by Bman | Dec 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Six String Soul, a double cd release by Dave Specter and it's great. Celebrating 30 years on Delmark, with remastered recordings from throughout his career and celebrating many guests. Opening with...
by Bman | Jul 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
I just received the newest release of Tail Dragger's work, Stop Lyin' which was recorded in 1982 but never released, and I have to say I believe that it his best work to my ear. Opening with So Ezee, with Jimmy Dawkins on guitar and Little Mack Simmons on harp. A...
by Bman | Feb 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Listen to the music: when he sings, Willie Kentβs voice blazes out from the heart of the blues. Below the singing, you hear his bass guitar, flawless and rich. Between these two runs the music, a deep, honest blues that flowed from rural Mississippi to urban Chicago...
by Bman | Sep 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Willie Kent (February 24, 1936 β March 2, 2006) was an American blues singer, bassist and songwriter.Kent was born in Inverness, Sunflower County, Mississippi. Although he had played the bass guitar in Chicago's clubs since the 1950s, Kent worked full time until he...
