VA - A Collection of Contemporary Blues Songs From The States (1992-1999) (17 CDs)

The concept of TALKING WITH THE BLUES is based on a view of the various US states as blues regions. Even casual blues listeners are familiar with the fact that there is Chicago Blues or Mississippi Blues and the gripping social history of the music is very much marked by its geography. But there is much more that just those two places and to this day blues music stays committed to local styles. Moreover, many US states are endowed with a unique cultural identity grown out of the prevailing social, historical and ethnic realities. Reflections of these specific identities are also expressed in the blues.

Contemporary American blues practice is not limited to just a handful of states and comes in many shapes and colors. Blues is part of everyday culture and people from all walks of life choose it as their favorite soundtrack for social activities. Blues culture can be found in many places, especially in the network-like multitude of bars, live music clubs and juke joints. These blues strongholds are mostly dominated by local heroes who do not lag behind when compared with the big names of the business. Many of these contemporary and still to be discovered artists are the cornerstones of this anthology.

The notion of a recurring blues renaissance in the US is misleading and deceptive inasmuch as the blues has never disappeared. The infrastructure of the blues scene is not based upon the music industry's PR efforts but kept alive by the inherent qualities of the music and the profound dedication of blues lovers all over the country. Good blues does not have an expiration date. Blues is soulful, emotional, direct and intense. The best of contemporary blues is blessed with the special kind of truthfulness that can turn the affairs of everyday life into something special. These are features which seem to have more or less disappeared from the world of modern pop music.

Neglecting the theoretical baggage of blues scholarship TAXIM aims at presenting an entertaining and regionally relevant cross-section of fine contemporary US blues like it is blossoming on the fringes of the music industry. So get ready for exceptional talent from a multitude of blues regions. TALKING WITH THE BLUES is about the special qualities that can still turn this music into a way of life. Put together with expertise and thought, these compilations feature artists who disprove the prejudiced notion of blues as a music paralyzed by cliches. The blues is alive and well. Not only in Texas, Chicago or Mississippi but everywhere from Shreveport to Milwaukee, from San Diego to Jersey City.

ALBUMS:
(1992) GOOD WHISKEY BLUES
(1992) NIGHTTIME ROUNDUP
(1993) MORE GOOD WHISKEY BLUES
(1993) TRUCKIN' MY BLUES AWAY
(1995) EVEN MORE GOOD WHISKEY BLUES
(1996) A COLD SHOT GOOD WHISKEY BLUES
(1996) DESASTER CITY BLUES
(1996) EVEN MORE BAY AREA BLUES
(1996) GARDEN STATE BLUES
(1996) MORE BAY AREA BLUES
(1996) SUNSHINE STATE BLUES
(1996) BAY AREA BLUES
(1997) MORE DESASTER CITY BLUES
(1998) A FIFTH OF GOOD WHISKEY BLUES
(1998) A FOURTH WAVE OF BAY AREA BLUES
(1999) GOOD WHISKEY BLUES LIVE
(1999) PEACH STATE BLUES



Tracklist:
01. Doug Davis Band / Down don't bother me [0:03:51.49]
02. Michael Henderson / Ramblin' on my mind [0:03:44.53]
03. Tombstone Bullets & Jimmy Hall / Murdered by love [0:04:08.04]
04. Beat Daddys / Livin' this love [0:04:01.00]
05. Billy C. Farlow / A little meat on the side [0:03:15.33]
06. Freddie & the Screamers / Full moon on Mian Street [0:05:40.82]
07. Hypnotics / Womanizer [0:03:35.64]
08. Zip Gibson / Smoking Hookah Blues [0:03:57.33]
09. Toler Brothers / Goin' down slow [0:07:09.76]
10. Bleu Jackson / Lightning [0:03:56.66]
11. Bleu Jackson / You left your mark on me [0:03:36.86]
12. Jim Liban / Skin hunger [0:04:48.66]
13. Mojo Men / Midnight drag [0:03:17.50]
14. Homesick James / 12 year old boy [0:08:23.00]
15. Steddy Eddy / Blue Train [0:04:32.29]






