DIGITAL RELEASE FOR KING JOHNSON, LUCK SO STRANGE
Landslide Records is pleased and excited to announce a digital-only worldwide release for LUCK SO STRANGE from the funky Atlanta party band, KING JOHNSON. Released originally on CD in 2000, LUCK SO STRANGE has been out of print for 15 years but will now be available through multiple online sources. Led by guitarist/vocalist Oliver Wood, who later partnered with his brother Chris to form The Wood Brothers, and vocalist/bassist Chris Long, King Johnson presents a heady mix of New Orleans style funk, gritty jazz and percolating boogie-woogie. The album is armed with great songs including “Luckiest Man” which The Wood Brothers later recorded, and an appearance by Col. Bruce Hampton on “Ralph.” With distinctive rhythms and a blistering horn section, LUCK SO STRANGE shows off an excellent band at its very best. Listen...
DAMON FOWLER'S ALAFIA MOON SCORES BMA NOMINATION
We're excited that ALAFIA MOON, the latest release from blues rocker Damon Fowler, has been nominated for a Blues Music Award in the Blues Rock Album category. Winners will be announced on May 5, 2022 at the 43rd Blues Music Awards in Memphis, TN. Click on link below for more information. Damon continues to perform a hectic schedule of gigs and looks forward to a productive tour of the USA as the summer approaches. 2022 Blues Music Award Nominees
Purchase from Select-O-Hits Purchase from Amazon Preview and Download from Apple Music and iTunes Stream on SpotifyLANDSLIDE RECORDS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE AN OCTOBER 29, 2021, RELEASE COMMEMORATING OUR 40TH YEAR IN BUSINESS
The two CD package will include most of the artists who have appeared on the label, including Col. Bruce Hampton, The Derek Trucks Band, Widespread Panic, Webb Wilder, Tinsley Ellis, and many others. The album is a specially priced, eclectic mix of Southern Roots, Jazz, Blues and Rockabilly that rocks, rolls, grooves, and touches the heart.
Full Liner NotesDAMON FOWLER SETS TOUR WITH GEORGE THOROGOOD
On the heels of his critically acclaimed new release, ALAFIA MOON, Damon Fowler is pleased to announce the following tour with George Thorogood: 7/15/21 Roof Garden Ballroom / Arnolds Park, IA 7/16/21 Epic Event Center / Green Bay, WI 8/14/21 Spyglass Ridge Winery/ Sunbury, PA 8/16/21 Suneagles Golf Club / Eatontown, NJ 8/17/21 Suneagles Golf Club / Eatontown, NJ 8/19/21 Vinoski Winery / Belle Vernon, PA 9/17/21 Casino Ballroom / Hampton, NH 9/18/21 Cape Cod Melody Tent / Hyannis, MA 9/19/21 Indian Ranch / Webster, MA (Daytime Show) 9/21/21 Bergen PAC / Englewood, NJ 9/23/21 The Paramount / Huntington, NYDAMON FOWLER'S ALAFIA MOON SET FOR MARCH 26
We are proud to announce a March 26, 2021 street date for ALAFIA MOON from Tampa based bluesman Damon Fowler, a masterful singer, guitar player and songwriter. Combining first rate musicianship and soulful vocals, the album represents various styles that make up the roots of American music. ALAFIA MOON marks Fowler's 8th solo release. With all the elements of a classic blues record, it shows off Damon's unique fret work, heartfelt vocals and vivid songwriting to the max. Coupled with his experiences as a sideman guitarist with Butch Truck’s Freight Train band and the Dickey Betts Band, he has garnered strong acclaim from critics who have compared his fretwork to Johnny Winter and Jeff Beck, and his slide guitar prowess to the late Duane Allman. Fowler can play fiery guitar runs with the best of them, and his lyrical work on lap steel and dobro makes him a stand out performer among the legions of guitar heroes.
WEBB WILDER SAYS A NEW DAY IS COMING!
