09.02.2010.

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TINA SCHLIESKE - Evil Gal Blues (2008)

Tina Schlieske was born in Chicago and raised in the music hub of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her mother - herself the daughter of a Russian Opera diva, adored music and passed her passion along to her children. Tina was weaned on 70's FM radio and the music her Mother blasted from her stereo. Joni Mitchell, Janis Joplin, the Beatles, and Elvis were all early inspirations. But then an Aretha Franklin tape her sister Laura gave to her sealed Tina's musical fate. She had her first guitar at 13, and her first electric guitar at 16 and taught herself out of the chord books she found in her sister's piano bench. As a teenager with an independent streak, Tina formed a band, Tina & the B-Sides, a rock/soul/blues concoction that went on to become one of the most popular bands in the Midwest. Starting her own independent label Movement Records along with an aggressive touring schedule of back-to-back two hour plus shows and an onstage energy that ignited the crowds earned Tina a reputation that was hard to ignore. Seymour Stein from Sire records went to see a Tina and the B-Sides show at the famed CBGB's in New York and she was signed the next day.....tinaschlieske.com

Recorded with old pal Chris Layton (drummer for Double Trouble), Sheldon Gomberg (bass), Jeff Young (keys - Sting, Bonnie Raitt) and David Kalish (gtr). It's a collection of old blues songs by women artists like Big Momma Thornton, Memphis Minnie, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Etta James, Aretha and more.

TRACKS: 01. Ain't That Lovin' You 02. Evil Gal Blues 03. Black Rat 04. Gimmie A Penny 05. Hustlin' Woman Blues 06. Little Girl Blue 07. Money 08. She Wolf 09. Lay My Burden Down 10. Wrapped Tight 11. Take Me Home With You
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VAN ZANT - My Kind of Country (2007)

01. Train
02. These Colors Don't Run
03. Goes Down Easy
04. That Scares Me
05. My Kind Of Country
06. The Hardest Thing
07. It's Only Money
08. We Can't Do It Alone
09. Friend
10. It's All About You
11. Headed South

Brothers Johnny (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Donnie (.38 Special) Van Zant have made a home for themselves at the intersection of Southern rock and contemporary country, all but blurring the boundary. Between the roaring road song that opens the album ("Train") and the weary road song that closes it ("Headed South"), Van Zant balance down-home party rockers such as "Goes Down Easy" and "It's Only Money" with the more serious balladry of "We Can't Do It Alone" (a spiritual sequel of sorts to "Get Right With the Man"), "That Scares Me," and "The Hardest Thing." Though the title song is little more than a banjo-laced string of country clichés and "These Colors Don't Run" is a patriotic bumper sticker, this solid sophomore effort should win the brotherly duo more country fans. - amazon.com
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COWBOY JUNKIES - Early 21st Century Blues (2005)

01. License to Kill
02. Two Soldiers
03. December Skies
04. This World Dreams Of
05. Brothers Under the Bridge
06. You're Missing
07. Handouts in the Rain
08. Isn't It a Pity
09. No More
10. I Don't Want to Be a Soldier
11. One

In February, 2005 the Cowboy Junkies gathered together for five days of music making at their Clubhouse studio in Toronto. Each band member brought along a handful of their favorite songs by other writers -- songs which focused on the themes of war, violence, fear, greed, ignorance and loss. The atmosphere that week was so magical that the band decided to simply roll tape and document the sessions. The result is Early 21st Century Blues, an album filled with a very special intimacy unmatched since the Junkies released their landmark The Trinity Session album 18 years ago. Early 21st Century Blues features interpretations of songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and John Lennon, plus two new Junkies originals, and is the Junkies' own "small document of hope" for the times we live in. - amazon.com
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08.02.2010.

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V.A. - The Story Of The Blues (1989) [3CD BOX]



DISC 1:
01. Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll
02. Richard Berry - Doin' It
03. Ray Charles - Goin' Down Slow
04. Louis Jordan - Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
05. Bishop 'Gatemouth' Moore - Ain't Mad At You, Pretty Baby
06. Eddie 'Clean Head' Vinson - I'm The Midnight Creeper
07. Little Walter Juke - My Babe
08. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
09. Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers - Pink Champage
10. Pee Wee Crayton - Texas Hop.mp3
11. Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues
12. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie
13. Boy Milton - R.M. Blues
14. Johnny Otis - Willy and the hand jive
15. Etta James - Tell Mama
16. Muddy Waters - Baby Please Don't Go