Tracklist:
01. Tommy Tutone / Love is out there somewhere [0:03:59.60]
02. Tommy Tutone / Eventually [0:04:32.66]
03. The Sluggers / The Buzz [0:03:52.40]
04. Eli And The Stranger / The dark side of the man [0:03:55.00]
05. Warsaw Falcons / Sometimes [0:05:21.89]
06. Warsaw Falcons / Hard habit [0:04:43.60]
07. Mr. Twistьr & Pointed Stick / Hard times in the U.S. of A. [0:03:16.77]
08. Full Moon Band / Contributing to the delinquency of A-minor [0:04:23.33]
09. Andy Arrow & the Twangtown Mavericks / Tear it up [0:03:12.02]
10. Richard Fagan / She's tough [0:03:14.64]
11. Larry Raspberry & The Highsteppers / The only way to win is surrender [0:03:28.33]
12. Larry Raspberry & The Highsteppers / When you cut me I bleed [0:03:53.82]
13. Gwil Owen & The Thieves / My silver tongue [0:03:47.57]
14. Gwil Owen & The Thieves / Ask any mirror [0:03:56.80]
15. B.C. & The Dartz / Lean, mean and hungry [0:04:11.53]






Tracklist:
01. Metro Blues All Stars / Devil gets his Due [0:06:20.16]
02. Tim Wagoner and Wild Blue Yonder / Make it Rain [0:05:17.00]
03. Hypnotics / Blues Patrol [0:04:34.77]
04. Dean Hall / I Know something 'bout the Blues [0:03:30.33]
05. Metro Blues All Stars / Strom Comin' Thru' [0:04:50.22]
06. Planet Rockers / Tennessee Woman [0:03:30.00]
07. Chip Vandiver / Love ain't never Satisfied [0:02:46.73]
08. Dean Hall / My Milkman was Freddy King [0:03:51.93]
09. Metro Blues All Stars / I would do for you [0:03:01.24]
10. Buddy Flett and the Bluebirds / Blues in a Honkey Tonk Key [0:03:33.53]
11. Johnny Neel / While she's in Love [0:04:20.22]
12. Metro Blues All Stars / Bad Situation [0:05:19.44]
13. Buddy Flett and the Bluebirds / Third House on the left [0:03:20.46]
14. Tim Wagoner and Wild Blue Yonder / My Old Friens the Blues [0:04:04.93]
15. Lost in Detroit / I Want to make Love to you [0:07:15.00]






Tracklist:
01. Will Smokey Logg / El Madrid [0:03:32.49]
02. Pat Mason / Queen Of The Boucherie [0:04:38.50]
03. Cold Blue Steel / The Girl That Radiates [0:02:50.00]
04. Jim Suhler And Monkey Beat / Where Were You When The Lights Went Out? [0:02:50.16]
05. Jim Suhler And Monkey Beat / Doncha Hang Around My Door [0:04:30.10]
06. Will Smokey Logg / That's Where The Money Goes [0:04:35.93]
07. Robert Ealy / Dog Don't Bite [0:04:03.62]
08. Mike Morgan / Well All Right Then [0:03:35.37]
09. Jimmy Spacek & Heavy Traffic / Good Lookin Lady [0:03:01.62]
10. Will Smokey Logg / Credit Didn't Go Through [0:06:07.50]
11. Jack Morgan Band / Honeyman [0:03:38.60]
12. Class Action / Midnight Moon [0:03:12.33]
13. Robert Ealy / Love Me Baby [0:03:37.46]
14. Michael Hardie / Pretenders Blues [0:04:11.53]
15. Will Smokey Logg / Tom Cat [0:03:51.06]
16. Bugs Henderson / Rock Me Baby [0:06:01.66]






Tracklist:
01. KENNY LEE - Blues Party [0:04:39.53]
02. BIRD DOGS- Bye Bye Baby [0:05:40.66]
03. ROCKY SHELTON - Twist of Fate [0:04:33.86]
04. MARY-ANN BRADON - It's a Dirty Job [0:03:26.29]
05. THE NASHVILLE KATZ - Snakin' [0:03:47.20]
06. BLUE FLAMES - One Step Closer to the Blues [0:04:30.17]
07. FRED JAMES - Everybody's Gettin' Them Some [0:03:57.33]
08. KENNY LEE - Country Boy [0:03:55.86]
09. BILLY C. FARLOW - Trouble's Come to the Delta [0:06:37.66]
10. JIMMY MARKHAM - You're So Fine [0:02:51.26]
11. ROCKY SHELTON - Strength to Stand Alone [0:03:27.86]
12. BILLY EARL McLELLAND - Highway Blues [0:03:07.62]
13. ZIP GIBSON - Snowing in Memphis [0:07:03.24]
14. BILLY EARL McLELLAND - Tall Girl in a Short Dress [0:02:50.46]
15. GREG "FINGERS" TAYLOR - The Battle is Over [0:04:06.49]






