice on the contemporary music scene
- extract from liner notes
"Mike Zito is one of the best singer/songwriter/guitarists I
have ever heard."
- Walter Trout
Albums for sale shortly from usual retail
outlets in the UK, also from
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Nell Bryden "Live from Iraq"
Nell Bryden never
considered the politics of the matter when she was asked by
Armed Forces Entertainment (USO) to play a
tour for the coalition troops serving in Kuwait and Iraq.
Bringing her retro-inspired rock and roll to people who
genuinely
needed entertainment could only be good.
In October 2008 she and her band
played 15 shows for the troops in a 10-day period, flying by
helicopter between Forward
Operating Bases, recording every performance. As an artist who's
built her reputation through touring, Nell will release "Live
From Iraq" on Feb 7"h,
2009, accompanied by a 20-page booklet featuring photographs and
biog entries from the tour.
(Available on Tunes March 10). Without being an endorsement of
the war itself, this is simply a live CD from a live artist in
an
extraordinary environment.
Inspired by one of
Nell's favorite albums – Johnny Cash's "Live From Fulsom Prison"
– these war-zone recordings document places such as Crooper
Detention Center, where Saddam Hussein was held for trial, Camp
Victory in Baghdad, and F.O.B. (Forward Operating Base) Mahmudiyah. Nell and her band
rip through classic rock and roll covers such as "House of the
Rising
Sun" and Muddy Waters "Forty Days and Forty Nights" as well as
Nell's originals. "Live From Iraq" captures Nell's incredible
onstage energy and exuberance. - from publicity notes
Check
out 'Slap My Hand'
- Jimmy Copley & Friends on Nina Records
Featuring:
Jeff Beck, Peter Cox, Paul Jackson, Steve Evans, Neil Murray, Char,
Bernie Marsden and many more.
Expect magic and guitar heaven with these two
formidable musicians playing Mick Taylor classics and numbers from SDP's
current Guitararama release.
Check out a new CD from Collectors' Choice: Paul Jones /
Starting All Over Again Backing Paul Jones are: Eric Clapton who
plays guitar on two tracks and is joined by Jake Andrews, guitar; Tony
Marsico (Plugz, Cruzados, Neil Young, John Doe, Peter Case), bass;
Alvino Bennett (LTD, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Ferry, Dave Mason), drums;
Mike Thompson (Eagles, Don Henley), piano and Hammond B3 organ; Ernie
Watts (Rolling Stones, Thelonious Monk, Steely Dan), saxophone; Darrell
Leonard (Duane Allman, Freddie King, Smokey Robinson), trumpet; Tom
Junior Moran (Percy Sledge, Mick Taylor, Phil Seymour), saxophone;
Mikael Rickfors (The Hollies), backing vocals; Jake Andrews and several
others.
Check
out "Heads of The Valley" / Mike Markey &
Nick Jones
- authentic acoustic Blues played by real Welsh Bluesmen
"Cedrick Burnside & Lightnin' Malcolm
- 2 Man Wrecking Crew"
Due to feature on a BBC4 documentary on 23 January of hobo
legend Seasick Steve, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’
Malcolm have crafted a sound uniquely their own by featuring
original music, drums, guitar and dual vocal harmonies, and
fusing Soul, Hip-Hop, and Funk with electrifying Blues power
that's contemporary and traditional all at the same time.
"Mitch Kashmar - Live In Lablatt"
Mitch Kashmar made rock ‘n’ roll history appearing onstage
alongside legendary British rocker Eric Burdon & War for
a reunion concert held on April 21, 2008 at London’s Royal
Albert Hall where he expressed his dynamic harp playing and
emotive vocals.
"Sean Costello - We Can Get Together"
Red hot guitar work and soulful vocals make Sean Costello an
unforgettable performer as he delivers his strongest and most
mature work to date. A CD from an originator that will stand the
test of time.
"Blues Company - More Blues, Ballads &
Assorted Love Songs"
Blues Company stands for
Germany's longest-running and most successful blues band. Three
out of the twelve songs were recorded live at the B&W Festival
in Halle with an eight piece horn section creating a “Big
Sound”.
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Check them out.