DISC 2:
01. Johnny Otis - Barrelhouse Blues
02. Roy Milton - Information Blues
03. Amos Wilburn - Bad Whiskey
04. Charles Brown - Big Legged Women
05. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues In The Ghetto
06. Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers - Boom-Chick-A-Boogie
07. Eddie 'Clean Head' Vinson - Old Maid's Boogie
08. Bishop 'Gatemouth' Moore - Boogie Woogie Papa
09. Lousie Jordan - Beans And Corn Bread
10. Ray Charles - Alone In The City
11. Richard Berry - Round About Midnight
12. Joe Turner - Roll'em Hawk
13. Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry
14. Bo Diddley - I'm A Man
15. Little Walter Juke - Mean Old World
16. Johnny Otis - Please Don't Leave Me

DISC 3:
01. Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers - I´ve Got A Right To Cry
02. Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson - Cleanhead Blues
03. Bishop'Gatemouth' Moore - Beale Street Ain't Beale Street
04. Louis Jordan - Saturday night Fish frey
05. Ray Charles - Rockin' Chair Blues
06. Richard Berry - Louie Louie
07. Joe Turner - Nothin' From Nothin' Blues
08. Johnny Otis - Fannie Mae
09. Roy Milton - Hush
10. Little Walker Juke - You Better Watch Yourself
11. Bo Didley - Walkin' And Talkin'
12. Amos Milburn - C. C. Rider (See See Rider)
13. Charles Brown - Let The Sunshine In My Life
14. Pee Wee Crayton - Don't Forget To Close The Door
15. Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers - Goin' Back To L.A.
16. Bishop 'Gatemouth' Moore - Did you Ever Love a Woman
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07.02.2010.

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KEVIN COYNE - I Want My Crown: The Anthology 1973-1980 (2010)

Kevin Coyne (1944 - 2004) was a musician, singer, composer, film-maker, and a writer of lyrics, stories and poems. Coyne is notable for his unorthodox and unforgettable style of blues-influenced guitar composition, the intense quality of his vocal delivery, and for his bold treatment of injustice to the mentally ill in his lyrical songcraft. Many influential music figures have called themselves fans of Coyne's work - notable among them are Sting and John Lydon. In the mid-1970s his band included guitarist Andy Summers prior to the formation of The Police. Prominent BBC disc jockey and world music authority Andy Kershaw described Coyne as, variously, "a national treasure who keeps getting better" and as one of the great British blues voices.

2010 four CD box set from one of the most heralded British singer/songwriters of the Rock era. I Want My Crown is littered with rarities and unreleased material: b-sides, outtakes, live performances and BBC session tracks, combining to make this the definitive examination of Kevin Coyne's career on Virgin during the '70s. Compiled by Coyne's sons, Eugene and Robert Coyne and featuring quotes from their father, friends and fellow musicians, this box set chronicles a vital period in Kevin Coyne s career, one of the most fascinating and forthright artists of his time. Features selections from all Coyne s Virgin albums, including two Benelux only collections, plus singles like 'Lorna'/'Let s Have A Party', presented for the first time on CD, unreleased sessions, a BBC In Concert from 1974, the Hyde Park show from the same year, unreleased performances for Rockpalast in Cologne, and more. - amazon.com

DISC 1: 01. Marjory Razorblade 02. Marlene 03. Talking To No One 04. Eastbourne Ladies (American Edit) 05. I Want My Crown 06. House Of The Hill 07. Lovesick Foo! 08. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning 09. River Of Sin 10. Sign Of The Times 11. I Believe In Love 12. Blame It On The Night 13. Poor Swine 14. Dance Of The Bourgeoisie 15. Saviour 16. Lonely Lovers 17. Sunday Morning Sunrise 18. Rock'n'Roll Hymn 19. Turpentine 20. Let's Have A Party 21. Lorna

DISC 2: 01. Which Way Can I Go 02. A Life Divine 03. I Love My Mother 04. Shangri-La 05. America 06. Big White Bird 07. Daddy 08. Case History No.2 (live) 09. Fat Girl (live) 10. Roses In Your Room 11. Mona, Where's My Trousers 12. Rainbow Curve 13. Rivers Of Blood 14. Dynamite Days 15. Brothers Of Mine 16. I Really LiveRound Here (False Friends) 17. I Am 18. I Only Want To See You Smile 19. Juliet And Mark 20. Older Woman

DISC 3: 01. Having A Party 02. I'm Just A Man 03. Pretty Park 04. Marigold 05. Don't Blame Mandy 06. The WorldIs Full Of Fools 07. Burning Head Suite 08. Are You Deceiving Me 09. Lonely Man 10. I Confess 11. It's My Mind 12. Happy Homes 13. Children's Crusade 14. Learn To Swim, Learn To Drown 15. Dark Dance Hall 16. Day To Day 17. The Old Fashioned Love Song 18. New Motorway 19. A Loving Hand 20. Wonderful Wilderness 21. You Can't Kill Us

DISC 4: 01. Children Wing 02. Marjory Razorblade Suite 03. Blame It On The Night 04. River Of Sin 05. Poor Swine 06. Fat Girl 07. Mad Boy 08. Mummy 09. Marjory Razorblade Suite 10. Let's Have A Party 11. Poor Swine 12. Need Somebody 13. Chicken Wing 14. BoogieChillun
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06.02.2010.

