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Bill’s Blues-Based Best of 2017

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 By Bill Wilcox

For me, and perhaps for all of us, 2017 was a year of challenges and changes. But through the challenges we’re facing, it’s reassuring to fall back on great music that expresses our frustrations and hopes. The following are my inexpert highlights of the best of blues-based (not strictly blues) music of 2017.  North Mississippi Allstars – Prayer […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Al Basile, Cary Morin, Coco Montoya, Elvin Bishop, Eric Bibb, Gregg Allman, John Mayall, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, North Mississippi All-Stars, Otis Taylor, Peter Parcek, Robert Cray, Ronnie Earl, Samantha Fish, Taj Mahal

Readers’ Pick: ‘Talk About That’ by John Mayall

Friday, February 10, 2017 By Tom Osborne

John Mayall - Talk About That - cover art

You picked “Talk About That” from blues master, JOHN MAYALL, as your favorite new release for the week of February 3, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter 2017 BRIGITTE DEMEYER AND […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: John Mayall

John Mayall – Talk About That

Wednesday, February 01, 2017 By Bill Wilcox

In the 1970s, John Mayall, O.B.E., was, along with Bob Dylan, John Prine, David Bromberg, Loudon Wainwright III, Shawn Phillips and Jerry Jeff Walker, one of my musical heroes.  Now at 83 and still touring and recording albums, Mayall is an inspiration. Mayall, often called the “Godfather of British Blues,” is so much more than […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Coco Montoya, Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, Joe Walsh, John Mayall, John McVie, Larry Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Walter Trout

John Mayall – Find a Way to Care

Tuesday, September 08, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

John Mayall is often called the “Godfather of British Blues,” but his legacy may include so much more than just pioneering the British blues.  By introducing a generation of rock fans to the blues, he arguably had a hand in saving blues as a viable music form at a time in the 1960s when elderly bluesmen […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Coco Montoya, Eric Clapton, Harvey Mandel, John Mayall, John McVie, Larry Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, Mick Taylor, Peter Green, Sonny Landreth, Walter Trout

Readers’ Pick: Numbers Man by Andy T Nick Nixon Band

Friday, September 04, 2015 By Tom Osborne

Andy T Nick Nixon Band - Numbers Man - Cover art

ANDY T NICK NIXON BAND, Numbers Man beats out STEEP CANYON RANGERS, RADIO as your favorite for the week of August 28, 2015. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Top 25– Summer 2015 BOBBY […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Joan Shelley, John Mayall, Kevin Gordon, The Blackberry Bushes Stringband, Tommy Keene

John Mayall – A Special Life

Thursday, May 15, 2014 By Bill Wilcox

A Special Life, indeed.  John Mayall is often called the “Godfather of British Blues,” but his legacy may include more than just pioneering the British blues; he arguably had a hand in saving the blues as an active music form by introducing the music to a new audiance at a time in the 1960s when elderly bluesmen were […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: C.J. Chenier, John Mayall

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