28-03-2019 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1990-1999

28-03-2019 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1990-1999 # The Jeff Healey Band, Johnny Winter, Joanna Connor, Robert Cray, Snooky Pryor, Albert King, Sue Foley, Karen Carroll, Little Mack Simmons, Tommy Castro

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1990-1999

Blind blues-rock guitarist and singer who developed a unique lap-held style of playing. What made Jeff Healey different from other blues-rockers was also what kept some listeners from accepting him as anything other than a novelty: the fact that the blind guitarist played his Fender Stratocaster on his lap, not standing up. With the guitar in his lap, Healey could make unique bends and hammer-ons, making his licks different and more elastic than most of the competition. Unfortunately, his material leaned toward standard AOR blues-rock, which rarely let him cut loose, but when he did, his instrumental prowess could be shocking.
The Jeff Healey Band
Full Circle (Jeff Healey / Joe Rockman / Tom Stephen) 4:13
I Think I Love You Too Much (Mark Knopfler) 6:27
Hell to Pay (Jeff Healey / Joe Rockman / Tom Stephen) 3:54
from Hell To Pay 1990
...Background info: This the band's second album and in my opinon their best. After their moderatly succesful album See The Light the band spent a whole year writing for this album and it shows once you actually heard it.
Best Parts
Obviously the guitar playing drives the album. Jeff's voice is very good and it perfect for the overall sound of the album. Though not paid attention to as much as the guitar the bass and drums do a great job and it can be heard between poweful guitar fills and solos in the more bluesy songs.
Worst parts
There is little not to like about this album. I guess the only bad part is Jeff's Mullet on the front cover...
Overall: This is a great album. A few sort of boring yet still good and solid songs near the end but many power tracks and brilliant guitar work.

An exceptionally talented blues and slide guitarist, beginning in the 1960s and stretching into the 21st century. When Johnny Winter emerged on the national scene in 1969, the hope, particularly in the record business, was that he would become a superstar on the scale of Jimi Hendrix, another blues-based rock guitarist and singer who preceded him by a few years. That never quite happened, but Winter did survive the high expectations of his early admirers to become a mature, respected blues musician with a strong sense of tradition.
Johnny Winter
Illustrated Man (Mary-Ann Brandon / Fred James) 3:40
Let Me In (Bo Diddley / Johnny Winter) 4:13
If You Got a Good Woman (Johnny Winter) 4:24
from Let Me In 1991
Let Me In is a star-studded all-blues set from Johnny Winter, featuring cameos from Dr. John, Albert Collins, and several others. Though the set focuses on blues material, Winters can never leave his rock roots behind -- the sheer volume and pile-driving energy of his performances ensures that. For most of the record, his enthusiasm is contagious, but there are a couple of bland, generic exercises that fail to work up a head of steam...

What sets Joanna Connor apart from the rest of the pack of guitar-playing female blues singers is her skill on the instrument. Even though Connor has become an accomplished singer over time, her first love was guitar playing, and it shows in her live shows and on her recordings.
Joanna Connor
Walking Blues (Robert Johnson) 4:22
Fight (Luther Allison) 3:56
from Fight 1992
To date, Joanna Connor's studio work has not lived up the live-wire energy of her personal performances. Fight takes a major step toward setting this right. This stuff wails, especially Robert Johnson's "Walking Blues" which Connor reinvents courtesy of some stinging slidework. While Connor's lack of dependence on cover material rates bonus points, not all her songs are memorable -- even if the guitar playing is.

16-02-2019 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1983-1993

16-02-2019 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues(y) songs from the BLUES circle 1983-1993 # Jimmy Johnson, Mike Bloomfield, James Sparky Rucker, Cash McCall, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, American Folk Blues Festival, Lonnie Brooks, Jimmy Carl Black and the Mannish Boys, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Tinsley Ellis, The Jeff Healey Band, Johnny Winter, Joanna Connor, Robert Cray

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1983-1993

Chicago guitarist Jimmy Johnson didn't release his first full domestic album until he was 50 years old. He's determinedly made up for lost time ever since, establishing himself as one of the Windy City's premier blues artists with a twisting, unpredictable guitar style and a soaring, soul-dripping vocal delivery that stand out from the pack.

