1969-12-31
The title tells the story; On Many Shades of Blue Gary Allagretto takes you to Chicago, Memphis, West Coast swing, New Orleans & the country all in one disc. This disc Cooks from the first track to the last & features many great special guests including Ivan Neville & Janiva Magness on one of the finest Katrina tracks to date “Four Days Late” and Doug MacLeod’s national resonator guitar on “Somerset”. Gary may be a blues newcomer but his harmonica & great vocals are as honest & pure as any blues artist recording today. By not locking into just one category of the blues, this disc has something for all fans of the blues & for this reviewer 14 tracks of pure blues magic. Reviewed By: Gregg SaurJack Mack & The Heart Attack Horns
Soul Shack
The GroovaLottos
Ask Yo' Mama
GURF MORLIX
Gurf Morlix Finds the Present Tense
CLARENCE SPADY
Just Between Us
Jimmy Carpenter
Toiling in Obscurity
JOE LOUIS WALKER
WITNESS TO THE BLUES
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