talent—the definition of some great American music. What more do you need to know?
-Tom Clarke
Sue Foley The Ice Queen (Stoney Plain) Canadian singer/gui-
tarist Sue Foley is back with an amazing new album on a new label, Stoney Plain Records. She is playing at 110% and singing just as well.
This new 12-song set, produced by Mike Flanigin, oozes the blues with every note, from the title track, “The Ice Queen,” where she proudly an- nounces that she has gone cold to relationships and refuses to be compromised in love again. It’s hot, like a mix of fire and ice, all performed with a band made up of Lone Star vets and a trio of Texas superstars. Foley brings in a couple of high profile
friends for this outing, including Jimmie Vaughn who plays and sings alongside Sue on “The Lucky Ones.” I had to look at the liner notes, because at first I thought Jimmie was Eric Clapton singing! Great song with killer guitar. The same goes for “Fool’s Gold,” a tune
which finds Foley accompanied by ZZ Top’s front man and Reverend, Billy Gibbons. Just another great song. Oh yeah, Charlie Sexton joins Sue for
“Come to Me,” a sultry invitation for love with a smooth groove and some nice guitar tones. Of course, Sue does just fine without any
guest stars at all, mind you. It rarely gets better than her “Gaslight” or “81.” Foley also shines on her Americana outings like “Cannonball Blues,” a song that is more like classic country than blues, featuring some very nice acoustic picking. Sue Foley is the real deal. Check her out.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
Jane Lee Hooker Spiritus (Ruff) I’ve always had a
thing for all-female bands. That goes back to The Run- aways and the Go Go’s. Does anyone re-
member the group Deadly Nightshade? A great band. Now I have a new all-girl band to obsess on with Jane Lee Hooker, a five-piece rock and blues band that delivers their musi- cal message with high energy bombast, from the opening notes of “How Ya Doin?”- a trib- ute to the Kansas City venue, Knuckleheads, to the end of “The Breeze,” it’s a non-stop party. “Later On” brings to mind Melissa Etherege, but the overall vibe of the record is a kind of Rolling Stones meets Joan Jett kinda thing. This band is by no means a one trick pony, running the gamut punk to the lovely intro to “How Bright the Moon.” There are hints of Ann Wilson style vocals one minute and serious r&b the next. It’s a joy to behold. Good stuff.
-Michael Buffalo Smith
Tyler Morris Band Next in Line (Vizztone) April Wine front-
man Myles Goodwyn has had a passion for the blues since the Sixties, when the greats like Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters,
and BB King were in their heyday. Over the years, Goodwyn set his blues songs aside for future use and never put them to wax for an April Wine album. The future is finally here, and a dozen of those delectable songs have been recorded for this spectacular record,
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