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Tag Archives: blues music
Shane Simpson’s More Electric
It seems Canada is fast becoming a Mecca of undiscovered talent – for new artists previously unheard of on this side of the pond at least. This was certainly the case for me when I got my copy of More … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana music, blues music, Jazz music
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Taj Mahal: A Career Overview, 1966-2002
Rising Sons’ Rising Sons: featuring Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder (recorded 1966, issued Sony, 1992) Taj Mahal’s Taj Mahal (Sony 1967, re-issued 2000) Taj Mahal’s The Natch’l Blues (Sony 1968, re-issued 2000) Taj Mahal’s Giant Step/De Old Folks At Home … Continue reading
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The Doors’ The Best of The Doors
“The computer sent exact duplicates of John Densmore’s drums and Robby Krieger’s guitar pouring out of the PA; and with a synthesizer patch that was a perfect clone of Ray Manzarek’s dispassionate organ, Devi allowed herself the joy of escaping … Continue reading
A Jackie Washington omnibus review
Jackie Washington’s Blues & Sentimental (Knight II Records, 1970) out of print Ken Whiteley, Jackie Washington, Mose Scarlett’s Where Old Friends Meet (Borealis Records, 1991) Jackie Washington’s Keeping Out of Mischief (Borealis Records, 1995) Jackie Washington’s Midnight Choo Choo (Borealis … Continue reading
Gary Moore’s Bad For You Baby
More blues, from across the Atlantic. Gary Moore is from Ireland, and played with Phil Lynott in Thin Lizzy (to name just one band he belonged to). I was fairly excited to hear about this new CD, and when it … Continue reading
Kelly Joe Phelps’s Brother Sinner And The Whale
Kelly Joe Phelps has gone back to the well and emerged with a deeply satisfying album of deeply spiritual songs. Brother Sinner And The Whale is Phelps’s 10th album since his 1994 debut Lead Me On on Portland, Oregon’s independent … Continue reading
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José Medeles’s Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems
It’s great to know that there’s still so much great music coming out of Portland, Oregon. This one is as eclectic and as Portland as they come, matching up three excellent and quite different Portland guitarists with a Portland drummer … Continue reading
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Dr. John’s Creole Moon
Patrick O’Donnell wrote this review. A force known to move the critics since the early 1960s, Dr. John has been making his own brand of music for four decades. While he hasn’t had much chart-topping success, almost anyone who’s got … Continue reading
A blues and gospel omnibus review: Michael Jerome Browne, Ruthie Foster, and various artists
Michael Jerome Browne’s Michael Jerome Browne Ruthie Foster’s Runaway Soul Various artists’ Shout, Sister, Shout!: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe There are a lot of people out there just like Michael Jerome Browne. White guys with funk in their … Continue reading
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Various artists’ The Rough Guide to Chicago Blues
Maybe there is something in the city’s soul, or possibly it’s a simple question of money, but for whatever reason, for me, a naïve European, Chicago will always be the city of the second generation. When the USA began to … Continue reading
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