Saturday, January 17, 2026

Nigel Mack - Road Rage

Size: 372 MB
Time: 50:55
File: Flac
Released: 2001
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. You Don't Love Me (5:30)
2. I Want to be Loved (3:45)
3. 500 yds of Paradise (4:38)
4. Don't You Know That I Love You (6:03)
5. Its The Night (6:07)
6. Just What I Say (3:24)
7. Great River (4:09)
8. Rock Bottom (4:17)
9. The Sky Is Crying (8:49)
10. Who (4:09)

Chicago blues ‘triple threat’ (slide guitar, harmonica and vocals) Nigel Mack delivers a high-energy show that fuses blues classics with the punch of contemporary original blues. Seamlessly switching between instruments, Nigel Mack is equally proficient at them all. These are talents honed by years of relentless touring in support of his four critically-acclaimed releases; Back In Style, Devil’s Secrets, Road Rage and High Price to Play. Nigel’s new all-original album, Back In Style is receiving glowing reviews and attained #1 on the RMR Contemporary Blues Charts! His previous release, Devil’s Secrets, reached #1 on the Canadian blues charts and won ‘Best Self-Produced CD’ from the Windy City Blues Society, in Chicago.

Mack’s original compositions have been featured on television sound-tracks ‘Dawson’s Creek’, ‘The Street’ and ‘Time of Your Life’.

Nigel Mack has been living in Chicago, IL since 2003 and performing in the ‘the home of the blues’, since 1992. Over the years ‘Nigel Mack Blues Attack’ have logged over a million miles across North America and Europe and headlined top blues venues throughout. They have appeared at the world famous ‘Chicago Blues Festival’ six times and toured virtually every one of the United States and most of Canada. Mack’s dynamic stage show is a favorite at clubs and festivals everywhere.

Nigel grew up in Saskatoon, Canada, listening to the music of the ‘60’s, Bebop jazz and Big Bands emanating from his Dad’s stereo. Saskatoon’s university and location guaranteed that everybody touring western Canada played there. The types of artists were varied and eclectic: Muddy Waters, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Stevie Ray Vaughan, just to name a few.

The ‘blues explosion’ in the mid-eighties led to a weekly gig at ‘Buds on Broadway’, which featured touring blues artists from all over. As Saturday jam session host, Nigel met and performed with blues legends such as Eddy Shaw, Phil Guy, Amos Garrett, Brent Parkin and Big Dave Mclean.

In the spring of 1988 Nigel and his band relocated to the musical hotbed, Vancouver, BC. From this west coast base Mack built a strong local following and toured around western Canada.

In 1992, Nigel received a call from Chicago blues band leader Eddie Lusk inviting him to perform during the Chicago Blues Festival with ‘The Professor’s Blues Revue’. Nigel seized the opportunity and began touring the US with a vengeance, racking up seventeen American/Canadian coast to coast tours over the next ten years.

1996 saw the release of Mack’s first full length all-original CD High Price to Play. It garnered critical acclaim, a nomination for ‘Best Blues/R&B Album’ at the 1997 ‘West Coast Music Awards’ and three songs on major TV sound tracks!

Nigel Mack followed High Price to Play with Road Rage, released in 2001. Essentially a live album, Road Rage blends blues classics with original songs and three studio tracks. It continues to be a favorite among fans.

When not touring, Nigel spends the majority of time recording and performing in and around Chicago. A decade earlier, the seeds of this move had been planted. On that first trip, Eddie Lusk had said, “This is where you should be!” With the release of ‘Back In Style’, his chart-topping, all-original album, Nigel Mack is building on past successes and bringing his own brand of Chicago blues to a new generation of blues fans.

‘Nigel Mack Blues Attack’ are sure to put on a high-powered show that you will remember for a long time!


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Friday, January 16, 2026

Muddy Waters - Unk In Funk

Album: Unk In Funk
Size: 79,2 MB
Time: 34:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1974/2006
Styles: Chicago blues, harmonica blues
Art: LP and CD art

1. Rollin' And Tumblin' (7:30)
2. Just To Be With You (3:57)
3. Electric Man (3:10)
4. Trouble No More (2:40)
5. 'Unk' In Funk (3:23)
6. Drive My Blues Away (2:49)
7. Katie (3:06)
8. Waterboy Waterboy (4:01)
9. Everything Gonna Be Alright (3:35)

The nine sides on Unk in Funk (1974) are among the last newly recorded material that Muddy Waters (vocals/guitar) would issue during his nearly 30 year association with Chess Records. Backing up the Chicago blues icon is a band he'd carry with him for the remainder of his performing career, including Pinetop Perkins (piano), Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson (guitar), Bob Margolin (guitar), Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (bass), and Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (drums). They run through a better than average selection of Waters' classics with newer compositions more or less tossed in, presumably to keep the track list fresh.

Although Waters certainly has nothing to prove, he attacks his old catalog with the drive and command of a man putting it all on the line. That same spirit of quality and authenticity shapes his umpteenth overhaul of "Rollin' and Tumblin'," as Waters' guitar - the only time he plays on the whole platter - rekindles his singular sounding fretwork. Demonstrating why they were suitable rhythmic foils for Waters, Jones and Smith's gritty timekeeping perfectly holds down the slinky methodical groove churning beneath the update of "Just Had to Be with You." This allows the artist a chance to let loose with some inspired vocal improvisations.

The bouncy frolic of "Trouble No More" and the vintage Chicago R&B vibe of "Drive My Blues Away" offer the most authentic presentation of Waters then and now. While the newer songs, "Katie" and "Waterboy, Waterboy," reveal that the ol' mule still has a bit of kick in him yet. "Electric Man" is one of two cuts by Amelia Cooper (Waters' granddaughter) and Terry Abrahamson, typifying the style of self-aggrandizing lyrical plodding over generic blues changes that had marred several of the blues legends' later efforts.

All is not lost, however, thanks to some playful interaction between Waters and harp blower Carey Bell Harrington. Cooper and Abrahamson's other contribution - "Unk in Funk" - shares its credit along with talent agent Ted Kurland. Again, while the sentiment is well-intended, the playing is marginalized with little to no substantive territory gained. /Lindsay Planer, AllMusic

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Zora Young, Bonnie Lee, Big Time Sarah - Blues With The Girls

Album: Blues With The Girls
Size: 164,3 MB
Time: 70:55
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1982/1988/1992
Styles: Blues
Art: LP and CD art

1. Zora Young - Help Me (5:19)
2. Zora Young - I Feel So Bad (6:58)
3. Zora Young - You Don't Have To Go (4:11)
4. Zora Young - Got My Mojo Workin' (3:19)
5. Zora Young - Steppin' Stone (6:29)
6. Bonnie Lee - Fast Life (3:42)
7. Bonnie Lee - Baby, What You Want Me To Do (4:01)
8. Bonnie Lee - Next Time I See You (3:06)
9. Bonnie Lee - Sad And Evil Woman (4:07)
10. Bonnie Lee - Teardrops From My Eyes (3:23)
11. Big Time Sarah - Tribute To Big Walter Horton (6:45)
12. Big Time Sarah - Hound Dog (2:52)
13. Big Time Sarah - Fever (3:08)
14. Big Time Sarah - Hoochie-Coochie Woman (4:10)
15. Big Time Sarah - What Makes My Man Tick (3:53)
16. Zora Young, Bonnie, Lee, Big Time Sarah, Hubert Sumlin - Well, I Love Ya' (5:26)

Despite the prominent presence of celebrated blues artist Howlin’ Wolf in her family tree, singer Zora Young (1948) grew up singing not blues, but gospel. Even when the Mississippi native shook off her roots at the age of seven to relocate with her family to Chicago, it wasn’t until later that she switched over to R&B, and evolved into a powerhouse blues vocalist with three decades of experience behind. She has performed with a long list of artists, including Junior Wells, Jimmy Dawkins, Bobby Rush, Buddy Guy, Professor Eddie Lusk, Albert King and B.B. King.

