Struggle for Grace offers the best showcase of the bluesmans pipes, demonstrating his range, his power and his warmth. Vote for the best artists to see them graduate to the top of the list. Perhaps his most endearing quality for his fans is his resistance to change. This is as lowdown and real as it gets and is a functional cure for the plastic-hearted music we all hear far too much of. Review of Royal Tea She managed to play some of her March UK run in support of 2019's Reckless Heart before the pandemic intervened, but JST managed to follow-up the record with companion EP Reckless Blues in 2020. Greene has all the guitar, vocal, and songwriting power anybody could ask for and will no doubt reach the heights of stardom we all dream of. The blues here can get a little gimmicky and cute from time to time, and Wainrights voice could use a greater sense of heft. With a killer voice, Grace rocks the 12 tracks, along with Aarons rich vocals and monster guitar riffs. 109 listeners. He's proof positive of the timeless power the blues possesses in gifted hands his deep soulful vocals as potent with an acoustic as his Strat. When Rivers Meet Captured live at a packed music club in Germany, this live set is a raw and real set of blues mixed with rock, R&B, jazz and funk from Allisons collection since he began his solo career in the 1990s. Joe shares some of his finest blues licks (opens in new tab). After all, what could be more heartbreaking than a man facing the demise of his car. The style is instantly recognizable to his fans and likely to promptly convert those who arent yet fans. Song Starter Kit: 12 Gauge from A Savage Life, Blues On The Bay from A Savage Life, Hell For You from Spain to Italy. Shemekia Copeland website, British blues/rock duo, When Rivers Meet is made up of husband and wife outfit, Grace and Aaron Bond. Fans voted in record numbers. Dion website, British singer-songwriter Lynne Jackaman, former frontwoman of rock band, Saint Jude, released One Shot, recorded at Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals. Along the way there was another Epiphone signature model, producing Eric Gales' forthcoming studio album, a film about his own remarkable career and Joe has even reversed roles to great effect interviewing his peers in the Live From Nerdville series (check it out here (opens in new tab) it's great). More likely, youll be walking down the street, headphones in, and only become alerted to the fact your gaits developed an unusual slink because people have started staring at you. While the cities and shires of the British Isles might not hold quite the same mythological status as iconic blues breeding grounds like Mississippi, Chicago or Memphis, theres no denying that theres a lot of talent in the UK right now. The 2020 FORM UKBlues Awards will be presented at an event which will take place on Sunday 17th May 2020 at Dingwalls in Camden, London. King, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Joe Bonamassa, Jimmy Thackery, Tinsley Ellis, Kenny Neal, Lucky Peterson, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, Double Trouble, Joanna Connor, Kim Simmonds, and more. British husband and wife duo When Rivers Meet have been riding high since they cleaned up at the 2021 UKBlues Awards, taking home four trophies in one night. Individuals [ edit] Ian A. Anderson Elles Bailey [1] Ginger Baker Long John Baldry [2] Chris Barber Norman Beaker [3] Jeff Beck [2] Duster Bennett [2] Graham Bond [2] Marcus Bonfanti [4] John Bonham [5] Geoff Bradford Jack Broadbent [6] Jack Bruce [2] Danny Bryant Eric Burdon Pulling in musicians from all over the world, this record features blues/rock, R&B, and Soul. Chris Smither may have a better album in him yet, but thats hard to imagine. But he took up residence in London over 20 years ago and has since become far more than an honorary member of the British scene having played everything from the most iconic clubs, to muddiest festival fields, and even hosted his Soho Radio show. British husband and wife duo When Rivers Meet have been riding high since they cleaned up at the 2021 UKBlues Awards, taking home four trophies in one night. When people think of good blues rock, names of famous bands like Led Zeppelin, Cream, the Allman Brothers Band, as well as solo blues artists like the English powerhouse Eric Clapton, and American greats Stevie Ray Vaughn and B.B. 'Girls with Guitars' -The 2011 Ruf Records Blues Caravan Tour - presents three of the scene's hottest young female guitar. Hometown: Seattle, Washington. Having taken cues from the likes of John Lee Hooker and Little Feats Lowell George, his guitar playing also resonates with an untamed intensity. With guest vocalists Chris Cote and Michelle Wilson, Blues Bash is as much fun as youd expect an album called Blues Bash to be. If its not the albums best track its a close second to her cover of the stunning Billie Holiday classic Strange Fruit. Overall, Blackbirds is a very compelling piece of work. If you like to wash your rock n roll down with just a swig of blues, then youre probably going to dig these guys. It will inspire you to live a more full life. Backing singers include Mahalia Barnes, Jade McRae and Juanita Tippins. Brox possesses and commands a vast vocal range and is also a highly accomplished flautist which works surprisingly well in a bluesy context. Although shes since gone on to craft a style very much of her own, the lasting effect of this early exposure