2021 will be new in so many ways. In the spirit of hope and optimism after what has been a difficult year to say the least, Webb Wilder was reminded of a song he wrote back in the early 90's and so, contacted frequent collaborator, the “Tone Chaperone” George Bradfute, with whom he worked on a radio edit of the single "New Day" to celebrate the dawning of what will surely be a better year. Webb remarks, "Since there's been so much talk about 2020 being an awful year, and we are now in a new one with a new president about to take office, and a new, eagerly awaited vaccine for the Pandemic that kept so many of us in isolation in 2020 beginning to get distributed, I thought maybe a rousing, rocking song about a "new day" might be in order. George and I had worked together on the Powerful Stuff album which being an archival release had given us the opportunity to find some overlooked gems and even re-mix some of them. Such was the case with "New Day." What with the subject matter being more relevant now, it seemed like a more radio friendly single version could work. I wrote this song with Terry Anderson (Yayhoos, writer of “Battleship Chains”), and The Beatnecks and I recorded it in 1993. It lay dormant until Landslide released an archival album of previously unreleased recordings in 2018, Powerful Stuff. I hope everyone hearing it takes it in the rocking and optimistic spirit it was written and recorded. Welcome 2021." NEW DAY (SINGLE MIX) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 1/15/21 AT ALL VIABLE DOWNLOAD AND STREAMING SITES INCLUDING ITUNES, AMAZON, SPOTIFY, AND EMUSIC.
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We are proud and excited on the release of NIGHT WITHOUT LOVE an all new studio recording from one of the nation's great Americana artists, Webb Wilder. Combining potent Wilder originals with well selected covers, NIGHT WITHOUT LOVE showcases his take on all forms of romance and lost love. Produced by Wilder with multi-instrumentalist George Bradfute (guitars, keyboards, strings, etc.) at Tone Chapparal Studios in Nashville, the album also features strong backing from Tom Comet (bass), plus Jimmy Lester and Rick Schell (drums). Wilder, a recent inductee into the Mississippi Music Hall Of Fame, will be touring throughout the year with this same aggregation. Adorned with a colorful and clever package designed by renowned Atlanta artist Flournoy Holmes (of EAT A PEACH fame), NIGHT WITHOUT LOVE represents the seventh Wilder release from Landslide. AVAILABLE IN CD AND VINYL FORMATS. Read MoreMIKE MATTISON, AFTERGLOW, IS NOW AVAILABLE
Mike Mattison is a roots singer and songwriter best-known for his work in the Derek Trucks Band, Scrapomatic, and the Tedeschi Trucks Band. With both DTB and TTB he won a Grammy for Best Blues Album. The TTB has also won five Blues Music Awards from the Blues Music Foundation and two Canadian Maple Blues Awards. Mattison's new album, Afterglow, presents a startling array of original material that stretches from Americana to Blues and beyond. Mattison co-produced the album with fellow TTB member Tyler "Falcon" Greenwell, who also plays drums. Additional musicians include Dave Yoke (guitars), Franher Joseph (bass), Kofi Burbridge (keyboards), Scrapomatic's Paul Olsen (guitars), and Rachel Eckworth (keyboards). Read More
MIKE MATTISON'S "AFTERGLOW" SET FOR A MARCH 20, 2020 RELEASE
Landslide Records has scheduled "Afterglow," a new release by singer and songwriter extraordinaire, Mike Mattison, for a March 20, 2020 street date. Perhaps best-known for his work in Scrapomatic, the Derek Trucks Band and currently the Tedeschi Trucks Band, with whom he has won Grammy Awards, Mattison presents a startling array of original material that stretches from Americana to Blues and beyond. Mattison co-produced the album with fellow TTB member Tyler Greenwell, who also plays drums. Additional musicians include Dave Yoke (guitars), Franher Joseph (bass), Kofi Burbridge (keyboards), Scrapomatic’s Paul Olsen (guitars), and Rachel Eckworth (keyboards). Mattison will perform nationally and overseas with TTB and his own band through 2020. Mattison's first solo project, "You Can't Fight Love," was released by Landslide in 2014.
