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TITLE:
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BLUES ON THE RADIO
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ARTIST:
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VARIOUS
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RELEASE
DATE:
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JUNE 2001
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PRODUCER:
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FRED XAVIER
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FILE
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BLUES-POP
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CATALOGUE:
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PRLSCD 52000
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BLUES on the RADIO is
as happy as you will ever get, listening to the blues!
Al Walker, who’s Buzzsaw Boogie album charted # 1 on radio in Belgium, Australia and California, and went Top 10 on the Rhythm and Beach Network, opens with Wait a Minute – a rockin’ blues boy-chases-girl dance tune featuring Al’s signature “wailing” guitar. Crazy at Night,-- the title song for Wailin’ Walkers’ new CD (July 2001) features a thumpin’ intro, a thumpin’ beat and raw thumpin’ vocals, unleashing the power that is “sane in the morning, mean in the evening, and crazy at night,” along with a powerful driving chorus from the “bg girls”, Angela Kelman & Catherine St. Germaine. Vancouver-raised California resident, Jimmy Dewrance's original Hard Luck Lovin' is down home Texas style blues. Former back-up for the legendary Brownie McGhee, if “loverboy” Jimmy’s harmonica don’t get ya, the beat will. Then, grab your honey and wind down with the smoky sound of René Solis and Right By Me; and hold close (closer) for Winston Gibb’s romantic croonings and Steve Hilliam’s sexy sax, in the soulful Please Mr. Moon. |
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Wake it up now and Boogie Woogie Baby with retro-pop diva, Margo. Dixieland clarinet and classic boogie-woogie piano mix perfectly with sugar-sweet vocals by Margo and bg’s by the Kidd Sisters, to create this modern swing tune. Wasted the afternoon having a really good time? Then cap it off with a Powder Blues classic: a got-laid-off, got-no-money, girlfriend-dumped-me, got-drunk blues tune --you got nothin’ to lose, just Blame It On the Blues. This is faithful jump-swing big band blues. In the tradition of “radio” listening, these tunes were hand-selected for their sing-a-long-ability. BLUES ON THE RADIO is 11 artists, 14 tracks, and over 55 minutes of timeless new music. Top quality production showcases some of today’s finest blues singers, musicians, and songwriters. Mastered by one of North America’s top engineers, Peter J. Moore, produced by Peerless Prez Fred Xavier, BLUES on the RADIO rocks and boogies and swings and shouts, proving once again that, soul has it’s own tempo. |
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1.WAIT A MINUTE{A.J. Walker} Recorded at Blue Wave, Vancouver, 1999. Eng. & mixed by Commodor Perry Barrett. Al Walker: vocal & guitar. Mark Ibarro: drums. Bruce O’Neil: bass. Jerry Cook: sax. Darryl Havers: B3 & piano. Bg’s: Angela Kelman and Cath St. Germaine. Produced by Al Walker & Fred Xavier. [Wailin’ Walker]
2.BLAME IT ON THE BLUES{Tom Lavin} Recorded at Blue Wave, Vancouver, 1993. Engineered & mixed by Commodor Perry Barrett. Tom Lavin: vocal & guitar. Bill Runge: bass & baritone sax. Daryl Bennett: drums. Mike Kalanj: B3. Graeme Coleman: piano. Pat Caird: tenor sax. Bill Clarke: trumpet. Producer: Tom Lavin. [The Powder Blues]
