Smoke Smoke Smoke – Grateful Dudes
Ron Sutton - dobro vocal Bill Bryson - bass vocal Roger Phillips - banjo Dennis Fetchet -fiddle vocal Patrick Sauber - guitar vocal He may not have traveled as far and wide as the travel writer Bill Bryson, but the bluegrass musician of the same name has certainly...
Baby Please Don’t Go – Troyce Key feat. Eddie Cochran
b. 1937, Jordon Plantation (70m from Monroe), Louisiana, USA, d. 9 November 1992, Oakland, California, USA. In the early 50s Key became interested in blues after hearing a record by Lightnin’ Hopkins and he began playing guitar following a serious illness that...
Clarence Spady and Michael Powers
Clarence Spady returns with the release of Just Between Us on Severn Records, his first studio recording in over ten years. Once described as "the future of the blues" by Bill Dahl (Chicago Tribune), his sound has matured and is now even more distinguishable. Clarence...
Roots For Red Cross
M.C. Records To Donate A Portion Of All Sales To The American Red Cross For Sandy Victims 30% Of All Sales Through November 15 B Contact: Catherine Mannarino ...
Fourteen Stories – Red Lotus Revue – New Release Review
I just received the new (11/6/12) release, Fourteen Stories by Red Lotus Review. Red Lotus is named for it's debut at the Red Lotus Society in San Diego by founding members Karl Cabbage (vocal and harp), Jimmy Zollo (guitar) and Pete Fazinni (guitar). Drums are...
“Working On The Building”- Brother Joe May
Dubbed "The Thunderbolt of the Middle West" by his mentor, the legendary Willie Mae Ford Smith, Brother Joe May was arguably the greatest male soloist in the history of gospel music; a tenor whose dramatic sense of showmanship was surpassed only by his unparalleled...
Stormy Monday – Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins (born December 14, 1924) is an African American actress and blues and gospel singer. She has recorded classic, traditional, and urban blues, and performed R&B and soul, jazz, and show tunes, all with distinction and style since the 1950s She was born...
Medley – Ivory Joe Hunter
Bespectacled and velvet-smooth in the vocal department, pianist Ivory Joe Hunter appeared too much mild-mannered to be a rock & roller. But when the rebellious music first crashed the American consciousness in the mid-'50s, there was Ivory Joe, deftly delivering his...
The Twelves – KOKOMO ARNOLD
Kokomo Arnold (February 15, 1901 – November 8, 1968) was an American blues musician. Born as James Arnold in Lovejoy's Station, Georgia, he got his nickname in 1934 after releasing "Old Original Kokomo Blues" for the Decca label; it was a cover of the Scrapper...
CC Rider – Terry Big T Williams
Just a quarter mile from the legendary “crossroads,” a blues guitarist crawls across the floor on his knees as sweat streaks down his face. He's well into his first set of the night as he takes “Catfish Blues” from 0 to 11 and back again. The crowd is on its feet. The...