- Tommy Castro, Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came to Town, Alligator
- Sue Foley, Pinky’s Blues, Stony Plain
- Carolyn Wonderland,
Author Archives: Living Blues
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART SEPTEMBER 2021
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, 662, Alligator
- Tommy Castro, Tommy Castro Presents A Bluesman Came to Town, Alligator
- Altered Five Blues Band,
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART AUGUST 2021
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, 662, Alligator
- Wee Willie Walker & the Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra, Not in My Lifetime,
Living Blues #274 Top 10 Reviews
CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM
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Alligator – ALCD-5005
The development and maturation of 22-year-old Clarksdale native Christone “Kingfish” Ingram over the past few years has been nothing short of astounding.
Living Blues #274 Extras: Remembering Bob Koester
Included in this Extra Edition are images and remembrances that we didn’t have room for in LB #274.
It was Delmark’s first LP by Big Joe Williams that caught my attention.
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART JULY 2021
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, 662, Alligator
- Eddie 9V, Little Black Flies, Ruf
- Guy Davis, Be Ready When I Call You,
Living Blues #273 Top 10 Reviews
IRMA THOMAS
Love Is the Foundation
Newvelle Records – NVN001
Recorded just before the 2020 pandemic lockdown, for inclusion in Newvelle Records’ four-LP box set The New Orleans Collection (that also includes albums by Little Freddie King,
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART JUNE 2021
- Bob Corritore & Friends, Spider in My Stew, SWAMF / VizzTone
- Tia Carroll, You Gotta Have It, Little Village Foundation
- Chris Cain,
28th Annual Living Blues Awards (2021)
Critics’ Poll
Blues Artist of the Year (Male)
Jimmy Johnson
Blues Artist of the Year (Female)
Shemekia Copeland
Most Outstanding Blues Singer
Bettye LaVette
Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)
Billy Branch
Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne
Most Outstanding Musician (Bass)
Benny Turner
Most Outstanding Musician (Drums)
Cedric Burnside
Most Outstanding Musician (Horns)
Maceo Parker
Most Outstanding Musician (Other)
Leyla McCalla (Cello)
Best Live Performer
Bobby Rush
Comeback Artist of the Year
Tutu Jones
Artist Deserving More Attention
Andrew Alli
Best Blues Albums of 2020
Album of the Year
Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War (Alligator)
New Recordings / Contemporary Blues
John Primer &
LIVING BLUES RADIO CHART MAY 2021
- Bob Corritore & Friends, Spider in My Stew, SWAMF / VizzTone
- Chris Cain, Raisin’ Cain, Alligator
- Clarence Spady,
