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Contents of BN 6/09 (240)


WYNONIE "MR. BLUES" HARRIS

Article.

text: Juha Jaakola


ELLIS HOOKS

Interview.

text: Kari Kempas, photos: Pertti Nurmi, Pirjo Salminen


THE VICTORIANS

Article.

text: Jyrki Ilva


ROLAND STONE

Article.

text: Jarmo Hoppula


BLUES-KLASSIKOIDEN LÄHTEILLÄ, #36

Article.

text: Vesa Walamies


GERMAN & BALTIC BLUES CHALLENGE

Concert/event review, Eutin, Germany 30.-31.10.2009.

text: Aimo Ollikainen, photos: Pertti Nurmi


CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL, #3

Festival review.

text: Kari Kempas, photos: Pirjo Salminen


R.J. MISCHO & Red Hot Blues Band

Concert review, Malmitalo, Helsinki 17.11.2009.

text: Jari Kolari


15. Lucerne Blues Festival

Festival review, Luzern, Switzerland 12.-14.11.2009.

text & photos: Harri Haka


TYTTÖJÄ TYRKYLLÄ, #24

CD reviews.

text: Juhani Ritvanen


YHÄ JYTISEE, #15

CD reviews.

text: Juhani Ritvanen


MOTOWN-JUHLAVUODEN SATOA

CD reviews.

text: Pekka Talvenmäki


GOOFIN' RECORDS Birthday Special! - Goofin' Around Since 1984

Record reviews.

text: Mikke Nöjd


MERKILLISTÄ MEININKIÄ, #3

CD reviews.

text: Juhani Ritvanen


How The Beatles Destroyed Rock'n'Roll?

Book review: Elijah Wald - 'How The Beatles Destroyed Rock'n'Roll - An Alternative History of American Popular Music'.

text: Aimo Ollikainen


Päätoimittajan snadit arviot

CD reviews.

text: Pete Hoppula


BLUES NEWS FROM ENGLAND

Norman Darwen's column in English.


