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Archives
The BLUES JUNCTION Production Awards
The BLUES JUNCTION Interviews
Andreas & Michael Arlt (B.B. & The Blues Shacks / Germany)
Joe Arnold (Stax / Fame session musician)
Tommy Eliff & Mitch Dow (The Mighty Mojo Prophets)
Egidio Engala & Marco Gisfredi (Italy)
Alex Hernandez (The Royal Rhythmaires)
Konstantin Kokesnichenko (Ukraine)
“Smokin” Joe Kubek (1956-2015)
Charlie Lange Part 1 (A Background in Music)
Charlie Lange Part 2 (Bluebeat Music)
Charlie Lange Part 3 (Blues Radio)
Charlie Lange Part 4 (State of the Blues)
Joe Marhofer (The Headcutters/Brazil)
Janaan McMurray 1930 - 2020 (David Interviews his Mom)
Marco Meucci (The Red Wagons/Italy)
Mark Mumea & Karl Cabbage (Silver Kings)
John Stedman Part 1 (JSP Records / England)
John Stedman Part 2 (JSP Records / England)
John Stedman Part 3 (JSP Records / England)
Eddie Stout (Dialtone Records)
The Best of the BLUES JUNCTION Interviews (2011-2012)
The Best of the BLUES JUNCTION Interviews (2013-2014)
Album Reviews (Ordered Newest to Oldest)
Yates McKendree: Buchanan Lane
The Phantom Blues Band: Blues for Breakfast
Bob Stroger & the Headcutters: That's My Name
Duke Robillard: They Called It Rhythm & Blues
Jimmie Vaughan: The Jimmie Vaughan Story
Wee Willie Walker: Not in My Lifetime
Dave Alvin: From An Old Guitar - Rare and Unreleased Recordings
Duke Robillard & Friends: Blues Bash!
Sonny Green: Found! One Soul Singer
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones featuring Little Charlie: Too Far from the Bar
Konstantin Kolesnichenko: Tenderly
Al Blake's XXL Bag of Blues - Volume 1
B.B. & the Blues Shacks: Dirty Thirty
Trickbag: 25 Years of Houserockin’ Rhythm’ N’ Blues!
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats: Contemporary
Junior Watson: Nothin' To It But To Do It
Lil' A & the Allnighters: Hip Ya
Bloodest Saxophone: Texas Queens 5
Rockin' Johnny & Quique Gómez: Dos Hombres Wanted!
Joel Paterson: Hi Fi Christmas Guitar
Doug Deming & the Jewel Tones: Complicated Mess
Blue Largo: Before the Devil Steals Your Soul
Raphael Wressnig with Alex Schultz & James Gadson:Chicken Burrito
Anthony Geraci: Why Did You Have to Go?
Junior Brown: Deep in the Heart of Me
John Coltrane: Both Directions at Once - The Lost Album
Rockwell Avenue Blues Band: Back to Chicago
Jimmie Vaughan Trio Featuring Mike Flanigin: Live at C-Boys
B.B. and The Blues Shacks: Reservation Blues
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats: Groovin' in Greaseland
Egidio "Juke" Ingala & the Jacknives: Switcharoo
Adrianna Marie & her Roomful of All-Stars: Kingdom of Swing
Rusty Zinn: Last Train to Bluesville
Knickerbocker All-Stars: Texas Rhody Blues
The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome
Ralph Wressnig & Igor Prado: The Soul Connection
Mitch Kashmar: West Coast Toast
Duke Robillard: Blues Full Circle
Big Jon Atkinson & Bob Corritore: House Party at Big Jon's
The James Hunter Six: Hold On (March 2016)
Mighty Mojo Prophets: Record Store (February 2016)
Anthony Geraci: Fifty Shades of Blue (October 2015)
Trickbag: Candyville(October 2015)
Andy Santana and the West Coast Playboys: Watch Your Step (September 2015)
Duke Robillard: The Acoustic Blues and Roots of Duke Robillard (September 2015)
Ron Thompson: Son of Boogie Woogie (August 2015)
Nikki Hill: Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists (August 2015)
Wee Willie Walker: If Nothing Ever Changes (July 2015)
Jesus on a Tortilla: Gone to Main Street (July 2015)
The Headcutters: Walking in USA (June 2015)
Nico Smoljan & Shakedancers (June 2015)
Cash Box Kings: Holding Court (May 2015)
Sax Gordon: In the Wee Small Hours (May 2015)
Big Jon Atkinson: Back Down South (May 2015)
James Harman: Bonetime (April 2015)
Jai Malano: Rocket Girl (April 2015)
Kyle Jester: After All This (March 2015)
Darrell Nulisch: One Night In Boston (March 2015)
Papa Done Sung That Song: Celebrating the Music of "Papa" Charlie Jackson (March 2015)
The Igor Prado Band: Way Down South (February 2015)
Doug Otto and Hurrican Harold: Blues at Barkin' Jacks (February 2015)
Junior Wells: Southside Blues Jam (Re-issue) by Mark Baier (January 2015)
Lynwood Slim: Hard to Kill (December 2014)
Andreas Arlt: All Time Favorites (December 2014)
The Blues Soul of Billy Boy Arnold (November 2014)
Barrelhouse Chuck: Combo Classics (October 2014)
Duke Robillard: Calling All Blues (October 2014)
Joe Louis Walker: The Best of the Stony Plain Years (July 2014)
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin: Common Ground (July 2014)
The Mannish Boys: Wrapped up and Ready (June 2014)
Al Blake: Blues According to Blake...A Road Less Traveled (May 2014)
Lou Ann Barton: The Best (May 2014)
Big Jon Atkinson: Boogie With You Baby (April 2014)
Kid Ramos: Two Hands One Heart (re-issue)
Blue Plate Special: 30th Anniversary Edition (March 2014)
Bernie Pearl: Take Your Time (February 2014)
Low Down Boogie: Ari Borger & Igor Prado (December 2013)
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats: One Wrong Turn
The Blasters: Fun on a Saturday Night
The Cashbox Kings: Holler and Stomp
Albums Re-Visited
Willie King & the Liberators: Living in a New World
The Fabulous Thunderbirds: Girls Go Wild
Ray Charles: Pure Genius - The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)
Jimmy Reed: At Carnegie Hall
Ike Turner: Trailblazer
The Hollywood Fats Band
Smokey Smothers: Smokey Smothers Sings the Back Porch Blues
Big Al Blake & The Hollywood Fats Band: Mr. Blake's Blues
Kirk Fletcher: Shades of Blue
Magic Sam: Black Magic
Blues, Mistletoe and Santa’s Little Helper
Otis Rush: The Essential Otis Rush - The Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
Otis Spann: Otis Spann is the Blues
Booker T & the MGs: Green Onions
Little Junior Parker: Ride with Me Baby - The Singles 1952-1961
The Last Real Texas Blues Band featuring Doug Sahm
The Johnny Otis Show: Live at Monterey
Roomful of Blues with Big Joe Turner: Blues Train
Andreas Arlt: All Time Favorites
Recommended Listening
Recommended Listening November 2022
Recommended Listening October 2022
Recommended Listening June 2022
Recommended Listening March/April 2022
Recommended Listening Fall 2021
Recommended Listening August 2021
Recommended Listening June 2021
Recommended Listening December 2020
Recommended Listening November 2020
Recommended Listening June 2020
Recommended Listening August 2019
Recommended Listening May 2019
Recommended Listening December 2018
Recommended Listening September 2018
Recommended Listening August 2018
Recommended Listening June 2018
Recommended Listening April 2018
Recommended Listening March 2018
Recommended Listening November 2017
Recommended Listening September 2017
Recommended Listening July 2017
Recommended Listening June 2017
Recommended Listening May 2017
Recommended Listening April 2017
Recommended Listening February 2017
Recommended Listening November 2016
Recommended Listening October 2016
Recommended Listening September 2016
Recommended Listening August 2016
Recommended Listening June 2016
Recommended Listening December 2015
Recommended Listening October 2015
Recommended Listening September 2015
