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“There were many early blues musicians, like Reverend Gary Davis and Son House, who were either preachers, who became bluesmen or bluesmen, who became preachers. For them there wasn’t much of a line between Saturday night and Sunday morning. That’s what my music draws on.” – Reverend Freakchild

‘Whiskey, Women & Trouble’ is available now!

Ten classic Peter Green compositions played with emotion, integrity and respect by six of Scotland’s most talented blues musicians were a fitting celebration of the life and achievements of the universally revered ‘Green god.’

The song is featured on ‘Afflatus,’ The Polyphonic Spree’s new covers album, out now. The band is currently at work on a new, full-length original album, slated for release this fall.

I was beginning to get the idea that this could easily have been a live album, if it had been recorded by Morrow jamming with Little Feat and ZZ Top at a post Willie Nelson picnic party.

Premiering today is the video for Brant Buckley’s new single, “Don’t Shoot Your Blues Away.”

‘Little Black Flies’ will be released via Ruf Records on May 28!

Fifty years ago, 23-year-old blues fan Bruce Iglauer spent his meager savings to record an LP by his favorite Chicago blues band, Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers, and founded Alligator Records to release it. Today, Alligator boasts a catalog of over 350 titles, many of which are renowned, award-winning, time-tested classics of the genre.

“My favorite rock & roll is the stuff that has groove to it.” – Sam Morrow

The song is about the rumor that Lynyrd Skynyrd fans had been chipping bits off Ronnie Van Zant’s gravestone as mementos!