MYSTERY  TRAIN  N .  304  -  FEBRUARY  11  2016
TITLE :  "MOVIN'  TO  KANSAS   CITY"
CD'S  OF  THE  WEEK  :
- BAD NEWS BARNES & THE BRETHREN OF BLUES BAND
  "90  PROOF  TRUTH"   ( Flaming  Saddies ) 
- TOMMY  McCOY   "25  YEAR  RETROSPECT"   ( Earwig )
-  STOLEN  HEARTS "DIRTY SOUTHERN SOUL"(Self  Release)  
THE  OTHER  NEWS  : 
Mississippi Bigfoot, Blue Largo, The Jimmys, Popa Chubby,
Bonita & The Blues Shacks, The Peterson Brothers, 
Henry Gray & Bob Corritore, Jason Vivone & The Billy Bats,
Katy Guillen & The Girls,  Keith Stone, Charlie Sayles, Whelan,
London, Meader, Pramuk & Ross, Jon Cleary, Tim Williams,
I Want To Sing Right, Les Copeland, Kate Campbell .
FROM  THE  PAST  :
Little Willie Littlefield, The Staple Singers, The Blues Brothers,
Mark Murphy, Eden Brent, Troy Floyd & His Plaza Hotel Orch. 
"MYSTERY  TRAIN" : BLUES & AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC 
with  your "blue-jay"  Roberto  Rossi . 

MYSTERY  TRAIN  -  MOVIN' TO KANSAS CITY

Take a ride along the banks of the Mississippi River, pull up a stool in any St. Louis blues joint and talk will soon turn to the musician who’s giving the city its soundtrack. Jeremiah Johnson’s towering reputation has been hard-earned. During a two-decade rise, his triumphs have been accompanied by struggles and scars – not to mention the solitude of a life in motion. But those hard knocks have forged him as an artist, and now they feed into Straitjacket: the warts-and-all masterpiece that gives it to you straight. “This album is original American rock ‘n’ blues with southern-fried soul,” explains Johnson. “I just close my eyes and feel the music go through me…”
	Few are better-qualified to commentate on modern America’s melting pot of people, cultures and musical genres. As Johnson reminds us in the autobiographical groove of 9th & Russell, the bandleader cut his teeth in St. Louis, then honed his craft in Houston, where he won the Regional Blues Challenge for three years running. But it was the return to home-turf in 2009 that truly planted Johnson’s flag, as he hit the stage at the iconic Hammerstone’s blues bar and spliced the two cities’ musical palettes into his own searing original material.
	Since then, there’s been victory in the 2011 St Louis Blues Society Challenge, acclaimed albums including 2014’s Devon Allman-produced Grind and 2016’s genre-hopping Blues Heart Attack – not to mention the Ride The Blues documentary that painted a candid portrait of Johnson’s bitter-sweet rise. In 2018, Straitjacket wears his soul on its sleeve. Produced by Mike Zito, and tracked live by the crack-squad studio band of Frank Bauer (sax/vocals), Benet Schaeffer (drums) and Tom Maloney (bass), the tracklisting takes in plenty of playful moments, like the title track’s hectic funk-blues complaint to a controlling girlfriend, or the grooving Dirty Mind, about a lover calling up for “a little company” at 2am. But elsewhere, personal songs like the addiction-themed Keep On Sailing bleed into the social commentary of Believe In America and Old School, which examines the spate of US shootings. 
It all ends with a cover of Alvin Lee’s classic Rock ‘N’ Roll Music To The World, which sees the band flex their astonishing chemistry and enjoy the ride. The man himself hopes you will do the same: “I want people to let this record play from the first to the last note, crank it up at a party or riding through the night on a Harley-Davidson. I want it to make people feel like going on a trip of emotion…”

Straitjacket

Dirty Mind

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Spin Doctors
If The River Was Whiskey
Released April 30th, 2013 on Ruf Records
Spin Doctors NEW CD out on Ruf Records! "If The River Was Whiskey" available everywhere TODAY... -> https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/if-the-river-was-whiskey/id621834201 • www.rufrecords.de

