Untitled DocumentJohnny Moeller - Bloogaloo
11 tracks.
Austin-based Moeller, who leads his own band in addition to playing guitar in the Fabulous Thunderbirds, has crafted an album in BlooGaLoo that plays to his amazing versatility as a guitarist, playing wailing single notes as well as well as groovy, funky New Orleans inspired rhythms that recall one of his influences, the great Earl King. Moeller includes his own take on two classic King songs, “Trick Bag” (imagine a funky, Dylan-esque lead vocal and you’ve got some idea) and “Everybody’s Got to Cry Sometime.”
Blues Festival E-Guide
BlooGaLoo is Johnny Moeller’s best disc yet and will prove difficult to remove from your stereo
Graham Clarke- Phoenix Blues Society
Johnny Moeller is, quite simply, one of the most exciting and talented guitarists on the blues scene today. Anyone who has seen him performing live with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, or heard his stellar contributions to albums by Lou Pride, Darrell Nulisch, Tad Robinson and Steve Guyger will instantly agree with Kim Wilson’s statement that “This guy’s a monster and should be recognised as one of the world’s top musicians.” High praise indeed from a blues master who contributes vocals and harmonica to two tracks on this fine set.
Mick Rainsford- Blues In Britain
Tad Robinson - Back In Style
Singer/harmonica player Tad Robinson has always played the soulful side of the blues. On this new disc he dives head first into the Soul music waters and executes a flawless entry into the deep end.
Mark Smith-Blues Source
These cuts all have a style that, as Tad puts it, is contemporary, but, indeed rooted in the sounds of the classic soul music he cut his teeth on. Most all of these songs deal with love, loss, and the perseverance of the human spirit.
Sheryl and Don Crow-Nashville Blues Society
Soul blues is on the rise again, and Tad Robinson possesses a distinctive Motown voice and style admitting little in the way of modernisms, favoring a true heart-of-the-South vibe cut with a bit of ghetto Chicago and occasionally perhaps just the smallest trifle of Rod Stewart in a smooth gravelly whiskey glass glazed with smoky swamp water as a chaser.
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