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Bill’s Blues Based Best of 2016

Thursday, December 29, 2016 By Bill Wilcox

2016 was a hard year. But it was a pretty good year for the blues, with some of the highest profile blues musicians releasing fantastic albums. Below is my inexpert summary of some of the most memorable blues releases from the year to forget. 1. Steve Dawson – Solid States & Loose Ends. A relative unknown, Dawson’s […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Big Dave McLean, Bob Margolin, Bobby Rush, Bonnie Raitt, David Bromberg, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Luther Dickinson, Mavis Staples, Ronnie Earl, Steve Dawson, Taj Mahal, Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Rolling Stones, Tinsley Ellis

Readers’ Pick: Red Clay Soul by Tinsley Ellis

Friday, June 10, 2016 By Tom Osborne

Tinsley Ellis, cover art

TINSLEY ELLIS, Red Clay Soul beats out PAUL SIMON, Stranger to Stranger as your favorite for the week of June 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’ Top 25 Spring 2016 WILLIE NILE, World […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Paul Simon, Tinsley Ellis

Bill’s Blues-Based Best – 2015

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

There’s no way we can claim to track all the new music that comes out in a year. But we’re wired to find what we like. While I certainly enjoy the alt. country artists so popular on Twangville (caught Jason Isbell’s show at the Electric Factory last summer – fantastic!) I tend to write more […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Buddy Guy, Charlie Musselwhite, Duke Robillard, Guy Davis, Leo "Bud" Welch, Otis Taylor, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King, Sonny Landreth, Steve Earle, Tinsley Ellis

Tinsley Ellis – Tough Love

Thursday, February 12, 2015 By Bill Wilcox

Tinsley Ellis came up as a hard-rocking guitar slinger in the mold of Stevie Ray Vaughan.  He was always known as a great axe-man, but as the decades passed and his art matured, he also became an accomplished songwriter and interpreter of the many shades of blues.  Kanye West might even be a little impressed with […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Delbert McClinton, Tinsley Ellis

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