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Tag Archives: Val Cowell
Album review: JESS HAYES BAND- On My Own
Independent (Release Date 2021) Jess Hayes has a distinguished musical pedigree as the daughter of Val Cowell and Richard Hayes of long-running blues rockers Bad Influence, and has been making a name with her own band on the South and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Influence, Jess Hayes, Jess Hayes Band, pop rock, Richard Hayes, soul, Val Cowell
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Album review: PAPA GEORGE – These Wheels
Papa George chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, first broadcast 27 February 2022. Bandcamp [Release date 30.08.21] ‘These Wheels’ is Papa George’s first album for 15 years – an eternity in today’s digital download generation – … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Dan Clarke, Darby Todd, Doyle Bramhall II, funk, Ian Hunt, interview, Jeremy Spencer, Jess Hayes, Papa George, Pete Stroud, review, Robert Cray, Robin Trower, rock, Taxi, These Wheels, Val Cowell, Zoot Money, ZZ Top
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Gig review: PAPA GEORGE AND VAL COWELL- Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 28 May 2021
A return to normality for gigging is a long way off, just witness the continuing cancellation or postponements of shows into 2022. However at least lockdown has lifted enough for a few socially distanced shows to resume. Last autumn I … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Influence, blues, blues rock, gig, Papa George, Val Cowell
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Album review: PAUL COX – Man Out Of Time
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Paul Cox (5 July 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Note [Release date 10.09.15] We may live in an age of instant downloads where music consumers immediately want to listen to their … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Mclean, Alan Glen, album, blues, Charlie Fabert, compilation, Darts, Derek Nash, Eric Clapton, Frankie Miller, funk, Joanna Ramsay, John Hiatt, John Slaughter, Louise Kenney, Man Out Of Time, Mandy Bell, Martin Drover, Matt Winch, Mike Summerland, Nik Payne, Paul Cox, Ray Charles, review, rock, Roger Cotton, Sid Gauld, soul, Steve Dixon, The Proof, Tim Riggins, Val Cowell
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