Like the force of nature that she was, GRAMMY-winning Koko Taylor, the undisputed "Queen of the Blues," was in a league of her own. With her exuberant, deeply soulful, good-time style and her tough-as-nails band, she could be counted on to make the reluctant fans dance and the quiet ones jump for joy. When Taylor passed in June of 2009, the world lost a musical icon. "Koko Taylor," according to Rolling Stone, was "the greatest blues singer of her generation."

With Koko Taylors birthday falling this week, I couldn’t resist the urge to feature for you, her 2000 release for Alligator Records Royal Blue.  

Plus new releases from Buddy Guy, Roomful Of Blues, Tom Hambridge, Monster Mike Welch, Candice Ivory, The Alesis P Suter Band, Kent Burnside, Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues, Mud Morganfield, Mike Henderson, Kirk Fletcher and Raphael Wressnig.

Like the force of nature that she was, GRAMMY-winning&nbsp;Koko Taylor, the undisputed "Queen of the Blues," was in a league of her own. With her exuberant, deeply soulful, good-time style and her tough-as-nails band, she could be counted on to make the reluctant fans dance and the quiet ones jump for joy. When Taylor passed in June of 2009, the world lost a musical icon. "Koko Taylor," according to&nbsp;Rolling Stone, was "the greatest blues singer of her generation."
With Koko Taylors birthday falling this week, I couldn&rsquo;t resist the urge to feature for you, her 2000 release for Alligator Records Royal Blue. &nbsp;
Plus new releases from Buddy Guy, Roomful Of Blues, Tom Hambridge, Monster Mike Welch, Candice Ivory, The Alesis P Suter Band, Kent Burnside, Billy Branch &amp; The Sons Of Blues, Mud Morganfield, Mike Henderson, Kirk Fletcher and Raphael Wressnig.

Shaun Bindley’s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from Australia and across the world for almost 30 years.

With a dedicated following both locally and internationally as a radio show of 27 years, Shaun is now working on producing Blues with a Feeling as a Podcast.

Shaun Bindley&rsquo;s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from Australia and across the world for almost 30 years.
With a dedicated following both locally and internationally as a radio show of 27 years, Shaun is now working on producing Blues with a Feeling as a Podcast.

Blues with a Feeling - The Official Podcast

Shaun Bindley’s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from across the world for almost 30 years.

Shaun Bindley&rsquo;s Blues with a Feeling has been playing the latest and greatest blues releases, album features and interviews from across the world for almost 30 years.

Shaun Bindley's Blues With A Feeling

SE 5 Ep 36 - Koko Taylor Classic Album Feature - Royal Blue 

"Billed as her most personal statement, this may well be Mavis Staples’ finest solo effort to date. In 2004, the powerhouse lead singer of the famed Staple Singers released the rootsy Have A Little Faith on Alligator. Here, producer/guitarist Ry Cooder places the reigning queen of gospel’s voice in an even more intimate setting, paring the instrumentation down to the bare essentials.

But it’s the repertoire that makes the album so personal, not to mention riveting. She goes not just back to the church but back to the type of “freedom songs” that made the Staple Singers an inextricable part of the Civil Rights Movement of the ’60s – as Rep. John Lewis writes in the liner notes, “the soul of that revolution.”

Just as her family band had something to say then – with songs like “Why Am I Treated So Bad,” “Long Walk To D.C.,” and the hit “Respect Yourself” – Ms. Staples mixes traditional gospel tunes and originals to comment on the state of things in 2007.

The program opens with the biting social commentary of unsung blues poet J.B. Lenoir’s “Down In Mississippi,” with Ladysmith Black Mambazo providing vocal backing to Cooder’s guitar and mandolin and the heavy backbeat of his constant collaborator, Jim Keltner. Mike Elizondo, who played on Cooder’s Chavez Ravine, is back on bass and keyboards, with Ry’s son, Joachim, who provided percussion on the acclaimed Buena Vista Social Club.

Cooder’s big-toned slide leads off a version of “Eyes On The Prize” that will make the hair stand up on the back your neck. But the autobiographical “My Own Eyes” – recalling her father, Roebuck, and Martin Luther King (singing, “If he can preach it, we can sing it”) is perhaps Mavis’s finest hour.

Sure to be on numerous Top 10 lists for 2007." Vintage Guitar 

 

A particular favourite of mine, it’s a thrill to feature for you this week, this sublime record.

 

Plus new releases from Buddy Guy, Eric Bibb, Roomful Of Blues, Kim Wilson, Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Billy Branch & The Sons Of Blues, Tinsley Ellis, Eddie 9VT, Sally King & The Repeat Offenders, Darren Watson, The Alexis P Suter Band and John Primer &Bob Corritore.