Recommended Listening July 2015
Recommended Listening June 2015
Recommended Listening May 2015
Charlies's Re-Issue Rodeo
Re-Issue Spotlight: Down Home Blues - Sweet Home Chicago
Essential Listening
Dave's Top Ten List of Top Ten Lists 2021
Dave's Top Ten List of Top Ten Lists 2020
The Top 200 Blues Albums of the Past 20 Years
Recommended Listening: The 20 Best Christmas Albums of All Time
Tommy Eliff (Mighty Mojo Prophets) - March 2016
The Top 50 Influential Blues Artists of All Time by Don T-Bone Erickson
Ten Essential Blues Albums by Al Blake
Essential Listening by Anthony Geraci
Essential Listening by Otis Grand
The Top Ten list of Top Ten Lists 2018
The BLUES JUNCTION Production Awards 2017
The Top Ten List of Top Ten Lists 2017
The BLUES JUNCTION Awards 2016
Dave's Top Ten List of Top Ten Lists (2015)
Resist Trumpism
A Few Thoughts on Our National Election
Blues Music in the Age of Trump
Essays by David Mac
Can't Stop the Blues - Rick Estrin & the Nightcats LIVE
The 20th Anniversary of the Doheny Blues Festival
A First Baseman Commits an Error and the Commissioner Strikes Out
Are CDs & Vinyl Records Obsolete?
Austin: The Capital of Texas Cool
Black and White and Blues in the House
The Blues Capital of the World
The BLUES JUNCTION Interview with Bobby “Blooze Dawg” Jones
Congratulations to the Blues Foundation
Doheny Blues Festival: The Good Stuff
Doheny Blues Festival: The Headliners
Donald Trump: The Perfect Storm
The Dude, Glenn Frey and the Southern California Sound
Father's Day with Be Bop Charlie
From the Case Files of the Blues Detective: Sherwood Fleming
Golden State - Lone Star Revue
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Now
The Inland Empire Strikes Back
International Rhythm & Blues Revue
Jackie Robinson & the Rites of Spring
Jesus on a Tortilla: The Phenomenon
That Place Where "Things" Mean Nothing (companion piece to “The Red Bass")
The Rolling Stones: 50 and Counting
The Trouble With Table Top Tablet Technology
Some Thoughts on the Blues Music Awards
Stop it! I Mean It! Knock that Shit off!
Vin Scully: The Voice of the Dodgers...The Voice of Baseball
The Whole World Digs That Sound from the U.S.A.
The 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of President Kennedy
Contributing Writers (by last name/alpha)
Dave's Top Ten List of Top Ten Lists (2019) Various
Dave's Top Ten list of Top Ten Lists (2016) Various
Dave's Top Nine List of Top Ten Lists (2014) Various
Bay Area Blues Woman by Sam Andrews
Why Do I Love the Blues? by Kelly Angeley
Blues is Good for your Mental Health by Erwin Bosman
The Preacher They Called The Blues King by Erwin Bosman
From Lash to Cash by Erwin Bosman
Bhel, Black, Blue by Erwin Bosman
Let Me Play with Your Poodle by Erwin Bosman
The 2012 Blues Music Awards by Robert Ellif
Nathan James by Don "T-Bone" Erickson
Why I Play the Blues by Pete Fazzini
A Musician's take on Blues and Gear - Pete Fazzini
Nico DuPortal by Jeff Scott Fleenor
The Out of Towners by Alex Gardner
It's a Drag as Economic Lag Causes Swag Snag by Alex Gardner
Were You Even There by Alex Gardner
The Alvin Brothers' Record Release Party by Alex Gardner
The Battle of the Blues Harps by Alex Gardner
More Than Just a Drum - Alex Gardner Interview with Mike Tempo
Nathan James Interview by Alex Gardner
George "Harmonica" Smith by Dennis Greunling
Nikki Hill on the Blues Foundation
Surreptitious Treasure by Fred Kaplan
Blues Piano an Endangered Species by Fred Kaplan
The Truth is Your Reward by Fred Kaplan
Beyond the Music by David Liebman
Taking Louisiana on the Road by Tracy Morgan
