30.04.2011.

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JUDY COLLINS - Greatest Folk Songs (2011)

Singer Judy Collins was, along with Joan Baez, one of the two major interpretive singers to emerge from the folk revival of the late '50s and early ‘60s. Like Baez, she began singing traditional folk songs, then moved on to popularize the work of contemporary singer/songwriters, even writing her own songs occasionally. Unlike Baez, she used her classical music training to evolve into being a singer of art songs and show tunes, sometimes employing semi-classical arrangements. In a career that began at the end of the 1950s and was still going strong more than 50 years later, she consistently performed 50-80 concerts a year, and she recorded extensively, her commercial success reaching its apex from the late ‘60s to the mid-‘70s, as six of her albums from the period achieved gold or platinum sales. Although she was primarily an albums artist, she also enjoyed a few hit singles, notably her Top Ten, Grammy-winning cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now," which helped establish Mitchell as a songwriter; an a cappella version of the hymn "Amazing Grace"; and the show tune "Send in the Clowns," which led to a Song of the Year Grammy for its composer, Stephen Sondheim... - allmusic.com

TRACKS: 01. Amazing Grace 02. Both Sides Now 03. Morning Has Broken 04. Leavin' On A Jet Plane / Take Me Home Country Roads 05. Let It Be 06. Blowin' In The Wind 07. Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair 08. The Times They Are A-Changin' 09. Barbara Allen 10. Plaisir D'amour 11. Loch Lomond 12. Cat's In The Cradle

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LINDA RONSTADT - The Very Best Of (2002)

Linda Ronstadt, who emerged from SoCal's vaunted early-'70s country-folk scene, became the American female rock superstar of the Me Decade. After the initial success of the Stone Poneys' Michael Nesmith-penned "Different Drum," Ronstadt expanded her horizons through interpretations of a long string of successful pop and R&B covers. Along the way she championed emerging songwriters like Warren Zevon ("Poor Poor Pitiful Me") and contemporary favorites like Neil Young ("Love Is a Rose") in the bargain. As the formula waned with the changing tastes of the '80s, she briefly turned to new wave before stepping boldly back to the pop standards of the '30s, '40s, and '50s. Unfortunately, this collection inexplicably skips over that three-album collaboration with arranger-conductor Nelson Riddle, a body of work that presaged the 1990s' lounge-pop revival by a full decade--and outclassed it by miles. It also eschews a compelling contemporary Latin chapter of her career in favor of her winning collaborations with Aaron Neville ("Don't Know Much" and "All My Life") and less successful AC fodder like "Winter Light" and "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram. A good primer to Ronstadt's immense vocal talents and recording history, but one that's flawed by some crucial missing chapters. - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. You're No Good 02. It's So Easy 03. Blue Bayou 04. Don't Know Much (with Aaron Neville) 05. Somewhere Out There (with James Ingram) 06. When Will I Be Loved 07. Heat Wave 08. The Stone Ponys - Different Drum 09. Poor Poor Pitiful Me 10. Tracks Of My Tears (with Valeria Carter & Emmylou Harris)
11. After The Gold Rush 12. Long Long Time 13. Just One Look 14. Heart Like A Wheel 15. Back In The U.S.A. 16. That'll Be The Day 17. Hurt So Bad 18. All My Life (with Aaron Neville) 19. Ooh Baby Baby 20. The Blue Train 21. How Do I Make You 22. Desperado 23. Winter Light

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TERRY JACKS - Seasons In The Sun (1974)

Terrance Ross "Terry" Jacks is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist. "Seasons in the Sun" is an English-language adaptation of the song "Le Moribond" by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics by American singer-poet Rod McKuen. It became a worldwide hit in 1974 for Terry Jacks and became a Christmas Number 1 in 1999 for Westlife. The Jacks version is one of the fewer than thirty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) copies worldwide.

2008 release, the first time on CD for the debut LP by Canadian singer/songwriter Terry Jacks who had previously been a member of The Poppy Family. The title track gave Terry a #1 across the globe reaching the top spot in the UK, USA, Australia, and Germany, to name but a few countries, on it's way to selling over six million copies. The single also topped the charts in Canada and remains that country's largest selling single ever. The four bonus cuts, all appearing on CD for the first time, include Terry's last Bell Records single "Rock N Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)" which hit #25 in his native Canada. - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. Concrete Sea 02. I'm Gonna Love You Too 03. Pumpkin Eater 04. Again And Again 05. Since You Broke My Heart 06. Fire On The Skyline 07. The Love Game 08. I'm So Lonely Here Today 09. It's Been There From The Start 10. Sail Away (Featuring Susan Jacks) 11. Seasons In The Sun 12. Put The Bone In 13. If You Go Away 14. Me And You 15. Rock 'N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)

29.04.2011.

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RHYTHM KINGS - Struttin' Our Stuff (1977)

While the former Rolling Stones bassist's prior solo releases were rather weedy singer-songwriter efforts, Struttin' Our Stuff is a pleasant diversion that's more along the lines of Wyman's '80s side-combo Willy and the Poorboys. On Struttin' Our Stuff, the ex-Stone teams up with an impressive assortment of famous friends for an impressively played but enjoyably casual set of rootsy originals and classic covers, including a soulful reworking of the '70s Stones tune "Melody." In addition to Wyman's trademark bass pulse and occasional vocals, the album features guest guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, and Albert Lee, frequent Stones sideman Bobby Keys on sax, and Procol Harum's Gary Brooker on piano. Guest vocals come from English R&B great Georgie Fame, Ace/Squeeze/Mike and the Mechanics singer Paul Carrack, and talented newcomer Beverly Skeete.

Digitally remastered edition of this 1997 album from the former Rolling Stones bassist and his Rhythm Kings. Struttin' Our Stuff was the band's debut album and is packed with lively numbers that capture the spirit of the Blues from different eras. Among the dozen tracks are jive tunes like 'Jitterbug Boogie' and slow Blues such as 'Bad To Be Alone'. There are also 'covers' of classic hits including Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Green River' and the R&B standard 'Tobacco Road'. The band clearly loves playing together and features an all-star cast of seasoned players, notably Georgie Fame on organ and vocals. Among the guitarists, Eric Clapton, Albert Lee and Peter Frampton contribute some hot solos, and there is an impressive roster of brass players and backing vocalists. - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. Green River 02. Walking On My Own 03. Melody 04. Stuff 05. Bad To Be Alone 06. I'm Mad 07. Down In The Bottom 08. Motorvatin' Mama 09. Jitterbug Boogie 10. Going Crazy Overnight 11. Hole In My Soul 12. Tobacco Road

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ALBERT COLLINS - Frigorific (2011)

There has never been and may never be again a bluesman quite like Albert Collins. "The Master Of The Telecaster" was born on October 1, 1932, in Leona, Texas. A cousin of the legendary Lightnin' Hopkins, Collins emerged with a blues sound and style all his own, featuring a combination of icy echo, shattering, ringing, sustained high notes, an ultra-percussive right-hand attack, and an unheard-of minor key guitar tuning (taught to him by his cousin Willow Young). Deeply influenced by T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker and Gatemouth Brown, Collins absorbed the sounds of Mississippi, Chicago, and especially Texas. He formed his own band in 1952, packing clubs around Houston. In the early 1960s, Collins' "cool sound" instrumentals like the million-seller Frosty (recorded with a young Johnny Winter and Janis Joplin in attendance at the studio) and follow-ups Sno Cone and Thaw Out were all over R&B radio. Soon he was sharing stages with his idols Gatemouth Brown and T-Bone Walker. Then, in the mid-'60s (following a move from Texas to Kansas City to California), Collins broke into the rock 'n' roll world, releasing three albums produced by members of Canned Heat, and began playing the San Francisco psychedelic circuit. But Albert's greatest success came after he signed with Alligator in 1978 and cut ICE PICKIN''. It won the Best Blues Album of the Year Award from the Montreux Jazz Festival, and was nominated for a Grammy. His following Alligator albums helped earn Collins every award the blues world had to offer. And, along with Johnny Copeland and Robert Cray (who decided on a career as a bluesman after seeing Collins play his high school prom) Collins cut the Grammy-winning SHOWDOWN!. Even after he was firmly established as a major modern bluesman, Collins never got too big for his fans and friends, and never took things easy. And he never relinquished the wheel of his battered tour bus that he loved to drive so much. Along with his band, The Icebreakers, Collins' live shows -- driven by his kinetic stage presence -- were legendary testaments to the power of the blues. With his untimely death in 1993, Albert Collins left behind a blues legacy that continues to amaze and delight blues fans all over the world. - amazon.com

