Live on Beale Street : a tribute to Bobby "Blue" Bland

"Rodd Bland, son of immortal blues singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, delivers a well-executed and uncommonly conceived homage to his famous father on his new record Live On Beale Street: A Tribute to Bobby "Blue" Bland ... Live On Beale Street: A Tribute to Bobby "Blue" Bland shows a ton of love and respect for Bobby's legacy and body of work while also being endlessly entertaining. Anticipate an instant attraction".

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"Live On Beale Street is a fitting tribute from a son to a father. Executing with high end skill and precision, Rodd Bland and The Members Only Band thrill. This live recording crackles with that in the moment energy and brings the listener at home right to Memphis".

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" ... this set captures the looseness and exuberance of a live gig, toughened by the discipline, emotionl intensity, and musical excellence that characterized the Bobby Bland sound. Vocalists Chris Stephenson (who also plays keyboards), Jerome Chism, and Ashton Riker summon the master's spirit with winning versimilitude; the horn charts, based closely on (but not slavishly imitative of) the originals, are both brawny and emotionally evocative; the solos, as they were during Bobby "Blue's" heyday, are crisp and concise, yet deft and imbued with improvisational fire ... Through it all, Rodd Bland's drumming evokes his musical ancestors and mentors - Jabo Starks, Harold "Peanie" Portier, George Weaver, Tony "TC" Coleman- with unbridled fervor".