SEAN COSTELLO TRIBUTE ALBUM NOMINATED FOR BLUES MUSIC AWARD
Landslide Records is proud to announce that DON’T PASS ME BY, a tribute to the original songs of Sean Costello, has been nominated for a 2020 Blues Music award for Contemporary Blues Album. Lovingly donated by an exceptional group of 15 blues artists for the benefit of The Sean Costello Memorial Fund, the album has received considerable airplay and positive press notices in the United States and abroad. Notable recording artists who contributed are the North Mississippi All-Stars, Oliver Wood (The Wood Brothers), Amy Helm, Albert Castiglia, Bob Margolin, Steve Marriner, Watermelon Slim/Dennis Gruenling, Victor Wainwright, Candye Kane/Laura Chavez, Seth Walker, Sonia Leigh, the Nick Moss Band, the Electromatics, Debbie Davies, The Morning Life, and Matt Wauchope/Melvin Zachary/Terrence Prather. Produced by Jon Justice and Dave Gross, DON'T PASS ME BY showcases Costello’s tunes in a remarkable group of 15 distinctive performances that enhance his well known abilities as an influential blues singer and powerful guitarist. In addition to the title track, popular Costello compositions included are "Who's Been Cheatin' Who," "No Half Steppin'," "She Changed My Mind," and "Feel Like I Can't Get A Home." Winners will be announced at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, May 7, 2020.SEAN COSTELLO TRIBUTE ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE
Landslide Records is proud to announce that DON’T PASS ME BY, a tribute to the original songs of Sean Costello, is now available for purchase in stores and online. Lovingly donated by an exceptional group of 15 blues artists for the benefit of The Sean Costello Memorial Fund, which was established after his passing to research bi-polar disease, the album brings Costello’s songwriting talents to the forefront. Notable recording artists who contributed are the North Mississippi All-Stars, Oliver Wood (The Wood Brothers), Amy Helm, Albert Castiglia, Bob Margolin, Steve Marriner, Watermelon Slim/Dennis Gruenling, Victor Wainwright, Candye Kane/Laura Chavez, Seth Walker, Sonia Leigh, the Nick Moss Band, the Electromatics, Debbie Davies, The Morning Life, and Matt Wauchope/Melvin Zachary/Terrence Prather. Produced by Jon Justice and Dave Gross, the album features all previously unreleased recordings. DON’T PASS ME BY showcases Costello’s tunes in a remarkable array of 15 distinctive performances that enhance his well known abilities as an influential blues singer and powerful guitarist. In addition to the title track, popular Costello compositions included are "Who's Been Cheatin' Who," "No Half Steppin'," "She Changed My Mind," and "Feel Like I Can't Get A Home."
TINSLEY ELLIS GET IT! VINYL HITS JUNE 28
Landslide Records is excited to announce the vinyl release of GET IT!, the all instrumental album from Tinsley Ellis that his fans have been requesting for decades. Produced by Ellis, the LP marks the second vinyl release from his label, Heartfixer Music. DOWNBEAT called the album "his most inspired and diverse set yet." GET IT! features eight original tunes by Ellis, plus distinctive covers of Bo Diddley's "Detour" and Freddie King’s "Freddie's Midnight Dream" Other musicians include Nashville keyboard whiz Kevin McKendree (Delbert McClinton, Brian Setzer), bassist Ted Pecchio (Tedeschi/Trucks Band), and drummer Lynn Williams (Delbert McClinton). Per usual, the hard touring Ellis is set for a variety of gigs at clubs and festivals nationwide for the rest of 2019.
