I first heard Eugene Hideaway Bridges as lead guitarist for Memphis Joe Turners Blues Caravan (they supported B B King at the Royal Albert Hall and he set the bar so high only B could get anywhere near it) - Bridges sings with the sweetness of Sam Cooke and has that effortless fluidity of T-Bone Walker. Big Bill wears his dad's mantle with jowl shakin' lasciviousness (according to Lady Blue who knows about these things, he is sex on a stick). John Primer played with Muddy and is just getting better and better: we dipped into his self-financed project from a couple of years ago to pull out a slice of Chicago's finest.
The first couple of albums Otis Grand did marked him out as a player, writer, arranger of some stature and his "Blues 65" album from last year saw him stand square front and centre with punchy 3 and half minute songs, guitar recorded LOUD but with generous space for others to shine in the spotlight. His next outing is on a live DVD on JSP from a couple of years ago and if you've seen him live you're in for a treat. Little Freddie King and Bishop Dreary Manning got a lift from the non profit MUSIC MAKER outfit, Joe Jonas is a stalwart of the current live scene on smaller labels meaning the promo budgets have been unfortunately thin for his wares. Eddie Cusic is a marvellous player though he is on WOLF so you'll at least have seen his name about the place. Dip into either man's work you won't regret it.
track.title | track.artistsort | index | album.title | album.artistsort | label |
Jump the Joint | Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges | 4 | Jump The Joint | Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges | ARMADILLO |
Left Hand Blues | Big Bill Morganfield | 2 | Rising Son | Big Bill Morganfield | BLIND PIG RECORDS |
Blues on Solid Ground | John Primer | 3 | Blues On Solid Ground | John Primer | Blues House Records |
two can play your game | marquise knox | 3 | here i am | marquise knox | APO |
Those Days Are Gone | Otis Grand | 12 | Blues '65 | Otis Grand | MAINgate |
LITTLE WOMAN | LITTLE FREDDIE KING | 3 | LITTLE WOMAN | LITTLE FREDDIE KING | MUSIC MAKER |
He's Gone (Let Him Go) | Joe Jonas | 10 | Hog Wild For The Blues | Joe Jonas | PINK PIG |
SOUL OF A MAN | ALBERT WHITE | 7 | SOUL OF A MAN | ALBERT WHITE | MUSIC MAKER |
CITY IN THE SKY | OTIS CLAY | 12 | THIS TIME AROUND | OTIS CLAY | BULLSEYE |
GOSPEL TRAIN | BISHOP DREADY MANNING | 1 | GOSPEL TRAIN | BISHOP DREADY MANNING | MUSIC MAKER |
STOP ARGUING OVER ME | Eddie Cusic | 12 | Leland Mississippi Blues | Eddie Cusic | WOLF |
HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN | Eddie Cusic | 13 | Leland Mississippi Blues | Eddie Cusic | WOLF |
BABY PLEASE DON'T GO | Big Joe Louis | 2 | Solo (Demo) | Big Joe Louis | |
Black Angel Blues | Robert Nighthawk | 8 | Reborn And Remastered | Robert Johnson | ROUGH GUIDES |
Mean Old Train | Papa Lightfoot | 24 | Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Atlanta | Various Artists | Fantastic Voyage |
I WANT YOUR PICTURE | HOWLIN' WOLF | 9 | Reborn And Remastered | Robert Johnson | ROUGH GUIDES |
BABY BABY | KATIE WEBSTER AND ASHTON CONROY | 24 | RHYTHM AND BLUESIN - ROMPIN AND STOMPIN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | ACE |
TOMORROW | CAROL FRAN | 25 | RHYTHM AND BLUESIN - ROMPIN AND STOMPIN | VARIOUS ARTISTS | ACE |
BLACK NIGHT | CHARLES BROWN | 3 | BLUE OVER YOU | CHARLES BROWN | WESTSIDE |
HONEY LOVE | CLYDE MCPHATTER AND DRIFTERS | 6 | 1954 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
MY BABY'S 3-D | DOMINOES WITH BILLY WARD | 3 | 1954 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | BOULEVARD VINTAGE |
I can't quit you baby | otis rush | 2-8 | chicago the blues today | various artists | vanguard |
dynaflow blues | johnny shines | 3-7 | chicago the blues today | various artists | vanguard |
married woman blues | j. b. hutto | 1-9 | chicago the blues today | various artists | vanguard |
Pickin' the Blues | Vaan ShawEddie Shaw | 8 | Morning Rain | Vaan ShawEddie Shaw | WOLF |
Crosscut Saw | U. P. Wilson | 2 | Lone Star Blues Series : On My Way | U. P. Wilson | FEDORA |
Jimmy Burns Leaving Here Walking 06 Shake Your Boogie | Jimmy Burns | 6 | Leaving Here Walking | Jimmy Burns | DELMARK |
Don't Stop Loving Me | Eugene Church | 12 | Jiving Jamboree | Various Artists | ACE |
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