Comic: MUDDY LEE MAKKONEN

artwork by Pauli Kallio & Ville Pirinen


CD reviews:
The Aces : No One Rides For Free (El Toro)
Johnnie Bassett : The Gentleman Is Back (Mack Avenue/Sly Dog)
Big Gilson : Sentenced To Living (Blues Boulevard)
Big Rooney & the Doghouse : A Murder Of Crows (DH)
The Bluesbusters : Live At Seaside Tavern (The Bluesbusters) -08
The Brew : The Joker (The Brew) -08
Elkie Brooks & Humphrey Lyttelton : Trouble In Mind (Eventful Musix) -07
Michael Bublé : Crazy Love (Reprise/143 Records)
Larry Carlton & Special Guest Robben Ford : Live In Tokyo (335 Records/EMI Japan)
Chris Clifton Band ; Live At The Hog's Breath (Hearlucinations)
Harry Connick Jr. : Your Songs (Columbia)
The Robert Cray Band : This Time (Vanguard/Nozzle)
Christina Crofts : Midnight Train (Christina Crofts)
Dago Red : Dago Red (Straytown)
Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers : Up In Flames (Sound Of New Orleans)
Gráinne Duffy : Out Of The Dark (Gráinne Duffy) -07
Tim Easton : Porcupine (New West)
John Fogerty : The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again (Verve Forecast)
Robben Ford : Soul On Ten (Concord)
Damon Fowler : Sugar Shack (Blind Pig)
Good Time Charlie : Mojo Energy (Good Time Charlie) -08
Lil' Ian Goodsman : Out Of The Blue (Apollodorus) -08
Gov't Mule : By A Thread (Provogue)
Ricky Gene Hall & the Goods : Bam! (Yard Dawg/Blind Raccoon) -08
The Reverend Horton Heat : Laughin' & Cryin' With... (Yep Roc)
Heavy Trash : Midnight Soul Serenade (Grunchy Frog)
Levon Helm : Electric Dirt (Dirt Farmer Music/EMI)
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes : Ain't It Lonesome (Broke & Hungry)
Maria Hänninen : Not Only But Also (Samsara)
Bobby "Slim" James : Beyond The Blues (Annie Gee) -99
Bobby "Slim" James : Brand New Man (Annie Gee)
Cee Cee James : Low Down Where The Snakes Crawl (Funky White Girl) -08
Nathan James : I Don't Know It (Sacred Cat)
Mark Knopfler : Get Lucky (Vertigo)
Bettye Lavette : Change Is Gonna Come Sessions (Anti)
Steve Lawrence : Sings Frank Sinatra - A Musical Tribute To The Man And His Music (GL Music Co.) -02
Treasa Levasseur : Low Fidelity (Slim Chicken Enterprises)
Little Victor : Let's Get High (Wild)
Los Fabulocos feat. Kid Ramos : Los Fabulocos Feat. Kid Ramos (Delta Groove)
Lucky Marcell & the Ramblin' Three : Speed King (El Toro)
The Forrest MacDonald Band : A Decade Of Blues '97-'07 (World Talent) -08
Bob Malone : Ain't What You Know (Delta Moon) -08
Eamonn McCormack : Kindred Spirits (True Talent)
John Mellencamp : Life Death Live And Freedom (Hear)
Memphis Linda Jane : The Soul Of A Woman (Memphis Linda Jane)
The Mieli Sairaala : Rokc (The Mieli Sairaala) -08
Lino Muoio : Blues On Me (Cheyenne)
Pekka Myllykoski ja Jytäjemmarit : Viimeinen Boheemi (Suomen Maaseutumusiikkiyhdistys)
Nine Below Zero : It's Never Too Late! (Angel Air)
Big Pete Pearson : Finger In Your Eye (VizzTone/SWMAF)
Big Pete Pearson : The Screamer (Modesto Blues)
The Pirates : Live In America (Goofin')
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore : Lucky To Be Living (Blue Witch)
Thorbjorn Risager : Live At Victoria (Cope)
Rockin' Bonnie & the Rot Gut Shots : Coctail Jubilee (El Toro)
Rose Crown : Rose Crown (Rose)
Jean Shy & the Shy Guys : The Blues Got Soul (King Edwards) -08
Ian Siegal : Broadside (Nugene)
Smilin' Bobby & Hidden Charms : Big Legged Woman, Chicago Blues Session Vol. 7 (Wolf)
Mick Stover's Gentlemen's Blues Club : The Sky's On Fire (Blues Bulevard)
Sweet Jeena & the Sweethearts : Rock'n'Roll Picnic / Hard Drivin' Mama - single (Jeena)
2000 Lbs Of Blues : Soul Of A Sinner (2000 Lbs Of Blues Music)
Vdelli : Ain't Bringing Me Down (Jazzhaus)
Jimmy Warren : Live At Last (Jimmy Warren)
Whistle Bait : On Stage With... (Goofin')
Charles Wilson : If Heartaches Were Nickels (Delmark) -04
Charles Wilson : Troubled Child (Severn)
Mike Zito : Pearl River (Electro Groove)


Reissue CD's:

Big Bill Broonzy : Key To The Blues (Blues Boulevard 2-CD)
Roy Buchanan : When A Telecaster Plays The Blues (Blues Boulevard)
Ray Charles : Blues Is My Middle Name (Blues Boulevard 2-CD)
Chicken Shack : From The Vaults (Sanctuary/Indigo)
Savannah Churchill : Chronological, Vol. 1-2 (TP)
Peppermint Harris : I Got Loaded (Blue City)
Brenda Holloway : The Early Years (Ace)
John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat : Burning Hell (Woodstock Tapes) -08
Michael Jackson : The Stripped Mixes (Motown)
Steve Lawrence : Steve Lawrence (King) -94
Donna Lynn Meets Robin Clark (RRR)
Al Martino : We Could / Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep (Capitol/Emi) -06
The Marvelettes : The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 1 (Hip-O Select 3-CD)
The Miracles : Depend On Me / The Early Albums (Hip-O Select)
Frank Motley & his Crew : Honkin' At Midnight (DC)
Hot "Lips" Page : Roll Roll Roll – The R&B Years (El Toro)
Jackie Ross : Selfish One (Black Tulip)
Al "Cake" Wichard Sextette : Cake Walkin' (Ace)
Jimmy Witherspoon : Doctor Blues (Blues Boulevard 2-CD)
various : Blues Belles With Attitude!!! (Ace)
various : Chicago Blues Festival (Blues Boulevard)
various : Ding! Dong! Doowops! - Volume 1, "Ring Those Bells" (DWR)
various : Ding! Dong! Doowops! - Volume 2, "Crazy Bells" (DWR)
various : Doo-Woping The Blues (DWR)
various : Howling On Dowling (Regal)
various : Naughty Or Nice Christmas (Santa)
various : Northern Soul Kittens, Vol. 1-2 (Kitty)
various : RCA Jump'n'Jive, Vol. 3 (Official)
various : Rock With It – Rockin' With The Rhythm & Blues Vol. 2 (El Toro)
various : Rollin' The Rock - Texas Rockabilly, Vol. 2 (El Toro)
various : Sisters Of Soul (SSLS)
various : Slow'n'Moody Black'n'Bluesy (Kent)
various : Stompin' 25-34 (Stompin')
various : The Best Of Chief Records, Vol. 3 (CR)
various : The Best Of Club 51 Records (C)
various : The Best Of Gem Records (GR)
various : The Canadian American Records Story (X-Bat)
various : The Complete Goldwax Singles, Vol. 1 & 2 (Ace)
various : The Ember Doowop Story, Vol. 1 (Acrobat) -08
various : The Girls Of Rare Rockin' Records, Vol. 1 (RRR)
various : The Laurie Records Story, Vol. 3 - Girls And Girl Groups (Ace)


