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"You Can't Keep A Big Man Down" hits # 1 on BB King's Bluesville
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You Can't Keep |
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
All Night Long
(2000)
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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! |
I�m Still Swingin� I'm Still Swingin'
(1998) |
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 |
"Saxophonist Joe Stanley once again trods the fertile musical fields that were the backbone of R&B in The Fabulous Fifties." Vintage Guitar Magazine
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Swingin' and Burnin'
John Cocuzzi |
"Sit back and stretch out for an entertaining 60 minutes+ of straight ahead jazz ala Benny Goodman Quintet." Jazz Improv Magazine
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Mojo Mojo (1994) |
"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 Layin� in the Alley
(1994) |
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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