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Circus Mind - Joy Machine - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Joy Machine, from Circus Mind and it's a funky music party. Opening with Are You Ready?, lead vocalist and keyboard player, Mark Reehler sets the pace backed…
Continue Reading »Cisco Kid - featuring Howard Scott
Howard E. Scott (born March 15, 1946 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California) is an American funk/rock guitarist and founding member of the successful 1970s funk band War. Scott grew up in Compton, California. He began playing bass…
Continue Reading »Cisco Kid - Lee Oskar w/ Lowrider Band
Lee Oskar (born March 24, 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish harmonica player, notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which he formed with Eric Burdon, his solo work, and as a…
Continue Reading »Cissy Strut - Blue Heat
Irgendwann in den 70ern kam die Liebe zum Blues, mit Eric Clapton`s "E.C. was here" und Peter Green`s "Need your love so bad". Eric Clapton war dann auch mein erstes groĂes Vorbild, und was er fĂźr ekstatische Soli…
Continue Reading »Cissy Strut - Leo Nocentelli and the Meters
Leo Nocentelli was one of the original members of the Meters, a groundbreaking funk group based in New Orleans from the mid-'60s to the mid-'70s. The band, playing mostly instrumentals, stayed at the forefront of the music scene…
Continue Reading »Cissy Strut - Zigaboo Modeliste
Joseph Modeliste (born 28 December 1948[1] also known as Ziggy or Zigaboo) is an American drummer best known as a founding member of the funk group The Meters. Considered to be one of the most innovative, and highly…
Continue Reading »City Hall Records Artist: Barbara Carr - Keep The Fire Burning - New Release Review
City Hall Records artist Barbara Carr will be releasing her newest recording, Keep The Fire Burning on August 21, 2012. A seasoned soul singer with previous records at Chess records as well an one solo album, Good Woman…
Continue Reading »City Hall Records artist: Bey Paule Band - Not Goin' Away - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, Not Goin' Away, from Bey Paule Band and it's rich. Opening with Black Bottom, a soulful track featuring Frank Bey on lead vocal and Loralee Christensen, Lisa Leuschner and Larry Bastiste on…
Continue Reading »City Hall Records artist: Big Walker - Root Walking - New release review
I've been listening to a new release,Root Walking, by Big Walker. Big Walker has assembled 12 original compositions including 17th and 18th century poems. It's Hard, the opener is a standard Chicago blues track and grooves quite nicely.…
Continue Reading »Clarence âFrogmanâ Henry
Clarence âFrogmanâ Henry (b. Clarence Henry, 19 Mar 1937 in New Orleans, LA, USA - aka Clarence âFrogmanâ Henry & Clarence Frogman Henry), is an rnb singer. Fats Domino & Professor Longhair were young Henryâs main influences, whilst…
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