Tag: Howlin Wolf
Robin Trower – In Real Time
Robin and Pete discuss the new album Coming Closer To The Day, out on Mascot / Provogue as Trower prepares for US dates with his trio. Robin’s creative approach produces a fresh set of compositions, soaked and strewn with his distinctive guitar stylings. He surely remains music’s own Monet or Turner…
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The Osmonds -True Rockers At Heart
Well, you might wonder – how on Earth will English guitar man and satirist Pete get on with the clean-living Osmonds?? But a session was agreed as the Utah legends and their rock band prepared for a show at Guildford’s G Live venue. Pete leads with a confession, as he meets Merrill and Jay backstage…
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Eric Gales – The Bookends
A release from the loose cannon Eric Gales always turns out to be intriguing. I reckon this is because he will listen to Holst, Howlin’ Wolf, Herbie Hancock..to Blues, bluegrass, Brahms and Billie Holiday – and that could be one of my record shelves.
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Mud Morganfield – Fathers And Sons
One of the earliest blues shows your scribe took in, many decades ago was by Muddy Waters, with Otis Spann on piano and Paul Oscher on the harp, in Tolworth at The Toby Jug. My mis-spent youth eh? Now, some fifty years later, here I am talking with one of Muddy’s sons, Mud Morganfield, also known as Muddy Waters Jnr!
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Jon Allen – My Blues Top Ten
Is there such a thing as dark honey? It’s surely to be found in the affecting vocals of Jon Allen but his songwriting talent is the sustaining factor in his career.
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The Zombies On The Blues (Part One)
The Zombies – veteran purveyors of scintillating and haunting music for over five decades, drawing on jazz, rock and blues influences at every turn but scoring durable chart hits all over the world, even gifting Carlos Santana with one of his biggest hits and spurring The Byrds to explore psychedelia…
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2018 In Review
As usual, we take a look at the year’s happenings – or at least some of them – and bearing in mind that again we have lost many great people, not least dear friends during 2018.
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Phil Brown – The Mechanics Of Song Creation
It’s time we caught up with mercurial musician, arranger, songsmith and singer Phil Brown. Currently based in Nashville, Brown’s skyborne sonic works eschew the city’s traditional patterns and tone palates for something more linear and soulful… This conversation takes in his influences and many other thoughts…
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Samantha Fish Announces May 2019 UK Tour
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Alexander O’Neal – Taking The Stage…In London
Contemporary soul legend and stylist Alexander O’Neal is soon to play London’s prestige venue The Boisdale, in Canary Wharf, on the heels of his recent cameo there for the recent Soul Awards. Pete caught up with him, to talk music…
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Tony Joe White – Speaking Of The Source
The spark that originality lit Tony Joe White’s muse was The Blues and now he has made an elemental, stone blues album called Bad Mouthin’ to make that very point. His distinctive guitar playing and unique voice have made him a global legend of music. Pete caught up with Tony again for the lowdown….against the background of what sounds like macaws and an electrical storm.
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Joe Bonamassa – British Blues Explosion Live
So it’s a balmy Summer evening out at Greenwich, with Joe bringing a quality band onstage to play a set that took in the various works of and numbers made famous by Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.
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Danny Bryant – Revelation
With Richard Hammerton again helming production, Bryant returns with a new studio album and digs deep for lyrical inspiration. Perhaps absolution, of a kind. His fiery and flexible guitar work is to the fore and again he is playing with colleagues who work for the song every time.
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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats – Groovin’ In Greaseland
This long-established harp-fuelled outfit know how to whack out a shuffle, marinate a slow blues and just rock out. There is no doubting the musical chops of Estrin, guitar and bass man Kid Andersen, Lorenzo Farrell on keys and drummer Alex Pettersen.
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Black Stone Cherry – Cherry Picking The Blues
The band’s lead singer and guitarist Chris Robertson speaks with our Pete about the group’s high energy six-track EP of classic blues numbers…
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Black Stone Cherry – Black To Blues EP
As anyone who has seen Black Stone Cherry perform will know, these Kentucky lads are never far from the Blues. The clues are the way they play off each other, the use of dynamics, the occasional slide guitar but moreover the raspy vocal stylings of Chris Robertson.
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The Rolling Stones – Back To Blues Roots
The Stones record a new blues-based album in London and subsequently Chuck Leavell adds piano parts in the US. Our man talks to Chuck about the Stones, the new blues set release, song selections and more
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Chuck Berry – Chuck
Described by some as America’s Greatest Living Poet, Charles Berry took his T Bone Walker and Muddy Waters influences and crafted a unique body of rock’n’roll and blues songs of classic, timeless quality.
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Joe Bonamassa, April 2017, Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
As I approached the beautiful building The Royal Albert Hall in the heart of Kensington, it became clear that I wasn’t at one of the Proms as large groups of people wearing Joe Bonamassa t-shirts from previous tours descended on this hallowed ground.
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Bluesfest London 2016, October 2016, O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
So for the second year, the festival continues its tenure at the 02, which can be a balmy place on a good day and a windswept netherworld in poor weather. We are somewhere in the middle this weekend as regards climate. The 02 out at Greenwich and on the Thames is really a shopping mall with eateries galore and several performance halls.
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Aaron Keylock – Playing All The Right Moves
With his long-awaited debut album ‘Cut Against The Grain’ out now on Mascot Label Group, our man catches up with Aaron to talk gear, touring and all things related. After a busy 2016 the teenage guitarslinger looks to be just as active in 2017….
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Colin James Announces Headline London Show for November 2016
Juno Award Winning Singer-songwriter Colin James has released his 18th album, Blue Highways, which is out now via True North Records.
Blue Highways pays tribute to some of the singer/ guitarist’s longtime blues idols including Howlin’ Wolf, Jimmy Reed, Freddie King, Jr. Wells & Buddy Guy, Peter Green, Robert Johnson and William Bell to name a few.
Robin Trower – Sonic Voyager
Robin’s new album ‘Where You Are Going To’ is stacked with effective songs, inventive and soulful guitar playing and some very personal lyrics as the artist continues his travels around the world. Pete tempted him temporarily out of the studio to talk about the new record and its inspirations.
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ZZ Top – Global Warming
Capturing a series of red-hot shows by ZZ Top all over the world, the Texas trio prepare to release a new live album. Pete catches up with blues-rock wizard Billy Gibbons to talk songs, stages and everything else
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11 Reasons To Love Trevor Horn
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10 Reasons To Love Black Stone Cherry
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Joe Bonamassa: A Salute To The Great British Blues Explosion, Greenwich Music Time, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
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Sandi Thom – Onward Journey
Sandi Thom Onward Journey October 2015 With a new album about to be released and a busy UK tour...
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Carnival of Madness featuring Black Stone Cherry, Shinedown, Halestorm and Highly Suspect, February 2016, SSE Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
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Sam Kelly – 20 Questions
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Joe Louis Walker
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Phil Collen
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Robert Cray
Robert Cray Night Work The Robert Cray Band celebrates forty years’ stage and studio efforts with...
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Brett Marvin and The Thunderbolts
Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts As the London-based Country Blues and Roots crew return with a...
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Ian Siegal, March 2015, Jazz Cafe, London, United Kingdom
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Steve Lukather- Part One
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Joe Bonamassa- Muddy Wolf at Red Rocks
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