Lloyd Jones - Tennessee Run - VizzTone
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Lloyd Jones – Tennessee Run

Lloyd Jones  Tennessee Run VizzTone  Review by Greg Johnson  Lloyd Jones has been a frequent guest on Delbert McClinton’s Sandy Beaches cruises over the years, and has made some awfully important friends on these trips. One of those is…
Walter Trout - Ordinary Madness - Provogue Records 
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Walter Trout – Ordinary Madness

Walter Trout  Ordinary Madness Provogue Records  Review by Randy Murphy  Walter Trout’s new release “Ordinary Madness” finds this blues-guitar wizard in fine form, effortlessly brewing potent spells of dark musical magic with…
Vanessa Collier - Heart On The Line

Vanessa Collier – Heart On The Line

Vanessa Collier  Heart On The Line Phenix Fire Records  Review by Greg Johnson  Vanessa Collier is a force within herself and is gaining popularity and momentum that is beyond well deserved. The current two-time recipient of the Blues Music…
Steven Troch - “Leftovers” 
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Steven Troch – “Leftovers” 

Steven Troch “Leftovers” (Available only on Bandcamp)  Review by John Taylor  You know how it is when you’re eating leftovers. You mix things up.  That to-go box of moo goo gai pan from Sunday night? It’s still good – and come…
Lisa Mann - Old Girl
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Lisa Mann – Old Girl – JayRay Records 

Lisa Mann  Old Girl JayRay Records  Review by Greg Johnson  Not to be one to sit idle, even during times of pandemic, Portland’s Blues Music Award-winning bassist has released two discs over the past months of shutdown. The first, an…
Fiona Boyes - Blues In My Heart
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Fiona Boyes – Blues In My Heart

Fiona Boyes  Blues In My Heart Blue Empress Records / Reference Recordings  Review by Greg Johnson  Since her win at the International Blues Challenge back in 2003, Fiona Boyes has been one of the most noted blues guitarists of our time,…
Jim Gustin and Truth Jones - Lessons Learned
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Jim Gustin and Truth Jones – Lessons Learned

Jim Gustin and Truth Jones  Lessons Learned Self-produced By John Taylor After four decades of singing the blues up and down the West Coast, Jim Gustin and Truth Jones are ready to impart some of the wisdom they’ve gained along the way –…
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Too Slim and the Tail Draggers – The Remedy

Too Slim and the Tail Draggers  The Remedy VizzTone/Underworld By John Taylor  Sure, they favor cowboy hats, tuck their pants into their boots and called Tennessee home for a while. But Too Slim and the Tail Draggers aren’t all hat. They’ve been…
Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers - Salone
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Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers – Salone

Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers  Salone M.I.G.   Based in Belgium for the past couple decades, Bai Kamara jr was born in Sierra Leone in West Africa and grew up in England. Deeply influenced by the music of his homeland, he found…
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Anthony Geraci – Daydreams In Blue

Anthony Geraci  Daydreams In Blue Shining Stone Records  By Greg Johnson  Without question, Anthony Geraci is one of the finest and most sought-after keyboardist in the blues world today. Renowned for his years of work in bands led by Sugar…