💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Ronnie Baker Brooks - Blues In My DNA

Ronnie Baker Brooks is a powerhouse Chicago blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter who carries the torch of a legendary musical lineage. Born into blues royalty as the son of Hall of Famer Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie didn’t just inherit…

💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Gina Coleman - Uncrowned - A Tribute To Ida Cox

Gina is more widely known as the lead singer, founder, songwriter, and cigarbox guitar show house of the 2019 International Blues Challenge finalist, Misty Blues. The band has been performing original and traditional blues with hints of jazz,…

New Feature - Check the side bar - Great streaming album - This week's Artist Christian Scott

Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah Formerly Known As: Christian Scott Born: New Orleans, Louisiana Genre Style: "Stretch Music" / Eclectic African Fusion An innovative New Orleans-born trumpeter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who has pushed the boundaries of modern acoustic and…

💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Ledbetter Heights (The 30th Anniversary Sessions)

When Ledbetter Heights was first released, it quickly became a breakout success, going Gold within months and earning Platinum certification by early 1996. The album spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Blues Chart, and Guitar…

💿 ALBUM REVIEW: David Janeway Trio - Live At Blue Llama

Captured live at Ann Arbor, Michigan’s renowned jazz club Blue Llama in June 2024, David Janeway presents himself at the height of his powers, joined by the world-class rhythm team of Robert Hurst III and Billy Hart. A…

💿 ALBUM REVIEW: D.K. Harrell - Live Your Dream - Talkin' Heavy

Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter D.K. Harrell, one of the most formidable young stars of the current blues resurgence, sounds like no one else on the scene today. With his stinging, single note string bending, deep soul vocals, and…

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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: Brad Goode Quintet Featuring Ernie Watts - Live Your Dream - Live At North Street Cabaret

First documented together on 2018's That's Right!, the musical relationship of virtuosic trumpeter Brad Goode and legendary saxophonist Ernie Watts goes back 8 years earlier when the two met on a stage together. Their vivid musical rapport immediately…

💿 ALBUM REVIEW: John Primer and Friends - Tribute To Theresa's Lounge

John fell in love with the blues as a child when his father and an older cousin played guitar and sang at night after a hard day in the fields. His mother moved to Chicago to secure a…

In Case You Missed It: Roy Buchanan - Second Album

I’m traveling today so I’m posting an album that everyone should hear that you may never have heard. No review. Pure music. Overview "Second Album" was released in 1973 as Roy Buchanan's second studio album, following his 1972…