Sarah Streeter (1953) was born in Mississippi and raised in Chicago, from early childhood, where she sang in gospel choirs in South Chicago churches. At age 14, she began singing blues at the Morgan’s Lounge Club, and in the 1970s she played with musicians such as Sunnyland Slim, Magic Slim, The Aces, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells.

Bonnie Lee (1931-2006) was an Chicago blues singer, known as ‘Sweetheart of the Blues’, best remembered for her lengthy working relationships with Sunnyland Slim and Willie Kent. She was born Jessie Lee Frealls in Bunkie, Louisiana, and raised in Beaumont, Texas. In 1958 she moved to Chicago, and chose the stage name of Bonnie Lee, working as both a dancer and singer. In 1982, partnered with Zora Young and Big Time Sarah as ‘Blues with the Girls’, Bonnie Lee toured Europe and cut this joint album in Paris, France.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Earl Thomas - Live In London

Album: Live In London
Size: 108,3 MB
Time: 46:56
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Gospel mix
Art: Front

1. Strange Things Happening Every Day (4:57)
2. Woman At The Well (3:29)
3. Elijah Rock (3:41)
4. It's Gonna Rain (3:48)
5. Interlude (0:16)
6. How I Got Over (3:20)
7. I'm Pressing On (4:53)
8. Twelve Gates To The City (4:15)
9. Glory Glory (4:00)
10. When We All Get To Heaven (3:27)
11. No Hiding Place Down Here (4:32)
12. Old Landmark (6:12)

Recorded in front of a sold-out crowd at London's iconic Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Live In London is a soul-stirring journey through Earl Thomas’s powerhouse voice and unforgettable stage story. Live In London captures Earl in his element - up close, unfiltered, and locked in with the crowd. From the first downbeat to the final encore, this set hums with the warmth, grit, and spontaneous moments you can only get when the tape is rolling and the room is alive.

You’ll hear fan favorites reborn with fresh arrangements, new material finding its voice in real time, and the kind of between-song honesty that turns a concert into a conversation. It’s Earl front and center - voice wide open, band in full flight, and London giving back every ounce of energy. Live In London isn’t just a recording of a show; it’s a document of connection - proof that when artist and audience meet in the middle, the songs hit harder and linger longer.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Bourbon Jones - Glory Train

Album: Glory Train
Size: 94,0 MB
Time: 40:43
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. Glory Train (3:48)
2. Christine (3:37)
3. Faith (3:26)
4. On My Way Home (5:40)
5. Anh Ah Ah (2:32)
6. Grinder (4:01)
7. Necessary Evil (3:27)
8. Praise The King (3:31)
9. Hand Of Gold (3:47)
10. The Witness Song (6:47)

Bourbon Jones was originally founded in 1993 by Long Beach residents Chris Hanlin, Mario Barmosca, Mikey Meyer and Anthony Arvisu. After touring extensively throughout the Midwest, deep South, and West Coast, the band settled into a now legendary four year Sunday afternoon residency at the Blue Café in Long Beach. Over the years, many musicians came to sit in: Rocco DeLucca, Hook Herrera, Bernie Pearl, Guitar Wooten, legendary Louisiana harpist Lazy Lester, and many former members of such bands as War, the Blasters, Fiona Apple, and the James Harman band.

The whole thing started with me and Barmosca. It was 1992, and I had just moved back down to Long Beach after a disastrous relationship up in LA. I had no band, no girl, no car, and few friends. For awhile I slept on people's couches until I could get an apartment. I was really starting over. All this made me pretty depressed. I wanted to make music, but I didn’t know what direction to take. I really just wanted to play some blues.

We were 4 years into making music the Bourbon Jones way when the idea of doing a "gospel" record was introduced. Barmosca grabbed the bull by the balls and threw us all aboard The Glory Train. Approximately 1year in songwriting and rehearsing (mostly the 5 hours gig every Sunday at The Blue Cafe) with production guidance by Stephen Hodges readied us for a long day of tracking at Capitol Studio B. Fourteen songs were tracked live in a ten hour session, a couple of overdubs and mixing for a few days at Jabbz in Long Beach and here you have it. Far from being a religious record Glory Train is in the tradition of Alan Lomax, a musical journey to the promised land. /Chris Hanlin

Personnel: Chris Hanlin (guitar, vocals); Mike Meyer (harmonica); Mario Barmosca (bass); Anthony Arvizu (drums); Austin Bach (keyboards).

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Twice As Good - If That's All Right With You

Album: If That's All Right With You
Size: 83,1 MB
Time: 36:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2009
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Walk With You, Talk With You (2:19)
2. Clarksdale (3:56)
3. I Love My Babe (2:49)
4. The Sax Boogie (4:12)
5. If That's All Right With You (3:14)
6. Make It Go (2:51)
7. Recession (4:03)
8. The Way You Move (4:03)
9. Somebody New (4:11)
10. Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You (4:17)

Twice As Good (2XG) is the musical duo of father and son, Richard James Steward (born 1951) and Paul Anthony Steward (born 1984), proud Pomo Indians from the Elem Indian Colony in Clearlake Oaks, California. The group’s name, "Twice As Good," is not a boast but a mission - representing dedication, resilience, and the pursuit of excellence. It was born from a challenge: “You’ve got to be twice as good to make it.” Their response? “All right then. We will be - Twice As Good.”

Music ran deep in their bloodline. Richard was raised around music, learning guitar and Country singing from his mother, Pricilla, who had herself been taught by her cousin, the revered Pomo country singer Hank Gonzalez of Big Valley Mission Rancheria. Though exposed to many genres on the radio growing up, Richard was most drawn to Blues and Soul—an appreciation he later shared with his youngest son, Paul.

After leaving the reservation - yet remaining closely connected to their tribal community - Richard and Paul, along with extended family, resettled in Santa Rosa, California, facing severe economic hardship. Through it all, music was their salvation. When Paul was 14, Richard taught him to play guitar, encouraging him to become a lead guitarist. Paul, inspired by B.B. King, immersed himself in electric blues and honed his vocal style. A pivotal moment came during his teenage years when Paul met Uncle Hank Gonzalez, who mentored him in performance and stagecraft.

In May 2003, Paul and Richard debuted as Twice As Good (2XG) in Santa Rosa, California. Their earliest gigs included house parties and bar sets, often collaborating with fellow Native musicians from groups like Red Man Blues of the Colusa Reservation. Their big break came with steady performances at River Rock Casino, which opened the door to music festivals and broader recognition. A highlight was a 2005 performance with Uncle Hank - an unforgettable family reunion on stage.

