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I'm Tore Down - Jeff Healey band
Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey (March 25, 1966 - March 2, 2008) was a blind Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist and guitarist who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. Over the years, Healey toured…
Continue Reading »I'm Worried - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac wasn't always a pretty face. Fleetwood used to have some of the best guitar players on the planet. Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer. Peter with his blistering fingering and Jeremy with his Elmore James like slide…
Continue Reading »I've Been Loving You Too Long - Otis Redding
Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in Dawson and later moved to Macon, he began touring with blues guitarist Johnny Jenkins and served as…
Continue Reading »I55 Artist : Fred Sanders New Release: Long Time Comin' - Review
I just received the new I55 Records release, Long Time Comin' by Fred Sanders. The release is made up of 12, 10 of which were composed by Sanders and the band. The first track out of the chute…
Continue Reading »I55 Productions artist Willie Foster - My Inspiration - New Release Review
I just received and had the opportunity to review a new release by Willie Foster called My Inspiration. This is a CD about a real bluesman's music... Willie James Foster. From the handwritten name on the old van…
Continue Reading »I55 Productions Artist: Billy Lavender New Release - Memphis Livin - Review
I just received the new release, Memphis Livin, by Billy Lavender. It's a real strong release overall. It has a rock blues flavor overall but great guitar blues riffs and harmonica work throughout. It opens with Singin The…
Continue Reading »I55 Productions artist: Eric Hughes Band - Drink Up - New Release Review
I just received the new release, Drink Up, by the Eric Hughes Band and it's quite good. Starting off with the title track, Drink Up, a classic jump rocker. This track not only has the beat but it…
Continue Reading »I55 Productions artist: Robert "Nighthwawk" Tooms - Spectator Shoes - Review
I've been listening to the Robert "Nighthawk" Tooms release, Spectator Shoes. It really quite good! The recording is made up of 11 tracks, most of the tracks being written by Tooms. First up is the title track, Spectator…
Continue Reading »I55 Productions artist: Willie Foster - Live At Airport Grocery - Review
This is a review of the release by Willie Foster called Live at Airport Grocery. Eight of the nine tracks on the recording are original Foster tunes starting off with a cool instrumental, Just Messin' Round, a swinging…
Continue Reading »I55 Records artist: Eric Hughes Band - Two In The Morning - Release Review
I just received and had the opportunity to review the newest release, Two In The Morning, by The Eric Hughes Band. This new release is made up of 14 tracks showing influences from rock, blues, country, funk... a…
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