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Savoy Brown – Blues All Around

Thursday, March 02, 2023 By Bill Wilcox

Kim Simmonds, the founder and longtime frontman for Savoy Brown, lost his battle with colon cancer on December 13, 2022. That makes Blues All Around, released in February, likely the last offering from the British blues-rock legends. The band was originally formed in 1965. Savoy Brown’s first album dates back to 1967, and albums generally regarded […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Kim Simmonds, Savoy Brown

Bill’s Blues-Based Best of 2020

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 By Bill Wilcox

Well, it’s over. We got through it, and, while it 2020 was a monster in so many ways, there were some choice blues albums that hit the street. Below is a dozen of my favorite blues (or ‘bluesy’) albums of 2020. Sonny Landreth – Blacktop Run. It’s a great album for when you’re on the […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Alvin Younblood Hart, Andrew Alli, Charlie Musselwhite, Dave Alvin, David Bromberg, Elvin Bishop, Jim Dickinson, Jimbo Mathus, John Primer, Luther Dickinson, New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, Nora Jean Wallace, Ronnie Earl, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, Rory Block, Savoy Brown, Sonny Landreth, The Nighthawks

Savoy Brown – Ain’t Done Yet

Thursday, September 10, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

With Ain’t Done Yet, Savoy Brown frontman Kim Simmonds lays down the statement that his blues mastery will be around a while longer. And that’s saying something, since Savoy Brown have been around pretty much since the middle years of the British Invasion. In its original form, the band was comparable to the early Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac, Cream and […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Savoy Brown

Bill’s Belated Blues-Based Best of 2019

Friday, January 03, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

Well, it’s that time of the year again, and after awakening from my yearly food coma, I realized I hadn’t compiled my annual inexpert list of favorite blues-based albums. Well, here we go:  Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Cyprus Grove. A collection of earthy originals and covers from the last of a breed of Mississippi Delta […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Beth Hart, Blue Moon Marquee, Christone Ingram, Gary Clark Jr., Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Jontavious Willis, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Manx Marriner Mainline, Mavis Staples, North Mississippi All-Stars, Rival Sons, Ronnie Earl, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, Samantha Fish, Savoy Brown

Readers’ Pick: All A Man Should Do by Lucero

Friday, September 25, 2015 By Tom Osborne

Lucero - All A Man Can Do - cover art

LUCERO, All A Man Should Do beats out DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE, Nashville Obsolete as your favorite for the week of September 18, 2015. Poll Results New Releases LOS LOBOS, Gates Of Gold Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Dave Alvin, dave rawlings machine, Don Henley, Gabrielle Aplin, Joe Ely, Keith Richards, Kim Simmonds, Los Lobos, Lucero, Patrick Sweany, Patty Griffin, Phil Alvin, Ryan Adams, Sam Morrow, Savoy Brown, The Dead Weather, Webb Wilder

Readers’ Pick: Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) by Pugwash

Friday, September 18, 2015 By Tom Osborne

Pugwash - Play This Intimately (cover art)

PUGWASH, Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) beats out GARY CLARK JR., The Story of Sonny Boy Slim as your favorite for the week of September 11, 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 […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Darlene Love, Dave Alvin, Dave Rawlings Mashine, Gary Clark Jr., Glen Hansard, Keith Richards, Kim Simmonds, Lucero, Phil Alvin, Pugwash, Savoy Brown, Shemekia Copeland, Telekinesis

Savoy Brown – Voodoo Moon

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 By Bill Wilcox

Kim Simmonds and some form of the band Savoy Brown have been around pretty much since the beginning of time – or at least since the middle years of the British Invasion.  In its original form, the band was comparable to the early Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac (before they became a Top 40 pop group), Cream and Ten Years […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Savoy Brown

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