BABYLON IS FALLING VINYL SET FOR JANUARY 25 RELEASE
Delta Moon’s BABYLON IS FALLING in a vinyl format will be available for purchase online and in stores beginning January 25, 2019. A download card will come with the album package as well. The popular blues/rockers played a busy schedule in 2018, touring throughout the USA and Europe. Thanks to great word of mouth and ongoing worldwide airplay, the band looks ahead to another strong set of bookings in 2019.DELTA MOON RETURNS WITH “BABYLON IS FALLING”
We are proud to announce the release of BABYLON IS FALLING from critically acclaimed blues/rockers Delta Moon and its label, Jumping Jack Records. Led by the group’s two founders, singer/guitarist Tom Gray, the Roots Music Association’s 2008 Blues Songwriter of the Year, and slide guitar master Mark Johnson, the album features a catchy mix of original tunes along with spirited cover renditions of traditional American roots music, like the title track, together with innovative takes on tunes by Marvin Gaye, Tom Petty, R.L. Burnside, and Howlin’ Wolf. Net Rhythms (UK) called Delta Moon’s signature sound, “Music as it should be – raw and honest.” We call it distinctive vocals, well-honed rhythms, and cool guitar work. Bassist Franher Joseph and drummer Vic Staff (Blueground Undergrass, Donna the Buffalo, Toubab Krewe) complete the band’s recording and touring line-up. For the rest of 2018 Delta Moon has scheduled bookings in the United States, Germany, England, France, Italy, and more.
Landslide Records is proud to announce the release of SOVEREIGN TOWN, a vibrant new set of mostly original compositions from Australian singer-songwriter and gifted guitarist Geoff Achison.
Produced by Achison and Ric Formosa, the album presents an acoustically oriented, intimate, organic and decidedly song-driven collection of 12 tracks inspired by the early days of Victoria’s gold rush. SOVEREIGN TOWN was recorded for Achison’s Jupiter 2 Records at Formosa’s Pilgrimage Studio in Ballarat, Victoria and represents his 15th release as a solo artist. For this project Achison used a selection of tunes and stories written for a small combo that includes Andrew Fry (Upright Bass), Dave Clark (Drums) and Liam Kealy (Organ). Since first arriving to tour in the U.S. in the mid- 1990s, he has garnered consistently strong reviews. Down Beat magazine lauded his music as “catchy, intelligent songwriting…he spills out blues guitar phrases that shed further light on various emotional states.” Elmore Magazine said, “Achison seems more like a singer/songwriter’s soul in Jeff Beck’s body.” And the Times of London called him, “One of the most gifted musicians to arrive on the scene ... his playing verges on the miraculous.” A hardworking road warrior, Achison is set for fall and winter tours in the USA and Europe. Please check out the video for the album’s lead track, ‘Skeleton Kiss’:
WEBB WILDER & THE BEATNECKS’ POWERFUL STUFF SET FOR 4/27/18
We are pleased and excited to announce an April 27, 2018 street date for POWERFUL STUFF! from one of the nation’s all-time great roots rock bands, Webb Wilder & The Beatnecks. Webb Wilder, a recent inductee into the Mississippi Music Hall Of Fame, has led this iconic, tightly knit, guitar driven group through its heyday in the 80s and 90s to the present. Consisting of recently discovered and totally unreleased material, POWERFUL STUFF! combines heretofore unheard original tunes by songwriter/producer R.S. Field plus distinctive cover renditions on songs by Sam & Dave, Doug Kershaw, Tina Turner and Little Richard. The title track is actually the original version of a song that later hit big for the Fabulous Thunderbirds. With strong backing from the first incarnation of the Beatnecks, featuring Wilder, guitar and vocals, the blazing Donny Roberts, guitar, Denny “Cletus” Blakely, bass, and Jimmy Lester, drums, POWERFUL STUFF! is proof to why this legendary group has remained a popular attraction around the world for over 30 years. The new album mixes studio tracks with blistering live performances that echo the band’s classic debut, IT CAME FROM NASHVILLE (LDCD-1029).
LANDSLIDE TO RELEASE “CHRISTMAS TIME IN NEW ORLEANS” BY DELTA MOON ON NOVEMBER 17
Landslide Records is proud to announce a November 17 release of the all new digital single, “Christmas Time In New Orleans,” by the internationally popular group, Delta Moon. Written by guitarist Mark Johnson and produced by Delta Moon and Spencer Garn at Diamond Street Studios in Atlanta, GA, “Christmas Time In New Orleans” pays homage to the holiday party spirit amidst locations in the Crescent City. Musicians on the recording include Tom Gray, Lead Vocals and Lap Steel Guitar, Mark Johnson on Bottleneck Guitar, Franher Joseph on Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals, and Adam Goodhue on Drums. This exclusive single will be available on download and streaming websites throughout the world, including iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and many others.
