Afternoon folks!

It's another interesting week with three kinds of blues for you. Starting off, there's Texas Telecaster Master, Albert Collins playing live in 1973 at the El Mocambo club. Then there's an album from blues organist Jesse "Wild Bill" Austin with the Blues Brothers horns and after that is an album of acoustic country blues from Scrapper Blackwell. Moving on, in the folk-rock-blues vein we have The Band concerts from which the Rock of Ages live album was culled. We finish off in the Bluegrass department with an album from Tony Rice and Peter Rowan.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

We've got some serious blues and blues-rock this week. Starting off we've got an album from Texas bluesman Albert Collins from early in his career (1962-63) followed by a late career live album from blues guitarist Jimmy Burns. After that, it's on to a bunch of live blues-rock albums starting with Canned Heat with John Lee Hooker and the Chambers Brothers, then it's on to Santana in 1968 and The Allman Brothers in 1970. We finish up mellowing out with New Orleans piano player James Booker.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

There's some great stuff this week. Starting out, there's Albert Collins live in the early 90's followed by a guy who's not well known but wrote a blues standard and made some great records back in the day, Mr. Bo from Detroit. Following that is an album from The Valentinos, one of the best vocal groups of their time - on the album are a couple of their original hits that became hits for others, like All Over Now, which was a big hit for the Rolling Stones. The Valentinos were originally a family gospel group (the Womack family) and Sam Cooke convinced them to make secular music. Finishing up, we've got a zydeco treat from Beau Jocque, well worth a listen.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we're starting off with some blue deliciousness from Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray and Albert Collins together on a great album, followed by a 1940's era album from saxophonist Eddie Vinson and a mid 70's B.B. King album to mellow you out. A fine album of blues-rock follows from John Mayall with some notable sidemen and then how about some bluegrass? - It's the Kentucky Colonels (featuring Clarence White who would later be the guitarist for The Byrds). After that there's some live goodness from the David Bromberg Band and we finish up with an album from British folk rockers The Oyster Band.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

If you enjoy the blues, your ears might be busy this weekend. Starting off, we've got an album from BB King, followed an early Albert Collins album, followed by an album by Chicago blues harmonica player Carey Bell and finishing off the blues selections with a compilation album from Jimmy Johnson, Eddie Shaw and Left Hand Frank. After that there's a Wailers (reggae) album and an album from Texas musician Doug Sahm along with some excellent sidemen including Dr. John, David Bromberg and Flaco Jimenez. Then there's a rock album from a largely-overlooked all-girl rock band, Fanny. We finish off in the diversity department with a late 60's country album from Carl Perkins.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

We've got some great blues this week with an album from Albert Collins and a compilation album from Tarheel Slim and Little Ann. I uploaded a great album from J.B. Hutto with Hound Dog Taylor's group the Houserockers, but some German corporation decided that they didn't want anybody in the world to hear it. expletives deleted. Anyway, after that we've got what I think is the Chambers Brothers best album, The Time Has Come - great stuff. Following that is a compilation of Rockabilly tunes from L.A. in the early 80's and another compilation of Texas guitar music from some serious hot dog guitarists. We finish up in the diversity department with The Battlefield Band, a Scottish traditional band.

Enjoy the tunes and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

This week we've got Albert Collins live and an album from Chicago bluesman John Littlejohn. After that, in the blues-rock category there are albums from George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Johnny Winter and Dave Edmunds. Then there's an EP from The Pretty Things from their psychedelic period and a somewhat recent double album to finish us off from Richard Thompson.

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Afternoon folks!

I've got a couple of live blues albums for you this week, one from BB King and one (a UK import) from Albert Collins and there's a Buddy Guy album to keep you hummin' for the rest of the weekend. Following that there's a big bunch of blues rock, albums by Rory Gallagher, Harvey Mandel (guitarist for Canned Heat), slide wizard David Lindley and a live album from Mountain. Finishing it all off is an album from Spirit.

Enjoy!

Afternoon folks!

This week we've got a couple of great blues albums from Albert Collins and Lonesome Sundown. In the blues-rock vein, we've got albums by Bonnie Raitt, Santana and Steppenwolf. There's a fabulous acoustic guitar album from Norman Blake and albums by Richard Thompson and Be Bop Deluxe.

Enjoy!