 

"Billed as her most personal statement, this may well be Mavis Staples&rsquo; finest solo effort to date. In 2004, the powerhouse lead singer of the famed Staple Singers released the rootsy Have A Little Faith&nbsp;on Alligator. Here, producer/guitarist Ry Cooder places the reigning queen of gospel&rsquo;s voice in an even more intimate setting, paring the instrumentation down to the bare essentials.
But it&rsquo;s the repertoire that makes the album so personal, not to mention riveting. She goes not just back to the church but back to the type of &ldquo;freedom songs&rdquo; that made the Staple Singers an inextricable part of the Civil Rights Movement of the &rsquo;60s &ndash; as Rep. John Lewis writes in the liner notes, &ldquo;the soul of that revolution.&rdquo;
Just as her family band had something to say then &ndash; with songs like &ldquo;Why Am I Treated So Bad,&rdquo; &ldquo;Long Walk To D.C.,&rdquo; and the hit &ldquo;Respect Yourself&rdquo; &ndash; Ms. Staples mixes traditional gospel tunes and originals to comment on the state of things in 2007.
The program opens with the biting social commentary of unsung blues poet J.B. Lenoir&rsquo;s &ldquo;Down In Mississippi,&rdquo; with Ladysmith Black Mambazo providing vocal backing to Cooder&rsquo;s guitar and mandolin and the heavy backbeat of his constant collaborator, Jim Keltner. Mike Elizondo, who played on Cooder&rsquo;s&nbsp;Chavez Ravine, is back on bass and keyboards, with Ry&rsquo;s son, Joachim, who provided percussion on the acclaimed&nbsp;Buena Vista Social Club.
Cooder&rsquo;s big-toned slide leads off a version of &ldquo;Eyes On The Prize&rdquo; that will make the hair stand up on the back your neck. But the autobiographical &ldquo;My Own Eyes&rdquo; &ndash; recalling her father, Roebuck, and Martin Luther King (singing, &ldquo;If he can preach it, we can sing it&rdquo;) is perhaps Mavis&rsquo;s finest hour.
Sure to be on numerous Top 10 lists for 2007." Vintage Guitar&nbsp;
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A particular favourite of mine, it&rsquo;s a thrill to feature for you this week, this sublime record.
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Plus new releases from Buddy Guy, Eric Bibb, Roomful Of Blues, Kim Wilson, Bobby Rush &amp; Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Billy Branch &amp; The Sons Of Blues, Tinsley Ellis, Eddie 9VT, Sally King &amp; The Repeat Offenders, Darren Watson, The Alexis P Suter Band and John Primer &amp;Bob Corritore.
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SE 5 Ep 46 - Mavis Staples - Classic Album Feature - We'll Never Turn Back

Live Focus – Mike Henderson – Last Night At The Blue Bird - Live

“Mike Henderson's long musical career saw him tour with Mark Knopfler, record with Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt and Kelly Willis. His song writing skills have been showcased by the Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood and Patty Loveless, and he's played in numerous bands over the years including The Steel Drivers with Chris Stapleton. He first started playing regular shows at Nashville's Bluebird Café in 1986 while a member of The Kingsnakes.

‘Last Nite at the Bluebird – Live’ brings to close a thirty year relationship with the famous venue and documents the late musician in an intimate venue he knew and loved.

A gentle ribbing of the venue and the famous singer-songwriter sessions it hosts gets his audience warmed up as he opens the album with his own composition, ‘Weepin’ & Moanin’.  Not letting up, the boogie shuffle of ‘Matchbox’ quickly follows.  However, things really step up a gear with the searing slide guitar on ‘Too Much Alcohol’, a song made famous by the late Rory Gallagher.  This version finds Henderson playing with the fire of Elmore James and Jeremy Spencer combined.

Other highlights include ‘When I Get Drunk’, the harmonica soaked ‘Have A Good Time’ and ‘Pay Bo Diddley’ from Henderson’s old band, The Bluebloods.

‘Last Nite at the Bluebird – Live’ is well produced live recording that highlights Henderson’s raw energetic guitar skills and ability with work with an intimate audience, anyone who was lucky enough to catch any of these shows really did witness something special and as this recording proves, catching lightning in a bottle is possible.” Folk and Tumble

Really excited to present this crackin live set this week.

Plus new music from Billy Branch & the Sons Of Blues, Kim Wilson, Eric Bibb, Maria Muldaur, GA20, Chambers DesLaurier Band, Lloyd Spiegel, Darren Watson, The Alexis P Suter Band and Candice Ivory.  