LANDSLIDE MOURNS THE PASSING OF ITS FIRST RECORDING ARTIST, COL. BRUCE HAMPTON
It has been a somber past week as we have reflected on the stunning, sad passing of Col. Bruce Hampton. In talks with many of his friends since his final performance, the 70th birthday celebration at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, one comment has been synonymous: that Bruce’s life had touched theirs in a strong, positive way. It sure did mine. I first met him in the mid-1970s, when he was mostly working as a solo comedy performer in Atlanta. He was entertaining in an unconventional way, on and off the stage, and was a devoted fan of most sports, jazz and blues. We hit it off right away, went to a few games and shows together, and spoke a lot about music. Around that time one of Bruce’s friends told me that there were “a hundred people walking around Atlanta who think Bruce Hampton is their best friend.” Indeed I was amazed and continued to marvel at the vast number of people, from all walks of life, who were a part of the Hampton bandwagon and who remained there for the rest of his life. Bruce Hampton was not just the first artist to record for Landslide, he was there to help at its inception. “You should start a label, man,” he said. Once I agreed, he was on board as an artist (then calling himself Hampton B. Coles), as an office worker packing records, sending out promos, and running errands, and as perhaps the most non-traditional A&R man ever in the music business. He presented us with material for the initial Landslide release from his band, The Late Bronze Age, which coupled Bruce’s dazzling, intriguing, and sometimes impenetrable, poetry with Billy (aka Ben “Pops” Thornton) McPherson’s jazzy/bluesy arrangements that became the album, OUTSIDE LOOKING OUT. Its lyrics were engaging-- but hardly commercial--with lines like “merged moons perpetuated a resurgence of guesswork,” or “the annexed vortex tranquiled an address thief’s grief.” As a live band, The Late Bronze Age, with Ricky Keller added on bass and Jerry Fields on drums, was always fun, given to wild energetic improvisations and masterful playing. Bruce liked to say “I’m crazy, but I really am,” but regardless, he was instrumental in the label’s signing of excellent players like Dan Wall, David Earle Johnson, John Abercrombie, and Paul McCandless along with guests musicians Eric Kloss, Gary “El Bujo” Gazaway, and Paul Barrere. There was never a doubt that Bruce consistently recognized great musicianship. We are gratified that a few of the acts who appeared later on Landslide, especially Tinsley Ellis, Widespread Panic, and Derek Trucks, enthusiastically performed with and/or became closely associated with him. Bruce went on to greater glory with the Aquarium Rescue Unit, the Fiji Mariners, and the Codetalkers, among others, and it’s difficult to accept that the progression of so many memorable groups has ended. It is a devastating loss. Life won’t be the same without Bruce’s ongoing presence. I’ll miss his friendship, his humorous phone calls and texts (“gawd”), the embellished stories as he held court in countless dressing rooms across the country, his take on show business (“I’m either 20 years ahead or 20 years behind the times”), his thoughts on politics, movies, baseball, fantasy sports, music and so much more. All of us who knew Bruce well, along with his many loyal fans, will surely miss him greatly. Accordingly, I and the Landslide family extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to Bruce’s family and close friends. --Michael Rothschild
NEW TINSLEY ELLIS RELEASE, RED CLAY SOUL, NOW AVAILABLE
Landslide Records is excited to announce that the compact disc release of RED CLAY SOUL, a vibrant new set of original, soulful compositions from veteran Georgia blues rocker Tinsley Ellis is now available. A follow up to Ellis’ award winning, critically acclaimed TOUGH LOVE, the new album combines Ellis’ masterful guitar and vocal prowess with fresh arrangements and a crack backing band. Produced by Ellis and keyboardist Kevin McKendree, RED CLAY SOUL was recorded live in McKendree’s Nashville studio with bassist Steve Mackey and drummer Lynn Williams. Oliver Wood (the Wood Brothers) contributed guitar and background vocal parts on the duet, “Givin’ You Up,” which he also co-wrote with Ellis. The 4th release for Ellis’ Heartfixer Music label, RED CLAY SOUL boasts a wide ranging assortment of soul induced blues rock that opens with “All I Think About,” a Freddie King inspired rocker, then moves along effortlessly through the southern soul of “Callin’,” a groove laden shuffle, “Circuit Rider,” and the Latin based instrumental, “Estero Noche.” Ellis is set for a worldwide slate of festival, theater and club bookings for the rest of the year.