DISC 1: 01. Icy Blue 02. Do The Sissy 03. Collins' Mix 04. Ain't Got Time 05. Harris County Line-Up 06. Jawing 07. Trash Talkin' 08. Medley 09. And Then It Started Raining 10. Do What You Want To Do 11. 69 Underpass Roadside Inn 12. There's Gotta Be A Change 13. In Love Wit'cha 14. Cold Cold Feeling 15. Too Tired 16. Frosty (Live) 17. Don't Lose Your Cool (Live) 18. Angel Of Mercy (Live) 19. All About My Girl (Live)

DISC 2: 01. Brick 02. Got A Mind To Travel (Live) 03. The Highway Is Like A Woman 04. Soul Road 05. Thaw Out (Live) 06. Junkey Monkey 07. Conversation With Collins 08. How Blue Can You Get (Live) 09. Honey Hush! 10. Frost Bite 11. Get Your Business Straight (Live) 12. The Freeze 13. Blue Monday Hangover 14. Bitsey 15. If Trouble Was Money (Live) 16. Things I Used To Do (Live) 17. Johnny B. Cool (Live, bonus track)

28.04.2011.

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EMMYLOU HARRIS - Hard Bargain (2011)

Produced by Jay Joyce, Emmylou Harris' 21st studio album features the striking Harris originals "Darlin' Kate" (written for Kate McGarrigle) and "The Road" (written for Gram Parsons). On Hard Bargain, her third Nonesuch disc, she offers 11 original songs - three of them co-written with Grammy and Oscar-winning composer Will Jennings - that touch on the autobiographical while reaching for the universal. She pays tribute to lost friends like her legendary mentor Gram Parsons ("The Road") and her frequent collaborator, the late Kate McGarrigle ("Darlin' Kate"), and also finds poignancy and fresh meaning in events both historical and personal. On "My Name Is Emmett Till" she recalls a pivotal act of violence during the civil rights movement in a heartbreakingly plain-spoken narrative, told from the victim's perspective; on "Goodnight Old World," she fashions a bittersweet lullaby to her newly born grandchild, contrasting a grown-up's world-weariness with a baby's wide-eyed wonder. Few in pop or country music have achieved such honesty or revealed such maturity in their writing. Forty years into her career, Harris shares the hard-earned wisdom that comes with getting older, though she never stops looking ahead. In addition to the luminous originals Harris composed, the title track comes from Ron Sexsmith - a folk-rock ballad Harris had been coveting for a long time - and uplifting closing number "Cross Yourself" was contributed by Joyce. - cduniverse.com

TRACKS: 01. The Road 02. Home Sweet Home 03. My Name is Emmett Till 04. Goodnight Old World 05. New Orleans 06. Big Black Dog 07. Lonely Girl 08. Hard Bargain 09. Six White Cadillacs 10. The Ship On His Arm 11. Darlin' Kate 12. Nobody 13. Cross Yourself

27.04.2011.

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TAB BENOIT - Medicine (2011)

Tab Benoit is the wildly popular musician who hails from Houma, Louisiana. His distinct cajunified blues and soul have been winning fiercely loyal fans for decades now. A simple listen to any one of his many popular CDs, or a visit to a live show will make a loyal fan out of anyone. Benoit’s latest album, "Medicine", is a fantastic, powerful addition to Tab’s already robust repertoire. Almost nobody can beat Tab Benoit for playing raw, dirty-sounding roadhouse blues. There is something about when he gets to rocking that gets everybody going in the way the best blues and rock ‘n’ roll should. Even his guitar tone has that slash-through-your-speakers/earbuds psycho tone that everyone from Travis Wammack to Johnny Guitar Watson to Earl King perfected in the middle of last century. Benoit’s new record, Medicine, is his latest entry to a great body of work. It’s got some great rockers and shuffles and all-out, shake-what-your-mama- gave-you boogie tunes.

Tab Benoit's seventh solo album features 11 tracks, seven of them co-written by Benoit and Anders Osborne, recorded with a rock-solid roots band of Benoit on guitar, Brady Blade on drums, Ivan Neville on keyboards, and Michael Doucet of Beausoleil on fiddle.

TRACKS: 01. Medicine 02. Sunrise 03. A Whole Lotta Soul 04. Come And Get It 05. Broke And Lonely 06. Long Lonely Bayou 07. In It To Win It 08. Can't You See 09. Nothing Takes The Place Of You 10. Next To Me 11. Mudboat Melissa

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FRANK SINATRA - My Way: The Very Best Of Frank Sinatra (1997)

This collection provides, arguably, the best overall mixture of 'old and new' Sinatra, ever assembled on two CDs. The 46 tracks here include all-time best-sellers disdained perhaps by some of us, as 'weak tea' compared to the strong meat of the Great American Songbook otherwise well-represented in this collection. Yet those same commercial hits, struck the chord with 'baby boomers' needed to re-establish Sinatra's career in the Beatles' era and beyond to a fifth, then a sixth decade of public performances.

My Way: the Best of Frank Sinatra collects 46 tracks culled from the estimable American singer's vast back-catalogue for a remarkable two-CD set. Sinatra was one of the greatest voices of his or any generation, and for the most part, these songs are some of Old Blue Eyes' finest works: among the best are "Come Fly with Me", "Lady Is a Tramp" and "I Get a Kick out of You". - amazon.com

DISC 1: 01. My Way 02. Stranger In The Night 03. Theme From New York New York 04. I Get A Kick Out Of You 05. Somethin' Stupid 06. Moon River 07. What Now My Love 08. Summer Wind 09. For Once In My Life 10. Love And Marriage 11. They Can't Take That Away From Me 12. My Kind Of Town 13. Fly Me To The Moon 14. I've Got You Under My Skin 15. The Best Is Yet To Come 16. It Was A Very Good Year 17. Come Fly With Me 18. That's Life 19. The Girl From Ipanema 20. The Lady Is A Tramp 21. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown 22. Mack The Knife 23. Love's Been Good To Me 24. L.A. Is My Lady

DISC 2: 01. Let's Face The Music And Dance 02. Come Rain or Come Shine 03. Night And Day 04. The Very Thought Of You 05. Pennies From Heaven 06. Bewitched 07. America The Beautiful 08. All The Way 09. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 10. The Way You Look Tonight 11. Three Coins In The Fountain 12. Softly As I Leave You 13. All Or Nothing At All 14. Yesterday 15. Moonlight Serenade 16. Somewhere My Love 17. Mrs. Robinson 18. Something 19. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 20. Send In The Glowns 21. It Had To Be You 22. The Best Of Everything

26.04.2011.

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MANNY CHARLTON - Americana Deluxe (2007)

Manny Charlton is notable for being a founding member of and the lead guitarist for the Scottish hard rock band, Nazareth from 1968 to 1990. After leaving Nazareth in 1990, Charlton played some solo shows on the Scottish club circuit, and released his first solo album Drool in 1997, on the Red Steel record label with Neil Miller on vocals. The following year, he relocated to Texas, where he formed the Manny Charlton Band (MCB). The new outfit released a pair of albums — Stonkin and Klone This — before disbanding in 2003. Charlton then focused on solo material again, releasing Say The Word on the Scottish label River Records in 2004. 2005 saw the release of Sharp, which is on the whole a covers album, including Tim Hardin's "Hang On To A Dream" and Bob Dylan's "Shelter From The Storm". Later that year, Charlton completed the follow up to Sharp, the aptly named Sharp Re-Loaded. In early 2006, Charlton joined the Swedish rock band From Behind who also have the ex-Samson frontman Nicky Moore on vocals. From Behind released their debut album titled Game Over, and toured in support of the album around Europe. As of 2007, Charlton is no longer part of the From Behind project. His latest solo album 'Americana Deluxe' was released early April and contains covers of classic songs such as "The Sea Of Love" and Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk". - wikipedia

TRACKS: 01. Freedoms Child 02. Sea Of Love 03. Tusk 04. I Worry To Much 05. Salty, Salty 06. I Don't Have To Crawl 07. It's Been Emotional 08. Some Love Somebody 09. Desolation Road 10. Danko / Manuel 11. Crutch

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LARRY CARLTON WITH SPECIAL GUEST ROBBEN FORD - Live In Tolyo (2007)

With blues/jazz guitarist Robben Ford's Soul on Ten (Concord, 2009) receiving widespread attention, it's a good time to look at Live in Tokyo, a somewhat overlooked but unmistakably smokin' 2007 release from another West Coast guitar god, Larry Carlton. Carlton invited Ford to join his band for some dates in Tokyo in the fall of 2006, and it would be hard to find two more compatible yet distinctive guitarists for a set that ranges from down-and-dirty blues to burning samba and a lot in-between. The two go back over 30 years, sometimes playing with the same artists, just not on the same sessions. Both worked with singer/ songwriter Joni Mitchell, and while Carlton was delivering early career-defining moments with Steely Dan, Ford was adding some signature licks to Little Feat. Ford would ultimately move in a more decidedly blues-centric direction while Carlton ventured near smooth jazz territory (but his playing always elevated it above the pack). For Live in Tokyo, both find common ground that leans closer to Ford's stylistic direction, with undeniably virtuosic playing but, as ever, taste trumping technique in a set of largely original material.