Their reputation began to soar. They were invited to perform at the Blue Wing Blues Festival in 2007 and were featured in News From Native California. Legendary harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, after seeing them live, urged them to head to Clarksdale, Mississippi. In April 2008, 2XG played the Juke Joint Blues Festival at the famed Crossroads, then made their way north to Chicago for a high-profile appearance at the 2009 Chicago Blues Festival After-Party, joined by bassist Johnny B. Gayden.

In 2010, Twice As Good became the first Native Americans to be honored with “Best New Blues Band” by the West Coast Blues Hall of Fame. That same year, they won the Last Band Standing competition at Pala Casino, outshining nine top Southern California bands. Later, their album If That's All Right With You earned them the “Best Blues Recording" award at the 2010 Native American Music Awards, and they closed the award ceremony in Niagara Falls, NY, jamming with actor and musician Wes Studi.

Note: Richard James Steward passed away in April 2025.

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Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford - Jump Blues Live 1972

Album: Jump Blues Live 1972
Size: 95,2 MB
Time: 41:14
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Don't Start Me Talkin' (2:26)
2. Ain't Nobody's Business What I Do (4:05)
3. My Babe (3:38)
4. Spoonful (4:04)
5. Past Forty Blues (4:57)
6. Kansas City (5:00)
7. Nothing's Changed (4:45)
8. Around The Clock (6:06)
9. Goin' Down Slow (6:07)

Legendary Blues Hall of Fame vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon teams up with guitar hero Robben Ford at Hollywood's famed Troubadour in March of 1972. This never-before-released radio broadcast performance features nine tracks, including three Witherspoon originals plus classic songs from Willie Dixon, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Lieber and Stoller. This is one of the earliest recordings of Ford's extraordinary career, starting back in 1970 with Charlie Musselwhite and Witherspoon before joining Tom Scott's L.A. Express. He went on to shred with Steely Dan, Kiss, Yellow Jackets, Miles Davis and lead on 25 of his own albums.

Jimmy Witherspoon and Robben Ford are at the peak of their performing career during this 1972 recording, backed by a young but enthusiastic electric band that he had recruited after hearing them open for him in a club the previous year. With a fresh, young band in tow, one that was designed to capitalize upon the electric blues resurgence that had occurred in the those years, Witherspoon delivers a set list that ran the gamut from his early hit single "Ain't Nobody's Business What I Do" to a stampeding cover of the Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller composition "Kansas City". Witherspoon is in a playful mood, frequently speaking to the audience. The set is filled with several other Witherspoon's most popular numbers, including "Past Forty Blues", "My Babe" and "Spoonful".

Personnel: Jimmy Witherspoon (vocals); Robben Ford (guitar); Paul Nagel (piano); Stan Poplin (bass); Jim Baum (drums).

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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Leroy Ellington's Sacred Hearts - Sanctified

Size: 399 MB
Time: 55:28
File: Flac
Released: 2019
Styles: Rock/Blues
Art: Front

1. Good Time Blues (2:43)
2. Gotta' Keep Movin' On (5:37)
3. Let's Make Love (6:18)
4. What Would You Do (7:01)
5. Doghouse (5:28)
6. Family Thing (4:31)
7. Something Funky Goin' On (5:51)
8. Until We Meet Again (4:24)
9. 2 Tons of Fun (5:40)
10. Looking in the Mirror (4:24)
11. Stone Cold Bad (3:28)

In the last 30 years, Leroy has established himself as one of the region’s most proficient and soulful vocalists. A “MASTER SHOWMAN” with the “on stage” confidence to please ANY CROWD! Leroy has been nominated for 5 Cammy Awards (Cincinnati Music Awards). In 1999 he was nominated for Best R&B Instrumentalist, for his saxophone work, and again in 2000 & 2001 when Leroy received nominations for Best R&B/Funk Vocalist as well as Best R&B/Funk Band, and in 2013 Leroy was nominated as “Best Musician.” Leroy started his career in the 80’s, playing with “Ritchie & The Students”, led by “Richard Johnson” founding member of “The Students”, a 50’s Doo-Wop group with a few hit singles in the late fifties, their big hit was “I’m So Young”, which was covered by “The Beach Boys” and was also in the soundtrack of the movie “Cry Baby”. During those years Leroy had the pleasure of sharing the stage with a number of national acts including: The Platters, The Chi-Lites, Lou Christie, and Little Anthony, Sam Moore , The Coasters, Danny & The Juniors, Dion and many many more! In the 90’s, Leroy joined Stacy Mitchhart in his band, Stacy & Blues-U-Can Use, on sax and backing vocals, during that time Stacy released the CD, “Blues Transfusion”. Leroy is faetured on saxophone and co-wrote a few of the songs. During those years Leroy had the pleasure of sharing the stage with a number of national acts including:Lonnie Mack, Bobby Blue Bland, Jr. Wells, Clarence Carter, Lonnie Brooks, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, and many more. In 1994 Leroy started his own band, Leroy Ellington & The E-Funk Band, this band was a staple on the Cincinnati music scene for over 20 years, performing Night Clubs, Casino’s, Corporate Events of all types, and nearly every high profile event the area has to offer. Includinga 20 year run as the Monday Night Headliner at THE TASTE OF CINCINNATI. During those years Leroy had the pleasure of sharing the stage with a number of national acts including: Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels,Tower of Power, The Commodores, Glen Campbell, War, and more! Around 2010 Leroy realized that he really missed playing “blues”, and that it seemed like the place he felt most comfortable musically, so he began to transition away from the R&B/Funk sounds of The E-Funk Band, In 2012, as a side project, Leroy started playing as “THE LEROY ELLINGTON BAND”, Placing 2nd at The Cincinnati Blues Challenge in 2012, and placing in the top 3 since 2012. AND…since 2013 “THE LEROY ELLINGTON BAND” has placed 2nd in The Dayton Blues Challenge! The Leroy Ellington Band has been one of the most popular blues bands in the region since 2012,ᅠIn 2016 our EP, “Blue Eyed Blues” was named “Best Self Produced CD by The Cincinnati Blues Society in 2016. In January of 2017, “Blue Eyed Blues” was judged by industry experts in Memphis TN. at The International Blues Challenge in Memphis and was a semi finalist. In May of 2015, Leroy was featured as a guest vocalist with THE KENTUCKY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, as they paid tribute to the music of Chicago & Blood, Sweat & Tears. Leroy’s role was to bring to life the soulful sound of legendary singer David Clatyon Thomas, lead singer of “Blood Sweat & Tears. His performance was powerful and soulful, and in a local review, the writer wrote: “It’s uncanny how much Leroy sounded like David Clayton Thomas!”(View amateur footage of performance) In early 2018 Leroy started his latest recording project with a select group of Cincinnati’s best muscians, the CD entitled “SANCTIFIED” will be released in February 2019. Stay tuned!

