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Yellow Dog Records artist: William Lee Ellis - Ghost Hymns - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the newest release, Ghost Hymns, by William Lee Ellis and it's an interesting exploration of blues, gospel and bluegrass. Opening with Cony Catch The Sun, Ellis on fretless banjo and vocal…
Continue Reading »Yellow Dog Records artists: The Claudettes - Infernal Piano Plot...HATCHED! - New Release Review
I just received a copy of the new Claudettes release (October 1, 2013), Infernal Piano Plot... HATCHED! and it's a non stop piano riot. Opening with Stumblin' Home Satisfied is a cool piano boogie track featuring Johnny Iguana…
Continue Reading »Yellow Dog Records artists: The Ragpicker String Band - Self Titled - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, The Ragpicker String Band by Mary Flower, Rich DelGrosso and Martin Grosswendt and it's refreshing. Opening with Walter Vinson's Honey Babe, Martin takes the lead on vocals and guitar with Mary on…
Continue Reading »Yep Roc Records artist: Tony Joe White - Bad Mouthin' - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release (September 28, 2018), Bad Mouthin', from legendary songwriter and performer, Tony Joe White and its very cool. Opening with title track, Bad Mouthin' , with it's Jimmy…
Continue Reading »Yer Blues - John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band
John Ono Lennon, MBE, born John Winston Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of The Beatles, one of the most…
Continue Reading »Yes I Know - Annisteen Allen
Annisteen Allen, born Ernestine Letitia Allen (November 11, 1920, Champaign, Illinois - August 10, 1992, Harlem, New York City) was an American blues singer. Allen's first recordings were made in 1945, and included "Miss Annie's Blues" and "Love…
Continue Reading »Yes Lawd - Roosevelt Sykes with Leonard Gaskin
Leonard Gaskin (August 25, 1920 – January 24, 2009) was an American jazz bassist born in New York City. Gaskin played on the early bebop scene at Minton's and Monroe's in New York in the early 1940s. In…
Continue Reading »YesterYear Records artist - Kurt Crandall - Take It Off - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Take It Off, from Kurt Crandall and it touches a lot of the broad spectrum called blues. Opening with revival like track, 8th Event, vocalist / harpist,…
Continue Reading »Yiro perfumado - La Vieja Ruta
A powerful blues band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Gabriel Heller - Guitarra Ariel Roge - Guitarra Walter Rene - Voz / Harmonica Adrian Scollo - Bateria Ariel Masini - Piano / Hammond Martin Tojo - Saxo Daniel Garavaglia…
Continue Reading »Yo Yo Blues - Tom Feldmann
Folklorist, ethnomusicologist and musician Alan Lomax once said, "You can't kill off a culture until you kill the last person who carries it." That statement resonates deep within Tom Feldmann as for nearly half of his life he…
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