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    • THE HENRY GRAY / BOB CORRITORE SESSIONS Vol. 1 Blues Won’t Let Me Take My Rest
    • ANDREW JR. BOY JONES – I KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE
    • ANDY SANTANA and the WEST COAST PLAYBOYS – WATCH YOUR STEP
    • JOHN PRIMER and BOB CORRITORE – KNOCKING AROUND THESE BLUES
    • MIGHTY MOJO PROPHETS – FLYING HOME FROM MEMPHIS
    • Anthony Geraci and the Boston Blues All-Stars – Fifty Shades of Blues
    • BRANDON SANTINI – THIS TIME NEXT YEAR
    • ERIC CLAPTON – OLD SOCK
    • SUGARAY RAYFORD – SOUTHSIDE
    • CHARLES BURTON BAND – SWEET POTATO PIE
    • Live Blues Protected by Smith & Wilson, by Willie “Big Eyes” Smith & Roger “Hurricane” Wilson
    • Kara Grainger – Shiver and Sigh
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    • PHOTOS – WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY BACK
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CD Reviews

Blues Record labels send the Kentucky Blues Society advance copies of CDs .. we appreciate it ..  with our new website, we’re trying to review them for you.  Also, we will be asking for reviews from others.  There’s a lot of great new blues out there.  Click on the album name to read the full review ..

 

THE HENRY GRAY / BOB CORRITORE SESSIONS VOL. 1 BLUES WON’T LET ME TAKE MY REST

henry gray gbc-sessions album cover 500  5 Stars

 

ANDY SANTANA AND THE WEST COAST PLAYBOYS – WATCH YOUR STEP

ANDY SANTANA Album_WatchYourStep     4½  Stars

ANTHONY GERACI – FIFTY SHADES OF BLUE

ANTHONY GERACI album cover  4 Stars

SUGARAY RAYFORD – SOUTHSIDE

SUGARAY SOUTHSIDE COVER 300    4 1/2 Stars

SMOKIN’ JOE KUBEK & BNOIS KING – ROAD DOG’S LIFE

SJKBK_RoadDogsLife CD CPVER 300    4 ½ Stars

 

SUGARAY RAYFORD – DANGEROUS

SUGARAY RAYFORD CD   4 ½ Stars

 

ANA POPOVIC – UNCONDITIONAL

ANA POPOVIC album_unconditional   5 Stars

PROTECTED BY SMITH and WILSON 

williebigeyessmithrogerh CD COVER      4 Stars

 

Kara Grainger – Shiver and Sigh

KARA GRAINGER shiverandsigh CD COVER      4½ Stars

 

CHARLES BURTON BAND – SWEET POTATO PIE

CHARLES BURTON CD COVER 4 Stars

 

ANDREW JR. BOY JONES – I KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE

andrewjrboyjones  4½ stars

 

JOHN PRIMER AND BOB CORRITORE – KNOCKING AROUND THESE BLUES

JOHN PRIMER and BC album    4½ stars

 

MIGHTY MOJO PROPHETS – FLYING HOME FROM MEMPHIS

Mighty Mojo Prophets CD cover   3½ stars

 

BRANDON SANTINI – THIS TIME NEXT YEAR

Brandon Santini_Cover    3 stars

 

ERIC CLAPTON – OLD SOCK

CLAPTON OLD SOCK    3½ stars

 

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