Tag: Lonnie Donegan
Rory Gallagher – Blues Treasure Trove
The unearthing of a splendid collection of live and studio recordings by the late great Irish blues star Rory Gallagher means that fans can at last enjoy dozens of unreleased tracks. In fact, three albums’ worth! These releases coming out on the Chess label no less have been overseen by Rory’s nephew Daniel and whilst he was over from New York, Gallagher fan and follower Pete met him to get the lowdown…
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Rory Gallagher – Blues (3-CD Edition)
Rory had a sure grip on blues, roots, folk and even jazz styles…in this collection you can hear all these elements and plenty of steaming rock’n’roll. His enthusiasm and attack are undoubted but the sensitivity is always there. It is no wonder that Rory still influences so many musicians.
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UMC Releases New Rory Gallagher Compilation In May 2019
Fabulous news for fans of the Irish blues rocker as many unreleased tracks are readied for...
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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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Peter Donegan – Superman
Once I had a call from the leader of a big band I was in to get my butt over to Hounslow the next day – a Sunday afternoon – to play at a festival. To my delight I found we were on before the headliner – Mr Lonnie Donegan. Hence I had a cuppa and chat about the blues with the early rock’n’roll star. Pleasing it is that his talented son Peter is recording and here is his new mini-album.
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Billy Bragg & Joe Henry: Shine A Light, November 2016, G Live, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
On a chilly November evening, I travelled by train! – to one of my favourite venues G Live which is situated in the heart of Guildford for an evening with musicians and songwriters Billy Bragg and Joe Henry. The show was in support of their new album ‘Shine A Light: Field Recordings From The Great American Railroad’ which they’ve already toured in the USA during the 2016 American election season.
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Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes Sifting Through The Ashes With a new Warren Haynes & Railroad Earth album Ashes...
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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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