Rockabilly * ‘50s Rock’n’Roll * Blues & Rhythm&Blues * Honky Tonk

#106 Summer 2015 (stock thru Oct.) $6.00 ($7.00 Can.) Radio & TV Barn Dance Shows Little Anthony & Slim Jim’s Rockabilly Circus The Imperials Crescent City Blues & BBQ Tarp & Jerry Lee Pt. 3 The Cactus Blossoms Nashville Boogie & More! moved on with a string of memorable playing is absolutely superb and spot McWorter is also the singer and drummer, releases on Northern Blues and Alligator. on throughout, and rarely is more fun so he’s in charge of that groove. Franck Original is what it says, mostly written packaged into a 13 track CD. It’s so Goldwasser is a guitarist on 4 of the or co-written songs well away from the great to know that the future of Rhythm tracks – I believe I’ve reviewed one or restraints of a major label, Magness has & Blues is well connected to it’s past! Do two of his own CDs under the name Paris relished this freedom and has produced a whatever you have to do – get this CD! Slim. I hear an uncredited sax on “Tick wonderful diverse album. Always a blues Rhythmbomb.com -MB Tock.” We’re absolutely going to have singer at heart her songs have often been to check their schedule next time we’re personal statements of a hard life which The Cash Box Kings / Holding Court in SoCal and hope to catch a live show! shows up straight away on the opener Blind Pig 5165 Those of you who can’t make it to the “Let Me Breathe” with the opening line Ventura area, pick up the CD! There’s only ‘Nobody’s perfect, nobody knows more The Cash Box Kings continue 10 tunes (Well, “Seven Lonely Nights” than me,’ which lays bare her feelings, to blend the deep Blues of Memphis is reprised as “Another Seven Lonely along with “When You Were My King” and with the more sophisticated sound of Nights” in a slightly longer version with the equally telling “Who Am I.” All of these Chicago. It’s a cool mix that shows off the more of a Louisiana 2nd line feel. I like that songs wouldn’t have the drive without the vocals and writing chops of Joe Nosek version the best), but they’re all choice! band, with Zac Zunis’ guitar and Dave and the powerful vocals of Oscar Wilson. Hihatentertainment.com -MB Darling’s ever present contributions with Nosek contributes 8 of the 13 songs and tasty guitar, dobro and even Celeste, musicians of any genre will appreciate James C. Creighton / Make Some while Jim Alfredson adds some good the irritated sentiments of “Download Noise! / RaucCD 273 organ and keyboards. Original has a Blues Blues” dealing with digital piracy and The Lincolns / Teddy Boy Rock’n’Roll feeling but dig deeper and there are deep streaming services. They follow with the RaucCD 274 Soul groves, Rock’n’Roll and even a jumpy “Gotta Move Out To The Suburbs,” touch of Jazz, and her songs sound like a comment on inner city gentrification Great Britain’s Raucous Records sent timeless classic delivered from the soul! that tends to force out longtime residents us a handful of new releases and they Janivamagness.com -Rick Meek who can’t afford to live in the shiny new are all distinctively different. The multi neighborhoods. Nosek takes on more talented James G. Creighton recorded traditional Blues subjects in “Baby Without these 15 songs all by himself with over You:” and “I Miss You Miss Anne.” The dubs. His style is defined by acoustic group also strides through neat covers by lead guitar and a Roots and Country Rock old masters like Jimmie Rogers (“Out On and Rockabilly mix. Some like “Higher The Road”) and John Lee Hooker (“Hobo Ground” have a Western feel to them. Blues”) while acknowledging lesser Several songs have a repetitive sing-a- lights by doing Willie Love’s infectious long quality and are not quite what one “Everybody’s Fishin’” and Honey Boy would expect from an album that is called Allen’s “I’m A Real Loser.” This is the “Make Some Noise”, though some like third album for the Cash Box Kings and it “Stone Cold Crazy” qualify. shows their steady development as a top- The Lincolns’ Teddy Boy Rock’n’Roll drawer blues band. Blindpigrecords.com is exactly that, a fun album filled with -Mark Marymont 14 songs by this Australian quartet, less than half of them covers. They have a good groove down and picked some cool Hot Roux / Stranger’s Blues vintage pearls like Charlie Feathers’ “One Nico Duportal And His Rhythm Dudes Hi Hat Records HHE 3406 Guitar Player / Rhythm Bomb RBR 5800 Hand Loose”, Teddy Redell’s “Judy” and “Rock Boppin’ Baby”. “Good Rockin’ We met some