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Tech Talk - Fender "Pro Junior" (2003)
The Pro Junior™ is a simple, uncluttered 15-Watt tone machine, a great grab & go tube amp for stage or studio. It's got the fat mid tones characteristic of EL-84 output tubes, a dual 12AX7 tube preamp, and…
Continue Reading »If You Love Me Like You Say - Paul Wine Jones
Paul "Wine" Jones (July 1, 1946 – October 9, 2005) was an American contemporary blues guitarist and singer.Jones was born in Flora, Mississippi, and learned to play guitar by the age of four.In his teens he played at…
Continue Reading »Scrap Iron Blues - Robert Pete Williams (interview and song)
Robert Pete Williams (March 14, 1914 – December 31, 1980) was an American Louisiana blues musician. His music characteristically employs unconventional blues tunings and structures, and his songs are often about the time he served in prison. His…
Continue Reading »Black Country Communion 2 - New Release Review
I gotta tell you, I'm totally shocked. I had preconcieved notions that this would be a Joe Bonamassa recording and it certainly isn't. In fact I would go to the extent of saying the I barely recognize his…
Continue Reading »Cummins Prison Farm - CeDell Davis
CeDell Davis (born Ellis Davis, 9 June 1927, Helena, Arkansas) is a blues guitarist and singer. Davis is most notable for his distinctive style of guitar playing. Davis plays guitar using a table knife in his fretting hand…
Continue Reading »Wide Oval Rippoff - Peter Lang
Peter Lang (born 1948) is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, from the same genre, American Primitivism, as the better-known guitarists Leo Kottke and John Fahey. All three artists shared the Takoma Records label, and a joint-titled album released in…
Continue Reading »New American Century Vol I - Chris Cotton
This was sent to my attention for review. I've got to say it stretches my thinking on what blues is... that being said...I like it! It is very moody and in parts ethereal. It has a lot of…
Continue Reading »Going Down Slow - Lightnin Hopkins
Sam John Hopkins (March 15, 1912 – January 30, 1982), better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist, from Houston, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine included Hopkins at number 71 on their list…
Continue Reading »All Night Long - The Oozie Blues
Papa J (second from l) with 11-yr.old guitar prodigy Ray Goren (third from l) performing at Real Blues Festival of Orange County this past May 15. Papa J and the Oozie Blues Band, another RBF performer, both appear…
Continue Reading »How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live - Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947) is a US guitarist, singer and composer.He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in blues-rock, roots music from his native North America, and, more recently, for his…
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