VA - Blind Raccoon Nola Blue Collection: Vol. 2

Size: 310 MB
Time: 130:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock, Blues Soul
Art: Full

CD 1:
01 Doug Duffey & Badd - The Things We Used To Do (4:18)
02 Katy Hobgood Ray - Lollie Bottoms (4:43)
03 Steve Howell & Jason Weinheimer - Blues In The Night (3:46)
04 Kelly's Lot - Woe Is Me (5:12)
05 Michele D'Amour & The Love Dealers - Dirty Pool (5:02)
06 Jersey Swamp Cats - Cupcake! (3:31)
07 Peter V Blues Train - I'll Be Home For Christmas (3:01)
08 Tomislav Goluban - Mr. B (6:45)
09 Mark Cameron - Trouble Brewin (3:41)
10 Professor Louie & The Crowmatix - Bull Frog Jam Blues (Live) (9:03)
11 Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana - Mr. Smith (4:02)
12 Kenny Parker - Baby Come Back To Me (5:24)
13 J.P. Reali - My Baby Loves To Boogie (2:58)
14 Miss Bix & The Blues Fix - We Don't Own The Blues (3:53)
15 Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps - Forgetting You (4:57)

CD 2:
01 Wily Bo Walker & Danny Flam - Time To Forget You (4:34)
02 Frank Bey - All My Dues Are Paid (4:13)
03 Benny Turner - Who Sang It First (4:01)
04 Meg Williams - Little Bit Of The Devil (3:06)
05 Jersey Swamp Cats - Shiny Gray Corvette (2:36)
06 Moonshine Society - Southern Road (3:45)
07 Ag Weinberger - Wang Dang Doodle (5:23)
08 Dudley Taft - Simple Life (4:23)
09 Jon Gindick - I Was Born To Wail (4:46)
10 Sandy Haley - Feels Like Freedom (4:22)
11 Jack Mack & The Heart Attack - I Walked Alone (4:36)
12 The Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood - Counting Down The Days (3:14)
13 Vaneese Thomas - I Tried (4:59)
14 Cash McCall - One Who's Got A Lot (4:14)
15 Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana - If I Hock My Guitar (2:06)

The two discs contain tracks from Grammy & Blues Music Award winners and nominees, most notably Delbert McClinton & Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps. The first three tracks on Disc 1 are all on Steve Howell’s label, Out Of The Past Music, with new music projects coming in 2020. Also included is a track from Moonshine Society’s “Sweet Thing” winner of the 2020 Best Self- Produced CD awarded at this year’s International Blues Challenge. And, there’s a track from Vaneese Thomas, nominated again this year in the Blues Music Awards for Soul Blues Female Artist. Also included is the title track from Miss Bix & The Blues Fix’s “We Don’t Own The Blues,” recently signed to Blue Heart Records.

Blind Raccoon Nola Blue Collection: Vol. 2

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Professor Louie & The Crowmatix - 2 albums: Crowin' The Blues / Soul Blues

Album: Crowin' The Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:47
Size: 114.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks
[4:16] 2. Prisoner Of Your Sound
[3:31] 3. High Heel Sneakers
[5:20] 4. Love Is Killing Me
[2:20] 5. Blues & Good News
[4:07] 6. Fine Little Mama
[4:01] 7. I Finally Got You
[3:27] 8. Why Did You Do That To Me
[3:50] 9. Confessin' The Blues
[4:51] 10. Bright Lights Big City
[4:07] 11. That's Alright
[4:15] 12. I'm On My Way
[2:21] 13. Blues For Buckwheat