3.I DIG MY JOB{Mike Goudreau} Recorded at Le Sphinx. Sherbrooke, 1996. Engineered & mixed by Denis Aubin. Mike Goudreau: vocal and guitar. Jacques Jobin: bass. Richard Bergeron: drums. Danny Roy: tenor sax & trumpet. Produced by Mike Goudreau. [Boppin’ Blues]
4.BLUES ON THE RADIO {Cal Batchelor} Recorded at Turtle Recording, Vancouver 1997. Engineered & mixed by Larry Anschell. Cal Batchelor: vocal & guitar. Robbie King: keyboards. Jimmy Fergusson: drums. Trevor Newman: bass. Bg vocal: Joani Bye. Produced by Cal Batchelor and Larry Anschell. [Cal Batchelor]
5.HARD LUCK LOVIN’’{Jimmy Dewrance} Recorded at Kirk Fosters, Fremont, CA. 1998. Eng. & mixed by Sean Woody Wood. Jimmy Dewrance: vocal & harmonica. Jon Lawton: guitar. Mike McCurdy: bass. Robi Bean: drums. Produced by Jon Lawton & Jimmy Dewrance. [Jimmy Dewrance]
6.BOOGIE WOOGIE HIGH SCHOOL BLUES {Margo Salnek} Recorded at MDI, Toronto, 1999. Engineered & mixed by Peter J. Moore. Margo: lead vocals. Dave McMorrow: keyboards. Lionel Williams: bass. Kevan MacKenzie: drums. Dave Gray: guitar. Alex Dean: sax. Chase Sanborn: trumpet. Bg’s: The Kidd Sisters: Margo, Maddie Willis & Mary Lynne Meehan. Produced by Peter J. Moore. [Margo]
7.CRAZY AT NIGHT{A.J. Walker} Recorded at Blue Wave, Vancouver, 2000. Eng. & mixed by Commodor Perry Barrett. Al Walker: vocal & guitar. Mark Ibarro: drums. Bruce O’Neil: bass. Jerry Cook: sax. Darryl Havers: piano. Bg’s: Angela Kelman & Catherine St. Germaine. Produced by Al Walker & Fred Xavier. [Wailin’ Walker]
8.RIGHT BY ME{René Solis} Recorded at The Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA, 1993. Engineered & mixed by Patrick Coughlin. René Solis: guitar. Steve Siacotos: vocal. Richard Palmer: keyboards. Craig Detwiler: sax. Jimmy KeFauver: trumpet. Kevin Coggins: drums. Johnny Yu: bass. Produced by Patrick Ford. [NiteCry]
9.PLEASE MR. MOON{P.J. Pringle} Recorded at MagicLab, Surrey, BC, 1996. Engineer: Craig Stauffer. Mix: Daryl Hok. P. John Pringle: vocal & keyboards. Steve Hilliam: sax. Dave Gustafson: drums. Brent Gubbels: bass. Tim Porter: guitar. Brent Wright: guitar. Bg vocals: Camille Henderson and Catherine St. Germaine. Produced by Laurence Knight. [Winston Gibb]
10.BOOGIE WOOGIE BABY{Margo Salnek} Recorded at MDI, Toronto, 1999. Engineered & mixed by Peter J. Moore. Margo: vocal. Dave McMorrow: keyboards. Lionel Williams: bass. Kevan McKenzie: drums. Aiden Mason: guitar. Fergus Hamilton: clarinet. Bg’s: Kidd Sisters, Margo, Mary Lynne Meehan & Maddie Willis. Produced by Peter J. Moore. [Margo]
11.I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY {unknown} Recorded at Creation Sound, Vancouver, 1998. Engineered & mixed by Jim Woodyard. Doc Fingers: piano. Mitch Lewis: vocal & guitar. Chris Nordquist: drums. Kim Nishiwara: sax. Elmar Spanier: acoustic bass. Produced by Doc Fingers and the band. [Doc Fingers]
12.THAT’S WHAT I’’LL DO{L. Lee} Recorded at Blue Wave, Vancouver, 2000. Engineered & mixed by Ken Burke. Willie MacCalder: vocal & piano. Jack Lavin: bass. Mark Ibarro: drums. Al Walker: guitar. Bg’s: Angela Kelman & Catherine St. Germaine. Produced by Fred Xavier. [Willie MacCalder]
13.IF WE CAN’’T TRUST EACH OTHER{E. Randle} Recorded live at the Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1998. [Georgette Fry]
14.ON THE NICKEL{T. Waits} Recorded at Studio 92, Toronto, 1997. Engineered & mixed by Norm Barker. Georgette Fry: vocal & rhythm guitar. Glenn Anderson: drums. Zak Colber: acoustic bass. Tom Leighton: accordion. Grant Heckman: lead guitar. Produced by Grant Heckman and Bob Robertson.[Georgette Fry]
