Duke Robillard Calling All Blues! Stony Plain Records In 1967 Duke Robillard formed “Roomful of Blues”. Ten years later their self titled first album was released, and although Duke Robillard left in 1979, he began the band that is still in existence today. Count Basie once called them “the hottest blues band I’ve ever heard.” […]
Monkey Junk Tiger in Your Tank Stony Plain Records Monkey Junk is an Ottawa, Ontario based blues band that won the 2010 Blues Music Award for Best New Artist Debut. This album is a re-issue of their debut recording originally released in 2009. They have three albums on Stony Plain Records their latest being 2013’s […]
Rob McCoury The 5 String Flame Thrower McCoury Music Rob McCoury is the son of Del McCoury and the banjo player in The Del McCoury Band. “Kansas City Railroad Blues” is the hard driving vehicle that sets the stage for this album of mostly banjo instrumentals. The song credits include Earl Scruggs, Don Reno, J.D. […]
Wishbone Ash: “Live Dates II” Paper Sleeve – 2CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica – Import – Limited Collector’s Edition, Original recording re-mastered (LMLR) www.CultureFactory.fr Digitally re-mastered and expanded in a mini-LP sleeve. “Live Dates II” was the second Wishbone Ash live release. These songs are from a variety of concerts from 1976 to 1980. During the […]
What is Blues? BY BARRY KERZNER One of the most frequent and recurring discussions in blues concerns the basic question, “What is blues?” Obviously, there are many opinions regarding this this topic, and blues lovers are infinitely passionate abouttheir particular viewpoint. Blues is music that bridges many divides, bringing people together to share in its beauty […]
An Exclusive Interview with Frank Latorre by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud www.franklatorre.com An accomplished harmonica player, guitarist and singer, Frank has played with many Blues and Rock greats, including and most recently Johnny Winter. You can hear his mojo working on Johnny’s new release, “Roots” and on Johnny Winters new CD (his last) “Step Back” […]
Listen Live to Music On The Couch with Vinny Bond each Monday at 9pm Central on Blog Talk Radio Listen To The Archives Anytime At Music On The Couch Murali’s Segment Opens The Show EG’s Segment Begins At The 50:32 Mark Ernie’s Segment Begins At The 96:47 Mark Pierre’s Segment Begins At The 138:03 Mark […]
Grady Champion Bootleg Whiskey Malaco Records This is Grady Champion’s sixth studio recording and first for Malaco Records. Malaco is the southern soul blues label that brought us Bobby “Blue” Bland, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor and others. Producer Tommy Couch Jr. heads up the Jackson, Ms. Studio and has given Champion the full Malaco treatment. […]
Esther Phillips “Alone Again, Naturally” Expanded Edition www.RealGoneMusic.com Released on the Kudo Record label imprint (a subsidiary of Creed Taylor’s legendary CTI record label) in 1972, “Alone Again, Naturally” by soul-blues-jazz singer Esther Phillips, produced by Creed Taylor, recorded with all-star session players and solo artists like George Benson, Maceo Parker, Ron Carter, and Billy […]
Rob Stone Gotta Keep Rollin’ Vizztone Label Group In 1993 Rob Stone, harp and vocals, began touring with veteran Chicago bluesman Sam Lay. They toured worldwide for four years. Also included in Lay’s band were Chris James, guitar; and Patrick Rynn, bass; and they have been with Stone ever since. Stone’s last release “Back Around […]
There’s a lot of talk , that there is no where to hear blues on the radio these days. While this is a work in progress, check the list for Blues radio show near you, or listen to a station in another City on the Web . If you are not listed and want to be or if […]
Respect Your Venue Sometimes a club has live music for free – no cover charge. In these instances the club pays a certain amount to the band to entertain, hoping to encourage an even bigger crowd to come in to eat/drink. It can be a win for both parties. It is usually not required to order […]
