Raw

Old School Go ahead and call it a comeback. Despite her advancing years and frail health following a 2003 hospitalization, Old School shows that the Queen of Chicago Blues has no intentions of abdicating her throne just yet. Koko Taylor isn't terribly prolific--this is only her third album ...	Live: A Night at Tipitina's	On the Jimmy Reed Highway "Big boss man is still the man today," growls Omar Dykes on one of just two non-Jimmy Reed covers from a rare release without his Howlers band. That handily sums up this roaring and impassioned tribute to one of the most vital, influential, yet often unheralded figures in blues. ...	Raising Sand Perhaps only the fantasy duo of King Kong and Bambi could be a more bizarre pairing than Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Yet on Raising Sand, their haunting and brilliant collaboration, the Led Zeppelin screamer and Nashville's most hypnotic song whisperer seem made for each othe...	Meet Me In The Cotton Field
Skin Deep It’s erroneous to characterize this 2008 Buddy Guy release, his first in three years, as a comeback, since he’s never been gone. But between a spotlight stealing performance in Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones concert flick Shine a Light in the same year an...	Dirt Farmer Levon Helm's early solo albums, made in the 1970s after the Band initially broke up, were hit-and-miss affairs, but his first solo studio release in 25 years represents a rich return to his Southern roots. With co-production and musical support from daughter Amy (of Ollabelle) a...	Done Got Tired of Tryin' A year after the release of his critically lauded debut CD, blues guitarist Jimmy ""Duck"" Holmes returns with a second slab of deep country blues. 'Done Got Tired of Tryin'' features 10 new songs performed in the haunting Bentonia, Mississippi style of Holmes' predecessors, Skip...	From the Reach Singer, songwriter and Louisiana slide guitar phenom Sonny Landreth's first studio album in five years unites his band with a who's who of musical guests for a set of all-original roots rock tinged with the blues and New Orleans soul. Featured guitarists and vocalists include Eri...	The Wheel Man This Oklahoma City singer and slide guitarist is at the creative apex of traditional blues. He took the roundabout route to get there--fighting in the jungles of Vietnam, officiating at funerals, and working as a trucker, forklift operator, saw miller, firewood salesman, and coll...

Incredible
Incredible original blues with stunning audio quality. Its like you are sitting in the same room as Bobby. Wow!

Blues Seasoned to Perfection
RAW By Bobby Rush Deep Rush Visuals, 2007 Blues lovers will find a lot to like in this album. Raw features fourteen tracks, including the bonus "Bobby Rush for President." This is blues at its most basic, a skilled bluesman with an acoustic guitar, a harmonica and foot stamping percussion, the perfect combination to showcase Bobby Rush's unique musical talents at their best. Eleven original numbers are featured in this collection plus three covers, "Boney Maroney," "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," and "Howlin' Wolf," which the artist slows down to a ballad that reverberates with power in his remarkable interpretation. A good mix of tunes is included. "What's the Use," and "I'm Tired," speak of the common man's economic situation and "How Long," addresses the struggles of African Americans and promises made and broken. "9 Below Zero" and "You Don't Love Me," are songs of love gone wrong. The rollicking "I Got 3 Problems" features fantastic acoustic guitar and harmonica work and "Glad to Get You Back," one of the most outstanding tracks on the album, is one of three songs featuring a Dobro played with a bottleneck slide. Raw has been nominated for the Blues Music Award "Album of the Year," and one thing is certain. It is a savory dish of blues seasoned with a dash of funk and soul that should tempt any listener's palate. -- Shannon Riley

Harp player's nirvana
As a harmonica buff, blues player and reviewer, I am so overjoyed to find a pre-70 styled blues harmonica tracks layed down by Bobby Rush. A veteran and a close friend, Bobby has produced nearly 230 records- that is huge for a 74 yr young bluesman from Jackson, MS. I highly recommend every beginner and intermediate harmonica player to own his works. Great acoustic rendition especially in an era that has gone so electronic. I laud Amazon.com for carrying blues music and making it easier to purchase the valuable collection.