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NEW RELEASE RUF 1247: Big Daddy Wilson - Songs From The Road
Big Daddy Wilson Songs From The Road No matter where Big Daddy Wilson travels on this big, beautiful, mixed-up planet of ours, he takes the South with him. Listening to the soulful storytelling of the man born Wilson…
Continue Reading »NEW RELEASE RUF 1253: Mike Zito - First Class Life
Mike Zito First Class Blues-rock is a tightrope – and Mike Zito has never lost his footing. At times in his storied two-decade career, the Texas bandleader has rolled up the amps and rocked as hard as anyone.…
Continue Reading »New Release RUF 1260: Mike Zito, Bernard Allsion, Vanja Sky - Blues Caravan 2018
Mike Zito, Bernard Allsion, Vanja Sky Blues Caravan 2018 Release: 19.10.2018 Format: CD + DVD Video Label: Ruf Records GmbH EAN: 0710347126027 This was no ordinary club tour. This was the Blues Caravan 2018. If you’ve followed Ruf’s…
Continue Reading »New Release RUF 1264: The Ragtime Rumours - Rag ’N Roll
The Ragtime Rumours Rag ’N Roll Release: 19.10.2018 Format: CD Label: Ruf Records GmbH EAN: 0710347126423 Calling all jaded music-lovers. The Ragtime Rumours have come to prick up your ears. In an era when the dead-eyedmusicindustryclings to tired…
Continue Reading »New release, video from singing sensation Sena Ehrhardt
NEW ALBUM, VIDEO FROM SINGING SENSATION SENA EHRHARDT “Sena Ehrhardt's voice cannot get any more powerful, range-defying, and throwback cool. Truly one of the most dynamic young voices any genre has seen in a long time. " -…
Continue Reading »New Release: A True Friend (Is Hard To Find) - Ori Naftaly - Review
I just received a copy of Ori Naftaly's new release, A True Friend (Is Hard To Find). The release is packed full of blues tracks. The recording consists of 10 tracks, many of which are covers of contemporary…
Continue Reading »New Release: Al Lerman - Crowe River Blues - Review
I just received and have had the opportunity to review the new release by Al Lerman. Lerman is considered one of Canada's top harp players having earned several Maple Leaf Award nominations for both his sax and harmonica…
Continue Reading »New Release: Andrew D. Gordon - Boogie-Woogie and the Blues - Review and the Blues
I recently received a cd of piano boogie and blues by Andrew D. Gordon called Boogie-Woogie and the Blues. This is a straight up piano cd with 9 original tracks. The cd opens with the title track and…
Continue Reading »New Release: Anthony Gomes - Up2Zero - Review
I just received a copy of the new recording, Up2Zero by Blueswax Magazine's "Blues Artist of The Year" Anthony Gomes. The disk opens with a screamer, Back To The Start, a Texas style blues with a great base,…
Continue Reading »New Release: Atomic Roots Orchestra - Border Radio Gamble - Review
I just received and had the opportunity to review Border Radio Gamble, the new recording from The Atomic Roots Orchestra. The recording includes 14 great tracks of roots blues. I have always said that I am not capable…
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