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GARRET T WILLIE – BILL’S CAFÉ: Album review

Gulf Coast Records Garret T Willie is a twenty-five-year-old guy from Alert Bay, British Columbia. Now, this is not where you would normally find a

B.B. KING – BLUES SUMMIT 100: Album review

CELEBRATING THE KING OF THE BLUES  KTBA Records  In all my years as a Blues fan and writer, I can honestly say that, hand on heart, I’ve never heard

TINSLEY ELLIS – LABOR OF LOVE: Album review

Alligator Records Labor Of Love finds Ellis circling back to the marrow of the music no frills, no polish, just wood, wire, and worn-in truth. Stripped of the studio sheen

DUKE ROBILLARD – BLAST OFF: Album review

Nola Blue Records  Duke Robillard has spent a lifetime immersed in the deep currents of American roots music, and his newest release, finds the veteran guitarist and