Garret T. Willie Details New Album 'Bill's Cafe,' Shares "Hypnotist"

Artiest/Band: Garret T. Willie Album: Bill's Café Release: 27th February 202 Label: Sophomore Record/KILLBEAT MUSIC Format: Vinyl Genre: Blues/Rock Named after Willie's grandfather's pool hall café in Alert Bay, Bill's Cafe was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee under the guidance of producer Tom Hambridge. According to press notes,.....►►►

Release: Randy Lee Riviere - Farmhand Blues

Artiest/Band: Randy Lee Riviere Album: Farmhand Blues Release: 17th October 2025 Label: Wilderness Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues/Singer-Songwriter Producer: Tom Hambridge The fourth solo album from Randy Lee Riviere is a collection of heavy duty, whisky soaked blues and roots rock with big guitars and pumping drums. The Montana singer songwriter teamed up again with renowned producer, drummer Tom Hambridge......►►►

Out Now: Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames – Bluesin’ Through The Years

Artiest/Band: Dave Weld & The Imperial Flames Album: Bluesin’ Through The Years Single:  Release 19th September 2025 Label: Delmark Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Vinyl Genre: Bluesrock Delmark, Dave & Monica think that ‘Bluesin’ Through The Years’ as a special red vinyl LP will be an excellent way to feature many of Dave and Monica’s great tunes. As Monica says, “It feels like it will last forever!” Dave agrees, emphatically. A select number of albums in special FLAME vinyl......►►►

Release: Tom Hambridge - Down The Hatch

Artiest/Band: Tom Hambridge Album: Down The Hatch Release: 29 Augustus 2025 Vinyl Record  release on 5th Sep 2025 Label: Quarto Valley Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Bluesrock  "Down The Hatch" is basically me being me," says Tom. I love the blues, I love rock 'n roll, I love Willie Dixon, I love Buddy Guy - it's me, doing and feeling me." Down The Hatch, the new album from four-time Grammy Winner, producer/drummer/songwriter Tom Hambridge showcases the joy Tom receives from creating music -- especially for his own releases.....►►►

Tom Hambridge - Willie Dixon's Gone

Artiest/Band: Tom Hambridge Single: WILLIE DIXON'S GONE Release: 15 Augustus 2025 Label: QUARTO VALLEY RECORDS Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues Producer: Tom Hambridge Executive producer: Bruce S. Quarto From forthcoming album, Down The Hatch releasing August 29, 2025.......►►►

Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues

Artiest/Band: Buddy Guy Album: Ain't Done With The Blues Release: 30 July 2025  (BUDDY’S 89TH BIRTHDAY) Label: RCA/Silversone Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues Produced: Tom Hambridge  “This album is about where I’ve been, it’s about where I’m going, and the people I learned everything from. ...Muddy, Wolf, Walter, Sonny Boy, B.B., I could go on and on. Before they passed, they used to say, “Man, if you outlive me, just keep the Blues alive,” and I’m trying to keep that.........►►►

Jovin Webb's Debut Album, Drifter, Set for October 18th Release

Artiest/Band: Jovin Webb Album: Drifter  Release 18.10.2024 Label: Blind Pig Records Pre-Order: PRE-ORDER ALBUM Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based artist Jovin Webb will unveil his raw and emotive debut album, Drifter, worldwide on October 18. The 12-song collection is a vibrant mix of growling low-down blues, Jovin’s wailing harmonica, heartfelt soul ballads, and rowdy, Little Richards-style rock 'n' roll. Drifter was produced by multi-Grammy winning producer Tom Hambridge, known for his work with Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram.

Roots Music Singer/Songwriter Randy Lee Riviere - Concrete Blues

Artiest/Band: Randy Lee Riviere Album:  Concrete Blues Release 13.09.2024 Label: New Wilderness Records Producer Tom Hambridge Singer/songwriter Randy Lee Riviere, pronounced (“Re-VEER”), announces a September 13 release date for his new blues/roots-rock album, Concrete Blues, produced by Grammy-winner Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy), on Wilderness Records.

Chris BadNews Barnes - BadNews Travels Fast.

Chris BadNews Barnes - BadNews Travels Fast. Release: 26 April Gulf Coast Records Announces the Signing of Chris BadNews Barnes and Will Release His Label Debut, BadNews Travels Fast,  Produced by Multi-Grammy Winner Tom Hambridge,  on April 26th

Recensie: Albert Cummings – Strong

Recensie: Albert Cummings – Strong Door: Harrie Huisman Blues maestro Albert Cummings heeft zijn langverwachte album, Strong in de steigers staan voor Release op 16 februari 2024 Uitgebracht via Ivy Music Company, een krachtige mix van blues, rock en rauwe emotie. Opgenomen in de prestigieuze Ocean Way Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, en geproduceerd door de Grammy-winnende virtuoos Tom Hambridge. Met twaalf uitzonderlijke nummers laat Cumming zijn onmiskenbaar talent zien.

