| BIG, BIG.....really BIG NEWS
Teresa has been nominated for
Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year!
We want to thank everyone at
the Blues Foundation for nominating Teresa...... this is certainly
a huge and great honor and everyone here at Rhythm Tramp Headquarter
is excited and thrilled about the news.
The 2008 Blues Music Awards
will be held on Thursday, May 8 at
the Grand Casino Event Center in Tunica, Mississippi presented by
The GIBSON Foundation. Anyone can join up and vote......and please
do. So........join the Blues Foundation and help support Teresa
by voting for her. Go to https://www.blues.org/members/
and check it out. It's a great way to support the blues and to help
out some good causes too.
Hey......we've just got home from Delbert's
Sandy Beaches Cruise '08....the 14th cruise. This was the first
out of San Diego.....we went through Cabo San Lucas, Matzalan and
Puerta Vallarta. We got to see our cruiser family again. Lots of
returning cruisers that keep coming back year after year. Lots of
jamming going on every night......Especially the last night jam
with the final hang being with Teresa and Jimmy Hall belting out
...."Stand By Me" with Delbert on piano, Kevin McKendree
on B-3, Rob McNelley on guitar along with our very own, Billy Watts
on guitar.....Lynn Williams on drums and Terry on bass......then
the BMI writer of the year.....Then Teresa did Dusty Springfield's
"I Only Want To Be With You" before Jeffery Steel came
out and finished off the night fronting the band with producer,
songwriter Tom Hambrick taking on the drummer's chair with the band.
Our personal new cruise band fav this year had to be James Hunter
and his band out of London. Great singer....great tunes and band.
Check'em out. Old school R n B.....
Hey, and also........the Blues Foundation
has a new shirt out to buy and support the arts ....and help out
some good people. For this one.....they've used a line from a song
of ours....."Since I found the blues.....I've been in the pink!"
Please go and check out www.blues.org/tickets
This is a ladies only shirt .... although
I know some drummers who will probably want to try one on at least...........lol,
just kidding. It's a great looking shirt.....and it's a good cause.
It'll make a great christmas gift.....or a birthday gift. They're
$20........check'em out!
.
We'll have the final version of the country CD by Teresa......called
By Request. This cd is featuring Delbert, Big Al Anderson, Kevin
McKendree, Red Young, Billy Watts, James Pennebaker, Herman Matthews,
Lynn Williams among some other great players and friends. This cd
isTeresa going back to her Texas country roots.......we did a George
Jones tune......there's a duet with Delbert that's to cry for !
So many people have asked Teresa when was she going to do this cd............and
she has wanted to do an all out country cd for a long time...........we'll
have it up here on the website before too long.
We want to continue to thank BILL WAX and his Bluesville at XM for
playing The Bottom Line cd............Thank you Bill !!!!!!!
We're getting sooooo happy you've been
spreading the word about Teresa and we've been getting such great
feedback from people writing in that are hearing the tracks all
around the country. Yesireee.....it do feel good!
We want to thank all the djs playing
our music. If I'm forgetting somebody here...........please send
me the info so I can put it up. Thanks.........the editor.
BLUESVILLE XM RADIO
KIOS in Omaha, Nebraska thanks
to Music Director Mike Jacobs
for letting us know that we're #6 there at KIOS.......
“BLUES DELUXE" at Syndicated
radio www.freeworldradio.com
KCHO Redding CA
KTEP 88.5 FM, El Paso TX
WGLT BLUES, Normal, IL.
BluesBeat - Victor Harbor, Australia
KMXT - KODAK, AK
WEMU
KUNM-FM 89.9 - Albuquerque ,New Mexico
WNSI 105.9 FM
WITR 89.7 FM
WDPS-FM
WVKR-fm, Poughkeepsie, NY.
KMFB 92.7 FM / 96.7 FM
WDST BLUESBREAK JUNE 2007<> - Woodstock NY
WZXR S WILLIAMSPORT PA
WCXR LEWISBURG PA
WQSU SELINSGROVE PA
CFRO FM
WRHC 106.7 FM - Three Oaks, MI.