Jimmy Johnson 

Chicken Heads (Bobby Rush, Calvin Carter) 4:01

Heap See (Jimmy Johnson) 4:19

from Heap See / [Rec. Paris 1983] (1999)

Guitar, Vocals – Jimmy Johnson

Bass – Larry Exum

Drums – Fred Grady

Piano – Jene Pickett

Brilliant 1960s blues-rock guitarist who made history with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Bob Dylan. 

Mike Bloomfield 

Hully Gully (Cliff Goldsmith) 4:01

Women Lovin' Each Other (Michael Bloomfield) 4:43

from American Hero 1984

The celebrated blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield performs a variety of blues, R&B, and ragtime classics... He's accompanied by the pianist Mark Naftalin and a skilful rhythm section, and though singing was never his strong point, his consummate guitar playing carries him through.

James Sparky Rucker  - Walkin' Blues 3:45

Cash McCall - I Can't Quit You Baby 6:21

Eddie Cleanhead Vinson - Hold It Right There 4:51

from American Folk Blues Festival 1985

American Folk Blues Festival

The American Folk Blues Festival was a music festival that toured Europe as an annual event for several years beginning in 1962. It introduced audiences in Europe, including the UK, to leading blues performers of the day such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson, most of whom had never previously performed outside the US. The tours attracted substantial media coverage, including TV shows, and contributed to the growth of the audience for blues music in Europe.

Having forged a unique Louisiana/Chicago blues synthesis unlike anyone else's on the competitive Windy City scene, charismatic guitarist Lonnie Brooks long reigned as one of the town's top bluesmen. A masterful showman, the good-natured Brooks put on a show equal to his recordings (and that's saying a lot, considering there are four-plus decades of wax to choose from).

Lonnie Brooks 

Got Lucky Last Night (Lonnie Brooks) 2:59

Skid Row 5:25

from Wound Up Tight 1986

More energetic efforts with a decidedly rocked-up edge. Johnny Winter, long an ardent admirer of Brooks back to the Guitar Junior days, drops by with a passel of fiery guitar licks for the title track and "Got Lucky Last Night."

01-07-2018 10:46 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues songs from the BLUES circle 1995-1985

01-07-2018 10:46 RULE BLUES:MiX # 33 blues songs from the BLUES circle 1995-1985 # Tommy Castro, Phillip Walker and Otis Grand, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson, Johnny Winter, Jimmy Rogers, Charlie Musselwhite, Henry Gray, Snooky Pryor, Chris Thomas King, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Robert Cray

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1995-1985

One of the brightest contemporary blues musicians, combining passionate, fiery guitar playing with powerful vocals. According to all the press and hype and hoopla for a time during the 1990s, Tommy Castro was pegged as the next big star of the blues. Long a favorite among Bay Area music fans, Castro -- in the space of two album releases -- took his music around the world and back again with a sheaf of praise from critics and old-time blues musicians alike. His music was a combination of soul-inflected rockers with the occasional slow blues or shuffle thrown into the mix to keep it honest. His vocals were laid-back and always a hair behind the beat, while his scorching guitar tone was Stevie Ray Stratocaster-approved. Crossover success did not seem out of the question.
Tommy Castro
Exception to the Rule (Tommy Castro / Shad Harris) 3:28
Had Enough (Tommy Castro) 4:55
Sho' Enough (Tommy Castro) 4:00
from Exception To The Rule 1995
EXCEPTION TO THE RULE by TOMMY CASTRO just rocks. It has a good blend of blues, soul and rock that is totally lacking from most of the music that is popular today. (Martin Lemos)

Despite recording somewhat sparingly since debuting as a leader in 1959 on Elko Records with the storming rocker "Hello My Darling," Louisiana-born guitarist Phillip Walker enjoys a sterling reputation as a contemporary blues guitarist with a distinctive sound honed along the Gulf Coast during the '50s...

Phillip Walker and Otis Grand 

b. Fred Bishti, 14 February 1950, Beirut, Lebanon. Grand has spent most of his life in the USA, although he lived in France for a few years. He began playing guitar at the age of 13, citing his influences as B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Otis Rush and Johnny Otis, and he has played with many San Francisco Bay area blues artists. Otis Grand And The Dance Kings created a sensation when they burst onto the British blues scene in the late 80s...

Dressin' Trashy (Nathaniel Dove / Phillip Walker) 3:51

She's Gone (Phillip Walker) 7:02

Play Me Some Blues (Jimmy Johnson / Phillip Walker) 8:54

from Big Blues From Texas 1994

Nice comeback set after a lengthy absence from the recording scene that was cut in London under the direction of guitarist Otis Grand (who shares axe duties throughout). Why this Louisiana-born guitarist hasn't been recorded more heavily is a mystery; he seldom fails to connect, and this import is no exception to the rule.