NOW AVAILABLE: The vinyl release for TOUGH LOVE, the critically acclaimed set of soulful originals from veteran Georgia blues rocker Tinsley Ellis.
Landslide Records is proud to announce a March 18, 2016 vinyl release for TOUGH LOVE, the critically acclaimed set of soulful originals from veteran Georgia blues rocker Tinsley Ellis. Produced by Ellis, the album marks the first vinyl issue from his Heartfixer Music and the first for Landslide Records since 1988. TOUGH LOVE features a compelling variety of tunes that has already garnered a Blues Blast Magazine's Blues Album of the year award, a Blues Music Awards Album of the year nomination, and a high ranking in Downbeat Magazine’s Readers Poll of top 2015 Blues albums. In TOUGH LOVE, the versatile Ellis has crafted perhaps his most complete record, combining masterful guitar work and vocals with songs that both rock and soothe. Given some of Ellis’ finest material to date, TOUGH LOVE presents a wide ranging set that moves effortlessly from the catchy opening track, “Seven Years,” through the rollicking shuffle groove of “Midnight Ride,” the Dylanesque “Hard Work,” and a plaintive soul drenched ballad, “Should I Have Lied.” Additional musicians, all of whom are longtime veterans of Delbert McClinton’s band, include Nashville keyboard whiz Kevin McKendree (Brian Setzer), bassist Steve Mackey, and drummer Lynn Williams (John Hiatt). A hardworking road warrior who boasts numerous U.S. and international tours, Ellis has set a 2016 worldwide slate of festival, theater and club bookings beginning in February.
ALL NEW WEBB WILDER ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE
We are proud and excited to announce our latest release: MISSISSIPPI MODERNE, (LDCD-1043), the all new album by veteranroots rocker, Webb Wilder. A recent inductee into the Mississippi Music Hall Of Fame, Wilder has recorded a terrific set of distinctive originals coupled with creative cover renditions that stretch from tunes by Otis Rush to Charlie Rich to Jimmy Reed. With strong backing from his highly accomplished bandmates, the Beatnecks, featuring Tom Comet, bass, Bob Williams, guitar, and Jimmy Lester, drums, MISSISSIPPI MODERNE includes all of the ingredients that have made the ever swaggering Wilder, aka The Last Of The Full Grown Men, a popular attraction throughout the USA and Europe for the past 30 years. The new album rocks, rolls, grooves, and touches the heart in what is surely Wilder’s finest recording since his classic, IT CAME FROM NASHVILLE (LDCD-1029), came out in 1985. As always, Webb Wilder will be on tour constantly over the next year, and his shows are not to be missed!
LANDSLIDE TO RELEASE DELTA MOON’S “LOW DOWN”
We are pleased to announce a May 5th street date for LOW DOWN from veteran blues/rockers Delta Moon and its label, Jumping Jack Records. Led by the group’s two founders, singer/guitarist Tom Gray, the Roots Music Association’s 2008 Blues Songwriter of the Year, and slide guitar master Mark Johnson, the album features nine original tunes plus covers penned by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Skip James. Net Rhythms (UK) has called Delta Moon’s signature sound, “Music as it should be – raw and honest.” We call it a voice, a groove and two slide guitars. In 2007 bassist Franher Joseph joined Delta Moon and was followed in 2015 by drummer Vic Staff (Blueground Undergrass, Donna the Buffalo, Toubab Krewe) to complete the current line-up. The band’s constant recording and touring continues into 2015 with tours scheduled for the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Poland and more. Gray is also a past Georgia Songwriter of the Year, with tunes recorded by Cyndi Lauper (including the hit “Money Changes Everything”), Manfred Mann, Carlene Carter, Bonnie Bramlett and many others.