TOM HAMBRIDGE - BLU JA VU

TOM HAMBRIDGE - BLU JA VU BLUES ROCK LABEL: QUARTO VALLEY RECORDS RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 Genres:  Blues  Americana   length: 00:43:56 When you have a musical career as a singer and drummer that includes writing over 1000 songs, producing 100 albums, and working with everyone from Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley to Buddy Guy - two things come to mind. You must be exceptionally talented. You must be Tom Hambridge.

BLUESMAGAZINE’S WEEKLY PLAYLIST 67

BLUESMAGAZINE’S WEEKLY PLAYLIST 67 Bluesmagazine’s weekly playlist is een gevarieerde lijst met onder andere tips van de luisteraars. Er is verder muziek met een link naar Bluesmagazine (releases, recensies, concert reviews) en daarna is de keuze gigantisch. De playlist is voor de luisteraar, naast het lezen van Bluesmagazine en andere Blues websites, een manier om nieuwe artiesten en hun muziek te leren kennen. Samenstelling: Jos Verhagen Met de grote blues festivals weer achter de rug hebben we veel kunnen genieten van live blues, het prachtige weer hielp daarbij zeker mee. Bluesmagazine was ter plekke, lees de verslagen bekijk de prachtige foto’s. In de playlist van deze week een terugblik op wat er te zien en horen was. Zoals gebruikelijk ook de tips van de luisteraars die elke week weer getuige van een brede smaak. Heb je ook een tip of favoriet stuur ze in door te mailen naar bluesmusicmagazine@gmail.com. Vijf inzenders komen in de nieuwe playlist.

Release: Selwyn Birchwood - Exorcist

VISIONARY FLORIDA BLUESMAN SELWYN BIRCHWOOD TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, EXORCIST, ON JUNE 9, 2023 Fourth Alligator Records Album From Innovative Award-Winning Guitarist, Vocalist And Songwriter On Friday, June 9, award-winning Florida bluesman Selwyn Birchwood will release Exorcist, his highly anticipated fourth Alligator Records release. Produced by Tom Hambridge All songs written and arranged by Selwyn Birchwood

Buddy Guy - The Blues Don't Lie

Buddy Guy - The Blues Don't Lie

LABEL: RCA RECORDS

RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 DISTRIBUTION: SONY

FEATURES APPEARANCES BY ELVIS COSTELLO, MAVIS STAPLES AND JAMES TAYLOR

 For the follow up to his sixth Billboard #1 album, The Blues Is Alive And Well, Buddy reunited with his Grammy Award winning producer/songwriter and longtime collaborator Tom Hambridge, to bring us even more emotionally charged music with even more bone-chilling hard earned lyrics and lessons. 

New Album: 8 Ball Aitken - Heart And Soul

8 Ball Aitken - Heart And Soul

8 Ball Aitken is back with a brand-new sound, a self-produced laidback soul album ‘HEART AND SOUL’. The recording was mostly completed in Nashville right before he re-located back to Australia twelve months ago.

The musicians on ‘HEART AND SOUL’ include Grammy winning drummer/producer Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy), saxophone legend Buddy Leach (George Thorogood & The Destroyers), Sydney soul singer Taya Chani and 8 Ball’s younger brother Dillion James on Hammond organ and piano. Michael Caruana (Melbourne Ska Orchestra), Tim Carter (Hayseed Dixie) and indie singer Pepper Jane also guested on some tracks.

8 Ball toured the world for more than a decade performing his swampy-blues-rock across twenty countries to date. He’s earned a loyal fanbase from his live shows and internet videos, while paying his dues as a singer, songwriter, slide-guitarist and producer. 

HOROJO - Row Your Boat

 Debuutalbum van HOROJO Trio, dat op 1 april uitkomt ^op Stony Plain Records. HOROJO Trio ( uitspraak: HO-RO-JO, zoals in HO - Think Santa Claus; RO - "Row Your Boat"; en JO - "Joe" ) is al een bekroonde soul-rockende ritme- en bluesgroep - ze wonnen de International Blues Challenge 2020 in Memphis. Met elk lid individueel ervaren muzikanten, bestaat het HOROJO Trio uit drummer Jamie Holmes, zanger/toetsenist Jeff Rogers en gitarist JW Jones die als soloartiest de Top 10 van de Billboard heeft bereikt.

Release: TOM HAMBRIDGE ~ THE NOLA SESSIONS

TOM HAMBRIDGE ~ THE NOLA SESSIONS
LABEL: SUPERSTAR RECORDS
RELEASE DATE: JUNE 22, 2018
“The NOLA Sessions” is inspired by the beauty and creative depth of New Orleans. Tom Hambridge set out to produce a biographical blues recording by leveraging the immense talents of local musicians and legends including the late, great Allen Toussaint, Clapton's favorite slide guitarist, Sonny Landreth, and the B3 mastery of Ivan Neville, as well as rich artistic contributions drawn from New Orleans' musical heritage.