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This weeks show is with Kim Simmonds, the founding member of the English band Savoy Brown back in the mid-sixties.  After more than forty years in the business Kim still works hard to put out good blues records.  The newest one just came out a few weeks ago and is called Voodoo Moon.  With good songs like “Shockwaves”, “Round And Round”, and “Voodoo Moon” this CD should be very popular.  His song “Natural Man” has cool lyrics taken from popular sayings and other blues songs.  Savoy Brown has done it once again.

Savoy Brown Website

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This week I have an interview with British Male Vocalist of the year Ian Siegal.
The British Blues Awards gave him that award this year, he won Band of the Year in 2010.  Awards were also given to three former A1Blues interviewees Joanne Shaw Taylor for British Female Vocalist of the Year, Oli Brown British Blues Band of the Year, and Matt Schofield, of course for British Blues Guitarist of the Year.

Ian Siegal’s new CD The Skinny is an Englishman doing his best North Mississippi Blues style playing.  Ian went to Mississippi to record this CD with people from the hill country in order to get something that would resemble those sounds and the sounds of R.L. Burnside.

Ian Siegal’s Website

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This week I have an interview  with Sugar Ray Norcia of the band Sugar Ray Norcia & the Bluetones.  Early on Sugar Ray had Ronnie Earl in his band and they backed artists like Big Joe Turner, Roosevelt Sykes and Walter Horton among others.  He also made three records while being the lead singer for Roomful of Blues.  Everyone who loves harp playing knows of his work on the Grammy nominated record Superharps with James Cotton, Billy Branch, and Charlie Musselwhite. Sugar Ray will talk about all this and his new CD Evening.  With songs like “Too Many Rules and Regulations” a song we can all relate too. “Dancing Bear” which has one of the most original and very beautiful intros I’ve heard in a long time to the hopping “I’m Certain That I’m Hurting”.  This is a CD you’re really going to enjoy. Oh “Monster” Mike Welch plays guitar on this too what could be better.

Sugar Ray & The Bluetones’ Website

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This episode is on guitarist Jim McCarty.  He played in Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Buddy Miles Express, Cactus, The Rockets and some lesser know bands. Jim MaCarty is better known as rock guitars but listen to this CD and you will hear Jim has been very underrated.  The new CD Jim McCarty & Friends changes styles of blues through out the CD as well as bands and guest artists.  The only thing that doesn’t change is how impressive all these songs.
Jim McCarty & Friends is a home run or it could be a great Christmas gift.

Jim McCarty & Friends Website

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This week I have an interview with Aaron Moreland from the band Moreland & Arbuckle.  Aaron was one of the very early blues artists I got to interview and I’m very happy their band has become so popular.  Their last two CD’s, 1861 and Flood, did very well but the new CD, Just a Dream is even harder hitting than the last ones.  You are going to be hearing a lot of their unique sound in the coming months as Just a Dream climes the charts.

Moreland & Arbuckle Website

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