WECS 90.1 FM
WOAB..104.9..DOTHAN, AL
WUCF 89.9 MHz, Orlando, Florida
WCNI, 90.9 FM New London, CT.
WTJU 91.1FM, Charlottesville, VA
KSJS 90.5 FM San Jose, CA
KFAI Radio's "House Party" Minneapolis, Mn.
WVBR - FM 93.5 Ithaca, NY
WRQR - Wilmington, NC.
We want to thank Blues Revue Magazine
and Art Tapaldi for the wonderful review of The Bottom Line..........if
you haven't seen it? Go out and buy it and support the blues.
Our good friend and part time Rhythm
Tramp (when he's not out slamming with Mr. Tom Jones.......) Herman
Matthews has his debut cd called "HOME AT LAST".....check
it out at www.hermanmatthews.com
Tell him we sent you....Teresa's on it.....Terry's on it too. It's
a great cd.....some very nice grooves, but you'd expect nothing
less from a groove master like Herman. Some great songs and you'll
hear Herman carrying to the upfront vocal thing nicely. Reminescent
of Pops Staples at times was our first thought here at Rhythm Tramps
headquarters. Go buy it and support good people doing great music.
Bill Medley from The Rightous Brothers cut Terry's "I'LL FIND
SOMEONE WHO WILL" for his new cd. That tune is on our Rhythm
Method cd. Not sure when, what and where on this release. But the
cut sounds great.......classic Bill Medley. Produced by Steve Dorff.
Steve's had his hands on a lot of hits......a bunch.
But anyway........Terry has finished California singer, songwriter
Gary Hill's cd call "There Are Times". Not sure when the
manufactured cd will be in his hands....more news on this when we
find out. The recently completed
cd of Texas songwriter Danny Everitt's "Cold Wind, Cold Rain"
was just reviewed at www.mytexasmusic.com. The review says in one
paragraph....Everitt's cd is "Much like choosing the perfect
after-dinner ice cream flavor for any meal". Check out Dan's
cd at www.dannyeveritt.com. Teresa is on Tommy Castro's new cd called
"Painkiller". She's singing and playing on the cut "Going
Down South" which Tommy co-wrote with Terry.
The
"Rocking The Boat" film/ documentary that director Jay
Curlee has put together will be at the 16th Woods Hole Film Festival
(Cape Cod) on Aug 1 at 7pm. This wonderful film is about the music
on the Sandy Beaches Cruise of Delbert's. So much really amazing
music on this ship that got captured on this film....Delbert, Jimmy
Hall, Tommy Castro, Stephen Bruton, Marcia Ball, Wayne Toups, Rodney
Crowell, Mingo Fishtrap, Al Anderson, Gary Nicholson, just to mention
a few along with our very own Rhythm Tramps. The work he captured
and the work Jay has done.is kind of mindblowing and overwhelming.
The songwriting...the musicianship and the musical history walking
around on this ship. Anyway....keep
your eyes and ears open for "Rocking The Boat" by Jay
Curlee.....
And don't forget - if you're wanting
to sign up for the next year's cruise in 2008? Don't wait around....it'll
be here before you know it. The '008 will be going out of San Diego..
Go to WWW.DELBERT.COM
and check out all what's happening!
Other
news
Terry got to play on Ana Popovic's new cd produced by John Porter.
Also on the session with Ana....there was Jon Cleary (from Bonnie
Raitt's band & Mike Finnegan from Joe Cocker's band) on keyboards
(hello!) Tony Braunagel on drums and Terry playing bass. Check out
Ana Popovic.
Terry and
Tony Braunagel have completed Jodie Siegal's
new cd called "Stepping Stone".
John Porter mixed it and it sounds simply great. Teresa is on the
new STEPHEN BRUTON cd called "FROM THE FIVE"
She's also been in the studio wtih SPENCER DAVIS helping
out on Spencer's upcoming CDs...Terry finished Cynthia Jones debut
cd a while back........and engineer Steve McHale is in the middle
of mixing it right as we speak. Billy Watts is in the studio working
on.a new MOJO MONKEY
CD. Hopefully it's going to be ready soon - finally! We will keep
you posted on other Rhythm Tramp news as it breaks... Rhythm Tramps
alumni JERRY PETERSON and JAMES CRUCE both were in the studio with
the man.....ERIC CLAPTON recently working on his
new cd being produced by JJ CALE........ can't
wait to hear this. Can't help but be fans of both of these guys!!
