Michael Osborn - Cold Hearted Girl

Size: 88,2 MB
Time: 38:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s vinyl
Released: 1987
Styles: Blues
Art: Front, back

1. Cold Hearted Girl (3:13)
2. I Am The Boogie Man (3:54)
3. The Meaning Of Love (3:26)
4. Miss Lea (3:46)
5. Backslidin' (3:54)
6. The Shadow (3:51)
7. Backseat Driver (4:20)
8. Live Wire (5:38)
9. Cookin' With The Hook (3:20)
10. Down On The Farm (3:09)

Cold Hearted Girl (1985/87) CrossCut To the end he led John Lee Hooker's band; good album in the style of Robben Ford / contemporary west coast blues/rock from Hooker's last band leader. Robben Ford style. Great contemporary album. w/ CURTIS SALGADO, JOHN LEE HOOKER, MARK FORD, a.o.. Only available as vinyl / vinyl release, only!

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Michael Osborn & The Drivers - The Glamorous Life

Year: 2010
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:50
Size: 71,0 MB
Styles: Electric blues, harmonica blues
Scans: Full

1. Why Get Up (4:18)
2. Here She Comes (4:26)
3. The Glamorous Life (3:48)
4. Needles And Pins (5:13)
5. Lollipop Mama (4:28)
6. Bright Lights Big City (4:24)
7. Little Suzanne (4:11)

Bright juicy album by blues singer and guitar player Michael Osborn and The Drivers. Michael's album is a collaboration of four high class musicians, intense, passionate, colorful and in love with the most classic genuine blues, who are Dave Mathis on vocals and harmonica, KG Jackson on bass and vocals and John Moore on drums. Three excellent singers who take leading turns along the album, as they are gifted with a great powerful voice which make them shine like twinkling stars.

But as instrumentalist they are also impressive and all them have a fine tasteful technique, which makes them give a personal intense feeling to all songs included. The four musicians have individually won some Cascade Blues Association Muddy Awards in different categories. Michael was also the right hand of the great John Lee Hooker and the rest of musicians were also members of the bands of artists like Albert Collins, William Clarke, Willie Dixon and Robben Ford, among others. Welcome to this big blues party where these musicians are the best possible hosts and actors. GREAT. /Vincente Zumel, La Hora del Blues (Spain)

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Michael Osborn - Hangin' On

Size: 100,0 MB
Time: 42:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Hangin' On (4:20)
02. It's Your Move (5:28)
03. Fallin' For You (3:38)
04. Hey Baby (Feat. Mitch Kashmar) (3:31)
05. When The Blues Comes Around (Feat. Karen Lovely) (5:09)
06. Doctor Please (3:34)
07. Say I Do (Feat. Karen Lovely) (3:13)
08. When I Listen To The Blues (4:35)
09. Mint Gin (4:30)
10. Between A Tear And A Good Time (Feat. Mitch Kashmar) (5:05)

Michael Osborn was John Lee Hooker’s lead guitarist for 13 years. After his stint with Mr. Hooker, one of Michael’s songs, “Spellbound”, was featured on John Lee’s 1998 Grammy Award winner for Best Traditional Blues recording, “Don’t Look Back”! Michael has also backed, recorded with, or played with such musical luminaries as Robben Ford (Michael has a song credit on Robben’s “Blue Moon” release), Willie Dixon, Mark Ford, John Hammond, Bonnie Raitt, The Charles Ford Band, Carlos Santana, Elvin Bishop, Buddy Miles, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, Albert Collins, Jimmy Witherspoon, Johnnie Johnson, Brownie McGee, Duke Jethro, Garth Webber, Jim Pugh, Peter Dammann, Patrick Ford, Chris Cain, Vala Cupp, Ken Emerson, Sugar Blue, Jimmy Thackery, Gary Smith, Mark Werner, Frankie Lee, Robert Cray, Guitar Shorty, David Raitt, Marc Hansen, DK Stewart, Bruce Kaphan, Curtis Salgado, Bill Rhoades, Sista Monica, Annie Sampson and so many others. Mike presently resides in the Portland, Oregon area and has been nominated three times by the Cascade Blues Association for best blues guitarist and once for blues best recording for his CD release of “Touch Tone.” As a member of Bill Rhoades and the Party Kings, he taken home 7 awards for best traditional blues band and was inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame as a member of that band!

Michael Osborn released three recording, “Cold Hearted Girl”, “A Case For The Blues” and “A Background In The Blues” on the Blue Rock’It Records Label and two recordings, “Touch Tone” and “What Goes Around” on his own, Checkerboard Records label!

“Michael Osborn is one of the most authentic blues guitarists around today. His style goes straight to the heart of the blues and he’ll steal your show if you don’t watch out!” ~ Robben Ford

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Michael Osborn - 2 albums: A Case For The Blues / Driven By A Sound

Michael Osborn was John Lee Hooker’s lead guitarist for 13 years. After his stint with Mr. Hooker, one of Michael’s songs, “Spellbound”, was featured on John Lee’s 1998 Grammy Award winner for Best Traditional Blues recording, “Don’t Look Back”! Michael has also backed, recorded with, or played with such musical luminaries as Robben Ford (Michael has a song credit on Robben’s “Blue Moon” release), Willie Dixon, Mark Ford, John Hammond, Bonnie Raitt, The Charles Ford Band, Carlos Santana, Elvin Bishop, Buddy Miles, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, Albert Collins, Jimmy Witherspoon, Johnnie Johnson, Brownie McGee, Duke Jethro, Garth Webber, Jim Pugh, Peter Dammann, Patrick Ford, Chris Cain, Vala Cupp, Ken Emerson, Sugar Blue, Jimmy Thackery, Gary Smith, Mark Werner, Frankie Lee, Robert Cray, Guitar Shorty, David Raitt, Marc Hansen, DK Stewart, Bruce Kaphan, Curtis Salgado, Bill Rhoades, Sista Monica, Annie Sampson and so many others. Mike presently resides in the Portland, Oregon area and has been nominated three times by the Cascade Blues Association for best blues guitarist and once for blues best recording for his CD release of “Touch Tone.” As a member of Bill Rhoades and the Party Kings, he taken home 7 awards for best traditional blues band and was inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame as a member of that band!