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ERIC BIBB - Booker's Guitar (2010)

The story is as legendary as Robert Johnson at the crossroads, as old as the blues itself. A traveling musician has a chance encounter in the most unlikely of places with something mystical and powerful, and everything changes. Suddenly, everything is up for grabs, and the music - already rich and historically resonant - takes a whole new direction. So it was for itinerant troubadour Eric Bibb one night in a London hotel after a gig just a few years ago, when he was approached by a fan carrying a guitar case. Inside the case was a relic from the past that made the hair on the back of Bibb's neck stand on end: a 1930s vintage Resophonic National steel-body guitar that had belonged to Delta blues legend Booker White. In a moment that could only be described as intoxicating, Bibb found himself holding Booker's guitar, and catching a brief but revealing glimpse of all the stories locked within it.

Booker's Guitar inspired a song, and the song became an entire album - one that captures the spirit of the original Delta blues of the early 20th century and reinterprets it for a new era. The title track, Bibb recorded in England using White's guitar. The remaining tracks, although recorded in rural Ohio on Bibb's own guitars, sprang from the same well of inspiration. "Once I had written that song, I really wanted to make a complete statement and document my connection to the Delta blues tradition," says Bibb. "I really wanted to put myself in the position of my heroes, but in a contemporary context, and create songs that I feel could have been part of their repertoire and could have come from their own experience." That journey is one that crosses generations as much distances on any map. In the end, Booker's Guitar - mystical and powerful - is the instrument that connects Eric Bibb to another era, and at the same time connects the blues of another era to the human experience of the modern day. "Writing a country blues song that draws on the traditions but is not rehashing old material from another era - writing something that's both connected to that tradition but is contemporary as well - is hugely challenging," says Bibb. "It's tricky, but I was so happy that I was able to do it for a whole album, and really feel like I could stay focused on that whole sound and that whole culture. It was an achievement that I had been wanting to pull off, but hadn't been able to do until now." - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. Booker’s Guitar 02. With My Maker I Am One 03. Flood Water 04. Walkin' Blues Again 05. Sunrise Blues 06. Wayfaring Stranger 07. Train From Aberdeen 08. New Home 09. Nobody’s Fault But Mine 10. One Soul To Save 11. Rocking Chair 12. Turning Pages 13. A Good Woman 14. Tell Riley 15. A–Z Blues
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SADE - Soldier of Love (2010)

After a 10-year hiatus, Sade Adu has re-emerged on the music scene with a remarkable opus entitled Soldier of Love. Upon review, one will find that when the sacred and secular combine, therein, at the crux, lies Sade. The 10 tracks on Soldier flow seamlessly together—showcasing the harmonious spiritual connection between Paul Spencer Denman, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman and lead singer, Sade Adu. And according to the band’s electronic press kit, they never enter the studio with a set agenda or prepared lyrics. They just let the music create itself organically. Such a natural, free-flowing process is a rare occurrence in the contemporary landscape—especially over a thirty-year time period. The band originally formed in 1982, but has only released five studio albums to date. So when Sade’s musical history is kept in mind, the 10-year wait for Solider of Love was not intentional, because the group ultimately believes that music should only be created when one has something to say.

As “soldiers of love,” the members of Sade know (and trust) that love has the power to conquer all—pain, tragedy and confusion. Thus, the opening track, “The Moon and the Sky,” addresses an unknown lover saying: “you always know the reason why / why this love ain’t gonna let you go.” The final notes segue into military cadence of “Soldier of Love” where Adu finds herself at the “borderline of [her] faith” and the “hinterland of [her] devotion.” In spite of all the drama, there is ray of a sunshine at the fringes of despair. On the following track, “Morning Bird,” the delicate piano notes rise softly like the morning sun.

TRACKS: 01. The Moon and the Sky 02. Soldier of Love 03. Morning Bird 04. Babyfather 05. Long Hard Road 06. Be That Easy 07. Bring Me Home 08. In Another Time 09. Skin 10. The Safest Place
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SUPER CHIKAN - Chikadelic (2009)

The Blues Foundation (www.Blues.org) announced the 2010 Blues Music Award nominations, and Super Chikan received four nominations: BB King Entertainer of the Year, Song of the Year for "Fred's Dollar Store", Traditional Blues Album for Chikadelic, and Traditional Blues Male Artist.

