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nodding, ‘My Baby’s Gone’, from John Nemeth and The Blue Dreamers. Next, a tasty

screamer from John Ginty and his burning B3 entitled ‘Switch’, which is suitably
accompanied by pounding percussion. On a more solemn note David Lumsden
delivers a suitably chilling guitar and B3 slow burning ode to Jimi Hendrix with ‘Ode

To Jimi’. John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’, is given an emotively restrained and compelling
soaring, horn led rendition from the late Frank Bey.

On a lighter note we have the welcoming, almost stalking power guitar of Trevor B.

Power on ‘Troubled To The Core’. Rochelle and The Sidewinders, blasts us all with a
jumpin’ rocker, entitled ‘My Baby Came Back’, complete with wailing saxophone and
Chuck Berry inspired guitar: splendid! Meanwhile, Anthony “Big A” Sherrod and The

Cornlickers deliver a lively version of Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘Everybody Ain’t Your Friend’.
The smooth vocals and smoother guitar of Alex Lopez presents us with a vision of
light and joy, with the enlightening ‘See The Light’. Carlos Elliot and Bobby Gentillo

present to us a delightful and touching Castilian guitar led ballad ‘Cielo’. The last
two numbers are from Benny Turner, the first is ‘Keep On Moving’, with Operation
Soul, a horn, guitar and organ driven funker which is from 1966, followed by 2023’s

‘Born This Time’, a wonderfully, Gospel infused vocal, piano, organ and guitar slow-
burnin’ blues, splendid!

Well Worth The Shilling!

Brian Harman

The Gayle Harrod Band—Temptation—Independent
Release

Baltimore born Gayle, worked in engineering before she,
at the age of thirty one, decided to follow her passion for
music. She delivered her first public performance in

2011, aged forty two and prior to forming G.H.B. she was
a member of the bands Triple Shot, Blues Deluxe and

Shakedown. During that time Gayle has been mentored
by the Saffire-Uppity Blues Women member Gayle Adeg-
balola, Resa Gibbs of the Acoustic Blues Trio M.S.G. as
well as Boogie Woogie pianist, Daryl Davis. For this the band’s debut album, Gayle

has provided the lyrics and melodies for the ten original numbers here.

The album was recorded at The 38 North Studios, in Falls Church, Virginia and the
band line-up in the studio is; Gayle Harrod; lead vocals, Stan Turk; rhythm and lead

guitar, Buddy Speir; rhythm and lead guitars, organ, Wurlitzer and bass, Chuck
Ferrell, drums and percussion, Brian Simms; piano and organ, Christopher Brown;

Bass guitar and Rachelle Danto; harmonica. Horns are supplied by Greg Boyer;
trombone, Brad Clemens; trumpet, Brent Birckhead; alto saxophone, supplying
backing vocals are; Voices of Faith from The First Baptist Church of Baltimore, Mary

Ann Redmond and Dusty Rose.