DJ for The Blues Alley Show
OCEAN SHORES, Washington, United States
I started collecting music in 1962, at the age of 10. In 1973 I went to work at Budget Tapes and Records in Burien , Wa. I started as a clerk, in 6 months I was promoted to Mgr. In 1975 I became a multiple location mgr. In 1977 I became the Western Region Operations Manager over seeing 100+ stores in 10 states for the corporate office. In 1978 I added Blues buyer to my duties.
In 1983 I left the Record business and began a 12 year run in the HiFi store management... Read More
Latest Album Reviews
Review of Get a Transfer
Album Info: Get a Transfer
The King James Boys Album: Get a Transfer Label: Pinecastle Genre(s): Gospel Bluegrass Posted By: Joe Ross
Apr 21, 2025
Review
The three albums from The King James Boys released between 2018-2022 (Time to Go Home, Living on a Promise, Walk on Faith) have all consistently charted in The Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Religious, Bluegrass Gospel, Bluegrass and South Carolina Charts. In the past, their songs receiving considerable worldwide airplay have included "He Broke the Chains,” "He's Holding On To Me," "Heaven's Most Wanted List," "Much More Than I Asked For," "Superwater, "The Devil's Not Afraid of a Dust Covered Bible," and "Where Would I Be."
From Cowpens, South Carolina (near Spartanburg), The King James Boys formed in 1994 at their home church, Mountain View Baptist Church. They became known as The King James 1611 Boys, named after the King James edition of the Bible that was first published in 1611 (still widely used
Gina and Johnny Album: Free Your Soul Label: Self-Release Genre(s): Contemporary Blues Posted By: Duane Verh
Apr 18, 2025
Review
Vocalist Gina McCann and guitarist Johnny Fink provide fire and freshness to a solid small-group sound, serving up a set of nicely crafted collaborations worthy of notice beyond their home Cincinnati turf. Ms. McCann’s delivery generates appropriate heat and attitude to suit the needs of the song at hand, be it an uptempo romp- “Crazy Kinda Love”, a steamy slow blues- “Free Your Soul” or a minor-keyed mood piece- “Movin’ On”. The tempo-shifting chorus of “Pay Up” should garner it attention. Nice work.
Review of Llegue (feat. The Jersey City All Stars)
Album Info: Llegue (feat. The Jersey City All Stars)
The Reddish Fetish Album: Llegue (feat. The Jersey City All Stars) Label: Self-Release Genre(s): Contemporary Jazz Posted By: Robert Silverstein
Apr 17, 2025
Review
They say music influences sometimes skips a generation. Some kids can’t stand music of their parent’s era (at one time or another) but don’t tell that to NYC area drummer Jason T. Reddish. Turns out back in the late 1960s / 1970s, Jason’s Dad Bill Reddish headed up the South Florida-based band Reddish Fetish. Half a century later, on his own debut as a band leader, Jason has revitalized his Dad’s musical influences, diving deep into the music that inspired another generation.
Credited to The Reddish Fetish With The Jersey City All Stars, on the 11-track 70 minute Llegue, the younger Reddish revives a wide range of classic jazz instrumentals penned by late, great jazz luminaries such as Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter and others. The appropriately titled Llegue (meaning ‘arrived’ in Spanish) is not only a fine
Marilyn Kleinberg Album: Let Your Heart Lead The Way Label: Waking Up Music Genre(s): Crossover Jazz Posted By: Robert Silverstein
Apr 15, 2025
Review
The heyday of jazz in New York City may have been the 1950’s, ’60 and the ‘70s, yet that timeless candle is alive and well on Let Your Heart Lead The Way, the 2025 album by storied jazz singer and Bronx native Marilyn Kleinberg. Released on the Waking Up Music imprint, the 11-track, 42-minute album has a renewed feel, thanks in no small part to the memorable jazz classics featured here.
The album took shape early on when Chromatic Harmonica player Will Galison caught Ms. Kleinberg performing at a Brooklyn jazz venue where she was performing with John DiMartino (piano) and Noriko Ueda (bass). With Galison offering to produce a new album for the singer, the music took shape with Will and drumming Victor Lewis joining the date. The album’s quintet jazz sound is quite effective and the chromatic harmonica gives the sound a jazzy sound view.
Musically, aside
Chicago-based singer-songwriter Joanie Pallatto has been on quite a roll in the 2020’s. In 2021, she released My Original Plan, followed by Accidental Melody in 2023 and then a duo album in 2024 with fellow singer April Aloisio called April & Joanie Sing! This much musical goodness is now followed up by another duo album entitled Song with Joanie’s partner Bradley Parker-Sparrow.
Compared to the upbeat nature of the albums mentioned above, the 2025 release of Song sounds dark and mysterious. Joanie’s voice and lyrics are still excellent, yet the surprise here is the depth of quality and musical veracity of Sparrow’s songs and piano work.
Some of these tracks are pure Sparrow compositions that feature Joanie on vocals and others are co-writes in the best sense of the word with Joanie often contributing lyrics and sometimes additional
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Released in mid-2024, It’s Worth It is the second solo album by Delay Tactics guitarist and keyboard player David Udell. It’s Worth It... Read Full Article
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CMH RECORDS (Country. Music. Heritage.) maintains a rich history of classic country and bluegrass albums and is honoring several of these legacy... Read Full Article