 

Live Focus &ndash; Mike Henderson &ndash; Last Night At The Blue Bird - Live
&ldquo;Mike Henderson's long musical career saw him tour with Mark Knopfler, record with Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt and Kelly Willis. His song writing skills have been showcased by the Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood and Patty Loveless, and he's played in numerous bands over the years including The Steel Drivers with Chris Stapleton. He first started playing regular shows at Nashville's Bluebird Caf&eacute; in 1986 while a member of The Kingsnakes.
&lsquo;Last Nite at the Bluebird &ndash; Live&rsquo;&nbsp;brings to close a thirty year relationship with the famous venue and documents the late musician in an intimate venue he knew and loved.
A gentle ribbing of the venue and the famous singer-songwriter sessions it hosts gets his audience warmed up as he opens the album with his own composition,&nbsp;&lsquo;Weepin&rsquo; &amp; Moanin&rsquo;.&nbsp; Not letting up, the boogie shuffle of&nbsp;&lsquo;Matchbox&rsquo;&nbsp;quickly follows.&nbsp; However, things really step up a gear with the searing slide guitar on&nbsp;&lsquo;Too Much Alcohol&rsquo;, a song made famous by the late Rory Gallagher.&nbsp; This version finds Henderson playing with the fire of Elmore James and Jeremy Spencer combined.
Other highlights include&nbsp;&lsquo;When I Get Drunk&rsquo;, the harmonica soaked&nbsp;&lsquo;Have A Good Time&rsquo;&nbsp;and&nbsp;&lsquo;Pay Bo Diddley&rsquo;&nbsp;from Henderson&rsquo;s old band, The Bluebloods.
&lsquo;Last Nite at the Bluebird &ndash; Live&rsquo;&nbsp;is well produced live recording that highlights Henderson&rsquo;s raw energetic guitar skills and ability with work with an intimate audience, anyone who was lucky enough to catch any of these shows really did witness something special and as this recording proves, catching lightning in a bottle is possible.&rdquo; Folk and Tumble
Really excited to present this crackin live set this week.
Plus new music from Billy Branch &amp; the Sons Of Blues, Kim Wilson, Eric Bibb, Maria Muldaur, GA20, Chambers DesLaurier Band, Lloyd Spiegel, Darren Watson, The Alexis P Suter Band and Candice Ivory. &nbsp;
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Se 5 Ep 45 - Live Focus - Mike Henderson - Last Night At The Bluebird - Live

Classic Album Feature – The Paladins – Years Since Yesterday

 

“Hottest roots rock band on the West Coast; terrific guitar from Dave Gonzales. Minimalist and raw as hell. "Beat for beat, there's no better band than The Paladins. This lineup is lethal!"--L.A. WEEKLY

 

The Paladins' own way of making music has earned them fans from many quarters. They have toured often with Los Lobos and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Texas guitar hotshot Anson Funderburgh and The Fabulous Thunderbirds' Kim Wilson worked on the band's self-titled debut album. The Los Lobos connection continues on Years Since Yesterday, which was produced by Lobos saxman/producers Steve Berlin and engineer Mark Linett.”

 

I’m excited to feature for you this incredible album from one of the very best bands I’ve ever seen this week.

Plus new releases from Buddy Guy, Roomful Of Blues, Maria Muldaur, Kim Wilson, Eric Bibb, Fiona Boyes, Greg Nagy, The Alexis P Suter Band, Dave Keller, Darren Watson, John Primer & Bob Corritore and GA20.

Classic Album Feature &ndash; The Paladins &ndash; Years Since Yesterday
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&ldquo;Hottest roots rock band on the West Coast; terrific guitar from Dave Gonzales. Minimalist and raw as hell. "Beat for beat, there's no better band than The Paladins. This lineup is lethal!"--L.A. WEEKLY
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The Paladins' own way of making music has earned them fans from many quarters. They have toured often with Los Lobos and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Texas guitar hotshot Anson Funderburgh and The Fabulous Thunderbirds' Kim Wilson worked on the band's self-titled debut album. The Los Lobos connection continues on&nbsp;Years Since Yesterday,&nbsp;which was produced by Lobos saxman/producers Steve Berlin and engineer Mark Linett.&rdquo;
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I&rsquo;m excited to feature for you this incredible album from one of the very best bands I&rsquo;ve ever seen this week.
Plus new releases from Buddy Guy, Roomful Of Blues, Maria Muldaur, Kim Wilson, Eric Bibb, Fiona Boyes, Greg Nagy, The Alexis P Suter Band, Dave Keller, Darren Watson, John Primer &amp; Bob Corritore and GA20.

SE 5 Ep 36 - Koko Taylor Classic Album Feature - Royal Blue

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