Tracklist:
01. Steve Bassett - Poor Of Me
02. Vickie Carrico - Let Love Make It Right
03. Chip Vandiver - Head On Collision
04. Son Phillips And The Hounds - April Fool
05. Blue Rain - Backslidin'
06. Mississippi Millie McLaine - You Pick That Thing Baby
07. Big Al & The Heavyweighter - Zydecoco
08. Vickie Carrico - Hello Darkness
09. Richard Waters with Larry Burton - Please Set A Date
10. Tim Gonzales - Summertime
11. Mississippi Millie McLaine - Retribution
12. Chick French - Lowdown & Dirty
13. Big Dawgs - One More Train
14. Bobby Little - Tears I Cried
15. Steve Bassett - Jesus Just Left Chicago






Tracklist:
01. MacLeod, Doug / Come To Find [0:04:12.02]
02. Lucas, Robert / Blues Man From L. A. [0:03:44.70]
03. Evans, Terry / Walking In The Same Tracks [0:04:21.69]
04. Red Eye Blues / Just Another Fool [0:03:46.73]
05. Nicolaisen, Jaime Troy / Is This What It Takes [0:03:37.40]
06. Ball, Tom & Kenny Sultan / Roll Of The Tumblin' Dice [0:04:09.64]
07. Smith, Chris Hammer / Born In Chicago [0:04:03.73]
08. Hula Monsters / She Don't Mind [0:05:31.00]
09. Evans, Terry / Down In Mississippi [0:07:44.00]
10. Lucas, Robert / Talk To Me [0:03:56.16]
11. Smith, Chris 'Hammer' / You And Me [0:06:47.90]
12. Red Eye Blues / Crescent Smile [0:04:04.46]
13. Ball, Tom / Wing And A Prayer [0:02:48.00]
14. Red Eye Blues / Keep On Tryin [0:05:44.29]
15. Bare, Jon / Don't Let The Sun Pass You [0:05:21.84]
16. McLeod, Doug / When I Left Missouri [0:03:23.40]






Tracklist:
01. Jimmy Dillon - One Wrong Move [0:04:42.14]
02. Jack king And Way Fat - Rich Live [0:03:52.00]
03. George Whitsell - Warm Heart [0:04:48.69]
04. Paris Slim - Mollyґs Backjard Blues [0:03:40.80]
05. Gary King - I Ainґt No Doctor [0:04:43.33]
06. Rhythmtown - Magnaton [0:03:09.60]
07. Goodman Murphy Band - Same Of Blues [0:05:24.46]
08. Greg Douglas - Dirtleg Blues [0:04:56.50]
09. Richi Ray - Cup Of Coffee [0:03:12.49]
10. Dan Hyes - She Says She Will [0:02:27.44]
11. Rhythm Sheiks - What I Know Now [0:04:00.73]
12. Pete Sears & Rich Kirch - Deuces Wild [0:04:08.16]
13. Little Jonny & The Giants - Stranger Blues [0:05:18.46]
14. Terry Haggerty - Red House [0:04:44.84]
15. trichotic - Something Is Wrong [0:04:43.89]






Tracklist:
01. Rhett Tyler & Earl Warning / Walk Dat Walk [0:05:21.13]
02. Sonny Kenn Band / Fade To Black [0:05:54.36]
03. B. B. And The Stingers / I Ainґt Perfect But Iґm Close [0:03:41.00]
04. Jhonny Charles / You Move Me [0:03:29.46]
05. John Bloys & The Boogie Stew / Iґm Free [0:04:54.57]
06. Rhett Tyler Earl Warning / Sam [0:05:18.89]
07. Nasty Ned & he famous Chilli Dog / Just Like Life [0:06:20.10]
08. Mike Dugan & The Blues Mission / Blue Eternity [0:06:09.36]
09. Bluesmann Whillie & The South Street Runners / The Blues Was Born In The U.S.A. [0:03:46.90]
10. Jhon Buschnell / One Night Ainґt Enough [0:04:41.66]
11. John Buschnell / Kitchen Blues [0:04:37.40]
12. Sonny Kenn Band / Homicide Blues [0:05:29.56]
13. Johnny Charles / Texas Blues [0:03:38.73]
14. Billy Hector / Someday Baby [0:06:41.46]