Vinyl singles & EP's:

Atomic Blast : Lost Gold Of Senõr EP (El Tigre)
Buck Jones & his Billyhowgs : Long Lonesome Highway / Can You Feel Me Comin' (Goofin')
Cosh Boys : Long Live Rock’n’Roll! - R.I.P. Junky Monkey Music (Rebel Music)
Hal Peters Trio : How Come It / I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine (Goofin')
Mike Bell & the Bell Tones : Moonlight Rock EP (Goofin')
Mystery Train : Keep Up The Beat / Rockin' Ghosts (Goofin')
Dave Stuckey & the Rhythm Gang : Dinah EP (Goofin')
Teddy Guitar with Cast Iron Arms : Nothin' For Me / Learning The Game (Goofin')


DVD's:

Gaither Vocal Band : Reunion Volume 1 & 2 (Gaither Music Group)
B.B. King & the Guitar Legends : In Sevilla, Spain (MC)
Julian Sas : Wandering Between Worlds (Live) (Corazong)
various : Motown - The DVD, Definitive Performances (Universal)
various : Legends Of Spiritual & Gospel Festivals 1965-66 And Folk & Country Festival 1966 (Tropical Music)


Record labels, distributors and artists: please send your promotional records to address Blues News Magazine, PO Box 257, FIN-00531 HELSINKI, Finland

 

BN 6/09 (240):

German & Baltic Blues Challenge ............2 Ellis Hooks (Kari Kempas)...........................4 Wynonie Harris (Juha Jaakola).....................6 Chicago Blues Festival #3 (K. Kempas)...10 The Victorians (Jyrki Ilva)..........................12 R.J. Mischo (Jari Kolari).............................14 Muddy Lee Makkonen (Pirinen - Kallio).......15 Roland Stone (Jarmo Hoppula)..................16 Bluesklassikoiden lähteillä (V. Walamies).21 The Beatles (Aimo Ollikainen)..................22 Tyttöjä tyrkyllä, osa 24 (Juhani Ritvanen)..24 Motown-juhlavuosisatoa (P. Talvenmäki)...29 Yhä jytisee, osa 15 (Juhani Ritvanen).......32 Goofin' Around since 1984 (Mikke Nöjd)....40 Päätoimittajan snadit (Pete Hoppula).........42 Merkillistä meininkiä, osa 3 (J. Ritvanen)...44 CD & DVD -tutkailut......................................47 15. Lucerne Blues Festival (Harri Haka)...66 Blues News from England (N. Darwen)......68   

Wynonie Harris

 

Ellis Hooks
(photo: Pertti Nurmi)

 

R.J. Mischo

 

Roland Stone

 

Goofin' Records' Pete Hakonen with
50's legend Huelyn Duvall
(photo: Jarmo Hoppula)

 


Blues News crew:

Honey Aaltonen
Marko Aho
Aarno Alén
Norman Darwen
Harri Haka
Jarmo Hoppula
Jyrki Ilva
Juha Jaakola
J.M. Izquierdo
Eija Jauhiainen
Pauli Kallio
Kari Kempas
Jari Kolari
Pokke Korhonen
Juhani Laikkoja
Miranda Lindqvist
Riku Metelinen
Mikke Nöjd
Aimo Ollikainen
Ville Pirinen
Markku Pyykkönen
Pirjo Salminen
Jari Salo
Marko Suutarla
Pekka Talvenmäki
TT Tarkiainen
Antti Vainio
Vesa Walamies

Editor:
Pete Hoppula

Layout:
Juhani Ritvanen & Pertti Nurmi

Pressed by:
Art-Print Oy, Helsinki

 

Cover: Georg Schroeter
& Marc Breitfelder
(photo: Pertti Nurmi)