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Smokin' Joe Kubek

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Despite fifteen years of incendiary shows and nearly nonstop touring, Joe Kubek and Bnois King's tenth release is, amazingly, their first live recording. "My Heart's In Texas," issued on CD and DVD, documents a blazing New Year's Eve set at the legendary J&J Blues Bar in Ft. Worth, Texas. The holiday cheer and roadhouse ambiance make for a uniquely satisfying taste of Joe and Bnois' trademark Texas blues. There's no question why they gave Joe Kubek the nickname "Smokin'." He's one of the hottest electric guitar players on the blues scene today. Kubek has the technique and the chops to burn up any stage and has been doing so since the 1970's when he began frequenting the Dallas bar scene, playing with Stevie Ray Vaughan and people like the three Kings, B

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Blood Brothers

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: My Dog's Still Walkin'; Don't Lose My Number; Flamethrower; Stop Drinking; Must Be Karma; Freezer Burn; Coleman Avenue; Midlife Crisis, Midnight Flight; Bumpy Ride; That Ring Don't Mean a Thing; Cold Folks Boogie; Out on a Limb; The Pleasure Was All Mine; Troubled Dreams.

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Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King: Blood Brothers

Read "Blood Brothers" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Joe Kubek moved to Texas and played backup for bluesmen of both local and national renown (including Texas legend Freddie King) before he turned 20. He met Louisiana native Bnois King at a blues jam session in Dallas. The two quickly realized that their individual slashing blues styles would make one powerhouse combination guitar sound and ...

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Bite Me!

Label: Bullseye Records
Released: 2000

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Smokin: Bite Me!

Read "Bite Me!" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Smokin' Joe Kubek (lead guitar) and Bnois King (vocals, second guitar) have been blues collaborators for over a decade now. Kubek is a versatile Dallas-based axeman who favors rock-style guitar effects. Louisiana native King is one of the most tasteful singers ever to front a crunching electric blues band. Unlikely as the Kubek-King partnership seemed in ...

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Smokin' Joe Kubek featuring Bnois King: Bite Me!

Read "Bite Me!" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Smokin' Joe Kubek (lead guitar) and Bnois King (vocals, second guitar) have been blues collaborators for over a decade now. Kubek is a versatile Dallas-based axeman who favors rock-style guitar effects. Louisiana native King is one of the most tasteful singers ever to front a crunching electric blues band. Unlikely as the Kubek-King partnership seemed in ...

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Smokin' Joe Kubek Featuring Bnois King: Take Your Best Shot

Read "Take Your Best Shot" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Smokin' Joe is one of the baddest blues guitarists this side of fellow Texan Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Bnois King is one savvy vocalist. Unfortunately, producer Jim Gaines tries to turn Smokin' into a rock star on Take Your Best Shot. Joe's guitar is cranked up too loud and with too much sustain. The intensity of ...

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Cryin' For The Moon

Label: Bullseye Blues
Released: 1995

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Yunan

Label: Subways Music
Released: 0


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