And
this just in from the UK of a review of "THE BOTTOM LINE"
from BLUES BUNNY.COM
Teresa has come up trumps again with
this release. The band are right on the money here and gel perfectly
with Teresa's voice throughout. With great production, a full-bodied
sound and stunning performances from all concerned this one's a
real winner.
The opening track, "All Time Low",
is a superb start to proceedings with the horn section taking a
prominent role. "I Know Handsome When I See It" brings
us to the perennial blues favourite of infidelity as Teresa laments
her lack of judgement. While with "If Momma Don't Dig It"
we are treated to a more subdued mid-tempo blues, and "Whet
My Appetite" is in a similar vein. A bit more of a 'rockier'
sound is provided by "Next Big Thang" and "In the
Pink".
The two standout tracks are "The
Bottom Line", and "How Am I Gonna Stop Loving You".
The former opens with a wailing harmonica before dropping into an
understated yet incessantly throbbing beat that carries you along;
and with "How Am I Gonna Stop Loving You" Teresa delivers
a wonderful ballad which, with the Hammond B-3 in the background,
almost has a gospel feel to it. Finally we come to a close with
the bar room piano driven up tempo "I Do My Drinkin' on the
Weekend" - a great fun way to finish.
What can we say? The husky voiced vocals
just seem to keep getting huskier, the blues get that bit bluesier
and the horns just get hornier! Teresa and her tramps have given
us another rhythmic work of art in shades of blue.
THE
RHYTHM METHOD review BLUE REVUE MAGAZINE June/July 2005
"Roadhouse
rock- a Stonesy, satifsfying combination of blues, rock 'n' roll,
country and R & B-is a popular yet underrepresentd style. Perhaps
it's best-known practitioner is Delbert McClinton, and though other
artists have made roadhouse music their chosen metier, reliable
specimens of the form are difficult to come by. "The Rhythm
Method", by Los Angeles vocalist Teresa James, lives up to
strict roadhouse rules.
The opener, "Nobody Rings My Bell (Quite Like That!),"
could practically serve as a definition of the style. A
rootsy, thumping rhythm, surging horns and rocking piano combine
into an irresistable tune penned by bassist Terry Wilson, this project's
producer and primary songwriter. James' voice has the rough edges
the style demands, and her enthusiasm is obvious."Sure Gonna
Make You Feel Good", has a rollicking New Orleans feel that's
intensified by James' syncopated piano and Jerry Peterson's sax,
yet it remains more roadhouse than Louisiana-specific. James' ivories
enliven Stephen Bruton's rowdy kiss-off, "Big Top Hat".
"That Cat's in the Doghouse" adds gospel rhythm to the
uptempo mix, while "The Same Man" and "Something's
Broke" are smoky R & B. Fittingly, McClinton's "Better
Off With the Blues" recieves a sexy, slow-grinding interpretation.
"Can't Say No", "Going With the Flow"
and "Louisiana Moon, all lanquid, haunting, minor-key songs,
make clear that James can work a lyric with restraint and feeling.
"Just When I Thought" and "Back into Her Heart"
filter vintage soul through '70's pop, and the smoldering extended
take on Al Kooper's bluesy beartbreaker "I'll Love You More
than You'll Ever Know" finds James at her most emotive and
dramatic. James recorded with her core band - Wilson, Peterson,
Billy Watts (guitar), James Cruce (drums) and Debra Dobkin (percussion)-
as well as impressive guest talent such as James Pennerbaker and
Bruton (both on guitar). Listeners in search of an album that evokes
noisy nightclubs, the smell of beer and smoke, and the shouts of
a captive audience will be rewarded by The Rhythm Method."
Reviewed by Tom Hyslop
We just received a review in Belgium of The Rhythm Method in MazzMuzikaS
Free-zine 1
“The Rhythm
Method is a must-have for all Southern roots music enthusiasts.”
The rest is in Dutch and we didn't get
much of that in school in Texas........ so, we'll have to find someone
to translate.
