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Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk (2011) {Gold Disc}

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Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk (2011) {Gold Disc}

Hugh Laurie - Let Them Talk (2011) {Gold Disc}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 389 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 175 Mb
Full Scans | 00:58:02 | RAR 5% Recovery
Louisiana Blues | Warner Bros. Records / Nikitin #4690355003007

Music has been present in Hugh Laurie’s career in some form or another since the days of Fry & Laurie, even working its way into House, the American television series that turned him into an international star in the 2000s. Without House, Laurie would never have been granted the opportunity to record an album like 2011’s Let Them Talk, a full-blooded immersion into American blues via New Orleans, shepherded by acclaimed roots producer Joe Henry and featuring such Big Easy heavy-hitters as Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, and Irma Thomas. To his enormous credit, Laurie never sounds like a dilettante among this group; he holds his own, working his way into the marrow of the songs, playing credible piano throughout the record.

Louisiana Red & Lefty Dizz - Walked All Night Long (1997)

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Louisiana Red & Lefty Dizz - Walked All Night Long (1997)

Louisiana Red & Lefty Dizz - Walked All Night Long (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 263 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 141 Mb | Scans included
Label: The Blues Alliance | # TBA-13011-2 | Time: 00:57:38
Modern Electric Blues, Louisiana Blues

Walked All Night Long marked the first recorded pairing of blues guitarists Louisiana Red and Lefty Dizz in 1976. Most of the tracks are originals, with the exception of the traditional "Ever Heard a Churchbell Sound" and Slim Harpo's "King Bee." The intensity here is not for the faint of heart, evident on tracks like "Bring Me My Machine Gun," "Stole From Me" (featuring blazing harmonica from Red), "Too Poor to Die," and "Cold White Sheet." The later features piano backup from Kyril Bromley who also appears on two other tracks. If you're a fan of hard-hitting gritty slide guitar with raw emotion, Walked All Night Long is a treasure you should search for from the Blues Alliance label.

Raful Neal - Louisiana Legend (1987) [Reissue 1990]

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Raful Neal - Louisiana Legend (1987) [Reissue 1990]

Raful Neal - Louisiana Legend (1987) [Reissue 1990]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 224 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 79 MB | Covers - 23 MB
Genre: Blues, Louisiana Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Alligator Records (ALCD 4783)

Kenny Neal's dad Raful is a longtime Baton Rouge swamp blues stalwart whose own discography is way sparser than it should be. This album, first out on Bob Greenlee's King Snake logo, is an atmospheric indication of what the elder Neal can do with a harmonica, mixing covers ("Steal Away," "Honest I Do," "No Cuttin' Loose") with spicy originals.

Tony Joe White - Smoke From The Chimney (2021)

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Tony Joe White - Smoke From The Chimney (2021)

Tony Joe White - Smoke From The Chimney (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 314 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 136 Mb
Full Scans | 00:42:57 | RAR 5% Recovery
Swamp Rock / Blues Rock / Country Rock / Louisiana Blues
Easy Eye Sound #EES-016

Tony Joe White’s posthumous album, Smoke from the Chimney, brings to life previously unknown home recordings by the legendary songwriter and musician. A pioneer of the Louisiana swamp rock sound, White’s eclectic legacy has persevered through decades of influence, covers and popular culture. Starting with the album’s genesis as an unforeseen trove of demos to the hands of producer Dan Auerbach and legendary session musicians, Smoke from the Chimney captures Tony Joe White’s signature style in its purest form and serves as a living testimony to one of the most gifted lyricists and storytellers music has ever known.

Marcia Ball - So Many Rivers (2003)

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Marcia Ball - So Many Rivers (2003)

Marcia Ball - So Many Rivers (2003)
XLD Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 370 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 129 MB | Covers - 247 MB
Genre: Blues, Louisiana Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Alligator Records (ALCD 4891)

Marcia Ball's strong western Louisiana, eastern Texas roots run strongly through So Many Rivers, and she has increased the range she covers. Solid in the foundation of her piano playing and phrasing, she is rooted rock-solid to the rhythms by the drumming of Tom Fillman and the bass of both Don Bennett and Yoggie Musgrove. There is also the production work of Stephen Bruton, who also added his otherworldly guitar work to the mix. Marcia Ball's voice has only gotten finer with the passage of time, and the collaborations with Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson have also added a lot of potency to her voice and handling of a song. She has assembled a crack group of musicians here that gives her freedom to take those chances that make So Many Rivers stand out from the crowd…

Sonny Landreth - From The Reach (2008)

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Sonny Landreth - From The Reach (2008)

Sonny Landreth - From The Reach (2008)
feat. Jimmy Buffett, Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, Vince Gill
Eric Johnson, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler, Nadirah Shakoor

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 311 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 106 Mb | Scans ~ 354 Mb
Louisiana Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Blues Rock | Label: Landfall | # LF-0001 | Time: 00:46:39

Louisiana slide master Sonny Landreth takes his time between releases – his last studio disc of original material was five years prior to this – but when they arrive, the wait seems justified. For the debut album on his own Landfall records, Landreth calls in marquee name guitarists Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, and Vince Gill to bolster the visibility factor. Rather than focusing on guitar duals, Landreth wrote songs that incorporate their styles, and occasional vocals, organically into the material. There are plenty of stunning solos of course, but they are integrated into the tunes that stand up just fine without the six-string fireworks. The album's title is a double entendre as "reach" is a body of water and also describes Landreth inviting his guests to be part of the project.

Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man [Recorded 1956-1964] (1994)

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Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man [Recorded 1956-1964] (1994)

Lonesome Sundown - I'm A Mojo Man [Recorded 1956-1964] (1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 188 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 143 MB | Covers - 22 MB
Genre: Blues, Louisiana Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Ace Records (CDCHD 556)

Lonesome Sundown (his real name was Cornelius Green) had a little bit more Delta and Chicago blues in him than most of his Louisiana labelmates who recorded for producer J.D. Miller. Not that Sundown's sound isn't solidly in the so-called swamp blues tradition, but where Slim Harpo, Silas Hogan, and the other Excello artists worked from a laconic, Jimmy Reed-like shuffle, Sundown quickened the pace (at least for an Excello act) to a nastier level, and with Miller's reverb-laden production, ended up sounding a little bit like Jimmy Reed on speed, particularly on tracks like "Don't Go." Not that Lonesome Sundown couldn't do the patented Louisiana blues shuffle when he chose to, as his signature tune, "I'm a Mojo Man," shows, or even improve on the pattern, as with the loose-limbed and brilliant "I'm a Samplin' Man," but he seemed most at home doing more standard blues fare like the modern-sounding "My Home Is a Prison"…

Marcia Ball - Presumed Innocent (2001)

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Marcia Ball - Presumed Innocent (2001)

Marcia Ball - Presumed Innocent (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 357 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 131 Mb | Scans included
Label: Alligator Records | # ALCD 4879 | Time: 00:52:53
Modern Electric Blues, Louisiana Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Boogie-Woogie

Those looking for blues, R&B, rootsy rock & roll, gospel-tinged ballads, loungy supper club jazz, and boogie-woogie piano pounding all led by an instantly recognizable powerhouse voice infused with gritty soul will rejoice with Marcia Ball. Although this is only her sixth album since her career shifted into high gear with 1984's Soulful Dress, Ball hits all those bases and more on her debut for Alligator. She's as comfortable with heart-wrenching lost-love songs like this album's touching "Let the Tears Roll Down" as with loose-limbed swampy piano/accordion-powered rockers such as "Louella." Her show-stopping piano virtuosity takes a back seat for the majority of this release, as Ball turns up the tough R&B heat on a cover of "Fly on the Wall" with guests Sonny Landreth on slide guitar and backing singers right out of Aretha Franklin's '60s heyday. Horns also play a large part, underpinning the Bobby "Blue" Bland-styled Crescent City soul-blues and rolling Fats Domino piano of Don Covay's "I'm Coming Down With the Blues."

Marcia Ball - Roadside Attractions (2011)

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Marcia Ball - Roadside Attractions (2011)

Marcia Ball - Roadside Attractions (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 311 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 119 Mb | Scans included | 00:43:37
Modern Electric Blues, Piano Blues, Louisiana Blues | Label: Alligator | # ALCD 4942

Marcia Ball, born on the Texas/Louisiana border, has long been a superb performer, delivering her swampy blend of zydeco, blues, and gritty R&B with all the force of a Saturday night locomotive, and through 12 albums, she has never let that energy go. Roadside Attractions, her fifth release for Alligator Records, is no exception – it cooks and rattles and rocks with Ball's typical joyous energy and powerful piano. None of her many fans will be disappointed by this outing, but it is a little different for Ball in one respect – for the first time on one of her albums she has either written or co-written every song on it, and all of them draw on her thousands of hours on the road bringing her infectious brand of swampy boogie to the world.

Tab Benoit - Medicine (2011)

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Tab Benoit - Medicine (2011)

Tab Benoit - Medicine (2011)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 303 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 115 Mb
Label: Telarc | # TEL-32823-02 | Time: 00:50:17 | Scans ~ 220 Mb
Louisiana Blues, Swamp Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Blues-Rock

A first-class guitarist and a singer with a repertoire that ranges from gritty versions of swamp-pop classics to original blues, Tab Benoit is about as authentic as it gets. He is also a driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, a grass-roots organization working to save Louisiana's wetlands. Benoit's latest Telarc recording features songwriter singer Anders Osborne on guitar, along with Brady Blade on drums, Ivan Neville on keyboards and Michael Doucet of Beausoleil on fiddle.

