Fat Possum Records has confirmed that delta blues musician James “T-Model” Ford passed away on Tuesday, July 16th of respiratory failure after a prolonged illness. His age was unknown, though he claimed to be 93. Heralded for his rugged personality … Continue reading →
Robert Calvin Bland, better known as Bobby “Blue” Bland, the “Lion of the Blues,” passed away on Sunday, June 23rd, after fighting an ongoing illness. Bland was 83-years-old and leaves behind a legacy of blues, gospel and R&B that has … Continue reading →
DIUNNA GREENLEAF Trying To Hold On Blue Mercy 930 www.diunna.com This fourteen track project is ex-gospel singer Diunna Greenleaf’s stunning, originals-studded follow-up to her 2007 Cotton Field To Coffee House masterpiece. Accompanied by a … Continue reading →
GUY DAVIS The Adventures Of Fishy Waters: In Bed With The Blues Smokeydoke www.guydavis.com This “audio play” project marks the disc debut of a one-man production that singer-songwriter Guy Davis has performed on and off … Continue reading →
SUGAR RAY NORCIA & THE BLUE TONES Evening Severn www.severnrecords.com This is blues harmonica ace, singer and songwriter Norcia’s fifth musical foray for Severn and, to these ears, they just keep getting better. With his … Continue reading →
PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY Beyond the Crossroads Blind Pig 5132 www.blindpigrecords.com This latest chapter in the bluesy, chemistry-rich Karp and Foley alliance was recorded in studios in both Winnipeg, Canada and New Jersey … Continue reading →
BOO HANKS w/ DOM FLEMONS Buffalo Junction Music Maker 148 www.musicmaker.org www.musicmaker.org/artists/boo-hanks Yes, field recordings are still being done in 21st-century America. Here Dom Flemons of Carolina Chocolate Drops travels to Buffalo Junction, Va., to … Continue reading →
MARIA MULDAUR Steady Love Stony Plain 1346 www.stonyplainrecords.com With the exception of a stunning makeover of blues poet Percy Mayfield’s signature song “Please Send Me Someone To Love,” all thirteen tracks on Muldaur’s latest were … Continue reading →