TRACKS: 01. That Road 02. Burnable 03. Cold Gold 04. Rio Samba 05. Derrick's Blues 06. Two Bad 07. Talk to Your Daughter 08. Too Much (Bonus Track)

25.04.2011.

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ERIC CLAPTON - Acoustic Waltz (London, England - January 16, 1992 - Mid Valley)

In 1992, Eric Clapton recorded an Unpled performance in London. He rearranged many of his famous songs for the acoustic context, and the resulting Unpled album went on to become the bestselling Unpled album in the U.S., with sales of 10 million. Clapton earned six Grammy Awards for the album, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Rock Male Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song. Clapton caught the "unpled" trend just at the right time, when the public was hungry to hear how well rock stars and their material could hold up when stripped of elaborate production values. Clapton himself seemed baffled by the phenomenon, especially when picking up the armload of Grammys Unpled earned him, including Record and Song of the Year for "Tears in Heaven", the heart-rending elegy to his young son, Conor. That song and a reworked version of "Layla" got most of the attention, but the rest of the album has fine versions of acoustic blues numbers such as "Malted Milk", "Rollin' & Tumblin' and "Before You Accuse Me" that make it worth investigating further.

Another astonishingly perfect release from the folks at Mid Valley, this set contains the entirety of the "Unpled" sessions in both stereo and mono.

DISC 1 (Stereo): 01. Makes A Noise (Audience Rehearsal #1) 02. Makes A Noise (Audience Rehearsal #2) 03. Signe #1 04. Before You Accuse Me 05. Hey Hey 06. Tears in Heaven 07. Circus Left Town 08. Lonely Stranger 09. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 10. Layla 11. Signe #2 12. My Father's Eyes (false start) 13. My Father's Eyes #1 14. Running on Faith 15. Walkin' Blues 16. Alberta

DISC 2 (Stereo): 01. Band Introduction 02. San Francisco Bay Blues #1 03. Malted Milk 04. Signe #2 05. Tears in Heaven #2 06. My Father's Eyes #2 07. Rollin' and Tumblin' 08. Running on Faith 09. Walkin' Blues 10. San Francisco Bay Blues (False Start) 11. San Francisco Bay Blues (False Start) 12. San Francisco Bay Blues #2 13. Malted Milk #2 14. Worried Life Blues 15. Old Love

DISC 3 (Mono): 01. Makes A Noise (Audience Rehearsal #1) 02. Makes A Noise (Audience Rehearsal #2) 03. Signe #1 04. Before You Accuse Me 05. Hey Hey 06. Tears in Heaven 07. Circus Left Town 08. Lonely Stranger 09. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 10. Layla 11. Signe #2 12. My Father's Eyes (false start) 13. My Father's Eyes #1 14. Running on Faith 15. Walkin' Blues 16. Alberta

DISC 4 (Mono): 01. Band Introduction 02. San Francisco Bay Blues #1 03. Malted Milk 04. Signe #2 05. Tears in Heaven #2 06. My Father's Eyes #2 07. Rollin' and Tumblin' 08. Running on Faith 09. Walkin' Blues 10. San Francisco Bay Blues (false start #1) 11. San Francisco Bay Blues (false start #2) 12. San Francisco Bay Blues #2 13. Malted Milk #2 14. Worried Life Blues 15. Old Love

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TRACY NELSON - In The Here And Now (1993) & I Feel So Good (1995)

A very versatile and talented vocalist, Tracy Nelson is better known for her role as lead singer of Mother Earth. The Nashville sextet had three albums in a country-rock vein make the charts in the late '60s and early '70s. But Nelson is just as capable in soul, R&B, and blues, though she hasn't released many records in that style. Her albums for Flying Fish were more indicative of her eclecticism, but her R&B and blues roots are really evident on her 1993 release In the Here and Now and 1995's I Feel So Good -- both on Rounder Records. Born in California but raised in Madison, WI, Nelson began playing music when she was a student at the University of Wisconsin. Nelson began singing folk and blues at coffeehouses and R&B and rock & roll at parties with a covers band called the Fabulous Imitators. In 1964, she recorded an album for Prestige, Deep Are the Roots, which was produced by Sam Charters. Two years after recording Deep Are the Roots, Nelson headed out to the West Coast, spending some time in Los Angeles before settling in San Francisco. After arriving in San Francisco, she formed Mother Earth in 1968, moving the group to Nashville the following year. The band stayed together for five years, recording several albums for Mercury Records, among a handful of other labels. Nelson left the band in the mid-'70s, embarking on a solo career that saw her release albums for a variety of labels, including Columbia, Atlantic, and Flying Fish. Nelson continued to record and perform into the '90s. In 1993, she released In the Here and Now, her first album for Rounder Records and, not coincidentally, her first straight blues record since she began recording in the '60s. Nelson followed In the Here and Now with several acclaimed records of gritty blues-rock for Rounder, switching to Memphis International for the release of You'll Never Be a Stranger at My Door in 2007. ~ allmusic.com



1993 - "In The Here And Now":
01. Every Night Of The Week 02. Living The Blues 03. In The Here And Now 04. Walk Away 05. Go Down Sunshine 06. Motherless Child Blues 07. When It All Comes Down 08. It Hurts Me Too 09. Whatever I Am, You Made Me 10. Miss You Like The Devil 11. Plesae Send Someone To Love

1995 - "I Feel So Good":
01. I Want To Know 02. I Need All The Help I Can Get 03. Don`t Go No Further 04. Send Me To The `Lectric Chair 05. Words Unspoken 06. The Fool 07. I Live Off The Love You Give Me 08. I Feel So Good 09. Meet Me Halfway 10. Love Won`t Come

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LOS LOBOS - Wolf Tracks:The Best of Los Lobos (2006)

This triple-Grammy winning group of consummate musicians and songwriters out of East L.A. began their career interpreting Mexican folk music and went on to be a globally renowned purvayor of a diverse and adventurous repertoire of roots-flavored masterpieces. Drawing from rock, country, blues, folk, R&B, Americana, and traditional Spanish and Latin American idioms, Los Lobos continually pushed the boundaries of their sound, while remaining magnificently gritty and graceful throughout. Ten years after their breakthrough 1983 EP And a Time to Dance, Los Lobos released their first retrospective, the double-disc Just Another Band from East L.A. Seven years after that, the career-spanning four-disc box El Cancionero: Mas y Mas appeared, so there hasn't been a shortage of comprehensive Los Lobos collections. What has been missing is a succinct overview, designed for neophytes and casual fans, and that finally arrives in the form of Warner / Rhino's 2006 set, "Wolf Tracks: The Best of Los Lobos".

TRACKS: 01. Let's Say Goodnight 02. Anselma 03. Don't Worry Baby 04. Matter of Time 05. Corrido #1 06. Evangeline 07. Will the Wolf Survive? 08. One Time One Night 09. Shakin' Shakin' Shakes 10. Set Me Free (Rosa Lee) 11. Come On, Let's Go 12. La Bamba 13. Volver, Volver (Live, 1987) 14. La Pistola Y El Corazon 15. Jenny's Got A Pony 16. That Train Don't Stop Here 17. Kiko and the Lavender Moon 18. Oh Yeah 19. Good Morning Aztlan

22.04.2011.

