Posted by BluesmanTom

Bluesman Tom Malafarina here for my band, The Blues City Blues Band from Reading, PA.<o:p></o:p>

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Recently we were in the studio to record two new original Christmas tunes which I wrote. They are “Will You Come Home To Me This Christmas” and a funny blues tune called “Christmas Ball Blues”. <o:p></o:p>

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Both of these tunes are available for your listening pleasure or for download if you prefer at on the Podsafe Network at: <o:p></o:p>

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The first tune “Will You Come Home To Me This Christmas” features myself on lead vocals and bass, Doug Babczak on guitar and Bill Melcher on drums. Helping me out on backing vocals is Keith “Van” VanEtten of The Blues Factor, who also recorded and mixed the song assisted by his son Brad VanEtten. <o:p></o:p>

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The second is called “Christmas Ball Blues”. It is a heavier and irreverent double entendre tune featuring myself on lead vocals, Brad VanEtten on bass, Bill Melcher on Drums, Doug Babczak and Keith “Van” VanEtten on guitars. We all participated in the backing “vocals”. With background lyrics like “Christmas Balls you Broke My Christmas Balls” how can it go wrong?

Posted by JonnyCountry8

hi ya'll! im new to this group and i am an enthusist of hot new bands and artists. everytime i discover someone worth checking out ill post them and info on them. todays update: Monster Mike Welsh. This guy is a great, talented and experianced musician. hes new album is coming out in... the end of september i believe. ya'll should check him out. ill post more info on Monster Mike Welsh as it becomes available. thank ya'll! Take care now! -Jonny

Posted by Allblues4u

Hi Folks,

 

Here's a site you may find interesting www.allblues4u.com .

 

This month's CD draw is for Clapton's new CD & Peter Guralnick's book "Searching for Robert Johnson." You can also view a video of Clapton discussing his new CD and listen to some tracks from the CD.

 

A couple of other things of interest on the site are a 5 part series on the blues from the Chicago Sun-Times and some fairly decent photos of that I have had the pleasure to take of artists such as Otis Rush, Joe Louis Walker, Coco Montoya, Pinetop Perkins, etc etc. 

 

 

allblues4u

Posted by Mystdreamr

Here's a site where you can get a free blues magazine in your email.  They have interviews with Blues musicians and lots of other cool stuff.  Check it out! Thx Strongfox for the recommendation.

 

http://www.blueswax.com/ 

Posted by Dablueslives1

Happy Valentine's Day...I found a great blues CD from Chilmark Entertainment, and the best part is that they digitally remastered the old recordings to make a great new sound! No pops... no hums... I felt like I was listening to studio tapes made last week, instead of records from the 40's and 50's.

 

And I saved a bundle on their offer...no shipping charges either. Click here to see for yourself...it's great music. http://store.chilmark.cc/legends/detail.aspx?ID=1

 

Have fun and let me know what you think.

Mike

Essential local blues album Mary Ann Redman (LIVE) I recommend this album highly.

A cool record I picked up at a festival this summer:

 

West Virginia Slim Electric Blues Band - (sorry-I don't know the title!)

Posted by Hee-Hee-Heeday

Heeday's Blues-Related Recommendations Part I:

 

Books:

Obrecht, Jas: The Postwar Blues Guitarists: Rollin' and Tumblin'. (2000). Miller Freeman Books.

 

Tipaldi, Art: Children of the Blues. (2002). Backbeat Books.

 

DVDs:

Allison, Luther: Live in Paradise (Ruf Records)

 

Independently Released CDs:

Burks, Michael: "From the Inside Out"

Chicago Blues Angels: "Movin' Out"

Ewan, Bruce and Gilson, Big: "Live at the Blue Note, NY"

Lighthouse, Robert: "Drive Thru Love"

Manriquez, Bobby: "Another Shade of Blue(s)"

Moss, Nick & The Flip Tops: "First Offense" "Got a New Plan"

Parker, Buddy: "Qualified"

Principato, Tom: "Not One Word..."

