DJ for Full Circle
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
“Full Circle” connects classic artists and songs to their contemporary counterparts. Each playlist starts with the old and moves on to the new, spanning from blues, soul, and rock ’n’ roll to country, folk and Americana. It’s for those who’ve lost touch on keeping up with the ever-changing musical landscape or those who might want to explore past their tried and true favorites. “Full Circle” connects music by comparing lyrical... Read More
Bluegrass fans may recall that Bill Yates, who played bass with the Country Gentlemen from 1969 – 1989, formed a band in 2005 called “Bill Yates and Friends” to perform Country Gentlemen songs. Featuring lead vocals of Mike Phipps who has a voice remarkably like the late Charlie Waller, other band members included Darren Beachley (guitar), Kevin Church (banjo), Dave Propst (mandolin), Mark Clifton (resophonic guitar) and Terry Pearson (bass). In 2006 and 2009, they recorded a couple volumes of their “Country Gentlemen Tribute” albums (on the Mastershield label).
The band has evolved over the years into what is now known as The Country Gentlemen Tribute Band with Phipps (guitar), Beachley (Dobro), Propst (mandolin), along with Lynwood Lunsford (banjo), Geoff Gay (Dobro) and Eric Troutman (bass). Bill Yates, Mark Clifton and Rick Briggs appear on the
Steve Hunter Album: The Deacon Speaks Label: Deacon Genre(s): Acoustic Blues
Posted By: Robert Silverstein
Mar 15, 2024
Review
It’s 2024 and the blues is still alive and well. Case in point is The Deacon Speaks, the new CD release from American guitar icon Steve Hunter. Guitar fans will remember Steve for his fine fretboard work with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, Jack Bruce and Aerosmith just to name of few of his credits.
As cool as his litany of session musician credits roll, Hunter’s fans will also cite his critically acclaimed albums including Short Stories (2008) and his fifth solo album The Manhattan Blues Project (2013).
For The Deacon Speaks, Steve tackles all the instruments and compared to his earlier instrumental albums, this new one features his vocals. The music is an interesting choice in that amid the Hunter originals, there are fresh covers of blues classics written by Willie Dixon, the Rolling Stones, Bill Withers, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed and Steve’s wife Karen Hunter.
Old-school mojo abounds on this thoroughly satisfying set. Guitarist John Primer’s robust vocals are steeped in classic Chicago sounds energized in particular by harmonica ace Bob Corritore’s fiery play and Anthony Geraci’s distinctively propulsive piano. Drawing from vintage fare including B.B. King’s “Chains And Things”, Muddy Waters’ “Stuff You Gotta Watch” and the John Lee Hooker-penned title track, this should rate as one of this year’s better offerings.
Putumayo World Music Album: Putumayo Presents: TROPICAL PARTY Label: Putumayo Genre(s): World
Posted By: Joe Ross
Mar 8, 2024
Review
Putumayo Discovery is a digital series that highlights exceptional songs by contemporary artists from around the world. The record label plans to release 24 different digital albums each year. The digital album Tropical Party is a collection of 10 upbeat and festive songs by rising musical stars from Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, Angola, Haiti and more.
Tropical Party’s featured artists include Moa Vive (Brazil), Manou Gallo (Ivory Coast), Badenga Foli, Koko Dembele (Mali / France), Cuba Quartet (Cuba), Vieux Thiers (Cameroon), Zezinho Noy (Angola), RAM (Haiti), Pâmela Amaro (Brazil), Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band (Nigeria / USA), and Telek (Papau New Guinea). If some tracks really pleasurably catch your ear, pick up the artists’ entire albums. For me, a few of the standout tracks included “Presente de Oxum,” “Aliso,” “Danse,”
For blues-rock fans, the fortuitous pairing of guitarist Shea Welsh and vocalist Hope Diamond is truly a stroke of good luck that is fully realized on their new 21-minute mini-album. The 2024 release of Desert Blues Live by Shea Welsh & Hope Diamond: The Blues Experience captures the dynamic duo performing a series of blues-rock favorites in the company of a like-minded band including Eric Sittner (bass), Tony Moore (drums) and Michael Russeck (keys).
Echoing the legacy of fretboard greats of the past, Shea Welsh is one of the hottest electric guitarists in the Los Angeles area today also renowned for his work with his jazz quartet, his global music group Renaissance Heart as well as with Michelle Coltrane and her touring band. Hope Diamond is a celebrated singer drawing from her experience in both the R&B and jazz music world as is evidenced by her recent solo album
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