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KAYE BOHLER - Like a Flower (2009)

Years of live performance and passionate study of Rhythm and Blues and Jazz have produced an incomparable world-class performer in Kaye Bohler. This bandleader singer and songwriter always delivers a riveting show filled with grooving originals, swinging blues, funky soul and danceable R&B favorites. Whether Kaye brings her 4-piece rhythm section or 10-piece big band of veteran rhythm and blues musicians her high impact show never disappoints. With over 20 years of performance experience including; touring Japan with American Can Can Review, the Pacific North West with the band Pele Juju, countless concert, club and festival appearances up and down the California coast has led Kaye to develop a well-crafted original show of tasty swing and High impact Rhythm and Blues. Having shared the stage with legendary Rhythm and Blues favorites such as Bozz Skaggs, Tommy Castro, Johnnie Johnson, Magic Slim, Sista’ Monica, Rod Piazza, and countless others, Kaye is posed to move into the spotlight of the greats in American Roots Music.

In March of 2009, Kaye released her third CD and finest work to date, a 10-song CD entitled “Like A Flower” featuring Robben Ford on the title track. With the help of Producer, Tony Lufrano this compilation of original material captures a bit of the East Bay Funk, Old School R&B, jazz and a journey of life’s experience through song as only a Blues Singer can deliver. Only the upper echelon of (San Francisco) Bay Area Rhythm and Blues musicians were chosen for these recordings including; Tommy Castro, Danny Caron, Steve Evans, Nancy Wright, Garth Webber, Sammy Varela, Jimmy Sanchez, John Paul, Tom Poole, Mike Rinta, Johnnie Bamont among others. This CD stamps in your memory an impression of a true singer, a woman with a golden tambered big voice in love with her craft devoted to delivering the real deal.

TRACKS: 01. He Helps Me (Find My Way) 02. How Do I Get There 03. Wasted On You 04. Constant State of the Blues 05. I Got to Know 06. Another Mans Arms 07. Two Things At Once 08. Got a Good Man 09. My Heart Beats for Him 10. Like a Flower

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TRACY NELSON - Victim Of The Blues (2011)

Two-time Grammy nominated vocalist Tracy Nelson makes her Delta Groove debut with a strong return to her roots on her latest effort Victim of the Blues. Although best known for her work with the blues rock group Mother Earth in the late 1960's, Nelson has always had an affinity for the real deep traditional blues art form as evidenced on her very first album, Deep Are The Roots, recorded in Chicago back in 1964. Victim of the Blues finds Nelson fully embracing her blues and gospel roots on an inspired program of material that features songs by Jimmy Reed, Otis Spann, Howlin' Wolf, and Ma Rainey, along with appearances by special guests Angela Strehli and Marcia Ball.

Long acclaimed as one of the truly great singers of the modern era, at 66 Tracy Nelson still has the fire for performing great songs. Her latest project, Victim of the Blues, is a loving caress to her original passion: Old-school blues, particularly the Chicago variety.

TRACKS: 01. You'll Be Mine 02. Lead A Horse To Water 03. Shoot My Baby 04. I Know It's A Sin 05. Victim Of The Blues 06. Howlin' For My Baby 07. One More Mile 08. Stranger In My Own Home Town 09. The Love You Save 10. Feel So Bad 11. Without Love

21.04.2011.

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NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - Weld (1991)

Live Rust gets the most props, but if you're looking for a live document of Neil Young and Crazy Horse at their speaker-shredding, stage-scorching best, Weld is an absolute must-own. Fired up by the success of 1990's Ragged Glory, and outraged by the eruption of the Gulf War, Young and his cohorts attacked their 1991 tour like men on a suicide mission. An angry, gunshot-laced version of Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" is the closest thing here to an acoustic reverie; the rest of the album offers up staggeringly intense electric versions of Neil songs both current ("Crime in the City," "Love to Burn," "Rockin' in the Free World") and classic ("Cortez the Killer," "Cinnamon Girl," "Powderfinger"). The back-cover photo of a disheveled Young cradling a broken-stringed guitar pretty much says it all - no one could have unleashed a sonic onslaught this brutal, and emerged unscathed from the experience. - amazon.com

DISC 1: 01. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) 02. Crime In the City 03. Blowin' In The Wind 04. Welfare Mothers 05. Love To Burn 06. Cinnamon Girl 07. Mansion On The Hill 08. F!#*in Up

DISC 2: 01. Cortez The Killer 02. Powderfinger 03. Love And Only Love 04. Rockin' In The Free World 05. Like A Hurricane 06. Farmer John 07. Tonight's The Night 08. Roll Another Number

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ROD STEWART - If We Fall In Love Tonight (1996)

"If We Fall In Love Tonight" is a vagabond collection of Rod Stewart love songs. It mixes some of his biggest hits with several new recordings, a couple of remixes, and soundtrack and compilation cuts that appear here on a proper Rod Stewart album for the first time. The new ones include the title song, a hip-hop tinged ballad written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and the heartfelt "For The First Time," helmed by movie-music maker James Newton Howard. While he was recording with Jam and Lewis, Stewart also cut a beautiful cover of Leo Sayer's 1977 pop hit "When I Need You"; with Howard, he re-made Dan Hill's 1977 hit "Sometimes When We Touch." By some cosmic coincidence, Barry Manilow covered the same two songs for his SUMMER OF '78 collection, released one week after "If We Fall In Love Tonight" . We'll leave that one to the cosmos to ponder. The remainder of the album features some stellar covers from Stewart's past, including sensitive renderings of Carole King's "So Far Away" and Cat Stevens' "First Cut Is The Deepest," along with such classic Stewart originals as "You're In My Heart" and "Tonight's The Night." The album closes with the super-romantic "All For Love," which Stewart recorded with fellow crooners Bryan Adams and Sting for the THREE MUSKETEERS soundtrack. These are gentle songs that celebrate love and beauty. Worries are brushed away as Stewart's emotive, wispy vocals unfold over gorgeous arrangements. - cduniverse.com

TRACKS: 01. If We Fall In Love Tonight 02. For The First Time 03. When I Need You 04. So Far Away 05. Have I Told You Lately (Studio Version Remix) 06. My Heart Can't Tell Me No 07. You're In My Heart 08. The First Cut Is The Deepest 09. I Don't Want To Talk About It 10. Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) 11. Sometimes When We Touch 12. Downtown Train 13. Broken Arrow 14. Forever Young (1996) 15. All For Love (Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart And Sting)

20.04.2011.

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BILL WYMAN'S RHYTHM KINGS - Live (2005)

Formed as something of a retirement project for ex-Rolling Stone bassist Bill Wyman, his Rhythm Kings project took on a life of its own with successful shows and album releases in the late 1990s and early 21st century. This live album finds them bringing their considerable collective jazz and rock & roll chops to a set of creditable swing, blues, and R&B covers, including the up tempo "Roll 'Em Pete" and "Jump, Jive and Wail" as well as a version of the Beatles' "Taxman" and original songs like "Disappearing Nightly." - cduniverse.com

Personnel: Terry Norman Taylor, Andy Fairweather Low, Terry Taylor (vocals, guitar); Mike Sanchez , Mike Sanchez (vocals, piano); Bill Wyman (vocals, bass guitar); Frank Mead (saxophone, Jew's harp); Albert Lee (vocals, guitar); Beverley Skeete (vocals); Nick Payn (harmonica, saxophone); Graham Broad (drums).

Recording information: Berlin, Germany (06/15/2005).

TRACKS: 01. I Got a Woman 02. Jump, Jive, An' Wail 03. Baby Workout 04. If I Can't Have You 05. Jitterbug Boogie 06. Bright Lights, Big City 07. Muleskinner Blues 08. You Never Can Tell 09. Taxman 10. Race with the Devil 11. I Shall Not Be Moved 12. Disappearing Nightly 13. Flatfoot Sam 14. I'll Be Satisfied 15. Let's Talk It Over 16. Wild One (Real Wild Child) 17. Roll 'Em Pete

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HUGH LAURIE - Let Them Talk (2011)

A glorious celebration of New Orleans blues, "Let Them Talk" unites Laurie's musical talent with a very personal selection of standards and lost blues classics performed with his band of renowned musicians and some very special guest stars. Produced by Joe Henry and recorded at sessions in Los Angeles and New Orleans, "Let Them Talk" sees Laurie on vocals and piano heading a team of musicians whose previous collective credits include work with artists as varied as Greg Allman, Solomon Burke, Robert Plant, kd lang, T-Bone Burnett, Alison Krause and John Legend. Together, they interpret and revive songs originally recorded by NOLA blues legends such as Lead Belly, Robert Johnson, Ray Charles and Memphis Slim. 'Let Them Talk' also features collaborations with the Soul Queen of New Orleans Irma Thomas and Sir Tom Jones on the little known 'Baby, please Make A Change'. Thomas also leads the vocals on 'John Henry', while Laurie's lifelong hero Dr. John provides a momentous collaboration on 'After You've Gone'. Another legend, the producer, musician and songwriter Allen Toussaint, contributes horn arrangements throughout. - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01 St. James Infirmary 02 You Don't Know My Mind 03 Six Cold Feet 04 Buddy Bolden's Blues 05 Battle of Jericho 06 After You've Gone (with Dr.John) 07 Swanee River 08 The Whale Has Swallowed Me 09 John Henry (with Irma Thomas) 10 Police Dog Blues 11 Tipitana 12 Winin' Boy Blues 13 They're Red Hot 14 Baby Please Make A Change (with Tom Jones & Irma Thomas) 15 Let Them Talk

19.04.2011.

