During September Black Routes is featuring the recently late Michael Burks, and also The Black Sorrows great new release, Crooked Little Thoughts.
With Joe Bonamassa in town at the end of the week, we’ll play tracks from him as well.
We’re debuting new releases from Claude Hay, Kelly Joe Phelps, Randy Newman, and Kerri Simpson. Claude is supporting Joe Bonamassa at the State Theatre on Friday before taking his own launch show on the road for I Love Hate You. Kelly Joe has a beaut new gospel blues release, Brother Sinner & the Whale, much in the vein of his ’90s debut and its follow-up, Lead Me On and Roll Away the Stone. Randy uses irony to great effect in his free-to-download single, I’m Dreaming, released in time for the US Presidential Election! And Kerri’s Fortune Favoured Me contains a collaboration with Matt Walker, who’s playing at Notes tomorrow!
And until announcement of the ARIA nominations we’re playing some tracks each week from Blues & Roots entrants.
Our birthday tributes today are to Clarence Ashley, very briefly Gene Autry, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
All our selections are from the following titles …
- Bakelite Radio Volume I / Bakelite Radio (Head; 2009) Australian artist
- Crooked Little Thoughts [3-CD+book] / The Black Sorrows (Head; 2012) Australian artist
- Driving Towards the Daylight / Joe Bonamassa (J&R Adventures (promo); 2012)
- Dust Bowl / Joe Bonamassa (J & R Adventures; 2011)
- Blues In MY Heart / Fiona Boyes (Black Market; 2000) Australian artist
- Gimme Some Sweet Jelly Roll / Fiona Boyes (Black Market; 2003) Australian artist
- Iron Man / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2008)
- Make It Rain / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2001)
- Show Of Strength / Michael Burks (Alligator; 2012)
- Intrepid Adventures To the Lost Riddim Islands / Nicky Bomba’s Bustamento (Transmitter; 2012) Australian artist
- Haptics / The Cactus Channel (Hope Street; 2012) Australian artist
- Detail Of Distance / Kim Churchill (Indica (download); 2012) Australian artist
- Election Special / Ry Cooder (Perro Verde/Nonesuch; 2012)
- Sound Painter / Dallas Frasca (Spank Betty; 2012) Australian artist
- Promo CD : A Collection Of the Best / El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico (CD-RW; 2012)
- Don’t Explain / Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa (J&R Adventures; 2011)
- Wiley Ways / Hat Fitz and Cara Robinson (indie; [2012]) Australian artist
- I Love Hate You / Claude Hay (indie; 2012) Australian artist
- To the Horses / Lanie Lane (Ivy League; 2012) Australian artist
- Swamp Cabaret / Suze Lanier-Bramlett (Magnolia Gold; 2011)
- I’m Dreaming [single] / Randy Newman (Nonesuch (download); 2012)
- Karimba / Novalima (Novalima; 2011)
- Brother Sinner & the Whale / Kelly Joe Phelps (Black Hen (download); 2012)
- Fortune Favoured Me / Kerri Simpson and the Prodigal Sons (indie; 2012) Australian artist
- Matt Walker & Ashley Davies / Matt Walker & Ashley Davies (Stovepipe; 2005) Australian artist
- Desperate Man Blues / Various (Cube Media/Warner; 2005)
- Lonesome Whistle : An Anthology Of American Railroad Song / Various (Proper Box; 2012)
- The Sun Records Story : a Commemorative Collection / Various (Rajon; 2006)
- The Very Best Of Sun Rock ‘n’ Roll / Various (Music Club; 1991)
- White Country Blues / Various (Columbia/Legacy; 1993)
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– Gil Onyett