“Michael Osborn is one of the most authentic blues guitarists around today. His style goes straight to the heart of the blues and he’ll steal your show if you don’t watch out!” ~ Robben Ford

Album: A Case For The Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:06
Size: 112.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 1993
Art: Front

[4:06] 1. Ts Boogie
[4:16] 2. Lovesick
[2:47] 3. That's Right
[3:43] 4. Miniskirts And Make-Up
[3:47] 5. Bottleneck Blues
[4:32] 6. Spellbound
[3:47] 7. The Home Of The Homeless
[5:47] 8. Crazy Life
[3:48] 9. High Heels
[3:02] 10. Foolin With A Fool
[6:09] 11. Nightmare Blues
[3:17] 12. A Woman Never Forgets

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Album: Michael Osborn & The Drivers - Driven By A Sound
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 22:20
Size: 51.1 MB
Styles: West Coast blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:32] 1. When I Listen To The Blues
[3:46] 2. Retirement Blues
[4:57] 3. Live Wire
[5:39] 4. I've Been Daydreamin'
[3:24] 5. Through With You

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Michael Osborn - 2 albums: A Background In The Blues / Touch Tone

Album: A Background In The Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:15
Size: 124.2 MB
Styles: West Coast blues
Year: 1996
Art: Front

[5:38] 1. Midnight Crawl
[3:59] 2. Miss Goody Two Shoes
[4:00] 3. I Wouldn't Have You
[5:23] 4. Shake It Down
[4:24] 5. Little Miss Blues
[4:19] 6. Delta Soul Time
[4:06] 7. I've Been Daydreamin'
[3:04] 8. Smokin'
[3:38] 9. Mabel
[4:24] 10. Slow Squeeze
[4:24] 11. Doctor Please
[3:39] 12. Puppy Dog Blues
[3:12] 13. The Kaley Shuffle

Michael Osborn is a real blues original. He grew up In Ukiah, Ca. along with the Ford brothers, Robben, Patrick, and Mark and was an original member of the Charles Ford Band. He went on to develop a really unique style of playing guitar that is easily recognizable as his own. Though Mike spent years playing with many West Coast blues artists it was his seven year stand with John Lee Hooker that really set him apart. It is because of Hookers appreciation of Michael's talent that John Lee chose to be on this CD. He wanted to support Michael in his solo efforts.

This is a wonderful release and features Michael at his strongest. Both his guitar work and his vocals are impressive throughout and of course the tracks with John Lee on them are very special.

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Album: Touch Tone
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:07
Size: 123.9 MB
Styles: Chicago blues
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[4:42] 1. Sidetracked
[4:06] 2. Checkerboard Blues
[3:46] 3. My Babe
[4:31] 4. T.S. Boogie
[5:21] 5. Home At Last
[7:17] 6. Mean Mistreater
[4:22] 7. It Ain't Right
[3:29] 8. I Had My Fun
[4:34] 9. Baker Shake
[3:53] 10. The Way I Feel About You
[3:56] 11. Touch Tone
[4:03] 12. Fender Bender

Hard powerful album (Touch Tone) of traditional original Chicago blues, performed by two real representatives of this musical style such as singer and guitar player Michael Osborn and singer and harmonica player Bill Rhoades. Both musicians have decided to join forces, good qualities and skills to record an album that does not have a single bad track on it. Well conceived blues with no commercial concessions, conscientiously done with different brilliant moments full of love and passion for a music that they respectfully worship and which has musically united them. Fifties traditional blues lovers have reason s to celebrate this new release that will certainly satisfy them. GREAT." ~ Vicente "Harmonica" Zumel, DustyBlues

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Michael Osborn - What Goes Around

Album: What Goes Around
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 45:36
Size: 104.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[5:30] 1. What Goes Around
[3:26] 2. The Glamorous Life
[3:19] 3. Don't You Do Me That Way
[4:53] 4. Hey Baby
[5:29] 5. Innocent (But On Trial)
[3:31] 6. Shake These Blues
[4:41] 7. One Thing Before You Go
[5:19] 8. Got Me Runnin'
[5:44] 9. Nightmare Blues
[3:40] 10. The Rum Boogie

This recording features Robben Ford on guitar, John Moore on drums, Tom Szell on bass, harp master Bill Rhoades on harp, D.K. Stewart on piano! All original songs!

Quote: Michael Osborn is one of the best blues guitarists around, he can really lay it down". - John Lee Hooker

What Goes Around offers a clinic in playing terrific blues guitar that doesn't overwhelm the song. His contemporary-yet-traditional style, beholden to no single influence, is gritty yet sophisticated, with surprising flourishes, a great awareness of the pocket, and cool note choices. Osborn is pushed to excel partly by the presence of Robben Ford, who contributes his unmistakable guitar to five tracks. Bill Rhoades' harmonica serves as a model not only of phrasing and tone but of when to lay out. ~Blues Revue

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