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Recipes

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Bill Wharton and the Ingredients bring the power of their live shows to this disc. Already a concert stand out "She's a Monkey" follows in the tradition of Wharton's fine originals which stand up to anything else in the contemporary blues artist genre. One can feel the truth when Wharton plays slide guitar as only a handful of North Floridians could. John "JB" Babich does things on a Hammond Organ that could melt a Leslie, and Magic John on bass-well let's just say that he is aptly named."Your Maytag Done Broke Down" is good fun,and could have been a 1954 recording on a number of independent Chiacgo labels but it is not. This is 1999 Florida Panhandle Blues at its best. Bill and his great band "The Ingredients" have toured France, Ireland, the USA and have Canada looming in the future. These songs are road tested, tight, and packed with glory and might. Not to be trapped in traditional blues check out "Big Bang Theory" THIS DISC IS HOT-just like Liquid Summer, but that is another story on this fine five star multi media disc-a Burning Disc in fact-Wharton's own- RECIPES a 5 star musical gumbo of blues and more. This only scratches the surface of what this release holds-the music-so get out the cd players or the computers and either way you are bound to enjoy RECIPES.

Bill Wharton's been feeding ALL the senses for a long time, and Recipes has it all. There's Love in this here pot, for sure. Wharton and The Ingredients are certainly musically accomplished enough to succeed mightily without a "gimmick" of any sort, but sitting down to a meal with friends after a wild night of Bill Wharton's musical frenzy is akin to a celebration with one big extended, if perhaps dysfunctional, family. Recipes is a must-have CD for every blues/food enthusiast! Bring on the Big Sausage!

As a 23 year old blues fan, it is tough to find people my age that will listen to blues like this, much less like them. However, when I took my girlfriend to see Bill Wharton in Key West at Margaritaville, she suddenly became a blues fan, and it is now all she can talk about. She has even tried to cook the gumbo, and needs to keep trying. This disc is a must have for those of us that know and love the blues, or who want to turn someone on to the blues. However nothing compares to a show...

I have to be honest with you. I did not buy the CD but instead bought his hot sauce at a show at Madam's Organ in Washington, DC a couple of weeks ago. I have seen just about anyone you could have ever seen in concert over the last 34 years. Bill Wharton and The Ingredients is one of the best shows I have ever seen and without a doubt the most entertaining. And when the show is over, you get a bowl of some of the tastiest gumbo you will ever have. If he is ever in your area, get your friends together for this party!

I have seen Bill just once in my life, but it's been an amazing experience of soulful-funky-gumbo-blues. Recipes is like a rock at the top of a mountain !

Bill Wharton has to be seen to be believed> Over the last 10 years I have seen him live 5 times beginning in Macon, Ga in 1989. His recipes cd is as hot as his gumbo! If you like the blues You will love this cd! see him live! see him live! see him live!!

Once I got this C/D in the mail (it was tough !!) I was thrilled with it being a Cyberdisc !!!! It's very entertaining to watch - as well as listen to !!! The best cut on it - is "Your Maytag done broke down" !! He be *funky* on it !!! You go, Bill !!!!! Come back to Minneapolis sometime soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!