This disc contains 12 tracks by Charlie Lincoln (who was actually Charley Hicks, the brother of Barbecue Bob Hicks) and ten tracks by the obscure Willie Baker. Both guitarists were from Georgia, both favored open G-tunings, and both tended to approach the guitar like a banjo, using a modified frailing or claw-hammer strum. The similarities between the two can be best appreciated by listening to their versions of "Mama Don't Rush Me," included here back to back, and they are essentially carbo...   [ read more ]

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Beautiful Tribute to James Blunt features 12 tracks (including a Coldplay cover) from the U.K. singer/songwriter's illustrious one-album career performed by "an intimate ensemble of friends & studio musicians known as Jimmy & the Wise Men." The versions are carbon copies of the originals, and the singer emulates Blunt's distinctive Rod Stewart-inspired voice. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

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Kelly Richey has a voice that's perfect for blues-rock. No one will accuse the Cincinnati, OH-based singer/guitarist (who is originally from Kentucky) of having a pretty or smooth voice -- she has one of those rugged, gritty, whiskey-soaked voices that blues-rockers are known for, and that voice serves her impressively well on Sending Me Angels. This excellent CD doesn't cater to blues purists; not everything on Sending Me Angels has 12 bars. But everything on Sending Me Angels does ha...   [ read more ]

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