SEAN COSTELLO INDUCTED INTO GA MUSIC HALL OF FAME
We were thrilled to attend the 36th Annual Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Awards on Saturday, October 11, in Atlanta, duringwhich Sean Costello was officially inducted. Also on hand for the excellent video tribute were Deborah and Glenn Smith, Sean's mother and step-father (pictured here with Landslide president, Michael Rothschild), and longtime musical partner, Paul Linden. Renowned for his fiery guitar playing and soulful singing, Sean’s influential work represents a mastery of various blues and rhythm and blues styles. He was profiled with a large cover story in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Sunday, October 4, edition: Sean was inducted with several other Georgia music luminaries including Lady Antebellum, (Performer), Wet Willie (Group), Francine Reed (Pioneer), and Bobby Byrd, a former member of James Brown’s Famous Flames, also posthumously. COMING SOON: Landslide will reissue the album, We Can Get Together (2008), Sean's final recorded performances on November 25. Additionally, the label is proud to feature five of Costello’s other albums in its catalog: Call The Cops (1996), Cuttin’ In (2000), Moanin’ For Molasses (2002) and two compilations, Sean’s Blues and At His Best – Live, both of which were released after his sudden death at the age of 28 in April, 2008.
ALL NEW MIKE MATTISON ALBUM NOW AVAILABLE
Landslide Records is excited to release the debut solo release by singer and songwriter extraordinaire, Mike Mattison. . Perhaps best-known for his work in Scrapomatic, the Derek Trucks Band and currently the Tedeschi Trucks Band, with whom he has won Grammy Awards, Mattison’s new album, “You Can’t Fight Love,” shows off his impressive pipes on an eclectic range of original material that spans blues, rhythm and blues, Americana, and rock. Mattison is backed by Scrapomatic cohorts Paul Olsen and Dave Yoke (guitars), theTedeschi Trucks Band’s Kofi Burbridge (keyboards) and Tyler Greenwell (drums), among others. In addition to his solo gigs, Mattison will perform nationally and overseas with TTB through 2014.
NEW WEBB WILDER SINGLE NOW AVAILABLE
Iconic roots rocker Webb Wilder rolls on with a new single, now available via all major download services. “Yard Dog” b/w “Lucy Mae Blues” features Webb on guitar and vocals along with Beatnecks cohorts Tom Comet (bass), and Jimmy Lester (drums) and special guests Ryan Norris (organ) and Jon Radford (percussion). Produced by Joe V. McMahan, who also contributed guitar tracks, the songs will be included in an upcoming full album to be released by Landslide Records in the Spring, 2014. Great to have some new rockin’ southern material from Webb, ever the “electrifying artist.” Stay tuned for more!
TINSLEY ELLIS’ MIDNIGHT BLUE CD NOW AVAILABLE
Landslide Records is proud to announce that Tinsley Ellis’ latest release, MIDNIGHT BLUE, an all-new set of original blues rock tunes from guitar master, Tinsley Ellis, is now available. Produced by Ellis and already garnering strong airplay and critical reviews, the album marks the second release from his recently established label, Heartfixer Music. The first, GET IT!, an all instrumental album also distributed by Landslide has garnered excellent sales and strong reviews. MIDNIGHT BLUE features original blues/rock at its finest given some of the best vocals and guitar work of Tinsley’s career. And the accompanying musicians are sublime: in demand keyboardist Kevin McKendree (Delbert McClinton), prolific bassist Ted Pecchio (Susan Tedeschi, Scrapomatic), and drummer Lynn Williams (Delbert McClinton).