VARIOUS ARTISTS
Ann Arbor Blues Festival 1969—Vols. 1 & 2
Third Man Records – TMR 239/240
Times they were a’ changing back in 1969—the first Vietnam draft lottery,
Author Archives: Living Blues
Living Blues Radio Report September 2019
- Bobby Rush, Sitting On Top of the Blues, Deep Rush/30 Tigers
- Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Contemporary, Alligator
- Nick Moss Band,
Living Blues Radio Report August 2019
- Bobby Rush, Sitting On Top of the Blues, Deep Rush/30 Tigers
- Delbert McClinton & The Self Made Men + Dana, Tall,
Living Blues #262 Top 10 Reviews
MAVIS STAPLES
We Get By
ANTI- – 87670-2
When it comes to African American roots music—for that matter, any American roots music at all—the Staples name is royalty.
Living Blues Radio Report July 2019
- Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues, Roots and Branches – The Songs of Little Walter, Alligator
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kingfish,
26th Annual Living Blues Awards (2019)
Critics’ Poll
Blues Artist of the Year (Male)
Lurrie Bell
Blues Artist of the Year (Female)
Shemekia Copeland
Most Outstanding Blues Singer
Shemekia Copeland
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)
Lurrie Bell
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)
Billy Branch
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)
Marcia Ball
Most Outstanding Musician (Bass)
Benny Turner
Most Outstanding Musician (Drums)
Cedric Burnside
Most Outstanding Musician (Horns)
James “Boogaloo” Bolden
Most Outstanding Musician (Other)
Rhiannon Giddens – Banjo
Best Live Performer
Bobby Rush
Comeback Artist of the Year
Don Bryant
Artist Deserving More Attention
Marquise Knox
Best Blues Albums of 2018
Album of the Year
Shemekia Copeland – America’s Child – Alligator
New Recordings / Contemporary Blues
Walter Wolfman Washington – My Future Is My Past – Anti-
New Recordings / Southern Soul
Johnny Rawls – I’m Still Around – Third Street Cigar Records
New Recordings / Best Debut
Keeshea Pratt – Believe – No Label
New Recordings / Traditional &
Living Blues Radio Report June 2019
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kingfish, Alligator
- Cash Box Kings, Hail to the Kings, Alligator
- BB King Blues Band,
Living Blues #261 Top 10 Reviews
JONTAVIOUS WILLIS
Spectacular Class
Kind of Blue Music – No #
With Spectacular Class, guitarist and singer Jontavious Willis extends the blues lineage that runs from Taj Mahal to Keb’ Mo’,
Top 50 Blues Albums for 2018
- Buddy Guy, The Blues Is Alive and Well, Silvertone/RCA
- Nick Moss Band, The High Cost of Low Living,
Living Blues Radio Chart May 2019
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kingfish, Alligator
- Cash Box Kings, Hail to the Kings, Alligator
- BB King Blues Band,
