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Regulars Features

8 TOP TEN

Nicky Moore’s

12 HAPPENIN NEWS

Blues News

94 CD REVIEWS

Over 85 reviews 118 GOT LIVE

Heinrik Freischlander, Imelda May, Joanne Shaw Taylor, John Mayall & Oli Brown, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Nimmo Brothers, Rev Payton’s Big Damn Band & The Straits, Robin Trower etc.

130 COMPETITION

Win Books

14 INTERVIEWS

Grainne Duffy, Taj Mahal, The Baddest Blues Band, Will Johns, Tony McPhee, Nicky Moore, Izzy Young, Allen Toussaint, The Myers Brothers, Moreland & Arbuckle. 54 FEATURES

54 Hubert Sumlin 68 Spanish Blues 76 Blues Jive 78 Michael Messer on Slide Guitar 82 Young and Blue 128 Before We Forget

86 FESTIVAL FEVER

Cambridge Rock & Blues, J Hospice, Carlisle Blues Festival, New Brunswick, Plumpton Festival, Torquay..

94 CD REVIEWS

ARTHUR, BIG PETE, ‘BIG BOY’ CRUDUP, BILL WYMAN’S RHYTHM KINGS, BLUES BAND, BLUESFREAK, DAVE O’GRADY, DAVID YOUNGS, EARL GREEN & THE RIGHT TIME, EMILY O’HALLORAN, FILLIGAR, JC BROOKS & THE UPTOWN SOUND, JOHNNY OTIS, MARIELLA TIROTTO & THE BLUES FEDERATION, MATT ANDERSEN, MIGHTY MO RODGERS, MORELAND & ARBUCKLE, PIGNOSE, RAMON GOOSE, ROXI & THE BLUE CATS, SHAUN MURPHY, SLEEPY EYES NELSON, SON ROBERTS, STRETCH, SUGAR RAY & THE BLUETONES,THE DEADLY GENTLEMEN, STEVE ROUX & THE WHITE KNUCKLE BLUES BAND, TIM AVES & WOLFPACK, TOBY WALKER, TOMMY EMMANUEL, WHITEBOY JAMES AND THE BLUES EXPRESS, BARE BONES BOOGIE BAND, D’MAR & GILL, GRAINNE DUFFY, LANCE LOPEZ etc. etc.

Blues Matters! 6 Cover feature Taj Mahal Born 27th May 1942, Henry Saint Clair Fredericks. In the course of his 50 years in the business he has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music. He fuses blues with nontraditional forms, including Caribbean, African and South Pacific. Three times over American Grammy winner, other awards have been bestowed on him. He has released countless albums, DVD’s and movies. Many artists have included him on their albums. Such is the respect which he has with fellow artist. We wish him well in all his future musical ventures and hope to enjoy his company for many years.

IzzyYoung

Taj Mahal

Will Johns

Moreland & Arbuckle

Nicky Moore

Grainne Duffy

The Baddest Blues Band

Allen Toussaint

The Myers Brothers

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