Steve Tyler & Joe Perry - I'm a King Bee

Stats for KANAL BLUES for September 2011

Listeners Total sessions (30-day) 4382 session(s)              
Unique listeners 2518 listener(s)  
Unique countries 81 countries -
Total listening hours (TLH) 2994.40

Health Problems!

Health Problems!

Due to health problems very important, I am not currently able to maintain this blog under normal conditions. However a new program for KANAL BLUES  is updated weekly. I hope to resume my work as soon as posssible. I'm sorry for the inconvenience!



Suite à des problèmes de santé très importants, je ne suis pas mesure actuellement de tenir à jour ce blog dans des conditions normales. Toutefois une nouvelle  programmation pour KANAL BLUES  est mise à jour chaque semaine.
j'espère pouvoir reprendre mon activité le plus tôt posssible.
je suis désolé pour ce contretemps!

SPOTLIGHT ON Pat Ramsey & The Blues Disciples

Description

Pat Ramsey is an outstanding harmonica virtuoso and blues singer. Backed by a powerhouse trio, this CD is a must for blues fans.

Album Notes

Consultant: Duane Waider
Re-Mastered by W. Michael Lewis at Wombat Music, Calabasas, CA
Executiive Producers for SnailWorx: Ray Harris & W. Michael Lewis

Pat Ramsey, from Shreveport, LA started playing harp at age 17. Johnny Winter heard him, and hired Pat to play harp on his album "White Hot and Blue". This led to work with Butch Trucks' band "Trucks" and a local Tallahassee, FL band called "Crosscut Saw" featuring a 17 year old guitar prodigy, Julian Kasper. After touring with a few other bands, Pat with the help of Julian and some local Memphis musicians, produced the CD "It's About Time". The CD received very strong reviews and Pat began touring as Pat Ramsey and The Blues Disciples.
 Pat's stellar performances with The Blues Disciples were recorded live many times. This CD compilation is from their 2004 shows in Key West, FL.
 Pat Ramsey passed away on Nov. 17, 2008 after a long illness. His music lives on and he is remembered in the hearts of his family, friends and fans.
 Dave Renson started playing guitar at the age of 10. He has played with many of New Orleans' great musicians and has appeared several times at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. He worked as a Blues Disciple from 1997 until Pat's untimely death.
 John Wentzien toured with Pat for several years. He hails from Niota, IL
and has his own blues band, "The Smokin' Mojo Kings".
 Duane Waider played with Pat for 1 1/2 years and left to start his own group "Mad Love". He lives in L.A. and is currently the drummer and lead vocalist for "ICONS The Band".

SPOTLIGHT ON Mary-Ann BRADON

Mary-Ann Brandon has recorded with Johnny Winter, Duke Robillard,
David Olney, Tommy Tutone, Earl Gaines, Roscoe Shelton, Sam Lay. The list goes on!
She is a three time Grammy nominee in the "Best Blues Release"
category, and her songs have been used on the Super Bowl broadcast and in commercials.
Mary-Ann has been a featured performer at the Amsterdam Blues Festival, Poretta Soul Festival, Belgium Blues Night Festival, Trieste Blues Festival, Belinzona Blues Festival, Lucerne Blues Festival, King Biscuit Festival, and the Blues Estafette in Utrecht, Holland. She was the opening act for Albert King on his final European tour.

Produced by Fred James & Mary-Ann Brandon
Lead Vocals - Mary-Ann Brandon
Background Vocals - Teree McCormick, Joann Neal, Fred James
Piano - Dwight Scott, Joe Turley
Organ - Fred James
Guitar - Fred James, Mary-Ann Brandon
Bass - Mike Doster, Steve Mackey, Fred James
Drums - Brian Barnett, Chuck Burke, Waldo LaTowsky
Sax - Jim Hoke
Engineer - Joe Funderburk
Re-mastered by W. Michael Lewis at Wombat Music, West Hollywood, CA
Executive Producers for SnailWorx - Ray Harris & W. Michael Lewis

Albert Castiglia - Keepin On

ALBERT CASTIGLIA Keepin On Blues Leaf Records
Former lead guitarist for the late Junior Wells presentshis latest project, KEEPIN ON, with a mix of originals andsome interesting covers that have been ignored by toomany folks in the reading audience for way too long.
In the latter subdivision, the boogie of John LeeHooker's "Goin' Upstairs" is fueled by Castiglia's slidework while Mack Rice's "Cadillac Assembly Line" burns throughout. Add a funky take on Bob Dylan's "Til I Fell In Love With You" and a resurrection of T-Bone Walker's "MyBaby Is Now On My Mind" to the list of orphaned songs finding a new home. Pick of the category, though, has to be Peter Green's "Could Not Ask For More," where both harpist Sandy Mack and piano man Bill "Mighty" Quinn duel for the spotlight, much to the delight of the listener.
On the original side of the ledger, the title cut channels Creedence Clearwater Revival with Castiglia cranking it outat the end, while the guitarist duels with bassist A.J. Kelly during the instrumental "Mojo 305." Although KEEPIN'ON has pretty high standard throughout, that can't besaid for "Do You Love Me?," a funky, and I mean that inevery sense of the word, dance number that I'm still trying to figure out how to razor blade off the disc.
With Toby Walker adding dobro to the shadings of "Sweet Southern Angel" and "Murderin'' Blues," KEEPIN'ON has a lot of fine string work throughout that can be appreciated even if you don't live in the Windy City.

CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL June 11 - 13, 2010