Daddy Mack Blues Band - Doctor's Orders

Album: Doctor's Orders
Size: 82,0 MB
Time: 35:12
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Let Me Pull A Few Strings (3:27)
2. Boss's Wife (2:18)
3. Doctor's Orders (3:05)
4. Givin' Up On Givin' In (3:55)
5. Mississippi Woman (4:07)
6. All Over Me (2:20)
7. Backup Plan (3:02)
8. Love Power (3:56)
9. Finish What You Started (Don't Stop Now) (3:39)
10. Country Boy (3:05)
11. I'll Be On My Way (2:12)

What a classic blues voice. Daddy Mack has it all - voice, and his guitar playing is reminiscent of Blues when it first went electric in the late 50’s. A mix of musicians on this one but the core band seems to be Matt Isbell on rhythm guitar, Brad Webb on bass and Andrew McNeil on drums. First song, “Let Me Pull A Few Strings”, has Billy Gibson playing some great crunch overdriven harp. I think if you could go back in time to the 60’s and go to an old juke joint in Mississippi, you would see a band very much like Daddy Mack playing to the crowds. “Love Power”, “Country Boy” and “Boss’s Wife” are some of my favorites but I think my favorite is “Mississippi Woman”. /Jack Roy

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Daddy Mack Blues Band - Bluestones

Year: 2006
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:17
Size: 116,7 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Shade Tree Mechanic (4:54)
2. Plain Man (3:33)
3. It's Gonna Be A Good Day (3:42)
4. Slim Jenkin's Joint (Instrumental) (4:11)
5. Savin' My Love (5:21)
6. Razor Blade (4:54)
7. Stop Givin' My Love Away (4:16)
8. Royal Shade Of Blues (4:27)
9. A Real Good One (5:48)
10. Stone Blues (Instrumental) (2:58)
11. That's Where It's At (4:21)
12. Feliz Navidad (Bonus) (1:48)

Following the success of the early 2006 release Slow Ride, The Daddy Mack Blues Band began generating a momentum almost unheard of in blues music. The idea of bridging juke house blues with classic ‘60s and ‘70s rock captured the critics’ attention and talent buyers alike. Without taking a breath, the band went back into their label’s Memphis studio, this time to record a stone cold blues CD with Billy Gibson as producer. Steeped in the tradition of earlier Memphis blues bands, The Daddy Mack Blues Band focused on their soulful blues roots, with more than a nod to Stax Records.

Recording mostly a new batch of original songs, the band also adeptly covers Booker T. & The M.G.s, Sam Cooke, and a raucous version of “Shade Tree Mechanic.” To say “Mack is Back” is an understatement. Daddy Mack’s fiery, emotional blues guitar playing is likely to turn the heads of the often disappointed critics wading through piles of CDs at Guitar Player magazine. His vocals are equally convincing and the rhythm section of brothers Harold and James Bonner (bass, guitar), drummer William Faulkner and guest musician Charlie Wood on organ and piano creates a dynamic cohesion that would be impossible to find anywhere but Memphis.

If these musicians are the living connection to the legendary Fieldstones, what awaits them is the type of recognition that few blues bands ever achieve. Although still keeping busy in his Memphis garage, mechanic/musician Daddy Mack is currently the subject of a one-hour documentary to be broadcast in 2007. A ten-minute segment of the film is included on this enhanced CD - an intimate glimpse of the band working in the studio alongside producer Billy Gibson. Bluestones is an absolute gem and a CD that will likely become a blues classic. /Amazon

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Daddy Mack Blues Band - Bluesfinger

Year: 2010
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:14
Size: 97,4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Scans: Full

1. Great Recession Blues (3:22)
2. Mailman (3:21)
3. Blues Finger (4:01)
4. Can't Make It Without Your Love (3:03)
5. Soda Pop (3:10)
6. Blues Highway (4:07)
7. Honky Tonk (2:50)
8. All Tore Up & Cryin' (6:47)
9. You Got My Money (2:33)
10. Long Hard Road (3:03)
11. If You Got It (2:23)
12. Always Want You (3:27)

