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Need a little blues to get you through a stressful work week? Take a Blues Break! Every day your local station pumps out a Elwood's Blues Break, which is full of interviews with your favorite musical icons from the past and present. Check your local listings for exact times, and make sure to tune in on Blue Monday when we focus on the blues roots of non-blues music. Here's what's coming through the pipeline... Further Up On The Road (Live)/ The Band feat. Eric Clapton
The Last Waltz
Freedom Highway/ Staple Singers
Freedom Highway
Trouble No More/ Mark T. Small
Blacks, Whites & The Blues
Eyesight To The Blind/ Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Joined At The Hip
One Way Out/ Allman Brothers
The Fillmore Concerts
http://www.bluesmobile.com/Further Up On The Road (Live)/ The Band feat. Eric Clapton |
Freedom Highway/ Staple Singers |
Trouble No More/ Mark T. Small |
Eyesight To The Blind/ Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes" Smith |
One Way Out/ Allman Brothers |
Have we found a Leonard Cohen for the modern
generation?
The music industry is awash with both male and female brooding singer-songwriters, so it takes something pretty special to stand out from the crowd.
Ari Hest isn’t just a pretty face (which he has) but writes songs that are timeless, touching and memorable and when you add them to Alex Wong’s subtle production and arrangements, SUNSET OVER HOPE STREET becomes something pretty special!
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DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD
Wow, from London, Danny Wilson and his band have created an album that pulls Springsteen, Petty, Willie Nile
amongst others into a damned good album!
ROR RECOMMENDS!
"a dusty, wistful sepia-toned postcard from an imagined past, it slots right in between
peak Kerouac, Pat Garrett-era Dylan and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young" **** MOJO
"Danny Wilson is turning into one of those artists whose work he has venerated -
Ryan Adams, Mark Olson, Bruce Springsteen even" **** THE TIMES
SPOTLIGHT
Third album from A.A.Bondy, an Americana artist who thrives from writing songs baring all in a stripped back format....says his principal influences are Eno, Motown and Gospel....this is his best so far. ROR RECOMMENDS !
UP AND COMING
Fusing a mix of blistering alt rock to the hallowed stomp & swagger of classic Chicago Blues, Giles Robson & The Dirty Aces’ raw & visceral sound is being hailed as the most exciting new discovery to break out the blues world today. Pretty impressive stuff from this UK outfit, with some inventive harmonica playing from Giles Robson. ROR RECOMMENDS !
WORTH CHECKIN' OUT
ARTIST OF THE MONTH
One of the earliest of British blues bands, Savoy Brown, with founder guitarist Kim Simmonds at the helm, helped launch the 1967 UK blues boom movement that brought blues music back to the USA invigorating the style forever. In the process, the band became part of the framework that launched the rock and roll music of the 1970’s. Their influence now stretches into modern rock as we know it today.
With over 30 albums to their name, Savoy Brown continue to delight with the release of "Voodoo Moon" and are worthy additions to ROR Artist Of The Month!
MISSED TREASURE
The re-issued CD does include other songs recorded by Nina Simone for the Bethlehem label not included on the original vinyl release but the additions fit right in with the jazzy, soulful feel of the musical landscape and their inclusion was a wise choice indeed. "Little Girl Blue" was not only a groundbreaking musical treasure; it's quite simply the eight wonder of the world!
ROOTS DEBUT CHOICE
NEWS - BITS AND PIECES
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles) the American blues, soul, R&B, and jazz singer and songwriter has died aged 73 due to complications from leukaemia and dementia that she had been suffering from for the last few years. James was best known for her distinctive, dynamic and gravelly vocals that drew fans to her songs I’d Rather Go Blind, In The Basement, Tell Mama, I Just Want To Make Love To You and one of the most successful soul ballads of all time, At Last.
Etta James had recently released a new album The Dreamer to excellent reviews.
SPECIAL PROFILE - THE BLACK KEYS -"EL CAMINO"
The Black Keys new album restores faith in honest rock...Review courtesy Amazon Click for full review/s
SPECIAL PROFILE - PAUL CURRERI
Raised in Richmond, Virginia, Paul Curreri now makes his home in Charlottesville with songwriter/guitarist Devon Sproule; the two were married in May of 2005. Though he grew up playing music, he ended up enrolling at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to pursue painting and film. While his experiences at art school helped develop his ability to observe and record the visual world, his true passion again rose to the surface. By the time Paul graduated from RISD, he'd composed over 200 songs on guitar and piano. Turning down a job at MTV, he set to work carving out a life as a musician. The Big Shitty is his latest album and puts him into the Dylan, Springsteen, Joe Henry school of music. 4 stars for this album.
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VIDEO SHOWCASE!
THE WONDERFUL ETTA JAMES, R.I.P.
JONATHAN WILSON - "GENTLE SPIRIT"
Wow, this is pure nostalgia. JW has produced a wonderful mash of soft West Coast, Laurel Canyon folk rock, with atmospheric psychedelic overtones
sung in a whispering style. Slightly indulged lyrics and long meandering songs make this a real listening album.elements of Grateful Dead, Jackson Browne.... Perfect for the Holiday period! ROR RECOMMENDS!
THE ROLLING STONES LIVE IN TEXAS '78
5.0 out of 5 stars The Stones at full throttle, October 20, 2011
DAN MICHAELSON
ROR RECOMMENDS!Dan Michaelson is the 33 year-old whisky barrel baritone and short-legged leader of Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards. His baritone voice seems to know about the dirty and the pure and his song's reflect the feeling on SUDDEN FICTION his new solo album.
TINY RUINS
Tiny Ruins is the project of New Zealand musician and songwriter Hollie Fullbrook. Intelligent, remarkable songs in a folk style, worthy of your ears!
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