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BRIAN WILSON - 2004



2004 - "Gettin' In Over My Head":
The creative genius behind The Beach Boys' phenomenal hit recordings and the landmark album Pet Sounds, Brian Wilson is widely considered the greatest American-born popular music composer of the rock 'n' roll era. On this, his third solo release, the legendary artist returns to stellar melodic form with a disc's worth of original compositions and unforgettable performances. Superstar cuts include "City Blues," boasting lead guitar from Eric Clapton, "How Can We Still Be Dancing," spotlighting Elton’s vocals and boogie-woogie piano, and "A Friend Like You," written by Wilson for McCartney, and featuring guest vocals by Sir Paul himself! Also features several Brian Wilson/Andy Paley songwriting collaborations from the ’90s, including the title track and "Soul Searchin'," a moving duet with Brian and his late brother and fellow Beach Boy, Carl Wilson. Featuring artwork by Peter Blake, best known for creating the cover for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and booklet includes complete lyrics and in-depth liner notes by Wilson historian, David Leaf. - amazon.com
TRACKS: 01. How Could We Still Be Dancin' (feat. Elton John) 02. Soul Searchin' (feat. Carl Wilson) 03. You've Touched Me 04. Gettin' In Over My Head 05. City Blues (feat. Eric Clapton) 06. Desert Drive 07. A Friend Like You (feat. Paul McCartney) 08. Make A Wish 09. Rainbow Eyes 10. Saturday Morning In The City 11. Fairy Tale 12. Don't Let Her Know She's An Angel 13. The Waltz

2004 - "Smile":
The Greatest Album That Never Was finally is. The Beach Boys' uncompleted 1967 album Smile has remained the elusive touchstone of Brian Wilson's brilliant, star-crossed career for decades. Artistic Holy Grail and troubling professional Waterloo for Wilson, a tantalizing prism of unfulfilled promise to his loyal cadre of fans, its story has become pop music's Rashomon. Finally completed via spring 2004 recordings with his stellar, longtime touring band (none of the original '60s sessions were used, though they've been recreated here with often stunning authenticity), it's arguably as alien to contemporary pop as it might have seemed in its intended '67 context - even to ears freshly primed by the glories of Pet Sounds. Collaborator Van Dyke Parks's impressionistic, often mischievous lyrics conjure a collage of arcane 19th-century Americana that's equal parts artful ellipse and aloof nostalgia. But wed to Wilson's innovative composition and recording techniques (echoing beat author William Burroughs's fabled cut 'n' paste methodology and exemplified by the modular "Good Vibrations"), the resulting semisuite confections challenge the boundaries of both song and album form, but with an insouciant charm that's as different from Pet Sounds as that landmark was from "I Get Around." Turns out those hypothetical comparisons to Sgt. Pepper's weren't so far off the mark. - amazon.com
TRACKS: 01. Our Prayer - Gee 02. Heroes and Villains 03. Roll Plymouth Rock 04. Barnyard 05. Old Master Painter - You Are My Sunshine 06. Cabin Essence 07. Wonderful 08. Song for Children 09. Child Is Father of the Man 10. Surf's Up 11. I'm In Great Shape - I Wanna Be Around - Workshop 12. Vega-Tables 13. On A Holiday 14. Wind Chimes 15. Mrs. O'Leary's Cow 16. In Blue Hawaii 17. Good Vibrations

18.04.2011.

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HOT TUNA - Steady As She Goes (2011)

Hot Tuna is back with Steady As She Goes, their first all-new studio album in 20 years! Founding members Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady masterfully blend Americana rock with blues and acoustic folk on a record that hits their full spectrum of styles from electric and acoustic Hot Tuna to their days in Jefferson Airplane. Reaching a zenith of their historic career, Steady As She Goes is an absolute masterpiece. During their more than four decade long career Jorma and Jack have created some of the most significant music of our time and Steady As She Goes proves that they remain one of the most innovative bands in American music. Recorded at Levon Helm's studio and produced by Grammy-winning producer Larry Campbell, the album captures the energy of their live performances with Barry Mitterhoff on mandolin, drummer Skoota Warner (Cyndi Lauper, Matisyahu, Santana) as well as Campbell joining them on guitar, fiddle, organ and vocals. With their amps turned up to eleven, Hot Tuna rips into the blistering opener "Angel of Darkness" and puts the wind in your sails with the `hop on your Harley and take to the road' free-spirit jams like "Easy Now Revisited" and "A Little Faster." Steady As She Goes tastefully mixes in the acoustic side of Tuna with folk tunes like the moving "What Might Have Been" and the reflective "Second Chances." Along with masterful covers of the blues-rock infused "If This is Love" and a funky rendition of Reverend Gary Davis' "Children of Zion" Steady As She Goes is an iconic record that Hot Tuna fans have been waiting for! - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. Angel of Darkness 02. Children of Zion 03. Second Chances 04. Goodbye to the Blues 05. A Little Faster 06. Mourning Interrupted 07. Easy Now Revisited 08. Smokerise Journey 09. Things That Might Have Been 10. Mama Let Me Lay It On You 11. If This is Love 12. Vicksburg Stomp

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THE STEVE MILLER BAND - Let Your Hair Down - Special Edition (2011)

"Let Your Hair Down", according to plan, follows the number one blues album, "BINGO!", as the second new Steve Miller Band album of the twenty-first century. He not only saved the bluesiest, rockingest, most guitar-playing-est tracks for the second serving, but he spent the additional year between releases tweaking, polishing and obsessively applying finishing touches that make Let Your Hair Down an even more fully realized record than its acclaimed, successful predecessor. Miller sorted through an astronomical number of rhythm and blues, and blues recordings from his CD library seeking material for the auspicious Skywalker Ranch sessions. With classic rock engineer Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones) at the console, Miller and his band, longtime musical collaborators road-tested over literally thousands of concerts, blasted through nearly three dozen tracks. This Special Edition features 4 bonus tracks. - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. Snatch It Back And Hold It 02. I Got Love If You Want It 03. Just A Little Bit 04. Close Together 05. No More Doggin' 06. Pretty Thing 07. Can't Be Satisfied 08. Sweet Home Chicago 09. Love The Life I Live 10. The Walk 11. When Things Go Wrong (It Hurts Me Too) 12. I Ain't Got You 13. Tell Me What's The Reason 14. Driftin's Blues

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NAZARETH - Big Dogz (2011)

2011 album from the veteran Scottish rockers. After the critical success of their album The Newz, Nazareth approached the recording of this album with a sophisticated challenge: no tricks, no studio gimmicks: just the real thing - the authentic sound of the four members of the band in the studio. The band retired in Prague and wrote all the new songs. Yet, instead of working like most artists do nowadays - artificially creating a polite version of their new compositions- Nazareth worked on the sound, on the essence of their interpretation as well as on the spontaneity of their performance. The band ultimately wanted to bring the real spirit of Rock 'n' Roll back. That's why it only takes one play to realize Big Dogz will be a fans' favorite album as much as No Mean City (1979) or Hair of The Dog (1975). - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. Big Dog's Gonna Howl 02. Claimed 03. No Mean Monster 04. When Jesus Comes To Save The World Again 05. Radio 06. Time And Tide 07. Lifeboat 08. The Toast 09. Watch Your Back 10. Butterfly 11. Sleeptalker

17.04.2011.

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BEVERLEY SKEETE - Woman Got Soul (2009)

Beverley Skeete has been the lead vocalist with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings for ten years. When Bill left The Rolling Stones and decided to form 'The Rhythm Kings' he auditioned vocalists for the band. Beverley Came highly recommended with a Cv that included Chaka Khan, Elton John, Annie Lennox, George Micheal, Sting, Dela Soul and many more. As soon as Bill heard Beverley he knew he had found the voice he was looking for. Since then they have recorded five studio albums and numerous live albums..They Have toured worlwide and were recently the house band at The Ahmed Ertegan concert at which Led Zeppelin performed.