Tracklist:
01. Garry Smith Blues Band - I Can't Seem To Shake These Blues [0:04:39.53]
02. Kenny "Blue" Ray - Squeezin [0:02:46.82]
03. Nick Gravenites - Hard Thing [0:02:55.06]
04. Wendy DeWitt And Blue Saloon - Hard Times [0:03:32.70]
05. John "Bradway" Tucker & The Broadway Band - Good Woman [0:06:20.29]
06. Harvey Mandel - Million Dollar Feeling [0:05:29.64]
07. Henry Oden - Shade Tree Mechanic [0:03:04.09]
08. Lisa Kindred & Chris Goddard - Minglewood Blues [0:03:43.93]
09. Mike Henderson Blues Band - Homesick [0:02:11.84]
10. Chuck Vincent & Shuffle - Boogie 'Til We All Fall Down [0:05:49.76]
11. Bluefeans - Somebody Told Me [0:03:03.06]
12. Mike Wilhelm - Blues Medley Take I [0:06:05.90]
13. Doug Jay - Watch Your Step [0:03:07.33]
14. Stu Blank - Dimples [0:04:10.82]
15. Mark Naftalin - Treehouse Blues [0:02:52.24]






Tracklist:
01. T.C. Carr and The Catch - Woman's Lookin' For A Man [0:05:25.66]
02. Backtrack Bluesband - Boogie Shack [0:05:25.26]
03. Smokehouse - Cadillac In Swamp [0:06:01.60]
04. James Peterson - Jacksonville [0:02:57.96]
05. Floyd Miles & Friends - I Been Missing You [0:03:41.24]
06. Midnight Creepers - Luberta [0:03:42.26]
07. Mark Hodgson Band - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) [0:06:56.42]
08. Smokehouse - Peepin' Through The Knothole [0:03:01.40]
09. Pat Ramsey - King Of Fools [0:05:35.53]
10. Dr. Hector & The Groove Injectors - Pickin' The Blues [0:04:27.93]
11. Pat Ramsey - Allergic To Work [0:03:34.90]
12. Floyd Miles & Friends - Cold, Cold World [0:03:49.42]
13. Bill Wharton & The Ingredients - Swamp Boogie [0:03:38.97]
14. Dr. Hector & The Groove Injectors - Risky Buisiness [0:02:32.93]
15. Mark Hodgson Band - Starless Night [0:07:02.82]
16. Tony Coleman - Talkin' 'Bout The Blues [0:05:05.26]






Tracklist:
01. Kent Earl Housman / Margaritha Drive [0:03:27.93]
02. Sy Klopps Blues Band / Steppin' Stone [0:03:02.60]
03. Steve Gannon / Too Through With You [0:04:34.76]
04. Ron Thompson / Pin Eyed Woman [0:06:34.93]
05. Jeff Jolly / Long Distance Love [0:04:23.24]
06. Zero / Devils's Dick Blues [0:05:37.00]
07. Lisa Kindred & Chris Goddard / Train [0:04:38.86]
08. Jerry Miller Band / Now I See [0:07:17.20]
09. Wendy Dewitt and Blue Saloon / Gypsy Good Time [0:03:53.80]
10. Chriss Cobb Band / Bad Brain [0:06:09.86]
11. David Denny / Without You [0:05:13.82]
12. Vipers / Mailbox Blues [0:03:32.80]
13. Michael Quinn / The Hard Way [0:04:46.60]
14. Annie Sampson / Big Fish [0:03:57.86]
15. Bobbie Webb / I'll Play The Blues For You [0:05:05.37]






Tracklist:
01. James Armstron - The Devilґs LivinґThere [0:04:46.86]
02. Blistering Blues Band - Help The poor [0:05:26.22]
03. Blue By Nature - The Blues Is In My Way [0:05:22.04]
04. Barry Levenson - Cobra Days/Blue Tears [0:07:13.00]
05. Christine Lakeland - Details [0:03:08.26]
06. Rich Harper Blues Band - Sheґs On Her Way Up [0:05:02.49]
07. Brenda Burns - One Woman Man [0:04:39.60]
08. RedHot Blues - One Bottle [0:07:53.93]
09. Cammilles Blues Box - My Man [0:03:38.93]
10. Blue By Nature - Love Me All Night [0:05:07.04]
11. Stan Ruffo & The Instigators - Take Away My Breath [0:03:25.29]
12. Brenda Burns - Broken Hearts Row [0:03:02.97]
13. RedHot Blues - Haunted By My Past [0:05:14.76]
14. Barry Levenson - Steel Life [0:05:51.26]






