Fedora FCD 5024 Tommy Bankhead Please Accept My Love $13.00 Order
	PLEASE ACCEPT MY LOVE is St. Louis bluesman Tommy Bankhead's last will and testament to the blues. A veteran of the Mississippi Delta blues world, Tommy was no stranger to the ups and downs of a life in music. But this release is definitely an upper! Recorded with a fine session band in a St. Louis studio, Tommy elevates the blues to an almost spiritual plateau. Through good-humored introspection Tommy's last session, his swan song if you will, reflects the triumph of human expression. Tommy Bankhead- Guitar/vocals; Franck Goldwasser- guitar; Bob Lohr- piano; Frank Dunbar- bass; Keith Robinson- drums. Tracks: I'm Not Your Alley Cat; Worried Life Blues; Please Accept My Love; If You Call That Gone; Everything Gonna Be Alright; Santa's Blue Lover Blues; Me & My Oxygen Tank; Are You Ready?; Stoop Down; Come To Me; Tommy's Story.  I'm Not Your Alley Cat  Santa's Blue Lover Blues  Me & My Oxygen Tank

			Fedora FCD 5017 Tommy Bankhead Message to St. Louis $13.00 Order
	Tommy Bankhead makes his debut on Fedora Records via a long, circuitous route. From his humble beginnings playing house parties and fish frys in rural Mississippi and Arkansas, through a series of ups and downs with the likes of Howlin' Wolf and Sonny Boy Williamson, to the "six-week gig" in St. Louis that has lasted nearly two decades, Tommy Bankhead can at least say he has "arrived". Unbelievably, this is only Bankhead's second recording the first being made for an obscure label in 1983 but it certainly proves the adage, "Good things come to them that wait." Surrounded by Erskine Oglesby, whose tenor enlivened the Ike & Tina Revue, Charles 'Nephew' Davis, a veteran of the James Brown and Little Milton aggregations, and the barroom piano of Bob Lohr, Bankhead rips into ten originals and the classic "Goin' to Chicago" in what may be the first great Blues record of 2000. Tommy Bankhead- vocals/guitar; Erskine Oglesby- saxophone; Bob Lohr- piano; Charles 'Nephew' Davis- bass; Kenny Laurence- drums Tracks: How Long; Going to Chicago; Tell Me Baby; It Ain't Right; Alcohol Ain't Nothin'; Who Said It; The Bright Lights; Message to St. Louis; Gamblin' Man; Old Maid; Goin' Back.  Going To Chicago  Tell Me Baby  Who Said It

			Fedora FCD 5004 Johnnie Bassett Bassett Hound $13.00 Order
	For over fifty years Johnnie Bassett has been playing and singing the blues. This national blues treasure is finally receiving some long-overdue recognition. Over the years Johnnie backed touring bluesmen Joe Turner, Little Willie John, Ruth Brown and others. This is well-written, expertly performed music which lays bare the heart and soul of the blues. Johnnie Bassett- guitar/vocals; - guitar; Bill Heid- piano; Dwayne Dolphin- bass; R.J. Spangler- drums Tracks: Bassett Hound; Walk My Blues Away; Ningyo Mambo; Sweet Potato Pie; You Little Doll!; Still Can Boogie; Years Gone By; The Mellow Side; Pick Up the Pieces; Cold Winter Morning; Bouncing with Bassett.  Track available soon!  Track available soon!  Track available soon!

			Fedora FCD 5015 Mojo Buford Champagne & Reefer $13.00 Order
	A veteran of the Muddy Waters' band, Mojo Buford is one of the legendary second generation of Chicago Blues harp players. Having played literally thousands of gigs with Muddy, this Mojo is still working and sounds better than ever! This was a live session at the hip Phoenix club, The Rhythm Room and is completely spontaneous and unrehearsed - the way the Blues was meant to be. Steady Rollin' Bob Margolin, himself a Muddy Waters' alumni, along with the dynamic Chicago blues drummer, Chico Chism. This is great, from-the-heart blues and a perfect example why Fedora Records was named Best US Blues Label of 1998 by Real Blues Magazine. George "Mojo" Buford- harmonica/vocals; Bob Margolin- guitar; Johnny Rapp- guitar; Paul Thomas- bass; Chico Chism- drums Tracks: Champagne & Reefer; Blow Wind Blow; Long Distance Call; Rollin' And Tumblin; Wee Wee Baby; Birdnest On The Ground; Don't Go Any Further; My Own Fault Darling; You're Gonna Drive Me Away; Honey Bee; Nine Below Zero; Big Leg Woman.  Champagne and Reefer  Long Distance Call  Birdnest on the Ground

			Fedora FCD 5020 Little Buster Work Your Show $13.00 Order
	After winning over generations of fans in New York City and on Long Island, Buster has been taking his music to music lovers around the country and throughout the world. While musical trends come and go, the timeless sounds of Little Buster & the Soul Brothers are always fresh, whether it's an old blues favorite, a 60's soul classic, or one of Buster's great originals. His big break came in 1964, when he won the Tip Top Bread Talent Contest at Harlem's famed Apollo. Since then, Little Buster & the Soul Brothers paid their dues as the opening band for artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters, James Brown, Solomon Burke, Etta James, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Albert King, Al Kooper, and others, expanding their playlist, working up new original numbers, and tightening their sound. This Fedora release, "Play Your Show" is, incredibly, only the second CD Buster has recorded, a British reissue of his Jubilee material notwithstanding. See what has made Little Buster & the Soul Brothers one of the finest soul/blues band in the country! Jerry Harshaw, Saxy Rick Richardson, Robert Schlesinger, Allen Levy, Frank Anstiss Tracks: Jealous Love; Down in Virginia; Just Because; Hi Heel Sneakers; You're Gonna Make Me Cry; I Got a Mind to Travel; Send Me Some Lovin'; Ain't That Lovin' You Baby; You Must Pay For Your Sins; Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You; How Blue Can You Get; I Love to See You Smile; Mojo Hand.  I Got a Mind To Travel  Ain't That Lovin' You Baby  How Blue Can You Get