AN Exclusive Interview with Alastair Greene by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This week we talk to Alastair Greene! Long time Guitarist for Alan Parsons! We talk about his band and CD ALASTAIR GREENE BAND “TROUBLE AT YOUR DOOR” You are going to love this interview!Blues and rock have met at many different crossroads. From Cream and […]
Jesse Winchester A Reasonable Amount of Trouble Appleseed Recordings In 1970 Jesse Winchester released his debut recording on the short lived Ampex Record label. He recorded a total of ten studio albums. This last recording was completed shortly before his death on April 11th, 2014. Winchester grew up in Memphis, Tennessee but as a conscientious […]
Missy Andersen In The Moment Main Squeeze Records Missy Anderson states “Something about Soul speaks to me, and if you dip it in some Blues, it’s even better…it’s about the story and the feeling”. Andersen’s first album was the self titled “Missy Andersen” released in 2009. This is Andersen’s second studio recording. Andersen was born […]
Del McCoury Band The Streets of Baltimore McCoury Music In 1963 Del McCoury was the rhythm guitarist and featured vocalist with Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys. His replacement was Peter Rowan. He recorded as Del McCoury and The Dixie Pals and in 1972 released his fifth album “High on a Mountain” on Rounder Records. […]
Making a Scene is honored to talk to Blues Leaf Recording artist Arsen Shomakhov! www.arsenshomakhov.com Making a Scene Talks with Arsen Shomakhov! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Arsen Shomakhov, known foremost as a virtuoso guitarist, exploded into the music scene in the early 2000s. His club tour to moscow in 2002, managed by the Russian […]
Couch Kid News Segment With The Soul Of John Black & Sonny Rock Tonight we had two Couch Kid News Segments to open the show. First The Soul Of John Black stopped by to talk about the two awards his song, Higher Power won during the recent Independent Music Awards – first taking the industry […]
EG Kight A New Day Blue South Records EG Kight, a.k.a. the Georgia Songbird, was the recipient of the 2013 Georgia Music Legend Award. Kight started in country music and has worked with George Jones; Conway Twitty; Jerry Lee Lewis; and Merle Haggard. Since switching to the Blues she has performed with Luther Allison; Koko […]
St. Paul & The Broken Bones Half The City Single Lock Records St. Paul and The Broken Bones are a soul band from Birmingham Alabama. An EP was released in 2012. This is their first full length recording released earlier this year. As a result the band received a 2014 Americana Award nomination as Best […]
Dom Flemons The American Songster: Prospect Hill Music Maker Relief Foundation Dom Flemons was one third of The Carolina Chocolate Drops who formed in 2005 immediately following the first Black Banjo Gathering. They’ve recorded five albums; three for The Music Maker Relief Foundation and two for Nonesuch Records. This is Flemons second solo recording and […]
Rip Lee Pryor Nobody But Me Electro-Fi Records Richard “Rip Lee” Pryor, the son of the late Blues harp legend “Snooky” Pryor, was born in 1958. Rip Lee learned the harp by listening to his fathers records and even did some touring with his dad. Rip Lee released his debut album “Pitch a Boogie Woogie” […]
An Exclusive Interview with Jarekus SIngleton! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud On this show we talk with Alligator Recording artist Jarekus Singleton! At just 29 years old, Jarekus Singleton is a musical trailblazer with a bold vision for the future of the blues. Springing from the same Mississippi soil as Charley Patton, Muddy Waters and B.B. King, […]
Couch Kid Sunday Wilde just won the Independent Music Award “Vox Populi Award” for the second time and she came by to talk about it and thank her fans. It’s what we do here at Music On The Couch for our Couch Kids! Forrest McDonald was seven years old when he first heard blues man […]
Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks: Volume 11” Wichita, KS 11/17/1972 (3 CD’s) www.Dead.net – www.Rhino.com Recorded by the legendary Owsley “Bear” Stanley these original tapes have been re-mastered in HDCD, like many of these rerelease series (Dave’ Picks, Dick’s Picks, Road Trips, and etcetera) the sound quality noticeably improves as the evening wears on, similarly the […]
