Despite some shortcomings, Coco Montoya's live 'Songs from the Road' is an outstanding overview of the bluesman's career for fans and newcomers alike.
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Remastered in 5.1 Surround Sound, the box set has 37 tracks includes all four performances from the legendary weekend of March 12-13, plus the band's headlining set from the Fillmore East's closing weekend.
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A baker’s dozen of songs honor the great man’s memory not through imitation, but by taking the Armstrong vibe into the new century.
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Mud Morganfield (son of Muddy Waters) and Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) celebrate Waters' 100th anniversary by returning to the basics.
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This album is an exhilarating celebration of electric blues.
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Bishop, his band, and guest stars including Charlie Musselwhite and Willie Jordan chug through a cross-section of blues styles with a sense of history and a sense of humor.
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Born out of the Superstorm Sandy in 2012, The Danny Petroni Blue Project brings together a group of talented artists.
Read More »Music Review: Janiva Magness – ‘Original’
Magness shares her great blues voice and her enormous soul on this newest and most personal CD.
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Estrin and his Nightcats deliver jivey, snappy blues live and ensure a fun time for all.
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Though at age 61 the "Troubadour Folk Singer Blues Guy" may have lost the top of his vocal register, he continues to plumb the rich depths of his art.
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