Bluesfinger is the fourth release from the Daddy Mack Blues Band, an electric blues band fronted by the charismatic and entertaining Daddy Mack Orr. Opening with "Great Recession Blues", Daddy Mack immediately grabs your attention with a song describing the current economic situation as only a bluesman could. The CD's title track is a new arrangement of the Stax classic "Soul Finger," first made popular in 1967 by the Bar-Kays. Substituting Soul Finger shouts with an exotic, Eastern European Bluesfinger coolness, the song is given an entirely new vibe. Harmonica wizard Billy Gibson jams with Daddy Mack throughout this unique performance, recreating the original horn lines with gritty Mississippi soul blues.

Another instrumental gem is the juke joint classic Honky Tonk, highlighting Daddy Mack's lead guitar expertise. On both "Can't Make It Without Your Love" and "Always Want You," the band effortlessly embraces Southern soul. Other mid-tempo blues include "Soda Pop," "Blues Highway," "Mailman," and "You Got My Money." It only seems appropriate that Daddy Mack covers "If You Got It," another Stax recording by Albert King, the artist with whom Daddy Mack is most often compared.

While "All Tore Up & Cryin'" will satisfy fans of simmering slow blues, "Long Hard Road" is a straight-forward twelve bar blues reflecting the trials and tribulations of a traveling blues musician. The simple chemistry of this extraordinary band remains the same as their previous release Bluestones. Brothers James and Harold Bonner keep it soulful on guitar and bass, while William Faulkner plays it steady behind the drums. Billy Gibson is featured on two tracks. Bluesfinger may be the best Daddy Mack Blues Band release so far. /Amazon

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Daddy Mack Blues Band - Pay The Piper

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:05
Size: 114.7 MB
Styles: Modern electric blues
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[4:01] 1. Showtime
[3:30] 2. Best In Town
[5:06] 3. Como
[5:00] 4. Pay The Piper
[2:54] 5. Workin' Man
[4:56] 6. Let's Get Together
[4:46] 7. Sugar Daddy
[3:10] 8. Black & Blue
[3:23] 9. Trickle Down Blues
[4:14] 10. Woman Do Right
[6:24] 11. Of Blues I Sing
[2:35] 12. If We Never Meet Again

Pay The Piper is Daddy Mack Blues Band's fifth CD and features the charismatic Daddy Mack Orr in fine form. Opening with "Showtime," he confidently introduces the band, asking the listener to "sing along" while a soulful horn section jabs and swells throughout the track. "Best In Town" continues the light mood and includes a searing harmonica solo by special guest Billy Gibson. The band slows it down for track three, "Como," a song referencing Daddy Mack's childhood home in Mississippi. The CD takes on a more serious tone on the title track. The band is super tight and funky while Daddy Mack sings and plays lead guitar like a man who's seen it all. On tracks like "Workin' Man" and "Black & Blue," the theme of struggle continues. While "Woman Do Right" is the quintessential blues song about a misguided woman, "Let's Get Together" is an unusual, slow blues with Billy Gibson on chromatic harp. "Sugar Daddy" is co-penned by Mack and is absolute, unadulterated fun! "Of Blues I Sing," co-written by rhythm guitarist James Bonner, features an inspiring performance by Daddy Mack on vocals and guitar. Bonner is heard as lead vocalist for the first time on CD on "Trickle Down Blues," an entertaining song with a keen economic/political perspective. The CD closes with "If We Never Meet Again," a beautiful soul ballad, simple and honest.