Indie '90 trio that bent the rules of rock while demonstrating a devotion to the music’s R&B roots. After a long and semi-successful tenure as leader of scuzz-rock heroes Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer shook up his anti-rock vision and hooked up with guitarist Judah Bauer and drummer Russell Simins to create the scuzz-blues trio the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Postmodern to the core, there was a genuine irony in the band's name; little of what they play resembles standard blues.

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 

Afro (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) 2:55

Train #2 (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion) 2:25

from Extra Width 1993

On their self-titled debut album, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion had worked out the basic framework of their sound -- lots of guitar clatter, booming drums, and wild vocal gesticulations from Spencer -- but it took a while for the pieces to really come together, and 1993's Extra Width was the first album where they revealed their true potential...

11-06-2018 12:42 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues songs from the BLUES circle 2002-1991

Guy Davis

11-06-2018 3:42 BLUES:MiX # 33 blues songs from the BLUES circle 2002-1991 # Guy Davis, Michael Coleman, John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers, Joanna Connor, Taj Mahal, Steve James, Tommy Castro, Phillip Walker and Otis Grand, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson, Johnny Winter

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2002-1991

Acclaimed American blues singer, songwriter, actor, and teacher. / Updating the rural blues tradition for the modern era, Guy Davis was among the most prominent ambassadors of African-American art and culture of his generation, additionally winning great acclaim for his work in the theater. 
Guy Davis
Good Liquor 3:06
Lay Down by My Side 5:26
Watch Over Me (Guy Davis) 5:05
from Give In Kind 2002
Guy Davis has developed into a consummate bluesman. He's listened hard to classic Delta blues and based his style on it, without ever becoming a carbon copy of the greats... This is the tradition reborn and revitalized. Davis' support is wonderfully sympathetic, but he's completely at the center of things, the motivator and mover of this music, and a purveyor of the real blues. His lineage is obvious, and he's the new generation, doing it right and keeping it real.

Before becoming one of Chicago's hottest electric blues guitarists, Michael Coleman began his career playing alongside James Cotton for nearly a decade. The guitarist joined Cotton's band in 1979 at the age of 23...
Michael Coleman
The Train (Michael Coleman) 4:38
Do Your Thing! (Isaac Hayes) 7:25
You Don't Have to Go (Jimmy Reed) 7:36
from Do Your Thing! 2000
Do Your Thing! demonstrates that a bluesman doesn't have to be a fantastic vocalist to provide a meaningful album. Best known in Chicago blues circles for his ten years as James Cotton's guitarist, Michael Coleman isn't a singer's singer. He is an adequate singer with a relaxed, laid-back vocal style that owes a lot to Jimmy Reed, but as a guitarist, Coleman obviously has sizable chops. And thankfully, he takes a lot of guitar solos on Do Your Thing!, which has as much to do with pre-1980 soul and funk as it does with electric Chicago blues...

Major British blues bandleader who, starting in London in 1963, featured some of the most successful rock musicians of the '60s and '70s. 
John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers
Don't Turn Your Back (John Mayall) 5:13
Padlock on the Blues (John Mayall) 6:59
Always a Brand New Road (Buddy Whittington / Joe Yuele) 4:07
from Padlock On the Blues 1999
John Mayall's career may be distinguished but it's also been checkered, as he's swung from a celebrated talent scout to a journeyman bandleader. At times, he's in fashion, at others he's not. The late '90s was one of the times when he wasn't in fashion. Because of this, he was one of the first artists who Cleopatra signed when they began to move into high-profile new releases. Padlock on Blues, his first effort for the label and his first album in four years, finds Mayall pulling out all the stops, contributing 11 new tunes and lining up an impressive array of guest stars, including John Lee Hooker, Coco Montoya, and Ernie Watts...

I'm a Bluesman # I.M. JOHNNY WINTER # 76 1st class blues songs (76trx 5h 44m)PnM.MiX

John Dawson Winter III 

(February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014), 

known as Johnny Winter

(76trx 5h 44m)

He recently said he just wanted to be remembered as "a good blues musician".

