Author: Barry Kerzner
From the opening notes of “Detroit Drive,” Neals and company grab us, shake us, caress us, and at record’s end, deposit us in a blissful, disheveled, spent heap.
The word is out on the street, blues fans. Buddy Guy will headline the this year’s Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park.
Dan Aykroyd has just announced the establishment of Blues Brothers Records with Judy Belushi-Pisano, the widow of John Belushi.
Actually, I was supposed to go to Vienna and be an opera singer. They told me I could really do something big in opera, but, my heart is in the blues …
Ellis has always delivered on the promise of music that has passion and heart. Ellis is the real deal, and always has been. Tough Love is his best work to date …
This is really gratifying blues. Hatfield’s band is in top form, delivering on track after track, and his vocals are the icing on the cake.
“That’s what attracted me to Magic Sam. His style. Then with Otis Rush, his tone was just outstanding. I would sit there and watch him all night.”
Chicago Blues All Stars Are creating a bold new vision for the blues, breathing new life into it, and bringing the blues to audiences that might not have even paid attention to it before.
Blues People is really a remarkable work of art. It presents a perspective of history that is vital, and does so in a way that is honest and evokes thought.
While the songs are finished works, they still convey that slightly rough-edged feeling that suits these performances so perfectly.