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The Derek Trucks Band, Out of the Madness (House of Blues Music Co.)

Derek Trucks plays the blues with a slow-grind rumble ‘n’ pop, incorporating funk and groove with a soulful sway that’s a groovy as all get-out. Granted, you gotta like extended […]

Ben E. King, Shades of Blue (Half Note Records)

This was Ben’s idea. And it looks good on paper: Take the man whose golden throat graces such sweet soul classics as “Stand By Me” and “Spanish Harlem,” surround him […]

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Padlock on the Blues (Purple Pyramid)

John Mayall is certainly one of the most accomplished bandleaders in blues history, a veteran of scores of albums who’s consistently put together interesting and musically sophisticated bands. The current […]

Troy Turner, Blues on My Back (Telarc)

When Baton Rouge-bred, Texas-schooled Troy Turner steps into his cover of Arthur Gunter’s “Baby, Let’s Play House,” track two of this CD, he drains all the implicit sex out of […]