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M.C. Records artist: Big Jack Johnson - Stripped Down In Memphis - New Release Review

By Bman - October 17, 2022

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stripped Down In Memphis , from Big Jack Johnson and it's a big helping of old school, delta style blues. Opening with Jimmy Reed's Baby What You Want Me To Do , Big Jack Johnson on guitar and vocal is teamed up with Kim Wilson on harmonica. With a steady, jangly acoustic guitar rhythm under his solid vocal delivery and Wilson's soulful harmonica riffs, this is a great opener. Andy Gibson's The Hucklebuck is a classic with the electric guitar turned up to warm. A stirring rhythm and again with Wilson soloing on harmonica, this is a terrific track. Wild Child Butler's See Me Coming is a cool, laid back, blues jam feat Butler on harmonica and vocal and Johnson on guitar and vocal. Wrapping the release is Bill Doggett's The Hully Gully Twist with Wilson on harmonica and Johnson on electric guitar. A rambling blues with a romping guitar lead and harmonica solo counterpoint, this is a strong closer fo...

VizzTone Label Group artist Bob Corritore & Friends - Down Home Blues Review - New Release Review

By Bman - March 11, 2022

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Down Home Blues Review , from Bob Corritore & Friends and it's a heaping load of Chicago blues. Opening with Rooster Blues , Robert "Bilbo" Walker is upfront on lead vocal and guitar with Bob Corritore on harmonica and really has the place jumping. Joined by Johnny Rapp on guitar, Paul Thomas on bass Chico Chism on drums this is an excellent opener. Tomcat Courtney has center stage to himself on Clara Mae . With an electrifying voice and great guitar backing and solid backing by Corritore and Chris James, this is another favorite. Henry Townsend has the spotlight on piano and lead vocal on Nothing But Blues , backed by Rapp and Corritore. Nicely balanced, this is a great piano track showcasing Townsend. One of my favorite old school blues men is Dave Honeyboy Edwards and it's a pleasure to hear Take A Little Walk With Me featuring Honeyboy on vocal and guitar, backed by Corritore and Willie "Big...

Daddy When Is Mama Coming Home - Big Jack Johnson

By Bman - July 30, 2012

Big Jack Johnson, born July 30, 1940 in Lambert MS is one of the most popular and influential of the contemporary Delta Blues musicians active today. He is affectionately known as the "Oil Man", a nickname he earned during his early years working for Shell Oil as a truck driver. He was first influenced by his father to take up the guitar and quickly mastered the finer points of the blues by sitting in with his father's band around the area in his early teens. As a young blues musician, he came under the sway of the eloquent electric single string work of BB and Albert King. Influenced not only by the blues music all around him, but also by the sounds of the white Country artists emanating out of the Grand Ole Opry, Big Jack's music is that of the Mississippi juke joint. He peppers his blues with not only the traditional blues of his fellow Mississippi and Chicago forbearers but also brings elements of funk and soul that keeps the dance floors packed. His music bears t...

Big Jack Johnson's Music on NBC's Prime Suspect

By Bman - December 15, 2011

Big Jack Johnson's Music on NBC's Prime Suspect Catch It Tonight Contact: Mark Carpentieri Ph: 631-754-8725 www.mc-records.com mc@mc-records.com M.C. Records is proud to announce that Big Jack Johnson's song "You're Gonna Make Me Cry" will be heard on NBC's Prime Suspect tonight. Big Jack's music has been heard on ABC, HBO and in "Reservation Road" to name a few. Big Jack passed away earlier this year but it's great his music is still going strong! You can listen to some of his best songs: http://airplaydirect.com/music/bigjackjohns on/ Eric Lindell's latest, West County Drifter has had a great year with fantastic reviews and radio play! You can add another notch as Eric has been nominated by Offbeat Magazine in the Best of the Beat Awards. Eric has been nominated for Best Blues Artist and Best Blues Album for West County Drifter. You can check out more and vote right here: http://offbe...

Catfish Blues - Big Jack Johnson

By Bman - May 30, 2011

Johnson was born in Lambert, Mississippi. His father was a local musician playing both blues and country ditties at local functions. At the age of 13, Johnson junior was playing guitar with his father's band. By 18, Johnson followed B.B. King's electrified lead. His break came when he sat in with Frank Frost and Sam Carr at the Savoy Theatre in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The trio were seldom apart for the next 15 years, recording for Phillips International and Jewel Records with Frost as the bandleader. In 1979, Rockin' the Juke Joint Down, was released (as by the Jelly Roll Kings) and marked Johnson's first recordings as a singer. Johnson's subsequent 1987 album for Earwig Music, The Oil Man, included his recording of "Catfish Blues." He has recorded both solo and as a member of the blues groups the Jelly Roll Kings and Big Jack Johnson and the Oilers (with poet/musician Dick Lourie). He performed and wrote "Jack's Blues" and performed ...

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