Debbie Bond, Blues Without Borders Review
Debbie Bond is a blues guitarist, songwriter, and singer based in Tuscaloosa. Bond has performed with many blues royalty, from Johnny Shines to Eddie Kirkland, Little Jimmy Reed, Shar-Baby, Carroline Shines, and Willie King. Performing through rural Alabama and the Muscle Shoals in her youth, Bond eventually formed her own band. Immersion in the Alabama roots music scene has deeply colored her guitar playing, singing, and original songwriting. Her blues music has a contemporary and original sound, with soul, blues, and jazz influences. Bond’s collaboration with British-born keyboard and harmonica player “Radiator” Rick has added a swampy New Orleans edge to her sound. Bond is also a blues activist and founder of the award-winning Alabama Blues Project, a non-profit dedicated to promoting and preserving the state’s blues heritage. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including a “Keeping the Blues Alive Award” from the Blues Foundation and a prestigious “Coming Up Taller Award” for her blues education work with the Alabama Blues Project. In addition, she has been recognized by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame as a “Blues Achiever” and the National Blues Hall of Fame as a “Great Blues Artist.” Bond is now releasing her album titled Blues Without Borders.
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Blues Without Borders
High Rider Blues
Blues Without Borders
Let Me Be
Blue Rain
Radiator
Heart of the Matter
Winds of Change
Let Freedom Ring
Shades of Blue
Road Song
June 4, 2021
Self-Released
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