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Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - May 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for May 2023 Taj Mahal – Savoy Stony Plain Records SPCD1470 www.tajblues.com Taj Mahal has been...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - April 2023
By Marty Gunther John Primer – Live at Rosa’s Lounge: Teardrops for Magic Slim Blue House Productions PHP JP2023 www.johnprimerblues.com...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - March 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for March 2023 Joe Louis Walker – Weight of the World Forty Below Records FBR 030...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - February 2023
By Marty Gunther Eddie 9V – Capricorn Ruf Records RUF 1301 www.eddie9volt.com As a youth growing up in Atlanta, Brooks Mason – aka Eddie...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - January 2023
By Marty Gunther Buddy Guy – The Blues Don’t Lie RCA Records www.buddyguy.com Buddy Guy’s been striking gold consistently since teaming...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - December 2022
By Marty Gunther Ben Levin – Take Your Time VizzTone Label Group VT-BL005 www.benlevinpiano.com A 2022 BMA nominee for keyboard player of...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - November 2022
By Marty Gunther Mike Morgan and the Crawl – The Lights Went Out in Dallas M.C. Records 0091 www.mikemorganandthecrawl.com One of the...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - October 2022
By Marty Gunther John Primer – Hard Times Blues House Productions BHP JB2022 www.johnprimerblues.com A fixture in Chicago since the ‘70s,...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - September 2022
By Marty Gunther Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far Alligator Records www.shemekiacopeland.com Shemekia Copeland has evolved into a...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - August 2022
By Marty Gunther Phantom Blues Band – Blues for Breakfast Little Village Foundation www.phantombluesband.com Top Los Angeles session...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - July 2022
By Marty Gunther Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames – Nightwalk Delmark Records 874 www.daveweld.com A fixture in Chicago blues since the...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - June 2022
By Marty Gunther Charlie Musselwhite – Mississippi Son Alligator Records www.charliemusselwhite.com If you’re just a casual blues fan,...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - May 2022
By Marty Gunther Jose Ramirez – Major League Blues Delmark Records 872 www.joseramirezblues.com The runner-up at the 2020 IBCs, it only...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - April 2022
By Marty Gunther Vince Salerno & Gerald McClendon – Blues from All Points Pravda Records PR6424 www.vincesalernoandgeraldmcclendon.bandca...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - March 2022
By Marty Gunther Bob Stroger & the Headcutters w/ Luciano Leães – That’s My Name Delmark Records 871 www.delmark.com In a city dominated...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - February 2022
By Marty Gunther Bernard Allison – Highs & Lows Ruf Records RUF 1294 www.bernardallison.com Bernard Allison is at his all-time best on...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - January 2022
By Marty Gunther John Mayall – The Sun Is Shining Down Forty Below Records FBR 026 www.johnmayall.com The father of British blues, John...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - December 2021
By Marty Gunther Dave Specter – Six String Soul: 30 Years at Delmark Delmark Records 870 www.davespecter.com Since releasing Bluebird...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - Nov. 2021
By Marty Gunther Tommy Castro – A Bluesman Came to Town Alligator Records www.tommycastro.com One of the most beloved artists on the...
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - October 2021
By Marty Gunther GA-20 – Does Hound Dog Taylor: Try It…You Might Like It! Colemine/Alligator Records www.ga20band.com GA-20 was formed by...
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