Sunday 9 February 2014

STAR BLUES on 9th February 2014 at 22:00 adding more Curent Blues artists to 400-CBA

The project, which started on the internet, to find as many current artists still purveying the blues in that good old fashioned way is rolling on this edition of STAR BLUES. From the 23 year old Marquise Knox through to Eddie Cusic there's a rich seam of artists to draw on; in all likelihood the 400 crowd size will be getting on for twice that number.

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
Created: 09/02/2014 23:31:25

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