Tracklist:
01. Buddy Ray - Root Man
02. Harry Dial Band - Born Under A Bad Sign
03. Kenny Brown - Jumper On The Line
04. Jimmy Birdsong - I'll Be What You Want Me To Be
05. Dave Mac Kennnzie - Rats In My Bedroom
06. Gator Dogs - Samp Man
07. Etta Britt - Mama's Got Her Gun
08. Dave Duncan - Tangled Up In Your Love
09. Little Charles & The Sidewinders - Young Girl
10. Christine Kittrell - Sittin' Here Drinkin'
11. Buddy Ray - Cab Driver
12. Richard Waters And The Blues Boyz - Long Cold Lonely Winter
13. Perry Welsh & The Mighty Johnsons - Sun Is Shining
14. Scott Holt Band - Let's Sraighten It Out
15. Danny Rhodes And The Messengers - River Road






Tracklist:
01. Anthony Paul / Don't Let The Same Dog Bite You Twice [0:04:20:01]
02. Michael Barclay Blues Band / Don't Want To Touch That Woman [0:05:21:02]
03. Richie Barron / Somebody's Got To You [0:04:09:10]
04. Red Beans & Rice / The Dark Side [0:06:07.16]
05. Jonathan Kalb / Shadow Of A Man [0:04:19.93]
06. The Aces / Can't See The Light [0:04:04.53]
07. Barry Goldberg / What About Me [0:04:26.70]
08. Chuck Day Band / Parchman Farm [0:06:04.62]
09. Chris Michie / Sweet Disposition [0:03:54.93]
10. Randy Forrester / Mean Old World [0:02:37.93]
11. Soul Drivers / Don't Keep Me Waiting [0:04:52.86]
12. Terry Hanck and The Soulrockers / Walk That Walk [0:07:44.00]
13. Darby Suck / Red House [0:05:20.73]
14. Mick Martin & The Blues Rockers / Losing You [0:09:55.24]
15. Chronic with a K feat. Leigh Stephens / WeGotta Out Of This Place [0:05:55.82]






Tracklist:
01. Clarence Dobbins Review / Hearsy [0:02:29.66]
02. Kentucky Thunder / Love Is A Gift [0:04:02.76]
03. Kentucky Thunder / Mamaґs Got Her Gun [0:04:06.53]
04. Mike Griffin The Unknown Blues Band / The Blues Ainґt Never Gonna Die [0:11:31.10]
05. Gary Nicholson & The Change / I Got The Itch [0:05:47.20]
06. Eddir Goreґs Soiree / Get Up On It [0:04:58.62]
07. Michael Henderson & The Bluebloods / When The Welfare Turnґs It Back On You [0:07:39.97]
08. Sid Herringґs Blue Sauce / Move On [0:03:28.82]
09. Little Kings / Reconsider Baby [0:06:46.13]
10. Mary/Ann Brandon - Stone Blues [0:02:39.50]
11. Scott Holt Band / Ainґt Gonna Be A Fool [0:06:09.86]
12. Blues Boyz / Murdered By Love [0:06:07.06]
13. Kentucky Thunder / Your Loveґs Got A Hold On Me [0:03:33.40]






Tracklist:
01. King Johnson - Where My Baby Might Be [0:05:06.37]
02. Diane Durrett - Blue Eyed Soul [0:03:32.92]
03. Barry Richman Band - Without Explanation [0:05:34.88]
04. Chris Hicks - Blues Got Me Down [0:06:35.57]
05. Wayne "Bear" Sauls - Special Kind Of Mambo [0:02:39.09]
06. Tim Brooks - Sweet Dreams [0:04:37.46]
07. Diane Durrett - Side Squeeze [0:04:00.64]
08. Doug "Little Brother" Jones - When The Deal Goes Down [0:03:57.13]
09. Doug "Little Brother" Jones - The Last Time [0:02:59.62]
10. Reddog - Honest Man [0:04:25.37]
11. Barry Richman Band - Reflection Avenue [0:06:06.06]
12. Donnie McCormick - It's A Feeling [0:07:29.46]
13. Tim Brooks - Jesse [0:04:22.69]