08 FEEDBACK Jason Ricci, Kenny Neal, Matt Schofield

13 HAPPENIN’ Koko Taylor, Ana Popovic, Duke Garwood, Walter Trout, She Keeps Bees, Willem Maker, Tommy Castro, The Black Crowes, The White Stripes, Duke Robillard

37 SUBSCRIBE TO WIN The Derek Trucks Band CDs, Lynyrd Skynyrd DVDs

136 DVD REVIEWS James Brown, El Chicano, Bob Dylan, Little Richard, Muddy Waters, Ten Years After, Stompin’ Dave Allen

142 FESTIVAL FEVER Burnley National Blues, No Mean City

148 GOT LIVE Son Henry Band, William Elliot Whitmore, The Zombies, AC/DC, Gwyn Ashton, Vulnerable Things, Gary Moore

157 MEMBERS’ COMPETITIONS Popa Chubby CDs, Luther Kent CDs...

20 INTERVIEWS Bonnie Bramlett, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Buffalo Killers, Pete Molinari, Harper, Naughty Jack, Dave Arcari, Ian Parker, Alex Gomez, Paul Jones, Philipp Fankhauser, Slidin’ Slim...

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81 EASE THOSE BLUES With “The Healer”.

82 GETTIN' THE BLUES Marcus Bonfanti gets the Blues!

132 BLUE BLOOD Mellow Peaches, Little Steve Long...

160 NOW, BEFORE WE FORGET… Bessie Smith.

North Mississippi Allstars, Karima Francis, Buckwheat Zydeco, John Martyn, Colin Linden, Ian Gillan, Jersey Budd, Buddy Guy, Jo Ann Kelly, The Insomniacs, Jake La Botz, Bob Log III, Tom Allalone & The 78s, Christopher Rees, Kyla Brox, Danny Bryant’s RedEyeBand, Matt Schofield, Little Walter, Rev. Gary Davis, The Answer, Delta Spirit, Ry Cooder, Little Feat, Sleepy John Estes, Fink

Blues Matters! 6 26 JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR When Joanne Shaw Taylor graced the cover of our magazine back in 2002, little did we know that it would take over six years before her debut album would materialise. However, after years in the wilderness, Joanne is finally making her impression on British Blues. “I’d been putting it off for a while because I didn’t think it could be the right finished article. So, just on a personal level, it’s brought me more confidence to know that I’ve been able to put out a record that I am very happy with and represents me and where I am at the moment.”

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