Tag Archives: rhythm-and-blues

ALEXIS KORNER & SNAPE – Accidentally Born In New Orleans

January 18, 2021

Brain 1972 / Talking Elephant 2020 Happenstance funsters: rock elite from Blighty build a new sort of rapport across the Atlantic yet find neither fame nor fortune. Respected as a founding father of British blues – a status bestowed on … Continue reading →

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SHIRLEY KING – Blues For A King

September 6, 2020

Cleopatra 2020 B.B.’s baby marks her 70th anniversary with a personal twist on choice classics and a sprinkling of new tunes. Despite a brace of albums issued in the ’90s and an occasional concert alongside her old man, so-called “the … Continue reading →

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HÅKON HØYE – Nights At The Surf Motel

March 12, 2020

Big H 2019 Norwegian guitar slinger in the lyrical place of his reverie… or pretends to, as there’s too much fun to be had. Although it’s been about a couple decades since Håkon Høye seriously started plying his trade, his … Continue reading →

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MITCH RYDER – Detroit Breakout!

August 16, 2019

Cleopatra 2019 Setting his wheels on fire, Motor City’s primal screamer uncovers a sacred cache of soul classics – and other chestnuts – in the company of unusual suspects. For all the racket this artist used to make in the … Continue reading →

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ARTHUR ADAMS – Here To Make You Feel Good

August 12, 2019

Cleopatra Blues 2019 Ever-youthful soul stalwart serves up an epistle that will set the listener for a blissful trip. It’s been 40 years since Arthur Adams released the last record of his first run, 20 years since his return to … Continue reading →

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