Artist:  Duke Robillard

Birth Name:  Michael John Robillard

Born:  October 4, 1948.  Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Rockabilly, Jump Blues, Swing, Jazz, R&B, Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Jazz Blues, New Orleans R&B, Soul Blues

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Guitar

Duke Robillard is an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter from Woonsocket, Rhode Island.  He founded The Roomful Of Blues, and was a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds.  He is known as a Rock and Blues Guitarist,, he also plays Jazz And Swing.

Title:  Roll With Me (2024)

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Rockabilly, Jump Blues, Swing, Jazz, R&B, Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Jazz Blues, New Orleans R&B, Soul Blues

Label:  Stony Plain Records

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Bluecoat Man (3:40)

 2.  Just Kiss Me (4:48)

 3.  Are You Going My Way (4:07)

 4.  I Know You Love Me (3:58)

 5.  Boogie Uproar (2:59)

 6.  Look What You Done (2:52)

 7.  Built For Comfort (3:36)

 8.  My Plea (4:00)

 9.  You Got Money (3:11)

10. Boogie Woogie Country Girl (3:10)

11. Give Me Back My Money (6:31)

12. Don't You Want To Roll With Me (4:11)

Personnel:

Duke Robillard:  Guitar, Vocals on All Tracks, except on Tracks:  6, 9

Marty Ballou:  Acoustic & Electric Bass on All Tracks, except on Tracks; 6, 9

Mark Teixeira:  Drums on All Tracks

Brad Hallen:  Bass on Tracks: 6, 9

Matt McCabe:  Piano on All Tracks, except on Tracks:  6, 9

Bruce Bears:  Piano on Tracks:  6, 9

Chris Cote:  Vocals on Tracks:  6, 9

Doug James:  Baritone & Tenor Saxophone on All Tracks, except on Tracks:  6, 9

Rich Lataille:  Alto & Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:   2, 5

Pam Murray:  Trombone on All Tracks, except on Tracks:  6, 9

Doug Woolverton:  Trumpet on Track 9

Mark Earley:  Tenor & Baritone Saxophone on Track 9

Sugar Ray Norcia:  Harmonica on Track 6

Carl Querfurth:  Trombone on Tracks:   2, 5

Al Basile:  Cornet on Tracks:   2, 5

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Bluecoat Man (3:40)

 2.  Just Kiss Me (4:48)

 3.  Are You Going My Way (4:07)

 4.  I Know You Love Me (3:58)

 5.  Boogie Uproar (2:59)

Side Two:

 1.  Boogie Woogie Country Girl (3:10)

 2.  Look What You Done (2:52)

 3.  Built For Comfort (3:36)

 4.  My Plea (4:00)

 5.  You Got Money (3:11)

 6.  Don't You Want To Roll With Me (4:11)

Roll With Me is an album by Duke Robillard, released on August 30, 2024 by Stony Plain Records.  Good Album since 2005.

Artist:  Taj Mahal 
Birth Name:  Henry Saint Clair Fredericks
Born:  May 17, 1942.  Harlem, New York, USA
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Country Blues, Folk Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Blues, Contemporary Blues, R&B, Reggae, Jazz, World Music
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Harmonica, Piano

Taj Mahal is an American Blues Musician, Singer and Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, he plays Guitar, Piano, Banjo and Harmonica.  He played Folk, Roots, Jazz, Gospel, R&B, Caribbean, and World Music,  he also formed The Rising Suns with Guitarist Ry Cooder.

Title:  Giant Step/De Ole Folks At Home (2024)

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Country Blues, Folk Blues, Modern Acoustic Blues, Acoustic Blues, Contemporary Blues, R&B, Reggae, Jazz, World Music

Label:  Floating World Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Giant Step:

 1.  Ain't Gwine Whistle Dixie Anhmo' (1:04)

 2.  Take A Giant Step (4:20)

 3.  Give Your Woman What She Wants (2:34)

 4.  Good Morning Little School Girl (3:49)

 5.  You're Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond (4:56)

 6.  Six Days On The Road (3:05)

 7.  Farther On Down The Road (You Will Accompany Me) (4:43)

 8.  Keep Your Hands Off Her (2:18)

 9.  Bacon Fat (6:40)

De Ole Folks At Home:

10. Linin' Track (1:42)

11. Country Blues #1 (2:36)

12. Wild Ox Moan (2:46)

13. Light Rain Blues (3:25)

14. A Little Soilful Tune (2:40)

15. Candy Man (2:57)

16. Cluck Old Hen (2:33)

17. Colored Aristocracy (2:04)

18. Blind Boy Rag (4:10)

19. Stagger Lee (3:20)

20. Cajun Tune (1:56)

21. Fishin' Blues (3:06)

22. Annie's Lover (3:30)

Personnel:

Giant Step:

Taj Mahal:  Vocals, Harmonica, Banjo, Mississippi National Steel-Bodied Guitar

Jesse Ed Davis:  Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ

Gary Gilmore:  Electric Bass

Chuck "Brother" Blackwell:  Drums

De Ole Folks At Home:

Taj Mahal:  Vocals, Harmonica, Guitar, Banjo

Giant Step/De Ole Folks At Home is the third studio album by Taj Mahal, originally released on October 24, 1969 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on July 26, 2024 by Floating World Records.

Artist:  Sue Foley

Born:  March 29, 1968.  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Genre:  Blues, Roots Rock, Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Traditional Blues, Vocal Blues, Texas Blues, Blues Rock

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Bandleader

Instruments:  Guitar

Sue Foley is a Canadian Blues Guitarist, and Singer.  She conducted with the world's leading female Guitarist.  She won her first Blues Music Award in the Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues Female).

