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NEWS - MR BLACK & BLUES wins 2013 AUSTRALIAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR!!!!!
MR BLACK & BLUES is honoured to have been awarded AUSTRALIAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR, AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR, and AUSTRALIAN BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR in the 2013 year-end Rhythms Magazine Reader's Poll to underscore a breakout year for the artist:
"LONG ROAD HOME" - second album released November 2013
2013 AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR Rhythms Magazine Reader's Poll
#1 Australian Blues Roots Airplay Chart November 2013
"BLOW THESE TRACKS - Live on The Blues Train with special guest CHRIS WILSON" - debut album released May 2013
2013 BEST LIVE ALBUM (WORLDWIDE)
Canadian/USA Blues Underground Network's Year End Review 2013
2013 BEST AUSTRALIAN BLUES ALBUM
Canadian/USA Blues Underground Network's Year End Review 2013
2013 BEST DEBUT ALBUM
VIC/TAS Blues Awards presented by Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society
2013 BEST AUSTRALIAN BLUES ALBUM
Rhythms Magazine Reader's Poll
#1 Australian Blues Roots Airplay Chart
Debut May 2013
#1 Canadian/USA Blues Underground Network Chart
Sept-Nov 2013
NEWS -"LONG ROAD HOME" #1 ON THE AUSTRALIAN BLUES ROOTS CHART!!!!!
"So hot it melted my car stereo!"
- Lloyd Spiegel
"One hot album! Usually the follow up album to a number 1 charting album is a hard act to follow, but with 'Long Road Home' Mr Black & Blues hits top gear with this very fine album of blues. World class, every track!"”
Geoff Pegler from BluesBeat Radio
“Matt Taylor invented Oz Blues & Michael Pollitt is cut from the same cloth. Long Road Home is a gritty, heartfelt work of wonder.”
- Duncan Smith at TOP SHELF MUSIC 89.7FM
"The new album is fabulous. Great feel, sparse rootsy Banjo and smokin blues delivery. This one is up two more notches. Love it!"
- Salty Dog - Blues N Roots Radio
Hot on the heels of the Australian Blues and Roots Chart #1 debut, VIC/TAS awarded best debut, and Canadian Blues Underground Network #1 smash album, BLOW THESE TRACKS – Live on The Blues Train with special guest Chris WiIson, comes MR BLACK & BLUES second full length album and third release: LONG ROAD HOME.
LONG ROAD HOME has just been voted 2013 AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR in Rhythms Magazing Readers Poll and the album is the current #1 on the Australian Blues Roots Airplay Chart November/December 2013!!!!
MR BLACK & BLUES has also just been voted 2013 AUSTRALIAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR in the Rhythms Magazing Readers Poll!!!!
Massive thanks to all of YOU for all your support!!!
AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR 2013
RHYTHMS MAGAZINE READERS POLL
NEWS - 'BLOW THESE TRACKS' DEBUTS AT #1 ON THE AUSTRALIAN BLUES ROOTS CHART!!!!
"brilliant player.. a remarkable album. And it heralds the arrival of a new blues star"
- Jeff Jenkins
"an absolute cracker"
- Maxwell Von Crawdaddy
"truly righteous blues"
-Tony Jaggers
"Its fantastic.. believe me"
- Geoff Pegler
"Born from a simply brilliant concept.. a simply brilliant album... shooting to the top of my favorite Albums list.. for 2013... 5***** -
- John Vermilyea, Blues Underground Network (Canada)
"an absolute corker, really fabulous live sound & beautifully produced"
- Basement Discs
"stops you in your tracks.. get yourself a copy of this ASAP"
- Barry Maxwell
BLOW THESE TRACKS feat. CHRIS WILSON
Playing THE BLUES TRAIN APRIL 9th, and 12th 2014..
MULTI AWARD WINNING #1 DEBUT BLUES ROOTS LP LIVE ON THE BLUES TRAIN FEATURING CHRIS WILSON
NEWS - NEW DATES ANNOUNCED!!!!
On September 8th, 2012 MR BLACK & BLUES attempted a world-first: To make a live record on a moving train. The result is a sensational LP BLOW THESE TRACKS. Having returned from London after 10 years abroad and having played together a number of times on THE BLUES TRAIN with explosive results, Mr Black & Blues asked Australian Blues music legend CHRIS WILSON to make recording history.
"brilliant player.. a remarkable album. And it heralds the arrival of a new blues star" - Jeff Jenkins
"an absolute cracker" - Maxwell Von Crawdaddy
"truly righteous Blues" -Tony Jaggers
"Its fantastic.. believe me"- Geoff Pegler
"an absolute corker, really fabulous live sound & beautifully produced" - Basement Discs
"..raw, live and tasteful - this one channels the real country blues. Headed for the best of list for sure..." - Salty Dennis Trevarthen
"stops you in your tracks.. get yourself a copy of this ASAP" - Barry Maxwell