Johnny Winter
Night Ride 2:19
Creepie 2:12
Reeling And Rocking
from The Johnny Winter Story Vol. 1 (1959-1967)

Johnny Winter
Leland Mississippi Blues (Johnny Winter) 4:48
Mean Town Blues (Johnny Winter) 10:55
Tobacco Road feat: Edgar Winter 10:41
from The Woodstock Experience 1969

from the 1969 Woodstock Festival
Johnny Winter – guitar, vocals
Tommy Shannon – bass
Uncle John Turner – drums
Edgar Winter – keyboards, vocals

Johnny Winter
I'm Yours and I'm Hers (Johnny Winter) 4:33
When You Got a Good Friend (Robert Johnson / Traditional) 3:42
Be Careful with a Fool (Joe Josea / B.B. King / R. King) 5.18
from Johnny Winter 1969

Johnny Winter - guitar, vocals
Edgar Winter - keyboards
Uncle John Turner - percussion
Tommy Shannon - bass
Elsie Senter - backing vocals
Stephen Ralph Sefsik - alto saxophone
Norman Ray - baritone saxophone
Carrie Hossel - backing vocals
Walter "Shakey" Horton - hamonica
Karl Garin - trumpet
Willie Dixon - acoustic bass
A. Wynn Butler - tenor saxophone
Peggy Bowers - backing vocals

Johnny Winter
Memory Pain (Percy Mayfield) 5:34
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry) 2:49
Fast Life Rider (Johnny Winter) 7:01
from Second Winter 1969

Johnny Winter - guitar, mandolin, vocals
Edgar Winter - keyboards, alto saxophone, vocals
Uncle John Turner - percussion
Tommy Shannon - bass
Dennis Collins - bass

Johnny Winter
Tribute To Muddy 6:21
Help Me 3:48
Black Cat Bone 3.47
from Austin Texas 1973

Johnny Winter
Rock Me Baby (Big Bill Broonzy / Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup / Joe Josea / B.B. King) 3:49 
Rock & Roll (Rick Derringer / Lou Reed / Johnny Winter) 4.56
Let It Bleed (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) 4:08
from Still Alive and Well 1973

 Johnny Winter - Guitar, harmonica, vocals, mandolin
 Rick Derringer - Guitar
 Randy Jo Hobbs - Bass
 Richard Hughes - Percussion
 Mark Klingman - Piano
 Todd Rundgren - Keyboards
 Jeremy Steig - Flute

Thirty Days (Chuck Berry) 3:02
Stray Cat Blues (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) 4:19
Feedback on Highway 101 (Van Morrison) 4.26
from Saints & Sinners 1974

    Johnny Winter - guitar, harmonica, vocals
    Edgar Winter - synthesiser, keyboards, alto saxophone, vocals
    Rick Derringer - synthesiser, guitar, bass guitar
    Bobby Caldwell - percussion
    Randy Jo Hobbs - bass guitar
    Randy Brecker - trumpet
    Louis del Gatto - tenor saxophone
    Lani Groves - vocals
    Carl Hall - vocals
    Dan Hartman - guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocals
    Richard Hughes - drums
    Barbara Massey - vocals
    Alan Rubin - trumpet
    John Smith - saxophone
    Tasha Thomas - vocals

Hook You (Johnny Winter)  3:22
Kind Hearted Woman (Robert Johnson / Johnny Winter)  3:45
from Nightrider 1974

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Sonny Boy Williamson I) 4:38
It's My Own Fault (John Lee Hooker / B.B. King / Jules Taub) 11:56
Jumpin' Jack Flash (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards)  4:30
from Live Johnny Winter And 1971


    Johnny Winter - vocals, guitar
    Rick Derringer - vocals, guitar
    Randy Jo Hobbs - vocals, bass
    Bobby Caldwell - drums, percussion
    Jim Reeves - recording engineer

Rock & Roll People (John Lennon)   5:34
It's All Over Now (Bobby Womack / Shirley Jean Womack) 5:44
Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan)  10:39
from Captured Live! 1976

    Johnny Winter - guitar, slide guitar and vocals
    Randy Jo Hobbs - bass, background vocals
    Richard Hughes - Drums
    Floyd Radford - Guitar
    Shelly Yakus - Engineer, Technical Director

Like a Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)  5:02
Rollin' and Tumblin' (McKinley Morganfield) 3:25
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 5:31
from Raisin' Cain 1980


    Johnny Winter - guitar, vocals
    Jon Paris - bass, guitar, harmonica
    Bobby Torello - drums
    Tom Strohman - saxophone
    Dan Hartman - piano
    Dave Still - tambourine

