“Jimmy Rogers was very much a musician's musician -- the kind of guitarist that earned accolades from contemporaries and successors alike -- yet one who never wins a wide, mainstream audience. Blues Blues Blues was designed as the album that would find Rogers a larger audience, and as such, it has all the bells and whistles of a big-deal blues album.”

                                                                        All Music

 

Its been 25 year since the release of Jimmy Rogers final album release Blues Blues Blues and Shaun’s celebrating by featuring this album in its entirety. Featuring an astonishing array of special guests which includes Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, Taj Mahal and many more.

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"a set of scorching performances that remind us not of what she might have been, but what she is—a natural-born singer who's learned hard lessons by living them.”

                                                            The Rolling Stone Album Guide

With legendary Austin Texas based singer Lou Ann Barton celebrating a birthday last week, I’ve dug deep into the catalogue of Antones Records for this absolute gem from 1989 “Read my Lips”.

Plus new releases from Tinsley Ellis, Sue Foley, Chris O’Leary, Dillion James and the Allman Betts Band.

 

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With the 2024 Grammy award winners announced just a week ago, Shaun’s highlighting winners in a couple of categories that are right up Blues With A Feelings alley.

 

You’ll hear tracks from Best Traditional Blues winner Bobby Rush, Best Contemporary Blues album winners Larkin Poe, The winner of the Best Large Jazz Ensemble The Count Basie Orchestra and one of two that tied for Best Regional Roots album Buckwheat Zydeco Jr and The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band.

4 superb albums from 4 incredible acts, it’s a glorious celebration of the music worlds very best for 2024.

 

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Shaun's pulled together an awesome mix of songs for this weeks New Release spotlight.

 

Featuring some of the very best new releases to hit the BWAF desk in the last little while, you'll hear tracks by Taj Mahal,  Tracey Nelson, Chris O’Leary, Tom Hambridge, Jason Ricci & the Bad Kind, Danielle Nicole, Tinsley Ellis, JJ Grey & Mofro, Steve Freund, Candice Ivory, John Primer, Monster Mike Welch, The Wicked Lowdown, Joel Astley, Kevin Burt and Bernard Allison.        

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“Etta James has worked in countless styles throughout her long career, and she is equally at home singing gospel, R&B, soul, jazz, and even rock & roll, but her roots have always been solidly planted in the blues, and she is arguably the finest living singer active in the genre. Perhaps because she doesn't sing only the blues, however, when she does, it sticks out as something special” All Music

 

With Etta James birthday on January 25, Shaun's throwing another classic Blues With A Feeling birthday for one of the all time great voices, by featuring her wonderful Granny award winning 2004 release Blues To The Bone.

With special guest guitarist and producer Bobby Murray, who joins Shaun for a lovely chat about working with Etta on and off the road for 23 years.

 

Plus new releases from Tinsley Ellis, JJ Grey & Mofro, Ash Grunwald and Chris O’Leary

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Legendary blues guitarist Luther Tucker celebrated a birthday this week and Shaun’s celebrating by featuring his Antones records release Sad Hours.

Plus with the announcement of the Blues Foundations Hall of Fame class of 2024, he’s featuring tracks by a selection of the artists that will be inducted in May. Including Lurrie Bell, Jimmy Rushing, OV Wright, Odetta and Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials.

 

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"He's a seminal force, a guru, and original creator of the New Orleans piano style...the teacher of great players like Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint, Mac Rebennack, James Booker and Huey Smith.  All acknowledge him as The Great Master."--Jerry Wexler

 

With the great Professor Longhairs birthday this week, Shaun’s pulled another classic album feature for you “Crawfish Fiesta”. Featuring Dr John on guitar and Johnny Vidacovich on drums, its ‘Fess at his very best.

Plus new release from The Allman Betts band and Larry McCray.

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“All Over You is a forgotten gem, remastered and presented here for the first time on vinyl, nearly 25 years to do the day after its original release. Recorded raw with a band pulled from the ranks of Austin's legendary Antone's Nightclub, this session finds an older, laid-back Lester revisiting his classic Excello sides and distilling them to their essence.”

 

With the re-release of this wonderful record a cpl of weeks ago, Shauns put together another Blues With A Feeling classic album feature.

 

Plus new releases from Bobby Rush, Christone Ingram, Monster Mike Welch and Betty LaVette.

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Greg “Fingers” Taylor passed away on November 23, 2023 at the age of 71. 

Greg “Fingers” Taylor was an American harmonica and blues artist best known for his work with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band.

In addition to appearing on tour for over 30 plus years and on the majority of Buffett’s albums. Fingers also recorded with James Taylor, Chris LeDoux, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mac McAnally, Little Milton, Al Kooper, Jimmy Hall, Tim Krekel, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Michael Nesmith, Bo Diddley, Larry Raspberry, Debbie Davies, Don Nix and The Tams.

Fingers was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2011.

 

With the sad passing of Greg Taylor last month, Shaun’s playing selected tracks from his five solo albums, plus excerpts from a Paul Leslie interview backstage with Fingers in 2006.

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Rosco Gordon  was an American blues singer, pianist, and songwriter.

He is best known for his hit songs "Booted," "No More Doggin', and "Just a Little Bit". Gordon was a pioneer of the Memphis blues style.

 He played piano in a style known as the "Rosco rhythm," with the emphasis on the off-beat.

 This rhythm was an influence on later musical styles such as Jamaican ska and reggae. (Wikipedia)

 

Don’t miss this wonderful show as Shaun features the great Rosco Gordons classic Duke Robillard produced Stony Plain records release Memphis Tennessee, with an added bonus as broadcaster and label boss Holger Peterson chats with Rosco about his incredible life in the blues.

Plus new releases from Christone Ingram, Marcel Smith, Tom Hambridge and Bobby Rush.

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