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Roland Johnson groovin' to the blues. There's video on youtube of the session, where's you can watch the musicians working off of each other. Great stuff!

This song was conceived by organist Adam Scone while walking the streets of NYC, imagining all the many people behind all the windows wanting/doing the same things: to love each other and their families, to have uplifting positive experiences, to be safe.

Great advice from Billy Boy, who is still going strong today. Folks, don't stay out all night; nothing good happens after 2am...listen to ol' Billy Boy.

This is a single from the upcoming album, to be called St. Louis To Savannah. This cut features Yardley on harp an vox, Aaron Griffin on lead guitar, Paul Neihaus on bass, Rob Lee on drums, Andrew Bochantin rhythm guitar.

Sallings was a giant, and immense talent, who was tragically killed in an auto accident. He was a harp master, as well as playing sax and flute, singing, composing, and band leading.

Recorded at the Newport Jazz Fest in 198. Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Harold Ousley, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, bari sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul West, bass; and Max Roach, drums.

While this reissue is from 2005, the set was recorded in 1967, to include Melvin Sparks on guitar.

David Albert Francis, much better known under the ultra-cool moniker of Panama Francis, jazz and R&B drummer and percussionist.

The great R&B sax man Lee Allen, who hooked up with The Blasters in the early 1980s.

This is a Ray Charles & Percy Mayfield number, featuring St. Louis' own Johnnie Johnson on piano.

This track was composed by Eddy along with Jim O'Neal, and featuring Otis Rush on much of the lead guitar.

Most of this album, including this cut, were recorded LIVE at the old Blues on the Mississippi concerts in Jefferson Barracks Park back in 2003.

Ms. Beverly left this World only a short time ago (Oct 1, 2019). She was a fixture on the Atlanta scene for nearly 60 years.

This is one of the 10 bonus cuts from Leroy's new reissue of his late '80s album Rusty Nail.

Composed by Horace, with the album being recorded in 1959 by Rudy Van Gelder, and being remastered by Van Gelder in 1998.

Harmonica master PT Gazell, tackling a Wes Montgomery tune.

Jeff Chapman and Rich McDonough (he is indeed quite large), with an acoustic duo EP. Jeff is a heckuva songwriter, and Rich can whip up a righteous sound on acoustic guitar about as well as on electric. Good stuff!

Big Creek Slim is one of the most powerful and authentic blues voices out there today. You don't have to take my word for it; just check out the press on this cat. BTW: he's from Denmark.

It's true - pretty much everyone loves The Beatles. A great song is a great song, and I really dig Ruth's interpretation.

One of the most underrated singers of his day, Mr. Lou Pride. And, the man knew how to tactfully dress-down an unruly audience. Ha!

Daptone backup singers extraordinaire Saundra Williams and Starr Duncan with their own album - it's a good one, too!

This album contains the best of the best, Elmore's material from 1953-1958. This cat....one of my absolute favorites. The emotion wrought in those vocals...

Composed by Calvin Carter (a Vee-Jay staffer) and recorded in 1955. It's one of the few Jimmy Reed session to include piano, here by Henry Gray (just out of Howlin' Wolf's band).

Composed by the Wolf, recorded in 1957, with Willie Johnson and Smokey Smothers on guitars.

The great JB Hutto - uncle of Lil Ed Williams and namesake of one of St. Louis' late, great blues clubs.

This song is from 1973, , released on the Excello label.

From 1971, released on Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams' Mankind imprint.

Lyndon was an alias used for a handful of recording Lindell Hill made for Willie Mitchell's Hi Records. The flip of the 45 was I Love My Baby.

An A-Bet Records single in 1968. FYI: Oliver Sain recorded and released a bunch of cuts on the A-Bet label.

This is an original tune from Jake. His band will be representing the St. Louis Blues Society in the upcoming International Blues Challenge, whih is being held in about 1 month in Memphis.

Per the liner notes: an exposed-nerve performance, electrifying and maniacal - mayhem on the guitar, utterly massive sound, blood on the floor passion. Real deal. Yep, that is a completely accurate summation of the sounds on this terrific blues album.