Dave Keyes Right Here Right Now Keyesland Music Dave Keyes has been a part of the New York music scene for over twenty years. His cd “Tear It Up” was released in 1997. In 2000 Keyes won the International Blues Challenge band competition. Keyes’ third cd “Covered in Blue” received 3 ½ stars from Downbeat magazine. […]
Elvin Bishop Can’t Even Do Wrong Right Alligator Records Elvin Bishop first came to my attention as a member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He appears on the first three Butterfield albums and left in 1968 to form the Elvin Bishop Group. In 1974 Bishop released the album “Let It Flow” on Capricorn Records. […]
John Ginty Bad News Travels/The Showplace Sessions Live American Showplace Music On June 11, 2014 John Ginty entered the studio to record this DVD. Ginty recreated music from his Bad News Travels cd released this past September. Guesting are Albert Castiglia, Todd Wolfe and Alexis P. Suter. This is the first in producer Ben Elliot’s […]
Too Slim and the Taildraggers formed in 1986 in Spokane, Washington, United States. The band currently consists of Tim “Too Slim” Langford (lead vocals, guitar), Polly O’Keary (bass, vocals) and Tommy Cook (drums). Tom Brimm (bass) and John Cage (drums) were both early members of the group To date, Too Slim and the Taildraggers have released 11 studio […]
Sugar Ray and The Bluetones Living Tear To Tear Severn Records Ray Norcia, harp, was appropriately nicknamed Sugar because of his sweet vocals. A former member of “Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters” he left them to form his own band “Sugar Ray and The Bluetones”. Their first album was 1989’s “Knockout”. After two albums Norcia […]
Chefjimi Patricola came onto the show to discuss the Cookbook he is organizing to benefit the HART FUND. If you are interested, send him an email to blues [email protected] – put in the subject line Hart Fund Cookbook and he will send you the links and information to enter your recipe and be a part […]
Chris Smither Still On The Levee Signature Sounds Recordings “Still On The Levee” is Chris Smither’s 16th studio album. This is a 50 year retrospective. Smither has selected 25 of his best songs and re-recorded them. Smither’s band “The Motivators” includes Billy Conway, drums; Jimmy Fitting, harmonica; David Goodrich, guitarist/producer; and Anita Suhanin, background vocals. […]
Eric Clapton & Friends “The Breeze – An Appreciation of JJ Cale” www.Surfdog.com www.EricClapton.com Starting with Eric Clapton’s 1970 self-titled debut solo album, Clapton started a decade’s long affection for JJ Cale. They also recorded together on the ’06 “The Road to Escondido.” Last year Cale passed-away so it was not a stretch (but a […]
Jeremy Baum The Eel Flying Yak Records Jeremy Baum is a world class Hammond B-3 and piano player who is also a first call session musician. Baum’s first cd was 2002’s “Lost River Jams”. Baum’s music is rooted in the funky soul jazz of Booker T and The MG’s, the Meters, Jimmy Smith, and Jack […]
The Iguanas Juarez Piety Street Files and Archaic Media Based in New Orleans, La. The Iguanas are a roots rock band. They combine Conjunto and various other Latin styles with R n’ B. Imagine a cross between The Sir Douglas Quintet and The Blazers of East Los Angeles. The Iguanas consist of Joe Cabral, vocals, […]
Creating your own Internet Radio Station! All throughout the world there are blues societies, Folk Music Societies, Indie music groups, etc, some big and some small. Each is working within their areas to support and expand their genre in their communities. If you are part of a blues society, a Folk Music Society or any […]
Jaco Pastorius “Modern American Music … Period! The Criteria Sessions” Omnivore Recordings Jaco Pastorius’ major solo debut appeared in 1976 on Epic Records, many of the tracks had their beginning two years earlier when a twenty-two year-old Pastorius booked time at Criteria Studios to work out songs and jam. Eventually six of those session tracks […]
