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Sun 24 Jul 2011
George Harmonica Smith/Juke/Teardrops Are Falling/Electro-Fi **New live recording from 1983
Jerry Lee Lewis/Young Blood/Young Blood/Sire 1995
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne/Run Little Joe/An Old Rock On A Roll/Stony Plain
Fred Vine/Empire State Express/Genesee Delta Stomp/BluesFish Records (featuring Brian Williams – check today’s D&C for article on Son House, new book and mentions both Fred and Brian.
Peter Novelli/Te-Ni-Ne-Ni-Nu (Slim Harp)/Peter Novelli/Independent **at Abilene this Thursday night.
Boom Chick/Black Dress Blues/Show Pony/Independent ** at Abilene this Thursday night – late set.
Gina Sicilia/Gimme A Simple Song/Can’t Control Myself/Vizztone * at the Chenango Blues Festival in August
Omar/Bessie Mae/Blues Bag/Loophole Entertainment (Omar and the Howlers)
Dave Alvin/What’s Up With Your Brother?/Eleven Eleven/Yep Roc featuring Phil Alvin
Tara Nevins/The Wrong Side/Wood and Stone/Sugar Hill (from the group Donna the Buffalo)
Memphis Gold/Pickin’ In the High Cotton/Pickin’ In the High Cotton/Stackhouse Recording Company **NEW
Sonny Mack/I’m Mack the Blues Man/Blues Mix: Volume Three – Chitlin Circuit Soul/Ecko Records **NEW
Hope Waits/Mother-In-Law Blues/Introducing Hope Waits/Spann Records **NEW
Dex Romweber Duo/Wish You Would/Is That You In the Blue?/Bloodshot Records **NEW featuring his sister Sara Romweber on drums
PA Blues Festival Artists – New Weekend at Blue Mountain Ski Area, replaces the old Pocono Blues Festival – 20th Year!!!!!!!!!
Otis Clay/She’s About A Mover/Best of Otis Clay on Hi Records/Hi Records (Headliner Saturday Night.
Bettye LaVette/The Word/Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook/Anti
Cyril Neville/The Blues Is Here To Stay/The Essential Cyril Neville/M.C. Records
Kenny Neal/Down In The Swamp/Hooked On Your Love/Blind Pig *also other dates including Geneva, NY, Ramada Inn on August 17th
Shemekia Copeland/It’s 2 A.M./Deluxe Edition/Alligator Records
John Nemeth – off Elvin Bishop’s Raisin Hell Revue cd/Tore Up Over You/Raisin’ Hell Revue/Delta Groove
Samuel James/Miss Noreen/For Rose, Maeve and Noreen/Northern Blues
Linsey Alexander/I’m In Love With A Woman/My Days Are So Long/Independent
Studebaker John’s Maxwell Street Kings/Low Down Woman/That’s The Way You Do/Delmark
Charles “Big Daddy” Stallings/James/Blues Party/Tai Jeria Record Co.
Magic Slim & the Teardrops/Do You Mean It?/Raising The Bar/Blind Pig
Charles “Big Daddy” Stallings/Let’s Boogie/Evolution/Tai Jeria Record Co.
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Tags: Bettye LaVette, Big Daddy Stallings, Bloodshot Records, Boom Chick, Chenango Blues Festival, Cyril Neville, Dave Alvin, Dex Romweber, Fred Vine, George Harmonica Smith, Gina Sicilia, Hope Waits, John Nemeth, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Kenny Neal, Magic Slim, Memphis Gold, Omar, Otis Clay, PA Blues Festival, Pennsylvania Blues Festival, Peter Norvelli, Sara Romweber, Shemekia Copeland, Sonny Mack, Tara Nevins, Yep Roc
Sun 29 Aug 2010
Doc’s Juke Joint 7pm Hour
Artist/Song/Album Title/Record Label
Little Walter/Juke/Greatest Hits/Chess
Walter “Wolfman” Washington/I’m Back/Doin’ The Funky Thing/Zoho Records * five years since Katrina
Eric Lindell/It’s A Pitty/Low on Cash, Rich In Love/Alligator ** Look for a new release on his website.