of these musical Daddy” sounds like a stroll - not bad. First time I heard Nico Duportal’s kindred spirits at Yolie’s in Ventura, CA music on his first CD I was totally Tony Lincoln has a great twangy guitar a few years ago. I know we saw Doña sound and provides excellent vocals, too. knocked out by his talent (and taste), Oxford and Albert Lee there, and Hot and that feeling continues here with his The band is tight and rockin’ and excel Roux is often Albert’s band when he at haunting Western tinged songs like new CD! This is red hot Rhythm & Blues, plays up that way. Anyhow, great band! and 7 of the tunes are original to the “Traveling Man” as well as the upbeat They have a lot of Louisiana flavor, along “Teddy Boy Rock’n’Roll”. Many good band. They always had the best of taste with electric Country Blues. I don’t hear in vintage covers, and that continues rockers, nothing frantic, melodic and fun. Oxford’s piano on this CD (though it’d Highly recommended especially for fans of here too (tunes from Johnny “Guitar” have been a great addition!), but she is Watson, Latimore, Paul Gayten and Ike British style Rock’n’Roll. Raucousrecords. now listed as a member at the website, com. Gaby Maag-Bristol Turner) but the originals are just as good! and Hi Hat Entertainment puts on great Rhythm Bomb being somewhat of a shows regularly up there in Ventura, Louie Setzer / Jukebox Bluegrass Rockabilly label, it does my heart good which is close by when we’re visiting Patuxent/Ripsaw RIP/PX 224-274 to see them embracing of this vintage my family down that way. The tunes on R&B style that was of course a primary the CD are all original, so the title tune While Ripsaw fully intended to be a root of all Rock’n’Roll to start with. It’s a isn’t the familiar one recorded by Sonny Rockabilly record label, Bluegrass artist six-piece band with piano and two saxes & Brownie and lots of others. I love the Louie Setzer was the first artist they (bass player Thibaut Chopin also plays laid back feeling pretty much throughout, recorded and released on the label. Newer harmonica in addition to contributing one great example is “Big Mama’s.” tracks by Louie have appeared on some to the songwriting!), Duportal’s guitar Another is “Anna Lee.” Producer Jerry of the Ripsaw “best of” collections we’ve 34 Blue Suede News #106 reviewed recently. Now Ripsaw owner Jon forte, like the road-weary “Pardon Me” but one co-written by the two. The last Strong has co-produced Louie’s newest and wistful “Let It Rain (On Me).” They song is by Krebs alone. Beia’s partner in full CD with Patuxent’s Tom Mindte, who offer the easygoing ‘50s feel of “What Copper & Coal needed a break to have a recorded and mixed the tracks. Among Am I Supposed To Do,” which would have child. As much as the singing, the steel the 14 tracks included there are a few very been classified a “Rockaballad” back in guitar of Rusty Blake and fiddle of Annalisa familiar tunes, such as Johnny Tillotson’s the day. Themavericksband.com -Mark Tornfelt (wow, what a C&W name) are “It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin’,” Johnny Marymont important voices on this CD. As much as Horton’s “All For The Love Of A Girl” they admire Mr. Tubb’s music, this music (taken slower than Horton’s versions), seems to lyrically be treading a line over Jack Scott’s “Burning Bridges,” and the more in the Americana area, although standard “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” the band is Country. Well, maybe that’s written by Fred Rose. Bluegrass fans will more Leia’s tunes, that she fronts. “Still recognize a few of the others as well – the Missing You” (a duet) does have a pretty Stanley Brothers’ “Rolling On Rubber traditional Country set of lyrics. It’s taken Wheels,” “Me And The Jukebox” from at Cowboy Junkies tempo. It certainly Buzz Busby, and “Truck Driver’s Queen” justifies the title of the CD! Some people from Charlie Moore. Luke Gordon’s don’t like C&W music because it’s too “Christmas In Tennessee” brings a holiday sad, others think that’s what it’s all about. track into the mix, and Billy Hancock’s Then there’s “Thank God And Greyhound “King Of Fools” adds a little Rockabilly, She’s Gone.” Don’t come to the Earnest with Hancock on 2nd guitar. I especially Lovers for that, but “No Songs Came By like “Send Me Papa’s Fiddle” for it’s Today” has a bit more tempo at least, as slower two-step groove and sentiment. does the closer “Everybody’s Trying To Some of us remember