Bluesology

Bluesology

Editorial Reviews
<"b00000jffd5020"> Cadence Magazine
"Bluesology" is a labour of love by the Whiteley Brothers who have a great respect for the musical tradition of the blues

<"b00000jffd5019"> RPM Weekly, June 5, 1993
Here's a unique package of soul-driven... blues that treats the ear with an exuberance of sound rarely heard north of the border. . .Brothers Chris and Ken Whiteley...have tenderly honed their blues craft, obviously with several of the blues masters in mind. The "Bluesology" title is a propos to a journey through the blues, a musically-documented bit of history beginning with the pre-blues sounds of the Georgia Sea Island Singers (Bessie Jones)...The Whiteley Brothers provide a comfort zone for... read more

<"b00000jffd4999"> Album Description
Jazz Report's "Blues Album of the Year," 1993. Nominated for a Juno for "Best Blues/Gospel Recording," 1993.

Chris and Ken Whiteley have spent over 25 years performing, writing, and recording roots music. Among the most respected musicians in Canada, they have worked with the likes of Leon Redbone, John Hammond Jr., and Blind John Davis.

On "Bluesology", The Whiteley Brothers take you on a musical journey through the land of the blues. From "Before This Time" to "Wee Wee Baby," Ken and Chris cover everything from jugband music to classic blues, Chicago-style blues, west coast r& b, and contemporary urban blues. The two play more than twenty instruments on this recording, including acoustic, electric, and slide guitar, piano, mandolin, accordion, trumpet, harmonica, kazoo, washtub bass, and washboard.

Featuring Al Cross, Laurie Bower, John Johnson, Colin Linden, Terry Wilkins, Gene Taylor, Dennis Pendrith, Dan Whiteley, Bucky Berger, Sarah McElcheran, Margo Davidson, Dick Smith, and Jackie Richardson.

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