Blues Releases Jan. – March 2010
June 1st, 2010
Title: My Old Friend the Blues
Artist: Percy Sledge
Label: Blues Boulevard
Release date: Jan. 12, 2010
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Best known for his iconic 1966 soul single “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Sledge’s new blues album was “designed to mimic the soulful, laid-back vibe of Norala Studios in Alabama, where he cut most of his early sides.”
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Title: Brian Young
Artist: Brian Young
Label: Tate Music Group
Release date: Jan. 12, 2010
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A self-taught guitarist, vocalist and songwritter from East St. Louis, Young offers up his own brand of electric blues, heavily influenced by B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix.
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Title: Baby Please Set a Date
Artist: Elmore James, Jr.
Label: Wolf Records
Release date: Jan. 12, 2010
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Slide guitar master and winner of the 2009 Living Blues Awards, Elmore James Jr.’s new release is described as “traditional with a modern touch” and features Jake Dawson on guitar with Ed Williams on sax.
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Title: Gotta Walk with Da King
Artist: Little Freddie King
Label: MadeWright Records
Release date: Feb. 16, 2010
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Recorded at a blues festival in Santa Fe, this new release by the New Orleans’ blues elder offers up live versions of many songs featured on his previous albums. As noted in the press release, his guitar playing and singing are “unmistakably rooted in his native Mississippi Delta soil.”
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Title: Bare Knuckle
Artist: Guitar Shorty
Label: Alligator
Release date: March 2, 2010
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The legendary guitarist/vocalist, credited with influencing both Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Guy, proves he is still going strong at 70 with yet another solid, hard-driving electric blues album.
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Review Genre(s): Blues
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