Various
Artists
International Blues Challenge
#33
2017 –Frank Roszak
Promotions
Release Date : Oct. 1,
2017
By Phillip Smith;
Dec 16, 2017
The
Blues Foundation and Frank Roszak Promotions have once
again teamed up to release another fantastic album to showcase the talented
artists who make the pilgrimage to Memphis, Tennessee for the acclaimed International
Blues Challenge. This fourteen track
release focuses on the Solo/Duo division and Band division finalists specifically.
“Shine On” from the first place band winner Dawn
Tyler Watson leads off with an exhilarating gospel-rooted, sax-infused shotgun
start. It is glorious indeed. From North Carolina, Randy McQuay serves
up outstanding slow-cooking slide guitar on “Till I Get to Memphis”. The piano blues on “Don’t Dig Today” from first
place, Solo/Duo winner Al Hill, is beautiful and timeless. A driving rhythm runs through Sobo Blues
Band’s “Catfish Boogie” while Daniel Kriman wails on the slide
guitar. It’s captivating how this band from Jerusalem
incorporates their American, Russian, and Middle Eastern influences into their
music. I absolutely love it. Ruth Wyland & The Tribe of One’s “I Don’t Have Proof” is a mesmerizing and
heartfelt tale of unfaithfulness. From
Spain, Felix Slim, masterfully captures the essence of acoustic guitar blues
in a captivating performance of “I Hate You Cause I Love You”. King Bee, out of Montgomery, Alabama
hits hard with a heavy riff in their ripping track “Dangerous”, and it sounds
great.
The
International Blues Challenge #33 CD is a great blues
sampler with a ton of terrific music. It
certainly opens one’s eyes on how endearing The Blues is on a worldwide scale.
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Track
Listing
1. Dawn Tyler Watson - Shine On
2. Johnny Fink & The Intrusion - Let's Hear Some
Blues
3. Randy McQuay - Till I Get To Memphis
4. Brody Buster's One Man Band - 2029
5. Al Hill - Don't Dig Today
6. Sobo Blues Band - Catfish Boogie
7. Ruth Wyand & The Tribe Of One - I Don't Have
Proof
8. Souliz Band Feat. Sugar & Spice - Good Lovin
(Hot & Fresh From The Oven)
9. Felix Slim - I Hate You Cause I Love You
10. Wes Lee - Chains That Bind
11. Sam Joyner - Onions Ain't The Only Thing
12. Rae Gordon & The Backseat Drivers - Elbow
Grease
13. King Bee - Dangerous
14. Sugar Brown - Meet Me In The Country
To join The Blues Foundation, or purchase this CD, visit them at their site: blues.org
