Two more new albums on the distaff side provided the focus to last night's show - Gaye Agdebelola's solo effort since the sad breakup of Saffire is a very personal piece about her sexuality and prejudices dealt with in a very upbeat style, her album gave us "Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On". The other lady was Shemekia Copeland who has evidently lost weight and added a mature control to her powerful vocals for her first outing for her new label, the song "Rise Up" was done with producer and guitarist Oliver Woods.
I've a couple of albums to be reviewed that feature selections of classic sides demonstrating the credentials (or otherwise) of two Sixties rock acts: the Doors and the Byrds. The first one is full of blues stuff, the second not so much blues as country and folk.
We stayed with current sounds for the piano blues of Mike Sanchez and went back to a 1940 composition for Deanna Bogart's rippling 88's on "Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar" that has nothing to do with domestic abuse. As for the gospel offerings, fans of the White Stripes will know all about "John The Revelator" pitched last night in all its original glory from April 1929 and Blind Willie Johnson - it was a nice counterpiece to the Holmes Brothers' reading of Bob Dylan's "Man Of Peace".
The next time we get together it will be in the company of the music of the Sixties British Blues scene on Easter Sunday at ten pm on FM and online at http://www.star107.co.uk/. Until then take care of yourselves and take care of those that take care of you
Gary Blue
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