JOE KELLEY
The Blue Shadow (Teardrop Records)
Reviewed by Eric Steiner

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Blues guitarist Joe Kelley has got quite a resume. He began his career way back when with the Shadows of Knight on "Gloria" and has gone on to play with the Allman Brothers, Buddy Miles, Jimmy Rogers, Sam Lay, Willie Dixon, Freddie King, Wild Child Butler, and Long John Hunter. You've also heard him on The Outsiders' "Time Won't Let Me," but I like to think that Joe Kelley's home is the blues. The Blue Shadow is 11 cuts of guitar-fueled blues that feature Joe Kelley's fretboard magic. He's got Frank "Right Hand Frank" Bandy (J.B. Ritchie, Hip Linkchain) on bass, and Marty Binder (Junior Wells, Buddy Guy) on drums, and together they've put out one fine blues record on Teardrop Records. In addition to original songs, Joe also reprises Willie Dixon's "Little Red Rooster" and Howlin' Wolf's "How Many More Years," two blues classics that are in very good hands.

Track List:

Can't Be Satisfied * Livin' Out On The Street * Good Time Rockin' Rollers * Dig * Houston and Chicago * Rock Me Baby * Stuck Down Here In Houston * Have You Ever Been Busted * Thoughts In Blue * Little Red Rooster * How Many More Years

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