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Barry Goldberg - Chicago To L.A. (Remastered)

Size: 379 MB
Time: 66:34
File: Flac
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues, hammond
Art: Front

1. Guess I Had Enough of You (Remastered) ( 3:10)
2. The Might Mezz (Remastered) ( 3:20)
3. Westside Girl (Remastered) ( 4:22)
4. In The Groove (Remastered) ( 3:12)
5. Mighty Low (Remastered) ( 3:47)
6. Dumplin's (Remastered) ( 3:29)
7. Ghosts In My Basement (Remastered) ( 3:50)
8. Bullwhip Rock (Remastered) ( 2:13)
9. Lazy (Remastered) ( 2:34)
10. Tall Cool One (Remastered) ( 2:54)
11. Slow Walk (Remastered) ( 2:44)
12. Alberta (Remastered) ( 1:45)
13. Winter (Remastered) (12:00)
14. After You're Gone (Empty Blues) (Remastered) ( 6:23)
15. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Remastered) ( 5:20)
16. Dream On (Remastered) ( 5:24)

Barry Goldberg was an American keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He was born on December 25, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois. Goldberg co-founded The Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield. He played with Bob Dylan, Mick Taylor, Carla Olson, and Les McCann, among others, and can be heard on albums by The Ramones (End of the Century), Leonard Cohen, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Michael Bloomfield's album "Supersession," Stephen Stills, and Al Kooper, The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, and Jr. Wells, among others. Goldberg wrote songs for Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, Gladys Knight, Bobby Bland, Joe Cocker, Gram Parsons, Steve Miller, and Jacky Wilson. He produced albums by Percy Sledge, Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, and The Textones. His first solo album, "Street Man," was released in 1969. Barry Goldberg died on January 22, 2025, at the age of 83. The album "Chicago To L.A." was released in mid-November 2025. Twelve (remastered) tracks from this album were previously released in 2018 on Goldberg's album "In 'The Groove." The opening track, "Guess I Had Enough of You," is groovy R&B with a funky Hammond, Rob Stone on Jew's harp, and vocals by Les McCain. The jazzy "The Mighty Mezz" is driven by the organ, and the soulful "Westside Girl" features horns and vibraphone. Goldberg then solos brilliantly on "In The Groove," stealing the show again alongside Denny Freeman's jazzy guitar licks on the slow shuffle "Mighty Low." "Dumplin's" is beautiful R&B with organ and saxophone. The steamy slow blues "Ghosts In The Basement" features a delightful organ solo and wailing Jew's harp by Rob Stone. Bullwhip Rock is old-school rock 'n' roll with an exciting boogie-woogie piano. Lazy takes us back to the guitar bands of the '60s with twangy guitar work, organ, and a ripping sax. Saxophone solos and a festive hammering piano take center stage in "Tall Cool One," followed by New Orleans influences in the shuffle "Slow Walk." Goldberg's piano playing then swings wildly in the Huddie Ledbetter classic "Alberta." The final four (remastered) songs weren't on the original album "From Chicago To L.A." The Jagger/Richards composition "Winter" is stunning. A ballad over twelve minutes long, it features vocals by Carla Olson and lyrical guitar work by Mick Taylor. Goldberg contributes on Hammond and Wurlitzer. The song is from Carla Olson and Mick Taylor's 2008 album "The Ring Of Truth." That album also includes the brilliant instrumental blues "After You're Gone (Empty Blues)," featuring Mick Taylor's fantastic guitar work. The penultimate track, the Rolling Stones classic "Satisfaction" (I Can't Get No), is presented here in a unique, swinging piano version with a rippling saxophone. The closing track is the beautiful "Dream On," featuring Goldberg's Hammond and fine guitar work by Denny Freeman.

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Nico'ZZ - All I Have Left

Size: 124 MB
Time: 21:34
File: Flac
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. All I Have Left (4:34)
2. It Hurt so Good (4:49)
3. Addiction (4:01)
4. Honey Hush (3:22)
5. Cheating Woman (4:47)

Blues and I — it's a story that began early. As a kid, I saved up my pocket money to buy blues records. It was instinctive. Obvious.

My childhood was marked by constant movement — relocations, changes, new surroundings. City after city, I discovered different vibes, new faces. These transitions were the perfect training ground for the life I was about to lead and opened me up to countless musical encounters.

At 14, I stepped on stage for the first time — a revelation. I've never stopped since. I played with several bands, joined different projects, and in 2000, I founded Walking Blues, my first group. In 2003, I released my debut solo album. The following year, the Nico'ZZ Band was born.

My style? Blues, of course, fused with groove, funk, R&B, reggae and rock. In 2006, I traveled to Chicago to record my third album at RAX TRAX Studios — a powerful experience that marked a turning point.

From 2013 on, beautiful collaborations emerged: Donald Kinsey (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Albert King), LeBurn Maddox, Tim Austin Mitchell, Sir Waldo Weathers (James Brown)... musicians I've had the honor and privilege to play with — on stage, in the studio, or on tour — in France and beyond.

And then there are the long-lasting stories. Like the one with David Briot, to whom I owe so much. We've continued to work together over the years — most recently on the single It Hurts So Good, produced by Donald Kinsey — a glimpse of the upcoming album.

Playing, dancing, singing the blues has the power of a prayer for me. Freedom... Music is sacred. And the story goes on.

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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Pat Finochio - Out of the Blue

Size: 226
Time: 35:46
File: Flac
Released: 2019
Styles: Blues, rock/Blues
Art: Front

1. Medicine Man (3:45)
2. Big Old Broken Heart (2:42)
3. Love Spell Woman (3:59)
4. Groovin' (2:49)
5. I Need You in My Life (3:00)
6. Made for Me (3:14)
7. Love Gone Blind (4:01)
8. Karma (2:33)
9. No Love (2:42)
10. Marilyn (4:14)
11. Angel in Disguise (2:42)

Out of the Blue is a very apt title for this album. Jack de Keyzer was just starting out in Hamilton and Pat Finochio was a fellow student of the blues. They lost touch and only recently reconnected when Finochio asked if he would produce an album on him. Jack discovered that the songs Finochio had written were so good he had to record them. So here we get Finochio on vocals & drums with Jack and his band in a program of well-written, traditional blues that more than justifies Jack’s decision. That band is Alan Duffy on bass, Nick Succi, keys and Richard Thornton, sax. They just smoke on the rocking opener “Medicine Man” – he’ll be the cure for her broken heart. You’ll also like “Big Old Broken Heart”, a fine slab of 50’s rock ‘n’ roll. An attractive rhumba rhythm graces “I Need You in My Life”, with Steve Marrinerguesting on harmonica and Jack on acoustic. “Love Gone Blind” is a fine slow blues. With Marriner guesting on a couple more songs, the result is an album of ‘honest, well-lived Chicago-style blues’. Pat Finochio was unknown to me before this album and it doesn’t appear that he has a web site that I can send you to. These songs and this album should raise his profile considerably. And, of course, with the Jack de Keyzer Band playing this well, you will need this one anyway.

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Rachel Crook - Finally

Size: 334 MB
Time: 43:09
File: Flac
Released: 2013
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. You (4:26)
2. Girl Next Door (3:21)
3. No One Left Singin the Blues (5:09)
4. Good Time for Lovin (4:03)
5. Widow's Prayer (5:28)
6. Temptation (3:44)
7. There for You (3:08)
8. Little Girl (4:53)
9. Temporary (2:55)
10. Love but Don't Touch (5:58)

Cannot find anything about her, so help me out please.

