Fiona Boyes and Lloyd Jones Together In Concert! Highway 99 Blues Club Sunday, August 14 – 7pmSeattle Washington Tickets and Information Fiona Boyes: Box & Dice Order from RR! Amazon.com Apple Music SpotifyVote For Fiona in the Blues Blast Magazine Awards! Lloyd Jones: Doin’ What It Takes Order from RR! Amazon.com Apple Music Spotify
Lloyd Jones & Doug MacLeod Tune in your radios on next week on April 17th as Doug MacLeod joins KNON 89.3 Texas Blues Radio from 6-8pm CDT in Dallas, Texas and Lloyd Jones joins Bill Wax on SiriusXM’s BB King’s Bluesville Channel from 3-5pm EDT! Listen via:KNON websiteBB King’s Bluesville (SiriusXM)
2013 is quickly approaching and we’re taking a look back through our 2012 releases! FRESH From Reference Recordings releases a new hit Blues Release! New Fresh! ReleaseDoin’ What It TakesLloyd JonesFR-704 REVIEWS “Doin’ What It Takes is full of tremendous songwriting and performances. Lloyd may be Doin’ What It Takes, but believe me he doin’ it right. Outstanding. Destined to be yet another Northwest blues classic, and hopefully far beyond as well. Lloyd Jones is…
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The Blues Revue’s online voice BluesWax features a new interview with Lloyd Jones: “Lloyd Jones has six albums credited to his name and while being a regional favorite for decades, he hasn’t managed to create national attention just yet. But things may change with his latest disc, Doin’ What It Takes, which has all the elements needed for Jones to vault onto the radar screens of DJs, journalists, and festivals. For what it’s worth, Jones’…
SiriusXM channel “B.B. King’s Bluesville” DJ Bill Wax has released his upcoming “Picks to Click” a little early, and take a look at who comes in at number thirteen: “Honeydrops Live” – California Honeydrops – Independent “Music Is Medicine” – Zac Harmon – Independent “Blood Red Blues” – Cee Cee James – FWG Records “Living The Dream” – Albert Castiglia – Blues Leaf “Every Kinda’ Blues” – Johnny Neal – Breakin’ Records “Blues On Solid…
Jeff Shivers of Positively Entertainment ranks Lloyd Jones with the best of the blues legends, and other legends… “Ah, The great Northwest and the legends it provides. There are the classic legends of the past, like Paul Bunyan with his blue ox Babe. There are other blue legends living among us now and Portland, Ore. seems to have quite a few… “Then there’s the most revered of blues legends, the six-string gunslingers, guitar pickers and…
In a wonderful preview of Lloyd Jones‘ upcoming San Juan Islands Fair performance, the San Juan Journal shares a wonderful story of Lloyd Jones making an impact all halfway across the world in Denmark: “When a band halfway around the world listens to all your music, learns all your songs, and then prepares itself just for you, the artist, to drop by, plug in and let loose on a foreign audience, one might think you’ve…
New Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Doin’ What It Takes by blues legend Lloyd Jones is turning up everywhere! This week the Roots Music Report Blues Chart that tells us how often something is played on radio stations across the country, has Doin’ What It Takes at #37! But it’s not just your over-the-air radio stations that are excited about this new recording, Online radio stations and podcasters are getting in on the action as…
The Cascade Blues Association has a nice feature on Lloyd Jones and his new Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Doin’ What It Takes! “Doin’ What It Takes is the credo by which Portland bluesman Lloyd Jones has been following throughout his career… “Lloyd Jones is referred to as “The Groove Merchant.” It is a fitting title because he is without question one of the funkiest, soulful artists ever to strap on a Fender. So much…
Blues Revue: The World’s Blues Magazine rates Lloyd Jones’ Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Doin’ What It Takes a 9/10 and calls it a “Tasteful and Refreshing” recording. Read an excerpt here and find the full review on www.BluesRevue.com! “I was turned on to this tasty disc back in January on Delbert McClinton‘s cruise by Delbert’s longtime sax player Don Wise, and have been patiently waiting for this one to come out. Now that I…
New Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Doin’ What It Takes by Lloyd Jones gets a feature and quick review on AudiophileReview.com! “If blues with a funk edge is your thing, Doin’ What it Takes will have you jukin’ by the fourth measure of the opening tune, “Bend in The River.”… The recording quality is impressive, as you would expect from a Reference Recordings’ project.” — AudiophileReview.com Read the full review, rating, and more on AudiophileReview.com!…
The most recent Roots Radio Airplay Charts are out, and in the State of Oregon, Lloyd Jones, Doin’ What It Takes is #3 in all genres! Take a look: Listen to “Bend in the River” on RRradio: Purchase Doin’ What It Takes from ReferenceRecordings.com Today!
As we look forward to hearing what folks think of our new Lloyd Jones release, we thought it would be fun to start the weekend by seeing what folks have said about his releases in the past! Of his Love Gotcha (1999) release: “This is Jones’ best album to date. The blues/R&B veteran is in top form – his guitar playing is incisive and efficient, and his singing is terrific. His songwriting, however, is probably…
New Fresh! ReleaseDoin’ What It TakesLloyd JonesFR-704 “…you know who’s really good is this guy named Lloyd Jones, also out of Portland; he writes great songs, blues and R&B…” —Robert Cray A gifted singer, songwriter, guitarist and respected band leader, Lloyd Jones writes timeless music, steeped in a rich musical history learned, lived and loved over four decades. “This is not a work of science. It’s about attitude and joy that applies to all age…