to the scene can be felt in charmingly autobiographical tracks like Bluesmans Child. We're loving the Lovell sister's blues takes on Lenny Kravitz, Phil Collins and Elton John hits for their Kindred Spirits records but it's their own songs on Self Made Man that are the main event. With the world of contemporary blues so dominated by guitar heroes (and to a lesser extend harmonica stars) its good to be reminded how expressive a blues instrument the piano can be with the right pianist at the helm. Savoy Brown. I cant believe that you left off The Heavy North; an absolutely fantastic British band with a retro sound. But the albums most inspirational track may be Give God the Blues, a gospel/blues hybrid that simultaneously reminds the blues listener of the genres spiritual past and takes us to the present by asserting that the ugliness of humanity does not come from above. Please Help Keep Rock & Blues Muse Alive, Marc Broussards New Single Features Joe Bonamassa Thats What Love Will Make You Do, Review: Feed the Wolf by Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf. Info-video 399 listeners. Le Live de Royal Tea est superieur au cd d Abbey Road . Their notable 2010s albums have been This is War, Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams, and America. Albert Castiglia website, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame guitarist Elvin Bishop and Grammy-winning harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite conspire as an awesome blues duo on their new album 100 Years of Blues on Alligator Records. Denis, Review of Containment Blues Fresh from scooping the awards for Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year and Blues Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2022 UKBlues awards, Northern Irelands Dom Martin is very much a musician breaking into his stride. A five-time Blues Music Award and British Blues Award nominee, Fletcher released My Blues Pathway on Cleopatra Records, his sixth solo album. More surprisingly, the rest of the album sways just as sweetly and gallops just as hard. A contemporary exploration of Southern R&B, Country-soul, blues/rock and blues, El Dorado established King as one of the most soulful voices of his generation. Highly recommended. Dions latest venture, Blues with Friends, features yet another change in direction. Anything but traditional, he layers beatbox grooves with infectious vocal hooks and rowdy harmonica playing all wrapped up in a slightly maniacal (in a good way) on-stage persona. It sure would be at or near the top of my personal top 20 list of albums released in 2020. And the show-stopping closer Slide Master makes the listener wonder what a joy it must be to check Allison out live. Climax Chicago Blues Band. Dave Horton - Electric and Acoustic guitar . Trying to categorize it would be a waste of time. His self-titled debut arrived last year but Kingfish has kept the momentum running with new singles; Rock & Roll's tribute to the mother he lost last year not just highly emotive, but also hinting a real crossover potential for him as an artist. She made a big. An emerging talent on the UK circuit, Kyla Broxs blues is tinged with jazz, soul, funk and pop elements. English blues band, Savoy Brown has been proving this belief wrong since the mid-sixties. Fleetwood Mac. Theres just too much great music this year. The track that grooves and swings the hardest is Aint Goin to Do It. Its the kind of song you play when the party slows down a little and needs a jolt to keep your friends from reaching for their car keys. The event will be hosted by Paul Jones and will feature music from no less than 4 of the finalists in various categories of the Awards. Why release one album in 2020 when you can put out two? You can also read the documentation to learn about Wordfence's blocking tools, or visit wordfence.com to learn more about Wordfence. Testament to his heavy hitting blues rock prowess, Barras has also toured Europe alongside Billy Gibbons as the frontman in Supersonic Blues Machine, and the band has opened for the likes of Black Stone Cherry, Beth Hart and Joanne Shaw Taylor. Great list well done When Rivers Meet and everyone else. Ryan Perry, I always look forward to your year end list and your recommendations during the year. Young sisters Megan and Rebecca Lovell seem to be on a mission to revive lagging mainstream popularity of the acoustic blues by performing mostly recent pop and rock hits. Here are the blues players you choose as 2020's standouts. Backed by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, the result is not just superb musicianship but a fresh sound with an emphasis on groove. Meanwhile the stunning ballad Crying guitar features as gentle and warm a touch as its descriptive title would imply. British-Jamaican singer/songwriter Celeste won this year's prestigious BBC Sound of 2020 prize for her satiny soul pipes and refined instrumentals perfect for a rainy Sunday. Sometimes, having friends in the right places helps a great deal. Daughter of cult Mancunian blues figure, Victor Brox, her musical career began when she was a teenager performing in his band. While comparisons to Irelands wild man of the blues, Rory Gallagher, are somewhat inevitable, Martins sound is far from derivative. At the rate Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters are keeping up with the times, we can expect to hear great music from them for another thirty years at least.