By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for May 2025   Southern Avenue –  Family Alligator Records AL 5024 www.southernavenuemusic.com...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for April 2025   Johnny Iguana –  At Delmark: Chicago-Style Solo Piano Delmark Records 888...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘’n Blue Reviews for March 2025   Jimmy Vivino – Gonna Be 2 of Those Days Gulf Coast Records...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for February 2025   Eddie 9Volt – Saratoga Ruf Records RUF 1315 www.eddie9volt.com Possessing...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for January 2025   The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra featuring Willy Jordan – What Are You...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for December 2024   Vaneese Thomas – Stories in Blue Overton Music www.vaneesethomas.com A...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for November 2024   Chicago Blues Lifters – Blues Scouts Big Eye Records Inc. BE-0006...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for October 2024   Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Alligator Records ALCD5022...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for September 2024   Duke Robillard – Roll with Me Stony Plain Records SPCD1696...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for August 2024   Billy Price – Person of Interest Little Village Foundation LVF 1065...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for July 2024 Gerald McClendon – Down at the Juke Joint Delta Roots Records DR-1005...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for June 2024 Toronzo Cannon – Shut Up & Play! Alligator Records AL50203 www.toronzocannon.com...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for May Rick Estrin & the Nightcats – The Hits Keep Coming Alligator Records www.rickestrin.com...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for April 2024 Stefan Hillesheim – When I’m Gone Self-produced CD www.shblues.com A product of...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for March 2024 Bernard Allison – Luther’s Blues Ruf Records RUF 1303 www.bernardallison.com...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for February 2024 Kostantin Kolensnichenko – Good Things: A Tribute to George Smith...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for January 2024 Chris O’Leary – The Hard Line Alligator Records ALCD 5016...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for Dec. 2023 Various Artists – Delmark Records 70th Anniversary Blues Anthology Delmark...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n’ Blues Reviews for November 2023 Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live in London Alligator Records...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for October 2023 Blackburn Brothers: Soulfunkin’BLUES Electro-Fi Records E-F 3464...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for September 2023 Joanna Connor – Best of Me Gulf Coast Records www.joannaconnorwreckingcrew.c...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for August 2023 Monster Mike Welch – Nothing But Time Gulf Coast Records...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for July 2023 Lil’ Jimmy Reed & Ben Levin – Back to Baton Rouge Nola Blue Records NB 023...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for June 2023 William Bell – One Day Closer to Home Wilbe Records Wil2023-2...

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...

By Marty Gunther John Primer – Live at Rosa’s Lounge: Teardrops for Magic Slim Blue House Productions PHP JP2023 www.johnprimerblues.com...

By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for March 2023 Joe Louis Walker – Weight of the World Forty Below Records FBR 030...

By Marty Gunther Eddie 9V – Capricorn Ruf Records RUF 1301 www.eddie9volt.com As a youth growing up in Atlanta, Brooks Mason – aka Eddie...

By Marty Gunther Buddy Guy – The Blues Don’t Lie RCA Records www.buddyguy.com Buddy Guy’s been striking gold consistently since teaming...

By Marty Gunther Ben Levin – Take Your Time VizzTone Label Group VT-BL005 www.benlevinpiano.com A 2022 BMA nominee for keyboard player of...

By Marty Gunther Mike Morgan and the Crawl – The Lights Went Out in Dallas M.C. Records 0091 www.mikemorganandthecrawl.com One of the...

By Marty Gunther John Primer – Hard Times Blues House Productions BHP JB2022 www.johnprimerblues.com A fixture in Chicago since the ‘70s,...

By Marty Gunther Shemekia Copeland – Done Come Too Far Alligator Records www.shemekiacopeland.com Shemekia Copeland has evolved into a...

By Marty Gunther Phantom Blues Band – Blues for Breakfast Little Village Foundation www.phantombluesband.com Top Los Angeles session...

By Marty Gunther Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames – Nightwalk Delmark Records 874 www.daveweld.com A fixture in Chicago blues since the...

By Marty Gunther Charlie Musselwhite – Mississippi Son Alligator Records www.charliemusselwhite.com If you’re just a casual blues fan,...

By Marty Gunther Jose Ramirez – Major League Blues Delmark Records 872 www.joseramirezblues.com The runner-up at the 2020 IBCs, it only...

By Marty Gunther Vince Salerno & Gerald McClendon – Blues from All Points Pravda Records PR6424 www.vincesalernoandgeraldmcclendon.bandca...

By Marty Gunther Bob Stroger & the Headcutters w/ Luciano Leães – That’s My Name Delmark Records 871 www.delmark.com In a city dominated...

By Marty Gunther Bernard Allison – Highs & Lows Ruf Records RUF 1294 www.bernardallison.com Bernard Allison is at his all-time best on...

By Marty Gunther John Mayall – The Sun Is Shining Down Forty Below Records FBR 026 www.johnmayall.com The father of British blues, John...

By Marty Gunther Dave Specter – Six String Soul: 30 Years at Delmark Delmark Records 870 www.davespecter.com Since releasing Bluebird...

By Marty Gunther Tommy Castro – A Bluesman Came to Town Alligator Records www.tommycastro.com One of the most beloved artists on the...

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...

By Marty Gunther Tito Jackson – Under Your Spell Gulf Coast Records/Hillside Global GCRX9033 www.titojackson.com Tito Jackson made his...

By Marty Gunther Steve Cropper – Fire It Up Provogue Records www.playitsteve.com Steve Cropper literally built the framework for modern...

By Marty Gunther Mr. Sipp – Sippnotized Malaco Music Group www.mrsipp.net Whether he’s singing spirituals or belting out tunes as The...

By Marty Gunther Bob Corritore & Friends – Spider in My Stew SWMAF/VizzTone Label Group www.bobcorritore.com After releasing three albums...

By Marty Gunther Eddie Turner – Change in Me 7-14 Records www.eddieturner.net Born in Cuba, raised in Chicago and a founding member of...