Credits

Recording Credits

	"When we thought we had it all, Allen Kirk stepped in to drum for us. Allen immediately added a spark. For many years he played with The Chicago Diamonds, and, later, with The Fabulous Fishheads. Steve Freund brought him to Sunnyland Slim, Bob Stroger, and Sam Burkhardt (The Big Four), when Robert Covington was out of town. Allen credits his drumming style to these superb veterans. During our tour of Quebec and Ontario in July 1993, Bob Stroger and Allen Kirk worked together and refined a musical bond that is the key to our sound. We marvel at the rich simplicity of Allen and Bob's work."
Mississippi Heat Learned The Hard Way (VanDerLinden Records)
	"Drums are a joy for Allen Kirk. He has performed for 25 years in nearly every style played regularly in the U.S. Beneath his clowning and bad boy manner, Kirk has depth, caring and loyalty. He is the trusted traveler; he knows where he is and where he's going, and moves forward with confidence."
Mississippi Heat Thunder In My Heart (VanDerLinden Records)

	"Whoever the house band in blues heaven may be, even money says they're wearing out Magic Slim albums trying to get that Teardrops sound down cold. Slim fronts the most consistently excellent outfit around." - Blues Revue
Magic Slim and the Teardrops Black Tornado (Blind Pig Records)
	"The mostly original selections on Snakebite comprise some of the most exciting, hardest-driving music Slim and the Teardrops have ever recorded." "Magic Slim consistently offers no-frills houserockin' blues. He and his band are a national treasure." - Living Blues
Magic Slim and the Teardrops Snakebite (Blind Pig Records)
	"Magic Slim stands as the greatest living proponent of the intense, electrified, Mississippi to Chicago blues style that spawned so much of the music played by modern blues artists and rockers."
Magic Slim and the Teardrops Blue Magic (Blind Pig Records)

	"Handy nominations must consider this release not only as the Soul-Blues album of the year, but they also must consider the talented Johnny Rawls as one of the top vocalists in the genre and any of these original songs as Song Of The Year. Anything less would be an outrageous oversight." Art Tipaldi
Johnny Rawls Louisiana Woman (JSP Records )
	"Perhaps his best JSP record. For lovers of authentic modern R & B you can't go wrong with Johnny Rawls. No drum machines, no programming. "... the smooth urban grooves embodies the soul of rhythm and blues" . "...a stunning soul record with an infectious groove throughout."
Johnny Rawls My Turn To Win (JSP Records)

	"Frank Pellegrino's lineup of Chicago blues talent has enabled his band to have the longest running engagement of any band at the Kingston Mines. Band credits are a Who's Who of the Blues... come together in one great band to offer you formidable blues!"
Frank Pellegrino Blues Band Live at The Kingston Mines


Deitra Farr The Search Is Over (JSP Records)	Johnnie Marshall Live For Today (JSP Records)	Tre' Delivered for Glory Reclaiming the Blues (JSP Records)

Also appears on:


Jimi "Prime Time" Smith Back On Track	Blind Pig Records 25th Anniversary Collection	Blues Moods
L.T.D. Back In Love Again Remix (EP)	Chicago Blues, Volume 2	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Godfathers and Sons
Too Hot for Me, JSP Records	Chicago Blues (JSP)	Lucerne Blues Festival 2000, Part II

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