The tracklisting of the new Joe Bonamassa (King Bee?) reads like a christic journey from shakedown and wounds to reconstruction and redemption. Heavy stuff and riffs!

Joe Bonamassa's 'Redemption' is his thirteenth solo studio album produced by Kevin Shirley and released on September 21, 2018 by J&R Adventures

Joe Bonamassa

Blues Rock Review



Bonamassa throws in a flashy solo, but his playing, as well as his vocals, have a lot of soul. He’s not phoning in this performance.

Louder



Want it or not, a breakup album is his next rite of passage to join the greats

Joe Bonamassa - Redemption

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"Seesaw" by Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa is their second album (containing 11 cover versions of Beth's favorite songs), released on May 20, 2013. >>

Released on August 26, 2003, "Blues Deluxe" is the third studio album by Joe Bonamassa. >>

Recorded on December 21, 2001 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, "A New Day Yesterday

That’s so sweet of confirmed artist Diana Krall to help a young and upcoming crooner named Tony Bennett.

"Love Is Here to Stay" by Tony Bennett and Diana Krall is a collaboration album of Gershwin songs recorded with the Bill Charlap Trio and released on September 14, 2018 by Verve.

(Source Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - Love Is Here To Stay | Diana Krall Official Site)

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Time



...just nabbed a Guinness World Records title this week for “longest time between the release of an original recording and a re-recording of the same single by the same artist.”

Variety



...Krall and Bennett evidently figured that it might not make sense to pair up for songs about being alone. The Times

Tony Bennett’s admirers are by now resigned to him making duet albums, even if he works best solo

Tony Bennett & Diana Krall - Love Is Here To Stay

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Released in 2005,

Happy Birthday Billy Joel. ‘Billy The King’

This day (May 9, 1949), in The Bronx, New York City, is born Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Tracklist :

1 . Ballad Of Billy The Kid (The Midnight Special, 1975)

2 . New York State Of Mind (1976)

3 . The Stranger (1977)

4 . Movin' Out (1978)

5 . Stiletto (Houston, 1979)

6 . It's Still Rock and Roll to Me

7 . A Matter of Trust

8 . You're My Home (1981)

9 . Pressure (in Russia, 1987)

10 . Angry Young Man (1982)

11 . The Grammys Performance (1988)

12 . Uptown Girl

13 . We Didn't Start the Fire

14 . The Longest Time (1984)

15 . I Go To Extremes (Yankee Stadium)

16 . Only The Good Die Young (Farm Aid, 1985)

17 . My Life (1991)

18 . The River of Dreams

19 . Allentown (Frankfurt, 1994)

20 . w/ Elton John (Miami Footage, 1995)

21 . To make you feel my love (1997)

22 . Vienna

With a little help from George Benson and Snoop Dog, ‘The Now Now’ by Gorillaz is the pop album we need now. Right now!

Gorillaz' 'The Now Now' is their sixth album produced by Damon Albarn and James Ford, featuring George Benson and Snoop Dog and released on June 29, 2018 by Warner Bros / Parlophone

Gorillaz

NME


The follow-up to 2017’s bloated ‘Humanz’ is a trim and spritely listen
prides itself on making 11 pop tracks that zip with energy, passion and an abundance of ideas

Rolling Stone


Gorillaz' 'The Now Now' Is a Focused Call for Unity In Hard Times
opening with a vintage chilled-out summer jam certified with sugary licks by soul jazz touchstone George Benson The Sun
Gorillaz’s main man Damon Albarn talks new about his ‘fresh’ new album The Now Now – from politics to melancholic tunes
artist Jamie Hewlett, who was present at the sessions to create new narratives for…

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite get back together and declare ‘No Mercy In This Land.’ ‘Merci Beaucoup!’

'No Mercy In This Land' by Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite is their second collaborative studio album released on March 30, 2018 by Anti Records

(Source Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy In This Land | Official Ben Harper Site)

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Interview: Ben Harper on Recording "No Mercy In This Land" with Charlie Musselwhite
We didn’t rush it. We didn’t push it. We just let the time open up again. I’m glad it wasn’t another..

