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John Mayall: The Sun Is Shining Down

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On January 28, 2022, “Forty Below Records” label released “The Sun Is Shining Down”, the final John Mayall studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Horse Latitudes” in Glendale, California, “Strawhorse Studios” and “Forty Bellow Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Mayall and Eric Corne.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitar, Hammond B3, piano, electric piano, harmonica
  • Buddy Miller – vocal
  • Carolyn Wonderland – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Melvin Taylor – guitar
  • Mike Campbell – guitar
  • Billy Watts – rhythm guitar
  • Eric Corne – rhythm guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Jake Shimabukuro – ukulele
  • Greg Rzab – electric bass
  • Jay Davenport – drums
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Mark Pender – trumpet
  • Richard A. Rosenberg – trombone
  • Scarlet Rivera (Donna Shea) – violin
  • Michael Dumas – engineer
  • Thomas Ross Johansen – engineer
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Anthony Wolch – artwork, creative director
  • Inaiah Lujan – design, layout
  • Shye Ronen – digital art
  • Cristina Arrigoni – back cover photography
  • Brad Silverberg – fine art photography
  • David Gomez – inside cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall, except where noted.

  1. Hungry and Ready
  2. Can’t Take No More
  3. I’m as Good as Gone – Bobby Rush
  4. Got to Find a Better Way
  5. Chills and Thrills – Bernard Allison
  6. One Special Lady
  7. A Quitter Never Wins – Tinsley Ellis, Margaret Sampson
  8. Deep Blue Sea
  9. Driving Wheel
  10. The Sun Is Shining Down

Bobby Rush: All My Love For You

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On August 18, 2023, “Deep Rush” label released “All My Love for You”, the 33rd Bobby Rush album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Bobby Rush. In 2023, “All My Love for You” won a “Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album”.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Rush – vocals, harmonica, guitar
  • Dexter Allen – guitar, bass
  • Joey Robinson – keyboards, drums, mixing
  • Dexter Allen – engineer, mixing
  • Cefe Flynn – mastering
  • Jimmy Hole – design
  • Arnie Goodman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Emmett Ellis Jr.

  1. I’m Free
  2. Running in and Out
  3. I Want To
  4. One Monkey Can Stop a Show
  5. I Can’t Stand It
  6. TV Mama
  7. I’ll Do Anything for You
  8. I’m the One
  9. You’re Gonna Need a Man Like Me
  10. I Got a Proposition for You

Hot Tuna: Hoppkorv

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On October 11, 1976, “Grunt” label released “Hoppkorv”, the seventh Hot Tuna album. It was recorded in July 1976, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Harry Maslin.

Personnel:

  • Jorma Kaukonen – vocals, guitar
  • Jack Casady – bass
  • Bob Steeler – drums, percussion
  • John Sherman – 2nd guitar
  • Nick Buck – keyboards
  • Karen Tobin – backing vocals
  • Harry Maslin – engineer
  • Allen Sudduth – engineer assistant
  • David Gertz – mixing assistant
  • Rick Collins – mastering
  • Acy Lehman – art direction
  • Jerry Leiberwitz – sleeve painting
  • Gribbitt (Tim Bryant) – design
  • Chris Whorf – design
  • Roger Rossmeyer – cover and liner photography
  • Michael Casady, Ron Dudley – equipment
  • Pat Leraci – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Jorma Kaukonen, except where noted.

  1. Santa Claus Retreat
  2. Watch the North Wind Rise
  3. It’s So Easy – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  4. Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man – Bobby Rush, Calvin Carter
  5. Drivin’ Around – Nick Buck
  6. I Wish You Would – Billy Boy Arnold
  7. I Can’t Be Satisfied – McKinley Morganfield
  8. Talkin’ bout You – Chuck Berry
  9. Extrication Love Song
  10. Song from the Stainless Cymbal

Buddy Guy: The Blues Don’t Lie

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On September 30, 2022, “RCA” label released “The Blues Don’t Lie”, the 19th Buddy Guy album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Tom Hambridge.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Guy – vocals, guitar
  • Mavis Staples – vocal
  • Elvis Costello – vocal
  • James Taylor – vocal
  • Bobby Rush – vocal
  • Jason Isbell – vocal
  • Wendy Moten – vocal
  • Rob McNelley – guitar
  • Kevin McKendree – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Reese Wynans – Hammond B3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Glenn Worf – bass
  • Tom Hambridge – drums, percussions, tambourine, backing vocal, mixing
  • Ducky Carlisle – recording
  • Zach Allen, Jonathan Lackey, Dave O’Donnell, Casey Wasner, Steve Weeder – additional recording
  • Michael Saint-Leon – mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • Gavin Taylor – art direction, design
  • Paul Natkin – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Let My Guitar Do the Talking – Buddy Guy, Tom Hambridge
  2. Blues Don’t Lie – Tom Hambridge
  3. The World Needs Love – Buddy Guy
  4. We Go Back – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  5. Symptoms of Love – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  6. Follow the Money – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  7. Well Enough Alone – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  8. What’s Wrong with That – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  9. Gunsmoke Blues – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  10. House Party – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  11. Sweet Thing – Joe Josea, B.B. King
  12. Backdoor Scratchin’ – Tom Hambridge, Gary Nicholson
  13. I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  14. Rabbit Blood – Richard Fleming, Tom Hambridge
  15. Last Call – Tom Hambridge, Bill Sweeney
  16. King Bee – James Moore