Warren Smith’s Be My Pal,” which is my favorite song Jinx Jones / Twang-Tastic! / VibroSound Country records, and “Judge And Jury” here, and another duet. That one drives at is one of the tunes included here. Most of a fast two step pace. Earnestlovers.com We always get excited when a new you should be familiar with Louie’s stellar -MB Jinx Jones CD comes in the door! Jinx singing style, I just can’t imagine a BSN brings Instro-Twang and Rockabilly in reader not having the Ripsaw collections, Victor Wainwright & the Wildroots equal parts, and also dips into Jazz a little so you know what a great singer he is, for Boom Town / Blind Pig 5164 with his rendition of Lionel Hampton’s this type of music. The instrumentation “Flying Home” (which was cited by some is standard Bluegrass stye, with fiddle, This is the fourth Blind Pig album from as an early Rock’n’Roll influnce). Of banjo, mandolin and upright bass in Victor Wainwright and his bunch and it’s a course with the horns on the second tune addition to Louie’s vocal and acoustic mighty fine collection of 13 songs, most “Nothing Left To Burn” the R&B influence guitar. Mindte plays the mandolin and by bassist, producer, engineer Stephen show up with Doug Rowan on bari and provides harmony vocals. Did I mention Dees with the occasional contribution tenor sax. “Wham Bam Boogie” reminds that the sound recording and production from Wainwright. Dees has worked with me of Ronnie Dawson’s “Wham Bam are fantastic? Check it out! Ripsawrecords. Hall & Oates, Foghat, Todd Rundgren and Jam,” though only because of the title com / pxrec.com -MB others but you wouldn’t know it from this similarities, and “Midnight Train” is kind of collection of compositions. He channels the Rock’n’Roll Trio’s “Lonesome Train” The Mavericks / Mono Little Richard’s “Rip It Up” on the frantic plus “Train Kept A Rollin” on steroids, or Valory Music 0200A “Saturday Night Sunday Morning” and at least one hears a little Paul Burlison moves on to Big Joe Turner on “Stop influence. Tempos are mixed well – “Love The Mavericks debuted in 1992 as a Bossin’ Me Around Baby.” They all move Don’t Live Here Any More” is a nice slow Country band, albeit with a strong Latin on to New Orleans on the Boogie Woogie Stroll. “High and Dry” is a medium two- touch thanks to the distinctive voice of Raul of “Two Lane Blacktop Revisited” and beat thing too. Jinx is going back and Malo. While never a chart powerhouse, the fleet-fingered instrumental “Piana’s forth between that theme and “Too Many they did score almost a dozen times and Savannah Boogie.” Dees also contributes Chicks.” He closes on the “Theme From picked up gold and platinum awards for the funky “If It Ain’t Got Soul – Part 1,” Thunderball” – the other non-original a couple of albums. Malo moved on, although nobody seems to know what song. Lots of fun, and we look forward releasing a series of strong solo albums happened to part 2. Wainwright and to the day when we can see Jinx perform that had an even more varied sound, company shine on the Gospel ‘n’ Blues live again too! Jinxjones.com -MB blending Latin, Rock, Pop and still a bit of of “When The Day Is Done” and furious Country. They reorganized in 2014, issuing The Earnest Lovers / Sing Sad Songs drive of “Wildroot Ramble” which shows In Time and are now back with a dozen Elko Record Company off the skill of the rest of the band. songs written or co-written by Malo with Blindpigrecords.com -Mark Marymont the exception of the Tex-Mex bounce of The Earnest Lovers are a Portland, Doug Sahm’s “Nitty Gritty.” Malo is in full OR Honky Tonk outfit that was put Eric Michael Hawks / Whiskey Highway voice as they rip into the strutting Salsa together from a couple of singers who of “All Night Long,” driven by a powerful were already known from other acts This CD opens on a “Classic Rock” brass and rhythm section. “Summertime – Pete Krebs (Punk-Pop band Hazel) and lick from a song with a raspy singer I can’t (When I’m With You)” is a cheery nod to Leslie Beia (Copper & Coal). The name is quite bring to mind (because I’ve managed his sweetie in any kind of weather. Malo a clever reference to Ernest Tubb, if I don’t to forget almost all of them), but I really also shines on the Blues of “The Only miss my guess. Here though we have a like Hawks’ singing voice – which is in that Question,” and with ballads, always his short 6 song CD with original songs, all kind of Waylon/Whitey Morgan/Knut Bell Blue Suede News #106 35