Anders Osborne & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux/Summertime In New Orleans/Bury the Hatchet/Shanachie
Alabama Mike/Tailor Made/Tailor Made Blues/JukeHouse Records ***NEW from the West Coast Singer
Latvian Blues Band/No More Doggin’ (Roscoe Gordon)/Unreal/Blue Skunk Music * a band of blues musicians from Latvia
JW Jones/Kissin’ In Memphis/Midnight Memphis Sun/Ruf Records **NEW from Guitarist/vocalist
Oli Brown/Keeping My Options Open/Head I Win Tails You Lose/Ruf Records ***NEW from Guitarist/vocalist
T-Model Ford/Two Trains/The Ladies Man/Alive Natural Sounds **New from Blues legend in his 80′s that never picked up a guitar until he was in his 50′s. Interviews and new versions of old classics from Guitarist/vocalist T-Model Ford.
Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue/Let The Teardrops Fall/Set Two **New release from New Orleans’ hottest country act. Feel the routes here and enjoy the great vocals of Vanessa Niemann aka Gal Holiday.
The Nighthawks/Where Do You Go?/American Landscape/Powerhouse Records ** at the Dino BBQ in Rochester on Sept. 8th and headlining the Friday night lineup of the Niagara Falls Blues Festival on September 10th.
8pm Hour
Robert Cray/Sitting On Top Of the World/Cookin’ In Mobile/Nozzle Records-Vanguard **NEW LIVE 2 CD/DVD Set
Gov’t Mule/When the Blues Comes Knockin’ (with blues legend Little Milton)/Mulennium **New release, originally recorded on New Years Eve 1999 in Atlanta, GA. Three disc set. Little Milton on all of Disc 2.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers/Jefferson Jericho Blues/Mojo * New release
The Derek Trucks Band/Down In the Flood/Roadsongs/Sony * New Two-Disc Live Set
Travis “Moonchld” Haddix/Down Home Blues/A Dozen Times/Benevolent Blues **GREAT NEW LIVE CD
Billy Flynn/Talk About It/Blues Drive *** instrumental under our Juke Joint Music Calendar, get on the email list for your copy.
The Daddy Mack Blues Band/Blues Highway/Bluesfinger/Inside Sounds *NEW Blues from Memphis, TN
Johnny Moeller/BlooGaLoo/BlooGaloo/Severn Records ** currently on tour as lead guitarist with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Solo record, instrumental title track.
Karen Lovely/Cold Man Cold/Still The Rain/PrettyPear Records – latest from vocalist Karen Lovely
Rob Stone/No Strings Attached/Back Around Here/Earwig Records *great Chicago Blues – harp & vocalist.
Steve Grills/Look Whatcha Done (featuring Ernest Lane on the keyboards)/After Hours/Independent Steve Grills.com
Mark Hummel/Roller Coaster/Retro-active/Electro-Fi Records ***in Buffalo at the Tralf on Sept. 11th. with lots of blues guest stars.
Mississippi Heat/Daggers & Spears/Let’s Live It Up!/Delmark
Harper/You KnoWhat You Got/Stand Together/Blind Pig** at the Dino BBQ this Wed. night
Steve Guyger & T. Leino Band/Oh Baby/Keep It Moving/Harp-O-Phone Records (import) *Steve will be at the Niagara Falls Blues Festival
Magic Slim and the Teardrops/Do You Mean It?/Raising the Bar/Blind Pig
Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith/Cut That Out (Sonny Boy Williamson)/Joined at the Hip **catch them at the Niagara Falls Blues Festival on Sept. 11th in Niagara Falls, NY.
Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women/Marie Marie/Dave Alvin and the Guilty Woman/Yep Roc **at the Montage Grill on Sept. 8th with the Hi-Risers Opening
Willie Buck/She’s All Right/The Life I Love/Delmark **reissue
Guy Davis/Sweetheart Like You (Bob Dylan)/Sweetheart Like You/Red House Records ** in Irondequoit on Sept. 17th.
Hank III/Moonshiner’s Life/Rebel Within/Curb *** Hank III will be at the Water Street Music Hall on Sept. 14th.
Doug MacLeod/The Addition To Blues/The Utrecht Sessions/Black & Tan Records *** at the Harmony House on October 2nd.
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Mon 28 Jun 2010
Doc’s Juke Joint – Opening Theme – Little Walter – Juke

Rob Stone
Rob Stone – Chicago All Night – Back Around Here (Earwig Music)
Ron Hacker and the Hacksaws – Welfare Store (Sonny Boy Williamson) Burnin (Blue Skunk)
Bonerama – Cabbage Alley (The Meters) – Bringing It Home
Grady Champion – 1-800-Blu-Love – Back In Mississippi Live (GSM Music Group)
Campbell Brothers – Don’t Let The Devil Ride – Can You Feel It? ***at Garden Vibes at the George Eastman House on Thursday, July 8th.
Bobby Womack – I Wish I Had Someone To Go Home To – Someday We’ll All Be Free (Abcko) 1985 now available for digital download.
Gerome Durham – That’s Alright Girl – Blues After Dark (Independent)
Deadstring Brothers – Sau Paulo – Sau Paulo (Bloodshot Records) *** at the Bop Fest at Village Gate on Sat. July 17th.
Willie Buck – There’s A Time – The Life I Live (Delmark) live recording from 1982 & 1984.
8pm Hour
Koko Koko Taylor – I Got What It Takes – What It Takes -The Chess Years (Expanded Edition)
Cash Box Kings – Fallin’ Down – I-94 Blues (Blue Bella)
The Mannish Boys – Those Worries – Shake For Me (Delta Groove)
Jason Elmore & Voodoo Witch – Big Money Grip (Underworld Records)

Cee Cee James
Cee Cee James – I Got A Right To Sing The Blues – Live At Sunbanks (FWG Records)
Billy Flynn – Talk About It – Blues Drive (double CD) music under the Doc’s Juke Joint Live Music Calendar.
Bill Kirchen – I Don’t Work That Cheap – Word To the Wise *** will be in Rochester at Lovin’ Cup on July 21st.
Darrell Scott – Take Me Back To Yesterday – A Crooked Road (double CD Full Light Records)
Becki Sue & her Big Rockin’ Daddies! – I’d Walk A Mile – Big Rockin’ Boogie (Underworld Records)
Otis Taylor – Little Willie – Clovis People Vol. 3 – (Telarc Blues)
Solomon Burke – You’re Not Alone – Nothing’s Impossible

Solomon Burke
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Window Shopping – I Learned The Hard Way (Daptone Records)
Bettye LaVette – The Word – Interpretations (Anti)
Mitch Woods – Shame, Shame, Shame - Gumbo Blues (Vizztone)
Karen Lovely – Cold Man Cold – Still The Rain (Pretty Pear Records)
Mark Hummel – I Want To Be Loved – Retro-Active (Electro-Fi)
Paul Thorn – Better Days Ahead – Pimps and Preachers (Perpetual Obscurity Records) *** at the Sportsman’s Tavern in Buffalo on Aug. 22nd
Magic Slim and the Teardrops – Do You Mean It ? – Raising the Bar (Blind Pig Records)
Peter Parcek – Get Right With God – The Mathematics of Love (Vizztone)
Doc’s Basement – 9:30pm – Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi
The Derek Trucks Band – Down In the Floor – Roadsongs (Sony) new double live CD. *** at the Downtown Festival site with Susan Tedeschi Band, Old Crow Medicine Show and Roger Clyne & the Pacemakers on Friday, July 16th.