Soulful blues/rock singing in the tradition of 60's rock from the lead singer with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.

TRACKS: 01. Too Late 02. A Slice of Humble Pie 03. The World 04. Fallen Angel 05. Take A Walk In Their Shoes 06. Ain't No Other Reason 07. Drink O'Clock 08. The Devil's Own 09. I Bruise Easily 10. Do I Look Stupid To you?

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ARETHA FRANKLIN - The Great American Songbook (2011)

Legacy released this 18-track disc less than two months prior to the 11-CD/one-DVD Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Columbia. In a sense, The Great American Songbook is nothing more than a box-set sampler, but it shall remain an excellent overview of Franklin's overlooked (or willfully ignored) early-`60s releases, which were heavy on interpretations of songs written by the likes of Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer, George and Ira Gershwin, Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, and Irving Berlin. While she had not fully blossomed and was years away from the gutsier material of her commercial peak -- only "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" scratched the Top 40 -- her voice was nonetheless supremely expressive, rooted in her gospel upbringing and drenched in soul. She was no mere stylist; when she sings "Ooh, honey, I'd like to really melt your cold, cold heart," there is as much fire as there is in any given line of "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman." Even the earliest cuts here, taken from late 1960 and early 1961 sessions with the Ray Bryant Combo, are soul through and through. - cduniverse.com

TRACKS: 01. My Little Brown Book 02. Trouble In Mind 03. Try A Little Tenderness 04. It Ain't Necessarily So 05. How Deep Is The Ocean 06. Cold, Cold Heart 07. Love For Sale 08. How Glad I Am 09. Skylark 10. This Bitter Earth 11. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 12. What A Diff'rence A Day Made 13. Only The Lonely 14. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody 15. God Bless The Child 16. Say It Isn't So 17. Are You Sure 18. That Lucky Old Son

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EMMYLOU HARRIS - Duets (1990)

Duets is a compilation of duets by country music artist Emmylou Harris in partnership with other well-known country and rock artists. Most of the twelve tracks on the album originally appeared as singles or on albums released by her singing partners. Several of the tracks attained positions on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts: "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again" with Roy Orbison was at #6 in 1980; "If I Needed You" with Don Williams at #3 in 1981; "Wild Montana Skies" with John Denver at #14 in 1983; "Thing About You" with Southern Pacific at #14 in 1985; and "We Believe in Happy Endings" with Earl Thomas Conley at #1 in 1988. Also included is "Love Hurts", an early duet with Gram Parsons from his Grievous Angel album. Duets rose to #24 on the country albums chart in 1990. - wikipedia

01. The Price I Pay (feat. Desert Rose Band)
02. Love Hurts (feat. Gram Parsons)
03. That Lovin' You Feelin' Again (feat. Roy Orbison)
04. We Believe in Happy Endings (feat. Earl Thomas Conley)
05. Thing About You (feat. Southern Pacific)
06. Star of Bethlehem (feat. Neil Young)
07. All Fall Down (feat. George Jones)
08. Wild Montana Skies (feat. John Denver)
09. Green Pastures (feat. Ricky Skaggs)
10. Gulf Coast Highway (feat. Willie Nelson)
11. If I Needed You (feat. Don Williams)
12. Evangeline (feat. The Band)

15.04.2011.

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NILS LOFGREN - LIVE

This may read like faint praise, but it's not: Nils Lofgren is one of rock & roll's esteemed journeymen. Though championed as a phenom when he emerged with his band Grin in the early '70s (he'd already played on Neil Young's classic After the Gold Rush when he was 19), stardom stubbornly eluded the gifted vocalist/instrumentalist/songwriter as a bandleader and later as a solo artist. Lofgren, however, proved over time to be a splendid lieutenant for some of the leading lights of the '70s and '80s, including Young, Lou Reed, and Bruce Springsteen. He also kept pling away as a frontman, with relatively little notice. Acoustic Live serves as a nifty career summary for the artist, who recorded this set in 1997, nearly three decades into his recording career. Lofgren sounds anything but drained here as he heartily revisits longtime set staples such as "Keith Don't Go," "Big Tears Fall," and "No Mercy" while mixing in a half-dozen fresh compositions.

Bruce Springsteen has frequently introduced Nils Lofgren as the "greatest, most overqualified" second guitarist in rock & roll. And Lofgren will certainly be remembered as one of the great team players, first as second chair to Neil Young, more recently with the E Street Band. The fact that the Rolling Stones wanted him to replace Mick Taylor and those early tours leading Ringo Starr's band blurs the fact that Lofgren has created some terrific music of his own. This 2003 release is his fifth official live album, and while not quite the raucous affair that 1977's Night After Night, it still proves Lofgren to be a formidable talent as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. The set list touches on more obscure moments from his career, dating back to four tunes from his early trio Grin, one from his debut LP, and a touching tribute to long-deceased Crazy Horse co-guitarist Danny Whitten via the latter's "I Don't Want To Talk About It." Lofgren produces a wonderful guitar sound - and covers of "The Star Spangled Banner" and Roberta Flack's "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (a studio bonus track) reveal that he still possesses one of the more beautiful and soothing voices in all of rock music.



1997 - "Acoustic Live":
01. You 02. Sticks and Stones 03. Some Must Dream 04. Little on Up 05. Keith Don't Go 06. Wonderland 07. Big Tears Fall 08. Believe 09. Black Books 10. To Your Heart 11. Man in the Moon 12. I'll Arise 13. Blue Skies 14. Tears on Ice 15. All Out 16. Mud in Your Eye 17. No Mercy

2003 - Nils Lofgren Band Live":
DISC 1: 01. Puttin' Out Fires 02. Daddy Dream 03. Too Many Miles 04. Driftin' Man 05. Damaged Goods 06. Two By Two 07. White Lies 08. Band Introduction 09. Shot At You 10. Tears Ain't Enough 11. I'm Buyin'
DISC 2: 01. I Don't Wanna Talk About It 02. Like Rain 03. I Found You 04. Can't Get Closer 05. Lost A Number 06. Slippery Fingers 07. Message 08. Bass and Drum intro 09. Girl In Motion 10. Gun And Run 11. The Star Spangled Banner 12 First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

14.04.2011.

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KAREN DALTON

One of the great overlooked talents of the New York folk revival of the early 60s, Dalton continued to enjoy cult status in the years following her departure from the music scene. Ironically, her music only became widely available following her death in 1993. Dalton was born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma, and began singing at an early age. Schooled in the folk tradition, she also became highly proficient on the banjo and 12-string guitar. She relocated to New York City in the late 50s, basing herself in the bohemian enclave of Greenwich Village. It was in this locale that she began performing with a host of other aspiring young folk musicians, including Fred Neil and Bob Dylan. Despite her involvement with some of the scene’s leading lights, Dalton never made the same transition to mainstream acceptance. Her live performances were highly regarded and she was regularly name-dropped by her contemporaries, but her expressive, bluesy singing voice was an acquired taste and a turbulent personal life also made the labels wary of making an approach. It was not until the late 60s that she finally secured a recording contract, with Neil associate Nik Venet instrumental in finally getting Dalton into a studio to complete an album (she had undertaken a few abortive sessions in the mid-60s). Her Capitol Records debut, It’s So Hard To Tell Who’s Going To Love You The Best, included two Neil compositions alongside material by Tim Hardin, Lead Belly and Eddie Floyd / Booker T. Jones. Dalton’s second album, In My Own Time, was released to a largely indifferent response and marked the end of this mercurial talent’s recording career. In retrospect, the album has come to be regarded as a lost classic, with high quality musical backing courtesy of Harvey Brooks, Amos Garrett, Bill Keith, John Simon, John Hall and Richard Bell, and Dalton turning in a series of highly personal interpretations of songs by artists including Dino Valenti (‘Something On Your Mind’), Richard Manuel (‘In A Station’) and George Jones (‘Take Me’). Thereafter, Dalton disappeared from the music scene and little is known of her later years. She died in 1993, having suffered from substance abuse problems throughout her life.