Graham Bond "Solid
Bond"
How
about an album featuring Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Dick
Heckstall-Smith AND Jon Hiseman?! And, oh yeah, Graham Bond, too—much
like John Mayall’s various groups, Bond’s bands, as proving grounds for
soon-to-be superstars. often overshadowed the man at the center of them.
For example, this record, though it came out in 1970, features Bruce,
Baker and McLaughlin playing fairly straight-ahead jazz on three tracks
recorded live at Klook’s Kleek in 1963, a far cry from the heavy
blues-rock and fusion that would later make them famous. The rest of the
album is composed of 1966 tracks that mark the only recordings made by
Bond with Heckstall-Smith and Hiseman before they left to form Colosseum
(tellingly, the first track on their new band’s debut album was a cover
of Bond’s Walkin’ in the Park,
which appears here). These later tracks boast that uniquely Bond-ian
mixture of R&B, jazz, blues and rock, and rank among his finest
recordings. Includes Green Onions;
Springtime in the City; Can’t Stand It; The Grass Is Greener; Doxy; Only
Sixteen; Last Night; Long Legged Baby; Walkin’ in the Park; It’s Not
Goodbye; Neighbour Neighbour, and Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues.
The complete double-album on one CD, with new notes featuring quotes
from Jon Hiseman—a Collectors’
Choice Music exclusive!
Available from:
www.ccmusic.com/item.cfm?itemID=CCM20002
.
With waves of
pulsating rhythms and a punchy powerful delivery, Sea of Souls steers
Roadhouse towards the rocky side of the Blues, but being well anchored
in the Blues they will undoubtedly increase their shoals of fans. A
very satisfying album all round. Highly recommended.
Alan White, earlyblues.com
Ian
Siegal - The Dust
Acoustic Siegal at his meanest and best
The
Stumble's new album 'Houngan' is now available at gigs and
also at CDBABY. Featuring 13 tracks (11 originals/2 covers),
the band have spent the summer working hard at Restrike
Studios in Manchester UK recording direct to tape. To hear soundclips of four brand new original tracks go to their new revamped website at
www.thestumble.com where you can also read the latest reviews, download some
free live tracks, watch some videos, listen to radio
interviews, sign the guestbook etc.
Awesome - The
Stumble never fail to please!
Alan White, earlyblues.com
Sherman
Robertson Band
Stephen
Dale Petit
Bob
Corritore and Friends
Stephen
Dale Petit
Elvin
Bishop
Mike
Whellans
Message
from Ramon Goose about his African Project:
Chantel
McGregor
Hamilton
Loomis
An
Activity holiday with a difference:
Hollywood
Blue Flames
Dale
Storr
Jon
Amor
The
Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
Karen
Carroll with The Mississippi GraveDiggers
Peter
Donegan
"Rock
Island Line" rolls on with The Lonnie Donegan Band 
Peter
Barton & Jerry Donahue
Mike
Zito
Zach
Prather & Slight Return
Jim
McCarty
Rod
Piazza & The Mighty Flyers Blues Quartet
Ian Siegal
Boo
Boo Davis
Gwyn
Ashton
Lee
Bates and Billy Newton
Ana
Popović
Roy
Rogers with
The
Delta
Rhythm
Kings
Jay Tamkin Band
New CD from the excellent
Slowburner.
KYLA BROX
Ruby
Turner
Check
out The Hexmen Blues Band 
New
Release on DVD 
Check
out "Heads of The Valley" / Mike Markey &
Nick Jones 
How
about an album featuring Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, John McLaughlin, Dick
Heckstall-Smith AND Jon Hiseman?! And, oh yeah, Graham Bond, too—much
like John Mayall’s various groups, Bond’s bands, as proving grounds for
soon-to-be superstars. often overshadowed the man at the center of them.
For example, this record, though it came out in 1970, features Bruce,
Baker and McLaughlin playing fairly straight-ahead jazz on three tracks
recorded live at Klook’s Kleek in 1963, a far cry from the heavy
blues-rock and fusion that would later make them famous. The rest of the
album is composed of 1966 tracks that mark the only recordings made by
Bond with Heckstall-Smith and Hiseman before they left to form Colosseum
(tellingly, the first track on their new band’s debut album was a cover
of Bond’s 
Ian
Siegal - The Dust
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