James "Super Chikan" Johnson is an American blues musician, artist and guitar maker based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He is the nephew of fellow blues musician Big Jack Johnson. As an adult, “Super Chikan” began driving a truck for a living. During the long stretches on the road, he began composing his own songs. When he showed some of the songs to his friends, they convinced him to go a studio and record them. He then started playing with some renowned local musicians, but he decided he would rather perform on his own than try to conform his style to that of his band-mates. He did so, and in 1997 “Super Chikan” released his debut album, Blues Come Home to Roost, influenced by such musicians as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and Chuck Berry. He went on to release What You See in 2000, Shoot That Thang in 2001, and Chikan Supe in 2005, and Sum Mo Chikan in 2008. Chikadelic, Super Chikan's latest CD, was released at the Notodden Blues festival on July 31, 2009. Backed by Spoonful of Blues, Super Chikan once again dives head first into his creative and inventive blues that will have you up dancing - even to the slow songs!

TRACKS: 01. Ain't Nobody 02. Hey Super Chikan 03. Fred's Dollar Store 04. Juke Joint Saturday Night 05. Front Porch Boogie 06. Hello Mississippi 07. Bad Ass Bass 08. Here Comes My Baby 09. School In The Field 10. Down In The Delta 11. Dance Rock And Sway 12. Eyeball Blues
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05.02.2010.

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B.B. KING - Reflections (2003)

01. Exactly Like You
02. On My Word of Honor
03. I Want a Little Girl
04. I'll String Along with You
05. I Need You
06. A Mother's Love
07. (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons
08. Neighbourhood Affair
09. Tomorrow Night
10. There I've Said it Again
11. Always on My Mind
12. Cross My Heart
13. What a Wonderful World

B.B. King unleashes his inner crooner on this collection of 13 of his sentimental favorites. With a five-piece studio band rather than his usual orchestra, the arrangements stay spare throughout, allowing King to exercise his classic vocal chops--although some fans may be disappointed by his low-key guitar playing, as King's beloved axe Lucille plays second fiddle to Texas guitarist Doyle Bramhall II's six-string. Still, King's in excellent voice, whether revisiting early inspiration Lonnie Johnson's romantic "Tomorrow Night," embracing buddy Willie Nelson's golden "Always on My Mind," or tackling numbers recorded by Sam Cooke and Nat "King" Cole ("(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"), Louis Armstrong ("What a Wonderful World"), and Frank Sinatra ("I'll String Along with You"). Fans will recognize "On My Word of Honor" and the King original "Neighborhood Affair" from previous recordings and "I Want a Little Girl" from his live performances. Although King does justice to all these numbers, his most heartfelt selection may be "A Mother's Love," a performance that seems to draw on the heartache he still carries from the loss of his own mother when he was a child, nearly 70 years ago. - amazon.com
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THE NIGHTHAWKS - Jacks & Kings Vol. I & II (1979)

The Nighthawks were playing with Muddy Waters at the Cellar Door at the time, so they invited his band to come into the studio after hours to record some classic Chicago blues tunes, including Jimmy Rogers “Walking By Myself,” John Lee Hooker’s “Sugar Mama,” and Elmore James “Dust My Broom” and “The Sky is Crying.” The result was a classic—a showcase of inspired playing of outstanding blues, titled “Jacks & Kings.” The band to this day regards this as one of their finest moments, and it became probably their best selling album.

In 1979, Adelphi created “Jacks & Kings, Volume 2: Full House.” This featured some quality, previously unreleased material from Side Pocket Shot and the Jacks & Kings sessions. The musical highlights included Paul Butterfield’s “Born in Chicago,” Robert Nighthawk’s “Anna Lee,” and Earl Hooker’s “Two Bugs and a Roach.” It was another solid showcase of classic blues mixed with rock and roll, and has been re-released as the combined CD “Jacks & Kings Volume I & II.”

01. For You, My Love (Larry Birdsong)
02. Come Baby (L. Johnson)
03. Love Me or Leave Me (Curtis Mayfield)
04. Dust My Broom (Robert Johnson)
05. (Thank You) Sugar Mama (Traditional)
06. The Sky Is Crying (Elmore James)
07. Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie (L. Perkins)
08. Floyd’s Guitar Blues (Floyd Smith)
09. Walkin’ by Myself (James A. Lane)
10. Little Queenie (Chuck Berry)
11. Born in Chigago (Traditional)
12. Anna Lee (Houston/Stackhouse)
13. Two Bugs & a Roach (Traditional)
14. Lickin’ Gravy (Traditional)
15. Sea Cruise (H. Smith)
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