On Crowin' The Blues, The Crowmatix dig down into the origin of many great Blues songs from the Texas Rhythm & Blues style of I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks by Marie Adams (Peacock) to High Heel Sneakers that is a Rock 'n' Roll standard. The Crowmatix combined the Soul tune, On Broadway with a blues by Jimmy Reed for our arrangement of Bright Lights, Big City. We remember Big Bill Broonzy recording his hit Why Did You Do That To Me and the shuffle blues by Elmore James, Fine Little Mama. Levon Helm taught us Jimmy McCracklin's hit I Finally Got You and a gut wrenching blues by Jimmy Rogers That's Alright. The Crowmatix gave our best with original blues Love Is Killing Me, Blues & Good News, Prisoner Of Your Sound and we leave off with a nod to our friend Buckwheat Zydeco with our Blues For Buckwheat. Many performers walked the fence between the straight path and the Honky Tonk Chitlin' circuit lifestyle and recorded Gospel songs, we chose I'm On My Way. Crowin' The Blues, our thirteenth studio CD, was recorded in three days live in the studio . Grammy nominated PL&C from Woodstock, were inducted into Blues Hall Of Fame, New York Chapter and hold a permanent place in the Canada South Blues Museum. The Crowmatix: Professor Louie (vocals, accordion, piano, Hammond organ, keyboards); Miss Marie (vocals, percussion, piano); Gary Burke (drums, percussion); Frank Campbell (bass, vocals); John Platania (electric /acoustic guitars); Josh Colow (lead guitar) special guest Michael Falzarano (guitar). Tracks: I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks, Prisoner Of Your Sound, High Heel Sneakers, Love Is Killing Me, Blues & Good News, Fine Little Mama, I Finally Got You, Why Did You Do That To Me, Confessin' The Blues, Bright Lights, Big City, That's Alright, I'm On My Way, Blues For Buckwheat Roots Music Royalty! Professor Louie and The Crowmatix Extended Play Sessions ~Bill Hurley, Betsie Brown: Blind Raccoon

Crowin' The Blues

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Album: Soul Blues
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:57
Size: 98.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[4:14] 1. A Few Hours
[4:37] 2. Ain't No Fun To Me
[4:35] 3. Some Bad News
[4:52] 4. Someone
[5:39] 5. Tired Of The Blues
[3:15] 6. That's Alright
[3:19] 7. Runnin' Out
[4:03] 8. Between Midnight & Two
[4:14] 9. Next Time You See Me
[4:06] 10. Baby Don't Do It

It took a couple listens to figure out just what made this album from Professor Louie & The Crowmatix such a hoot to listen to – but I finally did. The key to the joy of Soul Blues can be summed up by the tracks that bookend it: “A Few Hours” (a Crowmatix original) and “Baby Don’t You Do It” (a Holland/Dozier/Holland tune that you may know best from The Band’s classic cover version).

“A Few Hours” gets things cooking with a little blast of snazzy-ass drum by Gary Burke before everybody – including guests The Rock Of Ages Horns – piles on. The next 4 minutes and 18 seconds are a neat mix of New Orleans slippery hipness and funky soul that meshes perfectly into a big ol’ head-nodding groove that you can feel good about shaking your butt to no matter how many grey hairs you do or don’t have.

On the other end of the album you’ll find “Baby Don’t You Do It” – true to the spirit of The Band while finding its own blend of cool and raunch with horns a’bellowing, Frank Campbell’s bass rump-wumping against the drums, a guitar solo that’s absolutely n-a-s-t-y and Professor Louie’s keys lighting a flame under the whole works.

The two tunes are totally different songs, but the common thread is that thing that has long made Woodstock, NY America’s musical mecca: there are no borders; no zip codes; no labels – just songs, boys and girls. The Mississippi might deposit everything it’s gathered up in the Delta region, but this country’s music has a way of drifting towards upstate New York, where it’s received with open arms and open minds. Maybe nobody gets rich (though they deserve to), but everybody goes home with a smile. ~Brian Robbins

Soul Blues

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Professor Louie & The Crowmatix - Crowin' The Blues

