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The Holmes Brothers: Simple Truths
by Chris M. Slawecki
The Holmes Brothers play rock 'n’ roll like a band that grew up playing the blues on Saturday night and then gospel in church on Sunday morning. Drummer Popsy Dixon, guitarist/keyboardist Wendell Holmes, and bassist Sherman Holmes play rough and tumble with the blues—but their vocal harmonies, most often casting Sherman’s baritone and Popsy’s falsetto in ...
That
Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. That's Right!
2. We Can't Make It
3. Shame, Shame, Shame
4. How Long Will It Last?
5. You're Driving Me Crazy
6. Ocean Of Tears
Roomful of Blues: That
by Chris M. Slawecki
A few numbers: 40 band alumnae, 35 years, 16 albums, 4 Grammy Award nominations, and 2 W.C. Handy Awards since the group was founded by keyboardist Al Copley and guitarist Duke Robillard. Roomful of Blues’ resume includes Joe Turner, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson and was once called “the hottest blues band I’ve ever heard” ...
Wicked
Label: Alligator Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: It's 2 A.M.; Not Tonight; Love Scene; The Other Woman; Whole Lotta Water; Beat Up Guitar; Miss Hy Ciditty; Up on 1-2-5; Wild, Wild Woman; The Fool You're Looking For; If He Moves His Lips; Steamy Windows; It's My Own Tears
Shemekia Copeland: Wicked
by Ed Kopp
Young blues belter Shemekia Copeland is often compared to Koko Taylor, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. With only two albums in her discography, Copeland has a long row to hoe before she belongs on the same high pedestal as those three legends. Still, the 21-year-old daughter of Johnny Copeland is a fine blues shouter who can ...
Koko Taylor: Royal Blue
by Ed Kopp
Now regarded as the Queen of the Blues, Koko Taylor is a classic female blues shouter who favors the raw, electric energy of Chicago blues. On Royal Blue, Taylor’s feisty singing helps to inspire a star-studded supporting cast that includes B.B. King, Keb’ Mo’, Johnnie Johnson and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.No singer gives more or ...
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