BLACK
& TAN NEWS
Here's a what a couple of magazines have said about our BLACK &
TAN "OH YEAH!":
From Rex
Poindexter from THE WEST COAST PERFORMER MAGAZINE
"From the opening
notes of the bottleneck slide to the first entrance of her gutsy,
soulful voice, it's clear that Teresa James knows where she's going
and that the ride is going to be an exciting one. 'Oh Yeah' is another
fine workout from LA stage and studio veteran James, her bassist
and husband, Terry Wilson and assorted local pros (our very own
Rhythm Tramps). First, they swing the blues with conviction,
then they turn and romp through some searing rock licks with equal
abandon. When called for, James slides from swampy to skanky to
sultry, all in the space of a few lines...The sound, the energy,
the support, the songs, they're all there."
From
BLUES REVUE August/September
"In Oh Yeah!, Teresa James has
managed to craft a completely professional album while leaving enough
grit to satisfy. Fat and syncopated on the bottom, brassy
on top, with snappy guitar by Billy Watts, Mark Shark and Johnny
Lee Schell, her tightly arranged music retains that elusive loose
feel". The revue goes on to say...."James singing is a
little sassy, a little raspy and powerful and she
owns the uptempo cuts!"
From BLUES MATTERS (UK).
A name new to me, little info, couldn't find the press release notes
and the sleeve is only 4 pages with titles and credits but I tell
you what this girls voice does the talkin' alright with a knife
edge to it when she wants to rip your ears off or your heart out.
The band are tight as a duck's a*** and as neat as freshly groomed
feathers too! [?, thought it sounded different]. What have we got?
Well full 5 piece band including bass, guitar, Wurlitzer, percussion,
drums and sax….and that voice!!! Easy Come, Easy Go is a bit
of a trend setter, High Maintenance Man lifts the tempo up, The
Wind Cries The Blues is a monster and will have you lilting with
it, an understated piece of work this,lovely
guitar breaks and an oh so easy sway. Great late night album played
gentle or any time played up high…a name to watch out for
I reckon....Caleb
Sent to us from a blues mag
in Vienna, Austria. Do not know the name of magazine.
Teresa James is from Texas, and if you
didn’t already know that, the briefest of listens to her third
and latest CD would give you a pretty good idea anyway. Now based
in Los Angeles, she is a gutsy, convincing singer and a rollicking
piano player with a leaning towards the funky side of New Orleans
music (and Professor Longhair in particular, to judge by her piano
style), and her band, the Rhythm Tramps, are perfectly in tune with
her direction… and this is a direction that runs from the
Robert Johnson styled slide guitar intro to the opening track to
‘I Want It All’, with it’s Longhair piano, Robert
Ward inflected guitar and mariachi band horns all thrown into the
musical pot – and the result is delicious! The call and response
vocals add a strong gospel feel to many numbers and occasionally
Teresa will move into rock ballad territory (‘All That I Am’)
though no-one should get too upset about that – and try ‘High
Maintenance Man’ for the kind of throbbing, pulsating rocker
that could only come from a musician out of the Lone Star State.
Not all blues, but bluesy enough for most, I suspect. Strong, mostly
original material, excellent arrangements and crisp production make
for a set that more than adequately repays your attention. Norman
Darwen
Distribution info
BDC Distribution
out of Portland, Oregon is handling our distribution now for JesiLu
Records. Our "Whole Enchilada" and "Rhythm Tramps
Live" CDs are available to order through their catalogue. If
you are a store.........you can call this # 503-231-0876 and ask
for a sales rep and they will get you set up. fax # 503-231-0420
3647 / SE 21st Portland, Oregon 97202
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To contact us via email or
if you want a CD, you can reach us here!
teresa@teresajames.com
You can also get our cd at WWW.CDBABY.COM
or WWW.AMAZON.COM
For those of you, who are going
to be in Southern California anytime soon, check out our dates
here on the web. If you have any questions regarding our web, please
contact John@Designerwebs.ws
Also, we have a new snail mail
address: P.O. Box 1307, Santa Clarita, CA 91386-1307 if you'd like
to get in touch with us that way.
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