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Roosevelt Holts - Sun Gonna Shine

Size: 171 MB
Time: 54:28
File: Flac
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. My Telephone Keeps Ringing (2:39)
2. Maggie Campbell Blues (2:52)
3. Hometown Skiffle (1:48)
4. Lead Pencil Blues (2:25)
5. Stormy Blue Monday (4:14)
6. I Don’t See No Train (2:49)
7. She Put Me Outdoors (2:51)
8. Corrina (1:36)
9. Prison Bound Blues (2:37)
10. Blues at Midnight (4:47)
11. Bogalusa Stomp (2:18)
12. Honky Tonk (1:56)
13. Match Box Blues (2:56)
14. Highway 49 (4:10)
15. Stop and Listen (2:27)
16. Going Up the Country (3:15)
17. Big Road Blues (3:06)
18. Coal Black Mare (2:46)
19. I’m Going to Build Right on That Shore (2:47)

Roosevelt Holts was a country bluesman of considerable skill who in a small way was caught up in the blues boom of the 1960’s, finally getting the opportunity to record scattered sides and a couple of LP’s in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Holts, who was born in 1905, likely would have achieved greater recognition if he had gotten the chance to make records in the 1920’s and 1930’s as David Evans emphasizes in his liner notes: “If he had been able to get to a record studio in the 1930’s, his records would now be highly prized collector’s items, reissued on albums and talked about by blues fans everywhere. He might have even been “rediscovered” and brought north to the cities for concerts and coffee house engagements before an audience of young whites who were not even born when he recorded his famous numbers.” None of this happened of course and Holts toiled in relative obscurity while those who did make records in the early days were rediscovered and achieved adulation among those “young whites.” These were men like Son House, Bukka White, Skip James and Mississippi John Hurt to name the bigger stars. There were several artists from the same era who, like Holts, never got that early break but were swept up in the blues revival net and went on to achieve a measure of success such as Mississippi Fred McDowell and Robert Pete Williams.

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Saturday, January 10, 2026

Clarence Green - Guitar Crying The Blues

Album: Guitar Crying The Blues
Size: 123,9 MB
Time: 53:31
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1990
Styles: Blues/Soul/Funk mix
Art: Full

1. Go For It (3:37)
2. Hard Headed Woman (4:02)
3. Guitar Crying The Blues (5:07)
4. Somebody Driving My Chine (2:44)
5. Little Man (3:42)
6. Look A Yonder Yall (3:43)
7. Please Send Me Someone To Love (3:47)
8. You Got The Best To Go (3:24)
9. Next Time You See Me (3:25)
10. Shoes At The Foot Of My Bed (4:14)
11. Someday (3:46)
12. You Don't Move Me No More (Bonus) (2:13)
13. Mary, My Darling (Bonus) (2:38)
14. House Of So Many Tears (Bonus) (2:24)
15. Green's Rocket (Bonus) (2:41)
16. Just Keep It Up (Bonus) (1:55)

Though not one of the best known of the modern Texas blues guitarists, Clarence Green is regarded by his peers as one of the best. Green (not to be confused with the late Clarence "Candy" Green, a Texas blues pianist) did session work for Duke Records in the '60s with Junior Parker, Bobby Bland, and others, and performed with stars from Fats Domino to Johnny Nash. His own recordings have mostly been for small Houston labels. As Marcel Vos from Double Trouble Records wrote, "The Clarence Green of today plays a brand of Texas blues that is mixed with soul, jazz, and funk, not unlike the music of fellow Texans such as Roy Gaines, Cornell Dupree, and of course, his brother Cal Green." /Biography by Jim O'Neal, AllMusic

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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Various Artists - Let The Good Times Roll: 40 Jumping R&B Classics (2 CD)

Album: Let The Good Times Roll
Size: 118,5 + 119,6 MB
Time: 50:07 + 50:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2016
Styles: R&B
Art: Full

CD 1:
1. El Pauling & Royal Abbit - Come On Let's Have A Good Time (2:45)
2. Clarence Henry - Come On And Dance (2:24)
3. Thurston Harris - Over And Over (2:18)
4. Big Joe Turner - Flip, Flop & Fly (2:45)
5. Jimmy Witherspoon - Drinkin' Beer (Have A Ball) (2:12)
6. Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (2:38)
7. Larry Williams - Bony Moronie (2:39)
8. Bobby Freeman - Big Fat Woman (1:40)
9. Sonny Jackson - My Babe (2:30)
10. Ruth Brown - Jim Dandy (2:15)
11. The Romans - She Don't Wanna Dance (2:54)
12. Bo Diddley - Diddey Wah Diddey (2:29)
13. Ike & Tina Turner - The Groove (Instrumental) (2:15)
14. Eskew Reeder - Green Door (2:46)
15. Baby Washington - Knock Yourself Out (1:41)
16. Richard Lewis - Hey, Little Girl (2:55)
17. Earl 'Connelly' King - I Get So Happy (2:33)
18. Ray Charles - Mess Around (2:40)
19. Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Brain Washer (Instrumental) (2:45)
20. Slim Harpo - I'm A King Bee (2:54)

CD 2:
1. Ray Charles - Let The Good Times Roll (2:25)
2. T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Shuffle (2:43)
3. Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool In Love (2:37)
4. The Midnighters - Work With Me Annie (2:45)
5. Bo Diddley - I'm A Man (2:45)
6. Tarheel Slim - Number 9 Train (2:54)
7. Baby Washington - Money's Funny (2:37)
8. Larry Williams - Short Fat Fannie (1:58)
9. Clarence Henry - I'm In Love (2:30)
10. Jimmy Witherspoon - Good Jumpin' (Jump Children) (2:48)
11. Ruth Brown - (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean (2:58)
12. Earl King - Darling Honey Angel Child (2:19)
13. Big Joe Turner - We're Gonna Jump For Joy (2:05)
14. LaVern Baker & Ben E King - A Help-Each-Other Romance (2:44)
15. Jimmy Anderson - Naggin' (2:18)
16. Slim Harpo - I Got Love If You Want It (2:42)
17. Lazy Lester - I'm A Lover, Not A Fighter (2:29)
18. Leroy Washington - Wild Cherry (2:17)
19. Earl Hooker & The Earlettes - That Man (2:31)
20. Arthur Alexander - A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues (1:58)

In the late 1950s and early 1960s R&B stood for ‘rhythm and blues’ – a term associated with some of the most joyous and vibrant popular music ever made. More diverse than the blues, R&B was basically the forerunner of soul music, and the black equivalent of rock ‘n’ roll: instrumentally energetic, with superb vocals delivered by heartfelt voices that had (mostly) learned to sing in gospel choirs.

This 40-track compilation is a combination of well-known hits and real obscurities, but it’s all solidly good stuff. All in all, you’ll certainly find more than enough in this compilation to set those good times rolling again.

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Bonny B. - Love And Blues

Album: Love And Blues
Size: 130,8 MB
Time: 56:34
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. Blue Tone (5:48)
2. All On Board (4:52)
3. Run In The Rain (5:08)
4. My Story (5:00)
5. Good Time (5:32)
6. Rescue Me (4:02)
7. Black Betty (3:30)
8. We Gonna Have A Good Time (4:08)
9. This Song Is For You (6:08)
10. Listen Downchild (3:56)
11. Juke (4:02)
12. Let Me Love You Baby (4:27)

Born in Cambodia under the name Su Pheaktra Bonnyface Chanmongkhon, Bonny B. arrived in Switzerland in 1979 at barely seven years old. His family fled to Fribourg to escape the Khmer Rouge, and nearly fifty years later, he has become a professional bluesman with an extraordinary musical career behind him.