Music on the Couch 8/4/2014 Terry VunCannon from Lawyers, Guns & Money came on to talk about The Healing Blues Project, where faculty and students from Greensboro College are teaming with area musicians to work with local storytellers who are clients of the Interactive Resource Center struggling with issues including homelessness and post-traumatic stress disorder […]
Facebook Friends by Location for Events! We all know how powerful creating a Facebook event and inviting all your friends can be, but what if you have Facebook friends that are spread out all over the country. Facebook inviter (See our article on it HERE) is great if you have a global even, such as […]
Catherine Russell Bring It Back Jazz Village Catherine Russell is a Jazz singer who will appeal to Blues aficionados. It has been a long time since Jazz has had a singer like Russell. Russell is the daughter of Luis Russell the former musical director for Louis Armstrong. Her father died when she was very young […]
An Exclusive Interview with Alexis P Suter Website www.alexispsuter.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/alexis.p.suter.3?fref=ts LIVE from the Midnight Circus Talks with Alexis P Suter! by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud International Recording Artist’s The Alexis P Suter is a vocalist who transcends styles and genres. When the great Bluesman B.B. King first heard Alexis P. Suter sing, he was visibly impressed […]
JP Soars Full Moon Night in Memphis Soars High Productions JP Soars first album was “Back of My Mind” released in 2008. JP Soars and The Red Hots won the 2009 band competition at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. In 2011 his “More Bees with Honey” album was released. That album garnered Soars a […]
Selwyn Birchwood Don’t Call No Ambulance Alligator Records Selwyn Birchwood first picked up the guitar when he was 13. By the age of 17 he was into Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Muddy Waters and Buddy Guy. He met Texas-born blues legend Sonny Rhodes two years later and Rhodes took him under […]
The Mannish Boys Wrapped Up and Ready Delta Groove Records The Mannish Boys were formed to be a Muddy Waters tribute band. They’re named after a Muddy Waters song so they are readily identifiable with Waters. Individually they were already veterans of the west coast blues music scene when they decided to band together. They […]
Cannonball Adderley “The Black Messiah” Live at the Troubador – 1972 – 2 CD’s www.RealGoneMusic.com The year was 1972 when Cannonball Adderley’s quintet (there were more than five musicians) took the stage with Cannonball’s alto and soprano saxes, brother Nat’s cornet, a rhythm section of Roy McCurdy’s drums, Walter Booker’s bass, and direct from a […]
Mud Morganfield and Kim Wilson For Pops: A Tribute to Muddy Waters Severn Records The most important figure in modern Blues is Muddy Waters. Waters took the music from rural Mississippi to the northern city of Chicago. As a bandleader his band included Little Walter, the most influential harp player of our time. Waters’ electrified […]
The Holmes Brothers Brotherhood Alligator Records Wendell Holmes, guitar, and his brother Sherman, bass, met Popsy Dixon one night in New York City when he sat in on drums. They formed The Holmes Brothers band in 1979 and began as an opening act at music clubs like Dan Lynch’s and The Bottom Line. In 1990 […]
An Exclusive Interview with JP Soars LIVE from the Midnight Circus Talks with JP Soars by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud This week we talk to the one and only JPSOARS! With his new CD just hitting the radio airways “Full Moon NIght in Memphis” JP is out touring to support this great new Blues CD. […]
Michael Cloeren’s Pennsylvania Blues Fest Part 1: Friday night and Saturday Previously called the Pocono Blues Festival, the Pennsylvania Blues Fest has been in existence for 23 years; now located at Blue Mountain just outside of Palmerton, Pa. Michael Cloeren produces the finest Blues Festival in the country. He doesn’t book the biggest names in […]
Like thousands before me, I moved to NYC in 1994 on a Greyhound Bus in pursuit of THE DREAM, a record deal, and a mansion. After a decade of odd jobs and waitressing , I got signed and briefly appeared on MTV Buzzworthy. Like 99.9 percent of those who came before me, however, I never quite […]