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Leuven Blues

by Blues Messenger

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1.
Alain Louie - I Put A Spell On You 05:29
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2.
EME - Ain't Nobody's Business 06:02
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3.
Big Bill - Kroege Van D'aa Met 04:37
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4.
Maxwell Street - Cut Off My Right Arm 05:43
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5.
Roland Van Campenhout & Stevo Harpo - No Expectations 06:52
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6.
Hugh Pool & Big Apple Blues - Feel Like Going Home / Stop Breaking Down 09:52
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Danielle Nicole Band - Purple Rain 06:25
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Danielle Nicole Band - Whole Lotta Love 07:23
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9.
Danielle Nicole Band - Going To California / Jolene 07:24
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about

It was a warm day in may, and the clocks were striking thirteen. As I approached Het Depot, I saw Roland Van Campenhout light a cigarette. I have to admit - I was a bit starstruck. The Godfather of Belgian blues, well into his seventies, was dressed as a blaxploitation pimp, while my headphones were blasting the haunting ‘Hissing Of The Heat’ - there he was, all smoke and class and joie de vivre - a true legend of the scene.

I was in over my head: last-minute cancellations, an outside stage with P.A. issues, student discount confusion, backline problems, time schedule tribulations… almost everything that could go wrong, eventually did - but at a certain point, you gotta let it go. So I found myself watching Roland and Stevo Harpo play ‘No Expectations’, amidst some three hundred kindred spirits in an incredibly silent Depot - and it felt wonderful.

I’ve listened to that recording many times over the last three years, and it still sends a shiver down my spine. There were many memorable moments that night - some of them included in this album - but this one remains my favourite. Because it was the right song at the right time - it catapulted me into the present, with no quarter asked and none given - and on breathless nights, when the moon is full and the cats cry for mercy, I like to go back there.

Now you can do the same.

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released May 5, 2016

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Blues Messenger Leuven, Belgium

Blues Messenger is on an everlasting blues cruise... From the streets to the stage, and everything in between. Laissez les bon temps rouler!

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