Tab Benoit - Night Train to Nashville (2008)

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Tab Benoit - Night Train to Nashville (2008)

Tab Benoit - Night Train to Nashville (2008)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 400 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 130 Mb | Scans ~ 74 Mb | 00:56:38
Modern Electric Blues, Swamp Blues, Louisiana Blues, Blues Rock | Telarc | # CD-83674

Tab Benoit has gone the live route before on his recordings, and he's smart to keep reminding listeners every so often that that's where he's at his best. Which is not to take away from Benoit's studio recordings, all of which – including last year's excellent Power of the Pontchartrain – are admirable showcases for his consistently solid blues guitar chops and gritty vocalizing. As on the last effort, Benoit is backed here by the New Orleans fixture Louisiana's Leroux, who provide the kind of muscular foundation that makes Benoit's funk that much funkier. They're all most at home when churning out a basic boogie like "Muddy Bottom Blues," one of a trio of songs on which Benoit and band are joined by Wet Willie's Jimmy Hall, and "Too Sweet for Me," which spotlights Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds on harp. But on the occasions when they lay low, like "Fever for the Bayou," with guest Jumpin' Johnny Sansome sailing on the accordion, Benoit finds a deeper connection with the soul of New Orleans, a soul that, in this post-Katrina age, we all need to connect with more than ever.

Tab Benoit with Louisiana's Leroux - Power Of The Pontchartrain (2007)

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Tab Benoit with Louisiana's Leroux - Power Of The Pontchartrain (2007)

Tab Benoit with Louisiana's Leroux - Power Of The Pontchartrain (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 307 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 120 Mb
Label: Telarc | # CD-83654 | Time: 00:52:42 | Scans ~ 156 Mb
Modern Electric Blues, Swamp Blues, Louisiana Blues, Blues-Rock

Louisiana journeyman swamp rocker Tab Benoit has been churning out an album a year since at least 2002, and between them he stays on the road playing every festival, club, and bar that'll have him. It would seem inevitable that the quality of these studio recordings would decline. But, at least as of 2007's Power of the Pontchartrain, that isn't the case. If anything, this might be the best of a very good lot, as Benoit again teams with Louisiana's Le Roux group (who once backed legend Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and helped on Benoit's previous release) for another 52-minute wade through muggy yet taut bayou blues. Part of the reason Benoit's recent albums are so strong is that he doesn't insist on playing original material, instead cherry-picking nuggets rearranged to suit his approach. This works particularly well here since he unearths terrific, often obscure material from writers such as Julie Miller (two tracks), David Egan (two others), and even Stephen Stills (a not entirely necessary "For What It's Worth").

Tab Benoit - Fever For The Bayou (2005)

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Tab Benoit - Fever For The Bayou (2005)

Tab Benoit - Fever For The Bayou (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 325 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 112 Mb
Label: Telarc | # CD-83622 | Time: 00:49:15 | Scans ~ 150 Mb
Modern Electric Blues, Swamp Blues, Louisiana Blues, Blues-Rock

Tab Benoit's latest release on Telarc, Fever for the Bayou, continues in what has become Benoit's signature territory, a funky, ragged blend of Louisiana swamp blues and East Texas guitar, with hints of funk, soul, and country thrown in to give the gumbo just the right spice. If it sounds like a formula, well, Benoit's jagged guitar playing and increasingly soulful vocals make it clear that this is the music he loves, so it hardly matters. He touches a lot of bases here, including an eerie approximation of Elmore James' slide sound on a cover of James' "I Can't Hold Out" (which also features some cool tenor sax work from Jimmy Carpenter), then conjures Buddy Guy on Guy's "I Smell a Rat," fires up on the old Slim Harpo chestnut "Got Love if You Want It," and tears through a wonderfully swampy take on Levon Helm's "Blues So Bad" before ending things with an acoustic version of Clarence Williams' "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" (made famous by another Williams, Hank Williams Sr.).

Tony Joe White - Collected (2012) {3CD Box Set}

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Tony Joe White - Collected (2012) {3CD Box Set}

Tony Joe White - Collected (2012) {3CD Box Set}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,45 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 620 Mb
Full Scans | 03:55:45 | RAR 5% Recovery
Swamp Rock, Blues Rock, Country Rock, Soft Rock, Louisiana Blues | Universal Music #533 767-0

A true icon of swamp rock, Tony Joe White parlayed his songwriting talent and idiosyncratic vocals into a modestly successful country and rock career in Europe as well as America. 3CD set remastered major label overview of his career. 54 original tracks incl. Polk Salad Annie, Rainy Night In Georgia, etc.

Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (Deluxe Edition) (1973/2023)

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Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (Deluxe Edition) (1973/2023)

Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (Deluxe Edition) (1973/2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 660 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 308 MB
1:45:24 | Southern Rock, Bayou Funk, Louisiana Blues | Label: Rhino - Warner Records

Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (Deluxe Edition) These deluxe editions include the original albums remastered and recut from the original tapes, alongside previously unreleased studio outtakes and demos, and complete unreleased live shows. It's a treasure trove of material for their feverish fan base, and the first ever deep dive into one of the most influential bands from the 70's Warner catalog.