Bonny B., singer and harmonica player, has carried his blues across European stages for more than half a century. Together with his brother Ice B on guitar, he has recorded around twenty albums, founded a harmonica school, and opened two clubs. He also created a blues festival while running his own online radio station. Alongside his brilliant artistic journey, he has introduced generations of secondary-school students throughout French-speaking Switzerland to the world of blues.

A certified pastry chef, Bonny B. began his pilgrimage to Chicago in 1998 - the Mecca of the blues - where he shared the stage with Buddy Guy, Louisiana Red, John Primer, Bob Margolin, Larry Garner, and Bob Stroger. In 2005, the ultimate recognition arrived: Claude Nobs, founder and director of the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival, invited him to perform alongside B.B. King. Since then, Bonny B. has played thousands of concerts in more than fifteen countries, participated in dozens of festivals, and led countless workshops.

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Cherry Casino & The Gamblers - The Automatic Fool

Album: The Automatic Fool
Size: 60,9 MB
Time: 25:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: R&B/Rock & Roll
Art: LP front & back

1. Sugar Sweet Baby (1:48)
2. The Automatic Fool (2:11)
3. This Ain't Me Little Baby (2:03)
4. Shake Me Up Baby (1:56)
5. Gotta Learn To Dance (2:34)
6. Sweet Party (2:07)
7. This Is My Dance (2:08)
8. Easy Baby (2:44)
9. It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) (1:52)
10. I'll Try (2:21)
11. Baby Malonka (2:36)
12. You Tell Me (1:34)

Since their acclaimed 2014 album Hi-No Love, the time has finally come - Cherry Casino & The Gamblers are back, this time on Bear Family Records. With 11 brand-new original compositions and their unmistakable style, they once again prove that they are still among the hottest rock ’n’ roll acts in Europe. On their fourth album, the Gamblers present an unusual variety that underlines their tremendous talent and versatility.

Cherry Casino’s husky tenor is perfectly complemented by Ike Stoye’s saxophone, Michael “Humpty” Kirscht’s guitar, Gregor Gast’s drums, and Kevin Weber’s bass – a combination that results in an intimate, sleek, and powerful production. The repertoire ranges from driving rockers such as Sugar Sweet Baby, The Automatic Fool, and Street Party to the light, pop-flavored Baby Malonka. An album that appeals to dancers, collectors, and true lovers of authentic rock ’n’ roll alike.

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Thursday, January 8, 2026

Dr. Project Point Blank Blues Band - Eight Blue Balls

Size: 450 MB
Time: 65:38
File: Flac
Released: 2003
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. By The Way (You Look Tonight) (0:53)
2. Johnny Passed Away (6:31)
3. A Cross To Bear (8:00)
4. Blue Ball (4:53)
5. Some Other Place (4:01)
6. Peace Of Mind (3:12)
7. Lazy Mama (5:33)
8. You Are A Natural (3:10)
9. The Mirror (4:57)
10. It's Alright (4:50)
11. You Play (4:21)
12. A House Full Of Blues (3:35)
13. By The Way (You Look Tonight) (3:29)
14. You Give Me A Reason (4:04)
15. Up & Down (4:04)

Dr Project Point Blank Blues Band have been playing the blues for 20 years this year. The line-up may have changed quite a bit along the way, but the style of music has remained the same. Along the way they have helped to firmly establish a blues scene in the former Yugoslavia, and the release of their seventh album "8 Blue Balls" shows that they are an outfit worth taking seriously. Things start way out in left field with a short waltz introduction, "By The Way (You Look Tonight)," which will have you wondering if you have come to the right place. This is soon displaced by the rocking guitar intro to "Johnny Passed Away" which provides a good indication of where the band are coming from. Although the sound is largely dominated by tasty guitar work (from the Dr: Dragoljub Crncevic, who also handles most of the vocals), there is also plenty of keyboards on offer too, courtesy of Darko Grujic. The band show that they are happy at slowing things down on the excellent "A Cross To Bear," with its soulful (and doleful) vocals. John O'Leary (ex Savoy Brown) contributes the very fine harp licks here, and elsewhere. All of the songs are originals, and they make the most of the guitar and organ which are laid over the rock steady beat from the rhythm section of Jovan Pejcinovic (drums) and Zoran Milenkovic (bass). It all works really well too, Even though there is a rocky edge to much of the guitar playing, it never really feels like a blues/rock album. The album has plenty of high spots, with the driving instrumental, "Blue Ball," "Some Other Place"--if Jarvis Cocker from Pulp sang the blues, this is what it would sound like--and the almost funky "Lazy Mama" all worthy of extra special mention. After the full version of "By The Way (You Look Tonight)," a waltz sounding like it is being played on an old wind-up gramophone, complete with Jim Reeves-like vocals, there are a couple of bonus tracks just to make the package complete. The first, "You Give Me A Reason" has an almost Doors-like keyboard sound to it, whilst "Up & Down" sounds like it would make a great encore on a live show. "8 Blue Balls" is a very good album indeed. DR Project Point Blank Blues Band are a fine outfit, and yes, they can definitely play the blues. They also write top quality songs, many of which have great hooklines to them. "8 Blue Balls" is an album that is well worth tracking down, especially if you like your blues to have a raw, rocky edge to it. Even if you do not, check it out anyway, you may be pleasantly surprised.

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VA - Blues Singles Collection Vol.102

Size: 229,5/617 MB
Time: 98:24
File: MP3 @ 320K/s-Flac
Released: 2026
Styles: Blues/Rock
Art: Front

01 Lucinda Williams - We've Come Too Far To Turn Around (Feat. Norah Jones) (4:58)
02 The Statesboro Revue - Flying Blind (2:55)
03 Turquoise Steel - Soul Dimension (3:37)
04 The Cold Stares - Standing Against The Wind (3:44)
05 Mick Clarke - Purple Cat (3:15)
06 Nico Chona - Lilly Honey (4:58)
07 Tinsley Ellis - Hoodoo Woman (3:09)
08 Laurence Jones - Get Back Up (2:17)
09 Altered Five Blues Band - Dare Me To Do It (5:21)
10 Markus K - Highway To Heaven (3:26)
11 Solomon Hicks - Driftin' And Driftin' (3:50)
12 Catfish John Tisdell - Sad But True (4:01)
13 Steve Hill - Maggie (Live From The Garage) (3:54)
14 Robben Ford - Make My Own Weather (4:26)
15 Philip Sayce - Chevrolet (2:52)
16 Zachary Kibbee - Wanted (3:45)
17 Omar Coleman & Igor Prado - Cut You Loose (4:53)
18 Jesper Lindell - Pretend I Never Happened (2:48)
19 Mick Clarke - Mister So And So (3:56)
20 Altered Five Blues Band - I Got It Good (4:17)
21 Lucinda Williams - So Much Trouble In The World (Feat. Mavis Staples) (4:35)
22 Will Wilde - Christmas Eve Blues (4:48)
23 The James Hunter Six - Ain't That A Trip (Feat. Van Morrison) (3:29)
24 Garret T. Willie - Devil Doll (2:53)
25 Jim Keller, Nels Cline, Scott Metzger - Black Dog (Extended Version) (6:04)

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Nico Wayne Toussaint - The Mighty Quartet Live

Size: 456 mb
Time: 69:15
File: Flac
Released: 2013
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Waltering In Montreal ( 2:39)
2. One Fine Day ( 4:31)
3. Ain't No need ( 5:27)
4. My Own Medecine ( 7:25)
5. Can't You tell ( 6:41)
6. Mali Mississippi (11:48)
7. Southern Wind Blowin' ( 4:54)
8. Sadie ( 6:15)
9. Lonely Number ( 4:01)
10. How Long To Heal ( 5:23)
11. Memphis hat ( 2:34)
12. Paris Rain ( 4:15)
13. Time To Cut You Loose ( 3:17)

Nico's shows are renowned for the energy that emanates from them and the contagious joy that spreads there. Trained at the school of American blues clubs that he has been attending since the age of 19, he has developed a unique approach to the stage where energy, charisma, harmonica and feeling are carried by a close-knit and efficient band.

A professional since 1998, he has recorded 14 albums under his own name, 12 of which were released on the Dixiefrog label. His tours have led him to rally new fans in France as well as in Belgium, Holland, the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Germany, Macedonia, Ecuador, Nigeria, Syria, Tunisia and Morocco.

​Nico is concerned about bringing his blues wherever he is asked. He is therefore as capable of performing as a duo for an intimate concert, as of electrifying his music in quartet or quintet in the spirit of the Chicago Blues of the great masters of the genre. He also knows how to offer a Big Band version of his music, where the repertoire defended is that of the blues tinged with funk and soul of James Cotton, to whom he paid tribute in an album released on Dixiefrog in 2017.

Lately, Nico has also been performing solo guitar-harmonica-vocals and bringing to the stage a repertoire of street music, based on his original songs influenced by the blues and gospel of his roots.

​Working with American musicians has long been a blues school for Nico and his band. They have welcomed guests such as Cash McCall, David Maxwell, Monster Mike Welch, and Killer Ray Allison on tours. Nico has recorded or worked with Rod Piazza, Guy Davis and Andrew Strong.

During his American stays, he shared the stage with James Cotton, Billy Branch, RJ Mischo, Luther Allison, Eddie C. Campbell, Vance Kelly, Jimmy Burns, Jimmy Johnson and many other names of the Chicago scene.

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Various Artists - Down Home Slide

Album: Down Home Slide
Size: 130,2 MB
Time: 56:08
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Blues, acoustic blues
Art: Full

1. Robert Nighthawk - That's All Right (4:20)
2. John Henry Barbee - I Know She Didn't Love Me (4:02)
3. Fred & Annie Mae McDowell - Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed (2:55)
4. Big Joe Williams - Roll Me Over Slow (1:46)
5. Robert Nighthawk - Everything Gonna Be Alright (2:37)
6. Elijah Brown - John Henry (1:55)
7. Eddie Taylor - Jackson Town (3:28)
8. George Coleman - Mad & Evil (2:31)
9. Blind Connie Williams - I'm On My Way To Canaan Land (1:59)
10. Big Joe Williams - Which Way My Baby Go (2:58)
11. Johnny Shines - Hoodoo Snake Doctor Blues (3:06)
12. John Littlejohn - Slidin' (3:18)
13. Big Joe Williams - Walk On Little Girl (2:24)
14. Arthur Weston - Poor Boy Long Way From Home (2:02)
15. Robert Nighthawk - Anna Lee (3:47)
16. David 'Honeboy' Edwards - Sweet Home Chicago (3:09)
17. Fred McDowell - I'm So Glad I Got Good Religion (3:05)
18. Big Joe Williams - My Lonesome Bed (4:12)
19. Blind Connie Williams - Key To The Highway (2:25)

Although slide guitar compilations at times seem to proliferate like kudzu, this particular collection has much to recommend adding it to the collection. For openers, there's the inclusion of three previously unreleased live performances from Robert Nighthawk. Playing in a 1964 Chicago concert accompanied by Johnny Young on guitar and mandolin, and Little Walter on acoustic harmonica (a rarity), Nighthawk turns in stellar readings of Jimmy Rogers' "That's All Right" (a number he apparently never recorded anywhere else), Little Walter's "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (set to a "Dust My Broom" arrangement), and his standard "Anna Lee," all in highly relaxed versions that add much to his meager discography.

Other highlights include a track of Eddie Taylor making a rare appearance on slide with Nighthawk's "Jackson Town," four tracks by Big Joe Williams, two from Fred McDowell, a Johnny Littlejohn instrumental with Jimmy Rogers on rhythm guitar ("Slidin'"), and Homesick James guesting behind vocalist George Coleman on "Mad and Evil." Selections from David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Arthur Weston, Blind Connie Williams, John Henry Barbee, Elijah Brown and Johnny Shines complete this excellent collection. /Cub Koda, AllMusic

(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)

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Various Artists - Down Home Harp

Album: Down Home Harp
Size: 120,0 MB
Time: 51:29
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1998
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Full

1. Big Walter Horton - Blue Mood (2:56)
2. Billy Boy Arnold - We All Got To Go (2:50)
3. Billy Boy Arnold - Billy Boy's Jump (2:29)
4. James 'Bat' Robinson - Borrow Love And Go (1:58)
5. Big John Wrencher - You Know I Love You (2:08)
6. Coot Venson - Thinkin' About Your Apples (1:24)
7. George Robertson - Sweet Woman Blues (2:25)
8. Harmonica Slim Willis Quartet - Canadian Sunset (2:53)
9. Andrew Cauthen - Last Night Blues (2:14)
10. Willie Lee Harris - Blue As I Can Be (1:57)
11. John Lee Henley - Medley: Fox Chase/Snake Hippin'/Careless Love (3:26)
12. Robert Nighthawk w. Little Walter - Sweet Little Woman (3:30)
13. Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle - Slow Train Through Arkansas (1:13)
14. Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle - T-Model And The Train (0:25)
15. Coot Venson - Morning Rock (1:23)
16. Doctor Ross - Blues For Illinois (2:30)
17. Billy Boy Arnold - Mattie Mae (2:41)
18. Coot Venson - Where The Southern Crosses The Dog (1:41)
19. Andrew Cauthen - Goin' Down To The Station (3:00)
20. Big Walter Horton - Walter's Boogie (3:17)
21. James 'Bat' Robinson - John Henry (1:36)
22. Johnny Young w. Little Walter - Baby, You Don't Have To Go (3:23)

A companion volume to Testament's Down Home Slide compilation, this brings together 21 previously unreleased tracks from that label's vaults and a reprise of "Billy Boy's Jump" by Billy Boy Arnold from the original album Goin' to Chicago. There's a real nice blend of styles, and even with big guns aboard like Big Walter Horton and Little Walter playing with Johnny Young and Robert Nighthawk, this is no mere amplified Chicago honkfest. The country side of things are represented in a right primitive way by Willie Lee Harris and Coot Vinson with Doctor Ross, Driftin' Slim and James "Bat" Robinson holding up the one-man band side of the equation.

And a can't-miss highlight is the Harmonica Slim Willis Quartet taking the pop standard "Canadian Sunset" for a lowdown blues ride. Selections from Big John Wrencher, George Robertson, John Lee Henley and Andrew Cauthen round out this superlative little collection. Not just another harmonica compilation, there are great performances in enough divergent styles to make this a wonderful harmonica introductory primer disc for anyone who wants to investigate both city and country styles. /Cub Koda, AllMusic

(For personnel and recording details, see artwork included.)