Size: 115,6 MB
Time: 49:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks (3:15)
02. Prisoner Of Your Sound (4:16)
03. High Heel Sneakers (3:25)
04. Love Is Killing Me (5:20)
05. Blues & Good News (2:16)
06. Fine Little Mama (4:07)
07. I Finally Got You (4:01)
08. Why Did You Do That To Me (3:27)
09. Confessin' The Blues (3:50)
10. Bright Lights, Big City (4:51)
11. That's Alright (4:04)
12. I'm On My Way (4:11)
13. Blues For Buckwheat (2:21)

On Crowin' The Blues, The Crowmatix dig down into the origin of many great Blues songs from the Texas Rhythm & Blues style of I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks by Marie Adams (Peacock) to High Heel Sneakers that is a Rock 'n' Roll standard. The Crowmatix combined the Soul tune, On Broadway with a blues by Jimmy Reed for our arrangement of Bright Lights, Big City. We remember Big Bill Broonzy recording his hit Why Did You Do That To Me and the shuffle blues by Elmore James, Fine Little Mama. Levon Helm taught us Jimmy McCracklin's hit I Finally Got You and a gut wrenching blues by Jimmy Rogers That's Alright. The Crowmatix gave our best with original blues Love Is Killing Me, Blues & Good News, Prisoner Of Your Sound and we leave off with a nod to our friend Buckwheat Zydeco with our Blues For Buckwheat. Many performers walked the fence between the straight path and the Honky Tonk Chitlin' circuit lifestyle and recorded Gospel songs, we chose I'm On My Way. Crowin' The Blues, our thirteenth studio CD, was recorded in three days live in the studio . Grammy nominated PL&C from Woodstock, were inducted into Blues Hall Of Fame, New York Chapter and hold a permanent place in the Canada South Blues Museum. The Crowmatix: Professor Louie (vocals, accordion, piano, Hammond organ, keyboards); Miss Marie (vocals, percussion, piano); Gary Burke (drums, percussion); Frank Campbell (bass, vocals); John Platania (electric /acoustic guitars); Josh Colow (lead guitar) special guest Michael Falzarano (guitar). Tracks: I'm Gonna Play The Honky Tonks, Prisoner Of Your Sound, High Heel Sneakers, Love Is Killing Me, Blues & Good News, Fine Little Mama, I Finally Got You, Why Did You Do That To Me, Confessin' The Blues, Bright Lights, Big City, That's Alright, I'm On My Way, Blues For Buckwheat Roots Music Royalty! Professor Louie and The Crowmatix Extended Play Sessions - Bill Hurley Betsie Brown: Blind Raccoon

Crowin' The Blues

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Professor Louie & The Crowmatix - Soul Blues

Size: 99,5 MB
Time: 42:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2014
Styles: Blues Soul
Art: Front

01. A Few Hours (4:13)
02. Ain't No Fun To Me (4:37)
03. Some Bad News (4:34)
04. Someone (4:55)
05. Tired Of The Blues (5:39)
06. That's Alright (3:14)
07. Runnin' Out (3:18)
08. Between Midnight & Two (3:59)
09. Next Time You See Me (4:14)
10. Baby Don't Do It (4:06)

Professor Louie, Miss Marie, Gary Burke, Frank Campbell, Josh Colow

An intriguing Collection of Soul & Blues tunes.

Exciting horn section lead by – Tom "Bones" Malone - from The Blues Brothers

Active for more than a decade, releasing 8 studio CD's and two live CD's on Woodstock Records, Professor Louie & The Crowmatix Soul & Blues influences are woven into the rootsy fabric of their sound. Heavily steeped in the blues, soul, rock, gospel - all styles of Americana, these 10 compelling songs feature soulful vocals, great grooves and musical performances surrounded by beautiful horn arrangements throughout.

An awesome collection!

Professor Louie & The Crowmatix have been inducted into The Southern Canadian Blues Hall of Fame and The New York State Blues Hall of Fame.

They have performed at major Festivals in The States and Internationally, including The Legendary Blues Cruise.

Soul Blues

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