Classic Rock Magazine Premieres John Mayall's "Evil and Here to Stay" feat. Alex Lifeson (Rush)
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Classic Rock Magazine Premieres John Mayall's "Evil and Here to Stay" feat. Alex Lifeson (Rush)

Classic Rock Magazine - Track premiere “Evil and Here to Stay” feat. Alex Lifeson (Rush): "When I was asked to do this particular project I was actually quite thrilled by it. Long being an admirer of the many amazing guitar players that have been a part of the Bluesbreakers and to be considered in that esteemed group I was very, very honoured & it’s been a real pleasure." Alex Lifeson - Rush

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Sugaray Rayford to Release Somebody Save Me, March 1, 2019
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Sugaray Rayford to Release Somebody Save Me, March 1, 2019

On March 1st, Forty Below Records will release Somebody Save Me, the new studio album from soul blues singer, Sugaray Rayford. At 6’5” this cigar chompin’ ex-Marine with a voice like a force of nature holds court in any room he enters. Possessing a magnetic personality, and an old school vocal style that echoes Muddy Waters, Otis Redding and Teddy Pendergrass, Rayford is also a stellar dancer with moves reminiscent of the legendary James Brown.

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New John Mayall Features Todd Rundgren, Steven Van Zandt & More!
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New John Mayall Features Todd Rundgren, Steven Van Zandt & More!

84-year-old blues guitar legend John Mayall has announced that his new album, Nobody Told Me, will be released by Forty Below Records on February 22.

Special guests in the album include Todd Rundgren, Little Steven Van Zandt of The E Street Band, Alex Lifeson from Rush, Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray and Carolyn Wonderland.

Nobody Told Me was recorded at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 on the same Sound City Neve console Fleetwood Mac used to record

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LA’s Young Prince of Unabashed Country Gold
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LA’s Young Prince of Unabashed Country Gold

Sam Morrow's Cynical Joy Finds LA Country at Its Best

On his third LP, the rising LA country star is taking more chances and giving fewer fucks. Watch the premiere of his "Quick Fix" video below.


The story of a 20-something fleeing Texas for Los Angeles, reckoning with addiction, and becoming a rising country music star, is, well, the sort of thing that’d make a good country song. And it happens to be the story of Sam Morrow, LA’s young prince of unabashed country gold.

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American Songwriter Magazine Premieres New Eric Corne Album
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American Songwriter Magazine Premieres New Eric Corne Album

On April 20, Eric Corne will release his new studio album, Happy Songs For The Apocalypse. Known for his production work for blues greats like John Mayall and Walter Trout, Corne has also become an integral part of Los Angeles’ country scene, having had a hand in projects from up-and-coming artists like Jaime Wyatt and Sam Morrow via his label Forty Below Records.

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Sam Morrow Concrete and Mud Out Now - A Rolling Stone Editor's Best Album Pick
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Sam Morrow Concrete and Mud Out Now - A Rolling Stone Editor's Best Album Pick

10 New Albums to Stream Now: Kacey Musgraves, the Weeknd and More Rolling Stone Editors' Picks

Sam Morrow, Concrete and MudThis Angeleno offers a West Coast take on country music on his third album, but Concrete and Mud's vibe is less sunshine and palm trees and more in line with the hard surfaces and grit of its album title. In the pulsing, clavinet-assisted "Quick Fix" and the swaggering album opener "Heartbreak Man," Morrow pairs his brawny voice and tales of life at the margins with brittle funk…

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Hear Country Outlaws Sam Morrow, Jaime Wyatt's Raucous New 'Skinny Elvis'
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Hear Country Outlaws Sam Morrow, Jaime Wyatt's Raucous New 'Skinny Elvis'

Sam Morrow and Jaime Wyatt know all about hard living, and on their new duet "Skinny Elvis" they invoke one of rock & roll's original hedonists, Elvis Presley, with an assist from steel pedal great Jay Dee Maness.

The go-for-broke boogie appears on Morrow's new album Concrete and Mud, which sees the California singer hitting his stride after battling his way to sobriety in recent years. Fellow Sunshine State resident and kindred spirit Wyatt – who's done some hard time – tackle this amphetamine-fueled rattler with full-throated verve. "Loosen your belt, let yourself go/Stage a comeback, it's time to steal the show," they sing. More than a mere good-humored invocation of the King, they belt it out with the panache of two people who have come back from the brink themselves.

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