Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - September 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for September 2024 Duke Robillard – Roll with Me Stony Plain Records SPCD1696...
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Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - August 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for August 2024 Billy Price – Person of Interest Little Village Foundation LVF 1065...
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Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - July 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for July 2024 Gerald McClendon – Down at the Juke Joint Delta Roots Records DR-1005...
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Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - June 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for June 2024 Toronzo Cannon – Shut Up & Play! Alligator Records AL50203 www.toronzocannon.com...
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- Apr 30
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Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - May 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for May Rick Estrin & the Nightcats – The Hits Keep Coming Alligator Records www.rickestrin.com...
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- Mar 31
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - April 2024
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...
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- Mar 1
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - March 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for March 2024 Bernard Allison – Luther’s Blues Ruf Records RUF 1303 www.bernardallison.com...
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- Feb 1
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - February 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for February 2024 Kostantin Kolensnichenko – Good Things: A Tribute to George Smith...
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- Jan 1
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - January 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for January 2024 Chris O’Leary – The Hard Line Alligator Records ALCD 5016...
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- Dec 1, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - December 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for Dec. 2023 Various Artists – Delmark Records 70th Anniversary Blues Anthology Delmark...
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- Oct 31, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - November 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n’ Blues Reviews for November 2023 Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live in London Alligator Records...
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- Sep 30, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - October 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for October 2023 Blackburn Brothers: Soulfunkin’BLUES Electro-Fi Records E-F 3464...
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- Sep 1, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - September 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for September 2023 Joanna Connor – Best of Me Gulf Coast Records www.joannaconnorwreckingcrew.c...
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- Jul 31, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - August 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for August 2023 Monster Mike Welch – Nothing But Time Gulf Coast Records...
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- Jul 1, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - July 2023
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...
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- May 30, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - June 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for June 2023 William Bell – One Day Closer to Home Wilbe Records Wil2023-2...
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- Apr 30, 2023
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Mar 31, 2023
- 9 min
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...
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- Mar 2, 2023
- 9 min
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...
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- Feb 1, 2023
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jan 1, 2023
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Dec 1, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Nov 1, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Sep 30, 2022
- 10 min
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,...
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- Aug 31, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jul 31, 2022
- 9 min
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...
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- Jul 1, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jun 1, 2022
- 9 min
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,...
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- Apr 26, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Mar 31, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Feb 28, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jan 31, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jan 2, 2022
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Nov 30, 2021
- 8 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Nov 1, 2021
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Oct 1, 2021
- 9 min
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Aug 31, 2021
- 8 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - September 2021
By Marty Gunther Tito Jackson – Under Your Spell Gulf Coast Records/Hillside Global GCRX9033 www.titojackson.com Tito Jackson made his...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jul 31, 2021
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - August 2021
By Marty Gunther Steve Cropper – Fire It Up Provogue Records www.playitsteve.com Steve Cropper literally built the framework for modern...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jul 2, 2021
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - July 2021
By Marty Gunther Mr. Sipp – Sippnotized Malaco Music Group www.mrsipp.net Whether he’s singing spirituals or belting out tunes as The...
chicagoblueseditor
- May 31, 2021
- 8 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - June 2021
By Marty Gunther Bob Corritore & Friends – Spider in My Stew SWMAF/VizzTone Label Group www.bobcorritore.com After releasing three albums...
chicagoblueseditor
- May 1, 2021
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - May 2021
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Mar 31, 2021
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - April 2021
By Marty Gunther New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers -- Vol. 2 Stony Plain Records SPCD 1417 www.stonyplainrecords.com Stony Plain...
chicagoblueseditor
- Mar 13, 2021
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - March 2021
By Marty Gunther Curtis Salgado – Damage Control (Alligator Records ALCD 5002) www.curtissalgado.com One of the best soul-blues voices...
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- Jan 28, 2021
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - February 2021
By Marty Gunther Bob Margolin – Star of Stage and Screens (VizzTone Label Group VT-SRR005) www.bobmargolin.com Bob Margolin hit the...
chicagoblueseditor
- Dec 29, 2020
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - January 2021
By Marty Gunther Duke Robillard & Friends – Blues Bash! (Stony Plain Records SPCD 1423) www.dukerobillard.com Guitar virtuoso Duke...
chicagoblueseditor
- Dec 1, 2020
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - December 2020
By Marty Gunther Vanessa Collier – Heart on the Line (Phenix Fire Records) www.highlanderrecords.com It only took Vanessa Collier a...
chicagoblueseditor
- Oct 31, 2020
- 10 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - November 2020
Marty runs down 15 sizzlin' new releases for November. John Németh – Stronger Than Strong (Nola Blue Records NB013) www.johnnemeth.com...
chicagoblueseditor
- Oct 17, 2020
- 10 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - October 2020
Marty runs down 15 sizzling new releases for October. Sugar Ray and the Bluetones featuring Little Charlie Too Far from the Bar (Severn...
chicagoblueseditor
- Sep 1, 2020
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - September 2020
Marty Gunther's monthly take on new Blues releases.
chicagoblueseditor
- Aug 1, 2020
- 10 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - August 2020
By Marty Gunther Gerald McClendon – Can’t Nobody Stop Me Now (Delta Roots Records DR-1003) www.geraldmcclendon.com No one working in the...
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- 7 days ago
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - September 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for September 2024 Duke Robillard – Roll with Me Stony Plain Records SPCD1696...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jul 31
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - August 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for August 2024 Billy Price – Person of Interest Little Village Foundation LVF 1065...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jun 30
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - July 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for July 2024 Gerald McClendon – Down at the Juke Joint Delta Roots Records DR-1005...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jun 1
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - June 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for June 2024 Toronzo Cannon – Shut Up & Play! Alligator Records AL50203 www.toronzocannon.com...
chicagoblueseditor
- Apr 30
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - May 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for May Rick Estrin & the Nightcats – The Hits Keep Coming Alligator Records www.rickestrin.com...
chicagoblueseditor
- Mar 31
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - April 2024
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...
chicagoblueseditor
- Mar 1
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - March 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ’n Blues Reviews for March 2024 Bernard Allison – Luther’s Blues Ruf Records RUF 1303 www.bernardallison.com...
chicagoblueseditor
- Feb 1
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - February 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for February 2024 Kostantin Kolensnichenko – Good Things: A Tribute to George Smith...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jan 1
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - January 2024
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for January 2024 Chris O’Leary – The Hard Line Alligator Records ALCD 5016...
chicagoblueseditor
- Dec 1, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - December 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for Dec. 2023 Various Artists – Delmark Records 70th Anniversary Blues Anthology Delmark...
chicagoblueseditor
- Oct 31, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - November 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n’ Blues Reviews for November 2023 Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live in London Alligator Records...
chicagoblueseditor
- Sep 30, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - October 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for October 2023 Blackburn Brothers: Soulfunkin’BLUES Electro-Fi Records E-F 3464...
chicagoblueseditor
- Sep 1, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - September 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for September 2023 Joanna Connor – Best of Me Gulf Coast Records www.joannaconnorwreckingcrew.c...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jul 31, 2023
- 9 min
Marty Gunther’s Red, Hot ’n Blues Music Reviews - August 2023
By Marty Gunther Red Hot ‘n Blues Reviews for August 2023 Monster Mike Welch – Nothing But Time Gulf Coast Records...
chicagoblueseditor
- Jul 1, 2023