Tyrone Davis, Something’s Mighty Wrong (Ichiban)

Willie Lomax and the Blues Review, Willie Lomax and the Blues Review (Big Boss)

Jimmy Dawkins, Kant Sheck Dees Bluze (Earwig)

Fred Wesley, Comme Ci Comme Ca (Antilles/Polygram)

Ted Taylor, Be Ever Wonderful (Laurie)

Little Johnny Taylor, Greatest Hits (Galaxy/Fantasy)

Lillian Boutte, Lipstick Traces: New Orleans R&B Sessions (Blues Beacon)

I can’t think of more superlatives to say about this album. Lillian Boutte, the long-time favorite jazz singer from New Orleans who spends half her time touring overseas, has put […]

James Montgomery Band, The Oven Is On (Tone-Cool Records)

I first heard of the James Montgomery Band through Phil Walden’s Capricorn record label, the label that introduced us to such greats as Otis Redding, the Allman Brothers, and Johnny […]

Vernon Garrett, Crossfire (Ichiban Records)

A true blues and soul legend, Garrett had big hits like “Shine It On,” “At the Crossroads,” “Turn Back the Hands of Time” and “Johnny Walker Red.” The first time […]

Paul Richell, Blues on a Holiday (Tone-Cool Records)

Finger-poppin’, straight-ahead blues…no frills, just thrills. Richell plays National Steel and electric, and makes you feel like you’re right on the front porch with him. Kick off your shoes and […]