New Blues Discovery Post: May 7, 2017
The Weekly Discovery Dozen for the week of May 7th:
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Enjoy!
Artist: Taj Mahal
Song: “She Knows How to Rock Me”
Album: TajMo
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Label: Concord Records
Artist: Eric Bibb
Song: “We Had to Move”
Album: Migration Blues
Release Date: March 3, 2017
Label: Stony Plain Records
Song: “You’re Just About to Lose Your Clown”
Album: Took You Long Enough
Release Date: May 5, 2017
Label: VizzTone Records
Artist: Tim Gartland
Song: “Too Many Groceries”
Album: If You Want a Good Woman
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Label: Self Release
Artist: Professor Louie and Crowmatix
Song: “High Heeled Sneakers”
Album: Crowin’ the Blues
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Label: Woodstock Records
Artist: Selwyn Birchwood
Song: “Even the Saved Need Saving”
Album: Pick Your Poison
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Label: Alligator Records
Artist: David “Honeyboy” Edwards
Song: “Ride with Me Tonight”
Album: I’m Gonna Tell You Somethin’ That I Know: Live At The G Spot
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Label: Omnivore Recordings
Artist: The Schwartz-Fox Blues Crusade
Song: “Ninety-Nine”
Album: Sunday Morning Revival
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Label: Smog Veil Records
Artist: John Primer
Song: “Harmonica Boogaloo”
Album: Ain’t Nothing You Can Do!
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Label: Delta Groove Music
Song: “We Gon’ Boogaloo”
Album: Gon’ Boogaloo
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Label: King Hokum Records
Artist: Wee Willie Walker and The Greaseland All-Stars
Song: “Funky Way (Live)”
Album: Live! Notodden Blues Festival
Release Date: November 4, 2016
Label: Little Village Foundation
Artist: Popa Chubby
Song: “Blues for Charlie”
Album: The Catfish [Explicit]
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Label: Mystic Productions
Curators Note: Four new releases from this week – and the new single from Selwyn Birchwood to preview the album Pick Your Poison due out in a couple weeks. I was so looking forward to the release of the TaJMo album. Perhaps the expectations were a little too high – I am going to give it another listen. The Eric Bibb tune is the serious one of the bunch (and a great album) then the list goes for a ten song romp of blues fun – the word “Boogaloo” appears in two different song names, how cool is that? The Tim Gartland album is worth a listen (and a purchase). Enjoy the fun tune “Too Many Groceries” on this list. For the blues purists, I did color outside the lines this week into funk, country and soul. Welcome your feedback and suggestions,
Tone Deaf Terry
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