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Blind Willie Johnson: God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson

Read "God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson" reviewed by James Nadal


As time moves on and the genuine bluesmen slip into historical archives, it is a cause for celebration when someone makes the effort to reconstruct the music of one of the true innovators in the blues genre. Produced by Jeffrey Gaskill, God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson, is a contemporary tribute to ...

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Method to My Madness

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Common Ground; Shine a Light; Method to My Madness; Died and Gone to Heaven; Got a Lot; No Such Luck; Two Hearts; I'm Qualified; Ride; Lose Lose; All About the Cash; Bad Luck.

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Outskirts Of Love

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Outskirts Of Love; Crossbone Beach; Devil’s Hand; the Battle Is Over (But The War Goes On); Cardboard Box; Drivin’ Out Of Nashville; I Feel A Sin Coming On; Isn’t That So; Jesus Just Left Chicago; Long As I Can See The Light; Wrapped Up In Love Again; Lord Help the Poor And Needy.

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Tommy Castro & The Painkillers: Method to My Madness

Read "Method to My Madness" reviewed by Jim Trageser


Few have epitomized the workingman nature of the blues as much as Tommy Castro. A popular staple of blues festivals and cruises, and steadily in demand since he issued his debut in 1994, Castro nevertheless has always somewhat resided in the second tier of blues artists: Popular, well-liked, kept working steadily, but not considered one of ...

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Shemekia Copeland: Outskirts Of Love

Read "Outskirts Of Love" reviewed by James Nadal


The Blues. Much has been written about how it has influenced countless artists in a variety of genres, but few can claim to have been born into the blues. Blues singer Shemekia Copeland, as daughter of Texas bluesman Johnny Copeland, has this unique distinction, and has borne this trait with heartfelt integrity. Bequeathed with a dynamic ...

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This River

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Your Lady, She's Shady; Somebody Else; Tame A Wild One; 99 Shades Of Crazy; The Ballad Of Larry Webb; Florabama; Standing On The Edge; Write A Letter; Harp And Drums; This River.

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Show of Strength

Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2013
Track listing: Count on You; Take a Chance on Me, Baby; Storm Warning; Can You Read Between the Lines?; Cross Eyed Woman; Little Juke Joint; 24 Hour Blues; Valley of Tears; Since I Been Loving You; I Want to Get You Back; What Does It Take to Please You?; Feel Like Going Home.

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J.J. Grey & Mofro: This River

Read "This River" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki


Swamp-rock doesn't come much more swampy or rocky than This River. JJ Grey's sixth studio album with Mofro is named for the St. John's River near Grey's childhood home (Jacksonville, Florida) and stewed in a pressure cooker stocked by Tony Joe White, Stax Records, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chess Records and other classic country blues and funk.

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J.J. Grey & Mofro: This River

Read "This River" reviewed by Doug Collette


Over the last five years, under the tutelage of JJ Grey, Mofro has evolved from a compact little swamp-funk blues band into a full-fledged r&b unit legitimately paying homage to the legacy of its native South. This River continues the evolution in that direction, redolent with all the confidence and authority of its predecessors.The ...


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