Tag Archives: blues music

Shane Simpson’s More Electric

Posted on 27th July 2023 by Peter Massey

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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Taj Mahal: A Career Overview, 1966-2002

Posted on 23rd November 2022 by David Kidney

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

Posted on 27th October 2022 by Jack Merry

“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 →

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A Jackie Washington omnibus review

Posted on 27th September 2022 by David Kidney

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 →

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Gary Moore’s Bad For You Baby

Posted on 12th August 2022 by David Kidney

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 →

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Kelly Joe Phelps’s Brother Sinner And The Whale

Posted on 6th June 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

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

Posted on 14th May 2022 by Gary Whitehouse

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

Posted on 12th February 2022 by Diverse Voices

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 →

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A blues and gospel omnibus review: Michael Jerome Browne, Ruthie Foster, and various artists

Posted on 12th February 2022 by David Kidney

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

Posted on 12th February 2022 by Richard Condon

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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