ohhhh wow, what a superb voice and blues, love it!!

Sweet Giant of The Blues. Otis Spann - Bird In A Cage

Nancy Wilson - Ain't No Sunshine

I'd Rather Go Blind

What'll you do when you get lonely
And nobody's waiting by your side?
You've been running and hiding much too long.
You know it's just your foolish pride.

Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, I'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.

I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down.
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
Turned my whole world upside down.

Let's make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane.
Please don't say we'll never find a way
And tell me all my love's in vain.


Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton - Layla

Shemekia Copeland was born in Harlem, New York on April 10, 1979, and came to her singing career naturally. Her bluesman father recognized his daughter's talent early on. He always encouraged her to sing at home and even brought her on stage to sing at Harlem's famed Cotton Club when she was just eight. At that time Shemekia's embarrassment outweighed her desire to sing. But when she was 15 and her father's health began to slow him down, she received the calling. "It was like a switch went off in my head," recalls Shemekia, "and I wanted to sing. It became a want and a need. I had to do it." 

At 16, Shemekia joined her father on his tours after he was diagnosed with a degenerative heart condition. Soon enough Shemekia was opening, and sometimes even stealing, her father's shows. "She grabbed the crowd with her powerful voice, poised and intense," raved Blues Revue at the time. Eventually, though, it became clear to Shemekia who was helping whom. "Dad wanted me to think I was helping him out by opening his shows when he was sick, but really, he was doing it all for me. He would go out and do gigs so I would get known. He went out of his way to get me that exposure," recalls Shemekia. 

Shemekia stepped out of her father's shadow in 1998 with her groundbreaking debut CD, Turn The Heat Up, recorded when she was only 18. Critics from around the world celebrated her music as fans of all ages agreed that an unstoppable new talent had arrived. News outlets from the New York Times to CNN took note of Copeland's talent, engaging personality, and true star power. "Nothing short of uncanny," said the Village Voice. "She roars with a sizzling hot intensity," added the Boston Globe. 

Copeland followed up with 2000's Grammy-nominated Wicked, 2002's Talking To Strangers (produced by Dr. John) and 2008's The Soul Truth (produced by Steve Cropper). In that short period of time, she earned eight Blues Music Awards, a host of Living Blues Awards (including the prestigious 2010 Blues Artist Of The Year) and more accolades from fans, critics and fellow musicians. Two highly successful releases on Telarc (including 2012's Grammy-nominated 33 1/3) cemented her reputation as a singer who, according to NPR's All Things Considered, "embodies the blues with her powerful vocal chops and fearless look at social issues." USA Today says, "Copeland is a singer with fervor and funk, power and range." 

Copeland has performed thousands of gigs at clubs, festivals and concert halls all over the world and has appeared on national television, NPR, and in newspapers, films and magazines. She is a mainstay on countless commercial and non-commercial radio stations. She's sung with Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Carlos Santana, James Cotton and many others. She opened for The Rolling Stones and entertained U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait. Jeff Beck calls her "f*cking amazing." Santana says, "She's incandescent…a diamond." At the 2011 Chicago Blues Festival, the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois officially declared Copeland to be "The New Queen Of The Blues." In 2012, she performed at the White House for President and Mrs. Obama. Afterward, Jagger (with whom she sang) sent her a bottle of champagne.

Turn The Heat Up - Copeland Shemekia

Turn The Heat Up

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Produced by Tom Hambridge  
Recorded at Sound Stage Studio, Nashville TN  
Engineered by Jim Cooley and Nick Autry  
Mixed &Mastered by Tom Hambridge and Michael Saint-Leon at The Switchyard, Nashville TN
Executive Producer: Bruce Iglauer  

Additional Recording by:  
Shane Baldwin at Elevated Basement, Savannah GA  
Stuart Sullivan at Wire Recording, Austin TX  
Brendan Muldowney at Carriage House, Stamford CT   

Photos by Christopher Durst, christopherdurst.com 
Packaging design by Kevin Niemiec 
Alligator logo by Michael Trossman  

Booking: The Rosebud Agency, www.rosebudus.com 
Management: jacklyn@jamescottonsuperharp.com
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James Cotton plays and endorses Seydel Harmonicas (seydelusa.com) 
Tom Holland endorses Delaney Guitars (delaneyguitars.com) and GHS Strings (ghsstrings.com) 
Jerry Porter endorses Sabian Cymbals (sabian.com), Smith Drums (myspace.com/smithdrums) and Evans Drumheads (evansdrumheads.com)  

Gregg Allman appears courtesy of Rounder Records 
Joe Bonamassa appears courtesy of J&R Adventures 
Ruthie Foster appears courtesy of Blue Corn Music 
Warren Haynes appears courtesy of Stax Records 
Keb Mo appears courtesy of Yolabelle International/ILG 
Darrell Nulisch appears courtesy of Severn Records

Cotton Mouth Man

Order from Alligator

James Cotton - Mississippi Mud (w/Keb Mo)

Stormy Monday ( T-Bone Walker Cover )

Close To My Fire

Imelda May - Big Bad Handsome Man

Thirty Tracks band was born in April 2011
, when the components Marco Casavola on the electric guitar, Alessandro Gerini on the voice and blues harp, Roberto Lapucci on the bass guitar and Andrea Sciarra on drum, coming from different musical experiences, found themselves united thanks to a deep passion for the "Devil's Music".
So they started to propose and electric and modern set, ispired by great names as Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Healey Band, The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Kenny Wayne Sheperd and Jonny Lang.

So they recorded their first live studio session.

In november 2012, Matteo Bruni joined the group on the keyboards, and in January 2013 with the entrance of the vocalists Lucilla Fossi and Lisa Graps the band was finally formed.

Acquired a new, whole sound, Thirty Tracks have recorded their second live studio session on the Musikalmente Studio's in April 2013. Good Listening.

In May 2013 Tommaso Cecconi take the place of  Matteo Bruni on keyboards. 

Blues Bless You

°°°ITALIANO°°°

I “Thirty Tracks” nascono nell’aprile 2011, quando i componenti Marco Casavola alla chitarra, Alessandro Gerini alla voce e armonica, Roberto Lapucci al basso e Andrea Sciarra alla batteria, provenienti da esperienze musicali piuttosto diverse si scoprono però accomunati da una passione ormai decennale nei confronti della “musica del diavolo” .
Propongono quindi un set elettrico che è un omaggio ai più grandi nomi del genere; da Stevie Ray Vaughan a Jeff Healey Band , fino ad artisti più recenti come John Mayer e Joe Bonamassa.
Registrano così la loro prima demo presso il "SonicStudio" e cominciano ed esibrisi in diversi locali della realtà musicale toscana.

A novembre 2012 fa il suo ingresso alle tastiere Matteo Bruni ed a gennaio 2013 la formazione è finalmente completa con l'ingresso delle vocalists Lucilla Fossi e Lisa Graps.

A Maggio 2013 Tommaso cecconi subentra a Matteo Bruni alle tastiere.
I Thirty Tracks acquisiscono così un sound più completo; registrando a fine Aprile 2013 presso il Musikalmente Studio il loro secondo live EP.

Stormy Monday ( T-Bone Walker Cover )

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