Posts Tagged Derek Trucks

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March 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Signs

Tedeschi Trucks Band  Signs  Fantasy  I’m truly happy that Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks met and married – and not just for the personal story, they’re making better music together. Which is not to say they were ever making bad music alone. Tedeschi has seven solo albums where she belts out blues licks and sings her heart out – she’s a hell […]

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November 12, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Eric Clapton: Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale)

Eric Clapton Live In San Diego (with Special Guest J.J. Cale) Reprise He’d be wise – with the recent retirement news – to leave this as his final offering. For it never really got better for EC than this. I saw one of the shows on this same tour and, having seen him previously at […]

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March 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: God Don’t Never Change – The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson

Various Artists: God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson Alligator Records/Southbound Tribute albums are always a tricky prospect – who are they for? Fans and those in the know are interested in the original source, and when we’re talking blues purists it might be hard to get them to bend to cover […]

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February 10, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Sonny Landreth: Bound By The Blues

Sonny Landreth Bound By The Blues Mascot Label Group Sonny Landreth is here Bound By The Blues, though sadly not gagged. He’s a phenomenal slide player – even if it’s always so clean, so the absurdity of his whiter-than-white playing is exposed further when he tackles standards such as Walkin’ Blues and Key To The […]