A Musical Tribute to the Olympics
Various Artists
CD (MRD106)
SRP: $7.98

1. Fire Inside - Elizabeth Tryon
2. I Believe - Pomeroy
3. Destiny - Sparechange
4. One Voice - Bob Pressner Band
5. Break Me Out - The Rescues
6. Long Way From Home - Asia featuring John Payne
7. The Longest Day - Bob Pressner Band
8. Use What I Got - Lucy Woodward
9. Out Here - Burgandy Brown
10. Heart Of A Champion - Bob Pressner Band

The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China is an opportunity for the world, with one voice, to celebrate the best amateur athletes in the world. During these Olympics, hundreds of stories will be played out on the world stage.  The Olympics is the ultimate test for an athlete. Not only is the athlete competing for themselves, but they are coming to Beijing to represent their country, their town, their village.  

This year’s Summer Olympics will create memorable moments that will last throughout the ages. The thrill of the Olympic athlete standing in the winner’s circle, and their country’s flag being raised while their national anthem is being played is every athlete’s dream. This CD is dedicated to that dream… to that magic moment. 

Enjoy this collection of songs celebrating the unquenchable spirit of the athletes who compete to be the very best. This CD is a tribute to them and also to the thousands of athletes who also compete every four years in the Special Olympics.

 

1. I Walked All Night Long
2. CC Baby
3. Gotta Move
4. Have You Ever Loved A Woman?
5. The Thrill Is Gone
6. Killing Floor
7. The Sky Is Crying
8. Every Day I Have The Blues/Sweet Little Angel
9. Hoochie Coochie Man
10. Rock Me Baby
11. Fat Guitars
12. Pretty Woman
    Encore
13. Let The Good Times Roll
14. Born Under A Bad Sign

If B.B., Albert and Freddie are the blues kings, then surely Vince, Nathaniel, Clas and Jon are the princes of the blues! On April 28, 2007 the perfect blues storm occurred in New York City. This is when the four princes got together and jammed to the music of the three kings! The blues storm that was created that night has been captured here on DVD and CD for the ages.

THE ALL-STAR JAM FEATURES...
Vince Converse, Houston born guitar slinger who while in his band Sunset Heights was often compared to a young Stevie Ray Vaughan. Vince was a featured guitarist on the tribute album to the legendary Peter Green "Rattlesnake Guitar".

Nathaniel Peterson "One Note Nate" has proven himself to be a living and breathing testimony to the blues. Nathaniel has played with the likes of Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, The Temptations, The Contours, Mitch Ryder to name a few, and was a member and featured vocalist with Savoy Brown on their release “The Blues Keep Me Holding On”.

Jon Paris "JP" has toured and recorded with an incredible array of artists including Johnny Winter, Bob Dylan, Mick Taylor, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Robert Gordon, John Hiatt and more.

Clas Yngstrom, known as the "Scandinavian Hendrix", has toured Europe for the past 20 years with his band "Sky High" playing the blues of such legends as Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson and many more.

 

1. Intro
2. First Time I Met The Blues
3. Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues
4. My Time After Awhile
5. Nice And Clean
6. I Dig Your Wig
7. She Suites Me To A T
8. Ten Years Ago
9. Nobody Understands Me But My Guitar
10. When My Left Eye Jumps
11. My Mother
12. Too Many Ways
13. One Room County Shack
14. You’ve Been Gone Too Long
15. Outro

At the age of 20 Scott Holt joined the legendary Buddy Guy Blues Band and for the next 10 years toured the world spreading the blues. This album is dedicated to Buddy Guy and is a loving musical tribute to the blues master. All the songs in this collection were hand picked and are the songs that are most associated and written by the blues legend, Buddy Guy. Along the way, Scott Holt has also added his guitar talents and played with Eric Clapton, Davie Bowie, Carlos Santana, Koko Taylor and Willie Dixon to name a few...

In 2000 Scott broke out on his own and formed the The Scott Holt Band. Scott truly can be called the hardest working blues man in show business today. Scott has appeared on television shows such as The Tonight Show, Conan O'Brien, Good Morning America and Austin City Limits to name a few. The Scott Holt Band now travels over 200 dates a year spreading the blues and that very special Scott Holt magic!