			Fedora FCD 5020 Jimmy Dawkins West Side Guitar Hero $13.00 Order
	JIMMY DAWKINS is the last man standing on the Blues scene of Chicago's West Side. The blues Jimmy plays is gloomy, intense and dramatic. One of America's great guitarists, his playing has a phrasing that is unique to him. There are no Jimmy Dawkins imitators because there can be no imitation of a man who cannot be at peace with himself or the world around him. This is Jimmy's first release in quite some time and he is backed by the cream of the Oakland, California blues scene. Jimmy Dawkins- guitar/vocals; Franck Goldwasser- guitar; John Suhr- organ; Henry Oden- bass; Chris Millar- drums. Tracks: Alley Mae; Jammin' Gitar; Go On Baby; I'm What U Need; Sweet Li'l Mama; Everybody's Jumping; Dollar Head Woman; Wess Cide Rock; Shee Leff Me; So Wurrid; U Made Me Luv U.  Alley Mae  Jammin' Gitar  Dollar Head Woman

			Fedora FCD 5007 Big Al Dupree Positive Thinking $13.00 Order
	Big Al Dupree has been a fixture in the Dallas blues scene for over thirty years now. Having learned the blues ropes from such illustrious names as T-Bone Walker, Buster Smith, Pee Wee Crayton and others. An eclectic musical personality, Dupree is a master of both piano and saxophone, and he is featured on both instruments on the current release. Fedora went back to Dallas and the famed ASC-Sumet Studio and employed the talents of legendary engineer Bob Sullivan, who was at the soundboard for notable sessions with Zuzu Bollin, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Bob Wills. The great Texas blues guitarist Hash Brown, an expert in the stylings of (appropriately enough) T-Bone Walker, joins Big Al on the session for a little glimpse of blues history. Big Al Dupree- vocal/saxophone/piano; Hash Brown- guitar; Charles Nugent- bass guitar; T.J. Johnson- drums Tracks: Piney Brown; Low-Down Dirty Shame; Positive Thinking; When Lights Are Low; The Thing And I; Bold Woman; Kidney Stew Blues; My Woman Is Evil; Buck 'N' Jump; Early This Morning; Rusty Dusty; Blues For Big Al.  Piney Brown  The Thing and I  Kidney Stew Blues

			Fedora FCD 5016 Fillmore Slim Other Side of the Road $13.00 Order
	If being born in New Orleans, making R&B 45's in the 50s, backing T-Bone Walker and doing a stretch in a Federal Penitentiary in Texas fits your idea of what a legendary bluesman should be, then Fillmore Slim is your guy. Working out of the West Coast for the past 40 years or so, Slim's life mirrors that of the archetypical blues artist. Over the years Slim has proven to be an evasive character, changing his stage name frequently to suit his "circumstances", but he has surfaced long enough to record this CD for FEDORA. Along with a fiery group of West Coast veterans, including Paris Slim and J.J. Malone, Slim takes a no-holds-barred approach with aggressive guitar playing, soulful singing and some of the best original blues song writing heard in ages. Think that modern blues is at a standstill? Check out Fillmore Slim, he'll make you a believer once again. Fillmore Slim- vocals/guitar; J.J. Malone- piano; Hannsjoerg Scheid- keyboards/bass; Frank Goldwasser (Paris Slim)- guitar/steel guitar; Jeff Henry- bass; Chris Millar- drums; Ron Catalano- tenor saxophone; Les Nunes- trombone Tracks: Let's Talk About Love; Dial 911; Kicked Out; The Girl Can't Cook; Down On The Farm; Annabelle; Pretty Baby; Other Side Of The Road; Louisiana Scat; Blue Monday.  Dial 911  Down On the Farm  Annabelle

			Fedora FCD 5010 Al Garrett Out of Bad Luck $13.00 Order
	Al Garrett's debut CD, "Out of Bad Luck," is what the Blues are all about. Soulful vocals and stinging guitar work paired with a tough, swinging band playing in the tradition. A Memphis native, Al is a veteran of both the Mississippi Delta and West Coast Blues Scenes. With a nod to Magic Sam and a salute to his old boss, Roy Brown, Al Garrett serves notice that "real" Blues never goes out of style. Al Garrett- vocals/guitar; Bobby Logan- tenor saxophone; Sal Navarro- guitar & electric piano; Clarence Walker- guitar; Robert "Bilbo" Walker- bass; Chris Millar- drums Tracks: Out Of Bad Luck; Blues For Big Town; Blue Shadows; You Give Me Nothing But The Blues; I Just Got To Know; Last Night; Please Love Me; Cummins Prison Farm; May I Have A Talk With You; Sail On.  I Just Got To Know  Cummins Prison Farm  Sail On