Archive for February, 2009

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THIS PLAYLIST SUBMITTED TO LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE

ARTIST ALBUM LABEL
John Nemeth Love Me Tonight Blind Pig Records
Eli "Paperboy" Reed Roll With You QDivision
Shemekia Copeland Never Going Back Telarc
Billy Flynn Blues Drive O' Blues Records
Guy Davis Sweetheart Like You Red House Records
Mark T. Small Screamin' & Cryin' The Blues Whaling City Sound
Damon Fowler Sugar Shack Blind Pig
Ruthie Foster The Truth According to Ruthie Foster Blue Corn Music
The Nighthawks American Landscape Powerhouse Records
Jorma Kaukonen River Of Time Red House Records
S.E. Willis Taproot Independent
Ms. Jody It’s A Ms. Jody Thang! Ecko
Memo Gonzalez & The Bluescasters Dynomite Crosscut Records
Bobby Jones Comin' Back Hard Delta Groove
Saffire Havin' The Last Word Alligator
Dave Gross Crawling The Walls Vizztone
Big Dave McLean Got 'em From The Bottom Stony Plain
Pine Leaf Boys Homage Au Passe Lionsgate
Curtis Salgado Clean Getaway Shanachie
Luther Kent The Bobby Bland Songbook Vetter Communications
The Gourds Haymaker! Yep Roc
Gary Kendall Band Feels Real Strong 47 Records
Ricky Gene Hall From Deep Within The Chaos of the City Yard Dawg Records
North Mississippi Allstars Do It Like We Used To Do Songs Of The South
Gina Sicilia Hey Sugar Vizztone

Honorable Mentions:

Daniel Moore/The Wolf and The Chicken/DJM Records – Independent

The Ann Kersteter Band/Classics/Independent

The Soul of John Black/Black John/Delta Groove

Lucinda Williams/Little Honey/Lost Highway

Chris Duarte/396/Shrapnelrecords

Theodis Ealey/Live/Ifgam Records

Gerome Durham/I’m Not That Strong/Independent

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What if you could find a singer that can sound like B.B. King, Howlin’ Wolf and Bobby “Blue” Bland? Delta Groove Music has found one and it looks like they are going to keep him around for awhile.  Bobby Jones has been singing the blues since he hit the Chicago Blues scene in 1959.  Fresh out of the Army Bobby hit the Windy City in search of fame, fortune and fun like so many other Louisiana farm boys who were attracted to the new electric sound.  Bobby Jones found success right away as he replaced Junior Wells in the legendary band The Aces, featuring the founders/guitarists Dave and Louis Myers.  Well the story starts out good but like so many Chicago Blues Musician fame doesn’t come to all. Bobby Jones

Fortunately for us and for Bobby he was rediscovered in February 2007 and began recording as part of The Mannish Boys.  While recording his 2nd CD with The Mannish Boys, Jones laid down a solid 11 tracks of his own featuring the same musicians that were working on one of 2008′s best releases, The Mannish Boys “Lowdown Feelin.”  The new solo release by singer Bobby Jones is entitled “Comin’ Back Hard”(Delta Groove Music).  Just like the Mannish Boys release of 2008, every track is rock solid.  I could pretty much name them all but my favorite tracks are: Two Headed Woman (Willie Dixon, LP Weaver), Come In Out of The Rain (Tom Leavey), Three Handed Woman (Ben Raleigh, Hilda Taylor) and How Long Will It Last (Ike Turner).

Unfortunately the West Coast based Bobby Jones & The Mannish Boys haven’t hit the East Coast lately.  I keep hoping we see a nice summer tour from Bobby Jones and The Mannish Boys.  I hope someone is listening!!!  In the meantime we have these great releases to listen to.  Greg “Doc” Lefebre  Doc’s Juke Joint

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