1. I Need A Lover - Pat Benatar
2. It Ain't The Meat (It’s The Motion) -
   Maria Muldaur
3. Girl Talk - Julie London
4. Some One Else Is Steppin’ In - Ernestine Anderson
5. Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
6. You Better Sit Down Kids - Cher
7. One Less Bell To Answer -
   The 5th Dimension
8. Just A Little Lovin - Dusty Springfield
9. Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch
10. No Love, No Nothin’ - Mary Stallings
11. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right - Luther Ingram
12. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

VARIOUS ARTISTS
"O Reggae, Where Art Thou?"
(MRD103)
$9.98

Here is a package of 20 of the most interesting roots sounds from the classic age of reggae music in Jamaica, 1971 through1974. Many of these classics are Jamaican perennials. As an example Prince Jazzbo demonstrates how rapping’s roots go way back to the early days of what the Rastamen called “toasting.” Many artists in this package would be considered “one-hit wonders.” Some of these artists are long-forgotten voices and some are those who are still making hit after hit. But, they all contributed to the foundation and the spreading of reggae music around the world.

1. I Man Bitter
   Pluto
2. School
   Prince Jazzbo
3. No Portion a Gal
   Sang Hugh
4. Rasta Stop No One
   The Stingers
5. Boogie Bump
   Pluto
6. Everything I own
   Ken Boothe
7. Ram Goat Liver
   Pluto
8. Hold My Hand
   The Starlites
9. Fire, Fire
   Lloyd Robinson
10. Country Living
    Eagles
11. A-So
    The Willows
12. Johnny Reggae
    Big Youth
13. Aily
    Cynthia Richards
14. Second Chance
    Ken Boothe
15. Until It's Done
    Delroy Wilson
16. As Long As You Love Me
    The Maytones
17. Rasta No Born Yah
    Sang Hugh
18. Westbound Train
    Dennis Brown
19. Silver Words
    Ken Boothe
20. Have a Little Faith
    Nicky Thomas

VARIOUS ARTISTS
"O Gospel, Where Art Thou?"
(MRD102)
$9.98

If anyone were to look for music that is truly American in scope, Gospel would be at the top of the list. These rare vintage "field" recordings from the early 1950's are some of the most amazing Black Gospel recordings ever put on tape. Beautifully recorded and exciting performances by legendary Black Gospel groups of the 1950's await new listeners in a new century.

1. I Can See My Savior
   The Ever-Ready Gospel Singers
2. In the Morning
   Golden Gates Quartet
3. Search Me Lord
   Kings of Harmony
4. Look for Me in Heaven
   Echoes of Zion
5. The Lord's Alphabet
   The Dixiaires
6. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
   The Dixiaires
7. Precious Lord Take My Hand
   Kings Of Harmony
8. Was the Blood
   The Blind Boys
9. Prayin' Time
   The Atlanta Pilgrim Travelers
10. The Greatest Creator of Them All
    The Dixiaires
11. Let it Shine on Me
    Kings Of Harmony
12. Jesus Give Me Water
    The Dixiaires
13. Sending Up My Timber
    The Ever-Ready Gospel Singers
14. In the Wilderness
    Echoes Of Zion
15. Sweet Jesus, the Lilly of the Valley
    The Atlanta Pilgrim Singers
16. The Lord is My Sheppard
    Kings Of Harmony
17. Let Nothing Seperate Me from His Love
    The Blind Boys

VARIOUS ARTISTS
"O Blues, Where Art Thou?"
(MRD101)
$9.98

The legendary producer Bobby Shad once stated, “In recording these blues artists, it gave me an opportunity to receive an education that couldn’t be found in any book.” At the time, Bobby Shad recorded a group of artists that would go on to become blues legends. These recordings were made in 1951 and, up until recently, were considered “the lost tapes”. Fortunately for us, these tapes have been found and they are now being presented for the first time on compact disc to a whole new generation of blues enthusiasts.

1. Key To The Highway
   Brownie McGhee
2. Gonna Boogie
   John Lee Hooker
3. Mean Old 'Frisco
   Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
4. I Love You Baby
   Smokey Hogg
5. Cryin' Blues
   Sonny "Hootin'" Terry & His Night Owls
6. Junco Partner
   James Wayne
7. Goin' Down Slow
   Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry
8. Long Way from Texas
   Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins
9. Bulldog Blues
   Bob Gaddy & His Alley Cats
10. Please Tell Me Baby
    Peppermint Harris
11. Bad Boy
    John Lee Hooker
12. Ease My Worried Mind
    Brownie McGhee
13. So Sorry
    L. C. Williams
14. I Found My Baby
    Ray Charles
15. New York Boogie
    Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins