Dion - Son of Skip James (2007)

Artist: Dion
Title Of Album: Son of Skip James
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Verve Forecast
Genre: Blues
Quality: flac
Art: scans

Notes:
The legendary voice behind such iconic classics as "The Wanderer", "Runaround Sue" and "Abraham, Martin & John", returns with a stunning follow up to Bronx in Blue his 2006 GRAMMY® nominee for Best Traditional Blues Album! Son of Skip James pays tribute to the works of seminal artists from both blues (Robert Johnson, Skip James, Willie Dixon, etc.) and rock (Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan) plus new Dion originals including the arresting title track. With impressive acoustic guitar skills and a vocal prowess still unparalleled in the history of popular music, Dion infuses this roots based material with his unique blend of doo-wop, rock n' roll and blues sensibilities. A musical lesson in cutting straight to the heart from one of the masters!


Tracklist:

1. Nadine (Chuck Berry)
2. My Babe (Willie Dixon)
3. Hoodoo Man Blues (Junior Wells)
4. Drop Down Mama ("Sleepy" John Estes)
5. Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon)
6. Baby I'm In the Mood For You (Bob Dylan)
7. I'm A Guitar King (Tom McClennan)
8. The Thunderer (Dion DiMucci-Phyllis McGinley)
9. Interlude - Spoken Word (Dion DiMucci)
10. Son of Skip James (Dion DiMucci)
11. Preachin' Blues (Robert Johnson)
12. If I Had Possession (Over Judgement Day) (Robert Johnson)
13. Devil Got My Woman (Skip James)

Dion - Bronx In Blue (2006)

Artist: Dion
Title Of Album: Bronx In Blue
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Razor & Tie
Genre: Blues
Quality: flac
Art: scans

Notes:
Bronx In Blue is an all-acoustic blues outing highlighting the music that first inspired Dion as a child growing up in the Bronx. With songs by Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Jimmy Rogers, Hank Williams, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Jimmy Reed, the collection is a soulful tour de force for Dion, not only in his familiar role as a magnificently interpretive vocalist but, also, as a brilliantly innovative guitarist. Dion notes, "When I was a kid, there was no Rock & Roll. In the early 50’s – late at night, I’d tune into Wheeling, West Virginia (WWVA), listening to the Blues – Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘How Many More Years,’ Jimmy Reed’s ‘Bright Lights, Big City.’ After school, I’d run home to catch the last half hour of the ‘Don Larkin Country Show’ coming out of Newark. I was a Hank Williams junkie; for me, putting country and blues together – that’s what I call Rock & Roll." Previewing the album in MOJO, Paul Déchamé writes, "Recalling the back-to-basics approach of Cash’s American recordings – muted drums, acoustic guitars – it’s a little like having Dion in your front room strumming his favourite blues songs." Don McCleese, in No Depression, sums up Bronx In Blue thusly: "It all sounds like Dion. It all sounds great."


Tracklist:

1. Walkin' Blues
2. You're The One
3. I Let My Baby Do That
4. Who Do You Love
5. Built For Comfort
6. Crossroads
7. Travelin' Riverside Blues
8. You Better Watch Yourself
9. How Many More Years
10. Terraplane Blues
11. Honky Tonk Blues
12. Baby What You Want Me To Do
13. Statesboro Blues
14. If You Wanna Rock & Roll

Dion - Tank Full of Blues (2012)

Artist: Dion
Title Of Album: Tank Full of Blues
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Blue Horizon Ventures
Genre: Blues
Quality: flac
Art: scans

Notes:
2012 album from the legendary Pop/Rock singer, songwriter and musical chameleon. A street poet and singer of extraordinary versatility, range and resonance, Dion defined Rock 'n' Roll for a generation. He is an artist who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Now Dion has returned to his deepest roots and influences to release his first Blues album with mostly original songs. His critically acclaimed 2007 Blues album Bronx In Blue was nominated for a Grammy. It is this latest album, however, that Dion considers the crown of his career. Tank Full Of Blues showcases his inexhaustible creativity and sheer exuberance, qualities that have made his music and his legend endure. Dion's never stopped making music, because people have never stopped listening. The man rocks, and he rocks on... with a tank full of blues in his heart.


Tracklist:

1. Tank Full Of Blues
2. I Read It (In The Rolling Stone)
3. Holly Brown
4. Ride's Blues (for Robert Johnson)
5. Two Train
6. Do You Love Me Baby
7. You Keep Me Cryin'
8. My Michelle
9. My Baby's Cryin'
10. I'm Ready To Go
11. Bronx Poem