The Derek Trucks Band – Don’t Miss Me – Roadsongs (Sony)
Susan Tedeschi – You Got the Silver – Hope and Desire (2005 Verve)
Susan Tedschi – Back to the River – Back to the River (2008 Verve)
The Derek Trucks Band – Already Free – Roadsongs (2010 Sony)
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Sun 16 May 2010
Doc’s Juke Joint – Opening Theme – Little Walter – Juke
Starting a little late this week.
7:30pm – Guitar Slim (from Cleveland) – Shake Your Moneymaker – All Night Long
The Tabletop Three – Let Me Go Home, Whiskey – (from Rochester TabletopThree.com
Rory Block – Shetland Pony Blues (Son House) – Blues Walkin’ Like A Man (Stony Plain) Headlining this years HOT BLUES FOR THE HOMELESS show on Sunday, June 6th. @ Water Street Music Hall
Morry Sochat & the Special 20s – She’s A Betty – Eatin’ Dirt (Galaxie Records) *** NEW featuring John Kattke piano.
Mississippi Heat – Enlighten Me – Let’s Live It Up! (Delmark) featuring John Primer (guitar vocals) **NEW
Trombone Shorty – On Your Way Down – Backatown (Verve) (Allen Toussaint song) also covered by Little Feat, Trombone Shorty will be at the Rochester International Jazz Festival
Dave Weld and the Imperial Flames – Peace of Mind – Burnin’ Love (Delmark)
Andrew Jr. Boy Jones – Negative Talkin’ – Gettin’ Real (Electro-Fi Records) *** at the Dino BBQ on Wed. Night.
Blue Rodeo – Arizona Dust – The Things We Left Behind (double CD) at the Lilac Festival in Rochester next Sunday night.
Nasty Ned – Money Can’t Buy You – Roots 52
Rev. Horton Heat – Spacewalk – Laughin’ & Cryin’ (Yep Roc) ** at the German House on Wed. night. (instrumental – Juke Joint Live Music Calendar) – get on our email list!!!!!!!!!
Otis Taylor – Ain’t No Cowgirl – Clovis People Vol. 3 (Telarc)
Floyd Lee – Full Moon Lightnin’ – Full Moon Lightnin’ (Soundtrack from the movie)
Rick Derringer – All Your Love – Covering Clapton From Cream and Beyond (Various Artist compilation)
Tommy Keys – Big Joe The Boogie Man – The Man In The Moon (LPF Records)
Janiva Magness – I Want to Do Everything For You – The Devis Is an Angel Too (Alligator)
Chubby Carrier – Jalapeno Lena (w/Geno Delafose) – Zydeco Junkie
Popa Chubby – The Right Time – The Fight Is One (Blind Pig)
Ms Jody – Finders Keepers – Ms Jody’s In the Streets Again (Ecko Records)
RJ Mischo – Devil’s Love Sin/The Wrong Man/Knowledge You Can’t Get In College (Greaseland Recors)
Carolyn Wonderland – Misunderstood – Miss Understood *** at the Lilac Festival this Thursday night.
Wayne “the Train” Hancock -Lousiana Blues – Swing Time *** at the Sportsman’s Tavern in Buffalo on Thursday night.
Jacob & the Jackals – Wild About You Baby – Breaking the Spell (Houserockin’ Records)
Wayne Toups & Zydecajun – Sugar Bee – Live 2009 (Swallow Records)
Doc’s Basement 9:30pm – Tonight New Releases from Magic Slim and the Teardrops and John Nemeth.
John Nemeth – Breakin’ Free – Name the Day! (Blind Pig) NEW
Magic Slim and the Teardrops – Do You Mean It – Raising the Bar (Blind Pig)
John Nemeth – Do You Really Want That Woman – Name The Day! (Blind Pig)
Magic Slim – Sunny Road Blues – Raising the Bar (Blind Pig)
John Nemeth – You Know – Name The Day!
