2014

Det går inte alltid som planerat... Johnny spelade in en ny skiva, kanske hans bästa sedan sjuttiotalet. Han bad vänner gästa honom och alla kom! Brian Setzer kom, Ben Harper likså,<br/>liksom Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Dt John, Joe Perry, Leslie West, Billy Gibbons... Turné bokades - allt var frid noch fröjd - men sedan händer det. Rocklivet tog olustigt slut för Johnny 16e juli. Detta var tänkte som den stora comebacken. Nu blev det ett postumt mästerverk.

Five-time Grammy-nominated multi-platinum selling blues/rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has announced the release of his new record Goin' Home, to be released on May 5, 2014 through the Mascot Label Group. The new album is an exploration into the music of Shepherd's biggest influences and features guest performances by some of Shepherd's friends (who also happen to be some of the greatest musicians performing today), including Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Warren Haynes, Keb' Mo', Robert Randolph, Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds), Pastor Brady Blade, Sr. and the Rebirth Brass Band. <br/> <br/>The album features songs originally recorded by some of Shepherd's heroes such as B.B. King, Albert King, Bo Diddley, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Lee Dorsey and many other icons of the Blues. He reached deep into their catalogs and chose songs that inspired him when he was learning to play the guitar. "The end result is a great recording that I believe pays homage to the spirit of the original music," says Shepherd, "At the same time, it shows our appreciation for the musicians and genre that have inspired us to make music for decades."

From the first time Walter Trout, as a tormented teenager, heard the haunting guitar playing of Mike Bloomfield, he instinctively knew the blues was his calling. 2014 marks the year Walter Trout looks back at an almost 50-year commitment to playing and singing the blues. "The Blues Came Callin" will be released worldwide on Monday June 2..The songs on the album reflect Walter's thoughts about mortality and his renewed appreciation for being alive<br/><br/>Recorded throughout 2013 and early 2014, the new album features 12 new songs including 10 originals. Walter reunites with John Mayall on the title track The Blues Came Callin' along with Mayall's Piano Boogie. Walter searches his soul on this album and lays it bare allowing new appreciation for life. The blues comes full circle; both as a reflective statement about his life and career, and as an all-penetrating desire to get back on stage and do what he loves most.

Vägarna har lett Dana Fuchs överallt. Men när det skulle bestämmas plats för hennes version av Ruf Records prisvinnande liveserie Songs From the Road var det självklart att det skulle bli<br/>New York där hon bott de senaste tjugo åren. Ett set där det fullkomligt kokar av live-energi och spelglädje.

Ett av de riktigt stora namnen i blues-genren: Coco Montoya. Ruf Records välkända koncept<br/>Songs From The Road-dubblar får nu ett fint tillskott med Coco Montoyas liveinspelningar från<br/>Triple Door, Seattle, augusti 2012 och augusti 2013. Jim Gaines producerar.

Digipack.<br/><br/>Cyril Neville, Devon Allman, Mike Zito, Yonrico Scott och Charlie Wooton är Royal Southern Brotherhood. Ett av Ruf Records största band och det är ju inte så konstigt att deras blues med influenser av funk, soul och rock vunnit över myriader av fans världen över. "HeartSoulBlood" är deras andra studioalbum och det album de alltid velat göra.

Rory Blocks femte release i den hyllade "Mentor Series" på Stoney Plain Records tillägnas Skip James. Akustisk blues av yppersta klass. <br/><br/>Today she is widely regarded as the top female interpreter and authority on traditional country blues worldwide. - The Blues Foundation