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That this music is getting recorded and released is by itself a good thing, but the fact that it comes out on audiophile vinyl is a whole lot of icing on the cake. As for the sound, this was analog like I remembered it (minus the hiss, wow, and flutter), with a warm, in-the-room feel from the drums, bass, and acoustic piano and a rich, full sound from acoustic guitars. -- Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound -- This is a direct-to-disc release, recorded in the church sanctuary of Blue Heaven Studios – Salinas, Kansas. There’s nothing lost. It’s positively lifelike. One of the most exciting young blues players to emerge in quite some time, Marquise Knox embodies the soul and essence of a seasoned veteran, with a command of guitar, harmonica, vocals, songwriting and showmanship that belie his young age. From St. Louis, Knox grew up listening to B.B. King, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and Albert King, and, despite the neighborhood influences of his peers, has yet to stray from deep-rooted traditional blues. He’s already performed with legends like Henry Townsend, Honeyboy Edwards, Robert Lockwood Jr., Bob Margolin, Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, Louisiana Red, Lazy Lester and Sam Lay. And he’s an original. The original songs recorded here, when he was only 18-years old, were written by Knox literally within a day of this recording. Knox has performed on the past three Blues Masters at the Crossroads bills. As the youngest performer on lineups chock full of legends,
