Kenny Wayne Shepherd – ‘Trouble Is…25’
APPLE MUSIC
Kenny Wayne Shepherd was only 18 when he recorded Trouble Is. (It was such a monster hit!) Now, 25 years later, his re-recording shows just how good his music was in 1997. And how good he is today as a monster Blues-Rock artist. [PREVIEW]
Big B And The Actual Proof – “Red Carpet”
YOUTUBE
If Stratocasters had been invented in the 1940’s, every great black & white crime film would’ve had a trailer like this. Big B And The Actual Proof set the mood for this hapless tale of tragedy with some power trio tones and a noir frame of mind. [VIDEO]
The Blues Foundation Names 2023 ‘Keeping the Blues Alive Award’ Honorees
BILLBOARD
The Blues Foundation has announced its Keeping The Blues Alive award honorees. These groups & folks have been doing yeoman’s work in support of the Blues. And they’ll be recognized for that work at The International Blues Challenge in Memphis this January. (Congrats.) [ARTICLE]
Willie Dixon became the Illinois Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion because of his boxing prowess. But he became an all-time heavyweight Blues champion because of his songwriting, playing, and production skills.
He was simply *The* most prolific Blues songwriter. And it’s not an exaggeration to say that there isn’t a single Blues fan on planet Earth that hasn’t heard (and enjoyed) Willie’s songs. [READ MORE].
The True Blues Band – ‘TBB & Friends’
APPLE MUSIC
More Blues with an international flair here. The True Blues Band is an Italian group put together initially to back Blues acts touring Italy. But now, they’re putting their own tunes out on this debut album. A little funky but fun. (Gotta love that “Euro-twang.”) [PREVIEW]
Tyler Bryant – “Good Thing”
YOUTUBE
Here’s Tyler Bryant (minus The Shakedown). Renaissance man that he is, he’s playing all the parts here on one of his compositions (“Good Thing”). The scuttlebutt is, he also engineered and mixed it. (He probably ran Craft Services too.) [VIDEO]
Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton – ‘The Stardust Sessions’ (EP)
APPLE MUSIC
Okay, this isn’t really an album or even an EP. It’s sort of like a single-and-a-half. But it’s got Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton teasing out what will be their new album next year (Death Wish Blues). And they sound good together for sure. [PREVIEW]
- (Out Now) Kenny Wayne Shepherd – ‘Trouble Is…25‘
- (Out Now) The True Blues Band – ‘TBB & Friends‘
- (Out Now) Bri Bradley – ‘Covers At The Roost‘
- (Out Now) Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton – ‘The Stardust Sessions‘
- (01-13) JD Simo – ‘Songs From The House Of Grease‘
- (01-20) Alastair Greene – ‘Alive In The New World‘
Jon Beres
I’m one part Blues Fan and one part Digital Native (with a dash of Curmudgeon.) I’m also the publisher of AlltheWayBlue.com. If you love the Blues, I have a feeling we’ll get along just fine - cheers!
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