Top Blues – December 2016
*Godboogie – Play Music & Dance (Vizztone)
*Michael Jerome Browne – Can’t Keep A Good Man Down (Borealis)
*Tracy K – What’s The Rush (Self)
*Jerome Tucker – Band Still On Fire (Self)
*Smoke Wagon Blues Band – Cigar Store (Indie Pool)
*Donald Ray Johnson & Gas Blues Band – Bluesin’ Around (MarVista)
*Robbie Robertson – “Testimony” (Knopf + CD)
Various Artists – I’ve Got The Blues But I’m Too Mean To Cr (JSP)
*Johnny Max Band – Roadhouse Soul (Pour Soul)
*Adam Karch – Moving Forward (Bros)
*Crystal Shawanda – Fish Out Of Water (New Sun)
*MonkeyJunk – Time To Roll (Stony Plain)
Rory Block – Keepin’ Outta Trouble (Stony Plain)
*Cliff Stevens – Grass Won’t Grow (Self)
*Fraser/Daley – Fifty Miles of Elbow Room (Self)
Various Artists – I’m Talkin’ About You: 2017 Blues Calendar + CD Blues Image
Mississippi Heat – Cab Driving Man (Delmark)
Rev. KM Williams – The Real Deal Blues (Cleopatra)
*JW-Jones – High Temperature (Solid Blues)
*Mark Crissinger – Night Light (Self)
*Kauffey Temple – Honey Be (Self)
* = Canadian
This month’s recommended listening by John Valenteyn, host of John Valenteyn’s Blues on ciut.fm, 89.5 and CD reviewer for Maple Blues.