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Dave Riley & Bonny B. Band - Live At The Blues Club Fribourg

Album: Live At The Blues Club Fribourg
Size: 184,7 MB
Time: 79:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2011
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. The Thrill Is Gone (7:56)
2. Friends (6:27)
3. Baby Please Come Home (3:08)
4. Howlin Wolf (5:03)
5. Trash Man Blues (4:54)
6. Voodoo Woman (6:22)
7. Livin' On The Borrowed Time (8:52)
8. I'm Ready (4:44)
9. You Don't Have To Go (5:55)
10. Ride With Your Daddy (8:09)
11. Share Croppers Blues (6:26)
12. I Ain't Drunk (5:54)
13. Mojo Workin' (5:53)

Dave Riley: Dave Riley born March 18, 1949 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, second born of 10 children. Dave learned music at a young age. By the age of nine he was playing for his parents (Willie and Maggie) family gospel group The Riley singers. In 1961 his family moved to Chicago where he fell in love with music playing gospel on Sunday mornings and blues at night. Dave caught the eye of several independent record labels around town and became a studio music playing for a lot of local acts. Dave was drafted into the army where he was stationed in Seattle Washington. He attended a show that featured local guitarist Jimi Hendrix, who became a major influence on his life.

Upon the end of his tour of duty in Vietnam. Dave came home and pick up where he left off playing around town sitting in with the likes of Muddy Waters, Eddie Shaw, Junior Wells, Howlin’ Wolf, and Buddy Guy. It wasn’t until Dave in the early 1990s, Dave returned back to his roots in the Delta where his name began to shine hooking up with Sam Carr, Frank Frost and Big Jack Johnson. After touring around the globe with the Jelly Roll Kings, Dave formed his own band in 1996, and has been picking and singing non-stop ever since. In 2000 and 2001 Riley released three albums, his first CD, Living on Borrowed Time, followed by Blues Across America-The Helena Scene, and Whiskey, Money, and Women.

In 2005 Riley came to Phoenix for a visit and decided it would be a good place to live. Since then, Riley has performed at the Rhythm Room, Pranksters Too, the Boondocks Lounge, the Peoria Municipal Complex, the Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival, the Mesa Arts Center, the Blues Blast at Margaret T. Hance Park, the Plaza Palomino Court Yard, the Live at the Library, the Bisbee Blues Festival, the Tucson High Magnet School (Tucson Spring Jam), Monterey Court, plus touring in the USA, Europe and South America. From 2007 to 2011, Riley released three critically acclaimed albums with Arizona harmonicist Bob Corritore; Travelin’ the Dirt Road, Lucky to be Living, and Hush Your Fuss!.

Bonny B.: Born in Cambodia under the name Su Pheaktra Bonnyface Chanmongkhon, Bonny B. arrived in Switzerland in 1979 at barely seven years old. His family fled to Fribourg to escape the Khmer Rouge, and nearly fifty years later, he has become a professional bluesman with an extraordinary musical career behind him.

Bonny B., singer and harmonica player, has carried his blues across European stages for more than half a century. Together with his brother Ice B on guitar, he has recorded around twenty albums, founded a harmonica school, and opened two clubs. He also created a blues festival while running his own online radio station. Alongside his brilliant artistic journey, he has introduced generations of secondary-school students throughout French-speaking Switzerland to the world of blues.

A certified pastry chef, Bonny B. began his pilgrimage to Chicago in 1998 - the Mecca of the blues - where he shared the stage with Buddy Guy, Louisiana Red, John Primer, Bob Margolin, Larry Garner, and Bob Stroger. In 2005, the ultimate recognition arrived: Claude Nobs, founder and director of the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival, invited him to perform alongside B.B. King. Since then, Bonny B. has played thousands of concerts in more than fifteen countries, participated in dozens of festivals, and led countless workshops.

Personnel: Dave Riley (vocals, guitar); Bonny B. (harmonica, cigarbox guitar); Ice B. (guitar, bass); Buddy B. (guitar); Cherry B. (bass); Speedy MJ (drums); Samuel Gex (harmonica track 10).

R.I.P. Dave Riley (March 18, 1949 - January 5, 2026)

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The Vine Street Shuffle - Zebedee: The Vine Street Shuffle Does Earl Hooker

Album: Zebedee
Size: 107,4 MB
Time: 46:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/R&B
Art: Front

1. Frog Hop/The Leading Brand Medley (5:12)
2. Off The Hook (4:46)
3. Blue Guitar (Feat. Jean-Marc Henaux) (5:25)
4. You Gotta Lose (Feat. Neal Black) (4:30)
5. Galoping Horses A Lazy Mule (2:57)
6. The Misfit (Feat. Denis Agenet) (2:19)
7. Dynamite (Feat. Jean-Marc Henaux) (3:10)
8. Guitar Rhumba (5:29)
9. Two Bugs And A Roach (2:33)
10. You Don't Want Me (Feat. Sophie Malbec & Laurent Cokelaere) (3:49)
11. The Hucklebuck (5:11)
12. Two Bugs In A Rug (Interlude) (1:02)

The French trio celebrates the legendary bluesman with the album "Zebedee: The Vine Street Shuffle Does Earl Hooker" which demonstrates the energy and musical beauty of this trio, well-versed in numerous concerts throughout France with Cincinnati Slim. Earl Hooker, cousin of John Lee Hooker, never achieved the fame that should have been his. We can reasonably assume that without this damn illness, the guitarist would have happily sailed towards a star career. The Vine Street Shuffle shows us the stature of this guitarist who inspired the greatest bluesmen and left behind compositions that look like blues classics. A historic and electric discovery! /Jean Marc Lebeaupin, ArtsixMic

Personnel: Aliocha Thévenet (guitar); Marc Delmas (drums); Philippe Quinette (upright & electric bass). Guests: Laurent Cokelaere (electric bass); Jean Marc Henaux (harmonica); Denis Agenet, Neal Black (vocals); Sophie Malbec (guitar, vocals).

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Lucky Lloyd - Old School Blues

Album: Old School Blues
Size: 126,3 MB
Time: 54:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2026
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Further On Up The Road (4:29)
2. Bright Lights Big City (5:07)
3. Heart Fixing Business (4:38)
4. You Upset Me Baby (3:37)
5. Don't Burn Down The Bridge You Might Wanna Come Back (4:01)
6. Baby Can't You See What You're Doing To Me (5:25)
7. Born Under A Bad Sign (3:45)
8. Personal Manager (5:06)
9. Meet Me Baby With Your Black Drawers On (3:57)
10. The Hoochie Coochie Man (4:52)
11. Smokestack Lighting (4:31)
12. Big Leg Woman (With A Short Short Mini Skirt) (5:03)

Lucky Lloyd was born in a little town called Hamtramick, Michigan but grew up in Detroit just one mile from Hitsville, better known as Motown. There he was introduced to a style of music called "The Blues". At the age of nine he began to play the guitar and that's where the legendary ascension of Lucky Lloyd to the top of blues history began. Lucky is currently involved in promotions and touring as far as New Zealand, Australia, and all across the United States.

He attributes his style of music to the influences of Albert King (whom he resembles), Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, and Santana. His live performances are energized and exciting. While entertaining he roams into the audience with his guitar screaming, delighting his fans.

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