Cuttin' Heads: Lead Belly vs Nirvana By TONY RUSSELL published 7 September 15 Seattle grunge heroes take on Lead Belly’s celebrated version of Where Did You Sleep Last Night? – but which will have you pining for more?
Mud Morganfield is more than just a tribute act By TONY RUSSELL published 31 July 15 Not yet rated Muddy Waters' boy performs his father's music with class, dignity and excitement.
Norman Jopling: Shake It Up Baby! By TONY RUSSELL published 30 July 15 A pioneering music journalist recalls the R&B boom of the 60s.
JB Hutto & His Hawks With Sunnyland Slim: Hawk Squat By TONY RUSSELL published 30 July 15 The Chicago slide guitarist on a reissue of his 1968 album.
Barbecue Bob: The Rough Guide To Barbecue Bob By TONY RUSSELL published 30 July 15 Further east coast Rough Guide hones in on a 12-string hero.
Various Artists: The Rough Guide To East Coast Blues By TONY RUSSELL published 30 July 15 The black music of Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia.
Various Artists: Hard Time Blues 1927–1960 By TONY RUSSELL published 30 July 15 Forty-eight blues about tough times in pre-civil rights black America.
Rockin’ Johnny Burgin: Greetings From Greaseland California By TONY RUSSELL published 30 July 15 Old-school Chicago bar blues by a veteran singer-guitarist.
Blues Collector: Muddy Waters By TONY RUSSELL published 2 July 15 Muddy Waters: Mississippi Blues (Vogue EPV 1046)
Various Artists: You Got To Give Me Some Of It By TONY RUSSELL published 1 July 15 A collection of raunchy R&B, dissolute doo-wop and blue blues.
Buddy Guy: First Time I Met The Blues: 1958–1963 By TONY RUSSELL published 1 July 15 Buddy Guy when he was a new kid on the Chicago block.
Henry Gray & Bob Corritore: Vol. 1: Blues Won’t Let Me Take My Rest By TONY RUSSELL published 1 July 15 Snapshots of the veteran pianist and his friends.
Elmore James: Blues After Hours By TONY RUSSELL published 18 August 14 Slide-guitar magic and more from the influential Mississippi legend.
Chris Bergson: Live At Jazz Standard By TONY RUSSELL published 20 May 14 For his fifth album, the New York singer-guitarist goes live.
Nick Moss Band: Time Ain't Free By TONY RUSSELL published 20 May 14 Already skilled in Chicago blues-cooking, Moss tries some new menus.
Various Artists: Chicago Bound: Chess Blues, R&B And Rock'n'Roll By TONY RUSSELL published 20 May 14 A triple-CD celebration of Chess Records spanning 20-plus years of black American music.