You think you know the Spin Doctors. Think again. When the legendary New York quartet release If The River Was Whiskey on April 30th through Ruf Records, casual fans will discover the secret past the hardcore have never forgotten. To the wider world, the Doctors might be the multi-million-selling icons behind hits like Two Princes and Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong, not to mention the classic Pocket Full Of Kryptonite. But in 2013, Chris Barron (vocals), Aaron Comess (drums), Eric Schenkman (guitar) and Mark White (bass) are reconnecting with the flat-broke twenty-somethings who scraped for dollars at the sharp end of the Big Apple blues circuit. The Spin Doctors have come full-circle. http://www.rufrecords.de


Upcoming Tour Dates:

05/02/13 Neptunes - Virginia Beach, VA

05/03/13 NC Music Factory - Charlotte, NC 

05/04/13 Allure Nightlife - Greensboro, NC

05/05/13 Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA

05/07/13 Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY

05/08/13 Rams Head on Stage - Annapolis, MD

05/09/13 World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA

05/10/13 Mohegan Sun Casino, Wolf Den - Uncasville, CT

05/17/13 Wildflower Arts & Music Festival - Richardson, TX

06/08/13 Seven Cherokee Casino - West Siloam Springs, OK

06/09/13 Celebrate Fairfax - Fairfax, VA

06/15/13 Tropicana Express - Laughlin, NV

07/06/13 Petunia Festival - Dixon, IL

07/20/13 Blues Balls Music Festival,  Lucerne, Switzerland

07/21/13 Burg Herzberg Festival. Germany

07/24/13 Lane County Fair - Eugene, OR

07/27/13 Toronto's Festival of Beer, CNE Grounds Bandshell - Toronto, OT Canada

08/10/13 Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater - Peachtree City, GA

08/29/13 Monterey Country Fairgrounds - Monterey, CA

08/30/13 Sycuan Casino - El Cajon, CA

08/31/13 Moses Lake Summer Concert Series, McCosh Park - Moses Lake, WA

09/01/13 Pig Out in the Park, Riverfront Park - Spokane, WA

Spin Doctors - About A Train

It all started in the Black Forest, late at night, when it seems all great things begin. There in a small village bar, with the doors locked, window shades rolled down, an after- hours party was happening inside. Blues great, Luther Allison was jamming with a bunch of eighty-year old Black Forest folklore musicians. I was young, lucky and overwhelmed by the communicating power of music. I left the farm to pay my dues as a concert promoter, agent and manager. Soon I collaborated with Allison, eventually becoming his representative on the European side of the world. I was a student learning from a man who traveled the rocky blues road for more than thirty years. It became apparent that relationships between artists and record companies can be frustrating for the artists, with companies lacking enthusiasm and understanding of the music.

So management had a baby and it was named Ruf Records. Born of the need and love to promote what we believe in... the communicating power of music.

Now more than 10 years and 100 releases later, I couldn't be happier. And with all the terrific artists on the Ruf Records roster, we will continue to grow. Ruf Records is the label of choice for Bernard Allison, Canned Heat, Sue Foley, Friend & Fellow, Imperial Crowns, Candye Kane, Aynsley Lister, Omar and the Howlers, Ian Parker, The Nighthawks and the irrepressible Walter Trout.

We are able to help our artists expand their careers beyond their extensive tour schedules by providing them with worldwide distribution and one-on-one relationships with each and every one of us here at Ruf. The same applies to our relationships with radio broadcasters, CD reviewers, magazines, e-zines, blue societies and anyone else in this crazy business. Let us know who you are, what you need and what you think. Ruf Records wants to hear from you, and we want you to hear from Ruf Records... communicating for the power of music.

On this site you will be able to view our growing family. Stay a while and enjoy. Be sure to come back soon.

Thomas Ruf

P.S. and in case you were wondering, it's pronounced "roof"

Dirty Mind

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