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Blues Wednesday – Roger Hurricane Wilson

So yesterday I noticed an album on the ZenV that I had downloaded one Blues Wednesday and then never listened to it! The album was Exodus the 2008 release from Roger Hurricane Wilson so today I gave it a listen and boy am I glad I did! Exodus is Wilson’s eighth album. His music is electric blues tinged with some Americana but Wilson’s great guitar shines through the whole album! Here’s what some pretty good bluesmen say about Roger:

“That boy knows what he’s doing!” ~ Hubert Sumlin ~ Read More

Blues on a Rainy Thursday – Swississippi Chris Harper

So what do you get when you mix a Swiss blues harp player with some of the most distinguished Chicago blues players? You get a damn good blues album from Swississippi Chris Harper Four Aces and a Harp. The Chicago blues men include Willie “Big Eyes” Smith and John Primer who played in both Muddy Waters’ and Howlin’ Wolf’s bands and Bob Stroger who was Otis Rush’s bassist. Vocals are provided by some more modern bluesmen like Jimmy Burns of the Jimmy Burns Band, Tail Dragger and Kenny “Beady Eyes” Smith (Willie “Big Eyes” Smith’s son), along with Smith and Primer. Harper provides some vocals particularly on his own songs. Read More