LAUREN DALEY: Rocker Joe Louis Walker has done — and played — it all Fall River Spirit Joe Louis Walker is by far one of the most fascinating people I have interviewed for this column. He talked to me for over an hour about everything from American history and health care to Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello. He's got a fascinating take on ...
Review: Joe Louis Walker - Hellfire Blinded By Sound In the case of Joe Louis Walker, a fixture on the blues circuit for decades, and his latest offering Hellfire, the tank is still very, very full. He is singing and playing with the conviction of a young man and the skill of a wizened, hardened veteran.
Joe Louis Walker – Hellfire (2012) Something Else! Reviews Listen to Joe Louis Walker, and you'll hear the grimy city blues of Buddy Guy, the Rolling Stones' junkie groove, the soaring echoes of Al Green's church music, and Sly Stones' urban soul. That's the magic and the power of his work, something you're ...
Ruthie Foster's new CD -- "Let It Burn" simmers with great music Pittsburgh Post Gazette Last week I gave you the fine new album by Joe Louis Walker; now it's time for the latest from the supremely soulful pipes of Ruthie Foster -- "Let It Burn" (Blue Corn Music). If you've seen Foster in concert, you know she an amazing singer, ...
New Music Monday: Jeff Lorber, Joe Louis Walker and new live stuff from Styx Something Else! Reviews This week's list includes fresh product from Jeff Lorber, Joe Louis Walker, King Giant, Ringo Starr and Ruthie Foster as well as interesting updates of older items by Aretha Franklin, Bo Carter and the Mississippi Sheiks, Maynard Ferguson, Styx, ...
IN THE CLUBS: Feb. 9-13 Wicked Local Blues-rocker Joe Louis Walker tears it up at The Narrows Center in Fall River. More reggae and worldbeat at Soja headlines The Paradise, with Fear Nuttin' Band a terrific opener. Guitarslinger Young Neal & the Vipers raise the roof at The C-Note in ...
Album review: 'Hellfire' showcases blues great Joe Louis Walker MassLive.com (blog) By Kevin O'Hare, The Republican Joe Louis Walker has been tearing up blues joints for ages, so it's a little surprising that this is his first album for the mighty blues label Alligator. He's done a good job with this Alligator debut though, ...
White, Walker, Fitz shows coming up The Patriot Ledger In the contemporary crop of American bluesmen, guitarist Joe Louis Walker ranks near the top, both for his singing and playing, and because he writes modern blues songs better than almost anyone. Walker, as we've noted, has relocated from his San Diego ...
