Author Archives: Living Blues

KIRK FLETCHER
Hold On
Elaysia – KF 270137

Kirk Fletcher has made a personal statement on his newest album, simply titled Hold On. In what he says feels like his first solo record,

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CEDRIC BURNSIDE 
Benton County Relic
Single Lock Records – SL024

As the grandson of famed bluesman R.L. Burnside, multi-instrumentalist Cedric Burnside has quite a legacy to live up to.

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SHEMEKIA COPELAND

America’s Child
Alligator Records – ALCD 4984

Listen to this album! That’s the only review that some albums need, and Copeland’s powerful, ferocious,

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LURRIE BELL & THE BELL DYNASTY
Tribute to Carey Bell
Delmark – DE855

The late harmonica maestro Carey Bell’s trademark riffs and licks have been widely adopted by his admirers and acolytes,

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JOHNNY TUCKER
Seven Day Blues
High John – 007

Johnny Tucker has been a fixture on the Los Angeles blues scene since he arrived there in 1964,

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