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January 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 41 – Gary Moore, “Still Got The Blues”

Gary Moore, Still Got The Blues, 1990 There was a time when I loved Gary Moore – and it was mostly because of this album. I mean I was excited about his pedigree (Thin Lizzy) and his hard-rock background. I was a kid. And rock guitar was my jam. And 1990 was the year that […]
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February 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 583

Chicago Smoke Shop, Mind On My Sleeve [Single] (1988) Long before I knew Darren Watson or any of his music as a solo performer I knew this song – and a couple of others from the band. I remember seeing the clips on TV, I never saw the band live – but they were a big […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1988, 1989, Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, Blues, Chicago Smoke Shop, Darren Watson, EP, Fuss And Fight, LP, Mind On My Sleeve, R'n'B, Robert Cray, Single, Smoke Shop, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Vinyl Countdown # 583, Vinyl ·

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October 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Check out Chris Cain: He’s Got The Blues in his Soul and at his Fingertips

Chris Cain is an American blues guitarist and singer.  He writes his own songs – has nearly a dozen albums to his name, but it’s the blues he carries inside him, a repertoire of songs by the greats, the legends – B.B. King and Albert King, for example – that make Cain worth seeing and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, Bettye LaVette, Blues, Blues Guitar, Check out Chris Cain, Check out Chris Cain: He’s Got The Blues in his Soul and at his Fingertips, Chris Cain, Guitar, Guitarist, He’s Got The Blues in his Soul and at his Fingertips, Interview, Podcast, Rodger Fox, Rodger Fox Big Band, Singer/Songwriter, Sweetman Podcast ·

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March 18, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 17 – Chris Cain

So it’s just the second international guest to date in the life of Sweetman Podcast – episode 17 is my chat with American blues guitarist and singer, Chris Cain. What a great pleasure it was to sit down with Chris and talk through his life, his influences, his passion for playing. More than once, as […]
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August 6, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Best Guitarist in The World: # 12 – Stevie Ray Vaughan

We’re less than a month away from it being 25 years since Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed. But I’m talking to you about this now because, well, I wanted to include him in this series… It’s easy – now – to see Steve Ray Vaughan as some bogan rock-as-blues/blues-as-rock guy, because of the influence, his […]
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December 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 5 – Al Jackson, Jr.

You don’t see his name in the list of the absolute greats often enough – but drummers know. And people with stacks of, er, Stax Records records know – Al Jackson, Jr. was one of the all-time greatest, a better drummer you couldn’t hope to find. You want someone to just sit on the groove […]
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June 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1350

Freddie King, 1934-1976 (1977) Man I love Freddie King. He was a great player, singer, showman – there’s so much soul and energy in his music; I feel a lot of joy listening to his music; he conveyed so much emotion through his playing. If you’re not already familiar with him – and really, you […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1634-1976, Albert King, B.B. King, Blues Guitar, Earl King, Eric Clapton, Freddie King, Freddy King, Sweet Home Chicago, Vinyl ·

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November 6, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1496

Albert King, Live Wire/Blues Power (1968) I still remember, vividly, when I first heard Albert King. This giant bear of a man that was dragging the guitar around stage, wrestling with it, wrangling it in an ugly way to make blunt but beautiful noises. I was 10 years old. I was hooked on all sorts […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Albert King, Blues Power, Live Wire/Blues Power ·

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November 15, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1760

Albert King, Born Under A Bad Sign (1967) I first knew about Albert King from seeing him perform with B.B King and hearing him guest with the likes of Gary Moore and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The influence on SRV was obvious. The album I hunted out straight away was this – a double-dose of magic […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Al Jackson, Albert King, As The Years Go Passing By, B.B. King, Blues, Booker T & The M.G.'s, Born Under A Bad Sign, Crosscut Saw, Gary Moore, Oh, Pretty Woman, Steve Cropper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Vinyl ·

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July 12, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1934

  Freddie King, Getting Ready (1971) I started going through the YouTube recently for some great Freddie King clips. Such a great live performer was Freddie. I first started listening to him when I was 13-14-15; obsessed as I was with all things blues and rock guitar. Every time I found a new-ish player (SRV […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Albert King, B.B. King, Freddie King, Getting Ready, Going Down, SRV, Vinyl ·

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