Iodine in My Coffee (Muddy Waters)  3:46
I Smell Trouble (Don Robey)  4:49
from Guitar Slinger 1984

Johnny Winter - guitar, vocals
Ken Saydak - keyboards
Johnny B. Gayden - bass guitar
Casey Jones - drums
Gene Barge - tenor saxophone on "Lights Out"
Billy Branch - harmonica on "Iodine in My Coffee"
Fred Breitberg - recording engineer

Good Time Woman (Johnny Winter)  6:07
My Time After Awhile (Ron Badger / Sheldon Feinberg / Robert Geddins) 6.18
from Serious Business 1985

Tired of Tryin' (Johnny Winter)   3:41
Sweet Love and Evil Women (Johnny Winter) 2:58
Everybody's Blues (Johnny Winter)  4:21
Walking Thru the Park voc: Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield)  4:07
from Nothin' But the Blues 1977


    Johnny Winter - guitar, harmonica, drums, bass, vocals
    Muddy Waters - guitar, vocals
    Willie "Big Eyes" Smith - drums
    Pinetop Perkins - piano
    Bob Margolin - guitar
    James Cotton - harmonica
    Charles Calmese - bass

Mojo Boogie (J.B. Lenoir)  4:55
Tin Pan Alley (Jerry Jones)  5:53
Murdering Blues 5:05
Broke and Lonely (Johnny Otis / Johnny "Guitar" Watson)  4:51
from Return of Johnny Guitar: Best of 1984-1986 (2000)

Love, Life and Money (Willie Dixon / Henry Glover)  5:21
Third Degree (Eddie Boyd / Willie Dixon) 6:36
Bad Girl Blues (Johnny Winter) 4:35
from Third Degree 1986

    Johnny Winter — electric guitar, National steel guitar, vocals
    Ken Saydak — piano
    Doctor John — piano on 2 and 5
    Johnny B. Gayden - bass
    Tommy Shannon — bass on 4, 8 and 10
    Uncle Red Turner — drums on 4, 8 and 10
    Casey Jones — drums

We Go Back Quite a Ways (Preston Foster)  3:06
Ease My Pain (Johnny Winter) 2:58
from A Lone Star Kind of Day 1990

Don't Drink Whiskey (Johnny Winter) 1:09
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (Huey "Piano" Smith)  2:09
from Blue Suede Shoes 1991

Illustrated Man (Mary-Ann Brandon / Fred James)  3:40
Life Is Hard (Fred James)  6.19
Shame, Shame, Shame (Jimmy Reed)  4:20
Let Me In (Bo Diddley / Johnny Winter)  4:14
from Let Me In 1991

Walking by Myself (James A. Lane / Jimmy Rogers)   3:33
One Step at a Time (Johnny Winter) 4:02
Bladie Mae (Johnny Winter) 3:38
It Was Rainin' (Johnny Winter) 5:06
from Scorchin' Blues 1992

Johnny Guitar (Johnny "Guitar" Watson / Johnny Winter)   3:27
White Line Blues 4:44
Hard Way (Ellas McDaniel / Grover McDaniel / T-Bone Walker) 3:59
Blues This Bad (Jon Paris) 3:37
from Hey, Where's Your Brother? 1992


    Billy Branch — harmonica
    Tom Compton — drums, percussion
    Jeff Ganz — bass, electric bass, upright bass, fretless bass, electric guitar
    Johnny Winter — guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
    Guest: Edgar Winter — organ, alto sax, baritone sax, tenor sax, vocals

Divin' Duck Blues (Sleepy John Estes / James Rachell)  3:29
I Love Everybody (Johnny Winter)  3:44
TV Mama (Johnny Winter)  3:11
Too Much Seconal (Johnny Winter) 4:23
from White Hot Blues 1997

Stranger (Johnny Winter)  3:52
Self Destructive Blues (Johnny Winter)  3.27
Mind Over Matter (Johnny Winter) 4:08
No Time to Live (Jim Capaldi / Steve Winwood) 4:20
from No Time to Live 2001  

Don't Take Advantage of Me (Lonnie Brooks) 5:24
Master Mechanic (Godbold / Prestage / Steve Prestage / Joe Shamwell)  3.38
Nothing But the Devil (J. West)  4:06
from Deluxe Edition 2001

38-32-20 Blues (Johnny Winter)  2:16
from 38-32-29 Blues 2002



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