Chris O'Leary - The Hard LineAlligator debut from one of the blues' most talented unsung heroes, a deeply soulful vocalist, powerhouse harmonica player and gifted songwriter. The Hard Line shines with 12 striking original songs that draw from O'Leary's rich personal history. Engaging, sharp edged observations on life and love are shot through with every man wisdom and humor, and set to rollicking roadhouse R&B, hard Chicago blues and wrenching ballads. O'Leary's rough, riveting

Ary Lobo's achieved a level of national fame unique for his time

with track-by-track annotation and a raft of images

" written by Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer and first recorded by The Four Seasons one year previous

Marc Kominen

Milt Jackson

Stanley Turrentine (Jimmy Smith

though records like "Whole Lotta Nothing

and performed in the juke joints there in her teens before heading to Chicago where she did all her recording

in which the charming

Dicky Wells

toxic to all other gods

although she had no particular music qualifications