Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, ‘Kingfish’ review
Twenty-year-old blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram’s debut album displays the maturity and skill of a much more experienced musician. Maybe it’s because he was born in...
Author: Billy Pinnell
The BB King Blues Band, ‘The Soul of the King’ review
A list of the most influential guitarists in history would include BB King’s name near the top. Since his death in 2015 at the age of 89, his band – some who’d backed him on stage for 35 years – started playing some...
Neil Young & the Stray Gators, ‘Tuscaloosa’ review
The latest chapter in Neil Young’s ongoing archival series is a previously unreleased live concert performed at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Held on February 5th 1973, Young played with The Stray Gators, the...
J.J. Cale, ‘Stay Around’ review
Eric Clapton – who covered two of J.J. Cale’s songs: After Midnight and Cocaine – said this about the singer-songwriter guitarist: “He’s one of the most important artists in the history of rock.” Neil Young wrote in...
Mavis Staples, ‘Live in London’ review
Soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples, who’ll be appearing at Bluesfest in April, possesses one of the most recognisable and treasured voices in contemporary music. Her newest release Live In London – recorded last year on...