| Mayall, John / A Special Life |
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| Album: | A Special Life | Collection: | Blues | |
| Artist: | Mayall, John | Added: | May 2014 | |
| Label: | Forty Below Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-05-09 | Pull Date: | 2014-07-11 | Charts: | Blues |
| Week Ending: | Jul 13 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 | Jun 22 | Jun 15 | Jun 1 | May 25 | May 18 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 09, 2014: | Brownian Motion Speak Of The Devil | 4. | Jun 21, 2014: | Music Casserole Heartache | |
| 2. | Jul 04, 2014: | The Songsmith Show A Special Life | 5. | Jun 20, 2014: | The Songsmith Show Big Town Playboy | |
| 3. | Jun 27, 2014: | The Songsmith Show Speak Of The Devil | 6. | Jun 17, 2014: | Eclectic Erudition Just A Memory |
| Album Review |
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| MC Dizzy Jackson Reviewed 2014-05-08 | ||
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Eighty (80!!) year old Living Legend, well over 50 years performing. Singer, songwriter, gtr, keys, harmonica player. English-born, founded the Bluesbreakers, which included Eric Clapton, Peter Green, John McVie, Larry Taylor, Mick Taylor, etc. Still sounds as he did years ago, still got the chops, with a great band, including C.J. Chenier (Clifton’s son) playing accordion on #1. Play it all. No FCC’s. *My Favorites*: All. 1. (4:54) Mid. Easy-going bluesy zydeco. 2. (3:27) Mid. Mean bluesy rocker. 3. (3:20) Mid. Funky blues w/ harmonica. 4. (4:15) Mid. Mayall takes on politics, social issues. 5. (4:37) Slow / Mid. Albert King song. Blues drag w/ organ. 6. (4:19) Mid. Eddie Taylor song. Steady rollin’ w/ harmonica, keys. 7. (4:10) Slow / Mid. Title track. Easy-going mellow blues. 8. (4:08) Mid. Jimmy McCracklin song. Mean gtr, back vcls. 9. (4:48) Mid. Mellow heartbreaker w/ xylophone? 10. (4:04) Mid. Bluesy rock w/ mean gtr, organ. 11. (6:40) Slow / Mid. Mellow bluesy mourner. | ||
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