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Bob Margolin – Star of Stage and Screens

Bob Margolin Star of Stage and Screens VizzTone Review by John Taylor  The pandemic is still on, and Bob Margolin is still sitting at home ... brooding about it.  Fortunately for us, he has a 1930s Gibson and a National steel guitar handy.…
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Adam Scramstad – It’s a Long Way to Go

Adam Scramstad It’s a Long Way to Go Djangosfire Tunes  review by Greg Johnson The one thing you need to remember when it comes to solo acoustic musicians: Nobody else is playing alongside you to hide if you happen to make a wrong note…
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Straight To You Live

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Straight To You Live Provogue Review by Greg Johnson    During this time of COVID and the lack of being able to attend live events on this scale, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band releases this much-needed live performance…
Ole Frimer Band 
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Ole Frimer Band – Live in Eppingen

Ole Frimer Band  Live in Eppingen Katti Records  Review by Randy Murphy  I listen to a lot of new music, and most of it is fine, solid blues and blues rock produced by musicians dedicated to keeping blues-oriented music alive and culturally…
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Dudley Taft – Cosmic Radio

Dudley Taft Cosmic Radio American Blues Artist Group Review by John Taylor  Finally. Something good has come of the COVID-19 catastrophe.  Though the damage the pandemic has done to the live music business is “a real blow to the solar plexis,”…
Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi  Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions  Hishouse Records
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Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi

Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi  Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions Hishouse Records   Review by John Taylor  Part memoir, part altar call, Danny Brooks and Lil’ Miss Debi’s “Are You Ready? The Mississippi Sessions” is…
Ron Thompson  From The Patio
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Ron Thompson

Ron Thompson  From The Patio: Live At The Poor House Bistro, Vol. 1 Little Village Foundation  Review by Greg Johnson  Bay Area favorite, guitarist Ron Thompson, may have passed on earlier this year, but thanks to the folks at Little Village…
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Jody Carroll – World of Man Anthology

Jody Carroll  World of Man Anthology:   Volume One – Old Dogs  Volume Two – Lost in Time  Volume Three – Promise Land  Thahaylia Music  Review by Greg Johnson  Jody Carroll’s three-volume compilation, World of Man Anthology,…
Kirk Fletcher - My Blues Pathway
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Kirk Fletcher – My Blues Pathway

Kirk Fletcher  My Blues Pathway Cleopatra Blues  Review by Greg Johnson  If you were to sit down and ask people about who they felt were the most impressive guitar players in the blues world today, you just might find a long list at hand.…
Paul Boddy and the SlideWinder Blues Band
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Paul Boddy and the SlideWinder Blues Band

Paul Boddy and the SlideWinder Blues Band Friends of Tuesday Slide Records From the downbeat of the first song on this EP - “Over the Hump” - you know you’re in for a bumpy, but fun, ride. And while this is the first album for Paul Boddy and…