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Daddy Mack Blues Band - 2 albums: A Bluesman Looks At Seventy / Fix It When I Can

Album: A Bluesman Looks At Seventy
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:20
Size: 110.7 MB
Styles: Memphis blues
Year: 2015
Art: Front

[2:45] 1. Champagne Fantasy
[3:09] 2. She Loves Money
[3:09] 3. Muddy Waters
[3:37] 4. Fix It When I Can
[2:19] 5. You Don't Have To Love Me
[3:43] 6. Red, White, Blue And Green
[3:35] 7. Gamblin' House Blues
[4:54] 8. Hoodoo Blues
[2:57] 9. What Kind Of Man
[5:43] 10. I Like Fishin'
[3:00] 11. Pocketful Of Blues
[3:55] 12. Lucky For You
[2:07] 13. Door Jam
[3:20] 14. After All These Years

From barbecue dives in Mississippi to Paris, France, Daddy Mack has “been there done that.” He isn’t too shy to play a party for a gathering of governors from all across the United States or to walk right into the middle of a crowd with his wireless and play guitar licks while his sweat drips right onto the shoes of hollerin’ blues fans. Daddy Mack is not only doing his part to keep the blues alive for the 21st Century, he’s not compromising what he thinks blues is supposed to be – fun, and with the right balance of showmanship and good music.

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Album: Fix It When I Can
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 46:56
Size: 107.5 MB
Styles: Memphis blues
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[2:47] 1. The Weekend
[4:23] 2. Giving You My Money
[5:53] 3. I Don't Understand You Baby
[4:16] 4. Razor Blade
[3:40] 5. If You Don't Want Me
[4:31] 6. It's Almost Time To Leave (Stealing Your Love Tonight)
[5:17] 7. Daddy Mack Shuffle
[5:19] 8. You Left Me One Time
[4:31] 9. Get Your Act Together
[6:14] 10. The Ghetto

The man in the blue uniform, with hands covered in car oil, is a rising Memphis blues star. The Daddy Mack Blues Band has played in town for more than 15 years--they've entertained curious tourists and locals for more than a decade--but lately critics and blues fans have started paying attention. The band's second album, Slow Ride, featuring Billy Gibson, inched its way up to No. 8 on the Living Blues magazine's national radio chart. The band has played London, Paris, Las Vegas and most recently before a crowd of thousands at the 2006 Chicago Blues Festival.

On a recent Friday night at the Center for Southern Folklore on South Main, Orr looks up from beneath the brim of a tan fedora and inches closer to the microphone, belting out a melody in a deep, raspy voice. Gibson's harmonica punctuates the clap of the drums. Orr croons. Knees bounce. The room vibrates. Eyes are fixed on the stage. As he closes in on his final jam, Orr walks into the crowd, close enough for the audience members to see the stain of car oil on his cuticles as his fingers jump around the strings. A smile breaks on his face. The audience erupts in applause. "The blues aren't dead, they don't need to be re-created," Gibson says. "These guys, they are the blues." ~Alex Doniach

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Daddy Mack Blues Band - Blues Central

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 48:26
Size: 110.9 MB
Styles: Memphis blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:08] 1. Blues Doctor
[3:24] 2. Hard On Me
[2:43] 3. Doorman
[4:02] 4. Daily Blues
[3:43] 5. On The Rebound
[2:50] 6. Memphis Gives Me The Blues
[5:45] 7. Almost Left You
[5:05] 8. Finish What You Started (Don't Stop Now)
[3:20] 9. Sensational Sally
[3:01] 10. Sharp Dressed Daddy
[4:12] 11. Watermelon Man
[3:16] 12. Everybody Have Fun
[2:51] 13. Lonesome Train Blues

Since their first release fifteen years ago, the Daddy Mack Blues Band has garnered critical acclaim for their authentic brand of Memphis blues. Brothers James and Harold Bonner continue to provide an infectious groove as rhythm guitarist and bassist behind legendary blues man Daddy Mack Orr on lead guitar and vocals. “Fast” Eddie Lester provides the tasteful, old-school drums for this unique ensemble.

Daddy Mack Orr (vocals, guitar); Fast Eddie Lester (drums, percussion); Candice Ivory (percussion, background vocals); James Bonner (background vocals). Recording information: Inside Studios, Memphis (01/2014-02/2014); Inside Studios, Memphis (12/2013).

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