Philip Sayce

 

Artist:  Philip Sayce
Origin:  Canada
Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Blues, Psychedelic Rock

Philip Sayce is a Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist from Toronto, Canada.  His parents listened to music by Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Dire Straits that inspired his love for the guitar.  He played with his first band at 15 years old.  His style is strongly influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, Also B.B. King, Albert King, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray.

Title:  Scorched Earth, Vol. 2 (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Blues Rock, Blues, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Forty Below Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  One Foot In The Grave (3:19)

 2.  Once (3:35)

 3.  Bitter Monday (5:52)

 4.  Peace Machine (9:30)

 5.  Lady Love Divine (3:56)

 6.  5:55 (1:53)

 7.  Morning Star (5:07)

 8.  Spanish Castle Magic (5:07)

Personnel:

Philip Sayce:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Sam Bolle:  Bass

Bryan Head:  Drums

Scorched Earth, Vol. 2 is a live album by Philip Sayce, released on June 26, 2026 by Forty Below Records, recorded live in L.A. and London.

B. B. King and Eric Clapton

 

Artist:  B.B. King & Eric Clapton

Genre:  Blues, Electric Blues, Traditional Blues, Blues Rock, R&B

Original line-up:

B.B. King:  Vocals, Guitar

Eric Clapton:  Vocals, Guitar

B.B. King & Eric Clapton are the two legends by the Blues legend B.B. King and Rock Icon Eric Clapton (Guitar Ex The Roosters, The Yardbirds, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, The Immediate All-Stars, Eric Clapton & The Powerhouse, Cream, Blind Faith, The Dirty Mac, Plastic Ono Band, Delaney & Bonnie, Derek and The Domins, The Louisiana Gator Boys).  First performed together in NYC in 1967, over 30 years later, in 1999 the two longtime friends joined forces to create a collection of all new studio recordings of Blues Classics and Contemporary Songs.

Title:  Riding With The King (2026)

Origin:  USA & UK

Genre:  Blues, Electric Blues, Traditional Blues, Blues Rock, R&B

Label:  Surfdog Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Riding With The King (4:23)

 2.  Ten Long Years (4:40)

 3.  Key To The Highway (3:39)

 4.  Marry You (4:59)

 5.  Three O'Clock Blues (8:36)

 6.  Help The Poor (5:06)

 7.  I Wanna Be (4:45)

 8.  Worried Lfe Blues (4:25)

 9.  Days Of Old (3:00)

10. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer (7:09)

11. Hold On, I'm Comin' (6:20)

12. Come Rain Or Come Shine (4:11)

Bonus Tracks:

13. Rollin' And Tumblin' (4:32)

14. Let Me Love You Baby (2:43)

Personnel:

B.B. King:  Co-Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar

Eric Clapton:  Co-Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars

Rhythm Sections:

Doyle Barmhall II:  Rhythm & Slide Guitar, Backing Vocals

Andy Fairweather Low:  Guitar

Jimmie Vaughan:  Guitar on Track 6

Joe Sample:  Keyboards, Acoustic Piano, Wurlitzer, Rhodes Electric Piiano

Tim Carmon:  Hammond, Organ

Nathan East:  Bass

Steve Gadd:  Drums

Jim Keltner:  Drums, Percussion

Paul Waller:  Drums, Programming

Susannah Melvoin:  Backing Vocals

Wendy Melvoin:  Backing Vocals

Riding With The King is a collaborative album by B.B.King  Eric Clapton, originally released on June 12, 2000 by Reprise, remastered and reissued On June 31, 2026 by Surfdong Records to honor B.B. King's 100th Birthday, and go on to sell over 2 million copies and win the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Dino Valente

 

Artist:  Dino Valente

Birth Name:  Chester William Powers, Jr.

Born:  October 7, 1937.  Danbury, Connecticut, USA

Died:  November 16, 1994 (Aged 57).  Santa Rosa, California, USA

Genre:  Rock, Folk, Blues, Garage, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Dino Valente was an American Singer and Songwriter, and one of the lead singers of the Rock Group Quicksilver Messenger Service.  As a songwriter, he was known as Jesse Oris Farow.  He is best known for having written the quimtessential 1960s Love-And-Peace anthem "Get Together", and for writing and singing on Quicksilver Messenger Service's two best known songs "Fresh Air" and "What About Me?".

Title:  Dino Valente (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Folk, Blues, Garage, Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Acid Rock

Label:  Endless Happiness

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP 

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Time (3:08)

 2.  Something New (7:10)

 3.  My Friend (5:53)

 4.  Listen To Me (3:16)

 5.  Me And My Uncle (3:58)

Side 2:

 6.  Tomorrow (4:09)

 7.  Children Of The Sun (7:05)

 8.  New Wind Blowing (6:13)

 9.  Everything Is Gonna Be OK (2:50)

10. Test (3:14)

Personnel:

Dino Valente:  Lead Vocals, 12-String Guitar

Additional studio session instruental touches features on select tracks include subtle Harpsichord,Percussion, Flute, Piano, Brass

Dino Valente is the sole album by Dino Valente , originally released on August 1968 by Epic Records, remastered and reissued on June 19, 2026 by Endless Happiness.  For Music Collectors.

Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford

 

Artist:  Jimmy Witherspoon

Born:  August 8, 1920.  Gurdon, Arkansas, USA
Died:  September 18, 1997 (Aged 77).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Blues, Jump Blues, R&B, Urban Blues, Jazz Blues, Texas Blues
Occupation:  Singer
Instruments:  Vocals

Jimmy Witherspoon was an American Jump Blues Singer from Gurdon, Arkansas.  One of the great Blues Singers of the post-World War II period.  He was also comfortably into the Jazz World.  His style of shouting Blues became unfashionable in the mid-950s, but he returned to popularity with his 1959 Jimmy Witherspoon at the Monterey Jazz Festival, which features, Woody Herman, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, and more, later he recorded with Gerry Mulligan, T-Bone Walker and more!.  He move toward a definite Rock/Soul Sound and he traveled to London in 1974 to record with  British Blues producer Mike Vernon, who acclaimed British Blues Albums by John Mayall, Fleetwood Mac, and Ten Years After.

Artist:  Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford

Title:  Jump Blues Live 1972 (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Blues, Jump Blues, R&B, Urban Blues, Jazz Blues, Texas Blues

Label:  Liberation Hall

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Don't Start Me Talkin' (2:25)

 2.  Ain't Nobody's Business What I Do (4:05)

 3.  My Babe (3:38)

 4.  Spoonful (4:04)

5.  Past Forty Blues (4:57)

Side B:

 6.  Kansas City (5:00)

 7.  Nothing's Changed (4:45)

 8.  Around The Clock (6:06)

 9.  Goin' Down Slow (6:07)

Personnel:

Jimmy Witherspoon:  Lead Vocals

Robben Ford:  Guitar

Paul Nagel:  Piano, Keyboards

Stan Poplin:  Bass

Jim Baum:  Drums

Jump Blues Live 1972 is a live album by Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford, originally release on September 25, 2025 by Liberation Hall ln CD, released on February 13, 2026 by Liberation Hall on LP, recorded live at The Troubadour In West Hollywood, California, on March 14, 1972.

Chicken Shack

 

Artist:  Chicken Shack

Origin:  UK

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, British Blues, R&B, Regional Blues

Original line-up:

Stan Webb:  Guitar, Vocals

Andy Silvester:  Bass

Alan Morley:  Drums

Chicken Shack are a British Blues Band, founded in the mid-1960s by Stan Webb (Guitar, Vocals), Andy Silvester (Bass), and Alan Morley (Drums), who were later joined by Christine Perfect (later McVie) (Vocals, Keyboards) in 1967.  Chicken Shack has performed with various line-up, Stan Webb being the only constant member.

Title:  100 Ton Chicken (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, British Blues, R&B, Regional Blues

Label:  Music On Vinyl

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  The Road Of Love (3:30)

 2.  Look Me, I'm Cryin' (3:25)

 3.  Evelyn (4:18)

 4.  Reconsider Baby (3:25)

 5.  Weekend Love (2:14)

Side 2:

 1.  Midnight Hour (2:55)

 2.  Tears In The Wind (2:45)

 3.  Horse And Cart (3:36)

 4.  The Way It Is (4:29)

 5.  Still Worried About My Woman (3:12)

 6.  Anji (1:39)

Personnel:

Stan Webb:  Guitar, Vocals

Paul Raymond:  Keyboards, Vocals

Andy Sylvester:  Bass

Dave Bidwell:  Drums, Congas, Cowbell

Additional Musician:

Mike Vernon:  Finger Cymbals

100 Ton Chicken is the third studio album by Chicken Shack, originally released on October 1969 by Blue Horizon, remastered and reissued on July 24, 2026 by Music On Vinyl.  Limited Edition of 750 Individually Numbered Copies on Green Coloured Vinyl, 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.

John Martyn

 

Artist:  John Martyn 

Birth Name:  Lain David McGeachy

Born:  September 11, 1948.  New Malden Surrey, England

Died:  January 29, 2009 (Aged 60).  Thomastown, Ireland

Genre:  Folk, Blues, Folk Blues, Folk Rock, Folk Jazz, Progressive Folk, British Folk, British Folk Rock

Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter

Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

John Martyn was a Scottish Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist.  Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums and received frequent critical acclaim.  His music blurred the boundaries between Folk, Rock, Jazz, and Blues.

Title:  One World (2026)

Genre:  Folk, Blues, Folk Blues, Folk Rock, Folk Jazz, Progressive Folk, British Folk, British Folk Rock

Label:  Proper Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Dealer (4:58)

 2.  One World (4:10)

 3.  Smiling Stranger (3:29)

 4.  Big Muff (6:30)

Side Two:

 1.  Couldn't Love You More (3:07)

 2.  Certain Surprise (3:52)

 3.  Dancing (3:43)

 4.  Small Hours (8:45)

Personnel:

John Martyn:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica

Stevie Winwood:  Bass on Track 1/1, Electric Piano on Track

sLs:  1/2, 2/2, Moog Synthesizer on Tracks: 1/1, 3, 2/4, Yamaha Organ on Tracks:  2/2, 4

Dave Pegg:  Bass on Track 2/3

Neil Murray:  Bass on Track 1/3

Andy Newmark:  Drums 1/1

Morris Perl:  Percussion on Tracks:  1/4, 2/4

Hansford Rowe:  Bass on Tracks:  1/2, 4

Bruce Flowland:  Drums on Tracks:  2/2, 3

Keshav Sathe:  Tabla on Track 1/3

Danny Thompson:  Bass on Tracks:  2/1, 2

John Stevens:  Drums on Tracks:  1/3, 4

George Lee:  Saxophone on Track 1/3

Rico Rodriguez:  Trombone on Track 2/2

One World is the seventh studio album by John Martyn, originally released on November 4,1977 by Island, remastered and reissued on July 24, 2026 by Proper Records.  Pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl.