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PAUL FILIPOWICZ, BREAKWATER: Album review

Filipowicz is something of a throwback. He grew up in the Chicago of the mid-sixties and early seventies rubbing shoulders with Jimmy Dawkins, Son Seals,

ROBBEN FORD, TWO SHADES OF BLUE: Album review

Robben Ford is a very well known, and admired guitarist. His singular sound has covered, blues, jazz, and folk, and he has played with household

GARRET T WILLIE – BILL’S CAFÉ: Album review

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 Blues artist, and

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