Magic Slim – Part Time Love – Raising The Bar
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Sun 7 Mar 2010
Doc’s Juke Joint – 7pm Hour – Little Walter – Juke (Opening Theme)
Magic Slim – Bad Avenue – Rough Dried Woman (Magic Slim’s Best 14 Songs) (Wolf)
Dan Kaplan – Shuffle & Skip – Solo Harmonica by Dan Kaplan (Independent through CD Baby)
Cee Cee James – Done Love Wrong – Low Down Where The Snakes Crawl (Blue Skunk Music)
Delbert McClinton – Squeeze Me In – Live (2003) ** at the German House in Rochester on March 26th
Girl Howdy – Eenie Meenie Miney – Honky Tonk Hair *** at the Harmony House on April 3rd.
Guitar Shorty – Too Late – Bare Knuckle (Alligator Records)
Downchild – Time To Say Goodbye – I Need A Hat (Linus Entertainment)
Bobby Rush – She’s Alright, She’s Alright – Blind Snake (Deep Rush Records)
Little Freddie King – Tough Frog To Swallow – Gotta Walk With Da King (Made Wright Records) www.littlefreddieking.com

Little Freddie King
8 pm Hour:
Bryan Lee – Three Can Play The Game – My Lady Don’t Love My Lady (Justin Time Records)
Jeff Beck featuring Josh Stone – I Put A Spell On You – Emotion & Commotion (Atco) ** Jeff Beck at the Rochester International Jazz Festival in June.
Arthur Adams – Blue Roots – Stomp The Floor (Delta Groove Music)
Speckled Red – Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie – Boogie Woogie Kings Compilation (Delmark) featuring 8 different piano blues artists.
Travis “Moonchild” Haddix – Scared Half To Death, Twice – If I’m One You’re One Too (Benevolent Blues)
Super Chikan – Ain’t Nobody – Chickadelic (Bluestown)
Dr. Von Burton and His Guitar “Freedah” – Kicking It With Friends (Instrumental during the Music Calendar – get on my email list for more info and a copy of my Juke Joint Music Calendar)
Mudcat – Police Dog Blues -Freedom Creek (Music Maker)
John Boutte’ – Foot Of Canal Street (new) – Good Neighbor (Independent)
The Sojourners – Great Day – Self Entitled (Black Hen Music)
Planet D Nonet- Country Girl (Little Willy John song) – Blowin’ Away The Blues (Eastlawn Records)
Front Street Blues Band – Shuffle Off To Buffalo – Blues Promised Land (No Cover)
Jim Byrnes – Jailbird Love Song – A tribute to the music of The Mississippi Sheiks: Things About Comin’ My Way (Black Hen Music)
Willie May – You Say That You Love Me – Category Six (Williemaymusic.com)
Robert Cray – Trouble and Pain – This Time *** at Turning Stone in Verona on March 27.
Dave Keller – Give It A Rest – Play For Love (Tastee-tone Records)
The Holmes Brothers – You’re The Kind of Trouble – Feed My Soul (Alligator Records)
R.J. Mischo – Rich Cat – Knowledge You Can’t Get In College (Greaseland Records)
David Maxwell & Louisiana Red – New Jersey Women – You Got To Move (Vizztone)
Little Joe McLerran -Down At The Village Store – Believe I’ll Make A Change (Root Blues Reborn Records) www.littlejoeblues.com
9:30 – Doc’s Basement – Featuring: Barrence Whitfield
Barrence Whitfield will be at the Village Gate Atrium on March 18th with his band Monkey Hips,Greg Townson from the Hi-Risers will be opening the show.