1969 - "It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best":
01. Little Bit Of Rain 02. Sweet Substitute 03. Ribbon Bow 04. I Love You More Than Words Can Say 05. In The Evening 06. Blues On The Ceiling 07. It Hurts Me Too 08. How Did The Feeling Feel To You 09. Right, Wrong Or Ready 10. Down On The Street

1971 - " In My Own Time":
01. Something On Your Mind 02. When A Man Loves A Woman 03. In My Own Dream 04. Katie Cruel 05. How Sweet It Is 06. In A Station 07. Take Me 08. Same Old Man 09. One Night Of Love 10. Are You Leaving For The Country

2008 - "Green Rocky Road":
01. Green Rocky Road 02. Whoopee Ti Yi Yo 03. Ribbon Bow 04. Katie Cruel 05. Little Margret 06. Red Rockin' Chair 07. Nottingham Town 08. Skillet Good and Greasy 09. In the Evening

13.04.2011.

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WILLIE NELSON - You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker (2006)

Cindy Walker was a prolific American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer. As a songwriter Walker was responsible for a large number of popular and enduring songs recorded by many different artists. Though Willie Nelson's thematic albums in recent years have been hit-and-miss, this labor of love is a thorough delight. One Texas legend pays tribute to another and evokes the inspiration of a third, as Nelson puts his stylistic signature on the songbook of Cindy Walker, with arrangements channeling the spirit of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (whose most familiar songs include many of Walker's). Nelson's conversational phrasing refreshes the familiar title track and brings out the soulful depths of heartfelt (and heartsick) balladry such as "Not That I Care." The nimble band features the interplay of Playboys alum Johnny Gimble on fiddle and the legendary Buddy Emmons on steel guitar, under the production of Nashville veteran Fred Foster. Saloon songs such as "Bubbles in My Beer" and "The Warm Red Wine" meet the mythic West of "Cherokee Maiden" and "Dusty Skies" and the weathered resilience of "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age" and "I Don't Care," as the collection pays testament not only to Walker's range, but to Nelson's interpretive mastery. - amazon.com

TRACKS: 01. Bubbles In My Beer 02. Not That I Care 03. Take Me In Your Arms & Hold Me 04. Don't Be Ashamed Of Your Age 05. You Don't Know Me 06. Sugar Moon 07. I Don't Care 08. Cherokee Maiden 09. The Warm Red Wine 10. Miss Molly 11. Dusty Skies 12. It's All Your Fault 13. I Was Just Walkin' Out The Door

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HEIDI BERRY - Pomegranate: An Anthology (2001)

Heidi Berry is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Berry's mother was a jazz singer with French-Canadian roots, and her father was an actor. The family moved to London in the early 1970s. Introduced to Creation Records by Pete Astor in 1987, Berry recorded Firefly, a six-song mini-album. A full-length album Below the Waves followed in 1989. In 1991, Ivo Watts-Russell asked Berry to sing on the third album by This Mortal Coil, and over the next five years she recorded three albums for 4AD. Berry now teaches at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music.

Heidi Berry may claim her influences are Billie Holiday and Chrissie Hynde, but the British singer/songwriter's hushed, introspective music is closer to Nick Drake, Sarah McLachlan, and especially Beth Orton than anything the Pretenders have ever laid to tape. That said, anyone interested in her haunted folk 'n' country crooning should look to the material on her first anthology, Pomegranate, which wonderfully sums up Berry's career to date. With songs spanning Berry's handful of releases, the album also includes demos, a Bob Mould cover ("Up in the Air"), enhanced videos, and artist-penned stories for each song. Impeccably sequenced, the 14 tracks balance Berry's pessimistic and upbeat moments, and the resulting compilation is a must-have for fans of her late-night lullabies.

TRACKS: 01. Northern Country 02. Time 03. The Moon & The Sun 04. Only Human 05. Up In The Air 06. Washington Square 07. Northshore Train 08. The Mountain (Demo) 09. Mercury 10. One-String Violin 11. Little Fix 12. Follow 13. Cradle 14. Needle's Eye

12.04.2011.

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CACTUS - 1, 2, 3... (1970/71)

Cactus was initially conceived as early as late 1969 by the Vanilla Fudge rhythm section of bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice with guitarist Jeff Beck and singer Rod Stewart (also from the already dissolved Jeff Beck Group). However, Beck had an automobile accident and was out of the music scene for over a year and Stewart joined Ronnie Wood in Faces. Early 1970 Appice and Bogert brought in blues guitarist Jim McCarty from Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels and The Buddy Miles Express, and singer Rusty Day (born Russell Edward Davidson) from Amboy Dukes. This line-up managed three albums (Cactus, One Way...Or Another and Restrictions) before intraband troubles led to McCarty quitting at the end of 1971. Shortly afterwards Day was fired from the group. The fourth and last Cactus album ('Ot 'N' Sweaty) featured original rhythm section Bogert and Appice joined by Werner Fritzschings on guitar, Duane Hitchings on keyboards and Peter French (ex-Leaf Hound and Atomic Rooster) on vocals.



1970 - Cactus
01. Parchman Farm 02. My Lady from South of Detroit 03. Bro.Bill 04. You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover 05. Let Me Swim 06. No Need to Worry 07. Oleo 08. Feel So Good

1971 - One Way...Or Another
01. Long Tall Sally 02. Rockout, Whatever Your Feel Like 03. Rock N' Roll Children 04. Big Mama Boogie, Parts I & II 05. Feel So Bad 06. Songs For Aries 07. Hometown Bust 08. One Way...Or Another

1971 - Restrictions
01. Restrictions 02. Token Chokin' 03. Guiltless Glider 04. Evil 05. Alaska 06. Sweet Sixteen 07. Bag Drag 08. Mean Night In Cleveland 09. No Need To Worry (Live) 10. Parchman Farm (Live)

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J.J. CALE - The Silvertone Years (2011)

J.J. Cale recorded for the British independent label Silvertone Records from 1989 to 1992, recording the albums Travel Log and Number 10. The albums represented a resurgence of Cale in the music world after a seven year hiatus and reestablished him among his many fans. All fourteen tracks from Travel Log are included while 11-of-12 from Number 10 appear (missing only Digital Love). Whether the music is bluesy, jazzy, country, rock (or country rock), folk, or tinged with Spanish or even Flamenco guitar flavors, once you hear that guitar or the voice, you immediately know it's JJ Cale - an incredibly humble man whose very nature has inspired a deep emotional connection with die-hard fans worldwide. Enjoy the collection. At this time, JJ does not have any tour plans.

TRACKS: 01. Hold On Baby 02. Artificial Paradise 03. Lean On Me 04. Lonesome Train 05. Tijuana 06. That Kind Of Thing 07. Shanghaid 08. River Boat Song 09. No Time 10. Who's Talking 11. Shady Grove 12. New Orleans 13. Lady Luck 14. She's In Love 15. Passion 16. Take Out Some Insurance 17. Jailer 18. Change Your Mind 19. Feeling In Love 20. Humdinger 21. Traces 22. Roll On Mama 23. Low Rider 24. Disadvantage 25. End Of The Line

11.04.2011.

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V.A. - The Road To Robert Johnson And Beyond (2007)

During the last quarter of the 20th century, and thanks largely to Eric Clapton's remarkable devotion to his memory, Robert Leroy Johnson posthumously became the most celebrated Delta blues musician of the pre-WWII era. Among numerous editions of his complete works and various anthologies that combine his recordings with those of his contemporaries and followers, J.S.P.'s The Road to Robert Johnson and Beyond combines many of his essential performances with those by dozens of other blues artists from Blind Lemon Jefferson and Henry Thomas to Muddy Waters and Elmore James. 105 tracks fill four CDs with several decades' worth of strongly steeped blues that trace the African American migration from the deep south on up into Chicago. This is a fine way to savor the recorded evidence, as primary examples from Blind Blake, Charley Patton, Son House, Charlie McCoy, Walter Vincson, Skip James, Ma Rainey, Tampa Red, Kokomo Arnold, Scrapper Blackwell, Leroy Carr, Lonnie Johnson, and Peetie Wheatstraw lead directly to early modern masters like Big Joe Williams, Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Bill Broonzy, Johnny Temple, Leroy Foster, Johnny Shines, Homesick James Williamson, Robert Jr. Lockwood, Snooky Pryor, Little Walter, and David Honeyboy Edwards, among many others. This collection would be greatly enhanced by Edward Komara's The Road to Robert Johnson: The Genesis and Evolution of Blues in the Delta from the Late 1800s Through 1938, a highly regarded work of musicological scholarship published at the same time as J.S.P. released their similarly titled box set in 2007. Careful remastering and affordable pricing make this hefty stash of classic blues an excellent option for anyone who cares at all about where the music came from and how it evolved. - allmusic.com

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MARY BLACK - The Best of Mary Black 1991-2001 (2001)

Mary Black is an Irish singer. She is well-known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland, and in many other parts of the world.

