Category Archives: Rhythm & Blues

The Passion Of Chris Strachwitz

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Tony

Chris Strachwitz is a man possessed. “El Fanatico,” Ry Cooder calls him. A song catcher, dedicated to recording the traditional, regional, down home music of America, his adopted home after his family left Germany at the close of WWII. Mance … Continue reading →

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NYCs Bottom Line Archive On CD

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Tony

New York’s The Bottom Line club major series of releases from its archive containing over 1000 shows recorded during the club’s 30 year run, from 1974 – 2004 is now being made widely available. It is intended to make as … Continue reading →

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New Rory Gallagher Live Set Due In March

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Tony

Following on from the highly successful ‘BLUES’ album, Chess/UMC are releasing a CD/LP set by Rory Gallagher ‘Check Shirt Wizard- Live In ‘77’. This 20-song, previously unreleased, set is culled from four shows (London, Brighton, Sheffield and Newcastle) during an … Continue reading →

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Allman Brothers Band’s 50th Anniversary Collection

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Tony

The Allman Brothers Band career retrospective, ‘Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection,’ will be released on February 28th via Island Mercury/UMe paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of the pioneering Southern blues- rock legends and their massive body of work. … Continue reading →

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Swamp Pop Spectacular – London 19th April 2020

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Tony
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Blues Kings From Baton Rouge

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Tony

    2-CD (Digisleeve) with 52-page booklet, 53 Tracks. Total playing time approx. c. 148 minutes. • A taster of the blues from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on two compact discs. • Like New Orleans, Memphis or St. Louis alongside the … Continue reading →

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The Day The Music Burned – The 2008 Universal Fire

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Tony

A New York Times investigation has revealed that decades of Universal Music Group treasures burned in 2008. By Niraj Chokshi From The New York Times. June 12th 2019 Eleven years ago this month, a fire ripped through a part of … Continue reading →

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Interview With Charlie Gillett From 2008

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Tony

 The late Charlie Gillett was a renowned broadcaster, journalist and author. He wrote the acclaimed and influential ‘Sound Of The City’ (“the first serious and comprehensive history of rock & roll”) and the story of Atlantic Records ‘Making Tracks’. … Continue reading →

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Down Home Blues: Chicago Volume 2: Sweet Home Chicago

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Tony

‘Down Home Blues: Sweet Home Chicago’ is the second volume of Chicago Blues post war down home blues music from Wienerworld, recorded from the mid-1940s through the golden decade years of the 1950s up to the early 1960s Sweet Home … Continue reading →

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Joe Louis Walker – Live In Las Vegas

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Tony

 Joe Louis Walker – a Blues Hall of Fame guitarist and singer and songwriter and his band storm through ten 10 tracks live in concert at the Boulder Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This great live performance is … Continue reading →

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