Title:  One Guitar Woman (2024)

Genre:  Blues, Roots Rock, Contemporary Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Traditional Blues, Vocal Blues, Texas Blues, Blues Rock

Label:  Stomy Plain Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie (4:15)

 2.  In My Grilish Days (3:55)

 3.  Lonesome Homesick Blues (3:54)

 4.  Mal Hombre (4:26)

 5.  Motherless Child Blues (4:33)

 6.  Romance In A Minor (4:25)

 7.  My Journey To The Sky (2:50)

 8.  Nothing In Rambling (3:07)

 9.  Maybelle's Guitar (3:05)

10. Freight Train (3:36)

11. Last Kind Words Blues (4:05)

12. La Malaguena (4:35)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie (4:15)

 2.  In My Grilish Days (3:55)

 3.  Lonesome Homesick Blues (3:54)

 4.  Mal Hombre (4:26)

 5.  Motherless Child Blues (4:33)

 7.  My Journey To The Sky (2:50)

Side B:

 1.  Romance In A Minor (4:25)

 2.  Nothing In Rambling (3:07)

 3.  Maybelle's Guitar (3:05)

 4.  Freight Train (3:36)

 5.  Last Kind Words Blues (4:05)

 6.  La Malaguena (4:35)

Personnel:

Sue Foley:  Vocals,  Guitar

One Guitar Woman is a tribute album by Sue Foley, released on March 29, 2024 by Stomy Plain Records, tribute to the female pioneers of Guitar, including Memphis Minnie, Lydia Mendoza, Maybelle Carter, Ida Presti, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Artist:  Eric Sardinas

Born:  November 10, 1970.  Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Contemporary Blues

Occupation:  Musicians, Guitarist

Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Resonator Guitar

Eric Sardinas is an American Blues Rock, Slide Guitarist from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  He is noted for his use of the Electric Resonator Guitar and his live performances.  In 2002, he was featured on The Bo Diddley Tribute album Hey Bo Diddley-A Tribute, performing the song "Ride On Josephine".  He signed to Steve Vai's Favored Nations Record Label.

Title:  Midnight Junction (Limited Vinyl Edition) (2023)

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Electric Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Contemporary Blues

Label:  Ear Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Long Shot (4:53)

 2.  Tonight (3:06)

 3.  Said And Done (3:14)

 4.  Planks Of Pine (4:12)

 5.  Julep (3:46)

 6.  Swamp Cooler (4:20)

 7.  Miracle Mile (4:12)

Side B:

 1.  Laundromat (4:30)

 2.  Muddy Water (3:54)

 3.  Lock And Key (4:57)

 4.  White Lightnin' (4:30)

 5.  Liquor Store (2:32)

 6.  Emilia (4:01)

Personnel:

Eric Sardinas:  Vocals, Resonator Guitar, Steel Guitar

Koko Powell:  Bass

Chris Frazier:  Drums, Percussion

David Schulz:  Keyboards Electric Organ

Charlie Musselwhite:  Harmonica

K.C. Carnage, Karlina Covington:  Backing Vocals

Midnight Junction is the seventh studio album by Eric Sardinas, released on October 13, 2023 by Ear Music.  Limited Vinyl Edition in Red-Black Marbled 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl.

Artist:  Popa Chubby
Birth Name:  Theodore Joseph Horowitz
Born:  March 31, 1960
Origin:  The Bronx, New York City, USA.
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Electric Blues Rock, Contemporary Blues
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals, Drums

Popa Chubby is an American Blues Guitarist , Electric Blues Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist  from Bronx, New York City.  He was influenced by artists of the 1960s, including Jimi Hendrix and Cream.

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Electric Blues Rock, Contemporary Blues

Label:  Gulf Coast Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Motorcycle Mama (6:29)

 2.  Another Ten Years Gone (6:50)

 3.  Hey Joe (9:12)

 4.  Dirty Lie (8:01)

 5.  69 Dollars (7:14)

 6.  Godfather Theme (Speak Softly Love) (2:45)

 7.  Dirty Diesel (3:48)

 8.  Grown Man Crying Blues (13:56)

 9.  Over The Rainbow (8:46)

Disc 2:

 1.  It's A Mighty Hard Road (5:07)

 2.  I Don't Want Nobody (8:01)

 3.  I Can't See The Light Of Day (6:55)

 4.  Embee's Song (5:52)

 5.  Steel Horse Serenade (6:58)

 6.  Hallelujah (10:30)

 7.  Heart Attack And Vine (4:06)

 8.  Sweat (4:18)

 9.  Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out (5:33)

10. Sympathy For The Devil/Chubby's Story (10:27)

Personnel:

Popa Chubby:  Guitar, Vocals

Mike Merritt:  Bass

Mike Dimeo:  Keyboards

Stefano Gl=iudici:  Drums

Popa Chubby And The Beast Band Live At G. Bluey's Juke Joint NYC is a live album by Popa Chubby, released on September 8, 2023 by Gulf Coast Records, recorded live at G. Bluey's Juke Joint in Long Island City, New York, October 24 and 25, 2022, featuring Mike Merritt (Bass from Conan O' Brien, Billy Gibbons), Mike Dimeo (Keyboards from Johnny Winter, Tommy James), and Stefano Giudici.  

Artist:  Shawn Pittman

Birth Name:  Shawn James Pittman

Born:  October 13, 1974.  Talihina, Oklahoma, USA

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Modern Electric Blues, Contemporary Blues

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Record Producer

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Shawn Pittman is an American Blues Rock Singer, Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, and Record Producer.  In his career, he has worked with musicians from Double Trouble, James Cotton, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Hubert Sumlin, Kim Wilson, Lou Ann Barton, Gary Clark and Susan Tedeschi.

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Modern Electric Blues, Contemporary Blues

Label:  Music Have Music