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"You Can't Keep A Big Man Down"  hits # 1 on BB King's Bluesville Picks
for the week of April 23 2011 !!



You Can't Keep
A Big Man Down
(2010)
Big Joe & the Dynaflows

Label: Severn Records
Produced by: Joe Maher and Kevin McKendree

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   SEVERN RECORDS - BIG JOE & THE DYNAFLOWS/
   You Can�t Keep a Big Man Down
    
      
The long time DC area blues drum ace kicks it out one more time in fine style.   
With the opening riff blasting right out of the roadhouse, he has more soul than
the average old, white should have. The good times roll so well that you have to
scratch your head and wonder why it�s been so long since he won his last award.
This set ought to fix that. A traditional electric blues set that�s long on high voltage throughout. 
Hot stuff.

  � Chris Spector
   Midwest Record ,  Chicago, IL    Jan 22, 2011

All Night Long

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All Night Long (2000)
Label: Severn Records
Produced by: Joe Maher
and David Earl

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"All Night Long, like Big Joe's previous four records, swings mightily and his love for vintage blues and R&B is evident in every track. It's good too see someone keeping the flame alive for classic R&B but don't mistake the music for a nostalgia act as the music remains fresh and alive."     Jeff Harris, WITR   www.baddogblues.com

"The new CD titled "All Night Long" by Big Joe and the Dynaflows on the Severn label is excellent swingin' Rhythm & Blues! Finger-snappin' and toe-tappin' from start to finish, the band flat out swings!"  Joe Maher's vocals are deep into late 40's early 50's sound, and Lead Guitar player, Ivan Applerouth cooks ala T.Bone /Robillard, through-out the CD. Sax Legend Joe Stanley sets in on three tracks. It is a Solid upper-cut of Late Night, Smokey Bar-Styled Rhythm & Blues. It's Swingin' Blues-----and it Shucks and Jives ! It's what I like! 
Rockin' Ralph -KHDC 



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I�m Still Swingin�

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 I'm Still Swingin' (1998)
Label: Severn Records
Produced by: Joe Maher
and David Earl

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1998 Washington Area Music Award for  "Best Blues Recording"

"I have been a big fan of BIG JOE's for years.   I love I'M STILL SWINGIN'.   It's his best effort to date."                           Anson Funderburgh

"Like any good gumbo, the individual parts make up a greater whole.  As the chef of the mix, Big Joe makes this platter Swing."              Bill Wax

 

 

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King of the Honky
Tonk Sax

Joe Stanley
Label: Mapleshade
Produced by: Joe Maher
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"Saxophonist Joe Stanley once again trods the fertile musical fields that were the backbone of R&B in The Fabulous Fifties."        Vintage Guitar Magazine

Songs:  
Rambunctious    Pennies From Heaven   I Need You   Blues For Danny
Pack Your Suitcase     Jambalaya      Evening     Chicken-Fried Tenor 
The Lady Is A Tramp      I'm So Blue    Please Release Me     
I Can't Stop Loving You     Rainbow Ride   

 

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Swingin' and Burnin'

John Cocuzzi
Label: Mapleshade
Produced by: Joe Maher
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"Sit back and stretch out for an entertaining 60 minutes+ of straight ahead jazz ala Benny Goodman Quintet."      Jazz Improv Magazine

Songs:  
Benny's Bugle   Broadway    What Did I Do To Be So Black and Blue?  
Things Ain't What They Used To Be    Crazy About My Baby    Slipped  Disk    Cheek To Cheek     You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You     
I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You      Lady Be Good
The Curse Of An Aching Heart     Comes Love   'Tis Autumn

 

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Mojo

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Mojo (1994)
Label: Mapleshade
Produced by: Jeff Sarli

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"Big Joe Maher & Jeff Sarli played together in the Washington, D.C. jump-style rhythm and blues band Big Joe & The Dynaflows. For this CD they change speeds, singing and playing classic blues tunes in stripped down and laid back grooves."      Cadence Magazine

 

 

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Layin' in the Alley

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Layin� in the Alley (1994)
Label: BlackTop Records
Produced by: Hammond Scott and Nauman Scott

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1994 Washington Area Music Award for  "Best Blues Recording"

"Above all the Dynaflows play jump blues - blues meant for partying, dancing and having a good time.  So roll back the rug and turn up the volume.  Like their Buick namesake, Big Joe & the Dynaflows are road tested and ready to roll.  You've got a smooth ride ahead as you cruise with these blues."              Terence McArdle,   DC Blues Society    

 

 

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