Barrence Whitfield – I Smell A Rat – Let’s Lose It (New Rose)
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages- Madhouse – Ow! Ow! Ow! (Rounder) featuring Bruce Katz on the keyboards/organ
Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell – Black Rose (Billy Joe Shaver song) Cowboy Mambo (East Side Digital) 1993
Barrence Whitfield – Strychnine – Raw, Raw, Rough! (Blood Red Vinyl & Discs) latest disc from 2009
Barrence Whitfield – My Mumblin’ Baby – Let’s Lose It (New Rose)
Barrence Whitfield – I Want Love and Affection Not The House of Correction (Nathanial Mayer) – Raw, Raw, Rough!
Barrence Whitfield with Tom Russell – Freedom Highway (Pop Staples song) – Cowboy Mambo (East Side Digital)
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Mon 27 Oct 2008
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THIS PLAYLIST SUBMITTED TO LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE
| ARTIST |
ALBUM |
LABEL |
| Magic Slim |
Midinight Blues |
Blind Pig |
| Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials |
Full Tilt |
Alligator |
| JJ Grey & Mofro |
Orange Blossoms |
Alligator |
| Boo Boo Davis |
Name of The Game |
Black and Tan |
| Rory Block |
Blues Walkin' Like A Man |
Stony Plain |
| Taj Mahal |
Maestro |
Heads Up International |
| Joe Louis Walker |
MWitness To The Blues |
Stony Plain |
| Bobby Rush |
Look At What You Gettin' |
Deep Rush Records |
| Elvin Bishop |
The Blues Rolls On |
Delta Groove |
| John-Alex Mason |
Town and Country |
Naked Jaybird Music |
| Root Doctor |
Live At The Cadillac Club |
Big O Records |
| Cedric Burnside & Lightnin' Malcom |
2 Man Wrecking Crew |
Delta Groove |
| Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans |
Le Blues Hot |
ManHatTone |
| Dave Herrero |
Austin to Chicago |
Independent |
| Paul Reddick |
Sugar Bird |
NorthernBlues |
| Nelsen Adelard |
South By Southwest |
Blue Track Records |
| Jimmy Thackery |
Inside Tracks |
Telarc |
| Terry Hanck |
Always |
Vizztone |
| Como Now |
The Voices of Panola Co. Miss. |
Daptone Records |
| JP Soars |
Back Of My Mind |
Soars High Productions |
| Earl Gaines |
Nothin' But The Blues |
Ecko |
| Mitch Kashmar |
Live at Labatt |
Delta Groove |
| T-Model Ford |
Jack Daniel Time |
Mudpuppy Recordings |
| Bruce Katz Band |
Live! At The Firefly |
Vizztone |
| Catfish Keith |
If I Could Holler |
Fish Tail Records |
Honorable Mentions:
Ike & Tina Turner/Sing The Blues/Acrobat Music (Reissue)
B.B. King/Live/Acrobat Music (Reissue)
Deeper Blues/Dig The Hole/Blue Empire Records
The Revelations/Deep Soul/Traffic
Fri 22 Aug 2008
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It is great to see that there are several blues societies in Upstate New York that not only bring in bands for occasional club shows but are also willing to take on the difficult task of planning and pulling off a full fledged blues festival. The Mohawk Valley Blues Society was founded in March of 2005. Since being founded they have put together two full one day blues festivals and also brought numerous high profile blues and zydeco acts to Upstate New York. Mohawk Valley Blues Festival I in 2007 featured: Sugar Blue, Jimmy Thackery, Roxanne Potvin & Carl Weathersby to name a few.
Year number two brought on another full slate of National Blues Acts. On August 2, 2009 the Mohawk Valley Blues Festival II was held at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, NY. Opening the festival under cloudy skies was roots blues rocker Jeremy Wallace and his trio from Montclair, New Jersey. I would describe Jeremy as Teddy Morgan with a raspy voice. Jeremy after a quick amp change went straight to work on mainly original songs taken from his three releases. Wallace did reach into the Chess Blues vault with a nice and interesting version of the Willie Dixon classic, Back Door Man. Self billed on his website as “Americana with a Bite,” I really liked the guitar sound that Jeremy had to offer. Sometimes keeping it simple with just guitar, bass and drums can really give an original songwriter the ability to more easily tell his stories. Look for the Jeremy Wallace Trio touring mainly throughout the Northeast.