Rolling Stone


Ben Harper, Charlie Musselwhite Detail New Album 'No Mercy In This Land'
He transforms notes into emotions that feel both hauntingly familiar and brand new, as if .. musicomh

Harper’s vocals are shaded and slurred in places, harking back to blues singers of old.

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite- No Mercy In This

Toni Braxton’s ‘Sex & Cigarettes’ is your smell after cheating. So! stop smoking & unclog her heart. One more album about quitting

Toni Braxton' s 'Sex & Cigarettes' is her eighth studio album (and her first with some explicit words) produced mostly with Paul Boutin and released on March 23, 2018 by Def Jam Records.

(Source Toni Braxton - Sex & Cigarettes | Official Site)

Toni Braxton

The Guardian



Like Billie Holiday, Braxton’s voice reflexively bends towards sadness, and it continues to do so even

Exclaim!



the now 50-year-old Braxton's elegant, cognac-smooth vocals that haven't weakened in the face of ... Knox news

..through the stages of heartbreak, including anger, dismay, sorrow and loneliness. And she does it through

Toni Braxton - Sex & Cigarettes

AMAZON . ITUNES . Toni Braxton's "Sex & Cigarettes" is what you smell after cheating. Then stop smoking! save your lungs & unclog your heart. One more album about quitting'…

Van Morrison – Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue

Released on March 24, 2015, "Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue" is the thirty fith album by Van Morrison duetting with Bobby Womack, Steve Winwood, Joss Stone, Gregory Porter, Taj Mahal, Mark Knopfler, Mick Hucknall, Natalie Cole, Michael Bublé, George Benson and more.

Track Listing :

1.Some Peace Of Mind (Van Morrison) - 05:14 . 2.If I Ever Needed Someone (Van Morrison) - 03:49 . 3.Higher Than The World (Van Morrison) - 03:49 . 4.Wild Honey (Van Morrison) - 06:22 . 5.Whatever Happened To P.J. Proby (Van Morrison) - 03:42 . 6.Carrying A Torch (Van Morrison) - 04:53 . 7.The Eternal Kansas City (Van Morrison) - 04:11 . 8.Streets Of Arklow (Van Morrison) - 04:57 . 9.These Are The Days (Van Morrison) - 03:51 . 10.Get On With The Show (Van Morrison) - 04:42 . 11.Rough God Goes Riding (Van Morrison

Donde Caben Dos,…

From 'Galena tres' to 'Tres Canciones' , we have mixed 15 'Totally Latin' tunes around the theme of 'El Número "Tres"'. It has El Catire Carpio, Diomedes Diaz, Juanito Valderrama, Anselmo Lopez Y Saul Vera and many more.

Jive Talking

From 'I Want To Rock' to 'Dont jive me', we have mixed 18 'Swing Music' tunes around the theme of 'Jive'. It has Sarah Vaughan, June Richmond, Louis Prima, Memphis Slim and many more.

Robben Ford’s ‘Bringing it Back Home’

Robben Ford's 'Bringing it Back Home' is his nineteenth album released by February 19, 2013 by Provogue.

Track Listing :

1.Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (Allen Toussaint) - 04:55 . 2.Birds Nest Bound (Big Joe Williams) - 05:51 . 3.Fair Child (Allen Toussaint) - 04:24 . 4.Oh, Virginia (Robben Ford) - 04:18 . 5.Slick Capers Blues (Charlie Doyle) - 03:50 . 6.On That Morning (Traditional) - 07:14 . 7.Traveler'S Waltz (Anne Kerry Ford / Michael Mcdonald) - 03:34 . 8.Most Likely You Can Go Your Way And I'Ll Go Mine (Bob Dylan) - 04:57 . 9.Trick Bag (Earl King) - 04:06 . 10.Fool'S Paradise (David Avid / Johnny Fuller / Bob Geddins) - 05:37

Musicians :

Robben Ford - Guitar, Vocals . Stephen Baxter - Trombone . Larry Goldings - Organ . Harvey Mason, Sr. - Drums . David Piltch - Bass

Package :

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