Bo Ramsey Records
Ramsey’s latest is a laid-back homage to blues greats and great blues — kind of a guest DJ turn where instead of spinning his favorites, he performs them. The tunes all are given a coat of equal parts swamp and shuffle: Lightnin’ Slim meets J.J. Cale.
Yep Roc
Sandy and the boys started out in the mid ’90s as a retro rockabilly outfit, but soon branched out to Western swing, country, folk and even a little jazz. Following a break in which bandleader and band recorded an album apart from each other, the group reunited for the 1999 EP, “Radio Favorites,” which boasted some refreshingly exotic numbers.
Delta Groove
Back in 1997, Fabulous Thunderbirds leader Kim Wilson started a label called Blue Collar Music. It lasted for three releases: Wilson’s own “My Blues,” pianist Fred Kaplan’s “Signifyin’ ” and guitarist Al Blake’s “Mr. Blake’s Blues.”
Ruf
That’s what friends are for.
Helping their bud make one righteous album of blues, rock and all the nuances between, that is. And these guys aren’t just acquaintances: Most are people Trout has worked with extensively at one point or another of his 35-year career.
Premier Artists
Taking a cue from his last release’s Led Zeppelin-influenced track “The River,” blues-rock guitar wunderkind Bonamassa teams with producer Kevin Shirley (engineer/mixer for Zep’s “How the West Was Won”) to great effect.
