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Hurricane Ruth Records: Hurricane Ruth - Ain't Ready For The Grave - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Ain't Ready For The Grave, from Hurricane Ruth, and it's powerful. Opening with Barrelhouse Joe's, a solid boogie, Hurricane Ruth on lead vocal is joined by Reese…
Continue Reading »Hurricane Season - Vasti Jackson
Vasti Jackson is a soulful world renown guitarist, and vocalist whose presence captures an audience the moment he takes the stage. Vasti (pronounced Vast-Eye) Jackson is a consummate performer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. From his early beginnings playing…
Continue Reading »Hurry Up and Wait - Little Charlie & The Nightcats
Little Charlie & the Nightcats (now billed as Rick Estrin & the Nightcats) is an American four-piece electric blues / jazz combo, consisting currently of guitarist Kid Anderson, harmonicist/lead vocalist Rick Estrin, bassist Lorenzo Farrell and drummer J.…
Continue Reading »Hurry Up and Wait - Little Charlie & The Nightcats with Dobie Strange
Little Charlie & the Nightcats (now billed as Rick Estrin & the Nightcats) is an American four-piece electric blues / jazz combo, consisting currently of guitarist Kid Anderson, harmonicist/lead vocalist Rick Estrin, bassist Lorenzo Farrell and drummer J.…
Continue Reading »Hurry Up and Wait- Little Charlie and the Nightcats
Baty (born July 10,1953) was attending University of California Berkeley and studying mathematics when he formed Little Charlie & the Nightcats with Rick Estrin (born 1949) in 1976. The band's music relies chiefy on electric urban blues of…
Continue Reading »Hurt My Feelings - Morris Pejoe
While the Chicago blues style normally more than holds it own in terms of interesting influences, Pejoe was one of the few performers in Chicago who brought in a strong Louisiana cajun and zydeco influence decades before this…
Continue Reading »Hurt So Bad - Little Anthony & the Imperials
Little Anthony and the Imperials is a rhythm and blues/soul/doo-wop vocal group from New York, first active in the 1950s. Lead singer Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine was noted for his high-pitched falsetto voice, influenced by Jimmy Scott.…
Continue Reading »Hustle Is On - B. B. & The Blues Shacks
The BB’s are masters of their instruments and make the audience feel the deep emotions that lie in the sound of hand-made R&B. Their music is fun and sweeps the listeners away. Meanwhile they have played more than…
Continue Reading »Hustlers Blues
Flipping a Fender Stratocaster upside-down acclaimed singer/songwriter/lefty guitarist Malina Moye is a quadruple threat who has carved out her own lane with distinctive talent that has her poised to fill a void in the entertainment industry. She has…
Continue Reading »Hwy 11 Records artists: Sunday Wilde & Reno Jack - Two - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Two, from Sunday Wilde and Reno Jack and it's colorful. Vocalist/ piano player, Sunday Wilde leads the way on opener, Howlin' Wolf's Howling For My Darling with…
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