Guitarist Clarence Spady was up next on the main stage. Clarence is out promoting his new cd “Just Between Us” (Severn Records). With a last minute fill in bass player Clarence stuck to the standards. He opened with the Willie Dixon penned “Built for Comfort.”
His second song was described as a song his dad used to play, Otis Rush’s standard “Some Many Roads.” Clarence showed off his own Otis like riffs and then proceeded into Hendrix’s “Hey Joe.” Unfortunately by this time the rain started to fall harder then it did during Monsignor’s round in the movie Caddyshack. The weather made it unsafe and the Clarence Spady set had to come to a premature end.
After a good 20-30 minute break the sun came back out and so did the music. Saginaw, Michigan vocalist, Sharrie Williams was next on the main stage. Sharrie’s latest offering is “I’m Here To Stay” (Electro-Fi Records). Fresh off her performance at the Pocono Blues Festival the week before, the Wiseguys (Sharrie’s band) were laying down some tight blues grooves and gospel stomps.
Sharrie’s live version of “I’m Here To Stay” revived the soaked crowd and put life back into the Mohawk Valley faithful. The long line of fans looking for CDs after her set told the story of how the crowd felt about her appearance. Besides Sharrie’s latest release I would also recommend these two releases by Sharrie Williams & The Wise Guys. Both releases are on CrossCut Records out of Germany, look for the studio release “Hard Drivin’ Woman” (2004) and the live disc “Live At Bay-Car Blues Festival” (2007).
Vocalist and harp player Darrell Nulisch kept up the consistency of fantastic blues acts booked for this festival.
Darrell takes a very traditional blues approach and treats old classics with new life and respect. Darrell’s lastest cd is “Going Back To Dallas” (Severn Records). Darrell was backed by a great supporting band featuring his writing partner and bass player Steve Gomes. Nulisch knocked out classics by James “Thunderbird” Davis, Magic Sam, Sonny Boy Williamson and James Carr.
Magic Slim & The Teardrops were appropriately placed as the headliner for this great day of music. The “Real Deal” & “Tough As Nails” are two expressions that are often spoken when referring to this Chicago Blues Legend. Up in years, Magic Slim now mounts a stool for his entire set. He still straps on the Gibson Les Paul and turns up the volume. The old sounds of
Magic Slim were still there, reminiscing back to the Zoo Bar Session days of some of the finest live blues ever put on cd. At times Slim struggled with the guitar, but his voice remained as strong as ever. A group of middle aged ladies danced up front and flirted with Slim as he rocked through a great set of Chicago Blues. One of the most over covered song of all time is probably Wilson Picket’s “Mustang Sally.” When Magic Slim plays the Picket classic he makes it his own and knocks it down with his own guitar extras that will leave you and Steve Cropper smiling. He’s still Magic Slim and he’s still the reining king of Chicago Blues. Magic Slim & The Teardrops‘ latest release on Blind Pig Records, “Midnight Blues,” just shipped this week. Look for a review soon on this cd.
Besides the acts on the main stage the festival also featured some fine regional acts between sets. Featured on the regional stage was: Lomeo Brothers, Blueprints, Tom Towsley and Tas Cru & the Slow Happy Boys. Workshops by various artists and blues historians covered the history of the blues and in depth looks at blues guitar and harmonica playing. The workshops also included a drum circle and session on the diddly bow. Many happy attendees walked away with complementary harmonica’s and homemade diddly bows.
My hats off to the Mohawk Valley Blues Society on a quality blues festival and to their continued success in the years to come.