The Best Hammond B3 I Ever Had by Jim Pugh
Hemingway's Cats by Kennan Shaw
New Orleans Blues by Kennan Shaw
Twenty Questions to George Porter Jr. by Kennan Shaw
Fan Favorites (The most read pieces by our readers)
Editor’s Picks (My Personal Favorites)
The Al Blake Interview Part 2
Joe Arnold (Stax / Fame session musician)
My Favorites Written by Others
Blues is Good for your Mental Health by Erwin Bosman
Some Thoughts on Another Good Friend and Inspiration, Hubert Sumlin by Steve Fruend
Were You Even There by Alex Gardner
Essential Listening by Otis Grand
Surreptitious Treasure by Fred Kaplan
Hemingway's Cats by Kennan Shaw
In Memoriam
Bobby “Blue” Bland (1930-2013)
“Texas” Johnny Brown (1928-2013)
George “Mojo” Buford (1929-2011)
Donald “Duck” Dunn (1941-2012) and Andrew Love (1941-2012)
Richard "Lynwood Slim" Duran (1953-2014)
“Little” Willie Littlefield (1931-2013)
Jerry “Boogie” McCain (1930-2012)
Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins (1913-2011)
“Big” Walter Price (1914-2012)
Gigs and Photo Essays
Redwood Coast Music Festival 2022
Doheny Blues Festival 2019 - A Photo Essay
Nikki Hill LIVE at the Doheny Blues Festival
The Riverside West Coast Blues Festival
Doheny Blues Festival: A Photo Essay (2017)
The Duke Robillard Band: Live in Long Beach
The 2015 Doheny Blues Festival (5/15)
The 2014 Doheny Blues Festival (5/14)
Nor Cal vs. So Cal Blues Guitar AXEtravaganza (3/14)
The Igor Prado Band live Photo Essay (12/13)
Kim Wilson/Little Victor (1/14)
NAMM After party/Kid Ramos' Birthday Gig (1/14)
Laura Rain & George Friend – So. Cal. Tour: (12/13)
San Diego Blues Festival (9/13)
Sonny Boy Williamson Tribute (11/13)
The Out of Towners by Alex Gardner
My Favorite Shots of 2013 by Alex Gardner
The Doheny Blues Festival 2013 Photo Essay (5/13)
The Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival Photo Essay (5/13)
Lurrie Bell at the Chaparral Live Room (5/13)
B.B. and the Blues Shacks' West Coast Tour (5/13)
Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Festival (5/13)
Blues at the Crossroads by Mike Lovato 2 (3/13)
Art Martel's Christmas Ball (12/12)
Festivales de California 2011 (12/11)
Kim Wilson and his All Star Blues Revue (12/11)
San Diego Blues Festival (9/12)
Kim Wilson's Blues All Stars (9/12)
Shawn Pittman & Paulie Cerra (8/12)
Trickbag w/Rick Holmstrom & Lynwood Slim(5/12)
The Paul Fasulo Jumbo Jam (9/11)
Joey Defranscesco trio featuring Arturo Sandoval & Joe Pesci (1/11)
Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise - A Photo Essay (December 2011)
NAMM 2012 - A Photo Essay (February 2012)
The 44's Photo Essay (November 2011)
San Diego, June 11, 2011(July 2011)
Aloha the Big Five -Oh: Photo Essay (July 2011)
Long Beach Blues Festival Retrospective (9/11)
A Look Back at 2010 - Photo Essay (January 2011)
Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival (5/12)
Simi Valley: The After Parties (5/12)
Junior Watson & Fred Kaplan (7/12)
The 44's with Kid Ramos, Brophy Dale & Lynwood Slim (4/12)
Big Love - A Benefit for Candye Kane (4/12)
Brophy Dale Band/The Mighty Mojo Prophets (1/12)
Road to the Battle of the Blues Harp (10/11)
Irvine Lake Blues Festival (6/11)
Long Beach Bayou and Blues Festival: Photo Essay (6/11)
Nathan James & the Rhythm Scratchers (4/12)
Art Martel's 50th Birthday Bash (10/10)
Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival (5/10)
Miscellaneous
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BLUES JUNCTION Productions
7343 El Camino Real
Suite 327
Atascadero, CA 93422-4697
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