Thrush, Robin: "Born to Play"

VA: "The Blues You Would Just Hate to Lose (Vol. 1)"

Yawn, Jesse: "Forever More"

 

Session Albums (Studio/Live Recordings):

(Peter Green's) Fleetwood Mac: "In Chicago '69" [2 discs] (1975)

Guy, Buddy and Wells, Junior: "Hoodoo Man Blues" (1965) "Alone & Acoustic" (1991) and "Last Time Around: Live at Legends" (1998)

Hooker, John Lee and Canned Heat : "Hooker 'n' Heat" (1971)

King, Albert and Vaughan, Stevie Ray: "In Session" (1999)

The Jimmy Rogers All-stars: "Blues Blues Blues" (1998)

Williamson, Sonny Boy and The Yardbirds: "Live at the Crow-Daddy" (1999)

Various Artist Blues Collection (Studio/Live Recordings):

"Blues Collection" [Madacy Box] [3 discs] (1997)

"Blues Masters: The Essential Blues Collection - Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics" (1992)

"Blues Masters: The Essential Blues Collection - Vol. 8: Mississippi Delta Blues" (1993)

"Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-68" (2001)

 

 

More to be added as I get something good. 

Posted by Hee-Hee-Heeday

Heeday's Blues-Related Recommendations Prt II

 

Regular Best-of Albums (Boxes, etc):

Guy, Buddy: "Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy" (1999)

Hopkins, Lightnin': "The Complete Aladdin Recordings" [2 discs] (1991)

James, Elmore: "King of the Slide Guitar" [2 discs] (1992) "Classic Early Recordings" [3 discs] (1993)

Johnson, Robert: "The Complete Recordings" [2 discs] (1990)

King, Albert: "King of the Blues Guitar" (1969) "Blues Masters: The Essential Blues Collection - The Very Best of Albert King" (1999)

King, Freddie: "1934-76" (1977) "The Best of Shelter Years" (2000) "Ultimate Collection" (2001)

Walker, T-Bone: "T-Bone Blues" (1959) "Blues Masters:The Essential Blues Collection - The Very Best of T-Bone Walker" (2000)

Waters, Muddy: "Chess Box" [3 discs] (1990) "The Complete Plantation Recordings 1941-42" (1993)

 

Live Albums

Allison, Luther: "Where Have You Been? Live in Montreux 1976-1994" (1997) "Live in Chicago" (1999)

Bloomfield, Mike: "Live at the Old Waldorf" (1976)

Guy, Buddy: "Live! The Real Deal" (1996)

King, B.B.: "Live at the Regal" (1965)

King, Freddie: "Live at the Electric Ballroom, 1974" (1996) "Live" (1999)

Seals, Son: "Live & Burning" (1978)

Spann, Otis: "Last Call: Live at the Boston Teaparty - April 2nd, 1970" (2000)

Waters, Muddy: "Live - I'm Ready" (1978)

 

More to be added as I get something cool. 

Some of my favorite live Blues (In no particular order):

 

Muddy Waters-"At Newport," "Hoochie Coochie Man," "The Lost Tapes" and "Live at Mr. Kelly's"

Reunion Blues Band-"Return To Clarksdale"

Mojo Buford-"Champagne and Refer"

Anson Funderburgh and The Rockets Featuring Sam Meyers-"Live at the Grand Emporium"

Luther Allison-"Live in Chicago"

Son Seals-"Live and Burning," "Live-Spontaneous Combustion"

Billy Branch and the S.O.Bs-"Live '82"

B.B. King-"Live at the Regal," How Blue Can You Get:Classic Live 1964-94

Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers-"Live at B.B. King's Blues Club"

Elvin Bishop and Little Smokey Smothers-"That's My Partner"

Little Arthur Duncan-"Live In Chicago"

Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells-"Live at Montreux"

R.L. Burnside-"Raw Electric 1979-1980"

Magic Slim-"The Zoo Bar Collection Vol. 4 (Spider in my Stew)"

Otis Rush-"So Many Roads:Live," "Live in Europe," "Tops"

Kim Wilson-"Smokin' Joint"

 

Bill H