My blues album of the week review
Whilest pondering/brooding over who would be featured on this week’s Blues Album o’ the Week, I was pleasantly surprised by a comment I received from a friend of mine, one Shawn Messick. Shawn asked the question, am I familiar with The Marcus King Band, after answering in the affirmative, I found it had been over … Read moreThe Marcus King Band Album Review 03-20-2022
Son of a gun! It’s Blues Album of the Week time again! This week we go back in time to 1968 at the Fillmore (west) in San Francisco. I bring you one of the “Three Kings”, Albert King’s Thursday Night in San Francisco. This is the third album from the 2 night stay at the … Read moreAlbert King Thursday Night in San Francisco Album Review 03-13-2022
Well and Good Morning, looks like it’s time for another installment of the highly coveted and sought after Blues Album of the Week. This week we go to L.A. and the Baked Potato Jazz Club for Josh Smith Live at the Spud! What can one say about Josh that hasn’t been said, he is a … Read moreJosh Smith Live at the Spud Album Review 03-06-2022
Can you say it’s Blues Album of the Week time? Well it is, so grab your cheap bourbon, some stale Winston’s and sit back as we bring this weeks offering. This week I give you Big Wolf Band, from that stronghold of the blues Birmingham, England. “A Rebel’s Story” is the album, released in 2017, … Read moreBig Wolf Band A Rebel’s Story Album Review 2-27-2022
Ok, Alright, I’m a day late in reporting, so sue me! By Golly! It’s now finally Blues Album of the Week time. This week we have yet another treat for you, I discovered this cat whilst perusing that glorious guitar lesson site, Truefire, so without further rambling, we present Mr Seth Rosenbloom! Seth’s style has … Read moreSeth Rosenbloom EP, & Keep on Turning Album Review 02-21-2022
Hey there Blues fans, it’s the latest incarnation of Blues Album of the Week! This week I take great pleasure in bringing you one Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kingfish, released in 2019. Christone is a young man, born in 1999, but as you will see he is playing well beyond his age. I have been digging … Read moreChristone “Kingfish” Ingram Kingfish Album Review 2-13-2022
Alright Blues fans, here’s this week’s album of the week. We first introduced this individual almost a year ago, today I bring you another offering from the great Chris Cain, “Unscheduled Flight”, released in November 1997. Over the past year, Chris has been one of my must go-tos, he is always consistent, with great vocals, … Read moreChris Cain Unscheduled Flight Album Review 02-07-2022
Here we go with this week’s Blues Album, today I give you The Jeff Healey Band’s Cover to Cover. This one keeps popping up in my random Amazon rotation that I figured, well it’s time for Jeff. As the title suggests, these are covers, some all instrumental, some with vocals, but all with Jeff’s impeccable … Read moreJeff Healey Band Cover to Cover Album Review 01-30-2022
Alright good people it’s that time again, yep Blues album of the week. Today we hop in the “way-back machine” back to the fifties, sixties, and seventies and jump on the bus with the Father of Chicago Blues, Muddy Waters: The Definitive Collection. Although, Muddy left us in April of 1983, he gave us a … Read moreMuddy Waters The Definitive Collection Album Review 01/23/2022
Well it’s Blues Album of the Week time again. We’ve got a good one for you this week. I proudly present Albert Cummings: Live at the ‘62 Center, released in December 2017. Albert’s tasty licks, glorious chops, wonderful tone take you on a most satisfying ride down the road. Speaking of tone, I like that … Read moreAlbert Cummings Live at the ’62 Center Album Review 01-16-2022