Quintessential Irish folk artist presents double CD best of set (including the 'Hidden Harvest' CD that can't be bought separately) celebrating 20 years in the business. Features 30 tracks culled from amongst her ten albums, including 'Speaking With The Angel', 'Song For Ireland', 'Bless The Road' & the Burns standard 'Ae Fond Kiss' as well as duets & live performances. Shows Black's versatility as a performer of folk, blues, rock, jazz, country & soul, with guest appearances from Joan Baez, Paul Brady, Emmylou Harris & Mary Chapin Carpenter amongst others.

DISC 1 - The Best of Mary Black 1991-2001:
01. Don't Say OK 02. Still Believing 03. One & Only 04. Wonder Child 05. Turning Away 06. Wildest Dreams 07. The Loving Time 08. Summer Sent You 09. Speaking With the Angel 10. I Misunderstood 11. I Will Be There (with Paul Brady) 12. Bless the Road 13. The Circus 14. Just a Journey 15. Flesh & Blood 16. Song for Ireland

DISC 2 - Bonus CD - Hidden Harvest:
01. Who Knows Where Time Goes 02. Ring Them Bells (live with Joan Baez) 03. Into the Blue 04. Ae Fond Kiss 05. Across the Universe (live with Noel Bridgeman) 06. Good Morning Heartache 07. Say a Little Prayer (live) 08. If I Gave You My Heart To You (with Shane Howard) 09. Sonny (with Emmylou Harris & Dolores Keane) 10. Once in Every Blue Moon (live) 11. Give a Little Now 12. The Moon and St. Christopher (live with Mary Chapin Carpanter) 13. Bruach Na Carraige Baine (with Seamus Begley) 14. Without the Fanfare (live)

10.04.2011.

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TISH HINOJOSA - Our Little Planet (2008)

Country has always played a significant role in Tish Hinojosa's musical vocabulary, but usually contemporary folk and Latin influences have displayed a stronger influence in her recorded work. Hinojosa has given her country side more room to move on her album, OUR LITTLE PLANET. While the spare acoustic-based production and arrangements are a far cry from the slick Nash-Vegas product that floods country radio these days, the gentle sway of classic country & western obviously informed the melodies of these songs, even on her Spanish-language duet with Carrie Rodriguez, "Mi Pueblo." Hinojosa's lyrics on these songs reflect the emotional warmth that's long been a cornerstone of her work, but her take on the everyday realities of life and love in tunes like "Tomorrow's Gonna Come," "What Our Hearts Can't Say," and "We Mostly Feel That Way" reveals more of a regular-folks tone than her compositions that dig deeper into life's mysteries. - cduniverse.com

TRACKS: 01. What You Don't Know 02. Roadsongs and Bygones 03. Mi Pueblo 04. Mountain Lullabye 05. We Mostly Feel That Way 06. Our Little Planet 07. What Our Words Can't Say 08. I Hope Forever You'll Be Mine 09. Count Me In 10. Turned My Heart Away 11. Tomorrow's Gonna Come 12. Is Time Being Kind

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JOAN BAEZ - Ring Them Bells - Collectors Edition (2007)

In April 1995 Joan Baez and her guests took over the Bottom Line cabaret in the heart of New York’s Greenwich Village for the recording of Ring Them Bells, a watershed event in post-modern folk music. This release is an expanded edition double-CD which is 90 minutes versus the original single CD’s 64 minutes. The original 15 tracks have now been upped to 21 - the additional six are previously unreleased and more accurately reflect the sequence of the recording over the course of the two nights, with two sets each night. The extra tracks include three additional performances by Joan ("Love Song To A Stranger", "Geordie", "You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere"), a second duet with Tish Hinojosa ("Gracias A La Vida"), a second duet with Indigo Girls ("The Water Is Wide"), and a second duet with Mary Chapin Carpenter ("Stones In The Road"). - amazon.com

DISC 1: 01. The Lily Of The West 02. Love Song To A Stranger 03. Sweet Sir Galahad 04. And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda 05. Willie Moore (with Kate & Anna McGarrigle) 06. Swallow Song (with Mimi Farina) 07. Don't Make Promises 08. Jesse (with Janis Ian) 09. Ring Them Bells (with Mary Black) 10. Welcome Me

DISC 2: 01. Geordie 02. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 03. Suzanne 04. You're Aging Well (with Dar Williams) 05. Pajarillo Barranqueno (with Tish Hinojosa) 06. Gracias a la Vida (with Tish Hinojosa) 07. The Water is Wide (with Indigo Girls) 08. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (with Indigo Girls) 09. Stones in the Road (with Carpenter & Mary Chapin) 10. Diamonds and Rust (with Carpenter & Mary Chapin) 11. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

09.04.2011.

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BOB DYLAN & TOM PETTY - True Confessions (1986)

01. Positively 4th Street
02. All Along the Watchtower
03. Masters of War
04. I'll Remember You
05. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
06. Bye Bye Johnny
07. Breakdown
08. Just Like a Woman
09. Blowin' in the Wind
10. Lucky Old Sun
11. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
12. Spike
13. Like a Rolling Stone
14. Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Records live during the summer of 1986 at various location around the United States of America.

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MARION JAMES - Essence (2003)

Marion James has a voice big enough to fill the space in front of any jazz or blues outfit. She can belt ‘em out with the best of them, but the more laid-back songs are equally powerful. Despite her hit “That’s My Man” in the 1950s and the fact that her sidemen have included Jimi Hendrix and Billy Cox (of the Band Of Gypsies), Marion appears to have been a better kept Nashville secret than why people buy Garth Brooks records. In the late 1980s she even hung up her mike but now she’s back and I’m glad. She writes some of her own material and is justifiably confident enough in it to kick off the CD with one of six originals. Beegie Adair and her trio accompany her on six songs which tend to show off both the jazzier end of Marion’s abilities and the elegance of Adair’s accompaniment and solos. The other tracks are electric blues accompanied by musicians who have worked with worked with the likes of Steve Ray Vaughan, Willie Dixon, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes and the Allman Brothers, a fact which amply demonstrates both the range of her music and the esteem in which she is held by her fellow musicians.

From down-home blues to classic jazz, the album captures a musical moment for every occassion.

TRACKS: 01. Tables 02. Give Me Love 03. My Mama 04. Let's Straighten It Out 05. 24 Hours 06. Until The Real Thing Comes Along 07. Please Don't Waste My Time 08. I Should Have Known 09. Be Anything 10. Feel It 11. You're History, Baby 12. I Want To Be Loved (But By Only You) 13. Live Interview: 1) Nothing From Nothing, 2) Fool For A Young

08.04.2011.

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SHAUN MURPHY

Shaun found her way to the Blues stage in 1969 at the first Ann Arbor Blues Fest, and was completely smitten. Getting to play at such an important milestone festival must have had her head spinning. That was her awakening to the Blues, and she couldn’t have been among a better line-up: Son House, Muddy Waters, BB King, Freddy King, Lightin’ Hopkins, and the list went on and on…. Solidified into the Detroit music scene, she found her calling, but it was to be a bit illusive, while she continued her music ‘education’ over the years, starting with such notables as; Bob Seger, in ’73 with the Recording of Katmandu, under the pseudonym, Stoney. She worked with Bob and his band, The Borneo Band, along with some of the Silver Bullet boys, Chris Campbell, Alto Reed, and Drew Abbott, and throw in a couple of Tulsa boys, Jamie Oldaker and Dick Sims....shaunmurphyband.com



2009 - Livin' The Blues:
01. Ocean Of Tears 02. Someone Else Is Steppin' In 03. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry 04. Livin' The Blues 05. That's A Pretty Good Love 06. Come To Mama 07. Love To Burn 08. I Still Believe In The Blues 09. Taking Up Another Man's Place 10. Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down 11. Hound Dog 12. Rock And Roll Everynight

2010 - Trouble With Lovin':
01. Bed of Roses 02. Deservin' of Love 03. Mississippi Water 04. The Trouble With Lovin' 05. Hopelessly In Love With You 06. Blue Tears 07. Did You Call 08. Rio Esperanza 09. The Blues Don't Tell It All 10. That's What Love Will Make You Do